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Jungle Gym presented to Ainslie Primary School by Prime Minister James Scullin in 1924
Object type
Recreational equipment
Object number
1990.0085.0001
Description
Jungle Gym playground equipment, which is made of steel rods that are bolted together to form a structure of joined cubes, that is concreted into the ground when used in situ. It has a plaque attached to two of the poles which reads "Trade Mark / Jungle Gym / reg U.S. Pat off / The Play Ground Equipment Co. / 122 Grennich St / New York City / Licence by / Jungle Gym, Inc, Chicago / Patented / Oct 23 1923 - March 25 1924.".
Collection name
Ainslie Primary School Collection no 1
Collection statement of significance
The collection contains one jungle gym, which when constructed, was a cubed shaped piece of play equipment concreted into the ground. The multiple cubes were made by round metal bars. The equipment held 100 children and was 4.8 metres long, 2.4 metres wide and 3.2 metres high. It is currently dismantled and in good condition.The jungle gym is representative of the playground movement which advocated supervised play as a way to foster children's physical, social and cognitive development. Playgrounds were also seen as an antidote to the conditions of city slums. Playgrounds were first built in the late 19th century with significant growth in the numbers of playgrounds at schools and on public land in the early 20th century. However by the 1980s and 1990s many jungle gyms and other climbing equipment were removed. Heightened public awareness of the injuries caused by falls from climbing equipment lead many schools and councils across Australia to remove jungle gyms.
Designer
Jungle Gym Inc
Maker
The Play Ground Equipment Co
Place designed
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Place made
New York, United States of America
Date designed
23/10/1923-25/03/1924
Date made
1924-1930
User
Ainslie Primary School
This Jungle Gym was a present to the people of Australia by philanthropist Louise Whitfield Carnegie of the Carnegie Corporation, New York, and it was subsequently presented to Ainslie Primary School in Canberra by Prime Minister Scullin on 24 July 1930
Associated person
Louise Whitfield Carnegie
Associated person
Hon James Scullin
Associated organisation
Government of Australia
Place used
Ainslie, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Associated place
New York, United States of America
Date of event
24/07/1930
Date the Jungle Gym was presented to Ainslie Primary by Prime Minister Scullin
Date of event
24/07/1990
Sixtieth anniversay of the Jungle Gym and the date it was present to the National Museum by Ainslie Primary
Period of use
1930-1990
Period of use by Ainslie Primary School
Materials
Steel
Dimensions
Length: 4800mm
Width: 2400mm
Height: 3200mm
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