Summary
This wax model was based on a specimen grown and presented to the museum by Fricke, a farmer farmer from Carisbrook near Maryborough, 1875. The model was made in the museum by Thomas McMillan.
Synonym: Prince Bismarck. This apple is a cooking variety and is harvested in winter. This Victorian seedling was raised by Benjamin Clarkson, gardener, of Smoky Gully, Carisbrook near Maryborough. The first fruit was distributed in 1874.
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Collection Names
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Acquisition Information
Donation for Modelling from Fricke, 1875
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Modelmaker
Mr Thomas McMillan - Industrial & Technological Museum, Australia, 1875
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Grower of Item Modelled
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Grower
Mr Benjamin Clarkson, Smoky Gully, Carisbrook, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Overall Dimensions
11.2 cm (Width), 12.3 cm (Height)
Object measured for Australia Gallery Redevelopment.
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