Summary
'Grosvenor' brand, bread knife manufactured by Melbourne company Mytton (later Mytton Rodd), stamped Firth-Brearley (stainless steel producer, Sheffield, England), which was used by the Dereani family from 1955 to 1959. The Dereani's immigrated to Australia from Trieste, Italy in 1955, and spent the first five years of their lives in Victoria at Bonegilla Migrant Camp. Georgina and her husband became staff members at Bonegilla and were allocated private accommodation, which Georgina went to great lengths to make comfortable, purchasing many household items around Albury, NSW.
Physical Description
Stainless steel knife with serrated edge and rounded handle
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Georgina Dereani, 08 Mar 2001
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Inventor
Firth-Brearley, Sheffield, England, Great Britain, circa 1955
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Place & Date Used
Mrs Georgina Dereani, Bonegilla, Victoria, Australia, 1955-1959
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Inscriptions
Casted into blade: GROSVENOR/ FIRTH-BREARLEY/ STAINLESS
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overall dimensions
32 cm (Length), 1.8 cm (Width), 2.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Food & Drink Consumption, Immigration, Italian Communities, Italian Immigration, Migrant Camps, Migrant Hostels, Migrant Reception Centres