Summary

Box of Steel Belt Lacing manufactured by Baxters Pty. Ltd., circa 1950-1975. It was found in the cupboard of a cabinet in Area E4 in 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

Burgundy-coloured box with silver labels inscribed in black ink on top and centre front of box. Box contains 23 segments of steel belt lacing which have identical form and width but which vary in length. Lacing has variegated teeth which project at right angles from a flat base.

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