Published by Australian Button History www.austbuttonhistory.com
First edition June 2024.
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Glover, Cathy
Canisters and Kitchenware: A History of Plastics Manufacture in Australia.
First edition.
Most of my research has been done online. The main source has been the digital scans of newspapers and magazines found in ‘Trove’, which is the online resource of the National Library of Australia. https://trove.nla.gov.au
The following web-pages have also been helpful:
https://www.tupperware.com.au/about-us/our-story
https://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/articles/384
https://museumsvictoria.com.au/
In each chapter I have included a range of manufacturer’s products that were mentioned in adverts and articles. Whilst undoubtedly not the companies’ complete ranges, they may be of interest. The same applies to the lists of colours – they are as described in adverts, and are sometimes quite amusing! As noted, there have been hundreds of plastic factories in Australia since the industry started, so many have not been included in this work. I have tried to include as many as I could that manufactured kitchen products.
I hope that knowing a bit more about what you are buying will help you to enjoy building up your own collection. If you have any corrections or further knowledge to share, I can be contacted via my button blog:
http://www.austbuttonhistory.com/contact/
Regards,
Cathy Glover. June 2024