Summary
Hand rest, used to support the cutting tool as it cut the timber on the lathe. Circa 1900.
Used in the woodturning business of Adolph Bruhn & Son, South Melbourne, 1970-1990, and previously in Little Collins Street, Melbourne. The business made a wide range of wooden products, including tables and architectural mouldings, and undertook specialist turning tasks. Part of a collection of nearly 900 items, including a lathe, cutting tools, hand tools, products, workshop fittings, office equipment, portraits, and an accounts ledger.
Physical Description
Long, thin, rectangular metal length curving to edge at top and with round, solid metal pole welded on slight angle at bottom towards each end. Found in Area B2 in workshop, resting near lathe.
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
Adolph Bruhn & Son, 121-123 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900-1970
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User
Adolph Bruhn & Son, 283 Coventry Street, South Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1970-1990
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Inscriptions
Inscribed, middle of long bar, one side "RH [manufacturer's logo]".
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Classification
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
120 cm (Length), 19 cm (Width), 2.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
German Communities, German Immigration, Tools, Woodturning Industry
