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[edit]Can, watering
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| Artist |
Duffy, Lionel Vernon |
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| Title |
Can, watering |
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| Object type | Conscientious objecter/wars Classification: NM3.8523 |
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| Description |
English: Copper watering can Made by Lionel Duffy in the late 1940s-early 1950s. copper watering can; handl at top and on side; long spout with fitted bracket condition- copper blackened, corroded |
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| Date | post-WW2-wars; Late 1940s-Early 1950s; 26 May 2017; 06 Jun 2017; Late 1940s-1960s | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017.43.13 |
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| Place of creation | Papakura; Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2017.43.9 Gift of Graeme Duffy |
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| Notes | Copper watering can. Made by Lionel Vernon Duffy in the late 1940s-early 1950s, while building home and family Lionel had trained as a welder at the Thames School of Mines. Following his release from camp he was employed by Hardleys Ltd of Newmarket making milk tankers. He used his skills to make the following items for the family home. Family notes- “Not only did Lionel and Violet build their house and caravan – he also made household items like their electric jug (stainless steel) and toaster (stainless steel) and trays-dishes (stainless steel) for baking and household use plus a watering can. These were used by the family for the remainder of their lives.” ”The watering can is similarly remembered by Graeme as being always in his life. Graeme recalls using this as a very young child to water the very big (1-4 acre) family garden at their home. Lionel also kept bee hives and provided the family and the religious community with honey supplies. The watering can was difficult for a small boy to carry because it is relatively big and heavy. It is made of copper. As it has sat in our garden in Rotorua, it has become very ‘tarnished’ and the surface ‘corroded’ – it would take a lot of cleaning to get it back to the copper finish.” Lionel Duffy was a conscientious objector on religious grounds. He belonged to a religious group, the friends, known during WW2 by the name the Christian Assemblies. Lionel had joined this group in the late 1930s-early 1940s. H was sentenced to detention in May 1942 and spent time at Hautu and possibly other camps in the central North Island. His brother Colin received a similar sentence later that year. While in camp Lionel worked bush-clearing. In his leisure time he used pieces of wood found in the bush to create small domestic items, many featuring wood inlay. Some he used in camp, and other pieces were made as gifts. While in camp Lionel received visits from Violet Kingston who, with her parents Richard and May Kingston, would travel down by train. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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