Summary
Wooden candlestick, made by Bonachera & Andujar, Spain.
Used as a sample in the woodturning business of Adolph Bruhn & Son, South Melbourne, 1970-1990, and previously in Little Collins Street, Melbourne. Found in Area G of workshop. 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.
Physical Description
Turned wood pedestal with shallow bowl at top with a cylindrical piece of wood. This cylinder is coated with wax indicating that the pedestal was used as a candlestick. The item has been painted orange.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Manufacturer
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User
Adolph Bruhn & Son, 283 Coventry Street, South Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1970-1990
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Inscriptions
Printed label on bottom of object: 8498/PED. NO./DEP. N./BONACHERA/& ANDUJAR/3101/MADE IN SPAIN.
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
53.5 cm (Length), 18 cm (Width)
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Exhibition Collection Management
18.5 mm (Length), 185 mm (Width), 185 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
530 mm (Height), 185 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: Max. dimensions as per conservation requirements.
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Keywords
German Communities, German Immigration, Handcrafts, Woodturning Industry
