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Lid - Coffee Pot, Marysville, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
Reg. No: HT 23720
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- Summary:
- Burnt red enamelled metal lid, from the destruction by fire of a coffee pot. Found in the remains of Lynne Stone's home, destroyed at Marysville by the Murrindindi Bushfire on 7 February, 2009.
This is part of the Victorian Bushfires Collection, which includes an interview with Lynne Stone and other fire affected artefacts from their property. - Description:
- Fire-damaged domed metal pot lid, covered with remnants of the original red enamelled paint, which has ash and other debris embedded into it. There is a hinge on one side and knob on top, which has a large lump of melted clear glass fused to it. Inside there are several lumps of melted metal and glass fused to the surface.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Lynne Stone, 2009
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 75 mm (Height), 105 mm (Diameter) |
More information
| Tagged with: | bushfires, domestic life |
| Themes this item is part of: | Victorian Bushfires Collection, Recurring History of Bushfires in Victoria, Domestic & Community Life Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection |
| Primary Classification: | SUSTAINABILITY |
| Secondary Classification: | Natural Disasters |
| Tertiary Classification: | bushfires |
| Date of Event: | Marysville, Victoria, Australia, 07 Feb 2009 Date the item was damaged by the Murrindindi Bushfire. |
| User: | Lynne Stone, Marysville, Victoria, Australia, pre Feb 2009 |
| References: | Oral history conducted with donor (to be done.) |
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