Summary

Wooden table created by Adolph Bruhn & Son, circa 1970 - 1990. It was found stored on its back with a variety of other woodturned and miscellaneous items in Area A1 at Adolph Bruhn & Son's Wood Turners Shop, 283 Coventry Street, South Melbourne. The business was established by Adolph Bruhn circa 1893 in Little Collins Street, Melbourne. Upon his death in 1919 it was then operated by Adolph's son Sophus Christopher Bruhn. Upon Sophus's death in 1959 his son Sophus Walter Bruhn took over the business. In 1970 Sophus reduced the scale of the business and relocated to South Melbourne. The business closed upon Sophus's death in January 1990.

Adolph Bruhn migrated to Australia from Germany in 1884, at the age of 29. He arrived in Adelaide where he lived for 10 months before moving to Victoria, where he settled, established his business, married and had five children.

Physical Description

Plain table made from a light gold-coloured wood with small rectangular top with four sturdy legs that lean outwards from the top. There is one rung attached to the legs along the sides of the table and two rungs attached to the legs along the ends of the table. The rungs are situated about halfway down the legs.

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