Willow started business in 1887 as a metal working company based in Melbourne Australia, making tinned biscuit and tea canisters. The outbreak of the First World War saw their manufacturing change to making armaments and essential packaging for the war effort. In the early 1920’s, the Willow brand was established. Making tin plated canisters and baking pans with the well-known Willow pattern, imprinted on them. Some other items in production at this time include billies, boilers, basins and Coolgardie safes. In the late 1950’s, the company ventured into plastics production. Stepping away from its very successful tin plating industry of more than 50 years. In 1965, the company name changed to Willow Ware Pty Ltd, to be more closely linked to its Willow brand. Willow Ware is still  in business today. A food safe known as a “Coolgardie” meat storage made by an emerging Australian company no longer in bushiness. This item gives a snapshot into early Australian manufacturing specifically aimed at the Australian market. Safe metal kitchen safe with two shelves, a hinged door and latch and a small swivel wire handle at the top. cream colour . "Made in Australia" "Willow" warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, willow ware, domestic item, coolgardie meat safe, meat safe, food safe, food preservation

Used by the Schirmer family in Ararat, Victoria (1950-1960's)Grey-coloured laminex top kitchen table with chrome legs / 6 x grey-coloured vinyl chairs with chrome legskichen, furniture, table, chairs

Colour photograph. Ground floor kitchen facing towards north west into what was the trust office. Taken during restoration inspection. historic buildings, building construction

Square, white, rayon kitchen tablecloth with straight green line design and one inch border and a white floral embossed pattern.table linen., table ware

Used in kitchen to cut carrots, cheese slices, onions. boiled eggs, etc.Painted black guillotine on a wooden stand. An iron pole keeps the guillotine in vertical position at one end of the block. Driven by two wheels when a handle is turned. A tilting beam moves the guillotine up and down to cut vegetables, etc. Blade 18cm long by 6.5cm wide. Metal plate missing under blade. A rotatable drum to contain the food to be chopped, which is rotated by a cog at the base (also missing) turns the container. The upright holding chopper blade e is a modification made because of the missing container.|The following description is from Ken Turner Booklet referred to under 'Reference'. ----|The Starrett food chopper would certainly have to be considered one of the more interesting inventions, which incidentally is now considered the ultimate in kitchen collectables. Laroy Starrett in later years' told of how the design of his food chopper was inspired by the action of the walking beam engine used on the Mississippi steam boats. When the crank handle of the chopper is turned, this sets in motion a mechanism which is just fascinating to watch. The crank activates a flywheel which in turn, by a series of cogs and levers, simultaneously rotates a food holding container and raises and lowers within the rotating container, a guillotine like 'chopping blade - the action does not only look like that of a beam steam engine, it even in a way sounds like one, although somewhat noisier. Starrett produced seven different models of these choppers, ranging in size appropriate for domestic use to heavy duty models for butchers, restaurants and for hotel use. The small model was capable of chopping 3lbs in three minutes, and the largest had a capacity for chopping something like 100 lbs in an hour. The mechanical chopper, which became affectionately known as the 'hasher', was the first of some one hundred of Starrett's inventions, and these include a washing machine patented in 1865 which had a similar action to his food chopper, a food press patented in 1873, and a device for lacing shoes he patented in 1886.domestic items, food preparation

.01-.09 Nine copies of "Advance" - a journal of interest to all employees at J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd throughout Australia, 1920s .10-.11 Blue bound copies of "Advance" - a journal of interest to all employees at J Kitchen & sons Pty Ltd throughout Australia, Volumes 1 to 7 1924 to 1931Nilbusiness and traders - soaps/candles, industry - manufacturing, workers, j kitchen & sons pty ltd

The Beilharz and Decker families of the 9 families represented. They were internees in Camp 3.Black and white photograph of the 16 kitchen staff at Camp 3 with a back drop of Army huts. The number 839 is on the ground centre front.the number 839internee children, camp 3 children, beilharz family, decker family

Glen Iris Presbyterian Church on the corner of High Street and Allison Avenue. Floor plan of church hall in Allison Avenue show PFA Club Rm, Kitchen, Foyer, Entry, Stage, Hall and Class room."5"glen iris presbyterian church

Newspaper cutting describing end of an era for Blackburn Hotel - it will be demolished and replaced by modern facilities and six food kitchens catering to different tastesmelder, joe;, blackburn hotel