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Heritage Collections

Wedding Cake

09 February 2012

This chunk of wedding cake has had an unusually long shelf life. When Mr and Mrs G Marsh did the honours and doled out slices of cake after their wedding at Inglewood on 6 June 1922 they would have never imagined that part of their nuptial fare would... read more

Revolver

01 February 2012

The grip is not the only thing missing from this presentation revolver, much of its story is absent as well. According to the engraving on the top strap the revolver was presented by the New Zealand Government to James Ball “For Gallant Conduct in... read more

Star Grenade

24 January 2012

Victorian era households often reached for the grenades to combat fires. Harden Star Grenades, first manufactured in the nineteenth century, were used to extinguish fires by throwing the blue glass bottle ‘grenade style’ at the base of the flames.... read more

Cap

13 January 2012

This cap may scream of early 1990s fashion but it also marks a much earlier date. The cap is covered with logo of the New Plymouth Sesquicentennial held in 1991 and it exhorts everyone to “CELEBRATE NEW PLYMOUTH 150 YEARS.” And celebrate many of them... read more

Lyall Bay Surf Club members

22 December 2011

Devon Street was awash with water in February 1935, which provided the visiting Lyall Bay Surf Club the perfect occasion to showcase their talents.  The team was in New Plymouth for the national championships and was caught up in the... read more

James Chapman-Taylor and Marjorie Tweed, 'Wilkinson's Castle', Pukearuhe

08 December 2011

Everyone likes to admire a job well done.  In this photograph, architect James Chapman-Taylor surveys his handiwork in the lounge of Wilkinson’s Castle, Pukearuhe.  Perched next to him is Marjorie Tweed, for whom Chapman-Taylor later... read more

Egmont – Shirley Markham

29 November 2011

  Is Taranaki’s grass really fluorescent green?  Shirley Markham’s etching of Mount Taranaki and surrounding plains certainly suggests it is.  Her print captures the intense greens of Taranaki’s lush landscape and the deep blue of the... read more

Knife

22 November 2011

A knife with a springbok foot handle is a fittingly exotic reminder of the globetrotting adventures of William Stewart Lochhead. Lochhead was born in Dunedin in 1880, trained as an engineer and served as a signaller during the South African War... read more

The Entrance to the Armed Constabulary camp at Pungarehu in Taranaki

07 November 2011

This sketch of the entrance to the Pungarehu Armed Constabulary camp shows soldiers relaxing at the gates to the camp.  A dog lounges at their feet and the distinctive shape of a military bell tent is visible behind them.  The watercolour... read more

William Francis Gordon album

01 November 2011

Amateur photographer William Francis Gordon is responsible for creating a remarkable monument to those who fought in the New Zealand Wars, though it is not the monument most people are familiar with.  Gordon did help to erect the memorial to the... read more

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