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boots, rugby [miniature]

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    Artefact

    • 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
    • Primary Maker

       Joseph Sutliff (Sports and outdoor equipment/manufacturer)

    • Place
    • 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
    • Associated Date
      1924-1925
    • Technique
    • Period
    • Signature/marks

      "New Zealand / Rugby Football Team / 1924-5" (presentation inscription)

      "THE "COTTON OXFORD" / MANUFACTURED BY JOS SUTLIFF / LEICESTER" (manufacturers label)

    • Media/Materials
    • 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"

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    • Last Update
      28 Aug 2025
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