Historical information
Archibald McKirdy purchased the Toyne's hoist business in 1925 and moved its production from Carnegie to Mont Albert where the family had lived since the 1880s. The factory was in Mont Albert Road near the railway line and the family lived at 2 Stanhope Street.
'Hung Out to Dry' is based on detailed and innovative research and analysis; part family history, part social history, part industrial history, part garden history. It is the story of the rotary clothes hoist.
Physical description
'Hung Out to Dry' is based on detailed and innovative research research and analysis; part family history, part social history, part industrial history, part garden history. It is the story of the rotary clothes hoist.
