Wattie Industries

Date: [Between 1938 and 1940]

By: New Zealand Railways

Reference: PA1-f-061

Description: Album of publicity photographs, and photographs of posters and advertisements taken by unidentified photographers for New Zealand Railways. Many of the images in this album were taken for a series of articles written by Oliver Neal Gillespie between January 1939 and June 1940, published in the New Zealand Railways Magazine. The series was entitled "Buy New Zealand goods and build New Zealand. New Zealand Industries Series". These contribute the largest group of images in the album, covering a wide range of industries. They include men's and women's clothing manufacturers; electrical engineering companies such as Pallo Engineering (petrol pumps), National Engineering (Neeco electric ovens), Standard Engineering Company; tobacco factories; potteries; Nugget shoe polish factory; brushware factories; and companies associated with the manufacture of food products (eg Watties canneries, Edmonds Baking Powder, Griffins and Bycrofts biscuit makers, and Whittome & Stevenson sauce and pickle makers. There are other sequences of images, including newly built state housing in Lower Hutt, with some houses still under construction beside the Hutt River, a streetscape, and a children's playground (p 7-8); a large crowd joining in a send-off of R.S.A. men to Australia in April 1938; a train laden with boxes of oranges from Rarotonga, the "Special orange train from Auckland"; and photographs of charts showing the progress of the New Zealand Government Railways, with railways workshops staff organisation charts (for Otahuhu, Addington, Hutt & Hillside Workshops (p 28-29). On p 35 there are views of a new hangar at Rongotai Aerodrome, under construction, then views of the completed exterior and the interior with a row of Blackburn B-5 Baffin bi-planes. Several images show collection of Railway sports trophies (including cups for their cricket teams), and two views of New Zealand Railways staff member Neil Edwards, a tennis champion who represented New Zealand in Britain in 1939. Pages 39-41 show the construction of a large dredge on the West Coast; p 57 show a burst watermain on Waterloo Quary, wellington. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, green spine, entitled `Miscellaneous 7'; 41 x 61 cm

Date: 1956

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to Antarctica, Antarctic exploration, discovery and expeditions]

By: Roundhill, Bernard, 1911-2005; Wilson & Horton (Firm); Dennis, Jonathan Spencer, 1953-2002

Reference: Eph-B-ANTARCTICA-1956-03

Description: Colouring book with illustrations to be coloured for a painting competition. Front and back covers show illustrations by Bernard Roundhill. Each page is sponsored by a different advertiser: Sanitarium Health Food Co. (Weet-Bix, Marmite, Ry-King crisp bread); Bycrofts Ltd (cracker biscuits); Bristol-Myers Co Pty Ltd (Ipana toothpaste); Bond & Bond Ltd (Choysa Tea); W F Tucker & Co Ltd (Sunshine Products); J Wattie Canneries Ltd (canned fruit and creamed rice); S Kirkpatrick & Co. Ltd (canned tomato soup, green peas, and marmalade); R H Armstrong & Co. N.Z. Ltd (Steelo, Glo-Wax, White Magic bleach). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 16 pages, each 280 x 225 mm. Provenance: Donated by Jonathan Dennis, Wellington, in 1997.

Date: 1990 - 2002

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: A-366-380/430

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues in New Zealand and overseas. Quantity: 51 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black felt pen drawings on paper, sizes vary.

Date: 1983

From: Lynch, James, 1947-:Collection of original cartoons by James Lynch.

By: New Zealand times (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-186-063

Description: Shows a can of 'Wattie's' food next to a 'Monopoly' board. Context: The Commerce Commission was having trouble keeping up with all the rationalisation going on in New Zealand industry. (Context note by cartoonist) Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper, 280 x 350 mm

Date: 1984

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

Reference: A-361-001/021

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 21 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, sizes vary. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1982 - 1983

By: GHB Grocery (Firm)

Reference: Eph-E-FOOD-Shop-1982-01

Description: Sheet lists bargain prices for Palmolive dishwash, Tip Top icecream, Irvine steak plate pies, Bluebird Estate peanuts, Okato cheese, Laser trigger pack and refill, Carefree tampons, Watties peaches and canned corn, Watties tomatoes, green peas and tomato sauce, and Nestles pixie caramel, chokito, & nut roll. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Screen print, 1020 x 760 mm. Provenance: Acquired in 1983.

Date: 1970 - 1979

From: [Posters of A2 size relating to international and diplomatic affairs, and overseas events. 1970-1979]

By: Campaign Against Foreign Control In New Zealand

Reference: Eph-D-INTERNATIONAL-1970s-02

Description: Poster shows a hand turning the handle of a wringer in which a kiwi is trapped by the neck between two rollers labelled: GM, Comalco, BP, and Watties. Dollar signs are falling out of the kiwi's mouth. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 537 x 394 mm.

Date: 1969-1977

From: Campaign Against Rising Prices : Records

Reference: 81-271-6/11A

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1969-1977

From: Campaign Against Rising Prices : Records

Reference: 81-271-6/11B

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1971-1974

From: Campaign Against Rising Prices : Records

Reference: 79-076-3/11

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1955 - 1960

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to supermarkets, grocery stores, shops selling food]

By: Independent Grocers Alliance (N.Z.); Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-FOOD-Shop-1955-01

Description: A colouring book featuring a brand or product for each letter of the alphabet. The front cover shows two children on a desert island beach, opening a treasure chest of art equipment. Products include: A. Appetite for ETA foods B. Beans, in particular "K" beans (Thompson & Hills Ltd) C. Chesdale cheese (Butland Industries Ltd) D. Dalmas sticking plaster (Salmond & Spraggon Ltd) E. "Elfin" flour (D H Brown & Son Ltd) F. "Fido" and "Felix" tinned pet foods (J Wattie Canneries Ltd) G. Greggs coffee and spice (W Gregg & Co Ltd) H. Hansells "Make a Shake" (Hansell Laboratories Ltd) I. Instant action with "Vim" cleaner (Lever Bros Ltd) J. Jelly, specifically Edmond's jelly (T J Edmonds Ltd) K. King drink extracts (Lane Latimer Ltd) L. Liksopyne antiseptic disinfectant (W & R Smallbone Ltd) M. Marmalade, specifically St George marmalade (Irvine & Stevenson's Co Ltd) N. Nescafe instant coffee (Nestle Co (N.Z.) ltd) O. "Oak" tinned spaghetti (Thompson & Hills Ltd) P. Peas, specifically Watties frozen or canned (J Wattie Canneries Ltd) Q. Q'tol for sunburn (W & R Smallbone Ltd) R. "Renco" junket (distributed by W & R Smallbone Ltd) S. Sprayforma room freshener (W & R Smallbone Ltd) T. Toothpaste, specifically Kolynos (Home Products (N.Z.) Ltd) U. Us - ie Buckleys Kiddi-Koff cough syrup (David Sparks Ltd) V. Velvet soap powder (Zealandia Soap Company) W. Weetbix (Sanitarium Health Food Co Ltd) X. Extra flavour in Old Mill coffee (Coffee Specialists (N.Z.) Ltd) Y. Youth - zestful feeling given by Creamoata breakfast food (Fleming & Company Ltd) Z. "Zippy" liquid starch for clothes (Reckitt & Colman N.Z.) Ltd The back cover is an advertisement for Choysa tea, announcing that there will be a page of comic strips inside each packet of tea. The page illustrated here is of Walt Disney's "Hiawatha" comic strip. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 12 pages, each 278 x 217 mm Provenance: Donated by Miranda Baptist in 2006, from the estate of her mother.

Date: 1970 - 1979

From: [Posters of A2 size relating to international and diplomatic affairs, and overseas events. 1970-1979]

By: Campaign Against Foreign Control In New Zealand

Reference: Eph-D-INTERNATIONAL-1970s-01

Description: Shows a hand turning the handle of a wringer in which a kiwi is trapped by the neck between two rollers labelled: GM, Comalco, BP, and Watties. Dollar signs are falling out of the kiwi's mouth. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Photocopy on sheet 537 x 395 mm.

Date: [ca 19 Jul 1972]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: PAColl-8557-20

Description: Sir James Wattie with three of his long-serving employees by the production line for tinned spaghetti at the Wattie's factory in Hastings. From left: Sid Fox, John Cole, Jack Dooley, Wattie. Photograph taken circa 19 July 1972 by an unidentified staff photographer for the Evening Post. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 15.4 x 20.9 cm