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Actions Displays	Cardboard box Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM2012/004:001 TitleCardboard box CreatorR. Solomon & Co. DescriptionCardboard box from 1956 for matzo produced at the R. Solomon & Co. factory in Waterloo, NSW. R. Solomon & Co. was founded in 1890 and has supplied "Solomon's Matzo" to Australian Jews ever since, selling 20 tons of matzo at its peak. However, in 2011 the Solomon's Matzo factory - located in Darlinghurst from 1927 and then Waterloo from 1956 - was forced to close due to increasing production costs and competition with Israeli-produced matzo. "Solomon's Matzo" will continue to appear on Australian shelves but will now be imported from Israel. Production placeWaterloo, New South Wales, Australia Production date circa 1956 Subjectmatzoh, Australian Jewish history, Passover, festivals, celebrations etc. Object namepackages Materialpaper Dimensions length: 485.00 mm width: 435.00 mm depth: 3.00 mm Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ron Saltoon

Object numberM2012/004:001

TitleCardboard box

DescriptionCardboard box from 1956 for matzo produced at the R. Solomon & Co. factory in Waterloo, NSW.

R. Solomon & Co. was founded in 1890 and has supplied "Solomon's Matzo" to Australian Jews ever since, selling 20 tons of matzo at its peak. However, in 2011 the Solomon's Matzo factory - located in Darlinghurst from 1927 and then Waterloo from 1956 - was forced to close due to increasing production costs and competition with Israeli-produced matzo. "Solomon's Matzo" will continue to appear on Australian shelves but will now be imported from Israel.

Production placeWaterloo, New South Wales, Australia

Production date circa 1956

Subjectmatzoh, Australian Jewish history, Passover, festivals, celebrations etc.

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ron Saltoon

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