One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated four childrendesk, four seater, school

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated four childrendesk, four seater, school

School desk used in the Common School in the 1920s.Four seater school desk with attached bench, shelf under desk top, groove for laying pens, and four ink wells.school, common school, education, furniture

Toy desk with 14 coloured cards and 55 plastic, letters, numbers and figures plus animals, shapes and one tree. Two sliding covers on the area containing the plastic shapes etc.Fisher Price Toys School Deskfrom nunawading toy library

This is a teacher's desk which came from Woodford State School. The school began in 1854 in a private dwelling with a new building constructed in 1874. The school still operates today.This is a very fine example of an early 20th century school teacher's desk. As it comes from one of the earliest schools in the district, it is of considerable significance.This is a wooden desk, now varnished, with a lift up, slanted lid with brass hinges and a brass key hole. On the top right hand side is a brass insert with a porcelain ink well. The desk has four turned legs with end struts. The desk lid may be made of pine but the rest of the desk seems to be made of a different wood. There are signs of old borer on the left hand front and the curved part on that side is missing.woodford state school, teachers desk, wooden teachers desk

Typical wooden school desks used c 1950 in Victoria Typical of school desks used by pupils in schools in Victoria c 19502 (two) wooden school desks with ink wells and lift up writing lids for 2 children A) Is on an iron frame with a bench seat b) is on an iron frame with 2 separate seats education, schools, early settlers, bentleigh, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin roads board, shire of moorabbin, henry dendy's special survey 1841, were j.b.; bent thomas, o'shannassy john, king richard, charman stephen, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards, state schools victoria, marriott c, whelan k, cochrane a, east bentleigh state school 2083,

Restored Primary School Desk – Restoredstawell, education

Small white ceramic ink well for a school desk.commerce, office equipment, ink well

The following are the recollections of John Elkins, who started school in February, 1945 at Maryborough in Queensland, Australia. 'I think in Prep 1 that we had some paper to write on with pencils, but my memory of the routine use of slates is much more vivid. Each slate was framed in wood and one side was inscribed with lines to guide the limits for the upper and lower extremities of letters. The slate "pencils" were made of some pale gray mineral softer than slate which had been milled into cylinders some one-eighth of an inch in diameter and inserted into metal holders so that about an inch protruded. Each student was equipped with a small tobacco tin in which was kept a damp sponge or cloth to erase the marks. Sharpening slate pencils was a regular task. We rubbed them on any suitable brick or concrete surface in the school yard. Teachers also kept a good supply of spares, all writing materials and books being provided by the school. It is possible that the retention of slates stemmed from the political imperative that public education should be free. I do recall being given a Copy Book for home practice of letter formation, a typical practice until Grade 6. The tables at which we used to sit in the Infant School were replaced in the primary Grades by long desks seating five or six pupils. These had slots into which the slates could be inserted vertically. When the teacher asked the class to clear their desks, the command issued was "slates away!" This was an occasion for a noisy expression of relief as we dropped the slates producing a sound not unlike a volley of rifle shots, and usually brought a request from the teacher to repeat the process with no noise by holding the frames throughout. Thus, I suspect we may still have used slates in Grade Three, though by then paper, which may have been scarce during the War, seemed to be used more routinely.' The full context of John's account of writing during his primary school days can be found at: https://www.readinghalloffame.org/sites/default/files/history_of_literacy_22slates_away22_penmanship_in_queensland_australia.pdfSchool desks and benches/chairs have been in use in schools since formal group education started.Eight long school desks (five higher three lower), each with four inkwells and groove along length. eight school benches (five higher three lower). Each desk and bench accommodates four children.None.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Black and white school photograph of thirty six children in front of a school building. Second row of children are sitting on school desks. Two children at centre front are holding a small blackboard with writing "Golden Square School grade IV 192?" Joan McDonald Collection.golden square primary school, school photo

Colour photograph of children in Rutherglen Primary School uniforms, seated at desks in the school room of the Common School Museum.rutherglen primary school, school pupils, reenactment, rutherglen common school