Historical information
Box and scissors were afterwards presented to Ida Lewers, a daughter of Samuel Lewers, first Manager of the Bank of New South Wales in Linton.
Physical description
Small, oblong, black box, with opening stud at front. Box contains scissors used by Ida Lewers in ceremony to connect Linton to statewide electricity supply.
Inscriptions & markings
"Presented to-Miss I Lewers-with the Compliments of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria-Electricity Supply Department, Ballarat Branch, on the occasion of-the "Switching On" of the Electricity Supply to Linton-7th September 1939".
