Historical information

J. Mann and Sons was first established as a farm produce store in 1921. The range of products was extended in the 1930s and included groceries and hardware, as well as the first petrol bowser in Wodonga outside the store. After WWII, the premises were extended and the range of products continued to increase.

In the 1960s the Mann Family opened a new supermarket in Wodonga, in addition to the hardware business, providing steel, plumbing and industrial supplies, and they employed over 100 people at one stage. With changes in the retail industry, the Mann Family sold the main hardware business to Bunnings and the steel and rural produce business to the Kelly brothers in 2006.

Significance

This item is significant because it was used and distributed by a major retail business which operated in Wodonga for more than 80 years.

Physical description

A white plastic shopping bag featuring a map of Mann's of Wodonga printed in red and yellow.

Inscriptions & markings

Mann's of Wodonga
For SERVICE and VARIETY
phone 24 1066
ONE STOP SHOPPING