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CASE, PENCIL - WOODEN - VERNON W MARSH

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MARSH Vernon Mr

c. 1928

Overview

A wooden pencil case with three layers. Top level is pivoted at one end and has a lid which slides in to lock it into position. Moving it back allows access to four slots to accommodate pencils or similar and has an eraser pit in the fixed end.
When the top section is swung away the second level has a large single space for more writing apparatus. The bottom level is dove tailed below the second level and has a similar receptical to the second level.
The base has the makers name printed on it.

Historical information

Owned and possibly made by Mr Vernon Marsh of Armadale State School. Used between the ages of 11 and 13. At the time, Armadale State School was the only school in the Southern Corridor that had a manual arts facility. Many of Marsh's projects were examples of manual art projects conducted in the late 1920s in schools to develop hand skills for future use in employment.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK1994.24

Item type

Handcrafts

Themes

Education
People
Social History

Material

Wood

Width

50 mm

Height or length

235 mm

Depth

44 mm

Inscriptions and markings

makers name [Vernon W Marsh]

Keywords

MARSH Vernon Mr

Armadale State School, Third Road Armadale

ARMADALE

THIRD Road, Armadale

Church Avenue, Armadale

Place made

Armadale
Western Australia
Australia

Year

c. 1928

Statement of significance

This item is part of a collection that tells the story of going to school in the City of Armadale from the late 1800s through to modern day. The collection aims to show how these experiences have either changed or stayed the same over time. The collection is also part of a wider collection that focuses on the stories and experiences of how children have grown up in the City of Armadale.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Geotag

-32.154039135112, 116.01645313051

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