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Unwrapping presents, 1960s

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Unwrapping presents, 1960s

Receiving gifts is an important part of celebrating a birthday, especially for children. This girl unwraps her presents – talcum powder was a popular girls' present in the 1960s – on her special day.

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Upper Hutt City Library Heritage Collections, Revelle Jackson Collection

Reference: P1-6436-8826

by Revelle Jackson

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Nancy Swarbrick, Birthdays and wedding anniversaries – Birthday rituals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/38844/unwrapping-presents-1960s (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 12 November 2012.