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DISH, KIDNEY

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c. 1920 - 1994

Overview

Medical Kidney Dish, white enamel, black rim edge, with some of the enamel broken off.

Historical information

This kidney dish was used by members of the Cosgrave and Glew families of Armadale. In the early 1925 Benjamin Cecil Glew married Teresa Cosgrave at St Francis Xavier's Roman Catholic Church in Armadale. Teresa was born in Armadale in 1899.
The dish ended up with their daughter Patricia who in the 1940s married Bert Ten Haaf and moved to Yangebup.
The dish was made by Metters Limited, an Australian company widely known for its stoves and ovens. The company also manufactured a variety of metal agricultural, bathroom, medical and kitchenware products.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK1994.32B

Item type

Medicines

Themes

People
Social History

Width

95 mm

Height or length

172 mm

Depth

26 mm

Keywords

GLEW Patricia Frances Ms

TEN HAAF Patricia Frances Mrs nee GLEW

ARMADALE

YANGEBUP

Year

c. 1920 - 1994

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of items associated with a person or family who have played a significant role in the economic, community or social development of the City of Armadale. This can include holding key political or social positions within the community, being a key contributor or member of a community organisation, a strong contributor to improving the well-being of the local community, a prominent figure in a local business or industry, developer of new industries or activities or someone who grew up in the area and moved away and had a noteworthy career or life.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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