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2001/84/451 Road sign attachments (8), Olympic Road and Transport Authority, Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, metal, made to support Olympic road signs, c.2000
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Object statement
Road sign attachments (8), Olympic Road and Transport Authority, Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, metal, made to support Olympic road signs, c.2000
The Significance Statement summarises why an object is important and places it in a social and cultural context. An object may be significant for various reasons, including: historical use, rarity, design/aesthetics, new technology or changes in society. Statement of significance
These metal fittings were used to attach Olympic road signs, 2001/84/411 - 2001/84/450, to metal poles in and around Sydney. The signs were erected by the Olympic Roads and Transport Authority (ORTA), and were in use throughout the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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The fittings were designed to attach road signs to poles.

The fittings were molded from metal in around 2000.
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The metal fittings were used to attach Olympic road signs, 2001/84/411 - 2001/84/450, to metal poles in and around Sydney. The signs were erected by the Olympic Roads and Transport Authority (ORTA), and were in use throughout the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Made for and owned by the Olympic Roads and Transport Authority, and donated to the Powerhouse Museum after use in the Games.

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Description
Road sign attachments (8), Olympic Road and Transport Authority, Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, metal, made to support Olympic road signs, c.2000

Selection of road sign attachment fittings.
Made: 1995 - 2005
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
2001/84/451
Production date
1995 - 2005

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Acquisition credit line
Part of the Sydney 2000 Games Collection. Gift of the New South Wales Government, 2001
This object belongs to:
Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games Collection
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