FOTOGRAFIE OP METAAL
By: Mariana Zdara, Snr Conservator, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Die wêreld se eerste relatief permanente foto is in 1827 deur Joshep Nicephore Niepce (1795-1833), ‘n offisier in die Franse weermag en vloot, ontwikkel. Portret van Joseph Niepce, ‘n Franse uitvinder
THE MERRYWEATHER FIRE ENGINE
By: David Rilley-Harris - Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) The Merryweather fire engine at the DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH). The DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) was founded in 1947. Over the next few years,
TOKEN COINS
By: Julia Montlha - Curator, Numismatic Collection, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History In numismatics token coins or trade tokens are pieces of metal or plastic, resembling a coin in shape, size, and type but issued privately, usually without government authority. Token coins are
THE SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY 1946 – 1994 ILLUSTRATED USING ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE DITSONG
By: Allan Sinclair - DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Introduction A previous article, published on the DMSA website in August 2023, concentrated on South Africa’s Naval Forces during the Second World War (1939 – 1945) using a number of works
