Name/Title

Sack, Donaghy's Baling Twine

About this object

This is a 80lbs baling twine sack from Donaghy's Rope & Twine Co Ltd.

About Donaghy's Rope & Twine Co Ltd:

Donaghy's was founded in Dunedin in 1876 by M Donaghy of Geelong. The company was considered a personal concern until it was officially registered in 1889 and in 1895 it was amalgamated with the Donaghy Company in Auckland and the Southland Rope & Twine Companies.

Donaghy's factories in Auckland and South Dunedin manufactured all kinds of cordage and their Invercargill factory specialised in binder twine. Donaghy's pioneered the manufacture of binder twine in New Zealand and exported all their goods to Australia and the South Sea Islands.

Maker

Donaghy's Rope & Twine Co Ltd

Maker Role

Manufacturer

Date Made

1920-1930

Period

1920s

Place Made

Oceania, New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Dunedin

Medium and Materials

organic, processed material, vegetal, sisal, hessian

Inscription and Marks

Printed in red and green on front of sack: 'DONAGHY'S
BALER TWINE
NOT UNDER 80LBS, WHEN SOLD
MANUFACTURED BY
DONAGHY'S ROPE 7 TWINE CO LTD
DUNEDIN'

Measurements

h 755 mm x w 630 mm

Subject and Association Keywords

Agriculture

Subject and Association Description

Could help tell the agricultural story but at this stage no known connection to Wyndham.

Object Type

packaging

Object number

WY.0000.489

Rights

Attribution (cc)

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