Wunderlich were a brand of decorative metal panels used for

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s and other architectural elements in Australia.

History

The Wunderlich company was established by

Ernest Julius Wunderlich Ernest Julius Wunderlich (16 May 1859 – 11 April 1945) was an Australian arts patron, asbestos manufacturer, autobiographer/memoirist, metal goods manufacturer and tiles manufacturer. Early life Wunderlich was born in Islington, London, E ...

in Sydney,

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, Australia in 1885. Initially the panels were imported from

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, Germany but later patents were taken out and the panels were manufactured in Australia. 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.

Notable uses of Wunderlich products

* Barnes and Co. Trading Place * Bishop's House, Toowoomba *

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*Sandgate Town Hall *Sydney Town Hall *

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History

Notable uses of Wunderlich products

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