Description: Australia Sheep Shearing 1906 Antique Print A print from an disbound antique book dated 1906, the reverse side has an unrelated picture. Suitable for framing, the average picture size is approx 9" x 6.5" or 22.5cm x 16.5cm, actual page size including border approx 11.25" x 8.75". This is an antique print not a modern copy and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print. Please view the scans as they form part of the description. The date given of 1906 is the printing date, the actual date of creation can be earlier. All pictures will be sent bagged and in a board backed envelope for protection in transit. Please note: That while every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item. Descriptive text from separate pages at the back which cannot be supplied (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used)IN THE LAND OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Since the first sheep was brought to Australia, in 1788, the growth of flocks in that country and New Zealand has been astounding. It is calculated that there are now from eighty to a hundred million sheep in Australia and New Zealand, and Australasian wool is the finest in the world. Despite, competition, disease, and bad seasons, "wool" now constitutes the greatest part of the wealth of the colonies, and justifies the title which we have chosen for our illustration. The shearing is naturally the great event of the year on a sheep run. To shear a hundred thousand sheep is no small matter, but practice and organisation have made it a possible and even a rapid operation. The sheep are washed, dipped, scrubbed, and then passed under the hands of professional shearers, who shear from 100 to 150 a day.
Price: 5.99 GBP
Location: DEREHAM
End Time: 2025-01-21T08:00:46.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16.24 GBP
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Item Specifics
Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 60 days
Size: Small
Region of Origin: United Kingdom
Artist: A. Lomer & Co
Production Technique: Lithograph
Framing: Unframed
Style: Realism
Item Height: Image approx 6.5 inches
Item Width: Image approx 9 inches
Material: Paper
Theme: Agriculture, History, Social History, Working Life
Time Period Produced: 1900-1924
Type: Print
Features: Bookplate
Image Orientation: Landscape
Subject: Farming, Sheep, Australia
Culture: n/a
Item Length: n/a
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Year of Production: 1906
Source: Disbound 1906 Antique Book
Page size including border: Approx 11.25 inches x 8.75 inches
