Street lamp.
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Object detail
Description
Street lamp. Handmade of galvanised steel sheeting with soldered joins by plumber Dick Holm of Lowood. Although made in the middle of the 20th Century it is of a style used in the 19th Century.
Classification
LIGHTING
TRADES Plumbing
TRADES Tinsmithing
TRADES Plumbing
TRADES Tinsmithing
Maker
Production place
Measurements
L 460 X W 460 X H 710
Media/Materials description
galvanised steel sheet
plumbers' solder
plumbers' solder
Signature/Marks
No marks or identification.
History and use
Richard ( Dick) Holm had a Lowood plumbing business from the 1930s. Sheet metal manufacturing and soldering were part of the plumbing trade in the era of corregated steel water tanks and roofs 1850s - 1950s). Dick Holm also made jugs, lamps, tubs, window awnings, roof finials, roof vents etc of sheet metal, both as part of his business and as a hobby.
This handmade lamp is of a style used for street lighting in the nineteenth and early 20th centuries.
This handmade lamp is of a style used for street lighting in the nineteenth and early 20th centuries.
Associated person
Registration number
H49447
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