a. Iron, heavy may be steel. Body is painted red, handle unpainted. Body is wide at back and pointed at front. Slightly higher at front. Handle extends nearly full length.
b. Ironing board. Cut from a rectangular piece of light- coloured wood. Pointed end. Stand constructed of two pieces of like timber in a T shape with the long part of the T running lengthways. The toys were used by Miss Frances Rogers. Miss Rogers, born on 19 Oct 1904, went to Teacher's College in 1930 and joined the Education Department of W.A. in 1934. Between 1934 and her retirement in 1967, she taught at various country schools, took special classes for deaf and dumb children in Mosman Park, and classes for mentally and physically disabled children in Leederville. She also made and purchased a large collection of puppets which were used as teaching aids. These are accessioned under numbers H88/613 to H89/307 (not inclusive). CONFIDENTIAL Purchase price : $1145 (total collection)
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
Accession Number: | H1989.351.a-b |
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Accession Date: | 25 May 1989 |
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Material
Wood/Wood | Wood, metal, paint.
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Measurement
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