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Subiaco Museum > Records

URINAL: BLUE AND WHITE ENAMELLED

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Overview

White enamelled metal urinal, with blue rim and spot-welded handle. Metters.

Historical information

Robert Willcocks' father, Cecil Robert Willcocks, worked at the Metters factory in Subiaco from 1934-1963 (29 years). The donor recalls his father bringing these objects home from the factory, they were probably seconds. See also oral history recording.

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-2007.15

Item type

Material

Inscriptions and markings

Metters

Keywords

Willcocks Family

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Domestic - Bathroom

Statement of significance

technical; example of product from local manufacturer

Historic:
Representativeness:

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

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Thursday, 9 June, 2022

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