Brooms and brushes

From: Fletcher, David :Cartoons entered in the 1992 Qantas Media Awards

Reference: A-296-127

Description: Shows a group of three men. In the first scene one of them looks a bit battered and has a broom through his head. He makes a comment about the angry woman who is standing behind them on a balcony. The next scene shows the three of them sitting down at a table drinking cups of tea and making comments about the same angry woman who is peering over their table. In the third scene, the older, scruffy man walks past a sign about keeping England tidy and in the final scene the three of them are walking down the street past the local shops. Refers to the television programme "The last of the summer wine". Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies.

Date: 1976 - 1978

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-337-087/103

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand economic and political issues. Quantity: 16 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, approximately A4, sizes vary. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1902 - 1907

By: McLean & Archibald Ltd; C M Banks Ltd; Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014

Reference: Eph-B-TOOLS-1903-01

Description: Includes lists and illustrations of merchandise available, including axes, tool baskets, bits, braces, clamps, chisels, files, gimlets, irons, kerosene lamps, planes, spokeshaves, squares, tapes, carving tools, vices, gardening tools, cutlery, razors, varnishes and stains, hinges, handles, potato chip cutters, pulleys, mangles, mouse-traps, hiar brushes, household brushes, enamel ware and saucepans. Previously thought to date from around 1910, and given reference number Eph-B-TOOLS-1910-01. Date now assumed to be between 1902 and 1907 for two reasons: (1) Dated prior to 1907, when the "Colony", described this in the catalogue, became a Dominion; (2) The Stanley Adjustable Rabbet planes model numbers 92, 93, 94 (See the unindexed supplement page 107) are reported to have been first manufactured in 1902 (Researcher J Harris, October 2012, refers to John Walter's "Antique & collectible Stanley tools; a guide to identity and value", 2nd edition 1996, pages 420-421. This book not sighted here). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Letterpress with engravings, 109 pages, 275 x 220 mm. Provenance: Donated by Dr Les Cleveland in 1998.

Date: 26 July 1985

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Giblin, Ross, active 1980s-2000s

Reference: EP/1985/3338

Description: Shop assistant Mrs Margaret Hooper of Hugh Wrights clothing shop, High Street, Lower Hutt, sweeping rubbish around a rubbish bin into the gutter. The rubbish bin has not been cleared for two weeks because of a Lower Hutt rubbish dispute. Photographed 26 July 1985 by Evening Post staff photographer Ross Giblin. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: 1922

From: [Ephemera advertising cleaning products, cleansers, bleaches, laundry powders, chemical compounds, brushes, mops. 1900-1989]

By: Colonial Brush Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-CLEANING-1922-01

Description: A sales catalogue for brushware, including bass brooms, diary scrubs, milking machine brushes, flue brushes, bottle brushes, broom handles, sanitary brushes, tar brushes, whitewash brushes, deck scrubs, dandy brushes, concrete brooms, hair brooms, French Whisk carpet brooms, bannister brushes, whisk bannisters, household scrubs, platform brooms, stove brushes. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of four pages, each 203 x 132 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 1995.

Date: 1973

From: Various cartoonists :Cartoons from the New Zealand News, 1970s

Reference: A-297-210

Description: A night scene in pouring rain. A man walking in the street with an umbrella looks up to a neighbouring roof, where another man is kneeling, calling out. The man on the roof holds a broom and is dressed only in underpants or swimming trunks. He appears to have been clearing out his gutters or sweeping the roof. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 151 x 191 mm

Date: ca 1960-2000

From: Ephemera donated to and collected by the Alexander Turnbull Library from 2020

Reference: Eph-B-MAY-JUNE-2021/1

Description: Comprises ephemera relating to household mop brushes, television and digital camera instructional booklets: 'Bon brushes of quality and distinction', Bon Brushes Limited pictorial pamphlet 'DSC-P1 Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions and Owner's Record' Sony Corporation instruction booklet with red plastic folder enclosure, from the year 2000 'operating instructions for your television receiver' Dominion Radio & Electrical Corp. Ltd instruction booklet 'Your guide to the K9 Colour TV Receiver' instruction booklet 'Philips Colour Television brings natural colour, proven reliability to your home' Philips instructionall booklet Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 6 pieces of ephemera.

Date: 1960

From: Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :[Original cartoons by Neil Lonsdale from 1957 to 1968].

Reference: A-310-199

Description: Keith Holyoake, rolling up his sleeves, a yard broom in one hand, preparing to sweep up broken piles of office furniture. Probably a reference to 'cleaning up' after the previous Labour government Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 280 x 379 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service..

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Cartoons entered in the 1993 Qantas Media Awards

Reference: J-024-014

Description: Shows a man, who represents pollsters, sweeping dust under a carpet. A large pile of dust (Margin of error) has accumulated under the rug and is bulging outward. Refers to the accuracy of opinion polls. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).

From: Monkhouse, Thomas Stewart, 1828-1920 :[Sketchbook No. 2.]

Reference: E-396-f-2-001

Description: Shows a man wearing a hat and holding a broom Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and wash on cover of sketchbook, 110 x 80 mm

Date: 1950 - 1960

From: [Ephemera advertising cleaning products, cleansers, bleaches, laundry powders, chemical compounds, brushes, mops. 1900-1989]

By: Bon Brushes Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-CLEANING-1950s-01

Description: Pamphlet showing on the front a woman mopping a kitchen floor. The inside spread shows photographs of brushes for various uses: dusting mop, wall brush, sanitary brush, floor broom, scrubbing brush, carpet broom, dish mop, suede shoe brush, venetian duster (for venetian blinds), pot brush, car washing brush, forked duster, whisk broom, bannister brush, sponge mop, bath mop, window mop, wet mop. Back fold shows palm brush, baby hair brush, tooth brush, lady's hair brush, gent's hairbrush, handbag clothes brush, clothes brush, skin-toning brush, denture brush. The rubber stamp of Lower Hutt representative J B Berkhout is shown in the panel on the back cover. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on pamphlet, 208 x 272 mm, folded to 208 x 94 mm. Provenance: Donated by the Megget family in 2005.

Date: 1985

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-136-421

Description: Shows four vignettes of Nevile Lodge himself. In the first his head is spinning over all the current issues: the industrial situation, milk prices, ANZUS, interest rates, rents, taxes and food prices. In the second he is sitting at his drawing board, claiming is it "difficult to draw conclusions!". In the third he is throwing away his art brush with one hand and holding a paint brush and can of house pain in the other. In the final scene he is sweeping with a 'new broom'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on paper, 320 x 348 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1993

From: Tremain, Garrick fl 1970s-1990s :Editorial cartoons. 4 June - 4 August 1993

Reference: H-104-026

Description: Shows Helen Clark sitting at her desk looking at a broom given to her by Bill Birch who is walking away. Refers to Clark as a "new broom sweeping clean" Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).

From: Scott, Thomas 1947- :Editorial cartoons. 1 July - 30 September 1992

Reference: H-110-010

Description: Shows a beaming Lockwood Smith surrounded by tough-looking men shouldering mops and brooms. Refers to Lockwood Smith's unpopularity with teachers. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).

Date: 1987

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-136-739

Description: Shows Prime Minister, David Lange, in his role of Education Minister, dressed in academic gown and morter board, and scratching his head in confusion as he sits at a desk in the office of the Minister of Education and contemplates the 'out-dated system' that was initiated by the 1877 Education Act. All around the Prime Minister are piles of old folders and files. On the wall hangs a walking stick with a label attached that reads 'Do not use, R. Marshall'. A cleaner with the words 'Education Dept.' printed on his shirt comes to the door holding a huge broom labelled 'Education Reform Proposals' which he offers to David Lange suggesting that he will need 'a new broom'. Refers to the education reforms that began in 1987 when David Lange replaced Russell Marshall as Minister of Education. The plan was to provide a publicly-funded, self-managed education system where authority and delivery was decentralized to the local level, with well-defined accountability systems. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and lettratone on thin card, 480 x 320 mm. Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 2008

From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]

Reference: DCDL-0008694

Description: Shows a huge broom to which is tied a label reading 'All Blacks 32, England 6'. It is sweeping away several protesters who are trying to get All Black coach, Graham Henry, sacked. Refers to recent All Black success which means the decision not to sack Graham Henry may have been a wise one, afterall. Henry was unpopular when the All Blacks failed to do as well at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France as has been expected. Colour version of DCDL-0008693 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]

Reference: DCDL-0003572

Description: In the first frame a man calls Australian Prime Minister, John Howard's attention to a newspaper article in which he has been called a 'racist bastard' by a Kiwi (Hone Harawira) and Howard is outraged. In the second frame John Howard is shown sweeping an Aborigine out of the way, against a background of mountains and trees, with the comment that he knows who his parents are. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1900 - 1910

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to building material and supplies in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-B-BUILDING-SUPPLIES-ca-1906-01-34

Description: Shows corbals, desk balusters, couch fittings, and lathed items. legs. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on page of catalogue.. Physical Description: Offset print, on page 284 x 186 mm.

Date: 2007

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0002897

Description: The scene shows Prime Minister, Helen Clark, beating a rug with a broom to try to keep Mangere MP, Taito Phillip Field from climbing out from under it. Refers to the fact that Helen Clark has pushed out the deadline for the inquiry into Labour's Mangere MP Taito Phillip Field saying it will now take as long as it takes. Phillip Field has been accused of conflicts of interest. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DX-014-026

Description: The Wizard views a broomstick in the window of a travel agent. Extended Title - Wizard of Christchurch mau be heading for Sydney - News Report. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).