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Pocket Patch: International Deaf Games, Washington 1965

A black and white pocket patch embroidered with two ferns and a kiwi. The patch was from the New Zealand’s team’s uniform. New Zealand sent a team of 17 to Washington D.C. Gordon Keith, a life member of Manawatu Deaf Society went to the International Deaf Games with the men’s indoor basketball team.

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Manawatu Deaf Society
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, 106-O-MDS
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