Holeproof Hosiery was a Milwaukee, Wisconsin textile firm that was founded in 1901.With extensive advertising the brand name became recognized worldwide. The business produced men's and women's hosiery, underwear, lingerie, and men's pyjamas. Holeproof Hosiery began making nylon hosiery in January 1940, starting production on 8 of its 230 machines. The hose were made of a synthetic yarn composed of derivatives of coal and iron manufactured by Du Pont. In the late 1920s, a successful hosiery manufacturer, Staley & Staley Ltd, started making ladies hosiery under licence from the Holeproof Hosiery Company in Milwaukee, USA. The company went public in 1929 and opened the first Holeproof mill at Brunswick, Victoria in 1930, becoming the first manufacturer to produce and market Australian-made self-supporting socks. During the 1930s, Holeproof revolutionised the Australian market by promoting their products as a sought-after fashion accessory. The Australian company is still in business today, owned by Pacific Brands. An unused pair of lady's nylon stockings in original box. 'Holeproof' 'For you', 'Precious' size 91/2Box Cover : For You / HOLEPROOF/ SUPERFINE EXQUISITE SHEERS Side : Precious 9 1/2 Package : 60 GUAGE / SHEER NYLON / BY / HOLEPROOF / 9 1/2 Card : Especially / For You / fromclothing, stockings, nylons, holeproof pty ltd, milwaukee usa, hosiery, fashion, melbourne, bentleigh, cheltenham moorabbin, brunswick, lingerie

Pianola rolls belonged to Beverley Moss's paternal grandmother (Emily Moss, nee Tomlinson). Born approx. 1890 of Tallygaroopna, formerly of Katamatite. Farm selected at McKenzie Rd, by Henry Amos Moss70 x pianola rolls in original boxes Most have readable labels. Some damaged boxes pianola, piano, music, family entertainment

commonly known as 'shower of sparks' this buzzer type ignition coil is connected via the distributor and spark plug leads to generate a continuous spark while crank starting the Cheetah aero engine. The type of ignition coil fitted to the Cheetah engine fitted to an Avro Anson, Parts stock unused.electronic ignition coil with high tension outlet and set of adjustable breaker points and connectors. New in original box.D-5271BA Adjust to 2.5 volts with standard secondary load for use on 12 volt system. On Box 'Booster Coil Type 512 Model 1 Style E' serial number 1552 ignition coil, shower of sparks, ignition, garth rohdes

Holeproof Hosiery was a Milwaukee, Wisconsin textile firm that was founded in 1901.With extensive advertising the brand name became recognized worldwide. The business produced men's and women's hosiery, underwear, lingerie, and men's pyjamas. Holeproof Hosiery began making nylon hosiery in January 1940, starting production on 8 of its 230 machines. The hose were made of a synthetic yarn composed of derivatives of coal and iron manufactured by Du Pont. In the late 1920s, a successful hosiery manufacturer, Staley & Staley Ltd, started making ladies hosiery under licence from the Holeproof Hosiery Company in Milwaukee, USA. The company went public in 1929 and opened the first Holeproof mill at Brunswick, Victoria in 1930, becoming the first manufacturer to produce and market Australian-made self-supporting socks. During the 1930s, Holeproof revolutionised the Australian market by promoting their products as a sought-after fashion accessory. The Australian company is still in business today, owned by Pacific BrandsAn unused pair of lady's stockings, in original box, 'Holeproof', 'Beauty Fit', ' Nocturn' Size 81/2 - 9 Box Cover : HOLEPROOF / Beauty Fit / LADDERPROOF MESH SHEERS STRETCH Inside Wrapper ; HOLEPROOF / Beauty Fit / LADDERPROOF STRETCH NYLONS 8 1/2 - 9clothing, stockings, nylons, hosiery, melbourne, bentleigh, cheltenham moorabbin, brunswick, holeproof pty ltd, lingerie, fashion

Glass disposable Pasteur Capillary pippettes used at the Ballarat School of Mines Chemistry Laboratory still in their original box. chemistry, laboratory, scientific instruments, pippettes, selbys sciebtific limited

Leon Worth Hosiery Manufacturer Pty Ltd made nylon stockings for women from a factory in Melbourne until the business was sold 1989.A pair of unworn lady's brown bri-nylon stockings made by 'Leon Worth Pty Ltd' , in the original box.Inside Lid of box : WORTH / 60 DENIER / SATIN STRETCH DENIER / 2 / months written guarantee. On Stocking top : WORTH / SATIN S-T-R-E-T-C-H / 2 X 30 DENIER SEAMLESS / BRI / Nylon / 10 ½ - 11clothing, stockings, hosiery, leon worth pty ltd melbourne, fashion, nylon, bri-nylon, bentleigh, cheltenham, moorabbin

Prestige Limited was formed in 1922 by George Foletta to manufacture fine silken hosiery. The company had acquired the Atlas Knitting and Spinning Mills Pty Ltd which had been established in 1920 and produced "Prestige hosiery" from 1921. Prestige Limited merged with Holeproof Hosiery Company (Australia) Pty Ltd in 1964. Both were taken over by Pacific Dunlop in 1968. The Prestige name was dropped in 1978/79. George Gotardo Foletta (1892-1973), hosiery and knitwear manufacturer, was born on 30 January 1892 at Northcote, Melbourne, eldest son of Victorian-born parents Henry Gotardo Foletta, a stonemason of Swiss extraction, and his wife Gertrude, née Bright. Henry repaired the depression-ravaged fortunes of his family by starting a successful fancy goods commission-agency.....George persuaded the demoralized board to restructure around a quality-first marketing policy. By 1924, when George A. Bond & Co. Ltd ( Sydney) was liquidated, Prestige was back in the black. About this time the company became the first Australian knitter to make fully-fashioned silk stockings, outselling the best imported brands and giving Prestige dominance of the local hosiery market. With the arrival of British-trained Leslie Gough in 1926, Prestige entered its period of greatest expansion. By 1933 it was spinning its own silk yarn, had diversified into lingerie and commenced business in New Zealand; three years later it was spinning imported rayon filament into hosiery yarn.A pair of unworn lady's brown nylon 'service weight' stockings made by 'Prestige' Pty Ltd. in the original boxBox Lid: House of / Prestige / ‘monogram’ / WONDERSOFT / SERVICE WEIGHT “FOOT COMFORT’ NYLONS. Box inside lid : ‘monogram’ / You will have day long comfort when your feet are cushioned / with the softness and the smoothness of ‘Prestige “Foot Comfort” nylons. The secret is in the Nylon soles / …and you will find these “ Foot Comfort” / soles in ultra sheer, sheer, service sheer / and service weight nylons. / by Prestigeclothing, stockings, nylons, prestige hosiery pty ltd, melbourne, bentleigh, cheltenham moorabbin

Donated by Donor and worn by her when working for Whitehorse Council as a councillorBrown leather low heel court shoe with bow decoration on the front and a rubber sole. Shoes in original boxNaturalizercostume, female footwear

WWII Historical significanceRAAF Navigational computer MK111 D used in WW11 in aircraft for plotting direction and wind speed with original box.Identification number G6B/145. Serial No WG/2677*. Contains original pencil from 1940 and navigational notebook.

Ornate gold painted stand with glass bottle burner. In original box with instructions. Five pieces includes the box and instructions.Vapo Cresolene Use Kerosene.medicine, pharmacy

Number of parts: 36. Seamless Parchment Diffusion Cells in original box, 1.0 - 1.2 in height, 0.2 - 0.35 in width.

Lady's white swan down muff. Has brown silk lining. Sheep's wool inside for warmth. Muff is in the original box.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Small hand held Scalebuoy in original box, screw on handle of black bakelite attached to a glass bulb containing liquid mercuryTested and Guaranteed boston USA Pnt Applied For The Scalebuoysciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy

Agfa X - 126 Autostar Camera in original box with a 126 cartridge film still in camera. The original instruction sheet is included.Agfa X126 Autostarphotography, cameras

Flesh coloured celluloid eye shade in original box labelled, Improved ventilated eye shades No.6694 Right eye, made in England.Mace & Haldane London.medicine, optometry, eye shade

Small round tin in original box, containing Superb Skin Food, sole manufacturers Sander & Sons Bendigo, Vic, Australia. With directions sheet.Sander & Sons Bendigopersonal effects, cosmetics, cream

Purchased by donor from the collection of the 'Cobweb Antiques' owned by Ken and Faye TurnerThe Glide On Iron stand made of mild steel which has been chromed stamped 'The Glide On Iron Stand Pat app. for' with the original box.The Glide On Iron Standdomestic items, irons

Multicoloured two-dimensional geometric jigsaw puzzle in its original box. The exterior of the box shows the complete puzzle with a range of optional alternative puzzles. games and puzzles, jigsaw puzzles

Korean War/Japanese Occupation period historical significanceFlying goggles used by A34219 Stuart Simpson. Also contains lenses used for different flying conditions and instruction booklet. Goggles are with original box.Nil

Waddingtons is a famous card and board manufacturer. It commenced business in 1927 and produced jig-saw puzzles from the mid 1930s. Their Christmas, Map, and circular jig-saw series were their most popular jig-saws. Various-piece jig-saws were introduced c.1965 and were very popular in the 1960s and 1970s.Jig-Saw puzzle in original box depicting Bowness Bay on cover. Bowness Bay is in the Lake District, Cumbria (UK). The puzzle has 340 pieces.Exterior of Box: " Waddington's Pennant Jig-Saw. Over 340 pieces, fully interlocking, Size 19" x 11 3/8. / Design No. 753 Bowness Bay"jig-saw puzzle, waddingtons, bowness bay - cumbria --- uk

These night driving spectacles are in a shape of frame fashionable for ladies in the 1950's. The position of the lens silvering shows that these are designed for use in right hand drive cars. These were an expensive item in their day. Their excellent condition and original cardboard box suggest that they may be unsold new old stock.No other example of these Nupronite night driving spectacles is known in any Australian collection.Boxed Nupronite night driving spectacles. Yellow flat plano glass lenses with silver mirror finish in wearer's upper right field of each lens (to minimise glare of oncoming lights). Tortoise-shell look cat's eye frame. In original cardboard box.On box:'Nuprosal/ Nupronite/ "CAT'S EYES" NIGHT DRIVING SPECTACLES OUTSTANDING IN DESIGN AND QUALITY/ MANUFACTURED BY OPTICAL CRAFTSMEN/ MADE IN ENGLAND BY NUPRO LONDON/ MODEL:CAT'S EYES/ LENSES:SUPER/ COLOUR:AUTUMN LEAF'. Price added by hand '2 pound 17/6'spectacles, glare, night driving, eye protection

This douche, with the manufacturers object description of "heisswasserspulungen" which translates as healing water douche, came from the Edward Rowden White Estate. The heisswasserpular designed by Dr Walzer-Frank was used as a vaginal douche by attaching a rubber hose to the glass connector which was then inserted into the vagina. Acquired from Dr Harold Attwood, the Curator of the Medical History Unit, University of Melbourne, 2 April 1996. In a letter to Geoff Bishop ... " I think they are best held in your collection rather than here." (see accession file)Transferred from the collection of the Medical Unit (Brownless Medical Museum) University of Melbourne, from the Sir Edward Rowden White Estate. Sir Edward (1884-1958) was a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Regional Council of RCOG and was the first Chairman of the Arthur Wilson Foundation, and created (with his brother) the EA Rowden White and Edward R White Foundation for Medical Research at the Royal Women's Hospital in 1955. Black bakelite bulb with glass douche nozzle and irrigator connections at each end. Stored in original box. Handwritten in blue pencil on side of box: "Vaginal Douche".vaginal irrigation

Folding cut throat razor in original red boxGenuine Bengal Razor Made in Sheffield England shaving equipment, razor

A lawyers bodkin is like a large sewing needle with a wooden handle. Used for putting holes in documents so they can be bound together. This particular bodkin is in its original box.lawyers bodkin with eye, bodkin, lawyers bodkin

Prior to the installation of gas and electric light pioneers used candles for lighting after sunset.6 candles, in original box, made by 'Electrine' Co. 2 candles broken when brush tailed possum entered Cottage via chimney 27/4/2014kitchen equipment, lights, candles, fireplaces, early settlers, pioneers, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, market gardeners

Used in Vietnam 1968-9, by Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) Brian Leonard Start, a National Serviceman in 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers.Silver flip-top cigarette lighter. Has been personalised with the RAE emblem in gold on the front and engraving of serviceman's name, number and year on the back. Stored in original box.Front: R.A.E. VIETNAM, Back: 3791450/SRR START/'68-69r.a.e., bl start, "68-69, special reconnaissance regiment, 3791450, engineers, zippo, vietnam, cigarette lighter

This was a gift to Mrs Irene Standfield during the 1950's and has had little useCigarette case, lighter and lipstick holder in original box. All pieces are in blue green enamel with gold coloured trim. Box is artificial brown leather and lined in cream satinRONSON By Appointment to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Suppliers of Electrical Shavers. Ronson Products Ltdpersonal effects, smoking accessories

an instrument for drawing large circles or arcs, consisting of a horizontal beam along which two vertical legs slide. Also called a trammel.Beam compass used for marking out an arc or circle; 25cm beam with 2 x 24cm extensions, 3 pencil lead holders and one nib in original box [damaged].W. H. Harling Ltd. London.beam compass, trammel

2 x 105mm shells and projectiles in original wooden boxammunition, 2012, army

Breast Pump - brand ContiMed - from c.1950s era.Orange rubber bulb with glass attachment. In original cardboard box. breast pump, pump, 1950s, contimed, mother, baby, midwifery