Australian Comforts Fund Federated Jubes tin

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Australian Comforts Fund

c. 1940

Overview

World War Two era cylindrical painted metal tin, originally containing 'Federated Jubes' which were a gift from the Australian Comforts Fund to men and women on active service.
On the front is a red scroll containing the words 'A gift from', underneath which the logo of the Australian Comforts Fund appears - a red six-pointed star with a white border and white letters 'A.C.F.' in the centre - and below that 'Australian Comforts Fund' written in white lettering, all on a dark blue background.
On one side is a decorative shield with parallel sides and curved ends. The border is red while the central area is white and contains the words 'A quality product of A.W.Allen Ltd. Melbourne' in dark blue text.
On the reverse is a larger A.C.F. logo and on the other side, in a similar shield, the words 'Federated Jubes 6 ozs. net".
The metal top and base are unpainted, and the top has a circular lid with raised edges which can be prised open to access the jubes,

Historical information

The Australian Comforts Fund (A.C.F.) was first formed in August 1916 from a number of individual state based organisations that had been created at the beginning of World War One. Their role was to send comforts in the form of various 'luxury items' to supplement the Australian soldier's army rations and personal kit. These included games (chess, dominoes, draughts), tobacco and lighters, talcum powder, confectionary, diaries, writing paper and waterproof pencils, reading material, sewing kits and maps.
According to the Australian War Memorial, The Australian Comforts Fund 'quickly grew into a fundraising, collecting, sorting and distributing machine which rivalled the scope of the Red Cross.' They raised money on the home front through the sale of items such as buttons and badges, knitting patterns and postcards.

At the conclusion of World War One, the A.C.F. officially dissolved, before being revived in 1939 with the outbreak of World War Two to provide comforts to a new generation of soldiers. It ceased operation for a second time on 27 June 1946.

Alfred Weaver Allen founded Allen's confectionery in 1891 in a small factory in Fitzroy. A. W. Allen Ltd moved to South Melbourne in 1924.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00378

Item type

Collectibles

Domestic Objects

Ephemera

Themes

Social History
War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Metal