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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Stove, c1947
This unit was constructed by Mr. John Phillip Bennett( Sec Barbara Gardiner's uncle) to provide a small convenient stove when he and his wife were camping.Two single kerosene stove s installed in a fabricated container to give a level cooking surface and adequate wind deflector.On stove on the label|BLUE ACE Pat No. 527455 British Made No. 1940.recreations, camping -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Iron
Before the introduction of electricity, irons were heated by combustion, either in a fire or with some internal arrangement. An "electric flatiron" was invented by American Henry Seely White and patented on June 6, 1882. It weighed almost 15 pounds (6.8 kg) and took a long time to heat. The UK Electricity Association is reported to have said that an electric iron with a carbon arc appeared in France in 1880, but this is considered doubtful. Two of the oldest sorts of iron were either containers filled with a burning substance, or solid lumps of metal which could be heated directly. Metal pans filled with hot coals were used for smoothing fabrics in China in the 1st century BC. A later design consisted of an iron box which could be filled with hot coals, which had to be periodically aerated by attaching a bellows. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there were many irons in use that were heated by fuels such as kerosene, ethanol, whale oil, natural gas, carbide gas (acetylene, as with carbide lamps), or even gasoline. Some houses were equipped with a system of pipes for distributing natural gas or carbide gas to different rooms in order to operate appliances such as irons, in addition to lights. Despite the risk of fire, liquid-fuel irons were sold in U.S. rural areas up through World War II. In Kerala in India, burning coconut shells were used instead of charcoal, as they have a similar heating capacity. This method is still in use as a backup device, since power outages are frequent. Other box irons had heated metal inserts instead of hot coals. From the 17th century, sadirons or sad irons (from Middle English "sad", meaning "solid", used in English through the 1800s[4]) began to be used. They were thick slabs of cast iron, triangular and with a handle, heated in a fire or on a stove. These were also called flat irons. A laundry worker would employ a cluster of solid irons that were heated from a single source: As the iron currently in use cooled down, it could be quickly replaced by a hot one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothes_ironThis iron is typical of the clothes iron used before electric irons superseded it.Salter iron no. 6, painted black but with rust showing through. Salter iron no. 6.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, iron, clothes, laundry -
Bendigo Military Museum
Container - CONTAINER, KEROSENE TINS, pre 1990
... CONTAINER, KEROSENE TINS...CONTAINER, KEROSENE TINS Container .1) - .4) Kerosene tins ...These four tins were used to make the ANZAC Day rum and coffee at the Soldiers Memorial Institute Hall to be served after the Dawn Service. (Bendigo RSL Sub - Branch) It was brewed on the electric stoves in the old kitchen on the side of the building. It was made from Chicory Essence coffee, milk and a small amount of water, a bottle of Rum was added to each when near ready. These were used for many, many years up until about 2006 when new containers were used. The old kitchen was removed in the Renovations to SMI in 2016 - 2018 as it was not part of the original building..1) - .4) Kerosene tins, metals, open at one end.brsl, smirsl, rum, coffee -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Kerosene lamp with reflector plate, Victor Lamp Company, U.S.A, c. 1920
An item of this type would have been used for lighting purposes by householders both within and around the house in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It may have originally been attached to a wall or ledge. This item has no known local provenance but is retained as an example of a lighting mechanism some 100 years ago.This is the main body of a kerosene lamp. It is made of metal and the base and back stand have been painted green. It has a mantle, an oil container and a round reflector plate (which has been originally painted silver). The glass bulb is missing.N (?) 23 Victorvintage lighting, kerosene lamps -
Greensborough Historical Society
Functional object - Camp Stove, Kerosene camp stove, 1950s
... legs and integrated container for fuel. Kerosene camp stove ...Small stove used for cooking when camping; used kerosene for fuel.Small metal camp stove with 4 legs and integrated container for fuel.stoves, camping equipment -
Clunes Museum
Container - FUEL CAN
LARGE METAL CONTAINER, WIRE & WOODEN HANDLE, SEALED WITH A WOODEN STOPPER, PAINTED BLACK. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR PETROL OR KEROSENE IN A COMMERCIAL GARAGE.local history, commerce, containers, -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - PITTOCK COLLECTION: RAILWAY LAMP
Pittock coach builder's box: Old railway lamp, marked origin unknown, probably belonging to A. E. Pittock * stored in paper bag as detailed, refer 13000.44a * steel, glass construction * lamp is 310 mm tall, 150 mm round * lamp has three adjustable filters ( red / broken, blue and space for third (clear!) lens, which are set by rotating the handle to fixed loacations * lamp lit by kerosene wick, refer 13000.44e & f, brass container with mirror behind wick to intensify the light Item stored in Pittock coach builkder's box, reference 13000.1. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: VICTORIAN RAILWAYS MEMO 26.11.1937
Victorian Railways memo 26.11.1937. Reference 'SLS 70/37. AM.DC / Sup't of Loco. Supplies Office, Melbourne. Subject of Method of handling etc. The spare cylinder oil bottle and the containers for the trip allowances of cylinder bearing oils and Kerosene. Signed by E. Dillon on foolscap page.document, memo, railway, e. dillon -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Harris Collection Kerosene Pump
Jonathan Harris operated a winery on the banks of the Axe Creek, Axedale in the 1850s. A metal pipe three centimetres diameter, 50 centimetres long has a cap screwed to the top which has a one centimetre diameter 13 centimetre long curved tube coming from the side of it. From the top of it a half centimetre diameter metal rod in a triangle six centimetres by nine centimetres by six centimetres pulls out and would have an attachment on to draw out the liquid. There is an attachment that slides on the pipe and has a screw cap on it to screw the pump to a container. Part of the Harris Collection.harris collection, kerosene pump