Box of Christmas Crackers

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ProvenanceThese crackers were stock at the China Gift Store on Rundle Street when it was owned and run by Basil Sym Choon, the donor's father.SignificanceSignificant as a representation of Sym Choon business, and of celebration of Christmas in the mid to late 20th century.DescriptionThis is a white cardboard box containing 12 Christmas crackers or bon bons. There is a Commedia dell'Arte illustration of a man in a mask and costume holding a lute stuck on the box lid. Each cracker is a silver foil tube with illustrations of children in adult costume stuck on each cracker. The bonbon ends are made of coloured crepe paper.Date of Creation1960 - 1980MaterialPaper - cardboard/card stock
|Paper - unspecified
|Metal - foil or gilding any metal type
DimensionType: Original box
Height: 75
Width: 230
Depth: 230
Unit (Lengths): mm
Accession NumberHT 2022.0034

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CollectionFrom Many PlacesCelebrations

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Image FilenameHT2022-0034_CI57711.jpgLicenseCC-0PhotographerStephen Dean

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Image FilenameHT2022-0034_CI57712.jpgLicenseCC-0PhotographerStephen Dean

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Image FilenameHT2022-0034_CI57713.jpgLicenseCC-0PhotographerStephen Dean

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Image FilenameHT2022-0034_CI57714.jpgLicenseCC-0PhotographerStephen Dean

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