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.
Physical Description
Elaborately turned piece - whole length is worked. There is a square base which flares out, then tapers into a stem. At the top there is a thin cylindrical projection which looks like it should be inserted into some- thing. Also at base is a similar projection. Found in Area A of workshop.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Maker
Adolph Bruhn & Son, 283 Coventry Street, South Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1970-1990
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Place Used
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
6 cm (Length), 42 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
110 mm (Length), 110 mm (Width), 480 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
430 mm (Length), 95 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: maximum measurements
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Keywords
Furniture, German Communities, German Immigration, Handcrafts, Woodturning Industry, Working Life
