Pair of spectacles with clear rim, in brown tortoise shell case.spectacles, spectacle cases

Bristle and fibre clothes brush gold plated with Tortoise shell back.Bristle & Fibre Made in USApersonal effects, travel goods, brushes

Biographical details: Born 1888, Nagambie; married Jessie Winifred Temby in 1910; died 27 Feb 1969 in Mont Albert. Mr Joseph Sutton Crow lived at ‘Strathmore’, 75 Victoria Crescent, Mont Albert from 1924-1952. In 1907 Sutton gained a Diploma of Music at the Marshall Hall Conservatorium (later the Melbourne University Conservatorium). He taught piano and organ and was organist and choir-master in several churches. From 1912-1948 he served in that capacity at the Auburn Methodist Church. In 1910 Sutton Crow was appointed Assistant Secretary at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. In 1939 he became Assistant Director and Librarian and from 1941-1945 was its Acting Director. He retired in 1945. Administrator under Sir Bernard Heinze he devoted much time to the development of the ‘Music in the Schools” programme. This led to tours of country centres taking leading musicians to give concerts in schools and for the public, introduced by a talk on musical appreciation. After retirement he organized concerts for the Council of Adult Education and in 1950, when he concluded his professional work, he was giving concerts twice annually in 144 country towns. From 1926-1939 Sutton was Manager of the Melbourne University Symphony Orchestra (which later became the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra). During some years he had been Concert Manager for local and visiting musicians such as Edward Goll, a Bohemian pianist who lived locally, John Amadio, a flautist and Sutton’s wife Jessie Temby, a soprano who sang professionally until she gave this up for family life. Donor was his daughter.A black and white portrait of a man wearing round tortoise-shell glasses.(mr) sutton crow, victoria crescent, surrey hills, melbourne university symphony orchestra, melbourne symphony orchestra, house names, (ms) jessie temby, 'strathmore'

Mary Hardcastle?Leather style glove box with tortoise shell design - may be Mary Hardcastle.gloves, box, giselda bannister

This is a deposit book to the Commercial Bank of Australia Limited and is stamped by the Orbost Branch. It was used by the Orbost Rifle Club. The Orbost Rifle Club existed in the early 20th century. (There are records from 1900). It folded in the late 1970's.The Orbost Rifle Club was an active group for over seventy years. It no longer exists.A small thin book with a mottled tortoise shell like cover and light blue binder. accounts deposit-book-commercial-bank orbost-rifle-club

A hair fashion accessory for 20thCentury ladies. Plastic is a material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organics that are malleable and can be moulded into solid objects of diverse shapes. Due to their relatively low cost, ease of manufacture, versatility, and imperviousness to water, plastics are used in an enormous and expanding range of products. They displaced many traditional materials, such as wood, stone, horn and bone, leather, paper, metal, glass, and ceramic, in most of their former uses including jewellery. Parkesine is considered the first man-made plastic. The plastic material was patented by Alexander Parkes, In Birmingham, UK in 1856.The world's first fully synthetic plastic was bakelite, invented in New York in 1907 by Leo Baekeland who coined the term 'plastics'. After World War I, improvements in chemical technology led to an explosion in new forms of plastics, with mass production beginning in the 1940s during World War 11 due to shortages of silk and ivory.A plastic, tortoise shell pattern, lady's hair-comb in the mantilla style with diamante decoration.hair fashion, hairdressing, coiffure, plastic, personal effects, jewellery, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, early settlers, world war 1 1914-1918, world war 11 1939-1945, silk, ivory, bakelite,

Tortoise-shell hair comb. 1 tooth broken, 4 complete teeth. Scroll pattern.Made in Germany.costume accessories, hair accessories

Paper Mache Rectangular Buckle Green and Orange Floral Decor in each of 4 corners. Tortoise Shell background.charlton, clothing, personal hygiene

Shaving Mug & Brush. Tortoise Shell Outer Case Opaque Glass Inner Case. Brush Bristle Bakelite Handle. stawell

Used by Mr Ron Dew in Charlton for many years. The word "Handkerchief" is written diagonally across the top in a cursive, gold-colored font. The box's material has a mottled brown and amber appearance, characteristic of tortoiseshell patterns, and is smooth and slightly reflective. Handkerchief box made of tortoise shell style bakelite, with hinged lid. The word 'Handkerchiefs' is written in gold lettering on the lid.The word 'Handkerchiefs' is written in gold lettering on the lid.charlton, dew ron

Hair clips such as this one would have been worn by women in the 19th and early 20th centuries and would have been used to keep back long hair from around the face. Similar clips may be used today but they would more likely be made of plastic or ornamented metal. This hair clip has no known provenance but is an attractive item and is retained for display purposes.This is a curved shell (perhaps tortoise shell) hair clip with an ornamental fretwork pattern in the centre. A metal piece, slightly curved, is attached to the clip with a screw. vintage hair clips, history of warrnambool

Belong to Evelyn OSborne, mother of donor, Barbara Keene. A gift from Spain.Tortoise shell ribs with gilt etchings. Linen centre with coloured spanish design edged with cream nylon lace. Gilt metal loop handle.costume accessories, female

Cream tatted jabot and four tatting shuttles. 1 - Tortoise shell, 1- Metal, 2 - Bone. Plus cream tatted triangular doily. jabots, tatting shuttles, lacemaking equipment

Spectacles metal frame broken near one hinge with tortoise-shell nose pads. Metal rims surround one third of the lens. Case blueflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Spectacles synthetic frame narrow rimmed tortoise-shell with nose pads, metal hinges and metal bridge. Case hard exterior with maroon felt lining.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Decorative combs are an accessory that date back to as early as the Stone Age. Small hair combs were used to attach small hat and head pieces in the first half of the 20th century. These combs are examples of hair accessories that were commonly used at that time. A set of 4 hair accessories. All are made of tortoise shell. Two are hair slides and two are hair combs. Metal clips are on the back of the hair slides.hair-accessories combs hair-slides

Captain Colin Gaylard was a dentist in private practice in Tatura. He was an Army dentist, POW, & Internment camps, WW2. Drawing by Kurt Winkler an internee in the camps.Photocopy of sepia toned portrait of Captain Colin Gaylard, side view shoulders up. Framed in brown tortoise shell frame with an inner gold frame.Kurt Winkler Tatura Nov 40officer, captain colin gaylard, internment camp dentist

Brown leather men's toiletries set contains 2 oval bristle brushes with tortoise shell backs and one bakelite shaving stick cylinder with screw top.personal effects, hairdressing, grooming

This item is from a collection donated by descendants of John Francis Turner of Wodonga. Mr. Turner was born on 6 June 1885. He completed all of his schooling at Scotts Boarding School in Albury, New South Wales. On leaving school, he was employed at Dalgety’s, Albury as an auctioneer. In 1924 John was promoted to Manager of the Wodonga Branch of Dalgety’s. On 15/03/1900 he married Beatrice Neal (born 7/12/1887 and died 7/2/1953) from Collingwood, Victoria. They had 4 daughters – Francis (Nancy), Heather, Jessie and Mary. In 1920, the family moved From Albury to Wodonga, purchasing their family home “Locherbie” at 169 High Street, Wodonga. "Locherbie" still stands in Wodonga in 2022. The collection contains items used by the Turner family during their life in Wodonga.This item comes from a collection used by a prominent citizen of Wodonga. A 5 piece manicure set in a cylindrical container. Individuals items are made of steel, electro plated silver with tortoise shell handles. The case is also made of tortoiseshell.On side of tweezers; "EPNS A1" On file "ENGLISH STEEL MAKE"personal items, manicure implements

The first electrical hearing aids were carbon and were made possible by the invention of the carbon microphone and were made between 1900 and 1939. Carbon, which can be made to amplify electrical current, was used to provide some amplification prior to the invention of vacuum tubes. Later models often came with mechanical (carbon) amplifiers to try to boost the amount of amplification. The carbon microphone was originally invented for use in the telephone and had the properties of being able to modulate current. It is this property that made it useful in the early electrical hearing aids. An example of a carbon hearing aid. This has an imitation tortoise shell casing. Round dark red and black imitation tortoise shell carbon hearing aid with clip for attaching to clothing, and a slide for adjusting the sound (?) a cord split between a plug and a speaker (?)."SONOTONE/REG U.S.P.A./292392/MADE IN U.S.A./ELMSFORD, N.Y." on bottom of unit. "SONOTONE" on plug. "PAT RE 21030" on speaker? deaf children australia, hearing aid, sonotone

2 nail files, metal (3821.1 - 3820.2) 1 cuticle press (3820.3) 1 button hook, handle missing (3820.4) 1 cuticle knife, tortoise shell handle (3820.5)