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Container - Small Glass Container
... volum collection... of the parent item. volum collection ...Small glass container with a square base and an broken octagonal rim surrounding the circular opening on the top. Found within the front storage location of the parent item.volum collection -
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Container - Broken Glass Lid
... volum collection... storage location of the parent item. volum collection ...Small spherical piece of glass, likely a broken part of a lid for another glass container, similar to those which it is located near, i.e., within the front storage location of the parent item.volum collection -
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Functional object - Thumb lancet
... volum collection...; blade marked with maker's name. MCN volum collection lancet ...Small retractable steel blade with pointed tip protected by pair of tortoiseshell covers; blade marked with maker's name.MCNvolum collection, lancet, blade, knife, vaccination, cutting, bleeding, bloodletting, thumb lancet -
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Container - Medium Wood Drawer, c. 1840
... volum collection..., being determined that it was more harmful than remedial. volum ...Tartar Emetic was a powerful emetic used during the nineteenth and twentieth century, though, it had been known of since the middle ages, which was used to widely treat a variety of infections and aliments. However, this medicine was known to cause multiple serious side effects and would be discontinued from use by the mid to late twentieth century. Unknown chalk. Aperient Pills are a drug used to relieve constipation. Calomel was once used as a purgative to remove unwanted waste from one's body. Calomel is a mercurous chloride mineral and looks like a white powder. Unfortunately, when used in high does, which was common during its use in the eighteenth century, it caused many side effects due to it inducing mercury poisoning. Many of the side effects however, were perceived as the medicine working properly , which only perpetuated its use until it was eventually removed from medical practice in the nineteenth century, being determined that it was more harmful than remedial.The left one of two marching medium sized wood drawers. Each drawer features four sliding lids on their top face which has a corresponding paper label depending on its contents as well as a small crescent notch, these lids slide laterally in pairs for either direction. These drawers are found in the front storage location of the parent item and bellow a row of glass containers.Tartar Emetic ... Chalk Aperient Pills Calomel volum collection, tartar emetic, calomel, aperient pills, laxatives, vomiting, digestion -
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Container - Medium Wood Drawer
... volum collection... infection. Lint was commonly used for medical dressings. volum ...Ipecacuan powder, or Dover's powder, was a common emetic used through the eighteenth and nineteenth century as a sudorific and prescribed for colds, coughs, insomnia, rheumatism, pleurisy, and dysentery. Gum arabic was often used as an additive to promote binding of other ingredients to a liquid medium. Likely gum arabic was not prescribed by itself even though there are some health benefits for doing so, such as slowing the rate of absorption of some drugs within the gut. Camphor was a stimulant, narcotic and sudorific and was administered in pill form which included part ipecacuanha and opium to non acute fevers and remedy chromic rheumatism, as part of a liquid mixture to treat violent headaches as well as rheumatism, or in a solid form stored in a small bag worn around a patient's neck as a preservative against infection. Lint was commonly used for medical dressings.The right one of two marching medium sized wood drawers. Each drawer features four sliding lids on their top face which has a corresponding paper label depending on its contents as well as a small semi-circle notch, these lids slide laterally in pairs for either direction. These drawers are found in the front storage location of the parent item and bellow a row of glass containers.Ipecacuan. Powder. Gum Arabic. Camphor. Lint.volum collection -
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Container - Small Wood Drawer
... volum collection... procedure. volum collection ..."Sena" is the medieval Latin and archaic spelling of "senna", which is used most often to treat constipation or to clear out a patients bowels before a medical procedure.The left one of two marching small sized wood drawers. Each drawer features one sliding lid on their top face which has a corresponding paper label depending on its contents as well as a small semi-circle notch, these lids slide vertically in one direction. These drawers are found in the front storage location of the parent item and bellow a row of medium sized drawers.Sena.volum collection -
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Container - Small Wood Drawer
... volum collection... medically as a laxative similar to sena and tartar Emetic. volum ...Rochelle salts, or potassium sodium tartrate, are a type of tartaric acid which was used medically as a laxative similar to sena and tartar Emetic.The right one of two marching small sized wood drawers. Each drawer features one sliding lid on their top face which has a corresponding paper label depending on its contents as well as a small semi-circle notch, these lids slide vertically in one direction. These drawers are found in the front storage location of the parent item and bellow a row of medium sized drawers.Rochelle Saltsvolum collection, medicine -
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Container - Large Wood Drawer
... volum collection... and bellow a row of small sized drawers. volum collection ...The left one of two marching large sized wood drawers. This drawer features one sliding lid with no label, when removed is a space containing various types of vials. These drawers are found in the front storage location of the parent item and bellow a row of small sized drawers.volum collection -
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Container - Large Wood Drawer
... volum collection.... volum collection ...The right one of two marching large sized wood drawers. This drawer features no sliding lid and no label. Stored within this drawer are four small glasses made of glass which are secured in place by a piece of wood with four circular cutouts. These drawers are found in the front storage location of the parent item and bellow a row of small sized drawers.volum collection -
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Container - Medium Wood Drawer
... volum collection... and bellow a row of small sized drawers. volum collection ...A lone drawer which sits in between two lightly smaller drawers on either side. This drawer features no sliding lid and no label. Stored within this drawer is a small mortar and pestle made of glass which are secured in place by a piece of wood, to which the pestle rests atop. This drawer is found in the front storage location of the parent item and bellow a row of small sized drawers.volum collection -
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Functional object - Small Glass Pestle
... volum collection.... volum collection ...A small glass pestle which has an accompanying glass mortar. The striking end of the pestle is approximately twice as large than the end which is held.volum collection -
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Functional object - Small Glass Mortar
... volum collection... notched tip, rounded rim and flat base. volum collection ...A small glass mortar which has an accompanying glass pestle. The mortar has a small notched tip, rounded rim and flat base.volum collection -
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Container - Small Glass
... volum collection... of glass. volum collection ...One of four small glasses made of glass.volum collection -
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Container - Small Glass
... volum collection... of glass. volum collection ...One of four small glasses made of glass.volum collection -
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Container - Small Glass
... volum collection... of glass. 2118.25.4 volum collection ...One of four small glasses made of glass.2118.25.4volum collection -
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Container - Small Glass
... volum collection... of glass. volum collection ...One of four small glasses made of glass.volum collection -
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Furniture - Desk, ship, 1800-1880
... volum collection... collection captain ship seafaring campaign furniture james volum ...Because of the initials JV on the bottom part this portable desk possibly belonged to James Volum (1803-1884) The volum family originally from Peterhead, Scotland, had a long seafaring history. Several members of the family were mates, ship captains in the whaling industry and the merchant navy. James Volum settled in Geelong with his brothers, Andrew Volum and William Volum. He purchased brewery there (Volum Brewery) and the Barwon paper mill at Fyansford.This set is a rare example of campaign furniture, a type of portable furniture an officer or ship captain would take with him to bring his personal belongings. This type of secretary would have been used by Volum to write in the ship log.2 sets of drawers setting one on top of each other. The top part is fitted with a secretary drawer.On top of the bottom set of drawers: initials "J.V" and "# 3"volum collection, captain, ship, seafaring, campaign furniture, james volum (1803-1884), brewery, paper mill, geelong, peterhead, scotland, fyansford, teak -
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Furniture - Dry sink, 1800-1850
... volum collection...volum collection campaign furniture seafaring geelong ...Wooden stand . top opens to reveal a basin which drains into a hole underneath.the name Volum is written at the back of the cabinetvolum collection, campaign furniture, seafaring, geelong, whaling, captain, whaler, peterhead, scotland, dry sink, wash stand, sink, james volum -
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Magazine (item) - Newsletter, Mission to Seafarers Victoria, Ship to Shore , Issue 1 2021, November 2022
Ship to Shore was first printed in 1997. Inspired by the Jottings From Our Log, this modern version is generally published quarterly (Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring) Articles are written by the mission's staff and give updates about shipping and seafaring news, staff, events, board Committee, heritage. It is sent by post or email to supporters, members, volunteers and friends of the mission. It is also available to the public in the Flying Angel club and online on the website.Ship to Shore is a valable source of informationship to shore, mission to seamen, mission to seafarers, flinders street, melbourne, victoria, news, events, art prize, exhibitions, concerts, open house, seafaring life, shipping, sailors, seamen, sponsors, marketing, festival, flying angel, staff, chaplains, heritage, collection, archives, maritime art prize, sue dight, 2021, community, docklands, covid 19, vaccination, covid vaccine, xmas, christmas, pandemic, simon burton, welfare, board members, james volum (1803-1884), weddings, heidintatha kunoo, heidin kunoo, john sanderson, archbishop philip freier, beanies, donations