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Scarf: Malaya-Singapore
MALAYA- SINGAPORE - Super vintage rayon scarf dating from the 1950s and the old British Colonial Rule. The famous Raffles Hotel in Singapore is featured on this exotic scarf, many a gin sling was serves in
Advertisement: Dunlop Tyres
Cycle & Carriage Co. carried a wide variety of products in the early 1900s.
Advertisement: Brinkmann & Co
Advertisement from the 1930s show Brinkmann & Co advertising a wide range of vehicles from Mercedes-Benz to Studebakers.
Record Cover: P.Ramlee
EP P. Ramlee – Parlophone EGEP 628 (1967). A record cover with triangular patterns used as the background. Bold san-serif fonts composed on black strip used as the main
Record Cover: Twist Malaysia
Record ‘Twist Malaysia’ with P.Ramlee Orchestra, Parlophone DPE 8178. A striking orange record cover with playful san-serif typeface used as the main title. A black and white image
Movie Poster: Masam Masam Manis
A love story between a school teacher and a musician. Black and white movie poster with vertical montages of 3 women can be seen in the top left corner of the print. An image of the
Article: Malaya’s “Banana Money...
Banana money is an informal term given to a type of currency issued by Imperial Japan during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak and Brunei, and was named as such because of
Currency: 10 Dollars ‘Banana Money...
Issued by the Japanese during their occupation of Malaya between 1942 and 1944. The front of this rare note features a tree bearing fruit, with the obverse featuring a depiction of a ship on the horizon.
Advertisement: Eastern & Oriental, Pen...
An advertisement of E&O hotel - 'The Gateway to Malaya and the Far East'.
Postcard: Penang Club
This rare azure-toned picture postcard shows a vignette of the Penang Club, it is flanked by two other vignettes showing a Chinese Mandarin and an Indian boy.
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