Tie
Production date
Circa 1940-1945
Description
A plain bright red Womens' War Service Auxiliary tie. " N.Z. FINEST / HAND / Parisan / TAILORED " is written on a manufacturing label.
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Object detail
Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Production date
Circa 1940-1945
Production place
Classification
Credit line
This
tie
was
part
of
the
uniform
of
Sybil
Kate
Baker
who
was
a
member
of
the
WWSA
-
Waitara
"
Canteen
"
group.
This
group
was
a
support
service
for
the
Waitara
Home
Guard
and
other
military
groups
stationed
at
Waitara.
They
would
provide
morning
teas
and
other
meals
for
the
men
while
they
were
on
training
exercises.
Accession number
TM.2002.163
Collection type
Material
Public comments
Thanks for this Barry, interesting to know. Those interested in uniforms of the period should check out a book Barry co-authored called New Zealand Army uniforms and clothing 1910-1945. We have a copy available in our Taranaki Research Centre on Level 2 of Puke Ariki.
- Andrew Moffat - Manager Heritage / Pouarahi Tukuihotanga posted 10 years ago.
Red ties, like the one pictured were also issued during WW1 and WW2, to wounded men as part of the hospital blue uniform. Barry
- Barry O'Sullivan posted 10 years ago.