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PLASTIC BAG- BIJIN

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Overview

Pink plastic bag with black text and plastic handles. On the front of the bag is an image of a bear. Under this is black text [Bijin] and next to this is an image of bamboo. In the left corner is black text [BOUTIQUE / GIFT CARDS / BEARS / PICTURES]. In the right corner there is black text [SHOPS 18,19 / ARMADALE SQUARE / JULL STREET / ARMADALE 6112 / Ph. 399 7028]. At the bottom of the front of the bag is black text [BUNZL] in between black rectangles. The back is the same as the front. On the top of the bag are two plastic handles.

Historical information

This bag was used by Pam Herbert when she went to the Bijin store. The gift store was located at Armadale Square on Jull Street in the 1980s.
The bag represents the commercial history of the City of Armadale. Large corporations and small business all played an important role in servicing the needs and wants of the local community as well as providing local employment. Social and commercial history both play an equally important role in the growth and development of a community. As the community grows so does its needs and desire for commercial business and commercial businesses can not grow without a active community there to support them.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2021.57

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Plastic

Height or length

337 mm

Keywords

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection that represents the commercial history of the City of Armadale. It represents the many different businesses that have operated in the local area and how those businesses have evolved over time. Businesses play an important role within a community, they provide wanted and needed goods and services, employment, income and opportunities to the local community. They can also operate as important social connectors, places where people gathered and engaged with other members of the community.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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