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Summary:: Woodturning sample, made by Adolph Bruhn & Son, South Melbourne, circa 1970-1990.

The woodturning business of Adolph Bruhn & Son operated in South Melbourne, 1970-1990, and previously in Little Collins Street, Melbourne, circa 1897-1970. The business made a wide range of wooden products, including tables and architectural mouldings, and undertook specialist turning tasks. Part of a collection of nearly 900 items, including a lathe, cutting tools, hand tools, products, workshop fittings, office equipment, portraits, and an accounts ledger.
Description:: Furniture leg made of dark brown-coloured wood. Base of leg is rectangular with a semi-circular form just above followed by a slim, plain length tapering to a disc-shaped top. Top of leg is composed of a central portion that is part of the body and four surrounding semi-circular segments.

Found in Area A of workshop.

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	74.00 cm (Height), 7.30 cm (Width), 7.40 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	furniture, german communities, german immigration, handcrafts, woodturning industry, working life
Themes this item is part of:	Bruhn Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection
Primary Classification:	TRADES
Secondary Classification:	Woodturning
Tertiary Classification:	products
Maker:	Adolph Bruhn & Son, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1970-1990
Place Made:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia