7 x varied shivs, fake knuckle duster and fake cuffs from the set of Wentworth the TV series.
Taken from medium/material desc during data ugrade: 001: maleable rubber cast to look like plastic bottles, and red paint splatters to give the impression of blood.
002: A prop crafted to look like a shiv for Wentworth. One half of a pair of scissors with a light brown cotton material bandaged around the handle to give more grip. The original handle is white plastic. The brand of scissor is engraved on the blade and says: Kokuyo P250
003: A prop crafted to look like a shiv for Wentworth. Handle created with wrapped blue material wrapped around and secured with white cotton thread. The blade is inserted at the end of the pencil on the side, and tied in and looped through the circular holes with a synthetic thin black rope.
004: A prop crafted to look like a shiv for Wentworth. Red and white coloured toothbrush which has had the bristles cut off. It has then been melted and had a burnished blade embedded at the top.
005: A prop crafted to look like a shiv for Wentworth. Orange and white coloured toothbrush which has had the bristles cut off. It has then been melted flat and a piece ofsilver rubber(part of it is hardened) has been attached to it to resemble a blade. Thin elastic bands have been wound around the top to keep the blade secure. There is also clear sticky tape at the top of the blade. There are a number of thin elastic bands bound around the toothbrush handle to give more grip.
006: A prop crafted to look like a shiv for Wentworth. Blue and white coloured toothbrush which has had the bristles cut off. It has then been melted and had a burnished blade embedded at the top.
007: 2B greylead pencil and a blade crafted to create a shiv as a Wentworth prop. The ‘copperplate’ branded pencil has been shaved away at the middle to create a point of grip. The razor blade has been slotted down the centre of the pencil and tied in with light grey cotton.
008: 2B greylead pencil and a blade crafted to create a shiv as a Wentworth prop. The ‘copperplate’ branded pencil has been shaved away at the middle to create a point of grip. The razor blade has been slotted down the centre of the pencil and tied in with light grey cotton.
009: Handcuff prop.
Cast from a pair of Smith and Wesson model 100 standard chain handcuffs and set in rubber. The detail on the cuffs says: TRADE 477870 M-100 Made in U.S.A. Marcas registradas Smith and Wesson Houlton M.
010: Clear ziplock bag with a handwritten label in black biro that says: Reject Shivs
The brand of the bag is Hercules. Used to store reject shivs.
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Collection
Not in ACMI's collection
Previously on display
11 February 2024
ACMI: Gallery 1
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
AEO176193
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Australia → MA-10. Ahead of their time → MA-10-C01
Measurements
Fake knuckle duster 73 x 109 x 32mm; Scissor blade shiv 177 x 47 x 13mm; Black pencil shiv 169 x 18 x 15mm; Red and white toothbrush shiv 220 x 20 x 14mm; Orange and white toothbrush shiv 201 x 25 x 16mm; Blue and white toothbrush shiv 160 x 27 x 14mm; Red toothbrush shiv 160 x 36 x 12mm; Red pencil shiv 72 x 20 x 9mm; Rubber handcuffs 80 x 228 x 11mm
Object Types
3D Object
Costume/costume element
Film and television props and memorabilia
Materials
Rubber, plastic, metal, paper, cotton, pencil, scissors, toothbrushes