Summary
Bag of Flat Head Nails made by Spurway Cooke Industries Pty.Ltd, circa 1989. They were found in Area C 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
Bag of 20 x 1.2mm. 100gm of flat head nails made of grey metal. The plastic bag has a cardboard label folded over the open end and stapled closed. Has a tear in the plastic under the cardboard. Hole in card- board for hanging.
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Acquisition Information
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Manufacturer
Spurway Cooke Industries Pty. Ltd., Marrickville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1989
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User
Mr Sophus W. Bruhn - Adolph Bruhn & Son, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1989
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Inscriptions
Printed front: SPURWAY/COOKE Homestead/02 1469 -6051/1900 25/89/OA/$1.35 Pp SIZE/20 x 1.6/FLAT HEAD NAILS/mm mm/100g net. Printed back of label: SPURWAY COOKE INDUSTRIES PTY.LTD./1A Sydney Steel Road, Marrickville, N.S.W./Handy Hints/ When nailing Flat Head nails into ...
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overall dimensions
10.5 cm (Length), 1.5 cm (Width), 13 cm (Height)
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Keywords
German Communities, German Immigration, Multipurpose Tools, Tools, Trades, Woodturning Industry, Woodworking
