See NA2323 for history of donor and photo.Anvil - made from forged steel and used by the blacksmith as a table to hand forge hot steel etc.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Three hinges made from disused wrought iron tyres from a wooden wheel, hand forged.rural industry, farm machinery

Made from hand forged steel, used for holding hot steel; whilst being forged.trades, blacksmithing, rural industry, farm machinery

Made from hand forged steel, used for holding hot steel whilst being forged.trades, blacksmithing, rural industry, farm machinery

Made from hand forged steel, used for holding hot steel whilst being forged.trades, blacksmithing, rural industry, farm machinery

Made from hand forged steel, used for holding hot steel whilst being forged.trades, blacksmithing, rural industry, farm machinery

Made from hand forged steel, used for holding hot steel whilst being forged.trades, blacksmithing, rural industry, farm machinery

Used by donor's father, John Palmer, on his parents dairy farm at Mupunga East and later on his own dairy farm at Allansford. From 1966 until 1992 used in Mitcham and Blackburn.A post mounted drill stand with a gearing arrangement driven by a handle. The depth of drill is adjusted by a large red wheel which raises or lowers the drill. There are other adjusting devices on the drill.Buffalo Forge Co, Buffalo N.Y. No 151 (on both sides of main casting)trades, tools, metalworking

Circular metal stand with leather bellows underneath. Metal back shield and metal studs on leather.trades, blacksmithing

Used for holding hot steel whilst it was being forged.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Used to hold hot steel whilst being forged.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Wooden frame with steel mesh sieve. Used for sieving coke for blacksmiths forge fire.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, possibly used in stone quarry.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, possibly used in stone Quarry.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, used by farrier to trim horses hooves.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, used by blacksmith for cutting of hot steel with aid of striker.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, used to support bucket.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, used with aid of striker for stretching hot steel.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, used for punching holes in leather strap's etc.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

For 100 years Doncaster-Templestowe was a major fruit producing area. The industry had a profound effect on the landscape and vegetation. Although orcharding families came from a variety of backgrounds, German families were an important sub-group.A comprehensive history of fruit growing in the Doncaster-Templestowe area between 1850s and 1950s when orchards began to be subdivided for housing. It includes B&W photos and line drawings and maps. It covers details of the varieties grown, the families involved, pests, machinery involved, markets, blacksmiths and reasons for the demise of the industry in the area.irvine green, eric collyer, doncaster-templestowe historical society, gottlieb thiele, ruffey creek, bismarck street, victoria street, thomas petty, george hislop, john whitten, john clay, august aumann, carl hanke, gottfried uebergang, waldau, max schramm, german lane, george street, john tully, henry crouch, george tortice, august zerbe, jane serpell, sidney williams, phylloxera, joseph bosisto, richard serpell, frederick thiele, w s williams, edwin lawford, james read, john finger, richard clay, ferdinand finger, leeds street, wetherby road, john russell, sarah uebergang, mary hislop, rudolph werner, john petty, archibald mclaren, john hicks, joe hicks, john smedley, william smedley, william hunter, sylvester mullens, laurie's forge, curtis hillman, anne hillman, dan harvey, calder's forge, hillman's blacksmith works, thomas serpell, gill smith, victorian fruit growers association, h g reynolds, alfred thiele, william webb, fred zerbe, mary anne clay, orchardist's coolstore, r h werner & co, j h land, orchardists and fruit cool stores association, a t petty, r read, r chivers, jack noonan, arthur ireland, jack robinson, george knee, donvale cool store, herb petty, frank petty, fred tolly, gordon white, blue moon fruit co-operative ltd, kathleen petty, peg chivers, jack russell, mathew adams, george mcgahy, edwin bullock, james hodson, edwin wilson, david corbett, edwin lowford, thomas beavis, william hanke, tom petty, edward crossman, andrew zander, carl aumann, heinrich fromhold, thomas chivers, william williams, reinhold denhert, henry finger, august furhmann, henry serpell, john ireland, frank smedley, william kent, william knee, thomas buck, henry white, gottlieb leber, alexander speers

Jonathan Harris operated a winery on the banks of the Axe Creek, Axedale in the 1850s. A metal rod one centimetre diameter 61 centimetres long. On one end six centimetres is folded back to form a handle. On the other end 14 centimetres is flattened to a width of two centimetres and half a centimetre thick, the last six centimetres is bent to 90 degrees and has a one centimetre square hole in it. Part of the Harris Collection.harris collection, hand forged poker