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PEG, CLOTHES - WOODEN
c. 1900Overview
Long wooden clothes peg with a circular head and two prongs splaying from the head of the peg. Legs of the peg start about half way down the central part of the peg.
The legs flare at the bottom of the peg.
Historical information
The clothes peg would have been used at a time when washing laundry required physical labour and heating water using a wood fire or coal or possibly fuels such as kerosene.
The Butcher family were early settlers in the City of Armadale region. The first members arrived in Perth around the mid-1980s as part of indenture programs or to join family.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK2000.93
Material
Wood
Year
Statement of significance
This clothes peg was excavated from under the floor of the brick Butcher family homestead which was erected c1895.
Last modified
Thursday, 2 July, 2026
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