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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: INTERIOR OF METTERS' FACTORY - CARPENTERS' SHOP

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c. 1937

Overview

Black and white photograph of Metters' factory interior showing the carpenter's shop. Workers are busy at work benches and standing next to stacks of timber. A completed garden bench stands in lower left foreground. In the background there is a large number of machinery (pulleys, etc.) Shelving containing various items is shown to the left of the photograph. The corrugated iron roof can be seen through the exposed rafters.

Historical information

One of a number of photographs relating to Metters Ltd. Products.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1994.329

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

211 mm

Height or length

160 mm

Inscriptions and markings

R.G. Illidge, 17 Howard Street, Perth

Keywords

Shops And Businesses, Subiaco

Year

Statement of significance

Business, industry and manufacturing history. Metters Ltd

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