Small wooden handcrafted set of drawers; drawers enclosed in a 'Shell oil' box. On ends of box, printed in black 'Shell' and 'The British Imperial Oil Company Limited' ' 8 Imperial gallons, motor spirit' Small handcrafted drawers are set in the box. Six small drawers, with four wooden knobs, one metal and one loop of wire acting as a drawer pull. Drawers are made from repurposed boxes. One drawer has label of box on side ' Leggo's of Bendigo, Self Raising Roller Flour', parts of label missing 'Good cheap cake' recipe partly visible. On top of drawers, white paint tin stain.

Tin panel hand painted with oil paint depicting fruits and blossom, edges curled over and signed C Timms bottom left corner. Enclosed note from donor Mrs.E.Young. 18 Bateman St Hampton 3188 stating artist was wife of Bendigo miner & was painted over 100 years ago.C.Timmsperson, bendigo, c timms, tin painting, c timms

Watering Can A watering can, with a large spout. Its former use is currently no known, but may have been used for oil, chemicals or even sand.Historic - Railway Permanent Way and Works - track equipment - Watering CanWatering Can with a large spout made of tin puffing billy, watering can

Box containing tin of Goanna Salve and information sheet. Box has one seal label intact. Box is damaged but text still legible. Tin is rusty and label is detached. Information sheet is torn and yellowed but still legible..(See packaging)pharmacy, j.c. marconi, goanna oil, ww1

This is one of a set of 3 miniature oil paintings by the self-taught artist Alfred William Eustace (1820-1907). A.W. Eustace, an Australian artist, was born in Berkshire, England, where he was an assistant gamekeeper to the Earl of Craven at Ashdown Park. He migrated to Australia with his wife and children in 1851 and worked on the Ullina and Eldorado Runs on the Black Dog Creek at Chiltern, which was in excess of 50,000 acres of grazing land. A.W. Eustace was employed as a shepherd by Jason Withers and while tending his flocks in the solitude of the bush, Eustace turned his attention to painting and music to while away the long and weary hours. He endeavoured to capture the spirit of the bush and painted on board, canvas or tin plate, but as these materials were not always readily available he then started painting on large round eucalyptus leaves from the White and Red Box trees that grew around about him. He became known as the "Bush Artist." About 1856 he painted a small picture of the famous Woolshed goldrush and during the next few years became well known in North-East Victoria. John Sadlier, a police officer stationed at Beechworth said that Eustace painted 'some really exquisite scenes. He was of an easy-going dreamy temperament, a student of nature only, despising the works of men. Unfortunately his drawings were on eucalyptus leaves, the largest and roundest he could find and not on canvas, and no doubt have all perished long ago.' In 1876 the Melbourne Age newspaper reported, 'Eustace’s celebrated paintings on gum leaves are again attracting attention,…Mr Eustace is an elegant artist…he seems without effort to catch the colour and spirit of Australian scenery…' In 1864 A.W. Eustace held an Art Union in Albury, and again in 1884 in Ballarat. He exhibited at the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1877 and also held an exhibition of gum leaf paintings at Stevens Gallery, Melbourne in 1893. By 1896 he was receiving orders from heads of states in Europe, with his works acknowledged by Queen Victoria, Emperor Frederick of Germany and the Czar of Russia, as well as the Governors of New South Wales and Victoria. His paintings reflected his ability to paint the sky in his realistic style which is still noted by art critics of the day. A.W. Eustace was also a skilful taxidermist. The collection of birds and animals that can be seen at the Beechworth Museum are examples of his taxidermy skill. When not doing his work, painting or taxidermy, he regularly contributed letters and verse to the Chiltern newspaper, The Federal Standard. A book of verse in his hand writing was presented to The Athenaeum Trust by the Boadle family. In the 1870’s he became interested in spiritualism often being involved in lively debate at lectures and séances. Alfred William Eustace died in 1907 and is buried in the Chiltern New Cemetery with his wife Sarah and one of his daughters, Elizabeth. Miniature oil painting of a landscape, with creek in foreground and bush and hill behind, by A.W. Eustace, under glass, in original timber frame with beige matte and a twist wire stand. One of 3 miniatures. No signature visiblealfred eustace, chiltern, oil painting, landscape

Sign: "Vickers Oils are Good Oils".Green, black and white painted tin sign: "Vickers oils are good oils". Central circle with a "V" and a sheep.VICKERS OILS ARE GOOD OILSsign, oil, wool industry, rural, advertising, vickers

Kerosene lamp with glass chimney and brass coloured reflector painted gold. Base and back painted green and made from Solvol tin with 'Solvol' stamped onlighting, kerosene & oil

Unknown. Possibly lid of water tank?Handmade remodelled lid, enamelled, cream colour, circular. Shape possibly cut with tin snips. Underside has 2 braces in cross shape riveted to lid. Braces bent down at edges of lid (possibly to fit on base?). Upper side, has lids, 1 toward top and 1 at bottom. Central metal piece with handle riveted to lid."MOBIL OIL AUSTRALIA"/ "USE ONLY/ Rheem/ RHEEM SPANNER"

Possibly used in WWII or Vietnam campaigns?Khaki coloured tin of rifle cleaning oil.Shake well before using. P.O. No. (28.024) 44 - 40700.2

Silver-coated tin kerosene burning lampHas small round base with cut-outs, extending to a heavily decorated rounded bowl lamp, kerosene, table

The Bendigo based Sander family business Sander and Sons, were producers of eucalyptus oil/extract in the 19th and 20th centuries. Carl Sandner established Sander and Sons Eucalyptus Distillery in 1875. It operated until 1967Instructions included in a box of Superba Skin Food. One page with black printing included claims made after use of product and directions for use. Notes that an application for Registration of the distinctive label was made on January 18 1907. Instructions originally folded tightly to fit inside packaging with tin. Two copies.advertising, sander, sandner

Portrait of a female nude with dark hair playing a tin whistle and seated upon a chair with an orange and brown blanket. Signed and dated (L.l) 'Clifton Jan '81'. On reverse in chalk 'Adriane '81'. On reverse: Label with number 31 and listing title, date, medium, size and price.clifton pugh, painting, portrait, adriane, tin whistle, dunmoochin

Harness oil used for the preservation of leather circa 1900Imported and sold by Holden and Frost ca1900Rusty tin can with screw lid, with damaged handleFrank Millers Harness Dressingequine, harness dressing

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

Used in the care and maintenance of leatherImported and sold by Holden and Frostsquat circular tin can, yellow lid with contents printed on face.amall box Harness composition for cleaning, Oiling and finishing Small biox Harness composition for cleaning, Oiling and finishing Manufactured by The Frank Miller Co New York U.S.A.equine, leather dressing, protector

Liquid used for the preservation of leather Circa 1900Imported and sold by Holden and FrostShort tin can with screw lid can painted both red and gold, instruction painted around tinFrank Millers Harness Oil blackening with application instructions.harness oil, harness preservative, blackening

Used in State Coal Mine by propman to oil cable and rollersApproximately 2 litre tin can with spout, rear fixed handle and top loose handle"W.T.S." on base in red paint

Used in the early 20th CenturyAn early 20th Century glass and rusted tin "hurricane" lamp with three wire curved horizontal bands protecting the clear chimney glass. This is a portable lantern with an oil tank at the bottom that forms the base of the lamp. The tank is filled through a metal tube with a screw top lid and it also houses a wick and knob that increases or decreases the length of the wick.lantens, kerosene lamps, lighting equipment, lamps

Used in the early 20th CenturyAn early 20th Century glass and rusted tin "hurricane" lamp with curved wire protecting the clear chimney glass. This is a portable lantern with an oil tank at the bottom that forms the base of the lamp. The tank is filled through a metal tube with a screw top lid and it also houses a wick and knob that increases or decreases the length of the wick.lamps, kerosene lamps, lighting equipment, lanterns

Set two paint sample pots: .1 - Dulux Orange gloss oil paint - marigold colour - provided by Dulux in a sample tin for analysis if needed in the Laboratory. Paint in a steel metal contain with paper labels providing the details of the paint. Container has been opened. Has a date of 22/2/1978. .2 - ditto for "Tramway Cream" - gloss enamel paint - dated 6/2/1976.trams, tramways, paint, colour schemes, tramcars, mmtb

Frost pot used growers put sump oil to burn to help keep frost away frost away on young growtha tin used for a frost pot Growers would burn sump oil in frost pots to create an inversion layer and a lot of smoke to help prevent frost damage in low lying frost prone areas of the vineyard frost potfrost pot, dried fruit, grapes

The origins of the humble handheld driptorch have been lost in time. They are widely used for ignition in controlled burning operations in forest and grasslands. The date, origins and manufacturer of this particular model are unknown. The “Pacific Forester“ with its short central wand and somewhat leaky ball-valve was made by the American Wajax company in the 1940s. The Pacific Forester is slightly different in design from the more robust and common “Panama” driptorch first manufactured in 1933 and used extensively by Queensland cane farmers. The Panama is closely related to the current “Firebug” used in Victoria which is manufactured by Rodney Industries in Brisbane. The fuel is a mixture of petrol and diesel and every FCV District had their own closely-guarded secret formula ... 2:1, 3:1, 1:1, 4:1 or 3:2 ratio. There was also the choice of 91, 95 or 98 octane petrol mixed with summer or winter diesel. Occasionally some of the old Avgas or Jet-A1 lying around the depot was added with a splash of engine oil to make the mixture stick to the fuel to be ignited. The fuel mixed also varied between autumn or spring, heathland, mixed forest, or high-intensity slash burnsEarly driptorch designDrip torch with handle Wand has loop and valve. The loop is designed to assist with even flow of fuel which flows out onto the burning head of the wand. Soldered tin fuel container which holds burner mix. Gravitational feed of the driptorch allows the unit to drip fire, making it simple and quick to operate. bushfire, forests commission victoria (fcv)