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This is a Swankers' Club membership certificate. The certificate has a drawing of a man in top hat and tails standing beneath the Swankers' Club logo. Made out to George Goldsack, the certificate reads "This is to Certify that Mr G Goldsack has been duly accepted and admitted a member of the Swankers' Club, he being a fully qualified, inveterate and accomplished Swanker". Membership number 2118 for the Wanganui No 1 branch. Signed by Ikan Kiddem, Swanker scribe.
The Wanganui Swankers' Club was formed during World War I to raise funds for patriotic purposes and ran until 1929, in its later years raising funds for charities. Concerts, Mardi Gras and other functions were held where all members appeared in top hat and tails.
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