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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Machine - Voice Recorder, Thomas A. Edison, Edison Laboratory, 1916-1929
This Edison Ediphone voice recording electronic business machine is manufactured to suit a small office and is light enough to carry between work and home for use outside normal business hours. It is a dictation machine, also called by the competitor’s brand name ‘Dictaphone’, and is used for recording spoken words that would later be transcribed and typewritten. A wax cylinder would be installed onto the machine’s drum and the Reproducer on the machine would be lowered onto the cylinder. The user would speak a message into a microphone and the reproducer would then convert the sounds to scribed marks on the cylinder. Later, the cylinder could be played and the Reproducer would enable the sound to be amplified through an attached speaker. This machine is currently without its power cord, microphone and speaker horn. Thomas A. Edison extended the technology of the telegraph to his phonograph machine, invented in the late 19th century. It could record and play back sounds of music and voice on a manually operated mechanical machine that used wax cylinders to store the sound. He envisaged the way this technology could be an asset in the office, and he was right! However, most of his phonograph machines were used for entertainment, some for playing lessons, and some for-teaching languages. In 1916 Edison introduced the Ediphone, which grew in popularity after the First World War and into the late 1920s until flat round records replaced the wax cylinders. This Edison Ediphone is significant for improving the way business administration was carried out in the early 20th century, freeing up precious time for professionals and administrative personnel. It was the forerunner of audio tapes and digital technology. The Ediphone enabled letters to be dictated when the time and place suited and reduced the time professionals needed to spend with their secretaries. Secretaries were able to type the letters as they played the recording and they could replay the message if necessary.Voice recorder; a dictation machine; desktop model Edison Ediphone. The electronic machine is in a medal case with remnants of the original grey colour. It has a rectangular base with an A4-sized footprint and a domed hood that retracts halfway into the back of the base. The corners of the base have metal reinforcing, and a short metal bar is on the front centre edge of the lid and the base. A long metal drum is mounted inside the machine. A round device called a ‘reproducer’ is mounted above the drum. There is a folding handle on the left front of the machine and an angled stand with paper guides in front of the drum. A rear cover has the maker’s name stamped on it. An electrical socket with eight pins is recessed beside the cover. Made by Edison.In white letters; “EDISON”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, edison, ediphone, dictating machine, office equipment, voice recorder, usa, dictation, communication, office machine, dictaphone, speaking phonograph, thomas edison, ediphone voicewriter, voice writer -
National Wool Museum
Booklet
Instruction booklet for the Wertheim Preciosa Knitting Machine.Instruction booklet for the Wertheim Preciosa Knitting Machine. Instruction booklet for the Wertheim Preciosa Knitting Machine.knitting, jepson, mr keith -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Machine - Duplicating machine
Spirit duplicating machine known as Roneo in Australia and Banda in UK, further information on Wikipedia, this machine used in 1960's to 1970's at Waters Edge Caravan ParkSteel duplicating machine, grey in colour, handle on right hand side to activate the copy process, black carry handle, front and rear opencommerce, office equipment, stationery -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Sewing Machine, c1860s
Willcox and Gibbs: Serial No. 158679.|The Willcox& Gibbs Sewing Machine Company was founded in 1857 by James E. A. Gibbs and James Willcox and opened its London Office in 1859 at 135 Regent Street . By 1871 the Company's Chief Office for Europe was at 150 Cheapside, London, this office was later moved (post 1885) to 94 - 96 Wigmore Street, then 37 & 39 Moorgate Street (by 1891 to post 1907) and later 20 Fore Street, London .Right from the initial production the manufacturing of the Company's single thread, chain stitch machine was undertaken by Brown & Sharpe, Rhode Island and this continued up until 1948.|A special hand crank mechanism was produced in England for the European market, but the general design of the Willcox& Gibbs remained essentially the same throughout its production. The only major improvement was in 1875 when the glass tension discs were replaced with an automatic tension device which ensured the machine could not get out of adjustment.|In addition to the domestic hand and treadle machines the company produced a wide range of industrial models.|The Company finally closed in 1973.|This Willcox& Gibbs came complete with its wooden carry case. The machine was made in America in the late 1860's but it has the ornate hand crank produced at Coalbrookdale near Telford, England which was, in Victorian times, renown for producing high quality ornate iron castings. This machine has the glass tension discs which were used on domestic models until 1875. The Willcox& Gibbs badge is located on the rear of the base casting and it also has a deep wooden base.|The cloth plate has various American patent dates, four dating between 1857 & 1860 relating to J. E. A. Gibbs, three dating between 1860 & 1864 relating to Chas H. Willcox (son of James Willcox), the machine was also licensed under five other patents including the infamous Elias Howe patent of 1846.|There are only two English patents one for J. E. A Gibbs and the other for James Willcox.Upright sewing machine. Machine is quite small and set on wooden table. Ornate metal sides and treadle feet. One drawer. Brass name medallion on back.Willcox & Gibb Sewing Machine co, New York.|Other inscriptions are :-|London, Paris|Measures|Thread type|Needle 12 stitches to inch|Brevettees G.D.G.|En France|Eten Delgique|Under Royal Letters|Patent|James Willcox|July 4 - 71 [1871]handcrafts, equipment -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - HAND SEWING MACHINE AND TOOL BOX
.1 Sewing machine 'WERTHEIM' Black with gold pattern and marking. Base is iron with gold printing on circular emblem. Base wooden, ruler 1 foot - marked in inches. Stand is iron with large grate style pedal with which to operate machine. Belt which connects pedal to machine missing .2 Tin containing , pins, needles,cotton. Would usually have attachments as well, but these are missing..1 Wertheim - Frankfort Trade Mark on both ends of stand. Wertheim also printed on base plate of machine .2 green with gold pattern and writing "Wertheim" "Sewing Machines" on top of lidsewing, craft, dress making -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Cardboard box, Semco Art Needlework Pty Ltd
White rectangular box with blue and gold advertisement, 'Silkette Machine Twist' with map of Australia.Silkette Machine Twist, Silk Substitute, Silkette machine Twist, Semco A.T.C. No.40, 80 yards. Semco Art Needlework Pty. Ltd. "Semco Park" Black Rock, Victoria. Trade Mark. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Sewing Machine Attachment - Buttonhole
This sewing machine was bought by Alex Craig's dad in 1942 for his wife whom he married in 1943. Alex's grandmother used it in 1942 to make button holes.Historical: Type of machine used by S.E.C.V. wives living in Mt Beauty in the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's. Ladies made the family's clothes and sewed for the Annual Church and chook fetes e.g.. children's clothes and dolls clothes. They bought dozens of dolls and made 'fairy' dresses for them using coloured netting.Green & white box containing black & silver metal with 4 parts for attaching to Singer sewing machine for sewing button holes."Singer Buttonhole Attachment" on green 'cloud' top of box. "The Singer manufacturing Company" on green 'cloud' on side of box. "For Light Manufacturing and Home Use" on green 'cloud' on side of box. "Made in Great Britain" on white top half of end of box & teen 'cloud' below end of box is "Singer / Buttonhole Attachment / No. 86662 / For Singer Lock Stitch/ Family Sewing Machines.singer manufacturing co.. clothes. fetes. domestic. sewing. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Sewing Machine Attachments
Used on a straight sewing machine, treadle type, years 1720 - 1050. Used by Mrs. Kate Warren who lived in Mitcham Road Vermont between 1936 - 1965.A tin holding an assortment of attachments used with a Singer Treadle Sewing Machine. 26 pieces.Attachments (on lid of Box)handcrafts, equipment -
Puffing Billy Railway
KBW Belt Driven Slotting Machine
KBW Slotting MachineHistoric - Industrial - Slotting MachineLarge metal KBW Slotting Machine KBWbelt driven, puffing billy, slotter, kbw, slotting machine -
National Wool Museum
Makers Plate
Makers plate (from a knitting machine) from the Grosser Knitting Machine Company, Leicester.THE / GROSSER KNITTING / MACHINE COMPANY / NICHOLS STREET WORKS / LEICESTERmachine knitting, grosser knitting machine company -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Machine - Treadle Machine, Early 20th century
This foot-powered treadle machine could be used to manually operate many devices such as a sewing machine or spinning wheel. Treadle machines were used to power sewing machines, dental drills, lathes, spinning wheels and saws The machine is mounted on a board to demonstrate treadle operation.This mounted, smoothly working treadle machine demonstrates the treadle mechanism that was used in the early 20th century to power mechanical devices and in turn to save time, energy and money. The treadle was used in domestic and industrial environments. The Collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village has two treadle-operated dentist's drills, a treadle sewing machine, a saw, a lathe and a treadle paper numbering machine.Treadle-powered machine; a black painted metal wheel with four curved spokes, connected to a wooden treadle. The height of the wheel is adjustable. The mechanical device is mounted on a thick rectangular wooden block. The working treadle mechanism turns smoothly. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, treadle machine, manual machine, foot treadle, display treadle, treadle, demonstration, education, working model -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Panel of lace pieces x 8
At just 20.6cm in lace length and 27.5cm wide, this section of Torchon machine made lace is quite possibly a sampler for future purchases being a mixture of edging and insertion pieces. Torchon lace is a bobbin lace which is coarse and strong and was made all over Europe a characteristic of which was that the design and the ground were made in one continuous piece as opposed to motifs joined by brides. In 1809 John Heathcoat created a machine made net which didn’t unravel when cut and by 1870 every type of hand made lace had a machine made copy. Hand made lace as an industry virtually disappeared by 1900 and these machine made pieces were comparatively cheap.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by four generations of Amess women.Cheap Torchon machine lace Packaged with note: "Scraps of lace found jumbled with this collection"janet amess lace collection, lace, churchill island, amess -
National Wool Museum
Pamphlet, At Crutching Time Avoid This with
Pamphlet advertising crutching machine by Cooper.Pamphlet advertising crutching machine by Cooper.crutching, cooper engineering company pty ltd -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Sewing Machine, 1889
Purchased in Lancashire, England. Arrived in Australia in 1951.Mrs. Popkop[ lived in Box Hill for 27 years , then for 18 years in Scott Street Mitcham before moving to Tweeds Heads in 1998. Mrs Popkop thought she may have had to live in the outback where there would not be any power, hence the hand operated machine.|When we were given the machine it was in very poor condition. Ted Arrowsmith worked on it diligently and finally got it in working condition.|Then we had to get the bobbin to work. As we were not familiar with this type of bobbin, it being the torpedo type, Frances Warren took it to the Ringwood Sewing Centre, 17 Melbourne Street Ringwood and Barry Ford was able to show her how to thread the bobbin..|After a lot of trial and error 2with the tension we finally got the machine to sew a seam. Barry Ford checked the serial no. and authenticated the date of manufacture as 1889.Hand operated vibrating shuttle Singer sewing machine, burgundy with wooden base. Serial no. 8615740Singertextile machinery, sewing, domestic items -
National Wool Museum
Pamphlet, The Wertheim "Preciosa" Knitting Machines with Short Carriage Price List
Advertising brochure and price list for the Wertheim "Preciosa" knitting machines.Advertising brochure and price list for the Wertheim "Preciosa" knitting machines. Advertising brochure and price list for the Wertheim "Preciosa" knitting machines.knitting, jepson, mr keith -
Clunes Museum
Tool - BOTTLE CORKING MACHINE, R. MONTGOMERY & CO. MELBOURNE
CORKING MACHINE WAS USED AT THE EBERHARD & CO. CORDIAL FACTORY IN CLUNESCORKING MACHINE WITH PUMP ACTION HANDLE, ADJUSTABLE STAND TO FIT BOTTLE SIZE. MACHINE MOUNTED ON THREE-LEGGED WOODEN STANDR. MONTGOMERY & CO. AGENTS MELBOURNElocal history, food technology, bottling, eberhard & co. -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Photograph
The McKesson Nargraf anaesthetic record was introduced in 1930, created by Dr Elmer I. McKesson.Black and white photograph of a drawing of the head of a McKesson Nargraf anaesthetic record, Model J. The view is from the top looking down onto the machine, showing a round vaporiser with a valve attached to it and two round pressure gauges on either side. The recorder on the machine does not have a chart attached to it.Handwritten in black ink the letters A - H on the surface, labelling each part of the machine.anaesthetic equipment, mckesson nargraf anaesthetic record -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, Harbour Construction, n.d
Port of Portland AuthorityBack: 'Marion' on right Placing LIMA machine on new steel barge' - black biro on sticker -
Cheese World Museum
Machine, rope maker, Continental Trading Corp Ltd, 1911
Used on the Hunt property at Cudgee from the early 1900s.Rope making machine consisting of a circular metal disk with four rotating hooks; cogs which turn the machine are visible on the inner side; and a curved metal handle with a wooden grip on the reverse side.Continental Trading Corp Ltd, Chicago, USA. Patented July 1911. The New Era Rope Machine. Keep oiled.cudgee, dairy industry, rope machines, new era rope machine, continental trading corp ltd, ropes, machinery -
National Wool Museum
Knitting Machine, Sock
A manual, benchtop, "Beehive" sock knitting machine.A manual, benchtop, "Beehive" sock knitting machine.The Beehive/ MADE IN ENGLAND A10 A10textile machinery knitting, patons and baldwins limited, hosiery, textile machinery, knitting -
National Wool Museum
Spanner
Tool associated with the Wertheim "Preciosa" Knitting Machine.Tool associated with the Wertheim "Preciosa" Knitting Machine.knitting, jepson, mr keith -
National Wool Museum
Spanner
Tool associated with the Wertheim "Preciosa" Knitting Machine.Tool associated with the Wertheim "Preciosa" Knitting Machine.knitting, jepson, mr keith -
National Wool Museum
Row Counter
Attachment associated with the Wertheim "Preciosa" Knitting Machine.Attachment associated with the Wertheim "Preciosa" Knitting Machine.knitting, jepson, mr keith -
National Wool Museum
Decker holder
Attachment associated with the Wertheim "Preciosa" Knitting Machine.Attachment associated with the Wertheim "Preciosa" Knitting Machine.knitting, jepson, mr keith -
National Wool Museum
Screws
Items associated with the Wertheim "Preciosa" Knitting Machine.Items associated with the Wertheim "Preciosa" Knitting Machine.knitting, jepson, mr keith -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Cotton Reel
Reel is part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.A 40 0z spool of machine sewing thread. Cream Cotton on wooden reelExtra Superior 'The Badger Machine Thread' 40|Finlayson Bousfield & Co, Johnson, Scotland.|4 oz spooldomestic items, sewing, handcrafts, equipment -
Cheese World Museum
Washing machine, Lehmann
Hand-operated washing machine consisting of a cylindrical barrel with a handle on either side, a wooden hand rail to one side on the top and three legs running down the outside. A conical plunger with a fluted apron is connected to the handle. A water outlet is in the base of the barrel.Lehmann's Patented Vacuum Washing Machinelehmann, laundry equipment, washing machines -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Rope Making Machine, post 1911
Donated by Ralph Newnham Tatura blacksmith. 1930- 1990.Metal encased cog with 4 turning hooks, drawn by manually turned handle. Rope making machine mounted on timber base.The New Era Rope Machine. Keep oiled. Patend 18 July 1911.rope making machine, ralph newnham -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Sewing Machine, 1890s to 1911
This machine was made in Baden, Germany, for the Ward Brothers of Melbourne, who imported machines from various manufacturers and had them branded with their Ward Brothers decals. This machine is most likely dated before 1911, when the Ward Brothers became two separate businesses, as one of the decals appears to have been deliberately removed. The case is made in an attractive design and the machine itself has decorations that are pleasant to the eye. Even the metal cover of the folding handle has a swirling design on it. The machine has the added bonus of a ruler along the front base. Many sewing machine manufacturers in Germany produced their machines specifically for export. A company could mass-produce its machines and give the same product several different brand names, according to their overseas buyers. There was a huge market for domestic machines as it enabled tailored clothing to be made in households at a fraction of the retail prices. Ward Brothers began in Australia in the late 1890s and early sewing machines sold by them had the three brothers on their decals. In 1911 the brothers divided into two separate firms, one operating on his own, the other two remaining together, and all still operating in Melbourne and at first still using the name Ward Brothers.This sewing machine is one of two hand-operated Ward Brothers machines in our collection that were made in Baden, Germany, and the only one that has had the three Ward Brothers on its decal, and that has front and rear slide plates. This machine represents the early domestic market for sewing machines, making it possible for the everyday homemaker to produce fashionable garments and linen ware that was affordable. The owner of this machine could work at more than one location as it was portable and did not require a large space to set up. The machine is associated with the well-known Ward Brothers of Melbourne, who sold imported sewing machines that were branded with their own name. Sewing machine, hand operated, in wooden case. The machine is painted black with gold decals, and front and rear slide plates. The wooden base of the machine has an inlaid ruler. The case has curved sides and shaped ends, decorative woodwork on corners, an inlaid diamond pattern on top, and a folding metal handle. Accessories are included. The decals include doves, inscriptions and swirls, and there is a map of Australia with two portraits of men. The machine was made in Baden, Germany, for Ward Brothers, Melbourne. Images: Map of Australia with States marked, and with portraits of two men. [A portrait-sized area on the left of the men has had the image removed.] Text in printed script: "Specially / Made in Baden" "WARD BROTHERS / MELBOURNE" " with a Logo is a map of Australia,flagstaff hill, warrnambool, great ocean road, sewing machine, hand operated, pre-1911, domestic sewing, homemade clothing, fashion, ward brothers, made in germany, baden, front and rear slide plates, crank handle, hand crank sewing machine -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Map, Easton Johnstone, Map of Stawell Surveyed by Easton Johnstone 1872, 1872
Victoria Co Crushing Machine. St Georges Co Crushing machine. Wimmera Co Crushing Machine. Government Reservoir and Drainage. Sloan Street, Skene Street Mines. old Mine WorkingsA2 map of Stawell Reefs Area. Showing Crushing Machines & Title InfoSurveyed by Easton Johnstone Contract Surveyor. Photo-Lithographed at the Department of Lands & Survey. Melbourne By J Noone 9th May 1872mining