KEYS - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS
1892 - 1990Brass key and alloy key hooked together by copper wire twisted to form a loop.
Brass key has a circular end with a hole in the middle. The shaft of the key is rounded on top and flat on underside. Has a single reversed Z shaped tooth at the end. The key shaft is hollow with a hole at the end.
Alloy key flat with a club shaped end with engraved text on it. Key shaft rectangular with square indentations forming the teeth of the key down both sides.
The padlock and keys were used at the Armadale Railway Station. The padlock and keys were found in the Armadale Railway Station signal box. The padlock and keys were made in England. This item was found when the signal box at the Armadale Railway Station was moved to its current location at the Armadale Visitor Centre on Jull Street in 1990.
Details
Details
text on flat key [MADE IN ENGLAND / YALE] reverse side [109]
United Kingdom
This object is part of a collection of that is associated with the history of rail within the City of Armadale. The arrival of the railway to the City of Armadale in 1889 saw the district change from one that was isolated from Perth due to distance (approx 30km from Perth) and a poorly maintained road. to one that had quick access via the train line. The train line meant not only the rapid transport of people but also of mail, news, ice and goods into and out of the district.
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