Retracting tape measure advertising Wilson and Randall, Manufacturing Opticians
 Catalogue Number: 3493 Retracting tape measure advertising Wilson and Randall, Manufacturing Opticians Category: Memorabilia and ephemera Sub-Category: Advertising, trade and products Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1930 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Description Of Item: Small retracting tape measure, 26 mm dia 12 mm D, chrome finish metal with embossed flower on base and white enamel on the top inscribed ' WILSON & RANDALL / MANUFACTURING OPTICIANS / BRISBANE Phone B 4709 '. Tape is white cloth marked in cm on one side and inches on the other. Historical Significance: This item belonged to Miss Ella Lillian May Pink (1890-1986) an Australian woman who qualified in optometry in London in 1915 and practised in Australia from 1917 until September 1953. How Acquired: Donated by Noel Dawson (Ella Pink Collection) Date Acquired: Jan 2018 Condition: Fair. Rust on sides and rust mottling on base Location: Archive office. East wall shelves unit 3. Drawer 11 |