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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Souvenir Coffee Cup - Caves House

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W.SANDOVER & CO

c. 1920

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Overview

Small light green straight sided coffee cup with white inside and curved handle. It has a slightly darker transfer print, on the frontshowing a depiction of Caves House Yallingup, c 1920's. On the reverse also in darker green a banksia flower and leaves with printed below slightly to the left CAVES HOUSE/ WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

Historical information

Historically connected to the Busselton area by early picture of Caves House, Yallingup showing a timber extension which burnt down on the 4th Decemebr 1930.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2019.203

Item type

Material

Width

85 mm

Height or length

61 mm

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

ON BASE: Lion standing on crown. Below this Royal Doulton/England. Around the intersecting D motif. Used by Royal Doulton from 1901 to 1922.
Printed below W.SANDOVER & CO/ PERTH. A the top of the base over the glaze hand written in blue (texta pen) 94/43

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Place made

Perth
WA
Australia

Year

c. 1920

Statement of significance

Coffee Cans are rarely seen or used today being replaced post war by cups and later mugs
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Busselton Historical Society

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