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AUGER RETAINER

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1897 - 1930

Overview

A square metal nut with the round thread hole drilled out.

Historical information

Tool used by Henry Buckingham in the late 1890s and early 1900s. His father Thomas Buckingham Junior was known to have made furniture for a living in the 1860s. Henry persued a career as a carpenter, wagon builder and wheelwright in Kelmscott. In c1897 he purchased part of his fathers Roleystone property and established the orchard Bangup. In 1905 he married Lucy J Fancote and had a daughter Sybil (Mrs Sybil Gwynne). In a copy of his diary he records on the 1st of March 1898 'Mending traps, making wagons and carts, mending Bob Marsh's carriage, etc.' This tool may have also been used in 1905 when he built a house up on the orchard

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK1975.47C

Material

Ferrous Metal

Width

38 mm

Height or length

24 mm

Depth

38 mm

Keywords

BUCKINGHAM Family

Roleystone

BUCKINGHAM Henry T Mr

Bangup Orchard , Roleystone

Year

1897 - 1930

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.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

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