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POT STAND

MARSH Vernon Mr
1930
Overview

Round pine base with rounded edge. The upper surface has had seven strips of alternately Sheoak and Jarrah glued to it. The cover is slightly smaller than the base.
On the back is a white paper label that has black printed text with spaces for text to be written in pencil and pen.

Historical information

Made by Mr Vernon Marsh of Armadale State School, Third Road Armadale. Completed in 1928 at age 12. Armadale State School was the only school in the Southern Corridor to have a manual arts facility. An example of Manual Arts projects conducted in the late 1920's in schools to develop hand skills for future use in employment.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK1994.15
Item type
Handcrafts
Themes
Education
Social History
Material
Wood
Width
205 mm
Height or length
20 mm
Depth
205 mm
Inscriptions and markings

There is a sticker on the base with the following information [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 / POT Stand S.18]

Keywords
MARSH Vernon Mr
Armadale State School, Third Road Armadale
THIRD Road, Armadale
Church Avenue, Armadale
ARMADALE
Place made
Armadale
Western Australia
Australia

Made by Vernon Marsh at the Armadale State School on the corner of Church Avenue and Third Road
Year
1930
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
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