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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9790390, member: 8267"]If the bag is flat bottomed, it would date after 1870-1871, when Margaret Knight secured a patent on a machine to produce flat bottomed paper bags.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_bag" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_bag" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_bag</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Australian crests with the "Advance Australia" banner and the emu on the left seem to appear in various forms from 1817 up to federation. There is variation in the objects represented in the 4 quarters of the shield - usually a sheep and ship in the top 2 quarters, but lower 2 are sometimes pick and shovel, anchor, or what appears to be a sheaf of wheat.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an example from ca 1821. The description notes that: "The Advance Australia Arms became widely used in the Australian colonies by private corporations and individuals". </p><p>[ATTACH=full]484982[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.openboat.com.au/the-story-of-advances-coat-of-arms.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.openboat.com.au/the-story-of-advances-coat-of-arms.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.openboat.com.au/the-story-of-advances-coat-of-arms.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some examples from the most likely era of your bag -</p><p><br /></p><p>1882</p><p>[ATTACH=full]484983[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.esplash.me/pdf/fs_245_The_Australian_Coat_of_Arms.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.esplash.me/pdf/fs_245_The_Australian_Coat_of_Arms.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.esplash.me/pdf/fs_245_The_Australian_Coat_of_Arms.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>1883</p><p><img src="https://federation.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/slides/15/1FD_SP01_1883SongofAust.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>1883</p><p><a href="https://federation.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/slides/slideshow/ss75.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://federation.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/slides/slideshow/ss75.htm" rel="nofollow">https://federation.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/slides/slideshow/ss75.htm</a> slide 74</p><p><br /></p><p>1885</p><p>[ATTACH=full]484987[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://www.esplash.me/pdf/fs_245_The_Australian_Coat_of_Arms.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.esplash.me/pdf/fs_245_The_Australian_Coat_of_Arms.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.esplash.me/pdf/fs_245_The_Australian_Coat_of_Arms.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>ca 1890</p><p>[ATTACH=full]484988[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.esplash.me/pdf/fs_245_The_Australian_Coat_of_Arms.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.esplash.me/pdf/fs_245_The_Australian_Coat_of_Arms.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.esplash.me/pdf/fs_245_The_Australian_Coat_of_Arms.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>ca 1890</p><p>[ATTACH=full]484989[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/5fuqn0/sailor_showing_his_earned_tattoos_1890s/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/5fuqn0/sailor_showing_his_earned_tattoos_1890s/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/5fuqn0/sailor_showing_his_earned_tattoos_1890s/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9790390, member: 8267"]If the bag is flat bottomed, it would date after 1870-1871, when Margaret Knight secured a patent on a machine to produce flat bottomed paper bags. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_bag[/URL] Australian crests with the "Advance Australia" banner and the emu on the left seem to appear in various forms from 1817 up to federation. There is variation in the objects represented in the 4 quarters of the shield - usually a sheep and ship in the top 2 quarters, but lower 2 are sometimes pick and shovel, anchor, or what appears to be a sheaf of wheat. This is an example from ca 1821. The description notes that: "The Advance Australia Arms became widely used in the Australian colonies by private corporations and individuals". [ATTACH=full]484982[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.openboat.com.au/the-story-of-advances-coat-of-arms.html[/URL] Here are some examples from the most likely era of your bag - 1882 [ATTACH=full]484983[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.esplash.me/pdf/fs_245_The_Australian_Coat_of_Arms.pdf[/URL] 1883 [IMG]https://federation.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/slides/15/1FD_SP01_1883SongofAust.jpg[/IMG] 1883 [URL]https://federation.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/slides/slideshow/ss75.htm[/URL] slide 74 1885 [ATTACH=full]484987[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.esplash.me/pdf/fs_245_The_Australian_Coat_of_Arms.pdf[/URL] ca 1890 [ATTACH=full]484988[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.esplash.me/pdf/fs_245_The_Australian_Coat_of_Arms.pdf[/URL] ca 1890 [ATTACH=full]484989[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/5fuqn0/sailor_showing_his_earned_tattoos_1890s/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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