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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Pioneer Museum teaspoon

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Sundowner

c. 1985

Overview

silver-plated metal teaspoon with a model of a Cobb & Co coach drawn by two horses on handle

Historical information

This spoon was made by Sundowner for sale at this museum (previously named the Greenough Pioneer Museum from 1971-2012). It later ended up in Mundaring.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2917

Item type

Themes

Material

Metal (silver-plated)

Width

32 mm

Height or length

118 mm

Depth

9 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Front - PIONEER MUSEUM GREENOUGH
Back - SUNDOWNER

Contextual information

In the 1980-90s many people collected souvenir spoons from places they visited. This spoon was one of a series using sculptural models of 'pioneers' that could be ordered with the name of the place then engraved on the front. Despite having a Cobb & Co coach on the handle, this firm never operated at Greenough.

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Place made

New South Wales, Australia

Year

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Last modified

Monday, 25 November, 2024

Completeness

100

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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