An empty MacRobertson's Chocolate tin with a picture of a boy in a sailor suit on the lid. On the side of the tin are the words - ''The Little Midshipman.' There are pictures of yachts around the side of the tin.empty tin, lydia chancellor collection, collection, tin, tins, macrobertson's chocolate tin, ephemera

An empty tin with a picture of a dog and her pup on the lid.empty tin, lydia chancellor collection, collection, tin, animal, dog

Circular cake tin with depictions of Australian birds aroud the sides and word cake on lid.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, cake tin

Pittock collection tools - Capstan cigarette tin containing mixed timber drills and one punch. Capstan Navy Cut Cigarettes tin, W.D. & H. O. Wills (Australia) Ltd. Sydney. Items stored in Pittance Coach builder's box, reference 13000.1.

Object. Milk white glass jar with tin screw lid. Paper label reads Cockings Almond Cream.A delightful skin food. J.J. Cocking, Chemist Bendigo. Complete with contents.W.T.Co. 1213Q U.S.A.medicine, first aid, almond cream

Object. "Vaseline", white petroleum jelly by Chesebrough Manufacturing Company (Consolidated) New York USA. Distributors W.J.Bush & Co. Ltd, Melbourne. Gold coloured tin lid, screw on. Some contents remain, original volume of contents, 13/4 ozs.medicine, first aid, vaseline

Object. Small bottle shaped tin by Felton Grimwade & Deurding Limited of Melbourne, contains Permangonate of Pottasium. Upper half of container is painted green with printed yellow lettering giving name of contents as well as a warning NOT to ingest same. Lid contains monogram DHA.L. Don M.P.S. Chemist 229 Koornang Rd Carnegie.medicine, first aid, permangonate of pottasium

Object. Small round blue, white & red tin with partial contents of Handyplast Medicated Boil Dressings. P. Beiersoorf& Co. A.G. Hamburg. Paper instructions for use inside.Made in Germany No 631medicine, first aid, handyplast boil dressing tin

Object. Small round Blue & white tin of Doan's Ointment for minor skin irritations. Illustration on lid of man with moustache under an eye with wings. Directions for use on bottom of tin.Foster - McClellan Co. 40 Miller St., North Sydney.medicine, pharmacy, tin

Object. Small round tin, orange, cream & black with partial contents of Ayrton's Sulphur Ointment, soothes and relieves skin affections.Prepared according to the B.P. Made in England. Ayrton Saunders & Co. Ltd..Manufacturing Chemists.medicine, first aid, sulphur ointment

Object. Square red tin with black lettering. Elastoplast. First aid dressings. Directions for use inside lid.Made in England by T.J.SMITH & NEPHEW. LTD . Keep in a cool place.medicine, first aid, elastoplast tin

Goanna Salve The Australian Bush Ointment, red blue and gold round tin in a yellow red and blue cardboard box, prepared by J C Marconi of Bulimba Brisbane Qld with information sheet.J.C.Marconi Bulimba Brisbane Queenslandmedicine, alternative medicine / home remedies, goanna salve

Bath thermometers were used in both hospital and home nursing during the 1800s.Mary Howlett (1840-1922) began practising as a country midwife in 1866 in the western district of Victoria. She qualified as a 'ladies monthly nurse' in 1887 and continued to practise as a nurse and midwife until 1920.She began her six months training at the Melbourne Lying-In Hospital. She was known by many as 'Auntie', and her career spanned more than 50 years. Mrs Howlett's midwifery box and contents were given to Dr Frank Forster, and he donated them to the museum collection in 1993.Container for bath thermometer, consisting of base and lid. Cylindrical box made of tin with copper lining. Bath thermometer is missing.diagnostic instruments, midwifery

Original Rawleigh's Antiseptic Healing Salve for Man & Beast (noted for family use and for animals); tin and ointment, from 1930s or1940s. Packed and notated from Albert E. Pittock. Stored in Pittock Coachbuilder's box, reference 1300.1. Rawleigh's original 1930s / 1940s Antiseptic Healing Salve for Man & Beast

Tin box in black and gold square design '170016'. Brass handle at top - repaired. Homemade black hinge added to top. Lockable with lock included. Black interior paint. 3 money sections, detachable as a whole. Each section has a lid with a small handle. storage room underneath.small lock - 'Lion' brand. Made in Japan approximately 3 sq cm with steel locking device.

Tin box in brown and gold square design '170016'. Gold painted outside with red stripe housing brown lines with solid brown area where brass handles attached. Lockable. Black interior paint. 3 money sections, detachable as a whole. Each section has a lid with a small handle. storage room underneath. Hinged lid (patent 4489?0 and 'note' storage below. Exterior handles both sides. Patent 4489?

Tobacco industry. Container for 1 oz. loose cut tobacco. Limited no. tins produced. . Early 20th century tobacco manufacture. Donated by Tobacco Company of Victoria Ltd.Limited edition tobacco tin which contained blend of Australian and overseas tobaccos. Small metal tin, 1 oz., with red and cream lid: Champion Highest Grade Cut Tobacco. Gladiator trademark in centre on top of lid. Manufactured by British Australasian Tobacco Co. Pty.Ltd. Sydney AustraliaPrinted on inside lid: "As the issue of this tin will be limited, smokers of CHAMPION TOBACCO should retain it as a holder for the contents of their 1 oz. packets.champion brand, tobacco industry, tobacco tins

Used for storing sugarOrange painted tin with inscriptions and decorations. Motifs of thatched huts and palm trees suggest it was painted in the (then) Dutch East Indies.Suiker (sugar) on front and back. sugar container.

Insulated steel box containing two lidded food tins and five hexamine stovesFood Container Insulated With Inserts. US Knapp Monarch Cohot box, hexamine stove

Two Foot Powder Containers: Army issued. Green Plastic and Gold Metal TinPlastic : Foot Powder, 50g Net Colber Pty Ltd B/C 3/88 Metal : Foot Powder D D 202.foot powders

Olive drab tin containing rations for two aircrewDepartment of Defence Packed by MacROBERTSONS SPECIAL FLYING RATION To be consumed by Air Crew carrying out flights of 4 hours' duration or longer Sufficient for 2 men KEEP PACK INTACT RAAF A Gadsden Containera19

Rectangular tin with hinged lid, yellow with green lid and bandsCoffee printed on frontcoffee, domestic items, tin

Circa 1920s petrol driven cross saw. It was mainly used cross cutting felled logs The Land on which the Menzies Creek railway station and Museum are built on was once apart of James Hermon's & his son William Hermon's property on which this Drag Saw was used. reference : Jinkers and Whims: A Pictorial History of Timber-Getting By Jack BradshawHistoric - Industrial Timber working petrol driven cross saw - Drag SawLarge, mechanical saw mounted on a steel shaft connected to tin fuel and water containers. The machine has two large spoked wheels, a rotating Crankshaft and an extended arm/rod attached to a crank and flywheel.New Record puffing billy, drag saw, timber cutting, early mechanical equipment, james hermon & sons, menzies creek, 1920s