Advertisement - Australian Cricket Team Canadian-American Tour 1932 - team members wearing sweaters manufactured by Australian Knitting Mills Limited.
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Documents and books/Document/Commercial/Advertisement
Date Used
1932
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Black and white photograph mounted on heavy white card. Shows group portrait of a cricket team, comprising 12 men, dressed in cricket whites. They are positioned in three rows; standing, seated and reclining, with trees in the background. The inscription, in bold black ink above, reads AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM / CANADIAN-AMERICAN TOUR 1932. The names of the players are printed in a scroll below the photograph, with an advertisement reading WEARING / "GOLDEN FLEECE" CABLE STITCH SWEATERS / PRESENTED BY THE MANUFACTURERES / AUSTRALIAN KNITTING MILLS LTD. Two cartoon drawings feature on either side of the photograph. Attached to the mount on the reverse is a folding stand enabling it to be propped upright.
Measurements
H: 378 W: 505mm (H: 14 7/8 W: 19 7/8")
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Associated Person
Date Used
1932
Location
In storage
Registration No
M3133
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Mr Laurie Ash
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