T Section

Provenance

Camera: NIKON D7000
Lens: 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Settings: 24mm · f/4.0 · 0.3 sec · ISO 100
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A heavy cast-iron pump valve bolted to the brick floor of the Bradmill Denim factory at Yarraville, its flanged body thick with age. The complex spun, wove and dyed cotton and denim from the early 1950s until it closed around 2001.

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In situ

T Section at Bradmill Denim, black-framed print displayed in situ on a wall.

T Section at Bradmill Denim, raw timber-framed print displayed in situ on a wall.

T Section at Bradmill Denim, glass print displayed in situ on a wall.

01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title: T Section
Series: Bradmill Denim
Catalogue: BDE-024
Process: Giclée
Captured: 18 March 2012
Camera: NIKON D7000
Lens: 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/4.0
Shutter: 0.3 sec s
ISO: 100
Focal length: 24 mm
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size: 290 × 200 mm
Location: Yarraville, Victoria, Australia
Authenticity: C2PA verified provenance →
Recognised by: Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards

02 LOCATION

Yarraville, Victoria, Australia

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03 THE STORY

About this print

The cast-iron pump valve bolted to the brick floor was part of the drainage or circulation infrastructure in one of the processing areas at Bradmill, a fixed point in a pipework system that moved liquid through the mill's operations. These floor-level fittings were installed during the construction of the plant and remained in position through the entire operational life of the factory. By March 2012 the flanged body was thick with corrosion and chemical residue, the gate valve still attached, the pipework rising behind it into the dim interior. A single blue bottle cap rested on the floor nearby, the only object to have arrived after the factory closed.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A heavy cast-iron pump valve sits bolted to the brick floor, its flanged body thick with corrosion and chemical residue. A small gate valve protrudes from one side, lever still intact. Behind it, steel pipework and handrails recede into the dim interior of an industrial processing hall. Corrugated metal cladding lines the walls and roof. The brick pavers are blackened, coated in grime. A single blue bottle cap rests on the floor nearby.

Brett Patman

The series

Bradmill Denim

2011 · 52 photographs

The Bradford family founded Bradford Cotton Mills in Sydney in 1927. The company expanded into Victoria in 1940, began producing denim in 1945, and grew into Bradmill Industries Ltd. The Yarraville factory on Francis Street was the country's only indigo denim mill.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

Print sizes

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