Akubra : never out of place
- Bib ID:
- 7132647
- Format:
- Picture
- Description:
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- [Place of publication not identified] : Akubra Hats Pty Ltd, [between 1980 and 1990]
- 1 poster : colour ; 56.3 x 41.6 cm
- Summary:
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Poster promoting the iconic Australian Akubra hat. Features a man in a suit and tie, Driza-bone and Akubra, tying a horse to a parking meter, all against a background of a cityscape. Title appears in black lettering at the head. The Akubra logo appears lower right.
- Biography/History:
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"In 1874 Benjamin Dunkerley arrived in Tasmania from England and decided to start a hat making business in Hobart. His skills as a hatter were backed by his ability to invent machinery, and soon after his arrival he had developed a mechanical method of removing the hair tip from rabbit fur so the under-fur could be used in felt hat making. Previously this task had to be done by hand. In the early 1900's Dunkerley moved the business to Crown Street, Surry Hills, an inner suburb of Sydney, setting up a small hat making factory. In 1904 Stephen Keir I, who had also migrated from England, joined Dunkerley. Keir had hat making experience from England, and was seen as a valuable acquisition for the business. In 1905 he married Ada Dunkerley, Benjamin's daughter and soon after was made General Manager. Since that time the hat making firm has been in the hands of succeeding generations of the Keir family. In 1911, the business became Dunkerley Hat Mills Ltd, and had a mere nineteen employees. The trade name "Akubra" came into use in 1912. The increasing popularity resulted in the move to larger premises in Bourke Street, Waterloo and expanded production, especially of Slouch hats during World War I. Soon after all hats were branded Akubra."--Akubra website viewed 18 August, 2016, http://www.akubra.com.au/our-history.html
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- Caption title.
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Akubra Hats Pty Ltd, issuing body
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- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2060 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1990
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