Bushell's Coffee & Chicory Tin - Cooby Farm

DESCRIPTION

TitleBushell's Coffee & Chicory Tin - Cooby FarmObject TypeHousehold ItemsDate1940-1945DescriptionBushells 75-25 Coffee & Chicory.

Containing not less than 75 parts per cent of coffee.

1 lb net weight.

Vacuumed packed.

Packed Fresh Stays Fresh.

This coffee and chicory tin was used by members of the Smith family at their farm, 'Cooby', Albion Park.Provenance and Signifcance‘Cooby’ was built on land originally granted to J. Paul (1400 acres) and issued in 1833.

The Coughrane family owned ‘Cooby’ from the late 1800’s. Mr. Robert Coughrane leased ‘Cooby’, Portion 2, 69 acres, to Mr Nicholas Ball from c.1911 – 1916, where Robert Smith was occupier.

Nicholas Ball purchased the property in 1917. The Smith family later purchased ‘Cooby’.DonorSmith, Joseph Borrowdale

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialMetal Paper & Coffee.Dimensions10.5 cm diameter.

CLASSIFICATION

PrimaryDomestic EquipmentSecondaryFood Storage & Preservation

CONNECTIONS

CollectionCooby Collection Last edited by: Will Chittick