Jewellery and jewellery making tools

John McManus

1905-1908

Jewellery, semi-precious stones and jewellery-making tools, in boxes (3), opal / stones / metal / cardboard / textile, possibly made by John McManus, used by Bert Mitchell, Rowe Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1905-1908

Powerhouse

A collection of jewelry, gemstones, and jewelry-making tools are displayed in open boxes and on sample cards. Some items are labeled with names of stones. Jewellery, semi-precious stones and jewellery-making tools, in boxes (3), opal / stones / metal / cardboard / textile, possibly made by John McManus, used by Bert Mitchell, Rowe Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1905-1908 Consisting of semi-precious stones, jewellery-making tools, a pair of opal earrings and a tie pin, this material comes from the workshop of Bert Mitchell, a jeweller who occupied 1 Rowe Street, Sydney, from 1914 to 1925. 'For almost a century, Rowe Street was Sydney's little slice of Bohemia - quaint, arty and as near as we could manage to Montmartre. A rendezvous when coffee bars were new, Rowe Street wa