WWI Army Bugle has Australian Commonwealth Military Force Rising Sun Badge with a copper letter A fixed beside the Rising Run. Main body is made out of copper, the muzzle & breech are brass. The rear arve has a brass outer plate. The lip nozzle is missing.“Mathias Rd London N. 1914” Some non sensical letters scratched onto brass muzzle.musical instruments - wind, metalcraft - copper - brassware, military history, bugle

Carved wooden trophy on stand. Dark polished wood; features five carved rounded shapes fixed with dowel onto a square wood base. Under base is written "ANDREW POTOCNIK/"SENTINEL" 1/9/REDGUM" Brass engraved plates affixed to each side of the base.

The cleaning kit was issued with all lee enfield .303 rifles. They were kept in a chamber in the butt and covered by a hinged cover. Cleaning of rifles was imperative to allow the rifles to function consistently especially in field conditions.Nickel plated brass canister with two removable screw ends containing oil with applicator and brass weighted cord pullthrough with brush for cleaning and mainenance of .303 Enfield riflerifle, .303 lee enfield, pullthrough, cleaning kit

Used by students attending surveying classes at the School of Mines & Industries, Ballarat.Surveyor's level caste in metal with brass trimmings. Features external focus, twin inclined vertical crosshairs with stadia wires. With ray-shade clinomenter. Three levelling screws. Without transverse level (mounting provided). dust shield for object. Features glass lens x 2. Timber carry case features dovetailed joints, separate lid attached to body of case with two brass piano hinges along back side. Case has a metal carry handle screwed to each end. Matches tripod Item 4116 Item's serial number: 99142*The timber lid of the carry case has 'L3' painted on it in white paint. *The paper label glued to reverse side lid of inside carry box reads: STANLEY'S PATENT LEVELS AND THEODOLITES No.99142 July 1899 STADIA POINTS SET=1 : 100. In taking readings of a distant staff by means of the subtense points in the diaphragm, read every 1/100 foot (or metre) on the staff as being equal to one foot (or metre) of distance from the centre of the instrument adding to the reading of plus constant of 18 3/4 inchess from any distance shown. W.F. Stanley, Great Turnstile, Holborn, London. *The paper label glued to lower edge inside lid of carry box reads: N. H. SEWARD, "Optical House" 457 BOURKE STREET (Near Queen Street) MELBOURNE *Engraving on brass plate encompassing the catch on front edge of the timber carry case reads: H&C L (inside an engraved heart on LSH) EUCHRE LEVER (engraved on RHS of brass plate) *Maker's mark is engraved along the length of the telescope barrel: 99142 Stanley. Great Turnstile Holborn, London. level, theodolite, surveying instrument, surveying, scientific instruments

Associated with medal bar for dress uniform WW1. 1914-1918. Associated with dress uniform WW1. The ribbon bar is worn on the left hand side above the breast and the colours of the ribbons affixed determine the campaigns served and or other military awards with approval to wear. Circa WW1 1914-1918. Gold coloured metal and brass ribbon plate for military uniform (no ribbons affixed). The back of the plate has two round lugs and an attachment slide through pin. The front top of the metal bar has a feather leaf type pattern affixed on top of where the ribbon mount would sit. Nilribbon bar ww1, circa ww1 1914 - 1915, dress uniform ribbon bar ww1 (incomplete with no ribbons attached).

Engraved wood flag stand with three flags. Presented to the first elected SGSC by the outgoing commissioners Bruce Ward, Peter Jennings and Jack Vinall, 17 March 1997. Features an Australian flags, the Victorian flag and the SGSC flag. An engraved brass/metal plate at the base features a dated inscription.

Cigarette Lighter manufactured by Dept of Defence for use by Australian troops.Cigarette lighter. Engraved with illustrations of a palm tree, hut & sunset. Made of brass coated with Electro plated nickel silver..2) On one side engraved "Xmas Wewak 1945" on opposite side "RHS" and on base .1) "MF 1945 D (arrow pointing upwards) D MK 111"cigarettes, lighters, military

This plate was probably shortened to fit an office or factory door. Alexander Robinson (1862-1932) established a coachbuilding business in Fairy Street Warrnambool in 1880. In 1883 he joined with Fred Morse to set up the coachbuilding business of Robinson and Morse. This firm was noted for its production of fine Abbott buggies. Later Morse established his own business in Warrnambool and Robinson’s business continued at Fairy Street and converted to motor car building in the early 1900s. Alexander Robinson was Mayor of Warrnambool from 1907 to 1909. In the early 1930s Robinson’s Motors was replaced by Callaghan Motors. This business traded on the Fairy Street site until 2018 but now operates from Raglan Parade. The grandfather of one of the donors of this item, Tom Smith, worked at Robinsons Motor Pty Ltd in the early 20th century. This plate is of great interest as it came from the motor car business of Robinson’s Motor Pty Ltd. The Robinson businesses (coach building & motor car building) existed in Warrnambool for over 50 years. This is a brass business plate with three small holes at each corner. The lettering etched on the plate is gold and black but the black may have been put on to the lettering at a later stage as only some of the gold lettering is still visible. The plate has been cut off on one side and part of the lettering is missing.‘Reg. Office’ ‘Robinsons Motor Pro..’ robinson & morse, history of warrnambool, robinson’s motor pty ltd, alex robinson, warrnambool

Leather belt with souvenir badges from L to R: AMF collar badge, brass plate with crown and bird badges attached, brass map of Australia enclosed by a serrated circle, Australian Red Cross Society button, silver boomerang with brass map of Australia, brass "Australia" shoulder badge with circular aluminium(?) disc above, US Army 147th Field Artillery Regiment Unit Crest, crossed cannons with 147 above, brass tab, musicians badge, AMF collar badge, Major's crown, laurel leaves with what appears to be TCB in script above, crossed rifles, star with what appears to be a lotus flower (Japanese?), AMF button, Major's crown, what appears to be a red S inside a white circle.Circular aluminium disc has Pte M Cain VX6341 AIF faintly engraved on it.

Item belonged to Mrs Eileen Pascoes father Arthur Castleton Clarke VX79039. He enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 5.5.42 and on discharge from the Army he was a Sapper in No 20 Australian Maintenance PL RAE. Refer 528.2, 530, 531. Her Grandfather William David Maher No 68 enlisted in the AIF 10.9.14 in the 8th L.H Regt A Sqd. Embarked for overseas 25.2.15 then for Gallipoli 16.5.15. He was hospitalised 5 times including Dysentry, Malaria and Pnuemonia. He was discharged from the AIF on 23.3.19. Refer 529, 533.2. All items referred to are Trench Art.Ashtray, brass, silver/chrome plated. Base is from a possible 4" Shell with 3 'U' shaped metal pieces to hold cigarettes. The centre piece is a possible .50 cal round projectile.arms - ammunition, metalcraft - brassware?, smoking accessories, trench art

Brass rectangular shaped plate with 1 hole in each corner. In raised brass letting is: “WAGON AMBULANCE VI -------- A. & A. 1914 Reg No E49592” Edging all around plate same height as letteringtransport-motor vehicles, medicine - ambulance, wagon

Engraved brass address plate, with the words "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board 616 Lt. Collins St" in capital letters with the word "Melbourne" curved. Has four screw holes in the corner. Could have been used on a correspondence bag, eg for the Post Office or another Authority. Note the MMTB Head Office as at this address post 1938.trams, tramways, mmtb, head office, post office

Detailed in Bendigo Tramways livery of their Restaurant Tram "Ninesevensix". Demonstrates an operable model of a former Melbourne W6 tram as a Bendigo Restaurant tram.Model of Melbourne Melbourne tram W6 976 dressed as the Bendigo Tramways Restaurant / Cafe tram "ninesevensix", electric model, made by Cooee Concepts Pty Ltd in China. The model is packaged in a wooden presentation case with a black felt base, contained within a cardboard outer case. The cardboard cover or case has a printed sheet giving details of the model and the history of the tramcar. The wooden case has a brass plate detailing the contents. Scale 00 or 1:76. Model made from plastic and metal, with operable lights and motors with operable trolley poles, swiveling bogies, a destination of "Special" and showing route 01. Headlights function in the direction of travel. The package has a manufacturing date of 2008 printed on it. Contains a plastic cover strip, a plastic holder for the tram, and a plastic lift-out strip.models, tramcars, cooee, cooee collectables, bendigo tramways, tram 976, restaurant tram

Harness fittings like this buckle were amongst the cargo on the sailing ship Schomberg. ABOUT THE SCHOMBERG (October 6 to December 27, 1855)- When the ship Schomberg was launched in 1855, she was considered the most perfect clipper ship ever to be built. James Baine’s Black Ball Line had commissioned her for their fleet of passenger liners. The Aberdeen builders designed her to sail faster than the clippers designed the three-masted wooden clipper ship to be fast. The timber used for the diagonal planking was British oak with layers of Scottish larch. This luxury emigrant vessel was designed for superior comfort. She had ventilation ducts to provide air to the lower decks and a dining saloon, smoking room, library and bathrooms for the first-class passengers. The master for Schomberg’s maiden voyage was Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes. He drunkenly predicted at her launch that he would make the journey between Liverpool and Melbourne in 60 days. Schomberg departed Liverpool on 6 October 1855 with 430 passengers and 3000 tons of cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The poor winds slowed Schomberg’s sail across the equator. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on a sand spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December; the sand spit and currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. The ship’s Chief Officer spotted the coastal steamer SS Queen at dawn and sent a signal. The master of the SS Queen approached the stranded vessel and all of Schomberg’s passengers safely disembarked. In 1975, 120 years after the Schomberg was wrecked, divers from Flagstaff Hill found an ornate communion set at the wreck site along with many other artefacts. In 1978 a diamond ring was discovered under the concretion in the lid of the communion set, which is currently on display. Former Director of Flagstaff Hill, Peter Ronald, had salvaged most of the artefacts from the wreck.This object is significant as an example of an item in common use in the mid-19th century. The Schomberg collection as a whole is of historical and archaeological significance at a State level. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is also significant for its association with the Victorian Heritage Registered shipwreck (VHR S 612). The collection is of prime significance because of the relationship between the objects salvaged, as together they help us to interpret the story of the Schomberg. The collection as a whole is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria's maritime history and its potential to interpret social and historical themes.Horse harness buckle, plated brass, two oval shapes joined at a 180 degrees angle on one of the short sides. One ring has a bar between the long sides. Recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, schomberg, 1855, clipper ship, james baines & co, black ball line, luxury ship, emigrant ship, captain forbes, bully forbes, ss queen, peterborough shipwreck, harnes fitting, horse brass, buckle, horse harness, horse harness buckle

This brass handle was found on Sea Elephant Bay beach in King Island, Tasmania, in 1913. The donor identified it as being from the wreck of the Newfield. It would could have been part of the fittings or amongst the cargo on the ship. ABOUT THE "NEWFIELD" The Newfield was a three-masted iron and steel barque, built in Dundee, Scotland, in 1889 by Alexander Stephen and Sons. It was owned by the Newfield Ship Company in 1890 and later that year It was registered in Liverpool to owners Brownells and Co. The Newfield left Sharpness, Scotland, on 28th May 1892 with a crew of 25 under the command of Captain George Scott and on 1st June left Liverpool. She was bound for Brisbane, Australia, with a cargo of 1850 tons of fine rock salt, the main export product of Sharpness. At about 9pm on 28th August 1892, in heavy weather, Captain Scott sighted, between heavy squalls, the Cape Otway light on the mainland of Victoria but, due to a navigational error (the ship’s chronometers were wrong), he assumed it to be the Cape Wickham light on King Island, some 40 miles south. He altered his course to the north, expecting to enter Bass Strait. The ship was now heading straight for the south west Victorian coast and at about 1:30am ran aground on a reef about 100 yards from shore and one mile east of Curdie’s Inlet, Peterborough. The ship struck heavily three times before grounding on an inner shoal with 6 feet of water in the holds. Rough sea made the job of launching lifeboats very difficult. The first two lifeboats launched by the crew were smashed against the side of the ship and some men were crushed or swept away. The third lifeboat brought eight men to shore. It capsized when the crew tried to return it to the ship for further rescue The Port Campbell rocket crew arrived and fired four rocket lines, none of which connected with the ship. A local man, Peter Carmody, volunteered to swim one mile to the ship with a line to guide the fourth and final lifeboat safely to shore. Seventeen men survived the shipwreck but the captain and eight of his crew perished. One of the men, apprentice William McLeod, was rescued by local woman Margaret E. MacKenzie. The Newfield remained upright on the reef with sails set for a considerable time as the wind slowly ripped the canvas to shreds and the sea battered the hull to pieces. The Marine Board inquiry found the wreck was caused by a "one man style of navigation" and that the Captain had not heeded the advice of his crew. According to Jack Loney ‘… when the drama was over . . the Newfield was deserted except for the Captain’s dog and two pigs.’ Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum has several artefacts that have been salvaged from the wreck. A report from SHP documented the following in regards to the Newfield collection: Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Newfield is of historical and archaeological significance at a State level, because of its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register. The collection is significant because of its relationship between the objects. The Newfield collection is archaeologically significant as it is the remains of an international cargo ship. The Newfield collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 (Living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the shipwreck. The Newfield collection meets the following criteria for assessment: Criteria A: Importance to the course, or pattern, of Victoria’s cultural history Criteria B: Possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Victoria’s cultural history Criteria C: Potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Victoria’s cultural history Ornate brass handle, round plates each end, each with 4 round fixing holes. Found washed up on Sea Elephant Bay beach, King Island 1913, identified by donor as being from the wreck of the Newfield.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, barque newfield, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, ornate handle, sailing ship fitting, sea elephant bay, king island

c1900 Decorative silver, pewter, gold plated or brass buckles were attached by ribbons or straps to plain shoes for evening and special occasions . These buckles were worn by a lady in the family of Ailsa Hunt in Moorabbin ShireThese decorative shoe buckles were a common accessory for early settler women in Moorabbin Shire c19002 x fan shaped gold metal buckles joined by a clasp and with 2 bars at back footwear, shoes, buckles, clothing, silver, pewter, brass, victorian fashion, edwardian fashion, market gardeners, early settlers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, moorabbin, cheltenham, wedding dresses, evening wear,

Cigarette lighter manufactured by the Dept of Defence for use by Australian Troops.Cigarette lighter engraved with illustrations of a palm tree, hut and sunset. Made of brass coated with electro plated nickel silver. Top comes off to use lighter.On base "MF 1945 D T D MK 111" "P Beale" scratched in front.cigarette lighter, military, accessory

Bought by Sig. Henry Roussac in France during WWISilver plated brass cigarette case with a hinged lid and a hinged clasp. Inside are two cotton strings to hold cigarettes in place. On the obverse is a brass crest of ARMENTIERES Reverse has a scratched inscription reading H Roussac 25th A.I.F.On the obverse is a brass crest of ARMENTIERES Reverse has a scratched inscription reading H Roussac 25th A.I.F.cigatette case, armentieres, roussac, france, 25bn., a.i.f.

Lapel Badge for the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. staff. Has an abbreviation of "MTOCo" to indicate the tramway operator and worn as part of their uniform. No manufacturer's name on the rear of the badge, though possibly made by Stokes & Sons Melboune. Three copies held, two fitted with a clip - as shown in the photograph. See Reg Item 1923 for a photo showing how it was used for a Conductor's uniform.Demonstrates a item worn on a MTOCo Uniform. Made from a cast brass item, nickel plated, cast in the form of handwritten or script letters. On the rear, silver soldered on are two brass loops at either end of the badge to enable the badge to be sewn or fitted with clips onto the cap or the uniform.trams, tramways, uniforms, cable trams, mtoco

Detailed in The Met colour scheme of the 1980s with the logo of the early 1980s. Demonstrates an operable model of a Melbourne SW5 class tram.Model of Melbourne Melbourne tram W5 (actually an SW5) No. 812, electric model, made by Cooee Concepts Pty Ltd in China. The model is packaged in a wooden packing case with a blue felt base, contained within a cardboard outer case. The cardboard cover or case has a printed sheet giving details of the model and the history of the W5 Class tramcar. The wooden case has a brass plate detailing the contents. Scale 00 or 1:76. Model made from plastic and metal, with operable lights and motors with operable trolley poles, swiveling bogies, the destination of St Kilda, showing route 16. Headlights function in the direction of travel. The package has a manufacturing date of 2008 printed on it. Contains a plastic cover strip, a plastic holder for the tram, a plastic lift-out strip, a printed Certificate of Authenticity, No. 553 of 700, and a folded sheet giving instructions for the use of the tram on a model tramway - up to 15V DC.models, the met, tramcars, w5 class, sw5 class, tram 812, cooee, cooee collectables

Model of Melbourne tram W5 (actually a SW5) No. 812, electric model, made by Cooee Concepts Pty Ltd in China. Model packaged in a wooden packing case with a red felt base, contained within a card board outer case. The card board cover or case has a printed sheet giving details of the model and the history of the W5 Class tramcar. The wooden case has a brass plate detailing the contents. Scale 00 or 1:76. Model made from plastic and metal, with operable lights and motors with operable trolley poles, swivelling bogies, destination of St Kilda, showing route 16. Headlights function in the direction of travel. Package has manufacturing date of 2008 printed on it. Contains a plastic cover strip, plastic holder for the tram, plastic lift out strip, a printed Certificate of Authenticity, No. 335 of 700 and a folded sheet giving instructions for the use of the tram on a model tramway - up to 15V DC.trams, tramways, models, w5 class, the met, cooee models, tram 812

Badge - Manufactured - brass? with gold plate finish on the rear and sides with a green and gold glazed paint finish with the Metropolitan Transit Authority logo and the "The Met" name and two braised lugs and clips for use in a uniform hat. Has number "165" stamped into the badge.trams, tramways, the met, badges, officers, mta

Used on MMTB caps until the early 1980s, with their operations or their assigned personal employee number or crew number below. Used from the late 1910s.Demonstrates a MMTB cap badge.Badge or cap badge, nickel-plated brass? for MMTB caps - letters TB combined together. Has two metal lugs soldered onto the rear to enable it to be fixed into a cap. In the middle on the rear the manufacturer's name "STOKES" is stamped into the badge. Set of 2. tramways, trams, mmtb, operations, badges, crews, drivers, conductors, personnel, employees

Part of the Reverend Chaplain Major Thomas Bruce Williams, No 556101, Collection.a pair of round cuff links in gold coloured plastic. Each is embossed with a Christian army chaplain's insignia. Attached on the back is a brass pillar and round plate for securing to a shirt cuff.Stamped on the back of each link: 'STOKES MELB.'army chaplain, major thomas b williams

Has a strong association with Dave Kellett, motorman and inspector in Ballarat; issued to crews in order check and cancel tickets.Brass cast, chrome plated, machined, device used to cancel or punch paper tickets when purchased. Placed a hole in the ticket. Spring loaded, consists of two main parts with a pin & spring. Chrome plated wearing off. - see sketch on original worksheet.Has letter "U" punched inside of handles near pin.trams, tramways, ticket punch, tickets, fares

Collage: featuring (1) clipping of photograph reproduced in newspaper, signed 'BEST WISHES, PANCHO GONZALES'; and (2) Page 49 from September 1949 issue of Wide World magazine,also signed 'TO FRANCIS, PANCHO GONZALES' and featuring three images of Gonzales with captions. (3) a brass title plate with text: '1948 & 1949/ U.S. OPEN CHAMPION'. UV glass. Materials: Paper, Ink, Glass, Cardboard, Glue, Wood, Metal, Felttennis

Plate brass cast with raised letters "FARBEN" and raised edge. Two screw holes. Rectangular with scalloped corners. Recovered from the "Emden". The plate was attached to the paint locker of the cruiser "Emden". The vessel was driven ashore at Cocos Keeling Island after a naval engagement in 1915.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road

Demonstrates aspects of tramway operation, cancelling or showing that tickets had been inspected following sales to passengers by the conductor or motorman. Traditionally used by tramway operators to check or cancel tickets. Possibly has a strong association with Les Denmead - could have personally been used by Les, or collected at the time of closure.Brass cast, chrome plated, machined, device used to cancel or punch paper tickets when purchased. Punch of the type that placed a circular hole in the ticket. Spring loaded, consists of two main parts with a pin & spring. Chrome plated wearing off. - see image.Has letter "A" punched inside of handles near pin.trams, tramways, ticket punch, tickets, fares