Standard diving dress (also known as hard-hat or copper hat equipment, or heavy gear) is a type of diving suit that was formerly used for all relatively deep underwater work that required more than breath-hold duration, which included marine salvage, civil engineering, pearl shell diving and other commercial diving work, and similar naval diving applications. Standard diving dress has largely been superseded by lighter and more comfortable equipment. Standard diving dress consists of a diving helmet made from copper and brass or bronze, an air hose from a surface-supplied manually operated PUMP or low pressure breathing air compressor, a waterproofed canvas suit, a diving knife, and weights to counteract buoyancy, generally on the chest, back and shoes. Later models were equipped with a diver's telephone for voice communications with the surface.Hand operated divers air pump for one or two diversdiving, air pump

This type of steam boiler is called a Scotch Marine boiler. It was manufactured in Dordrecht, Netherlands, possibly in 1918 by 'DeMan & Teveldhuis'. The only history that we have was that the boiler was found in an unknown paddock. It had an attached tag labelled "Melbourne Steam Club" but never collected by them. It was eventually brought to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village for display.This boiler is an example of equipment used for a steam driven machine.Boiler, Scotch Marine Boiler design, cylindrical shape with rivets on the enclosed end, pipe fittings on top and apertures and open pipe ends on the other end.. Possibly manufactured by 'DeMan & Teveldhuis' in 1918 in Dordrecht, Netherlands. Inscription embossed on outside of boiler. "19 DE MANS & TEVEL-(D?)HUIS DORDRECHT 18"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, boiler, scotch marine boiler, steam boiler, ship's boiler, dordrecht netherlands, 1918 boiler, melbourne steam club

True North is at the centre of the north pole This is a fixed point at the top of the planet. The majority of our navigational charts are orientated so that they use true north as their reference point. This is because true north doesn’t move. Magnets don’t point towards true north however. They point toward magnetic north which is in a different geographical place. The difference in the angle between true north and magnetic north is call variation.Three wooden boxes containing magnetic compass quadrantal correctors, correcting magnets and shadow pins.Saura Keiki Seisakusho Co Ltdcompass, correcting magnets, magnetic variation

TG7B, Metal, plastic, electromechanical typewriter to send and receive typed messages,Teletype/ Manufactured by Teletype Corporation, Chigago USAsignals, raaf operations support, teletype printer

Oral airways, such as the Guedel, make it much easier for patients to be ventilated. They depress the tongue and prevent it from falling to the back of the throat where it would obstruct the airway.Curved, red rubber tubing with a metal connector in one end. 19M.M. DOairway, ventilation, obstruction, guedel, rubber

Item issued as part of a soldiers kit and equipment, used for cooking, washing and shaving. In Army Q Store language these were, “Cups canteen steel”Mug, stainless steel, kidney shape with fold out wrap around handle, numbers and details are stamped on handle.On handle, “8465 - 50 - 242 - 7843 - 1968”, Stokes V Melb”containers, mugs, equipment, canteen

Camouflage patterned fabric outer with felt lining, two flaps with a metal press stud on each. Steel belt attachment hooks on back strap.canteen, holder, camouflage

Leather pouch with double press studs on a webbing belt. Contains crimper, pliers, side cutters and 'sappers' or utility knife.E. Mckenzie (on belt)clearance diver, pouch

Two 120 VAC lighthouse lamp changers, 6 globes on each ex Point Lonsdale Lighthouse and new control unit mechanismLC-300 120 VAC amp changer Part No. 630.1087 Series A Max voltage 130 Lamp size 250Watts US and foreign patents Tideland Signal Ltd, Surrey, England. Identifier No 1: 189486-5/01 Tideland Signal Corp, Houston, Texas USA identifierlighthouse, lamps, lamp rotator, point lonsdale lightouse

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Belonged to 3789179 PTE FRANK FRIGERIO, 7 RAR South Vietnam, April 1967 - April 1968 Brown canvas kit bag, Australian pattern. 8 Eyelets around the opening.Written in texta: “ 2. 3789179 PTE FRANK FRIGERIO 7 RAR” Printed on other side in white paint on dark paint background: “3789179 FRIGERIO” Written in white paint on dark blue background on base: “1021”container, kit bag, 7 rar

Spurs were an essential part of a Light Horseman's equipment being an important aid to directing and controlling his horse.Chrome plated metal spurs with rowels and leather attachment straps.spur, horse, light horse

Used for measuring electric current. It works by using a compass needle to compare a magnetic field generated by the known current to the magnetic field of the Earth.A "compass rose" type of horizontal full-circle scale, with 4 0-90 unit quandrants. Balanced, free-floating needle. Located centrally wired to a vertical coil. Horizontal distance scales, one each side and perpendicular to the core. All mounted on polished wood base, equipped with 3 terminal posts. Materials: glass, wood, metal.elementary, physics, experiment, galvanonometer, ballarat school of mines, scientific instruments

Green coloured metal ventilated food safe with removable shelves & food hanging hooks.7330-066-028-6019food safe, army equipment

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam.A khaki coloured wooden box with canvas material handles.7.62/500 Rounds/L2AS/7.62 Ball L2A2/BDR/MF 22-1-65ammunition, vietnam, box

Field telephone set D MK V - used for sending messages in the field via voice. Serial No. 21396.Rectangular metal box with hinged lid, containing communication apparatus for sending verbal messages. Attachments on sides & rear for carrying straps. Hook & eye latch on front for securing lid.Instruction plates on inside of hinged lid. “Serial No 21396”communications - telephonic, military equipment - army, metalcraft, passchendaele barracks trust

Personal sewing kit with two button pockets and one open pocket. The two button pockets have spare buttons, cotton for material repairs, the open pocket has a packet of sewing medals.“3/784485 B. BAKER” In faded red ink, “D^D”passchendaele barracks trust, kit, sewing personal

The design of this and other similar treadle powered dental engine (or dentist drill) was in common use by dentists from the 1870’s into the 1920's. When electricity became accessible to most communities the electrically powered dental engines began to take over from the treadle power. Over the ages teeth were extracted using picks and scissors and other gouging instruments. Bow drills, hand drills and even a "bur thimble" drill were later used to prepare cavities for filling. Some drills were made bendable by attaching flexible shanks between the metal bur and the handle, giving access to the teeth at the back of the mouth. Other mechanical devices were introduced along the way, such as clockwork drills, but they were hard to handle and inefficient. Over the centuries “dentistry has been performed by priests, monks and other healers. This was followed by barbers; the barber’s chair may well have been the precursor to the dental chair. “(SA Medical Heritage Society Inc.) In 1871 James Morrison patented the first commercially manufactured 'foot treadle dental engine', the first practica dental engine although others had been introduced as early as 1790 (by John Greenwood). Handmade steel burs or drills were introduced for dental handpieces, taking advantage of the significant increase in the speed of the drill. In 1891 the first machine-made steel burs were in use. The treadle drill reduced the time to prepare a cavity from hours to less than ten minutes. In 1876 the Samuel S. White Catalogue of Dentist Instruments listed a 12 ½ inch wheel diameter dental engine, with 14 bright steel parts, for sale at US $55 In today’s market, this is the equivalent to US $1200 approx. The specifications of that dental engine are very similar to the this one in our Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s collection. It is interesting to note that workings of a similar treadle dentist drill were used and modified to power a treadle spinning wheel of one of the volunteer spinners at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The foot treadle dental engine was a milestone in dental history. “Historic importance of treadle powered machines; they made use of human power in an optimal way” (Lowtech Magazine “Short history of early pedal powered machines”) The invention of a machine to speed up the process of excavation of a tooth lead to the invention of new burs and drills for the handpieces, improving speed and the surgical process of dentistry. They were the fore-runner of today’s electrically powered dental engines. This treadle-powered dentist drill, or dentist engine, is made of iron and steel and provides power for a mechanical dental handpiece that would be fitted with a dental tool. On the foot is painted lettering naming it "The Brentfield" and there is a fine line of light coloured paint creating a border around the name. The paint under the lettering is peeling off. The drill has a Y-shaped, three footed cast iron base, one foot being longer than the other two. A vertical frame is joined into the centre of the base, holding an axle that has a driving-wheel (or flywheel) and connecting to a crank. A slender, shoulder height post, made from adjustable telescoping pipes, joins into the top of this frame. On the post just above the frame is a short metal, horizontal bar (to hold the hand-piece when it is not in use). A narrow tubular arm is attached to the top of the stand at a right angle and can move up, down and around. There is a pulley each side of the joint of the arm and a short way along the arm is fitted a short metal pipe. A little further along the arm a frayed-ended cord hangs down from a hole. At the end of the arm is another pulley and a joint from which hangs a long, thin metal pipe with two pulleys and a fitting on the end. A treadle, or foot pedal, is joined to the long foot of the base, and joined at the toe to the crank that turns the driving-wheel. The metal driving-wheel has a wide rim. Touching the inside of the rim are four tubular rings that bulge towards the outside of the driving-wheel, away from the pole, and all meet at the hub of the axle. The axle fits between the inside of the driving-wheel and the frame then passes through the frame and is attached on the other side. The driving-wheel has a groove around which a belt would sit. The belt would also fit around a pulley on the arm, at the top of the post. The pulley is joined to a rod inside the arm and this spins the drill's hand-piece and dental tool holder. The foot pedal has a cross-hatch pattern on the heel and the ball of the foot has tread lines across it. The end of the toe and the instep areas have cut-out pattern in them. "The ____/ Brentfield / __ DE IN L___" (Made in London) painted on the long foot of the base. Marked on the drill connection is “Richter De Trey, Germany”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, dentist, teeth, dental drill, dental engine, treadle drill, foot powered drill, treadle engine, orthodontics, dental surgery, james morrison, the brentfield, richter de trey, german dental fitting, london dental drill

This German signal lamp was souverniered by Frank Minotti on the fall of Tobruk. He was wounded and hospitalised and his Batman kept this souveneer until Frank's return to Unit, also a photo of Frank's girlfriend.Leather case containing German metal signal lamp."Puztucher" written on onside lid "Hier langer kontaktsfreitenl" written inside ww11, tobruk, signals officer

Binoculars in webbing case 1940 Mc Donald. H. E. NX 20432 M.E,C 1940 G.T.Seach 49887

This double-sheaved wooden ship’s block or pulley is a mechanical device used for lifting and moving heavy objects. It has two grooved wheels joined together, each with an axle between the cheeks or sides of the grooved wheel. Blocks and tackle are included in a ship’s rigging. These pulleys and ropes are used for the mechanical advantage they provide for lifting, moving and re-arranging the setting of the sails, which are very heavy work. Blocks are also used to load and unload the ship’s cargo. The FALLS of HALLADALE- The sailing ship Falls of Halladale was an iron-hulled, four-masted barque, used as a bulk carrier of general cargo. She left New York in August 1908 bound for Melbourne and Sydney. In her hold was general cargo consisting of roofing tiles, barbed wire, stoves, oil, and benzene as well as many other manufactured items. After three months at sea and close to her destination, a navigational error caused the Falls of Halladale to be wrecked on a reef off the Peterborough headland on the 15th of November, 1908. The captain and 29 crew members survived, but her cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. The Court of Marine Inquiry in Melbourne ruled that the foundering of the ship was entirely due to Captain David Wood Thomson's navigational error, not too technical failure of the Clyde-built ship. The Falls of Halladale was built in1886 by Russell & Co., at Greenock shipyards on the River Clyde, Scotland for Wright, Breakenridge & Co of Glasgow. The ship had a sturdy construction built to carry maximum cargo and was able to maintain full sail in heavy gales, one of the last of the 'windjammers' that sailed the Trade Route. She and her sister ship, the Falls of Garry, were the first ships in the world to include fore and aft lifting bridges. The new, raised catwalk-type decking allowed the crew to move above the deck in stormy conditions.This artefact is important as it is an example of the materials and design of late-19th century ship’s rigging equipment. The object is also significant for its association with the historic sailing ship Falls of Halladale, wrecked in local waters in the early 20th century. The clipper ship Falls of Halladale shipwreck is of historical significance and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, No. S255. She was one of the last ships to sail the Trade Routes. She was one of the first vessels to have fore and aft lifting bridges. The vessel is an example of the remains of an international cargo ship and also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping industry.Ship's block; a double-sheave wooden block with thick concretion on it. The rope block was recovered from the wreck of the sailing ship, Falls of Halladale.Noneflagstaff hill, maritime museum, maritime village, warrnambool, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, falls of halladale, shipwreck, peterborough, 1908 shipwreck, peterborough shipwreck, russell & co., greenock, wright breakenridge & co. glasgow, clipper ship, machine, mechanical advantage, block, wooden block, pulley, tackle, sheave, ship rigging, double-sheave, twin sheave, captain david wood thomson, iron ship, four-masted ship, sailing ship, windjammer, clyde, wright, breakenridge & co of glasgow, fore and aft lifting bridges

Green US canvas and webbing bag containing a bipod for an M16 Armalite rifle plus its cleaning gear. Has metal studs and a zipper for closing and a metal belt loop on rear for attaching to soldier's webbing."Case, carrying bipod XM3 OSA1CO-4594 1005-999-2430" On case: "US"arms-firearm accessories, containers-military, m - 16

Two ceramic funnels with rubber stops used at the Ballarat School of Mines.chemistry, laboratory, scientific instruments, funnel

Box Kodak Lantern Slides 1. Melbourne Botanical Gardens, 2. The Cross Mt. Macedon, 3. Melbourne Public Library. Could be shown on OTISCOPE (NA617.1-3).photography, photographs / slides / film

Leather flying helmut with Gosport comunication tube. has adjustable elastic chin strap with press stud noneleather helmet, gosport tube,