Summary

Black & white negative of a Pierwood Plastics display stand at the Plastics Industry Awards, Melbourne, Victoria, Oct 1958. Pierwood Plastics, operated in Sydney from 1950-1965 and produced a range of products under Gay Plastics and 'Gay Ware', including the iconic kitchen canisters with the raised letters.

Their range with the iconic raised lettering included canisters,The Gay Plastics company was most famous for 'Gay Ware' plastic canisters.

One of approximately 85,000 negatives from the Laurie Richards Collection taken by the Melbourne based Laurie Richards Studio between the 1950s -1970s.

Laurie Richards was a professional photographer who began his career as a photo-journalist, working for the Advertiser newspaper in Adelaide, and the Argus and the Herald newspapers in Melbourne. In 1953, he opened his own business and set up a photographic studio at his home at 4 Tower Avenue, Alphington, an inner suburb of Melbourne. At its peak, in the late 1960s, the Laurie Richards Studio was one of Melbourne's pre-eminent commercial photographic studios, employing twelve photographers. The Laurie Richards Studio worked mainly in advertising and public relations, and had a broad clientele which included commercial companies, government institutions and the entertainment industry.

Description of Content

Pierwood Plastics Ltd product displays at the Plastics Industry Awards. A woman stands in between two displays.

Physical Description

Black and white 5" x 4" cellulose acetate negative.

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