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City of Armadale - History House > Records

PHOTO OF BERT THE STEAM ENGINE

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2012

Overview

Rectangle photo in a glass-fronted wooden frame. The photo is of a 1904 steam traction engine, standing in a large outbuilding.The picture has a red border around the sides, with a grey mount board around it, and gold coloured text beneath the photo.

Historical information

Restored by the Machinery Preservation Club of W.A. and named in honour of Bert Tyler a long time member of the club. Bert displayed the photo in the family

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2018.51

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

466 mm

Height or length

404 mm

Inscriptions and markings

text on photo [BERT / Clayton and Shuttleworth Steam Traction Engine / Built in England 1904 / Restored by Members of the Machinery Preservation Club of W.A.(Inc).

Keywords

Machinery Preservation Club of W.A.

Year

Statement of significance

LOW

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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