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Woodturning Sample - Adolph Bruhn & Son, circa 1970-1990
Reg. No: SH 912623
- 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:
- Cylindrical furniture piece, turned at the top in a 'teardrop' shape i.e. it is oval and tapers to a point.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 121.00 cm (Height), 3.00 cm (Length) |
More information
| 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 |
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