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GHR-KE-2001-00004 Registered

Plantation wages book

Maker unknown · c. 1938–1958

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2001-00004
Object
Plantation wages bookVerified
Category
Manuscript, ledger or archive
Maker
Unknown
Date
c. 1938–1958Estimated from style, construction or expert opinionEstimate
Made in
Not recorded
Current location
Nairobi, Kenya
Registered
9 Jun 2001

Physical description

Applicant-submitted

Plantation wages book, with tipped-in correspondence.

Height
392 mm
Width
210 mm
Depth
62 mm
Weight
Not recorded

Method: Applicant’s measurements

Materials
Paper, iron-gall ink, quarter-leather binding
Condition
Good — Complete, with wear consistent with age and use.Applicant-submitted
Condition notes
Complete, with wear consistent with age and use.

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

Thika Heritage Trust, 1944: Recorded in an inventory at Nairobi. Daudi Ssempala, 1967: Bought privately. Darren Persad, 1976: Bought from a dealer. Lamu Railway Heritage Trust, 1985: Transferred into an institutional collection. Mombasa Survey Collection, 1992: Institutional transfer by the current custodian.

  1. c. 1938–1958
    Maker unknown Manufacture
    Made.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1944
    Thika Heritage Trust Acquisition · Nairobi
    Recorded in an inventory at Nairobi.
    Unverified claimSource: Purchase receipt
  3. 1967
    Daudi Ssempala Sale · Nairobi
    Bought privately.
    VerifiedSource: Bill of sale
  4. 1976
    Darren Persad Sale · Nairobi
    Bought from a dealer.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Will
  5. 1985
    Lamu Railway Heritage Trust Transfer · Nairobi
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Bill of sale
  6. 1992
    Mombasa Survey Collection Transfer · Nairobi
    Institutional transfer by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Bill of sale
  7. 2001
    Mombasa Survey Collection Registration · Nairobi
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Institutional transfer, 1992 — Lamu Railway Heritage TrustVerified

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.