boots, rugby [miniature]

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New Zealand Rugby Football Team, 1924-25 miniature rugby boots : presented to Freddie W Lucas (descriptive name)
Description
miniature rugby boots, pair, New Zealand Rugby Football Team, 1924-25: presented to Freddie W Lucas
Place
Leicester/England
Associated Place
United Kingdom
Accession Number
2005.83.3
Accession Date
16 Aug 2005
Other Id
8104 (Asset Register)
Department
History
Social History
Display Room
Tāmaki Herenga Waka: Stories of Auckland - Our City Gallery

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Display location
Tāmaki Herenga Waka: Stories of Auckland - Our City Gallery
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2005.83.3
Cultural Origin
unknown
Primary Maker
Joseph Sutliff (Sports and outdoor equipment/manufacturer)
Place
Leicester/England
Date
1924
Associated Notes
miniature rugby boots; belonged to Freddie W Lucas, Auckland rep and member of 1924 Invincibles All Blacks rugby team

Member of the Ponsonby Rugby Club and an Auckland Representative, Freddie Lucas was selected for the “Invincibles” the All Black team that toured Britain and France in 1924.

Top scorer on the preliminary tour to NSW, Freddie played 2 tests on the 1924 tour, withdrew from the 1926 tour but visited South Africa with the 1928 team. He victoriously captained Auckland against the Lions in 1930. Altogether Freddie Lucas played 41 All Black matches, scoring 75 points.
Associated Event
1924-1925 'Invincibles' Rugby Tour; 1924-1925
Associated Person
Freddie Lucas (Associated person)
The Invincibles (Associated sports team)
All Blacks NZ Rugby Team (Associated sports team)
New Zealand Rugby Football Union (Associated organisation)
Associated Place
United Kingdom
Associated Date
1924-1925
Technique
manufactured
Period
George V (1910 - 1936)/House of Windsor/English reign
Signature/marks
"New Zealand / Rugby Football Team / 1924-5" (presentation inscription)

"THE "COTTON OXFORD" / MANUFACTURED BY JOS SUTLIFF / LEICESTER" (manufacturers label)
Media/Materials
leather/animal material
Measurement Description
height 100 x width 70 x length 160mm
Measurement Reading
100mm
160mm
Physical Description
miniature rugby boots, pair, black leather, lace-ups; leather sprigs nailed to soles; printed in gold to ankles "New Zealand / Rugby Football Team / 1924-5"; boots stuffed with newspaper; woven manufacturer's label to each boot: "THE "COTTON OXFORD" / MANUFACTURED BY JOS SUTLIFF / LEICESTER"
Subject Category
rugby/sports/recreation
Classification
memento
Memorabilia
08 Communication Artifacts

Boots, Rugby
Gear, Rugby
Sports Equipment
09 Recreational Artifacts
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28 Aug 2025

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