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Gumnut Figures, Gumnut Family, George, Gertie, Willie and Lucy

Subcollections
The Gumnut Factory
Overview

Four gumnut figures, two adults and two children on a rectangular wooden board with a gumnut in front of figures two and three. Each gumnut figure is made from different parts of Banksia and Eucalyptus trees. Each gumnut is wearing a 'hat' and they all have 'eyes', a 'nose', and a 'body'. All figures have been covered in a lacquer.

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-57-2022.34
Item type
Objects
Themes
Social History
Material
Plant Material
Contextual information

*The accompanying book - 'The First Gumnut Family' explains who each figure is, according to the book, from left to right there is George, the father, Gertie, the mother, Willie, the little boy and Lucy, the little girl.

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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Four gumnut figures, two adults and two children on a rectangular wooden board with a gumnut in front of figures two and three. Each gumnut figure is made from different parts of Banksia and Eucalyptus trees. Each gumnut is wearing a 'hat' and they all have 'eyes', a 'nose', and a 'body'. All figures have been covered in a lacquer.
Four gumnut figures, two adults and two children on a rectangular wooden board with a gumnut in front of figures two and three. Each gumnut figure is made from different parts of Banksia and Eucalyptus trees. Each gumnut is wearing a 'hat' and they all have 'eyes', a 'nose', and a 'body'. All figures have been covered in a lacquer.
Side View. Four gumnut figures, two adults and two children on a rectangular wooden board with a gumnut in front of figures two and three. Each gumnut figure is made from different parts of Banksia and Eucalyptus trees. Each gumnut is wearing a 'hat' and they all have 'eyes', a 'nose', and a 'body'.
Four gumnut figures, two adults and two children on a rectangular wooden board with a gumnut in front of figures two and three. Each gumnut figure is made from different parts of Banksia and Eucalyptus trees. Each gumnut is wearing a 'hat' and they all have 'eyes', a 'nose', and a 'body'. All figures have been covered in a lacquer.
Back View. Four gumnut figures, two adults and two children on a rectangular wooden board with a gumnut in front of figures two and three. Each gumnut figure is made from different parts of Banksia and Eucalyptus trees. Each gumnut is wearing a 'hat' and they all have 'eyes', a 'nose', and a 'body'.
Four gumnut figures, two adults and two children on a rectangular wooden board with a gumnut in front of figures two and three. Each gumnut figure is made from different parts of Banksia and Eucalyptus trees. Each gumnut is wearing a 'hat' and they all have 'eyes', a 'nose', and a 'body'. All figures have been covered in a lacquer.

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