Historical information

This catalogue belonged to Alderdice Brass Foundry in Warrnambool. It was donated to the museum by John Downing from the foundry. The catalogue is for the firm of J Bartram & Son who were suppliers of dairy equipment. They were one of the earliest suppliers of mechanical milking machines in Victoria.

Significance

The catalogue is significant as it is from an early dairy supplier and shows early dairy equipment. The Alderdice Brass Foundry has been in operation since the 19th century.

Physical description

Blue covered catalogue booklet with white text and illustrations of a cow, separator, butter maker and butter slicer machines.

Inscriptions & markings

To Dairymen &/Agriculturalists/Milk/Cream/and/Butter
J.BARTRAM & SON. PTY. LTD./586-588 BOURKE ST./MELBOURNE