A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by the real estate agency Woodards Blackburn for the purpose of advertising 83 Dunlavin Rd., Mitcham. This property has be listed as having sold for $200,000 in 1993. Made by using Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens with Rotring ink on Rapidigraph polyester drafting film, double matte. Trained as a cartographic draftsman within the mining industry, Margaret Picken is an artist who worked producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from the industry as technological changes favored coloured photography over illustrations, and commissioning companies over sole contractors.This artwork is of Historical Significance as a record of local domestic architecture.A black ink line drawing on drafters film by Margaret Picken, of 83 Dunlavin Rd., Mitcham depicting a black line drawing of a weatherboard house with fretwork details. In the foreground is a picket fence, and front yards with a couple of gumtrees. There are two hole punch holes center of the upper edge 83 Dunlavin Rd., Mitcham Margaret Picken - 93 Woodards - Blackburnwhitehorse historical society, schwerkolt cottage, housing, architecture, margaret picken, house, garden, real estate, mitcham

Partridge family at 83 Dunlavin Road Mitcham.Photograph one is original building at rear of property. Two & three are side views.partridge family dairy, 83 dunlavin road mitcham, dairy

The Mitcham Chess Club was established in 1970 and disbanded Dec-1976. The Nunawading Chess Club reformed from Mitcham Club Jan-1977 and disbanded permanently in 1998. It operated from The Avenue Neighbourhood House, Blackburn.Wooden rectangular box sitting on rectangular base. The box contains two timing windup clocks used to time chess games. Two starter knobs on top. Metal label on top marked 'Olympia'. Metal clock faces with yellow background with brass coloured numbers and hands. Each clock has a red arrow on top. Back has brass circles with wind up mechanism; left hand side has knob to adjust time but not right clock.'Olympia' and repaired 8/83 Mitcham Chess Clubhorology, clocks, toys, games