BOX, NAIL
1930One compartment wooden box on a rectangular base with bevelled upper edges, where the sides protrude past the ends which fit into grooves and nailed .
There is a sticker on the base with printed text and sections that are to be filled in, in this case with penil and pen.
[EDUCATION DEPT., W.A. / Name... Vernon Marsh / Centre ... Armadale... Age 12 / School... Armadale... Class.... V / Commenced... 28.9.28... Finished... 9.11.28 / I hereby certify that this model is absolutely and / entirely the work of the scholar whose name it bears. / Instructor / Nail Box S.18]
Nail box made by Mr Vernon Marsh of Armadale State School, Third Road Armadale. Completed in 1928 at age 12. At the time, the school had the only manual arts facilities in the Southern Corridor. An example of Manual Arts projects conducted in the late 1920's in schools to develop hand skills for future use in employment.
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Western Australia
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.
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