Sign
Description
A green metal sign used to mark fences of dairy farms for the Egmont Dairy Company. The sign is coated in green, with white lettering for " EGMONT DAIRY CO. / 406 ". There is also a white border. Both sides of the sign have this printed on them. There are three metal hooks - two on the top and one of the side - used to hang the sign on a fence or gate.
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Maker
Subject person
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Signs
such
as
this
one
are
a
familiar
sight
around
rural
Taranaki,
although
the
Egmont
Dairy
Company
is
no
longer
in
action.
The
Egmont
Dairy
Company
was
the
result
of
smaller
dairy
companies
amalgamating
together
in
1974,
and
in
1980
the
Egmont
Dairy
Company
became
a
part
of
the
Moa
Nui
Company.
This sign was donated by David Knapman, who was the maintenance manager for the Egmont Dairy Company. In 1983 he and his wife Louise bought the Pihama dairy factory, which had been used after the dairy factory closed as a piggery. Over many years they painstakingly renovated the property, and grew fields of lavender and made their own soap. However changing circumstances meant the factory was sold in 2014. David recalls keeping a selection of gate signs and other paraphernalia with the intention of decorating a room in the renovated factory, but unfortunately this dream didn't quite make it to reality.
This sign was donated by David Knapman, who was the maintenance manager for the Egmont Dairy Company. In 1983 he and his wife Louise bought the Pihama dairy factory, which had been used after the dairy factory closed as a piggery. Over many years they painstakingly renovated the property, and grew fields of lavender and made their own soap. However changing circumstances meant the factory was sold in 2014. David recalls keeping a selection of gate signs and other paraphernalia with the intention of decorating a room in the renovated factory, but unfortunately this dream didn't quite make it to reality.
Accession number
PA2014.004
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