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cleaner, leather

human history
  • Other Name

    Dubbin Clear leather wax (descriptive name)

    Arthur Cecil Douglas Flintoff Mickle (associated name)

  • Description

    Tin of Dubbin Clear leather wax dressing

    Used by Arthur Cecil Douglas Flintoff Mickle, NZ Legion of Frontiersmen, membership number 18716

    circular metal tin with slip-on lid; product details printed on lid: Ye Olde English / DUBBIN CLEAR / Neil Manufacturing Co. Ltd., / 326 Moray Place /Dunedin

    NOTE: Product for preserving, softening &waterproofing boots, leggings, saddles, etc.

  • Place
    Dunedin/Otago/New Zealand
  • Accession Number
    2013.20.10
  • Accession Date
    29 Jul 2013
  • Other Id

    16776 (Asset Register)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

leather cleaner; 2013.20.10

Images and documents

Images

  • leather cleaner; 2013.20.10
  • leather cleaner; 2013.20.10
  • leather cleaner; 2013.20.10
  • leather cleaner; 2013.20.10

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2013.20.10
    Gift of Hamish Mickle
  • Cultural Origin

    unknown

  • Primary Maker

     NEIL MANUFACTURING COY.LTD (Manufacturer)

  • Place
    Dunedin/Otago/New Zealand
  • Date
    Circa 1930-Circa 1950
  • Associated Notes

    Tin of Dubbin Clear leather wax dressing

    Used by Arthur Cecil Douglas Flintoff Mickle, NZ Legion of Frontiersmen, membership number 18716

    Cecil Mickle joined the Legion in the 1920s (approximate date suggested by his membership number 18716). He was present at the funeral of Lieut. Sillitoe in 1930, and in 1955 was awarded the Legion’s Long Service Medal in 1955. This medal was awarded for 15 years’ service. Possible that the discrepancy between the date he joined the Legion and the date he received the award was because the medal was not introduced until 1944.

  • Period

    George V (1910 - 1936)/House of Windsor/English reign

    George VI (1936 - 1952)/House of Windsor/English reign

  • Signature/marks

    IT PRESERVES, /

    SOFTENS AND WATERPROOFS /

    ALL KINDS OF LEATHER, /

    BOOTS AND SHOES, LEGGINGS /

    SADDLES, BRIDLES, ETC /

    /

    YE OLDE ENGLISH /

    DUBBIN /

    CLEAR /

    /

    DIRECTIONS - /

    THE LEATHER MUST BE DRY AND /

    FREE FROM DIRT. APPLY WITH A RAG /

    OR BRUSH AND RUB WELL IN. /

    SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED /

    SOLE MANUFACTURES, /

    NEIL MANUFACTURING COY LYD /

    326 MORAY PLACE, /

    DUNEDIN

  • Media

    tin alloy/nonferrous metal/metal/inorganic material

  • Measurement Reading

    87mm

    27mm

  • Classification

    Leather, Horn & Shellworking T&E

    04 Tools & Equipment for Materials

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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