Item SH 912031 Plans - Adolph Bruhn & Son, Furniture, Three Turned Wooden Chair/Table Legs, circa 1970-1990

Summary

Furniture plans created by Adolph Bruhn & Son, circa 1970 - 1990. They were taken from Area B2 at Adolph Bruhn & Son's Wood Turners Shop, 283 Coventry Street, South Melbourne. The business was established by Adolph Bruhn circa 1893 in Little Collins Street, Melbourne. Upon his death in 1919 it was then operated by Adolph's son Sophus Christopher Bruhn. Upon Sophus's death in 1959 his son Sophus Walter Bruhn took over the business. In 1970 Sophus reduced the scale of the business and relocated to South Melbourne. The business closed upon Sophus's death in January 1990.

Adolph Bruhn migrated to Australia from Germany in 1884, at the age of 29. He arrived in Adelaide where he lived for 10 months before moving to Victoria, where he settled, established his business, married and had five children.

Physical Description

Blueprint plan for three turned chair/table legs. The plans indicate the length (in inches) and the shape of each individual leg.