Summary

Turned wooden hanger created by Adolph Bruhn & Son, circa 1970 - 1990. It was found in a pile of woodturned products in Area B2 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

Hanger made from gold-coloured wood. Front is elaborately turned and is thickest in the centre, tapering to a point at both ends. A separate, elaborately turned piece is inserted into a hole situated in a groove in the centre of the body. This hanger projects at right angles to the body. The back of the object is flat with a metal device (for hanging the object on a wall) attached to a circular depression in the wooden surface. Directly below this is a larger circular depression which holds the wooden hanger.

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