Thread: Turner australia collector

Hi Johns,

There are two groups, I would think be very pleased to assist you..

In Melbourne, the Hand Tool Preservation Society of Australia
http://www.htpaa.org.au

In Sydney the Traditional Tools Group
http://www/tttg.org.au

Both groups have Turner related information that may be of use.

Perhaps Peter Evans can chime in here, he, might be able to put you in touch with some Turner Collectors/Historians in the Sydney Area.

Regards
Ray

http://www.htpaa.org.au/turner.php provides you with quite a bit of information. Melbourne will obviously provide more information than Sydney. I will place a request for information in The Traditional Tools Group (TTTG) News next issue

Cheers
Peter Evans
TTTG Committee, Sydney

Thank you
Ray and Peter
I have been a member of htpaa. Graeme Plaw has been of great help. We as a family dont know very much of RW Turner's interests in his endevours. Most of his life he would hold family meetings, go round and round and tell you nothing. We are sure he had interests that he never told his family about. His business interests as a young man are not well documented. His manufacture of knitting needles and hand bag frames are a mystery. I have just seen for the first time a hand bag frame. The moderne handle Co made locks for furnture, we do know he had trouble with marketing handles and locks to the furniture industry so he put them into the hardware stores. As for Gasmate his son ran the business but with the every day phone call to dad as to what to do. We also know little of the business interests in Asia. if any one can shed light on any of these, we would love to know.

johns