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LID, SEWING MACHINE DRAWER

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Frister & Rossmann

c. 1899 - 1940

Overview

Rectangular piece of three ply laminate with chamfered edges, the ends are jagged where they have been broken.

Historical information

Frister & Rossmann, Berlin, was founded in 1864 and made award winning sewing machines which were very popular in Australia. This one was purchased before the start of World War One and was originally used in Queensland by the Barrymore family before being brought to Western Australia some time after World War One. When the war began, businesses selling these sewing machines would remove all German related markings, although this did not prevent sales from plummeting as people avoided German made products. During the war Frister & Rossmann, like many other manufacturing business transformed their factories to manufactured weapons for the German army.
After the war the company returned to making sewing machines and in 1920 was once again exporting their machines around the world. The company was dissolved in 1929 and in 1945 the brand name was sold to a British company.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK1975.113B

Material

Wood

Width

15.2000 cm

Height or length

0.3000 cm

Depth

5.5000 cm

Keywords

Place made

Germany

Year

c. 1899 - 1940

Statement of significance

This object is part of collection with good provenance and or interpretive potential that tells the story of the City of Armadale's connection to armed conflicts around the world from the late 1800s to today. The collection explores the experiences of people associated with the City of Armadale who went to war, their experiences when they returned as well as how these conflicts impacted the community who stayed behind.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

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