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DIPPING BOARD
c. 1960 - 1969Subcollections
Overview
A single piece of pine timber cut into a rectangle and braced on one end with a piece of timber nailed to either side vertically.
Five nails secure these timbers, all of which are rusted and stain the surrounding timber.
Splits are evident near some nails.
Historical information
Associated with the Cook family, who had established an apiary at Coondle in the Toodyay district by 1902.
Have assumed this dipping board dates from around the same era as the dipping tanks (2001.897a,b) in the Shire of Toodyay collection.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.898
Item type
Objects
Themes
Material
Pine (Wood)
Width
219 mm
Height or length
468 mm
Depth
37 mm
Contextual information
Used with dipping tanks for moulding beeswax sheets.
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Last modified
Sunday, 18 October, 2026
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