McGaffin Design collection

Collection

Accession number
35103
Date
1969-2025
Author / Creator
McGaffin, Rod inventor, collector.
McGaffin, Lynette, artist.
McGaffin Design, creator.
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of visual works on paper by McGaffin Design, a Queensland based company, working in commercial signage, industrial products, vehicles, architectural plans and patents.
Scope and content

Includes artist renderings, technical drawings, mock-ups, photographs, and promotional materials for Barnes Neon Signs, JetVac and AquaJet carpet cleaning machines, Dyco hydrastatic drive line markers, and various industrial tools. Also features designs for the Lola T70 racing car, several boats and a hovercraft, architectural plans for commercial and domestic structures, and patents for convertible furniture and a bath tub seat.

System of arrangement
Arranged into 8 series.
Description
60 drawings (visual works )
Additional format
Digital copies available for selected items.
Administrative / Biographical history

McGaffin Design was founded in 1970 by Rod and Lynette McGaffin, a married couple originally from New Zealand. The company specialised in industrial and graphic design with Lynette the graphic designer and Rod the industrial designer. Their work was frequently showcased at the Royal Queensland Show in Brisbane.

Copyright status

In copyright.

Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright
Preferred citation
35103, McGaffin Design collection, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
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