Historical information

Pender Bros began in 1892 in Maitland New South Wales who supplied beekeeping supplies to the local beekeepers and later to beekeepers Australia wide. In the early 1970s was the largest factory in the southern hemisphere. In the late 1970s Pender Bros sold the beekeeping business in the late 1970s to the workers of Pender Bros and the name changed to Pender Beekeeping. The business moved to Rutherford New South Wales. The business was sold and changed to Pender Beegoods around 1989. In late 2002 it changed hands again to Pender Beekeeping Supplies and moved to Cardiff, Lake Macquarie New South Wales.

Physical description

Metal cylinder with hinged lid with spout on top. Cylinder for containing smoking medium connected by hose (missing) to small bellows on base. Marked on base with Pender Bros Ltd Makers West Maitland

Inscriptions & markings

Pender Bros Ltd West Maitland (New South Wales)