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Busselton Historical Society > Records

ANA Sewing Machine

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1898

Subcollections

Sewing Machines

Overview

Sewing Machine. A.N.A.
Manufactured and badged by Ward Brothers, Melbourne, who commenced business in 1888. They called their machine A.N.A. - which stood for "All Native Australian", all three brothers had been born in Australia in an era when most people of their age had been born overseas and migrated to Australia.

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2020.911

Item type

Themes

Material

Inscriptions and markings

A.N.A

Keywords

Sewing Machines

Year

Last modified

Wednesday, 19 March, 2025

Completeness

83

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Early Settlers Lifestyle Room

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