Summary
Gouge, circa 1870s-1950s, taken from Area A 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
Wooden handled flat bladed gouge with brass ferrule. Blade has surface rust, handle twice the length of blade. Blade basically square, top is rounded (convex), bottom a concave groove, sides flat, top bends downwards at about 45 degree angle to meet bottom in sharpened concave edge. Handle bulbous near ferrule.
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 (Possible)
Mr Adolph Bruhn - Adolph Bruhn & Son, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1893 - 1919
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User (Probable)
Sophus Christopher Bruhn - Adolph Bruhn & Son, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1919-1959
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User
Mr Sophus W. Bruhn - Adolph Bruhn & Son, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1959-1970
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User
Mr Sophus W. Bruhn - Adolph Bruhn & Son, South Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1970-1990
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
3.8 cm (Length), 35 cm (Height)
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References
Garry Chinn and John Sainsbury, The carpenter's Companion, Quarto Publishing, London, 1988.
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Keywords
German Communities, German Immigration, Multipurpose Tools, Tools, Woodturning Industry, Working Life, Workshop Equipment, Workshop Tools
