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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plaque - Plaque, Otto C Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works Port Melbourne, 1900s
... Plaque, Otto C Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works Port...Otto C SCHUMACHER...) "Made by The Otto C Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works Port... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Plaque, Otto C Schumacher Mill ...The company was at the corner of Graham St and Esplanade East. Listed in Sands and McDougall's 1891 to early 1950s (variations of the name) Also sometimes listed as Esplanade East. Full page advertisment (p44) in Greater Port Melbourne Centenary Souvenir, Nov 1939.Brass name plaque - early 1900s (probably after 1918) "Made by The Otto C Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works Port Melbourne"schumacher mill furnishing works, otto c schumacher, industry - manufacturing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, D. W. Paterson Co. Pty. Ltd, Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works Pty Ltd Port Melbourne, Victoria, c.1940
... Otto C SCHUMACHER... in Port Melbourne by German immigrant, Otto Charles SCHUMACHER... by German immigrant, Otto Charles SCHUMACHER and occupied the site ...The 38 page illustrated catalogue from Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works contains b & W photographs of their mixing, packing and sifting machinery. Each photograph is accompanied by a description & detailed statistics. The firm was founded in 1896 in Port Melbourne by German immigrant, Otto Charles SCHUMACHER and occupied the site on the corner of Graham Street & Esplanade East. On his father's death the business was taken over by his son, Ferdinand SCHUMACHER , who died just 8 months later. The firm continued trading until 1950 and the factory was demolished in 1985 to make way for social housing.Blue bound book with a coloured cover that has photographs of many of the items produced by Schumacher Mill machinery.otto c schumacher, schumacher mill furnishing works, industry - manufacturing, ferdinand schumacher -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, David RADCLIFFE, Making it Here Four Enterprising Immigrant Engineers and the Evolution of Manufacturing in Port Melbourne, Jan 2024
... Otto SCHUMACHER... Factory Otto SCHUMACHER Alfred HARMAN Albert LONGONI Fred DAVID ...The book centres on the lives of four mechanical engineers, Otto SCHMACHER, Alfred HARMAN, Albert LONGONI and Fred DAVID and their contribution to the manufacturing industry in Port Melbourne.Blue covered book with title & author's name in white and a black & white photograph of Port Melbourne Engineering Works on the front cover.industry - manufacturing, port melbourne engineering works, commonwealth aircraft factory, otto schumacher, alfred harman, albert longoni, fred david