COLLINS NEW GRAPHIC PRINTING BOOK

c. 1917
Overview

Rectangle shaped book with soft paper brown cover with black text. Name written across top though the ink has faded.

Pages inside white with hand written ink text. Repeated lines of text written. On the back is text and diagrams of a young girl holding a pen and how to hold a pen when writing.

Printing book rescued from Pascoe home, Kelmscott.&

Historical information

This graphic book was found in the old Armadale school in 1987 as preparations were being made to transport it to its new location at the Minnawarra Historic Precinct.

The school was scheduled to be demolished in 1987 to make way for the Armadale Shopping City expansion. The community rallied to save the building by transporting it down the road to its new location. The old Congregational Church was rebuilt just before the school was moved and sits adjacent to the school.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK2000.20
Item type
Books
Inscriptions and markings

Cover [Collin's / New Graphic / Copy Books. / Civil Service Style. / Made of the Celebrated / Smooth Ivory Paper. / 32 Pages instead of 24 / Sydney and auckland: / Collins Brothers & Co, Ltd.]

Year
Statement of significance

MEDIUM

This graphic book was found in the old Armadale school in 1987 as preparations were being made to transport it to its new location at the Minnawarra Historic Precinct.

The book itself is an example of how handwriting was taught to students in the ealry 1900s.

Last modified
Thursday, 2 July, 2026
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