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Manjimup Heritage Park > Records

ELECTRONIC LAWN ROLLER

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c. 1940

Overview

415 volt, 20 amp electric operated roller used at the Commercial Club, Bunbury from circa 1940s. Has front and rear rollers, front roller steering, chain driven from AEC electric motor. Forward is reverse. Operator sits on wooden seat area over the rollers with the direction controller on RHS. Believed constructed by Nelso Electrical of Bunbury.

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cwa-org-35-2019.23

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Statement of significance

Aesthetic: very high
Historic: very high
Social: high
Scientific: medium
Rarity: very high
Condition: very high
Representativeness: high
Interpretive: very high

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Manjimup Heritage Park

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