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Working Heritage Crown Land Collection
Functional object - Nail, Nail - small wedge shaped spring
Three corroded nails with rectangular shaft narrowing to a pointed tip.archaeology, historic building, former royal mint -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Swingletree, Unknown
A single steel swingletree with a wide bar at the base attached to steel bars make a triangular shape. It was used to balance the pull of a draught horse or other draught animals when pulling a vehicle.horse accessories, swingletree, horses, horse tack -
Melbourne Legacy
Functional object - Bookmaker's Bag
Bookmaker's bag used as a prop during Legacy golfing and social events. Bags such as this one were used by bookmakers to collect and securely hold punters' bet at racing events.Legatees had many social events together and used items like this.White painted leather bag with metal fastening mechanism. A short painted leather handle is joined to the bag by metal fastening clips. A long painted leather strap is joined to the bag by metal fastening clips.'R.J. Connell / Victorian Club' painted in black and 'U. Pickem / K.E.R.C.' Handwritten in black on other side.legatee event, legatee, golf -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Functional object - Cushion
This set of 14 grey and red cushions (items F045-F058) are located on the two daybeds in the front west facing rooms of the Children's Pavilion.Striped grey and off-white cotton with self-piping and a concealed zip. Synthetic insertwalsh st furnishings, robin boyd -
Working Heritage Crown Land Collection
Functional object - Door Bolt
Iron door bolt with wall platehistoric building, former royal mint -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Leather Pouch, 1911
Leather pouch worn on belt for personal objects and manufactured by Holden and FrostManufactured and sold by Holden and Frost small brown leather pouch with brass stud in frontHolden and Frost 1911leather, pouch -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Functional object - Printing block, City of Port Melbourne, 1930s - 1940s
Steel printer's block of City of Port Melbourne insignia vintage 1930s? Image is reversed in solid 4cm squarebusiness and traders, local government - city of port melbourne, printing -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Lure, c. 1970
Fishing lure. Horsehair, undyed, black and fawn, covering shank of hook, lead 'head', painted black. -
Parks Victoria - Days Mill and Farm
Functional object - Lid
Unknown. Possibly lid of water tank?Handmade remodelled lid, enamelled, cream colour, circular. Shape possibly cut with tin snips. Underside has 2 braces in cross shape riveted to lid. Braces bent down at edges of lid (possibly to fit on base?). Upper side, has lids, 1 toward top and 1 at bottom. Central metal piece with handle riveted to lid."MOBIL OIL AUSTRALIA"/ "USE ONLY/ Rheem/ RHEEM SPANNER" -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Float, n.d
Handmade fishing float, top and bottom narrow sections - wood, central wider section - cork. Top section painted red with black and white bands, bottom dark green, narrow red band at junction of wood and cork. Cork section lacquered. Small wire ring and bottom end. -
Ararat Gallery TAMA
Functional object, Sao - gashi, c. 1900s
‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ was an exhibition that toured to 10 Australian and 11 New Zealand public galleries in 1979 and 1980. The touring exhibition comprised 221 objects of traditional Japanese packaging which extended from ceramics, wood and paper to woven fibre containers. At the conclusion of the tour, The Japan Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council donated the vast majority of the exhibition to the Ararat Gallery for its permanent collection. Combining the natural qualities of bamboo, paper and straw with delicate craftsmanship, these unique objects express Japanese aesthetics as applied through fibre crafts. In Japan, the qualities and traits of natural materials are exploited rather than hidden. The texture of straw, the septa of bamboo are not concealed but lovingly incorporated into the whole. In 1979 Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ wrote: “In no way self-conscious or assertive, these wrappings have an artless and obedient air that greatly moves the modern viewer. They are whispered evidence of the Japanese ability to create beauty from the simplest products of nature. They also teach us that wisdom and feeling are especially important in packaging because these qualities, or the lack of them, are almost immediately apparent. What is the use of a package if it shows no feeling?” The descriptions of the featured objects were written by Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’, 1979.Gift of the Japan-Australia Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1981japanese art, japanese packaging, tsutsumi, gift giving -
Ararat Gallery TAMA
Functional object, Sansho Tsukudani, c. 1900s
‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ was an exhibition that toured to 10 Australian and 11 New Zealand public galleries in 1979 and 1980. The touring exhibition comprised 221 objects of traditional Japanese packaging which extended from ceramics, wood and paper to woven fibre containers. At the conclusion of the tour, The Japan Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council donated the vast majority of the exhibition to the Ararat Gallery for its permanent collection. Combining the natural qualities of bamboo, paper and straw with delicate craftsmanship, these unique objects express Japanese aesthetics as applied through fibre crafts. In Japan, the qualities and traits of natural materials are exploited rather than hidden. The texture of straw, the septa of bamboo are not concealed but lovingly incorporated into the whole. In 1979 Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ wrote: “In no way self-conscious or assertive, these wrappings have an artless and obedient air that greatly moves the modern viewer. They are whispered evidence of the Japanese ability to create beauty from the simplest products of nature. They also teach us that wisdom and feeling are especially important in packaging because these qualities, or the lack of them, are almost immediately apparent. What is the use of a package if it shows no feeling?” The descriptions of the featured objects were written by Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’, 1979.Gift of the Japan-Australia Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1981japanese art, japanese packaging, tsutsumi, gift giving -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Button Hook
Used for buttoning boots.Button hook for buttons on shoes. Has grey wooden handles.costume accessories, footwear accessories -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Redheads Matches Box Mid-Century c. mid-twentieth century
Redheads is an Australian matches brand, originally manufactured in Richmond, Victoria. The factory was opened in 1909 by the Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin, and his wife, Pattie Deakin. Redheads are Australia's top selling matches brand.This item is among the many in the Wodonga Historical Society's collection that reflect the social history of twentieth century Australia. A mid-century Redhead safety matches box, featuring an illustration of a redhead woman.matches, safety matches, redheads, redheads matches, wodonga, albury wodonga -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Pole and swingle tree
Long square unpainted pole, red swingle tree, leather fittingsfarm machinery, swingle tree, horse drawn -
Vision Australia
Functional object - Object, Robotron Pty Ltd, Eureka A4 electronic secretary, 1990s
The Eureka A4 was invented in Melbourne by Milan Hudacek, and designed to capitalise on the growth of IBM PCs. It attached to the PC and allowed blind and vision impaired people to utilise screen orientated programs. It had a sockets for telephone lines, a Braille keyboard, an inbuilt disk drive, speed and volume controls as as well outlets for data ports and headphones. The Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (now a part of Vision Australia) received both the Eureka Award and the Qantas Rolls Royce Award in 1990 for its participation in the development and promotion of the Eureka A4 computer. It was the first computer of its kind, designed specifically for people who are blind or vision impaired.1 black rectangular box with grey and orange keys with advertising leafletSerial no: 1897braille equipment, assistive devices, milan hudacek -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Valve, or before 1889
This Non-return valve was recovered from the wreck of the Newfield. Non-return valves can be used to pump water out.of a vessel The barque Newfield left Liverpool on 1st June 1892 with a cargo of 1850 tons of fine rock salt for Brisbane. About six weeks later the ship ran into very heavy weather approaching the Australian coast. On 28th August at about 9pm her master, Captain George Scott, observed between the heavy squalls the Cape Otway light on the mainland of Victoria, but due apparently to a navigational error (the chronometers were incorrect), he mistook it for Cape Wickham on King Island, some 40 miles south. He altered course to the north expecting to run through the western entrance of Bass Strait, but instead, at about 1:30am, the ship ran aground about about 100 yards from shore, one mile east of Curdies River. The vessel struck heavily three times before grounding on an inner shoal with six feet of water in the holds. The Newfield remained upright on the reef with sails set for a considerable time as the wind slowly ripped the canvas to shreds and the sea battered the hull to pieces. Seventeen men survived the shipwreck but the captain and eight of his crew perished.Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Newfield is significant for its association with the shipwreck Newfield, which is listed on the Victorian Heritage Registry. The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects. The Newfield collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international cargo ship. The Newfield collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its association with the shipwreck.A non-return valve used to connect to a hose on a bilge pump on a vessel. This valve is from the ship Newfield and was used to pump water out of the vessel. warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, shipwrecked artefact, 1892, 1893, 28 august 1892, 29 august 1892, barque, curdies river, newfield, nineteenth century, non return valve, peter ronald, peterborough, port campbell, shipwrecks, victorian shipwrecks, valve, bilge pump -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Wallet - Portland Studios Photographic Specialists, n.d
Black vinyl wallet 'Portland Studios PHOTOGRAPHIC SPECIALISTS' printed on front cover. Two clear vinyl pockets inside. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - chronograph, early 20th century
This is an early 20th century example of a chronograph, a watch with stopwatch functions. Chronographs date from the early 19th century and were used particularly in aviation, astronomy, diving, automobile and other racing contests and artillery firing and with more sophisticated designs are still used today.This item has no known local provenance but is retained for display purposes because of its age and its exceptional qualityThis is a chronograph, a display watch which also has a stopwatch function. It has a white face with black markings and Roman numerals and a gauge around the outer circle with numbers from 0 to 300. The face is covered with a glass frame. One hand and its pin are loose in the glass. The watch case is gold-coloured with a heavy ornamental pattern around the sides. At the top of the case is a ring for attaching the watch to a chain or belt. The button on the side for working the stop watch mechanism no longer functions.Celebrated Chronograph Specially Examined Swiss Madevintage chronographs, warrnambool history -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Stoneware Demijohn, 1910
Mr Robert Crone Phillips was born in Stanley, Victoria and later moved to Wangaratta where he worked at Pinkertons and Sons. On 1 April 1912 he purchased the grocery, ironmongery, and wine and spirits business conducted in Sydney Street, Wodonga, by Mr. D. M. Stavely. This business was beside the old Wodonga Police Station. He received a spirit merchant's license under the new Licensing Act in the Wodonga Licensing Court on 20 March 1912. This was the first occasion on which spirit merchants' licenses have been granted by the court. This license was renewed annually until November 1920. On Friday 15 July 1921, a fire occurred in which Phillips grocer’s shop and a neighbouring draper’s shop, owned by Mr. R. W. McLeish, were seriously damaged. In August 1921 Robert Philips filed for insolvency with assets of £660 10/ and liabilities of £1126 19/6. The cause of insolvency listed was loss sustained by fire and the pressure of creditors. Mr. Phillips retired to Wangaratta. He passed away in 1948. The demijohn is of local significance as it represents an artefact from a local business. Its provenance is clear due to the inscription in the item. It is representative of ceramic wares from the early 1900s.A ceramiic demijohn with business name"R C PHILLIPS/ WODONGA"wodonga businesses, sydney road wodonga, r c phillips -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Deadeye
Deadeye from Victoria Tower ship wrecked at Breamlea on 17 October 1869Wooden deadeye from sailing ship Victoria Tower wrecked at Breamlea Victoria in 1869 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - THREE WHITE CHINA BOWLS
Three white china bowls in various sizes.domestic equipment, table setting, bowl -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Wire strainer
Cast iron double-springed fence wire strainer, registered and patented in 1916wire, strainer, tool, tools, farm, farming, churchill island -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Duncan and Fraser, ESCo Tram No. 12, 1892 & 1905
Single truck (4 wheel) straight sill combination tramcar with open ends, closed centre saloon, longitudinal seats. Centre section originally an 1892 Sydney cable car trailer ( No. 18 - North Sydney). No mechanical equipment of the 1905 tram has survived. For an article on the tram and progress during 2018 see August 2018 issue of Fares Please! See Conservation Plantrams, tram 12 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Functional object - Sewing machine, 'Singer' boot-making, c1914
Early settlers and market gardeners in Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant, producing their food making and maintaining their own equipment, clothing and utensils This Singer boot-makers sewing machine is an example of the skills and craftsmanship of the pioneer settlers in Moorabbin Shire.A black, Singer 29K2, treadle, boot-maker's sewing machine c1914' SINGER ' on body of machine / 'SINGER 29K2' on plate/ emblem plate on right shaft shows 'S entwined with a shuttle/ bobbin over a reel of cotton' ./ ‘Singer Manef.c Co’ on iron support framebrighton, moorabbin, pioneers, bentleigh, market gardeners, early settlers, farm equipment, sewing machine, singer manufacturing company, boot-makers, leatherwork -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Functional object - Camera lens
Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, recalls that "Robin experimented with stereoscopic photography which, when viewed through either polaroid or red/green glasses, produced a three dimensional effect. A special double lens attachment with image splitting mirror was added in front of the normal camera lens to produce a double image similar to the image seen by each left and right eye". Robin experimented with stereoscopic photography when they lived in the 158 Riversdale Road Camberwell.Stereoscopic camera lens in a box with instructions in Japanese and Englishwalsh st miscellaneous, robin boyd -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Buckle Gaiter, Ca 1900
Leather gaiter used by both military and civilian persons whilst riding or walkingManufactured and distributed by GMHPlain brown leather gaiter top buckle for fastening onto leg in place, lower buckle missinggaiter, leather -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Functional Object, Field Radio
Olive green metal radio with handset and aerial. Amp CR 25 Radiobackpack radio, radio field -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional object - Brass coin holder - 3d and 6d
Used by tramway revenue clerks, most likely the MMTB, including the Ballarat Tramway Museum to count coins, as only so many 3d or 6d would fit into each container. Each has a hole in the base to enable it to be checked that it was empty prior to use or after being used. One of the 3d containers have a loose "washer" which shows the nature of the construction. Has been secured with a piece of wrapping tape. One of the 6d tubes has a label advising that it would hold "$30 of $2 coins"Demonstrates the methodologies used to count coins and stack them in a revenue office. Provides a sample of each coin that would have been used. Brass coin holder - for use in counting 3d and 6d coins. Made from brass tube with a brass washer rolled or fixed to one end. In storage bag is are 2 x 3d and a 2 x 6d and 1x5c coins. 5 No. x 6d and 6 No. x 3d holders held in the collection.tramways, tickes, cash, cash handling, depots, coins, revenue clerks