Wilhelmsen Line / Norwegian Australian Line … The fast motor ship “Thermopylae” will be despatched … from Melbourne about 14th April, 1938 …

Melbourne : Arbuckle, Waddell Pty. Ltd., printers [for Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty. Ltd.], [1938]. Proof printing for an advertising flyer (160 x 215 mm), printed in blue on buff card, marked ‘Sample’ in manuscript at top right corner along with the wet stamp of Arbuckle, Waddell Pty. Ltd.; small loss at top left corner, otherwise fine.

An ephemeral example of the high printing standards that were always met by the Melbourne printing firm Arbuckle, Waddell.