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Birrong Hardware Co. Pty Ltd [NSW]

c1950s. Twenty-six (26) vintage silver gelatin photographs, one with studio stamp for “Laurie Richards”, one with “Cumberland Newspapers” copyright stamp, many with jottings for hardware or builder’s orders in ink and pencil in multiple hands verso, 20.2 x 25.1cm (approx. each). Curling, slight creases and stains, some with minor surface loss from insect damage.

Birrong Hardware Company, a supplier to builders and plumbers, was located at 79 Auburn Road, Birrong, NSW (Canterbury-Bankstown area). These photographs show many aspects of the business: their delivery truck being loaded with supplies; staff behind the checkout or taking customer orders; hardware supplies including bathroom fittings, carpenters’ tools, hinges, catches, dowels and beading, and crockery supplies; and some street scenes from around Birrong, including a small brick church with a notice posted on a tree for “St Matthew’s Birrong being erected on this site.” It appears the business closed only recently.

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Item #CL199-122

Price (AUD): $1,650.00  other currencies