Made by internee Fritz Prager at Camp 3Tortoise shell butterfly buttons. 2 holes in centre of each. 2 buttons.buttons, tortoise shell, prager f, grimsdale u, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, costume, accessory, clothes

Made by internee at Camp 3Necklace with 22 tortoise shell sections. Joined by silver links. Silver catchnecklace, tortoise shell, silver, prager f, grimsdale u, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, costume, accessory, jewellery

Mary Hardcastle?Leather style glove box with tortoise shell design - may be Mary Hardcastle.gloves, box, giselda bannister

This is a deposit book to the Commercial Bank of Australia Limited and is stamped by the Orbost Branch. It was used by the Orbost Rifle Club. The Orbost Rifle Club existed in the early 20th century. (There are records from 1900). It folded in the late 1970's.The Orbost Rifle Club was an active group for over seventy years. It no longer exists.A small thin book with a mottled tortoise shell like cover and light blue binder. accounts deposit-book-commercial-bank orbost-rifle-club

A hair fashion accessory for 20thCentury ladies. Plastic is a material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organics that are malleable and can be moulded into solid objects of diverse shapes. Due to their relatively low cost, ease of manufacture, versatility, and imperviousness to water, plastics are used in an enormous and expanding range of products. They displaced many traditional materials, such as wood, stone, horn and bone, leather, paper, metal, glass, and ceramic, in most of their former uses including jewellery. Parkesine is considered the first man-made plastic. The plastic material was patented by Alexander Parkes, In Birmingham, UK in 1856.The world's first fully synthetic plastic was bakelite, invented in New York in 1907 by Leo Baekeland who coined the term 'plastics'. After World War I, improvements in chemical technology led to an explosion in new forms of plastics, with mass production beginning in the 1940s during World War 11 due to shortages of silk and ivory.A plastic, tortoise shell pattern, lady's hair-comb in the mantilla style with diamante decoration.hair fashion, hairdressing, coiffure, plastic, personal effects, jewellery, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, early settlers, world war 1 1914-1918, world war 11 1939-1945, silk, ivory, bakelite,

Made by internee at Camp 3Bow shaped brooch made of tortoise shell. Hole in centre. Silver Pin on the backbrooch, tortoise shell, praager f, grimsdale u, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, costume, accessory, jewellery

Tortoise-shell hair comb. 1 tooth broken, 4 complete teeth. Scroll pattern.Made in Germany.costume accessories, hair accessories

Made by Fritz Prager at Camp 3Bracelet made from indented silver. Tortoise shell inserts. 9 sections joined to form the braceletbracelet, silver, tortoise shell, prager f, grimsdale u, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, costume, accessory, jewellery

Made by internee at Camp 3Bracelet with 8 tortoise shell sections joined by silver links. Silver catch and safety chain attachedbracelet, tortoise shell, silver, prager f, grimsdale u, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, costume, accessory, jewellery

Made by internee at Camp 3Bracelet made from tortoise shell joined by silver links. Silver indented catch with fine chain attachedbracelet, silver, tortoise shell, prager f, grimsdale u, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, costume, accessory, jewellery

Donated by Heather McNamara. The purse belonged to her mother-in-law Isobel McNamara B. 3/08/1930Small rectangle tortoise shell coin purse with four compartments lined with blue inside. Decorative plate for engraving (but not engraved)Silver inlay on lid.coin purse, mcnamara-heather, tortoise shell, caldwell-isobel

Shaving Mug & Brush. Tortoise Shell Outer Case Opaque Glass Inner Case. Brush Bristle Bakelite Handle. stawell

Hair clips such as this one would have been worn by women in the 19th and early 20th centuries and would have been used to keep back long hair from around the face. Similar clips may be used today but they would more likely be made of plastic or ornamented metal. This hair clip has no known provenance but is an attractive item and is retained for display purposes.This is a curved shell (perhaps tortoise shell) hair clip with an ornamental fretwork pattern in the centre. A metal piece, slightly curved, is attached to the clip with a screw. vintage hair clips, history of warrnambool

Belong to Evelyn OSborne, mother of donor, Barbara Keene. A gift from Spain.Tortoise shell ribs with gilt etchings. Linen centre with coloured spanish design edged with cream nylon lace. Gilt metal loop handle.costume accessories, female

Cream tatted jabot and four tatting shuttles. 1 - Tortoise shell, 1- Metal, 2 - Bone. Plus cream tatted triangular doily. jabots, tatting shuttles, lacemaking equipment

Spectacles metal frame broken near one hinge with tortoise-shell nose pads. Metal rims surround one third of the lens. Case blueflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Spectacles synthetic frame narrow rimmed tortoise-shell with nose pads, metal hinges and metal bridge. Case hard exterior with maroon felt lining.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Decorative combs are an accessory that date back to as early as the Stone Age. Small hair combs were used to attach small hat and head pieces in the first half of the 20th century. These combs are examples of hair accessories that were commonly used at that time. A set of 4 hair accessories. All are made of tortoise shell. Two are hair slides and two are hair combs. Metal clips are on the back of the hair slides.hair-accessories combs hair-slides

Captain Colin Gaylard was a dentist in private practice in Tatura. He was an Army dentist, POW, & Internment camps, WW2. Drawing by Kurt Winkler an internee in the camps.Photocopy of sepia toned portrait of Captain Colin Gaylard, side view shoulders up. Framed in brown tortoise shell frame with an inner gold frame.Kurt Winkler Tatura Nov 40officer, captain colin gaylard, internment camp dentist

Brown leather men's toiletries set contains 2 oval bristle brushes with tortoise shell backs and one bakelite shaving stick cylinder with screw top.personal effects, hairdressing, grooming

This item is from a collection donated by descendants of John Francis Turner of Wodonga. Mr. Turner was born on 6 June 1885. He completed all of his schooling at Scotts Boarding School in Albury, New South Wales. On leaving school, he was employed at Dalgety’s, Albury as an auctioneer. In 1924 John was promoted to Manager of the Wodonga Branch of Dalgety’s. On 15/03/1900 he married Beatrice Neal (born 7/12/1887 and died 7/2/1953) from Collingwood, Victoria. They had 4 daughters – Francis (Nancy), Heather, Jessie and Mary. In 1920, the family moved From Albury to Wodonga, purchasing their family home “Locherbie” at 169 High Street, Wodonga. "Locherbie" still stands in Wodonga in 2022. The collection contains items used by the Turner family during their life in Wodonga.This item comes from a collection used by a prominent citizen of Wodonga. A 5 piece manicure set in a cylindrical container. Individuals items are made of steel, electro plated silver with tortoise shell handles. The case is also made of tortoiseshell.On side of tweezers; "EPNS A1" On file "ENGLISH STEEL MAKE"personal items, manicure implements

The first electrical hearing aids were carbon and were made possible by the invention of the carbon microphone and were made between 1900 and 1939. Carbon, which can be made to amplify electrical current, was used to provide some amplification prior to the invention of vacuum tubes. Later models often came with mechanical (carbon) amplifiers to try to boost the amount of amplification. The carbon microphone was originally invented for use in the telephone and had the properties of being able to modulate current. It is this property that made it useful in the early electrical hearing aids. An example of a carbon hearing aid. This has an imitation tortoise shell casing. Round dark red and black imitation tortoise shell carbon hearing aid with clip for attaching to clothing, and a slide for adjusting the sound (?) a cord split between a plug and a speaker (?)."SONOTONE/REG U.S.P.A./292392/MADE IN U.S.A./ELMSFORD, N.Y." on bottom of unit. "SONOTONE" on plug. "PAT RE 21030" on speaker? deaf children australia, hearing aid, sonotone

Sewing implements and crochet hook date pre 1950. PArt of Jan Barrett's mother's sewing kit.Sewing Implements: 2 wooden cotton reels one with mercerised cotton, linen thread on green card, tortoise shell spindles, iron crochet hook with wooden handle, "C 1'0 The Mer-Surah, Mercerised Cotton, machine twisted on narrow reel. Superior Linen Thread No 32 2 cord Linen thread: Lindsay Thompson (Threads) Belfast - 50 yards on backing card.sewing implements, crochet hook, cotton thread, linen thread, tortoise shell toggle

Ada Healey was for 20 years a volunteer and organizer at the Orbost Slab Hut (Orbost Information Centre). She was known for her craft skills and was a particularly fine knitter, She did own, as a child, a handheld mini sewing machine and it is possible that the item was made using this. Ada was the only child of Tom & Queenie Warne, born in Bombala/Delegate. She married Keith Healey. The Healey family were early settlers in Marlo.This hand-sewn ornament is an example of the skill and craftmanship of women in pioneer families.A hand-sewn silk tortoise. The head is padded. Four small beads are sewn to each side. It has white/brown lining. Pink beads are sewn on either side of the head for eyes.hand-made handcraft silk ornament