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• TLF-IDM000250

This is an oversized prop kewpie doll comprising a head, arms, legs and torso cast in fibreglass. It was used at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games closing ceremony. The 'skin' of the kewpie is painted pink, and the moulded facial features and hair are also painted. A red bodice has been painted onto the torso. Two arms attach ...

• TLF-IDM000273

This is a woman's hybrid outfit of sundress and capri pants, styled on the Chinese cheongsam or qipao. The dress has a halterneck design with tight-fitting mandarin collar, which has a button fastening and red piping around the neckline. It is tight fitting at the waist, and has shirred sides and two deep side splits to ...

• TLF-IDM000836

This is a mannequin wearing an 'Oz Ali' women's outfit designed in Australia by Jenny Kee. The costume is made from wool and cotton and consists of a jumper, skirt, vest, tabard (short outer top), leggings and a cap that is not visible here. Each item is richly coloured and patterned with words and/or images related to ...

• TLF-IDM001436

This is a pair of tight fitting boots made in yellow and brown snakeskin (possibly Australian carpet snake) with a square toe and thick block heels. The boots have side zipper openings and a cuff that fastens with two press-studs. The boots are fully lined. They were originally owned and worn by Australian model Irene Combe ...

• TLF-IDM002085

This is a pair of pale blue leather court shoes featuring a diamond pattern cut out of the leather to reveal another layer of leather underneath. The shoes were made by Maud Frizon some time between 1970 and 1990. They were owned and worn by designer Prue Acton in Melbourne.

• TLF-IDM002567

This is a selection of cardboard and metal glove patterns from the Simpson's Gloves factory. Glove patterns were initially cut out in paper, cardboard and sheet metal; the metal patterns were then given to knife manufacturers who made press knives for cutting out the leather. These patterns are part of the Simpson's Gloves ...

• TLF-IDM002569

This is an embossing machine that was used to heat-apply patterns to leather at the Simpson's Gloves factory. It is 42 cm long, 79 cm wide and 57 cm high. It is part of the Simpson's Gloves Collection at Museum Victoria.

• TLF-IDM002573

This black-and-white photograph is thought to be of Amos Simpson (1878-1953), founder of Simpson's Gloves of Richmond, Victoria. It is a formal portrait of a serious man in a suit. Including the frame, the photograph is 18 cm wide, 1 cm thick and 23 cm high. It is part of the Simpson's Gloves Collection at Museum Victoria.

• TLF-IDM002577

This is a pair of pliers with a revolving end on one jaw, on which six punch bits in graduated sizes are mounted. The pliers measure 23.0 cm long x 6.5 cm wide x 2.0 cm deep.

• TLF-IDM002579

These are four Simpson's Gloves product labels. They are made of circular gold-coloured card, with cotton thread tags for attaching to products. The labels are printed with 'Simpson's' in red followed by 'TRADITIONAL QUALITY' in black. Each label has a diameter of 64 mm.