Summary
Piece of timber.
Stock in the woodturning business of Adolph Bruhn & Son, South Melbourne, 1970-1990, and previously in Little Collins Street, Melbourne. 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
Slab or piece of wood cut from a tree trunk. The trunk has been cut in cross section and, as a consequence, the slab of wood is edged with the original bark. Found in Area E2 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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User
Adolph Bruhn & Son, 283 Coventry Street, South Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1970-1990
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
14 cm (Length), 56 cm (Width), 72.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
German Communities, German Immigration, Woodturning Industry
