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SPOON, DESERT

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Overview

A spoon shaped with an oval head and tapered handle, splaying wider at the end of the handle. Ridged patterns on the front of the spoon. Tarnished and rusty.

Historical information

The Richon vineyard was originally planted by Joseph and Anton Marian in 1901 as Marians Vineyard with some locals referring to it as The Slavonian Vineyard. Joseph was Anton’s uncle and was originally from Austria.

A cellar was built at the site in 1906 but was almost completely burnt to the ground in 1914, it would be rebuilt and extended.

In 1919 the vineyard was sold to Gerald Valentine Patrick McCarthy who renamed it in 1920 to Richon after Rishon LeZion, a town in what is now Israel. McCarthy had spent time in the town during the First World War as an intelligence officer.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK2000.129

Material

Metal

Statement of significance

LOW

Found at cellar site of Richon Vineyard

Last modified

Friday, 2 October, 2026

Completeness

72

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