Summary

Turned wooden lamp base created by Adolph Bruhn & Son, circa 1970 - 1990. It was taken from Area A at Adolph Bruhn & Son's Wood Turners Shop, 283 Coventry Street, South Melbourne. It was displayed on high shelves in area that may have functioned as display area/shop window. 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

Lamp base made from three separate pieces of wood that have been glued together i.e. the body which is made from two symmetrical pale gold- coloured pieces of wood joined along their length, and the body which is made from a mocha-coloured wood. The grain in all three components is very pronounced. The body of the lamp is cylindrical and has two broad grooves near the bottom and one near the top. The platform is high and circular. The item is unfinished (i.e. minus internal channels for electric cords) and has writing pencilled on the side of the body and bottom of the platform.

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