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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Souvenir Vase - Vasse River Busselton

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1913

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Overview

Small narrow lipped souvenir vase with a transfer printed on the side depicting a bridge over blue river, green tree above and green grass on the bank. Printed in black below the picture: Vasse River, Busselton W.A.

Historical information

Manufacturer Details: A.B. Jones & Sons (Ltd) Grafton Works
Longton,Staffordshire, england.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2020.6

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

50 mm

Height or length

65 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Sun face looking over a shield with a scroll in the centre and letters BAS. Over the scroll within the shield GRAFTON CHINA and below the scroll & SONS/ENGLAND. Also on the base figures which could be LY.

Keywords

Year

Statement of significance

Historic: depicting the scene of early Vasse River.
Social:an example of a souvenir from the early Busselton Tourism industry.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Sunday, 25 February, 2024

Completeness

94

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