New Zealand-based sports apparel company, now majority-owned by Kuwait Finance House, that focuses on rugby football. The company is named after the Canterbury area in New Zealand where the company started to make knitwear.
Canterbury of New Zealand (Firm)
New Zealand ephemera of octavo size concerning clothing, costume, fashion and dress
Date: 2002
By: Canterbury of New Zealand (Firm); Dowse Art Museum; Ezibuy New Zealand (Firm); Icebreaker Clothing (Firm); Kumfs Shoes New Zealand Ltd; Man to Man Ltd; New Zealand World of Wearable Art Awards; OPSM (Firm); Rex Royale (Firm); Starfish Retail Ltd; Unity Collection (Firm); Voon (Firm)
Reference: Eph-A-COSTUME-2002
Description: Comprises ephemera relating to clothing, costume, fashion and dress, from 2002. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 45 pieces of ephemera.
Coca-Cola Company: 'You could win a trip for 2 to the Bledisloe Cup in Sydney with the ...
Date: 1994
By: Coca-Cola Company
Reference: Eph-D-RUGBY-1994-01
Description: Poster shows a photograph of All Black rugby player Jeff Wilson in action running with a rugby ball. His jersey shows the silver fern on the wearer's left side, and the logo of Canterbury sports clothing on the right side. The text explains the winning prize, which included travelling on the same plane as the All Blacks. Other prizes included 100 Canterbury replica All Black jerseys, and 10 autographed All Black rugby balls. Specially marked cans and bottles of Coca-Cola had the details of how to enter. A Coca-Cola logo appears at lower left. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on sheet 593 x 420 mm.
Evans, Norma Mae, 1924- :[Collection of 32 labels from purchased clothing. ca 1970s]
Date: 1966 - 1978
By: Evans, Norma Mae, 1924-2017
Reference: Eph-A-COSTUME-1970s-Evans
Description: Includes labels for fabric, products and clothing of the following brands: Bri Nylon Bri Nylon. Rossknit, made in N.Z. Butte Knit, division of Jonathan Logan Styled by Camette, Auckland, N.Z. (2 copies) Canterbury. Giselle Lingerie (2 joined labels) Caravelle fashion sportswear Classic. First in fashion, faultless in finish (2 copies) Contessa fashion knitwear by Wardford Mills Ltd. Crestknit. Made in NZ under licence by Mosgiel Woollens Ltd., Dunedin Debrae fashion garment, made in NZ Fibremakers New Zealand Limited. Terylene 75, Classic Fashions Promenade House of Sargood. Jacoll of London, made in N.Z. under licence Hugh Wright, the national leaders in menswear ICI Helanca terylene, easy care (2 copies) J W Barraclough & Co Ltd. Styled by "Juliet", "devoted to women" James. James Reilly & Co Ltd, 115 Khyber Pass Road, Auckland Junior Accent of New York, by Classic Manufacturing Co. Ltd, Auckland. Stapled to Trevira and wool washing instructions Ninon Modes, made in N.Z. Page Boy maternity fashions, made in N.Z. Pure virgin wool Quintessa supercrimped polyester fibre, made by Chemical Fibres Division, Holeproof Mills Ltd, Shannon (2 copies) R & K originals (a division of Jonathan Logan, New York) St Mark [Woolworths brand] Exlan acrylic fibre St Mark cotton mesh knit Smartwear Mfg Co. Ltd. Casino regd, made in N.Z. Springbak fabric, a linen-polyester blend Sweet Sixteen, made in N.Z. by Michael Ward Ltd Tekau pure wool, mothproofed. Made in N.Z. Tiffany Creations, made in N.Z. Trevira and wool, shape-retaining, pleasant wear, crease-resistance, easy care Truly Fair, for young women of all ages Victoria knitwear Quantity: 32 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on labels, sizes varying, some with string
[Canterbury of New Zealand (Firm)] :[Trophy]. Presented by Canterbury to James Smith Lt...
Date: 1968
Reference: Curios-030-052
Description: The Canterbury trophy is a silver-coloured figurine of a jockey standing mounted on a wooden base with inscribed plaque. The tile is taken from the wording on the plaque. Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Plated statuette, silver-coloured, 280 x 100 x 50 mm (irregular), on wooden base 90 x 150 x 130 mm. Transfers: Transferred from James Smith Ltd records, donated in 1993..
[Coolahan, Kate], 1929- :As advertised by Reader's digest. Small people live in socks ....
Date: 1962
By: Coolahan, Kate, 1929-
Reference: Eph-D-COSTUME-1962-01
Description: Poster shows an illustration of small cartoon children beside socks that are big enough for them to live inside. They are on a grassy hillside setting with trees. Lower left text: Made in fancy nylon, lisle-bri-nylon stretch, terylene-bri-nylon, fancy bri-nylon stretch, and stretch nylon. Illustrated in Hamish Thompson's "Paste up" (2003), page 106. This source provides attribution and date. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 670 x 492 mm.
[Coolahan, Kate], 1929- :Flax is fashion. Catalina by Canterbury. Made in N.Z. by Cante...
Date: 1967
By: Coolahan, Kate, 1929-
Reference: Eph-D-COSTUME-1967-01
Description: Poster with yellow background shows an illustration of five fashionably dress men and women in summery leisurewear. Two women stand at the left, two men in the right background, and one woman sits in the right foreground. Illustrated in Hamish Thompson's "Paste up" (2003), page 106. This source provides attribution and date. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 745 x 494 mm.
[Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Limited] :Lethal weapon 11, "the world's toughest active...
Date: 1995 - 1996
By: Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Ltd; Canterbury of New Zealand (Firm); Stace, Oscar, 1985?-
Reference: Eph-E-RUGBY-1995-01
Description: Shows, in fragmented format, the formidable New Zealand rugby player Jonah Lomu, in possession of the ball. Other players, also fragmented try to stop or support him. The term "lethal weapon" refers to Lomu, but also refers to the title of a contemporary movie. Canterbury of New Zealand state that Saatchi & Saatchi were the designers, and estimate the date of this poster as "about 1995". They were suppliers of sports clothing to the All Blacks until 1997. Other Titles - Eleven Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on poster 830 x 595 mm.