Collectables Trader 95

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2010

AUSTRALASIA’S LEADING ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES MAGAZINE T R A

The legacy of

KLYTIE PATE OAM A remarkable Australian studio potter

RUGBY HISTORY New Zealand’s rugby museum offers more than the game

SHARING THE PASSION Special collections and collecting tips

CORAL Nature’s underwater garden transformed into collectable jewellery

Aust $9.95 NZ $13.95 ISSN 1445-8160

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10 The renowned Australian potter,

Klytie Pate OAM (1912-2010) Marvin Hurnall 52 A collection of blue glass bottles

Rob Ditessa 74 Coral jewellery, ancient and modern

Melody Amsel-Arieli 78 Fair finds

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Editor’s pick

Three collections of

Works on Paper 14 Pulp fiction paperbacks

John Harrison 62 Anton Bruehl’s commercial photography

Belinda Hungerford 70 Pop Art

American exhibition in London

Heritage 6

Toy submarine: Memento from the Pacific campaign

Peter Lane 32 Rugby memorabilia:

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New Zealand's national collection

Margaret D McNiven

Domestic

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20 East meets West in glassmaking

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Corning Museum of Glass NY 38 Shelley pottery for the birds

Vernie Doyle 56 Teapots around the world

Melody Amsel-Arieli

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42 Governor King’s Proclamation coins, 1800

Peter Lane

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Building

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82 Samian ware

Travel

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66 High Street: Shop ’til you drop

Margaret D McNiven 84

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47 Conundrum

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49 Collectables fairs

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Wartime Memorabilia

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More Than a Toy

A souvenir made from the ballast of a Japanese midget submarine that entered Sydney Harbour during World War II is today highly prized by collectors Peter Lane

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oy midget submarines made of lead can occasionally be found in antique and collectable shops – you have to look hard, but the hunt is worth it. These toy-souvenirs are modest, even humble in appearance, and at first glance can easily be overlooked.

What to look out for are the words ‘Made from ballast Jap midget sub’ and ‘Sunk in Sydney Harbour May 31 1942’ stamped on the sides of the submarine. While many thousands were made, they are now scarce and highly collectable. These little figures sell for around $200 to $300. There is a strong following for Sydney Harbour souvenirs and this wartime memorabilia item also appeals to collectors of toys, militaria and Australiana.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT On 31 May 1942 three Japanese midget submarines entered Sydney Harbour. One of the submarines fired two torpedoes at the American ship, USS Chicago, but they both missed.

However, one of the torpedoes hit the harbour bed beneath HMAS Kuttabul where it exploded and caused the ship to sink.

It was the first time the enemy attacked a highly populated area of Australia and was seen as a wakeup call for Australians. The Japanese bombing of Darwin commenced in mid-February that year which at that time was a military base with a small civilian population.

As all three of the Japanese submarines were sunk, the attack on Sydney was seen as a victory

by Australia, and from the wreckages the government was

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Klytie Pate OAM (1912-2010)

An extraordinary talent Klytie Pate was the last survivor of the wealth of talented Australian potters from the 1930s and with her passing on 10 June this year ends an era of significant, influential pioneering studio potters 3

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The Lurid World of Vintage

Pulp Fiction Paperbacks

Between the pages of these once notorious titles are dangerous dames, hot rod hooligans & bug-eyed monsters

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he term ‘pulp fiction’ was originally coined as a convenient way to categorise detective and other short story magazines such as Black Mask, Amazing Stories, Spicy Detective, The Spider & Fantastic Adventures that were published in America from the 1920s to the 1940s.

Pulp magazines certainly continued to be published beyond this date, but these pre-television years were their peak period of popularity and influence.

Used to describe the cheap, rough-grade paper which the magazines were printed on, pulp fiction also became an easy label for many to slap on the booming paperback trade – particularly those titles which dealt with the more vicarious genres such as crime thrillers, juvenile delinquency and science fiction stories.

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On the coat tails of the disillusionment which began to seep into the US in the post World War II period, a new, bleak film genre began to emerge.

Dubbed film noir by the French media, this new wave of cinema was descended from the traditional crime and gangster films but featured tougher, hardedged storylines.

In these mostly black and white films good guys didn’t always win, and were distinguished by the use of atmospheric lighting and shadows, dark and rainy urban streets, the menacing mood reinforced by the cheap overhead neon street light.

Delineated were anti-heroes who carried their fair share of neurosis and doubt, and most important of all, a stunningly beautiful femme fatale. Usually scripted as a strongwilled woman who existed in a

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