Summary

Borer made by Marles & Sons, circa 1900 - 1960 with handmade handle. It was found hanging from a rod projecting from the wall in 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

Tool composed of two components i.e. a blackened metal rod with a concave, functional end and hollow, cylindrical form at the other end. A gold-coloured wooden rod is attached to the metal rod at right angles via insertion through the hollow cylindrical form. This wooden rod represents the handle. One edge of functional end appears to have been deliberately incised at intervals to create measuring marks.

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