Lot 2037

Description

Dancing, prize fob in gold (9ct; 2.69g; 22x22mm), scroll and ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, 'SM', reverse inscribed, 'Sailors/Hornpipe/2-5-21.'; another prize fob in gold (9ct; 2.57g; 20x22mm), scroll and ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, 'SM', reverse inscribed, 'Shean/Troubhais/2.5.21'. Toned good very fine. (2)

The annual Union Eight Hour Labor Day celebration was held in Perth, Western Australia on Monday 2 May 1921 with marches and then sports and national dancing (in costume) at the Royal Show Grounds at Claremont. In the Shean Troubhais (under 12) event S.Millbank came first and in the Sailor's Hornpipe (open) event S.Millbank dead-heated for first place.