Search the collections
Where is it from?
- A Manufacturer Melbourne, Australia
- A Manufacturer Melbourne, Australia
- A Place & Date Used Melbourne, Australia
Similar items over time
Cake - Centenary Souvenir Birthday, George Rath, 1934
Reg. No: SH 000078
Previous Page
Next Page
- Summary:
- The Centenary Souvenir Birthday Cake was claimed to be the biggest cake ever made in the World. It was 50 feet high and 300 feet in circumference. Made by George Rath of the Astoria Cafe, the ten-ton fruitcake was eventually cut into 250,000 pieces, packed into tins made by J. Marsh and Sons of Melbourne, and sold for charity.
- Description:
- Small rectangular metal tin containing a slice of fruit cake wrapped in cellophane and a piece of paper doily. Also inside the tin is a small cardboard card advertising Robur `Refresher' tea. The tin is printed with information about, and a picture of, the cake from which the slice was cut. The tin is encased in a small cardboard mailing box, which is also printed with similar information about the cake.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Ms Rita Crompton, 2000
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 2.20 cm (Height), 4.60 cm (Width), 7.40 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | celebrations, charities, keepsakes, melbourne centenary 1935, victoria centenary 1934-1935 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | PUBLIC EVENTS |
| Secondary Classification: | Centenary of Victoria |
| Tertiary Classification: | product packaging |
| Inscriptions: | Printed front of box: CENTENARY/SOUVENIR/Birthday Cake/To/ STAMP/1834-1934/VICTORIA AUSTRALIA. Printed side of box: BIRTHDAY CAKE/1834-1934. Printed on card: VICTORIAN 1934 CENTENARY/With The Compliments of/ FOR COMPLETE ENJOYMENT SERVE/WITH/Robur Refresher/TEA |
| Manufacturer: | George Rath, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1934 |
| Manufacturer: | J. Marsh & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1934 |
| Place & Date Used: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1934 |
Comments