STEM OF TOBACCO PIPE 'CHIMNEY STYLE'

c. 1930 - 1973
Overview

Dark brown wooden bowl and ceramic stem pipe. Used for smoking tobacco in the late 1900's.

Historical information

The pipe was used by Alfred Tunbridge Skeet in the Forrestdale area from c1885-1945.
Alfred arrived in Western Australia in 1876 with his brother William. On Jan 1 1885 they were granted 100 acres around Forrestdale Lake (then Lake Jandakot) making them some of the earliest British migrants to establish a farm and home in the region. In February 1912 he married Lillian Dumsday. In 1913 they had their first child, Alfred George Skeet followed by Laura (1913), Margery (1915), William Clive (1917, died Jan 1918) & Lillian Ursula (1919)
That same year he led a campaign to get a telephone facility set up around Forrestdale which was installed in 1918 and for the erection of a Community Hall on Forrest Road, opposite the East Jandakot railway station. As chairman of the hall building committee Alfred opened the new hall in May 1914.
He died in 1945 and is buried in Fremantle Cemetery, in same plot as his brother William, who died in 1918.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK1976.135B
Item type
Width
85 mm
Height or length
10 mm
Depth
10 mm
Place made
France
Statement of significance

This object is also part of a collection of items associated with a person or family who have played a significant role in the economic, community or social development of the City of Armadale. This can include holding key political or social positions within the community, being a key contributor or member of a community organisation, a strong contributor to improving the well-being of the local community, a prominent figure in a local business or industry, developer of new industries or activities or someone who grew up in the area and moved away and had a noteworthy career or life.

Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
City of Armadale - History House

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