There’s a Killer in the room


R A Fredman

Australiana, Vol 48 no 2, May 2026

Most collectors of anything have a small table or two, useful to hold your tea, coffee or wine within reach while you relax in an old-fashioned easy chair. Avid collector Bob Fredman takes us through the several different styles made in Australia over a hundred years, and highlights the importance of the technical innovations and changes in materials in the 1930s.

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