| Accession No |
1802.6854
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| Name/Title |
TICKET; Art Union of Valuable Books and Pictures
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| Brief Description |
This ticket is for an Art Union of valuable books and pictures. It is a small rectangle of beige paper printed with black text outlining the details of the union.
This is ticket number 22 of 100 tickets sold at 1/- each. The union would have been drawn once all the tickets had been sold, and was expected to be drawn under the supervision of leading citizens on or about 25th March 1899. The 10 prizes were available to view at the Massey-Harris Bicycle Depot on Queen Street in Masterton, and included a range of books and artworks as listed:
1st Oracle Encyclopedia
2nd Musings in Maori
3rd Nansen's Farthest North
4th Portfolio of Photographs
5th 2 oil paintings
6th 2 oil paintings
7th 2 beautiful chromo[lithograph]s
8th 2 chromos
9th 2 chromos
10th Pearson's Magazine
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| Classification |
Ticket/Exchange Medium/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
E H Waddington
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| Primary Prod Date |
1899
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| Primary Prod Period |
19th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Masterton/Wairarapa/Aotearoa/New Zealand
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| Measurement Reading |
9.7 x 15.9cm
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| Signature/Marks |
No.22 / Art Union of Valuable Books and Pictures / (By Permission of the Honourable Colonial Secretary). / 100 TICKETS AT 1/- EACH. / 1st. Oracle Encyclopedia. / In 5 vol. Profusely Illustrated. / Contains the most accurante Infor- / mation. / 2nd. Musings in Maoriland. / Beautifully Bound. By Thom. / Bracken. / 3rd. Nansen's Farthest North / In 2 vols. / 4th. Portfolio of Photographs / of Famour Cities, Scenes, etc. / 5th. 2 Oil Paintings. / Landscapes. 2 1/4in. Gilt Frames. / 6th. 2 Oil Paintings, / 7th. 2 Beautiful Chromos. / White Reed Frames. / 8th 2 Chromos. White REed / Frames. / 9th. 2 Chromos. White Reed / Frames. / 10th. Pearson's Magazine. / Beautifully Bound. / Will be drawn under the Supervision of Leading Citizens on or about 25th March, 1899. / PRIZES ON VIEW AT THE MASSEY-HARRIS BICYCLE DEPOT, QUEEN-ST. Winning Numbers to be Advertised in Local Papers.
E.H. Waddington, Typo. Masterton.
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