Summary
Catalogue for Il Corriere Casalingo, 26 May 1914. It was used by the Candela family, in Viggiaro, Italy before they migrated to Australia in 1920. The Candelas made much of their own food including homemade pasta, tomato sauce, wine, sausages and they roasted their own coffee. Items were often ordered by mail from the Italian manufacturer, this was a practice common in both Italy and Australia. Vincenzo continued to receive catalogues like these from Italy after his migration to Australia in 1920.
Physical Description
28 pages of a postal catalogue on A4 size paper with extensive black text and illustrations of various household products. 10% AUMENTO SU TUTTI I PREZZI has been stamped in pink on each page
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Collection Names
Museums Victoria/Italian Historical Society Co.As.It Collection, Candela Collection
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Phil Magris, Italian Historical Society (Co.As.It), 21 Jan 2000
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Inscriptions
On front page: Anno XV - N. 19 26 Maggio 1914 Conto Corrente Postale/Il Corriere Casalingo/Questo Catalogo annuila i precedenti. Contiene indicazioni di oggetti indispensabili a tutti./ A richiesta si spedisce GRATIS (extensive text) Last page, bottom right corner, handwritten: Candela Vinezio/Viggiaro
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Keywords
Domestic Appliances, Domestic Life, Food & Drink Preparation, Italian Communities, Italian Immigration
