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Gumnut Figure, 'Googly Eye Man'

Subcollections
The Gumnut Factory
Overview

A sheoak nut with a large nut glued on top to represent a head.. Glued to the front of the nut are two large, plastic, goggle eyes. On top of the nut is glued a seed cap to represent a hat. Underneath the sheoak nut are two small split seeds to represent feet.

Historical information

The Gumnut Factory made bushcraft from wood, gumnuts and seedpods and was established by Chris Trump in March 1979 with work initially being carried out from his garden shed. In June 1979 the factory moved into a unit in Buckingham Drive in the Wangara Industrial Estate. Business flourished and the factory moved in 1980 to bigger premises in Prindiville Drive. The Arts and Crafts shop also opened in 1980. The Gumnut Factory was featured on several television shows and was the subject of many publications and newspaper articles. Chris published a book, "The First Gumnut Factory" and built Gumnutland model village railway in 1987. Products were exported to the Eastern States and the factory was visited by thousands of tourists. In 2001, Chris sold the business to Anita and Richard Caesar and the factory moved to the Swan Valley in late 2002. The business has now closed down.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-57-2012.48
Item type
Objects
Themes
Social History
Material
Plant Material
Contextual information

Donor was the owner of the Gumnut Factory in Wangara. The shop/factory was originally on Buckingham Drive before moving to Prindiville Drive. In 2003 the factory closed and moved to the Swan Valley. The shop in the Swan Valley closed in 2006 and the manufacturing ceased in March 2007. The donor designed the pieces and they were manufactured by Mark Noble. The Gumnut Factory was a local attraction in Wanneroo and one of the first businesses in the Wangara Industrial Park

Keywords
Gumnut Factory
Gumnuts
Place made
Wanneroo, WA, Australia
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Tuesday, 23 June, 2026
Completeness
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City of Wanneroo Museum Collections

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A sheoak nut with a large nut glued on top to represent a head.. Glued to the front of the nut are two large, plastic, goggle eyes. On top of the nut is glued a seed cap to represent a hat. Underneath the sheoak nut are two small split seeds to represent feet.
A sheoak nut with a large nut glued on top to represent a head.. Glued to the front of the nut are two large, plastic, goggle eyes. On top of the nut is glued a seed cap to represent a hat. Underneath the sheoak nut are two small split seeds to represent feet.
A sheoak nut with a large nut glued on top to represent a head.. Glued to the front of the nut are two large, plastic, goggle eyes. On top of the nut is glued a seed cap to represent a hat. Underneath the sheoak nut are two small split seeds to represent feet.
A sheoak nut with a large nut glued on top to represent a head.. Glued to the front of the nut are two large, plastic, goggle eyes. On top of the nut is glued a seed cap to represent a hat. Underneath the sheoak nut are two small split seeds to represent feet.
A sheoak nut with a large nut glued on top to represent a head.. Glued to the front of the nut are two large, plastic, goggle eyes. On top of the nut is glued a seed cap to represent a hat. Underneath the sheoak nut are two small split seeds to represent feet.
A sheoak nut with a large nut glued on top to represent a head.. Glued to the front of the nut are two large, plastic, goggle eyes. On top of the nut is glued a seed cap to represent a hat. Underneath the sheoak nut are two small split seeds to represent feet.

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