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Title: Antique china, Cape Town
Subject: Oranjezicht (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Antiques, Local government, Culture, Arts
Description: Worth more than £1,000, this rare old china forms part of the collection purchased at the Oranje Zigt sale for the City Council. Mr. L. L. Evans, an antique expert who made the purchase, is here shown holding a Spode dish and plate with openwork border.
Identifier: islandora:17003

Title: Car which has had a shortwave wireless apparatus installed in it
Subject: Antique and classic cars, Motorsports, Spectators, ,
Description: Shortwave wireless apparatus will be used at Pollsmoor on Saturday to keep officals in the grand stand in touch with the racing pits during the Grand Prix. This picture shows the apparatus being tested in the car in which it was installed at the track yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:15362

Title: Lotus racing Jaguar, Cape Town
Subject: Antique and classic cars, Motorsports, ,
Description: Specs: Cortina 1500cc Full Race fitted with 2 x 45 DCOE Webers. 108bhp at 7000 rpm a rear wheels approximately 140bhpat flywheel. Lotus close natco gearbox. Locked diff.Performance: Starting 400 m 13.7. sec. official. 13.6 sec. unofficial. Terminal speed 96 mph.0-60 mph approx. 5.5 sec. ; 0-100 mph approx. 16 sec.History: First Lotus 7 Kit imported into this country by Willie Heirsner and successfully raced by him from 1960. First fitted with 1000 cc OHV Argica motor and later with 1500 cc Coaira unit. Subsequently sold to Brausch Nieman who raced it for many years establishing numerous sports car lap records throughout the country. Thereafter based in Port Elizabeth where raced by Dennis Guscot for owner Aldo Seribante. Thereafter passed through a few hands ending up in Cape Town in the hands of Henry Reid who intended racing it in the 1971 3 hour endurance race fitted with front upright and h 1300 cc Holbay unit and 5 speed gearbox. Unfortunately crashed in practice due to broken front upright and car then stripped of mechanicals and abandoned at Koos Swanepoel's farm. Acquired by present owner in March 1972 in very sorry condition and then rebuilt in time for Drag meeting on 10-06-1972 running a 14.4. sec. on first outing. Sponsorship from Meritext made further development possible and the car ended the season with the 1972 W.P Drag Championship under its belt, having had very close competition throughout the year from Bob Busby's Jaguar E Type V12. In the first two meetings of the current season, the car has chalked up max points for running fastest car at both meetings, although with the anticipated entry from other racing cars at the next meeting a serious challenge may materialise.Photo: F. Sturdon (Lotus 7) racing against B. Busby (Jaguar E Type V12) at one of last year's meetings.
Identifier: islandora:15360

Title: Lauf des Nils von Wady Halfa bis Kous
Subject: Nile River Valley--Maps, Great Temple (Abū Sunbul, Egypt)--Maps, Egypt-- Antiquities--Maps, ,
Description: Map of the Nile River from Kous to Wady Halfa showing towns, villages, river cataracts and the Kharga Oasis. Two inset drawings depict the exterior of the Abu-Simbel temples and a diagram of the temple interior. Relief shown by shading. Scale not given.
Identifier: islandora:30096

Title: Drawing room of Newlands House, Cape Town, with double sash windows, 1977
Subject: Newlands (Cape Town, South Africa), Housing, Architecture, Interiors, Antiques
Description: The elegantly proportioned drawing room, scene of family celebrations, may be the main room of the new restaurant.
Identifier: islandora:17266

Title: The 1912 Model "T" Ford
Subject: Antique and classic cars, Motorsports, ,
Description: The only model "T" Ford (1912 vintage) still going strong in Cape Town, will lead the Hospital Rag procession on Saturday Morning. The owner-driver, Mr G. Myers and his assistant (the man who cranks the car) Mr A. Gabb attracted crowds where-ever they stopped in Cape Town. The car, was given to Mr Myers by a Cape Town motor firm, to be used in the rag. It was originally bought from a farmer and has done so many miles the meter has lost count.
Identifier: islandora:15361

Title: Leeuwenhof interior, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Public buildings, Architecture, Antiques, Interiors
Description: Interior at Leeuwenhof, acquired in 1936 by the Cape Provincial Administration for the official residence of the Administrator of the Cape Province.
Identifier: islandora:17263

Title: Showing rock paintings
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, San, indigenous, tourists, rock paintings, Heritage tourism--South Africa--Western Cape, Tourism--South Africa--Western Cape, Rock paintings--South Africa--Western Cape, San (African people)--Antiquities, Western Cape (South Africa)
Identifier: islandora:12234

Title: Lauf des Nils von Kous bis Cairo
Subject: Nile River Valley--Maps, Egypt-- Antiquities--Maps, ,
Description: Map of the Nile River from Cairo to Kous showing towns, villages, river cataracts and heritage sites like the pyramids of Giza. Relief shown by shading. Scale not given.
Identifier: islandora:30098

Title: Lauf des Nils von der Cataracte von Dulga bis Wady Halfa
Subject: Nile River Valley--Maps, Egypt-- Antiquities--Maps, ,
Description: Map of the Nile River from Cairo to Kous showing towns, villages, heritage sites, and river cataracts. Relief shown by shading. Scale not given.
Identifier: islandora:30100

Title: Archeological sites and movement of peoples
Subject: Africa, Southern -- Maps., Africa, Southern -- Antiquities -- Maps., Ngoni (African people) -- Migrations -- Maps.
Description: Manuscript map of southern Africa from Lake Tanganyika and the Congo River in the north to the Cape of Good Hope in the south. The map shows archaeological sites, towns and villages, mission stations, mountain ranges, the route of Ngoni groups stemming from Zwangendaba and the route of the Maseko Ngoni of southern Nyasaland [Malawi]., Map possibly drawn by or for Monica Wilson.
Identifier: islandora:19586

Title: Car tests out new motor racing circuit, Cape Town
Subject: Antique and classic cars, Motorsports, ,
Description: New Racing Circuit: A sports car speeds through the main straight in the motor racing circuit at Bellville which will come into use use on January 1. The picture was taken from one of the many spectator vantage points during an official test of the circuit.
Identifier: islandora:15359

Title: Man in vintage car
Subject: Antique and classic cars, Motorsports, ,
Description: Sport (CT) Motor Racing.
Identifier: islandora:15356

Title: Two Classic Cars race one another, Cape Town
Subject: Antique and classic cars, Motorsports, ,
Description: Woodstock beach - motor racing.
Identifier: islandora:15357

Title: Watchmaker, Cape Town, 1978
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Trade, Business, Antiques, Labour
Description: Inheriting time: in this day and age of disappearing craftsmanship, Cape Town boasts a fourth-generation clock- and watchmaker, Austrian-born Thomas Niemeyer. Thirty-three-year-old Thomas's choice of trade was almost inevitable: on his fathers' side he's the fourth generation to enter the field and in his mother's the third generation. At the age of 16 he left school in Austria and went to Germany where he did an apprenticeship of 3 1/2 years. When he qualified he worked a further five years in Germany and Switzerland and attended a special college in Hamburg where he became a master watchmaker. His work is not restricted to watches, and he now specialises in making and repairing clocks. Six years ago he started a business in Cape Town, after 2 1/2 years of being employed here by other watchmakers. He decided to put his expertise to best use by working for himself. The walls of his office cum workshop are decorated with some of the clocks he's made. And if you thought this craft was synonymous with things old fashioned you'll quickly change your mind after seeing the chrome and glass modern timepieces hanging among the more traditional metal and ceramic clocks.
Identifier: islandora:17516

Title: Two classic racing-cars prepare for their race, Cape Town
Subject: Antique and classic cars, Motorsports, ,
Description: (left) and (centre) await[ing their turn] to take their special racing-cars up the Camps Bay hill-climb course during today's early practice for Saturday's race.
Identifier: islandora:15358

Title: Long Street, Cape Town, 1981
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Arts, Culture, Antiques
Description: The top storey of John Marcus and Sons it is today, retaining the original glass and cast iron roof. One of the many artists that lived and worked in Long Street in the first half of the century rented this gallery.
Identifier: islandora:17450

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