Historical information
Guyetts and Sons is a family business that began providing funeral services in Warrnambool and South West Victoria in 1905. Today in 2019 the business is still in operation as Guyetts Funerals Warrnambool.
This wooden coffin was used as a display model in the 1920s at Guyetts. Its simple six-sided design was an economical choice as it used less wood than the box-shaped coffins.
Significance
This coffin is an example of coffin design in the 1920s in Warrnambool and South West Victoria. It is historically significant, representing a local business that began in the first decade of the 1900s and is still in operation today.
Physical description
Coffin made of polished wood with pressed, silver coloured metal decorations on top and along sides in several designs. Its shape is similar to the human body; wide at the shoulders and narrow at the feet. It has a six-sided base and a completely removable lid. The coffin was used as a display coffin by Guyett and Sons, funeral directors of Warrnambool, from the 1920s.
Inscriptions & markings
None
Subjects
- flagstaff hill,
- warrnambool,
- shipwrecked-coast,
- flagstaff-hill,
- flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum,
- maritime-museum,
- shipwreck-coast,
- flagstaff-hill-maritime-village,
- coffin,
- display coffin,
- guyett funeral directors warrnambool,
- warrnambool 1920s,
- warrnambool 1905 business,
- funeral item,
- funeral service,
- funeral director warrnambool,
- funeral home,
- funeral arrangements,
- burial service,
- cemetery funeral,
- death,
- herse,
- cemetery supplies,
- funeral director supplies,
- mortuary equipment
References
- Guyetts Funerals Warrnambool History of Guyetts Funerals
- Coffin Straps Associated item, Flagstaff Hill’s Registration Number 1574.2, also donated by Guyetts & Sons Funeral Services, Warrnambool
- Coffin Rods Associated item, Flagstaff Hill’s Registration Number 1408.02, also donated by Guyetts & Sons Funeral Services, Warrnambool
