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Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - German Hairclippers, Alcoso Company, c1900 - 1950
Hair and beard clipping was frequently carried out at home prior to WW11 and often much later in rural areas. Manual hair clippers were readily available for purchase. The Alcoso company started as steel manufacturers by Alexander Coppel in 1821. Alcoso is an acronym for Alexander Coppel Solingen. They were very successful and opened a second manufacturing facility sometime in the 1850s. They manufactured pipes, rolled steel, wire, tableware, daggers, swords, knives and razors. They started manufacturing razors in the 1850s. The company is most famous for their swords. The Coppel family that Alexander donated millions of marks to charity including building an orphanage, a school for the disadvantaged, and a recreation centre. They headed various social rights groups. They were leading citizens of Solingen. The family was Jewish and the company was Aryanized in 1936. Alexander Coppel and his family were sent to a concentration camp in 1941 along with the remaining Solingen Jews. He died there of starvation in 1942 at the age of 77.This kind of hair clippers were a common household item in the early 20th century. They are representative of an important Jewish company prior to WW2.2 sets of hairclippers made from steel alloy. The arms of the clippers are hinged and can be adjusted with a wing screw. The arms are squeezed together and released. like scissors to operate,On box lid: "Haarschneide-Maschine/ Hairclipper/ "Alcoso"/ Solingen / Tondeuse/ Maquina para cortar el pelo" Translation hair cutting machinehair clippers, alcoso company, alexander coppe, personal items -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, John McGourty, Black Saturday-Stories of love, loss and courage from the Victorian bushfires, 2009
Stories of love, loss and courage from the Victorian bushfires on Black SaturdayFront cover has a photograph taken on Black Saturday by Alex Coppel from the Sunday Herald Sun; smoke from Black Saturday fires turns day into night as CFA volunteers race towards a new firefront at Labertouche. There is also a banner across the top of the front cover that says 'All proceeds from this book go to the Salvation Army Victorian Bushfire Appeal. non-fictionStories of love, loss and courage from the Victorian bushfires on Black Saturdaybushfire, black saturday, victoria, kilmore east, wandong, strathewen, kinglake west, st andrews, steels creek, kinglake, flowerdale, marysville, gippsland, bendigo, beechworth, medgegonga -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - Ristori Estate, Lots 20 and 21
11 documents about the sales (31/05/1919 initially; then March 1920) of Lots 20 and 21 Ristori Estate: 1/3 contracts of sale to Edwin Percy Smith from ME Coppel. 2/2 receipts from Yeo Crosthwaite & Co. to E.P. Smith dated 26/11/1919 and 24/02/1920 for quarterly payments. 3/1 working copy of contract of sale dated March 1920 from E.P.Smith to Thomas Herbert Evans Putt. 4/1 handwritten letter dated 09/08/1920 from E.P. Smith to Mr P. St John Hall Esq asking for advice about transfer papers for the Ristori Estate. 5/1 typed letter dated 16/08/1920 from Yeo Crosthwaite & Co to E.P. Smith asking for signing return of Alienation Notice. 6/1 handwritten letter dated 23/08/1920 from E.P. Smith to Mr P. St John Hall asking whether he or Mr Putt should sign papers. 7/1 typed letter dated 07/09/1920 from Yeo Crosthwaite & Co. to E.P. Smith asking for return of Land Tax Alienation Notice. 8/1 handwritten note dated 18/09/1920 from (likely) Mr Putt to Yeo Crosthwaite & Co returning Land Tax Notice & further Notice of Sale; 9/Business Card (handwritten) for Thomas Herbert & Evan Putt, Builder, Inkerman Road, Caulfieldripponlea, smith edwin percy, inkerman road, ristori estate, glenhuntly rd, glen huntly road, correspondence, auctions, putt thomas herbert evans, builders, yeo crosthwaite & co., receipts, elsternwick, coppel m.e, auctioneers -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Glenhuntly Road, Elsternwick
Three three page extracts from Andrew Ward’s 1994 Caulfield Conservation Study on commercial buildings in Glen Huntly Road, Elsternwick. The three studies concern Moore’s Buildings 1891 shops at 305-313 Glen Huntly Road, shops at 323-329 Glen Huntly Road and E J Buckeridge’s Buildings 1911 shops at 357-371 Glen Huntly Road. The studies describe the buildings’ architectural features, provide a historical overview and statements of the buildings’ significance, especially in relation to the Land Boom and commercial development between 1890 to the 19020s. All three studies include a black and white photograph (109mm x 152mm; 114mm x 150mm; 110mm x 151mm) of the shop fronts.glen huntly road, moore’s buildings 1891, italianate style, architectural styles, architectural features, verandahs, elsternwick, moore hugh, selwyn street, st georges road, glenmoore, glenmoore estate, corkill french and pugh, jamieson w w, thompson a g, eddy henrietta, valey frank, allen thomas, saddlers, dairy products, green w i, undertakers, delany edward, drapers, herbenstreit huldreich, butcher shops, sincock john, plumbers, allen t, greengrocers, coppel george, painters, dickinson f h, dickinson v, johnson thomas, cole constance, hairdressers, ortner frank, drycleaners, gaffney elodie, ward andrew, long mr, robinson mr, le page mr, byers robert, carter mary, millar c, smythe f c, crook thomas, stancy h, crook’s national stores pty ltd, e j buckeridge’s buildings 1911, kelly walter, staniland grove, buckeridge edward, hannon john, kellett frances, beck miss, armstrong miss, tuck mary, milliners, doherty john, adams herbert, bakeries, perry robert, picture framers, adams clifford, arches, windows, shops, land subdivision, retail trade, property developers, advertising signs