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Letter (?) on tracing paper with three columns of Chinese Characters in heavy blank ink

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Title
Letter (?) on tracing paper with three columns of Chinese Characters in heavy blank ink
Subject
Chinese language
Category
4. World War II
Current holder
Albury Library Museum
Link
https://alburylibrarymuseum.zetcom.net/en/explore/item/28446/
Item number
ARM 09.691.44
Access rights
Digitised
Language
Chinese
Description from source
Description
Letter (?) on tracing paper with three columns of Chinese Characters in heavy blank ink

Inscription
Three columns of Chinese Characters in heavy black ink

Dimensions
455mmx295mm

History of Item
Item from the Abikhair's Haberdashery Store on the corner of Olive street and Swift Street. Saad Abikahir opened his second haberdashery, S M Abikhair's Federal Stores in1928 then the name became S M Abikhair's. His children, Allan, Walter and Thelma, along with his wife Shefia manned the store after Saad's death. The remaining family member, Walter, closed the store in 1996 when this object was purchased by the Albury Regional Museum from the Abikhair Family with grant money.
Physical format
Letters
Related resources
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/4497/
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/4498/