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BUTTER DISH

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1965 - 1972

Overview

Small round china butter dish with two maroon circles around the perimeter.
Text on base of dish.

Historical information

Pam collected this dish from either Thorn's Bakery, where she would have lunch when working in Armadale in the late 1960s to early 1970s, or from the Railway Hotel where she worked c1971.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2013.7

Themes

People
Social History

Width

82 mm

Height or length

14 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text on base of ashtray: [''DURALINE'' / SUPER / VITRIFIED / IVORY / GRINDLEY / HOTELWARE Co. / ENGLAND / GIBSONS & PATERSON PTY.Ld / 1/34 ]

Keywords

Railway Hotel, ARMADALE

Thorn's Bakery, ARMADALE

HERBERT Pam Mrs

ARMADALE

JULL Street, Armadale

Year

1965 - 1972

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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