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TABLE - HALL ART DECO DESIGN

Overview

Wooden, varnished rectangle top table. Top of table has a bevel edge. Wood aprons along the underside and ends of the table top. Aprons have a 3 stepped indentation design.
Triangular leg at each end of the table with a three tiered stretcher between the two legs. Legs had square tiered feet, two at each end. On the outside of the legs is a decoration made up of seven lengths of wood with curved outside. Middle length the longest, two pieces next to this same length but shorter, next two lengths half the length of the middle rod, the outside two lengths are about a fifth of the size of the central length.

Historical information

This table was made by Stanley Roberts at his Kelmscott home in the late 1930s. He then gave the table to his daughter Marjorie 'Joy' who used it in her Kelmscott home and then in the house she grew up in in when her parents passed away in the 1950s. in 1996 Joy sold the table to Victoria Lacey for $80. Joy passed away in 1996 age 83.

Mr Stanley 'Stan' Leigh Roberts was working for the Western Australian Government Railway (W.A.G.R.) when he moved to Kelmscott in c1905. Stan Roberts was an engineer and has started working for the W.A.G.R in the 1890s as a surveyor. Between 1896 and 1901 he worked in Geraldton before returning to Perth and working in the Chief Civil Engineers Office where for the next 36 years he held the position of Custodian of Plans. During his career Stan was the honorary-secretary of the Railway and Tramway Institute (1901-1902), Chairman of the Library and Literary Committee and in 1927 was made a life member of the Institute. In 1937 it was announced that Stan would be retiring from the W.A.G.R. on 11 August.
Stan Roberts purchased a property in Kelmscott in c1905 that included an orchard. He and Cathleen his wife moved to the area and they raised their three daughters, Eileen, Grace and Joy. He quickly became a part of the community when in 1905 he was the secretary of the Kelmscott Progress Society. In 1922 Stan was the inaugural president of the Kelmscott Tennis Club. Following his retirement he was elected as President of the Kelmscott Agricultural Society and played a big role in keeping the show going during World War II. This effort saw him gain life membership of the society in 1946.
Stan died age 83 in 1959 and he was buried at the St Mary's In The Valley Anglican church cemetery.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-COA2022.43
Item type
Furniture
Material
Metal
Wood
Width
455 mm
Height or length
910 mm
Keywords
LACEY Victoria
ROBERTS Stanley 'Stan' Leigh
Roberts Road 42 Kelmscott
Kelmscott
ROBERTS Marjorie 'Joy' Ms
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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