DUMSDAY SEAL
c. 1870 - 1900Piece of ivory with a knob at one end, narrows to a collar then widens in the middle to the greater diameter before tapering to a point.
Owned and used by the Dumsday family in the Forrestdale district of Western Australia.
This item is the Dumsday family seal, most likely brought out from UK with George Dumsday in 1885. George was a draper in Cuckfield Sussex, he later had a dresscuttung business in Melbourne before moving into land speculation. Following poor investments the family moved to Perth in 1892 where he continued in land speculation and unsuccessful investments duing the goldrush.
Interpretive: objects from UK brought with the family as they moved to Australia to start a new life
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This object is 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.
