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powder, ballroom

human history
  • Other Name

    Glido Ballroom Powder Deluxe (alternative)

  • Description

    One metal tin of Glido Ballroom Powder Deluxe with a printed yellow label with brown text and depiction of two people in fancy dress dancing together. The tin has five holes to the top and contains powder. The powder was used to make dance floors slippery for dancing.

  • Place
    Auckland Central/Auckland City/Auckland/New Zealand
  • Associated Place

    Howick/Manukau City/Auckland/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    2018.1.1
  • Accession Date
    19 Jan 2018
  • Other Id

    746 (Acquisition Proposal ID)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

powder, ballroom 2018.1.1

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