MOTAT oral history interview with Bill Mullan

Object detail

Accession number

07-511

Maker

Bill Mullan
Ian Robertson

Description

Oral history interview with Bill Mullan covering his work in the motor trade as an upholsterer beginning in the 1920s for General Motors in Petone, Wellington. Contains detailed information about the process of car upholstery, car assembly process, names of different firms he worked for and his own business.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic/Polyester
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic/Polyester
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic/Polyester
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic/Polyester

Physical description

2 sound cassettes (ca. 105 minutes) : analog: MP3 and WAV files on drive (114 minutes)

Credit line

Bill Mullan et al. 13 Apr 2004. MOTAT oral history interview with Bill Mullan, 07-511. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Audiotape Audiocassette Tools & Equipment for Communication Sound Communication T&E Sound Communication Media

Production place

Taupo Bay of Plenty New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Mullan, Bill (b. 1909) Interviews New Zealand Automobile industry workers Anecdotes Design and construction Automobiles Anecdotes Upholstery Sound recording and reproducing

Collection type

Audio Visual Walsh Memorial Library

Subject auto tags

Peripheral Ear Body jewelry Audio equipment Eyewear Earrings Jewellery Gadget Art Headpiece

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