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2011/32/1 School case, 'Status Fibre School Case', composite fibre / metal / paper, made by Consolidated Plastic Industries Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, used by Nicole Balmer, attending Mosman Infants School, New South Wales, Australia, 1971-1973. Click to enlarge.
  • Image 1 of 3, 2011/32/1 School case, 'Status Fibre School Case', composite fibre / metal / paper, made by Consolidated Plastic Industries Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, used by Nicole Balmer, attending Mosman Infants School, New South Wales, Australia, 1971-1973. Click to enlarge
  • Image 2 of 3, 2011/32/1 School case, 'Status Fibre School Case', composite fibre / metal / paper, made by Consolidated Plastic Industries Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, used by Nicole Balmer, attending Mosman Infants School, New South Wales, Australia, 1971-1973. Click to enlarge
  • Image 3 of 3, 2011/32/1 School case, 'Status Fibre School Case', composite fibre / metal / paper, made by Consolidated Plastic Industries Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, used by Nicole Balmer, attending Mosman Infants School, New South Wales, Australia, 1971-1973. Click to enlarge

'Status Fibre School Case' by Consolidated Plastic Industries Pty Ltd

This fibre school case was made in Sydney and used in the early 1970s by a school girl living and attending a NSW state primary school in the harbour-side suburb of Mosman.

Throughout most of the twentieth century generations of Australian school children carried fibre school bags to school. The most famous case was the "Globite" made in Sydney by Ford Sherington & Co. of Waterloo in Sydney. These were certainly very sturdy, being made of vulcanised rather than composite fibre, and much more …

Summary

Object No.

2011/32/1

Object Statement

School case, 'Status Fibre School Case', composite fibre / metal / paper, made by Consolidated Plastic Industries Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, used by Nicole Balmer, attending Mosman Infants School, New South Wales, Australia, 1971-1973

Physical Description

School case, 'Status Fibre School Case', composite fibre / metal, made by Consolidated Plastic Industries Pty Ltd, Sydney, used by Nicole Balmer, attending Mosman Infants School, New South Wales, Australia, 1971-1973

Cardboard school case with brown-painted metal handle, two plated spring-loaded metal locking fasteners by Cheney, an internal metal frame and eight external metal corners for reinforcing. Inside the case there are an additional four internal reinforcing corners and the lid stay strap has been replaced. The inside lid has a manufacturer's label for the owner to write their name and address. Decorative children's stickers on the inside and outside of the lid have been added by the owner. On the outside top of the case is a strip of green Dymo tape which notes the owner's name, Nicole Balmer.

Marks

Inside lid,printed sticker 'MADE BY / CONSOLIDATED PLASTIC INDUSTRIES PTY LTD / SYDNEY.N.S.W'.Also handwritten inscription with owner details.

Short URL

https://ma.as/416303

Dimensions

Height

130 mm

Width

365 mm

Depth

250 mm

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Nicole Balmer, 2011

Acquisition Date

30 May 2011

Cite this Object

Harvard

'Status Fibre School Case' by Consolidated Plastic Industries Pty Ltd 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 26 March 2023, <https://ma.as/416303>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/416303 |title='Status Fibre School Case' by Consolidated Plastic Industries Pty Ltd |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=26 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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