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Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Channel Marker - Colour Green, 1955
Port and Starboard channel markers are internationally recognised sea markers used in maritime pilotage to indicate the edge of a channel. This Port Phillip West Channel marker was built in 1955 and was run on acetylene, therefore requiring a platform and circular hut rather than the modern buoys or posts. It was painted green as it marked the starboard side of the channel. West Channel Marker, Grimes No. 5 Built 1955 Accetylene poweredchannel markers, west channel, port phillip, pile light -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Soap Savers, Unknown
These vintage soap savers were used by the frugal housewife to use up pieces or slivers of leftover soap by swirling the soap saver in the water using up every last piece of soap.Three vintage wire mesh dish or clothes washing soap savers with a rectangular basket to contain the pieces of soap and a sliding wire clasp which allows opening and closing of the basket. Each holder has a thick long double wire handle to enable the user to froth the soap in a dish. Two have old soap pieces inside: one has Velvet soap, the other has half a piece of yellow soap with part of the brand ...TRY at the end of it.'Velvet' is stamped on one piece of soap and the broken piece has ...'TRY' on it.washing dishes, washing clothes, soap, soap savers, household item -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Pistol Holster, Ca 1890
Boer war military issue belt holster for pistolManufactured and sold by Holden and FrostBrown leather pistol holder with flap and brass peg to close. Leather strap on back for belt to go throughboer war, military -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Functional object - Place Mat
It was common for staff and members of the 8/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles to present a parting gift to the mess.Circular decorative silver place mat engraved at centre, with plastic base" Presented by WO 1 D.J. Roberts February 1982 "military, mess, roberts -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - MINIATURE WINE KEG & STAND
MADE FROM TIMBER SALVAGED FROM EXPLOSION OF KEG AT BREWERY.WOODEN KEG WITH 4 METAL STRIPS AROUND KEG - TAP ON FRONT. BROWN VARNISHED WOODEN STAND TO HOLD KEG.local history, food technology, brewing, food technology, brewing -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Coach lamps
Manufactured by Holden and Frost for illumination on buggies during the period Ca 1900manufactured and used by Holden and Frost.Brass carriage lamp, with red dimple on rear , clear glass sided with cross bars over.buggy, lamp, civilian -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Brick=, n.d
Brickbricks, trade, build -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - BOTTLES COLLECTION: GOODFELLOW & CO BALLARAT
Green Marble Bottle. The Moulded Label Has The Words ''Goodfellow & CO Ballarat'' The Front of the bottle has a ''horse's head'' with the words Trade Mark either side. Diameter 6 cm x Height 22 cm.''Goodfellow & CO Ballarat''food technology, bottles, softdrink storage for distribution -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Camera, c1980
Agfa X - 126 Autostar Camera in original box with a 126 cartridge film still in camera. The original instruction sheet is included.Agfa X126 Autostarphotography, cameras -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - MMTB Bundy Clock key 172M, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1930s
Used from Malvern depot in the time recording Bundy clocks that were located around the MMTB system. Related to the driver's run number. Withdrawn from use when the Automatic Vehicle Monitoring (AVM) system came into use.Demonstrates a Bundy time recording clock key.Key - or Bundy Clock Key - brass, rounded head with drilled hole stamped "Tramways" on one side and "172" on the other side with a steel section that controlled the action of the recording clock and provided the means of stamping the number "172M" onto a paper tape. tramways, trams, mmtb, clocks, bundy clock, timetables, drivers, malvern depot, operations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Plaque, Possibly Arrow Bronze?, Hawthorn Tram Depot, Jan. 2003
.1 - Plaque - Brass with four holes in each corner, engraved for the opening of the Hawthorn Tram Depot Shed No. 1 by the Minister for Transport Peter Batchelor MP 19/1/2003. Has the Victorian Government logo. .2 -Large brass plaque, that was at the front of the depot until c2019, when replaced by a stainless steel one - see image i3.trams, tramways, opening, commerations, hawthorn depot, fohtd, mtm, museum -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Copper Sheathing, late 19th - early 20th centuries
This sheet of copper sheathing or Muntz metal has been recovered from the sea. It has been damaged by the reaction of the metals to the sea. It also has encrustations from the sea such as sand. Other damage, such as movement of the sea or objects in the sea, has caused the edges to break away or fold over. The hulls of early timber sailing ships had a problem of being eaten through by the marine animals called Teredo Worms, sometimes called ‘sea worms’ or ‘termites of the sea’. The worms bore holes into wood that is immersed in seawater and the bacteria inside the worms digest the wood. Shipbuilders tried to prevent this problem by applying coatings of tar, wax, lead or pitch onto the timber. In the 18th and 19th centuries, ships were built with their hulls sheathed in sheets of copper or a combination of 60 per cent copper and 40 per cent zinc (called Muntz metal). The ships would be re-metalled periodically to ensure the sheathing remained effective. In more recent times the ships are protected with a toxic coating.This piece of Muntz sheathing is representative of building methods and materials used in late 19th and early 20th centuries for ship building.Muntz or copper sheathing. Irrectangular shape, with about a fifth of the piece missing from a corner. Another corner is bent upwards. Salvaged from a shipwreck. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, copper sheathing, muntz, copper sheating, muntz metal, teredo worms, sea worms, sea termites, ship building, late 19th century sailing ships -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Stereoscope, n.d
A stereoscope is a device for viewing a stereoscopic pair of separate images, depicting left-eye and right-eye views of the same scene, as a single three-dimensional image. A typical stereoscope provides each eye with a lens that makes the image seen through it appear larger and more distant and usually also shifts its apparent horizontal position, so that for a person with normal binocular depth perception the edges of the two images seemingly fuse into one "stereo window". In current practice, the images are prepared so that the scene appears to be beyond this virtual window, through which objects are sometimes allowed to protrude, but this was not always the custom. A divider or other view-limiting feature is usually provided to prevent each eye from being distracted by also seeing the image intended for the other eye.Stereoscope, silver metal decorated face piece, with glass viewing holes, wooden folding handle, wooden cross-piece with wire loop at each end, to hold the stereoscopic cards/photos. Cross piece detachable. 'PAT'D APR 5TH 1904' stamped on metal'PAT'D APR 5TH 1904' stamped on metalstereoscope, 3d, photography -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Tea Towel, Nu-color-Vue, "Melbourne's old tramways", c1995
Tea Towel - linen - white background, printed in colour featuring three different trams: Restaurant tram W class tram - green and yellow City Circle tram with the location Melbourne at the base of the item. Made by Nucolorvue c1995.trams, tramways, tea towel, w class, city circle -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Rods, n.d
Two fishing rods: a)Bottom section of cane fishing rod b) Middle and bottom section of wooden fishing rod, metal collar for joiningfishing, rods, recreation, sport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Strap hanger, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1950's
Strap hanger - Bakelite formed or moulded handle with a sewn leather strap for use in tramcars in order people could hang on. Was placed around a round timber rod. The Bakelite piece was later replaced by a moulded plastic component.trams, tramways, tramcars, passengers, equipment, interiors -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Decimal Conversion Tables, c. 1966
Comprehensive decimal conversion tables. White card, green print. In light card folder with black and gold cover, white square in centre, purple 'C DAY' in square. Inside folder, white with black and purple print information re conversion of money to decimal system, 14 February 1966. -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Functional object - Lorgnette
Spectacles - Lorgnette - Single Floral gilt with finger ringFloral decorationglasses, spectacles, lorgnette -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Lamp chimney, n.d
Unknown. Perhaps navigation lights or marker buoys.Lamp chimneys in a white wooden box (reds, greens) with sliding lid. Lid is missing. Some chimneys appear used, some unused.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Ephemera, Invitation, 17/02/1997 12:00:00 AM
An invitation to the Nunawading and District Lapidary Club's 30th birthday celebration.An invitation to the Nunawading and District Lapidary Club's 30th birthday celebration.An invitation to the Nunawading and District Lapidary Club's 30th birthday celebration.nunawading and district lapidary club -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Key, circa 1866
The key is one of a collection of seven 1860s keys once belonged to the Glenample Homestead near Princetown. They are all keyed with different bits and would have opened the external panelled doors of the Georgian building. The keys would now be around 150 years old. The keys are now part of the John Chance Collection. Locksmiths became a recognised trade by the middle of the 19th century, doing work that blacksmiths and gunsmiths would have done. They were craftsmen and trained apprentices for their trade. The local community and businesses relied on them for making a wide variety of precision objects such as locks and keys, knives, ornamental and decorative latticework, fine instruments, accurate tools and hardware items. Glenample Homestead became famous after the disastrous wreck of the sailing ship Loch Ard on June 1, 1878. The owners, Hugh Hamilton Gibson and Peter McArthur, were involved in the rescue and recovery of Eva Carmichael and Tom Pearce, the only two survivors, as well as overseeing the salvage of items from the shipwreck and the burial of those who lost their lives. Eva first met Jane Shields at Glenample and they became long-time friends. The keys are significant as an example of mid-19th century locksmith hardware, and for their connection with Glenample Homestead, and for their connection to the history of the Loch Ard shipwreck’s only two survivors. The set of keys also hold significance as they were discovered by John Chance, who was also a diver from the wreck of the Loch Ard in the 1960s-70s. Items that come from several wrecks along Victoria's coast have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value. Glenample Homestead is of historical, social and architectural significance to the State of Victoria and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR H0392). It is a historical example of early settlement and development of a run in the coastal land of South West Victoria, and it is constructed from locally quarried sandstone but doesn’t take away from its Georgian design. Glenample Homestead is of State significance through its unique connection with the wreck of the ship Loch Ard and the connection to its owners, Hugh and Lavinia Gibson and Peter McArthur, played a historically and socially significant role in the rescue and care of the survivors, the salvage of goods and the burial of those who lost their lives. The shipwreck of the Loch Ard itself is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register (S417). Key; steel domestic door key. Flat open bow with 'figure 8' space, round shank that flares out slightly above the collar on the bit. The rectangular bit has internal notches and grooves. There is a rounded pin on the end.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, glenample homestead, victorian heritage register vhr h0392, georgian homestead, loch ard, princetown, jane shields, eva carmichael, tom pearce, blue china tea set, antique door key, glenample photographs, john chance -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - CLOCK, CIRCA 1925
PRESENTED TO WILLIAM BARKELL BY THE CLUNES IN MELBOURNE CLUB, DURING HIS TERM AS MAYOR OF CLUNES.STRIKING CLOCK IN WOODEN CASE, METAL FACE WITH ROMAN NUMERALS; TWO KEYS.ON PLAQUE: "CLUNES IN MELBOUNE CLUB 1926 - TO MAYOR BARKELL PRESIDENT BACK TO CLUNES 1925 - AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM" STG. SILVERlocal history, horology, clocks, barkell -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Functional object - Pen set, 1920s
Used in the Rutherglen Common School in the 1920s.Timber pen set with two ink wells and a groove for laying pensschool, common school, education, writing equipment -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Bookmark, Thomas Stevens, Coventry and London, Mizpah, late 19th century
This bookmark was found loose inside one of our antiquarian books and no connection to the book or its unknown original owner have been found. The word Mizpah means Watchtower in Hebrew and a Mizpah card or bookmark was sent or given to Jewish people who were separated from their loved ones, with the message that the Lord was watching over those absent. The bookmark has been made by the firm of Thomas Stevens of Coventry. This city was the English centre of ribbon weaving in the 19th century and Thomas Stevens, a local weaver, invented and developed in the 1860s the art of making woven silk items - book marks, greeting cards, art works etc. These were called Stevengraphs. Stevens opened a factory in London in 1878 and by the 1880s was producing over 900 woven silk designs. Stevengraphs are a collectors' Items today and this Mizpah bookmark is a fine example of one.This is a woven silk bookmark with multi-coloured patterns. coloured script and a sprig of flowers, probably fuchsias, all on a yellow background. There is a red tassel at the end of the bookmark. The bookmark was affixed to a rectangular sheet of paper containing details of the maker but the bookmark is now detached. The backing sheet is partly torn.Mizpah The Lord watch between Me and thee when we are Absent one from anotherreligious book marks, stevengraphs -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Candlestick holder, T. Gaunt & Co, circa 1944
This pair of altar lights is from the St. Nicholas Seamen’s Church, 139 Nelson Place, Williamstown, Victoria, and was used during religious services there. The Church was operated by the Mission to Seamen organisation. The par of candlestick holders was originally donated by Mrs. M. Jackson, as part of the furnishings for the new St Nicholas Seamen's Church in Williamstown, opened in 1944. The candlestick holders were made by T. Gaunt & Co. of Melbourne, a manufacturer, importer and retailer of a wide variety of goods including jewellery, clocks and watches, navigational and measuring instruments, dinnerware, glassware and ornaments. Thomas Gaunt's photograph was included in an album of security identity portraits of members of the Victorian Court, Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888. THE MISSIONS TO SEAMEN (Brief History: for more, see our Reg. No. 611, Set of Pews) The Missions to Seamen, an Anglican charity, has served seafarers of the world since 1856 in Great Britain. It symbol is a Flying Angel, inspired by a Bible verse. Today there are centr4es in over 200 ports world-wide where seamen of all backgrounds are offered a warm welcome and provided with a wide range of facilities. In Victoria the orgainsation began in Williamstown in 1857. It was as a Sailors’ Church, also known as ‘Bethel’ or the ‘Floating Church’. Its location was an old hulk floating in Hobson’s Bay, Port of Melbourne. It soon became part of the Missions to Seamen, Victoria. In the year 2000 the organisation, now named Mission to Seafarers, still operated locally in Melbourne, Portland, Geelong and Hastings. The Ladies’ Harbour Lights Guild was formed in 1906 to support the Missions to Seamen in Melbourne and other centres such as Williamstown. Two of the most significant ladies of the Guild were founder Ethel Augusta Godfrey and foundation member Alice Sibthorpe Tracy (who established a branch of the Guild in Warrnambool in 1920). The Guild continued its work until the 1960s. In 1943 a former Williamstown bank was purchased for the Missions to Seaman Club. The chapel was named St Nicholas’ Seamen’s Church and was supported by the Ladies’ Harbour Lights Guild, the Williamstown Lightkeepers’ Auxiliary and the League of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Friends. It ceased operation in 1966. A Missions to Seamen Chapel and Recreation Room was a significant feature of ports during the late 1800s and into the 1900s. It seemed appropriate for Flagstaff Hill to include such a representation within the new Maritime Village, so the Melbourne Board of Management of Missions to Seamen Victoria gave its permission on 21st May 1979 for the entire furnishings of the Williamstown chapel to be transferred to Flagstaff Hill. The St Nicholas Seamen’s Church was officially opened on October 11, 1981 and closely resembles the Williamstown chapel. These candlestick holders are significant historically for their origin in the St Nicholas Mission to Seamen's Church in Williamstown, established in 1857 to cater for the physical, social, and spiritual needs of seafarers. It originated in Bristol, England when a Seamen's Mission was formed in 1837. The connection of the candlestick holders to the Mission to Seamen highlights the strong community awareness of the life of people at sea, their dangers and hardships, and their need for physical, financial, spiritual and moral support. Candlestick holder, polished brass, pair of two. The wax cup has a scalloped lip, the centre of the stem has a bulbous section, the base has a floral design depicting leaves and grapes. Inscribed. Made by T. Gaunt & Co. This pair of Altar Lights is in our St Nicholas Seamen's Church Collection.Inscribed "T. GAUNT & CO.."flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, candlestick holders, altar lights, mrs. m. jackson, t. gaunt & co., religious service, ladies lightkeepers' auxiliary, mission to seamen victoria, st nicholas seaman’s church williamstown, religious worship, m. jackson -
Ararat Gallery TAMA
Functional object, Sasa no Tsuyu, 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 -
Parks Victoria - Days Mill and Farm
Functional object - Trays
Joseph Day was the son of Anne and William Day. He took over the running of the farm from his mother. It is unknown what specific use the trays had. They may have been used in the diary.WOODEN TRAYS. 4 x Wooden trays with metal handles and inscriptions.Side and underside of box "JD" ( initials for Joseph Day) -
Bayside Gallery - Bayside City Council Art & Heritage Collection
Functional object - suitcase, I. Sher, Holsmor expandable suitcase for City of Brighton, c.1920-1950
Holsmor expanding suitcase was sold throughout the 1920s-1950s. Manufactured by I. Sher in Carlton and sold in leading stores. Brown leather expanding suitcase with circular gold label which has Coat of arms of City of Brighton, 1859. suitcase, city of brighton, i. sher, holsmor -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Whale Oil Lamp, n.d
Whale oil lamp, round base, metal painted pink; weighted base to make it self-righting if knocked. 5 cm cranberry glass chimney, wick winder. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Functional object, Hand Bell : Fatima Convent, Parramatta 1896, 1920-1939
The Minutes of the Kew Historical Society record that in the year 2000, the Society paid for a Town Crier's outfit. This outfit was later used in public events relating to fundraising for the restoration of the Kew Court House at 188 High Street, Kew. A member, usually Philip Slobom, dressed as the Town Crier, used this bell to draw attention to the campaign. Wood handled, brass handbell. Probable reproduction of an original item.FATIMA CONVENT PARRAMATTA 1896hand bells, fatima convent, parramatta (nsw)