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MAGNET - FRIDGE THE MANSE RESTAURANT

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c. 2015

Overview

Flat rectangle malleable fridge magnet. Front illustration of gabled roof building, along bottom maroon strip with cream text. Text reads [BYO Alcohol / The MANSE / RESTAURANT] and [31 CHURCH AVE / ARMADALE / 9399 6078]
Back is blank magnetic material

Historical information

The fridge magnet 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-COA2020.19

Themes

People
Social History

Width

1 mm

Height or length

87 mm

Keywords

The Manse Restaurant

SMITH Gary Mr

ARMADALE

CHURCH Avenue 31 , ARMADALE

CHURCH Avenue Armadale

Year

c. 2015

Statement of significance

The fridge magnet was produced by The Manse Restaurant for promotional use in the 2010's by restaurant owner Gary Smith. The magnet 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 fridge magnet is representative of the dining scene in Armadale from the late 1980's to today.

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Well provenanced

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