Lot 1981

Description

Bradfield, Dr. John J.C., metal tube containing leads and pen nibs (late 19th century) 6cm; Draftsman's retractable metal pen, (late 19th century), 10cm.; Survey instrument (Goniometer) in brass inscribed Turner & Henderson, Sydney, held within a satin and velvet lined box with a broken hinge (late 19th century). Very good. (3)

Ex Mark Marshan Collection. The first two and possibly the third item come from the estate of Dr. John J.C. Bradfield. Dr. John Job Crew Bradfield CMG (26 December 1867 - 23 September 1943) was a prominent Australian engineer who is best known for his work overseeing the design and building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which was opened in 1932. He in 1891 joined the New South Wales Public Works Department. In 1912 he was appointed Chief Engineer for metropolitan railway construction, when he commenced his long association with secretary Kathleen Muriel Butler. In 1915 Bradfield submitted a report outlining a grand scheme for Sydney's railways involving the electrification of the suburban railways, a city underground railway and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Bradfield retired from the New South Wales Department of Public Works at the end of July 1933 after 42 years of service with the intention of continuing to work as a consulting engineer.