Once in Melbourne and in collaboration with Gus and Betty McLaren, Tanner produced a series of toby jugs of Sir Robert Menzies, as well as a nice line in Sir Henry Bolte mugs- examples of which can be found at The National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.
wˈʌns ɪn mˈɛlbɚn ænd ɪn kəlˌæbɚɹˈeɪʃən wɪð ɡˈʌs ænd bˈɛɾi mək lˈæɹən, tˈænɚ pɹədˈuːst ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv tˈoʊbi dʒˈʌɡz ʌv sˌɜː ɹˈɑːbɚt mˈɛnziz, æz wˈɛl æz ɐ nˈaɪs lˈaɪn ɪn sˌɜː hˈɛnɹi bˈoʊlt mˈʌɡz ɛɡzˈæmpəlz ʌvwˈɪtʃ kæn biː fˈaʊnd æt ðə nˈæʃənəl pˈoːɹtɹɪt ɡˈælɚɹi ɪn kˈænbɚɹə.