Summary
Street sign salvaged by Marie Owen (nee Hayes) circa 1958. Marie had lived at 42 Cumberland Place, a timber house during the 1920s and 1930s. It was built by her grandparents in the 1850s.
Marie's recollection of exactly when the street sign was salvaged is a little hazy, but she vividly remembers removing it one Sunday after she and her husband had been to church at St Joseph's. Apparently it was literally hanging-on to the wall of the building on the corner of Cumberland Place and McCormac Place by one nail.
Marie presented this street sign to the museum at the opening of The Melbourne Story exhibition on 19 March 2008.
Physical Description
Rectangular street sign made of metal and enamel. Once side enamelled with blue background with white bold lettering and border. On the four corners of the sign are holes that allow it to be attached to a wall/ structure.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Marie Owen, 19 Mar 2008
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Inscriptions
Text: CUMBERLAND PL./TO McCORMAC PL.
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Object Measurements
1073 mm (Width), 2 mm (Depth), 255 mm (Height)
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