The Potato Factory
E501615
The Potato Factory is a historical novel by Australian author Geoff Burton that fictionalizes the early life of convict-turned-entrepreneur Ikey Solomon in 19th-century Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Potato Factory canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5195049 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Potato Factory Context triple: [Geoff Burton, notableWork, The Potato Factory]
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A.
The Potato Planters
The Potato Planters is a realist painting by Jean-François Millet depicting rural peasants laboring in the fields, emblematic of his focus on the dignity and hardship of peasant life.
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B.
Potano
Potano were a Timucua-speaking Indigenous people who inhabited north-central Florida prior to and during early European contact.
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C.
The Pepperpot
The Pepperpot is a distinctive octagonal former town hall and market house that serves as an iconic historic landmark in the Surrey town of Godalming, England.
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D.
De Aardappeleters
De Aardappeleters is a famous early painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a group of peasants sharing a humble meal of potatoes in a dimly lit interior.
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E.
Mashed Potato Time
"Mashed Potato Time" is a 1962 dance song popularized by Dee Dee Sharp that helped popularize the Mashed Potato dance craze in early 1960s pop music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Potato Factory Target entity description: The Potato Factory is a historical novel by Australian author Geoff Burton that fictionalizes the early life of convict-turned-entrepreneur Ikey Solomon in 19th-century Australia.
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A.
The Potato Planters
The Potato Planters is a realist painting by Jean-François Millet depicting rural peasants laboring in the fields, emblematic of his focus on the dignity and hardship of peasant life.
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B.
Potano
Potano were a Timucua-speaking Indigenous people who inhabited north-central Florida prior to and during early European contact.
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C.
The Pepperpot
The Pepperpot is a distinctive octagonal former town hall and market house that serves as an iconic historic landmark in the Surrey town of Godalming, England.
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D.
De Aardappeleters
De Aardappeleters is a famous early painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a group of peasants sharing a humble meal of potatoes in a dimly lit interior.
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E.
Mashed Potato Time
"Mashed Potato Time" is a 1962 dance song popularized by Dee Dee Sharp that helped popularize the Mashed Potato dance craze in early 1960s pop music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Bryce Courtenay ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Ikey Solomon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tommo & Hawk ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical novel
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
book
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Solomon's Song
ⓘ
Tommo & Hawk ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ikey Solomon ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
Jewish identity
ⓘ
crime ⓘ family relationships ⓘ poverty ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The Potato Factory trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
The Potato Factory (miniseries)
|
| protagonistOccupation |
convict
ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | Viking ⓘ |
| setInColony |
Van Diemen's Land
ⓘ
linked to:
Colony of Tasmania
|
| settingLocation |
Australia
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Potato Factory Description of subject: The Potato Factory is a historical novel by Australian author Geoff Burton that fictionalizes the early life of convict-turned-entrepreneur Ikey Solomon in 19th-century Australia.
Referenced by (2)
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