1951. Pelaco Factory

ID: 8363
Copyright: library owns image (image on public access)
Org ID: RL 102

Description: Image held by Richmond Library. Photograph showing the exterior of the factory at 23 Goodwood St on Richmond Hill as it was during its peak years. Pelaco was a well-known shirt manufacturer, pioneering production systems and improved working conditions. This building was purpose built, the factory moving there in 1922. Note the faces of a laughing 'blackfellow' painted on either side of the factory sign - these refer to the company's advertising campaign which featured an aboriginal man wearing nothing but a Pelaco shirt, saying 'Mine tinkit dey fit'. For further information, consult Richmond Library local history file RFC 453.
Subject: clothing factories

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