Wunderlich (panels)
Wunderlich showrooms, Brisbane, 1913
Wunderlich were a brand of decorative metal panels used for pressed metal ceilings and other architectural elements in Australia.
History
The Wunderlich company was established by Ernest Julius Wunderlich in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in 1885. Initially the panels were imported from Berlin, Germany but later patents were taken out and the panels were manufactured in Australia.[1]
The panels were produced until the 1950s when popular tastes changed away from these traditional elements. In 1983, production of the panels recommenced to meet the needs of restorations of period buildings.[2]
Notable uses of Wunderlich products
- Barnes and Co. Trading Place
- Bishop's House, Toowoomba
- Esk War Memorial
- First World War Honour Board, National Australia Bank (308 Queen Street)
- Graceville Uniting Church
- Gympie Court House
- National Australia Bank (308 Queen Street)
- North Pine Pumping Station
- Our Lady of Assumption Convent, Warwick
- Santa Barbara, New Farm
- St Isidore's
References
- ↑ Walsh, G. P. "Wunderlich, Ernest Julius (1859–1945)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ↑ "History - Wunderlite Reproduction Panels". www.wunderlite.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
Further reading
- Wunderlich, Ernest, 1859-1945; Wunderlich Limited (1927-01-01), Forty years of Wunderlich industry, 1887-1927, Wunderlich Limited — full text available online
- Wunderlich Limited (1957), Seventy years of Wunderlich industry, Wunderlich Limited
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