Sample books

Date: 1934

By: Equipment Ltd (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-B-PRINTING-1934-01

Description: Folder contains specimens of tickets, envelopes, invoices, letterhead, and correspondence all made using a multigraph. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Brown folder of light card, 288 x 225 mm, with two metal split pins holding contents

Date: 1976

From: [New Zealand ephemera of octavo size concerning clothing, costume, fashion and dress. 1970-1979]

By: Varga (Firm); Owen, Dylan, 1958-

Reference: Eph-A-COSTUME-1976-01

Description: A sales catalogue with samples of the various fabrics available: doubleknit trilobal jersey, doubleknit nylon interlock, doubleknit polyester/cotton, doubleknit denim twill, doubleknit stretch polyester / cotton denim, doubleknit polyester jersey prints, doubleknit trilobal jersey prints, doubleknit polyester / cotton prints, doubleknit polyester plain. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Offset prints and collaged fabric, on pages, each 215 x 139 mm. corner-pinned into a booklet Provenance: Donated by Mr Dylan Owen, Wellington, in 2006.

Date: 1990 - 1995

From: Various artists :[Wallpaper sample books. 1990-1995].

By: Ashley Wallpaper Manufacturing (Firm)

Reference: Eph-F-WALLPAPERS-1990s-01

Description: Wallpaper sample book of solid vinyl ready pasted, dry peelable, scrubbable wallpapers. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs in booklet, 400 x 400 mm. Provenance: Donated by Guthrie Bowron in 1997.

Date: 2008

By: CPI Papers (Firm)

Reference: Eph-F-PAPER-2008-01

Description: Samples of papers of different weights: New silk gloss, Summit gloss, New era gloss, Silk Xpress gloss, New silk matt, New era satin, G print matt, Cyclus print matt, Ultimate 2/S coated board, Chromacard I/S board, Formakote Manilla back, Pasted Formakote. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of sample pages, 180 x 70 mm (bolted together at one corner) Provenance: Donated by Phantom Billstickers Ltd in December 2010.

Date: 1927-1930

By: Arthur Eady & Company

Reference: Eph-A-MAORI-1927/1930-01

Description: Includes two sheets of sample music: One sheet contains musical notation for : "Tahi nei taru kino", "E hotu nei", "E rere taku poi", "Haere ra", "Haere tonu", "E pari ra","Ka Mate! Ka Mate!", "Karo", The other sheet gives musical notation for "Pokare Kare" and Hoea Ra". It also shows a title page for "Ten little Maori songs" (1930), and lists the songs that are in the full booklet. The title page shows an illustration of a gateway lintel. The songs are arranged by Hemi Piripata, R A Horne, L Rowe, Te Rangi Hikiroa and Tamati-Hamapere. Date estimated from the years in which the sheet music for these songs was published by Arthur Eady. Quantity: 1 Other printed ephemera item(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on sheets folded to 185 x 125 mm.

Date: 1960 - 1979

From: Ladyman, Jack, 1925- (Collector): [Ephemera relating to electricity, household appliances, building supplies and housing. 1950-1980s]

By: Dulux (N.Z.); British Paints Limited; Taubmans Products Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-PAINT-JL

Description: Includes pamphlet: Dulux roof painting guide [1970s?] Also includes the following paint charts: 1960-1970s?: British Paints (New Zealand) Limited. Steelite roof paint Epiglass ranchslider timber finish and preservative 1964: Dulux Hi-Gloss exterior house paint. Colour card. 11.64 [1964] Masta-Gloss brilliant gloss enamel "ColorScope"; the complete guide to perfect interior and exterior decoration [Paint chart]. 1964 (2 copies) 1965: Taubmans Butex high gloss house paint / brilliant enamelised finish. 9.65 [1965] Taubmans Gloss 100; 100% acrylic high gloss house paint and anti-corrosive roof paint. 1966: Dulux anti-corrosive roof paints: Spruce, Roof-Guard, Ferrodor 1967: British Paints (New Zealand) Limited. Nu-Plastik velvet flat beauty for walls & ceilings. Colour harmonizer (2 copies) Masta-Gloss brilliant gloss enamel "ColorScope"; the complete guide to perfect interior and exterior decoration [Paint chart]. 1967 1968: British Paints (New Zealand) Limited. Hylusta high gloss house paint. Complete exterior colour styler [1964]. (2 copies) 1969: Taubmans Revelite full-gloss enamel 1976: Dulux Spruce 100% acrylic exterior high gloss house paint. Colour card Dulux Weathershield long-life exterior matt acrylic paint. Colour card Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying

Date: 1987

By: R W Stiles & Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-PRINTING-1987-01

Description: Catalogue shows examples of the following type faces: Trimvirant Light, Trimvirant Medium, Trimvirant Italic, Trimvirant Bold, Trimvirant Condensed, Cheltenham Medium, Cheltenham Italic, Cheltenham Bold, Souvenir Medium, Souvenir Italic, Souvenir Bold, Murray. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 12 pages, 297 x 206 mm.

Date: 1990 - 1997

From: Various artists :[Wallpaper sample books. 1990-1995].

By: Maurice Kain Ltd

Reference: Eph-F-WALLPAPERS-1990s-02

Description: Includes samples of wallpaper and complementary fabric for curtains and soft furnishings. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Samples of wallpaper and fabric in hardbound volume, 482 x 365 mm.

Date: 1991

From: Various artists :[Wallpaper sample books. 1990-1995].

By: International Wallcoverings Ltd

Reference: Eph-F-WALLPAPERS-1991-01

Description: Includes samples of wallpaper that is prepasted, scrubbable, and peelable with a solid vinyl border. To match each background paper there is a decorative frieze. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Sample book, hardbound, 435 x 290 mm. Provenance: Donated by Guthrie Bowron in 1997.

Date: 2000

By: Resene Paints Ltd.

Reference: Eph-F-PAINT-2000-01

Description: Each card shows five shades, tones or hues of a particular colour, all individually named. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Bolted booklet of 28 individual colour sample cards, plus preliminary pages, each 252 x 57 mm. Provenance: Donated by Ms Janet Horncy, Wellington, in 2011.

Date: 1935

By: R & E Tingey and Company Ltd; Wall Paper Manufacturers Ltd

Reference: Eph-F-WALLPAPERS-1935-01

Description: Wallpaper sample book of about 80 papers manufactured by the Wall Paper Manufacturers Ltd, London, England. Some plain, some textured, some floral, art deco examples. Other Titles - Wallpaper sample book Quantity: 1 Other printed ephemera item(s). Physical Description: Book of screenprints and colour prints, approximately 80 pages, each 255 x 515 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2005.

Date: 1989 - 1996

Reference: Eph-F-WALLPAPERS-1990s

Description: Includes the following sample books: Ashley (Easy) "Textures" 6th edition (Porirua, 1990s?) Vision (Easy) "Provencal" (with narrow friezes) (Place and date of publication unknown, 1990s?) Vision (Easy) / Piper Designs "Beginnings" (1994, place of publication unknown) Mason "Trends" (Stokes Valley, 1990s?) Vision (Easy) "Accent" (Wallpapers and borders) (Place unknown, 1990s?) Ashley "Small prints" volume 3 (Place unknown, 1990s?) Carnival "Abbotswood" fabrics and wallcoverings (UK, 1992) Maurice Kain "Simply Stripes" (Porirua, 1990s?) Vision "PaintOn" textured linings (Papatoetoe, 1990s?) Guthrie Bowron / Maurice Kain "Gelato" (Place unknown, 1990s?) Wilson / Encore (Easy) "Borders and Company" (Canada, 1991) Carrington Design Library "Border magic" (Place unknown, 1990s?) Maurice Kain (Easy) "Sonata" (Parnell, Auckland, 1990s?) Physical Description: Albums, sizes varying. Provenance: Donated by Guthrie Bowron in 1997.

Date: 1906

From: [School exercise books of octavo size. 1800s-]

By: Robertson, Elayne Gladys, 1935-

Reference: Eph-A-SCHOOL-EXERCISE-BOOKS-1906-01

Description: Exercise book with brick red cover, containing samples of needlework by Gladys Thompson, a Standard 6 pupil. Pages include: Front cover, with handwritten name of pupil Page 1. a miniature apron as an example of gathering, waistbands and hemming Page 2. Square patch white on white Page 3. Square patch with circle centre hole, white on white Page 4. Placard, white fabric Page 5. Applique patch to match on patterned floral fabric, concentric square borders Page 6. Applique patch to match on patterned floral fabric, square and circular borders Page 7. Applique white flannel patch on white flannel Page 8. L-shaped darning, pink and blue on cream canvas Page 9. Three buttonholes on a double thickness of white lawn fabric Page 10. Green and pink darning in gradated colour square, on scallop-edged fabric Back cover showing arithmetical tables and multiplication table Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Ruled exercise book, 200 x 160 mm, with fabric inserts.. Provenance: Donated by Elayne Robertson.