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GLADALAN PUNNET TRAY HOLDER

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Overview

Grey in colour with white text on upper lip. Rectangular in shape with raised sides and six concave grooves along the base with drainage holes along them.The underside of the base has a raised triangular pattern to help the drainage. There is moulded text on the base and white text printed on one end [GLADALAN NURSERY].

Historical information

The Gladalan Nursery Pty Ltd was established in Grays Road, Armadale in the 1920s and is most famous for developing the Gladalan Brown onion (Amarllidaceae Allium cepa), an heirloom variety bred by Glad and Alan Brown. The business name was an amalgamation of the owners first names. The building was demolished in 2008. Punnets were traditionally made with pliable materials such as fir, wicker, cardboard or willow and were sometimes called 'pottle'. Contemporary punnets are generally made of plastic.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2015.23A

Themes

Art and Design
People
Social History

Material

Plastic

Width

295 mm

Height or length

348 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text on base: [WALTER BARR PTY. LTD. / ENFIELD N.S.W. / PUNNET TRAY / REG. DESIGN No 51709]

Keywords

Statement of significance

Armadale. This collection is significant as it 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.

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Well provenanced

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