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City of Wanneroo Museum Collections > Records

Gumnut figure, H.M, Hungry Mouth, Mouse

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The Gumnut Factory

Overview

Small mouse figure made from a gumnut and other plants, the figure is on a small circular wooden base.

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-57-2022.39

Item type

Objects

Themes

Material

Plant Material

Contextual information

*The accompanying book - 'The First Gumnut Family' explains who each figure is, according to the book, this is H.M, Hungry Mouth Mouse.

Keywords

Gumnut Factory

Gumnuts

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Tuesday, 23 June, 2026

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Small mouse figure made from a gumnut and other plants, the figure is on a small circular wooden base.

Small mouse figure made from a gumnut and other plants, the figure is on a small circular wooden base.

Small mouse figure made from a gumnut and other plants, the figure is on a small circular wooden base.

Small mouse figure made from a gumnut and other plants, the figure is on a small circular wooden base.

Small mouse figure made from a gumnut and other plants, the figure is on a small circular wooden base.

Small mouse figure made from a gumnut and other plants, the figure is on a small circular wooden base.

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