SET SQUARE
c. 1928A ninety, sixty, thirty degree set square made from wood. The long side at the thirty degree angle is damaged.
Has [V MARSH] printed in pencil on one side.
Made by Mr Vernon Marsh of Armadale State School. He made the object around the ages of 11 and 13. At that time, Armadale State School was the only school in the Southern Corridor to have a manual arts facility. This set square is an example of a manual arts project 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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