Helen Keller speaks with an elderly blind man via signing. Believed to have been taken during Miss Keller's visit to Australia in 1948.High quality image of two people communicating by finger spellinghelen keller, sydney industrial blind institution

Acquired at an Equal Love (Melbourne) rally in 2015.Finger painted rainbow on white card, with text inscribed in black marker.Verso: "painted by Will (age 3)", signed with an "X"marriage equality, marriage

A metal candlestick shaped like a leaf with and coiled metal finger hold lights, candles, early settlers, pioneers, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham

Sliver hand and pointing finger bookmark with engraving at cuff and hand detail."JM June 1922"

Dept of Defence issued equipment: trip wire for a wide range of usages including preventative, precautionary measures against enemy.Trip wire was an effective and valuable resource used by Australian soldiers for their protection and an advanced warning of enemy presence whilst in the field.Small cardboard roll of trip wire, attached to beige paper label with red text.IMPORTANT/ run wire through finger and thumb to remove kinks before use.trip wire, explosive device, booby trap, vietnam war, diamond valley vietnam veterans sub branch, weapons

The instrument belongs to a very old family of instruments, believed to date back over 12,000 years!Small black ocarina wind instrument with finger holes. It is made of carved wood.Front - 2 manufacturing stamps and "D5"

Oyster Shell Opener. Bakelite handle and metal blade with brass finger guard.stawell

Used in agriculture ca 1910Metal cow bell, we believe was imported by HOLDEN and FROST ca1910Brass cylindrical bell ,brass tubular clanger, circular finger holder on top bovine bell, agriculture, c1910

This item is part of the Dodgson Collection, which was bequeathed to Queen's College in 1892 by the Rev. James Dodgson. The collection was created by Aquila Dodgson, brother of James. Aquila Dodgson was a friend of the English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie, and it was through this friendship the Aquila was able to acquire ancient Egyptian artefacts. A detailed study of the collection was made by Christine Elias "Discovering Egypt: Egyptian Antiquities at the University of Melbourne", M.A. thesis 2010.Remains of linen bandaging in crossover pattern. The distal phalanges of the fingers and thumb are missing.james dodgson, aquila dodgson, flinders petrie, mummified human hand

Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Stylised watercolour painting of POW cutting wood at Graytown CampCutting wood at Graytown. (?) He had on hand only ? fingers (Very nice chop)graytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour

Keith Charles BUCKLEY. Refer Cat No 1438 for his service details.R.A.N ID card for Mr K Buckley with B &W photo and finger print. “No 73 ID Signed by Secretary of Navy”id cards, documents, ww2

Use in agriculture ca1900We believe it was imported by HOLDEN and FROST for agricultural use ca 1910Brass cylindrical bell, brass tubular clanger, circular finger holder with rope attachedagriculture, ca 1910

Used in the maintenance of equine equipment and other leather productsAs imported and sold by Holden and FrostGreen painted tin with conical pourer on top. Finger holder on one side of coneSuperior Neats Foot Oilleather dressing, neats foot, oil

Belonged to Mrs. Ellen & Mr. Charles CornellSmall brass pocket magnifying glass - brass surround. Round with round finger hold.magnifying glasses, optical instruments

Carving fork, two tines, finger protector missing. Bone handle attached by two pins.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, fork

Educational Journal published and distributed free fortnightly to Australian and Allied troops during WW2 1941-1946Small red and blue journal with sketch of a soldier in a slouch hat holding two fingers up.Vol 7 No 2 27 Sept, 1943 Special Second Birthday Issuesalt, army journal, ww2

White enamelled candle holder with elongated finger grip, square shaped with inward curved sides.lighting, candle, candleholders, k46

Enamelled candle holder with finger handle, black and grey speckled with remnants of cream paint on base.lighting, candle, candleholders, k45

Joseph Tainton was born in Gloucestershire about 1850. He emigrated to Australia at the age of 2 years in 1853 aboard the 'British Queen' with his father James Tainton (aged 39) , mother Ann (Drew, aged 34), and brother William 4 years. Joseph married Mary Jane Course in 1877Photograph of Joseph and Mary Jane Tainton's family on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary. c1920 Top:- Herbert, William, Ida (James), Harold, Lucy (Lowen), Percival. Bottom:- James, Emily (Finger), Joseph, Mary Jane, Joseph Charles, Maude (Finger)tainton, joseph, mary jane (nee course)

Black wetsuit gloves with chain to attach to wetsuit, 3 fingers per glove (Items 192.6 & 192.7)closed-cell foam neoprene, rubber, woven fabric, stainless steel

Black and white photograph of thirty soldiers both in and beside a large motor omnibusPatients from { unclear } Battery Hospital { unclear } Bay 24- 8- { year obscured by finger print }

Powder puffs are pieces of soft material used for the application of face powder. They may be shaped as balls or pads. Historically, powder puffs have been made of very fine down feathers, cotton, fine fleece, etc. In modern times synthetic materials are widely used for powder puffs. In addition to softness they need to hold powder. These items were used by Marjorie Burton. Marjorie Burton ( nee Whiteman), born 12 June, in Birmingham, England came to Orbost in 1995. In England she did office work – typing, shorthand and secretarial work - in accountants’ offices and also trained as a comptometrist with Burroughs in London. She came from a middle-class, working, church-going family. Her mother was a milliner who made many of Marjorie’s clothes, hats and outfits. Marjorie was married in 1938 to a salesman who later became a mechanic in the R.A.F. during WW11 These items are examples of women's cosmetics commonly used in the mid 20th century.Four round flesh-coloured powder puffs. One is still in a cellophane wrapper and one is larger with a finger pocket. cosmetics powder-puffs burton-marjorie

Part of Graham Collection, donated by the Family of Misses Mary and Edith Maude Graham, of 4 Blair Street, Portland.Orange/tan feather quill. Also has rubber finger grip on stem. Measures 19.5 cm long.

Whistle brass (Tin Whistle) "C" pitch, with six finger holes and a trademark emblem of a nightingale within a triangle.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, whistle, whistle brass, tin whistle

A type of early telephone used in Wandin, Victoria, Australia.Black wall type bakelite telephone, with finger operated metal dial, and combined earpiece and mouthpiece attached to a cord."Listen for dial tone" "Wandin 64 4546"wall telephones, telephones

A cap liner is an item that helps to seal the contents in a container to avoid leakage and spoiling. This cap liner was recovered from the Falls of Halladale shipwreck. The 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. She was one of several designs of the Falls Line of ships named after waterfalls in Scotland. The company had been founded between 1870- 1873 as a partnership between Joseph Russell, Anderson Rodger, and William Todd Lithgow. During the period 1882-92 Russell & Co. standardised designs, which sped up their building process so much that they were able to build 271 ships during that time. The Falls of Halladale 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. Previous to this, heavily loaded vessels could have heavy seas break along the full length of the deck, causing serious injury or even death to those on deck. The new raised catwalk-type decking allowed the crew to move above the deck in stormy conditions. The Falls of Halladale shipwreck is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (No. S255). She was one of the last ships to sail the Trade Routes. She is one of the first vessels to have fore and aft lifting bridges. She is an example of the remains of an International Cargo Ship and also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping industry. The wreck is protected as a Historic Shipwreck under the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976).Glass cap liner, moulded disc with indented ring and finger grip on the top. Recovered from Falls of Halladale wreck. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, falls of halladale, cap liner, russell & co., glass liner, glass seal