Billiard Table Iron

DESCRIPTION

TitleBilliard Table Iron Object TypeObjectDatec.1880DescriptionBilliard table iron used on billiard tables at the Albion Park Hotel .

Billiards was extremely popular in Australia the 19th century. Henry Upton Alcock, who set up a Billiards business in Fitzroy, Victoria, was described as the 'father of the Australian Billiards Trade'. Alcock's manufactured Billiards Tables using Australian timbers and made all Billiards accessories including balls, cues and irons.

Makers MarkAlcock & Co. Russell Street Melbourne.Provenance and SignifcanceIn 1879, Gabriel Timbs built his Albion Park Hotel on the site, a two-storied building consisting of 12 large rooms with balcony and verandah on two sides. James Condon moved across from the 'old' Albion Hotel site to become licensee of Gabriel’s 'new' Albion Park Hotel or in Gabriel’s correct pronunciation his ‘Otel’.

Gabriel sold the hotel to Edward Boland Bendon, who in 1884 sold it to John and Margaret Martin. The Martins catered for many grand dinners, notably the luncheon for the opening celebration of the new 1884 Dairy Factory in Calderwood Road Albion Park.

The hotel was again sold to James O’Gorman in 1908, and the O’Gorman family continued until after WW11. Subsequent owners have refurbished and altered the hotel, currently single storey, retaining the name Albion Park Hotel.
DonorSlew, Harry

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialSteel Handle, Cast IronDimensions25 cm x 12 cm x 4 cm

CLASSIFICATION

PrimaryRecreationsSecondarySports

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CollectionObjectsFamilyTimbsO'GormanLocalityAlbion ParkPlaceThe Albion Park HotelRelated Item1999.38 Last edited by: Annette Charlton

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