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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: METTERS' STAIR RAILING, ATLAS CO. BUILDING, ESPLANADE, PERTH, 1931

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1931

Overview

The promotional photograph shows a staircase with a wrought iron railing. The wall along the staircase is bordered by a dado rail and panels with a triangular motif. The dado rail and panels are also placed around the wall of the room. Metters Ltd manufactured many wrought iron and cast iron objects for the home, e.g. fireplaces.
REVERSE: Handwritten in black ink: 'Wrot [sic] Iron Railing supplied and fixed at Atlas Co.'s new Building Esplanade - Perth 1931'.

Historical information

Metters Ltd manufactured many wrought iron and cast iron objects for the home, e.g. fireplaces.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1993.305

Item type

Material

Photographic Materials

Width

200 mm

Height or length

150 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Illidge Studios, 17 Howard St, Perth, W.A.

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Statement of significance

Historical significance: Local, business and industrial history

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