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SAUCEPAN - T & C CLARK & C/K/RD 8 QUARTS

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c. 1900

Overview

Brownish-grey, cast iron saucepan, barrel shaped pan with a distinct casting line around it's circumference. It has two handles diagonally opposite one another, one is a long, fluted, tapering cylinder, the smallest diameter where it joins the pan. The other handle is cast iron and is a hollow oval and attached to the boss by two metal threads.
Text is cast into the base and there is raised lettering on the side of the pan denoting its capacity, there is also text on a disc in the end of the handle and text either side of the handle boss.
There is the company Trade Mark of a six point star with the letter ''C'' in the centre on the small oval handle.

Historical information

This cooking pot was manufactured by T & C Clark & Company in England and was use by either the Buckingham family in the 1800s and early 1900s or the Gilmore family up to the 1930s.
The Buckingham family arrived in Western Australia in 1850 aboard the sailing ship Sophia. After time spent in the Bullsbrook area the family moved to the Kelmscott area in 1861 after purchasing a property called ‘Roleystone’ in 1857. Despite a number of tough years spent clearing the land and loosing cattle to poisonous plants the family soon be came established and help to drive the creation of the communities of Kelmscott and Roleystone over the next 100 years.
T & C Clark & Company was started the cast iron foundry 1795 by Thomas and Charles Clark and grew into one of the largest iron foundries in the Wolverhampton area producing a large range of domestic, agricultural and industrial equipment.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK1975.66A

Material

Ferrous Metal

Width

615 mm

Height or length

360 mm

Depth

265 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text on base [T & C CLARK & C / K / RD 455279 / FIRST QUALITY / No 11 8 QUARTS] on the side [8 / QUARTS] on the disc [PATENT SAFETY HANDLE / K] on boss [No 11]

Keywords

WOLVERHAMPTON England

Roleystone

Clark T & C & Company Limited

GILMOUR Family

Year

c. 1900

Statement of significance

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. This can include holding key political or social positions within the community, being a key contributor or member of a community organisation, a strong contributor to improving the well-being of the local community, a prominent figure in a local business or industry, developer of new industries or activities or someone who grew up in the area and moved away and had a noteworthy career or life.

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