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ENVELOPE - THE MANSE RESTAURANT

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c. 2015

Overview

Flat white rectangle paper, Front has clear rectangle plastic window near the bottom. Brown text and illustration of a gabled roof building in top left corner of paper, Brown text within square on top right corner.
Left corner text reads [The MANSE / RESTAURANT / 31 Church Avenue / Armadale WA 6112]
Right corner text reads [POSTAGE / PAID / AUSTRALIA]
Back is blank with a adhesive flap opening, a blue diamond pattern on interior surface of the envelope. Text under the flap reads [tudor code 140032]

Historical information

The envelope was ordered by restaurant owner and chef Gary Smith as promotional tool. Gary owned The Manse Restaurant located at 31 Church Ave Armadale from 1991 to 2020.
The Manse Restaurant was opened around May 1988 by Alex and Kerry Koers in the former Congregational Church Manse building. In the early 1990s Gary Smith, who had been working as an apprentice at the restaurant, purchased the restaurant and ran it until its closure in 2020 due to COVID 19 pandemic and ill health.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2020.22

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Paper

Width

1 mm

Height or length

220 mm

Keywords

Gary Smith Mr

The Manse Restuarant

CHURCH Avenue 31 , ARMADALE

CHURCH Avenue Armadale

ARMADALE

Year

c. 2015

Statement of significance

The envelope was produced by The Manse Restaurant for administrative use in the 2010's by restaurant owner Gary Smith. The envelope is part of a collection of objects that tell the story of The Manse Restaurant which was a popular dining establishment with local residents from 1988 to 2020. Owner and chef Gary Smith owned the restaurant from 1991 to 2020. The Manse Restaurant was a popular place strongly supported by local dinners for much of its life from 1988 to 2020.
The envelope is representative of the dining scene in Armadale from the late 1980's to today.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Geotag

-32.153435523622, 116.01735132613

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