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Rutherglen Historical SocietyWeighing machine, Reliance Automatic Personal Scale, Before 1975
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Thought to have been used at Rutherglen Railway StationStep-on commercial weighing machine, clock face showing weight in stones, coin operated (pennies). Plate under face listing average weights. Dunlop rubber mat on platform. Manufactured. Painted enamel, metal rim round glass over faceNumbers around dial. "Penny" "Check Your Health / The Reliance / Automatic Personal Scale / British Made / in / Leicester" / "Zero". On back: "1081"scales, personal weight -
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Cricket Bat
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Battered wooden cricket bat. Blue tape round handlegames, sporting equipment -
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Butter washer, E. Cherry, 1910 (Approximate)
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Thought to be used in conjunction with square butter churn (See no. 56). Used by Mrs O'Donoghue from 1925 onwards, when it was purchased second-handRevolving wooden bowl on square wooden stand, handle missing, wooden agitator for washing butter worked by cog wheelOn front of stand: "Cherry's Patent". On back: "Cherry's Patent no 2 / Gisborne Victoria"food, dairy machinery -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyFunctional object - Lantern, Lanora
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Commonly used out of doors before electric torchs. Often used by campers.Hanging kerosene hurricane lamp, glass intact. Manufactured. Tin base and frame."Lanora Australia" on base and metal lid. "Dietz"lanora australia -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyDesk, 1920 (Approximate)
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Used at Common School, Rutherglen around 1920s, particularly at examination time. See also 62.1Wooden desk, green top, book shelf under top, on four legs, front ones vertical, back ones sloped. Hole for ink well RH side, pencil slot, foot rest (central), black legs, extra narrow ledge at backschool, common school, education -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyDesk, 1920 (Approximate)
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Used at Common School, Rutherglen around 1920s, particularly at examination time. See also 62.2Wooden desk, green top, book shelf under top, on four legs, all slightly sloped, pencil slot, no inkwell, green painted top, black painted legsschool, common school, education -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyInsulator, Before 1985
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of white porcelain, bell shaped with flat top.telephone, communication, electricity -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyInsulator, before 1985
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of white porcelain, bell shaped with flat top.telephone, communication, electricity -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyFunctional object - Insulator, Before 1985
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of beige porcelain, bell shaped with flat top.telephone, communication, electricity -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyFunctional object - Insulator, Before 1985
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of beige porcelain, bell shaped with flat top.telephone, communication, electricity -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyFunctional object - Insulator, Before 1985
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of beige porcelain, bell shaped with flat top.telephone, communication, electricity -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyFunctional object - Insulator, Before 1985
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of clear glass, bell shaped with dome top.On clear glass: "C.C.G." and "4_."telephone, communication, electricity -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyFunctional object - Insulator, Before 1985
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulator made of clear glass with dome topOn clear glass: "C.C.G." and "4_."telephone, communication, electricity -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyInsulator, Before 1985
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulator made of clear glass, bell shaped with dome top.On clear glass: "C.C.G." and "4_." telephone, communication, electricity -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyInsulator, Before 1985
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of clear glass, bell shaped with dome top.On clear glass: "C.C.G." and "4_."telephone, communication, electricity -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyInsulator, Before 1985
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of clear glass, bell shaped with dome top.On clear glass: "C.C.G." and "4...." telephone, communication, electricity -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyInsulator, before 1985
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulator made of green glass, bell shaped with dome top.On green glass: "A.G." -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyInsulator, Before 1985
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulator made of beige porcelain, bell shaped with flat top.telephone, communication, electricity -
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Corker
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Used for corking bottles by plunging cork into bottle neckCorker made of polished wood, teak coloured, plunger handle on top, dome shaped hinged top, with black washer, metal lined.wine making, bottling, wine industry, cork -
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Soda siphon, D. Fevre
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...For making and dispensing soda waterHeavy glass hour-glass shaped container, silver frosted, lattice wire cover. Siphon top missing, metal lipped.Around neck: "Veritable Seltzogene D. Fevre / Paris" "5" / "Fevre / Marque Depos�e"soda water, drink accessories -
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Beaker stand, Selby & Co., Sydney & Melbourne, 1915 (Approximate)
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Used originally at the High School, in physics class, when school was an H.E.S.Three footed iron stand with 2 holding clamps for laboratory beakers, one Pyrex glass beaker, fluted shaped, adjusting thumb screws on clampsBranded on feet: "Selby & Co / Sydney / Melbourne" On beaker: "Crown / Pyrex / 300"branded on feet: "selby & co / sydney / melbourne" on beaker: "crown / pyrex / 300", laboratory equipment, beaker, crown pyrex, selby & co -
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Head lamps, C.M. Hall Lamp Co, 1939 (Approximate)
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...From an American car (Dodge) owned by Parkin, Jim of Rutherglen1 of a pair of car headlamps, grooved glass, set in black metal frame, with chrome border, with feet to affix to vehicle, plus old wiresOn glass: "Depress Beam / Headlamp / C.M. Hall Lamp Co. / Detroit, Mich." On enamel: "Depress Beam / Headlamp"motor car, dodge cars, car lights, depress beam headlamp -
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Head lamps, C.M. Hall Lamp Co, 1939 (Approximate)
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...From an American car (Dodge) owned by J. Parkin of Rutherglen1 of a pair of car headlamps, grooved glass, set in black metal frame, with chrome border, with feet to affix to vehicle, plus old wiresOn glass: "Depress Beam / Headlamp / C.M. Hall Lamp Co. / Detroit, Mich." On enamel: "Depress Beam / Headlamp"motor car, dodge cars, car lights, depress beam headlamp -
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Honour board, 1919-1920 (Approximate)
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Lake Moodemere State School closed circa late 1940s and subsequently was purchased & moved - place unknownHonor board 1914-1918 war, Lake Moodemere State School No. 1557, timber, curved top, two decorative columns, pressed bronze headboard, with bronze names underneath, 5 with crosses, 2 names missing, headboard detachedOn head board: "Lake Moodemere / State School No. 1557 / Honor Board / 1914 The Great War 1919" Names on board: "Baland G. / Briggs J. / Gelding C. / _ Hill M. / _ Hill P. / Hiskins A. / Hiskins C. / Hiskins R. / Hiskins S. / Jack A.G. / Jayet F. / King A. / _ Minogue W. / Paris C. / Parker E. / Quin G. / Quin V. ?? (missing) / Quin W. / Shepherd J. / Sheridan P. / Sheridan T. / _ Warren H / Wilkison J."lake moodemere school, world war i, great war, baland g, briggs j, gelding c, hill m, hill p, hiskins a, hiskins c, hiskins r, hiskins s, jack a g, jayet f, king a, minogue w, paris c, parker e, quin g, quin v, quin w, shepherd j, sheridan p, sheridan t, warren h, wilkison j -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyFunctional object - Tomahawk, 1850 (Approximate)
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Could have been used for mining?Tomahawk with metal head & wooden handle. Head has hammer one end, cutting edge other end, nick in blade possibly for pulling nailstools, hand tools -
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Saucepan, T & C Clark & Co. Ltd, 19th century
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Used over open fire and on woodstovesCast iron saucepan, long handled, size 5 quarts. Stainless steel on end of handle (probably added later)On base: "T.&C. Clark & Co Ltd / RD.455 279 / First Quality / No. 8 5 quarts" On side: "5 quarts"cooking utensils -
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Shovel, 1900-1930 (Approximate)
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Could be a stoker's shovelShort handled shovel, T-bar handle, oval ended blade with long moulded piece up handletools -
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Butter churn, 1930 (Approximate)
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Butter churn, rectangular wooden box, bolted, with wooden lid, with handle. Metal handle (L-shaped) for turning, wooden slatted churners insidedairy machinery, food production -
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Wooden wind chimes
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Perhaps used by Chinese miners in AustraliaTwelve small bamboo rods, suspended by string from triangular arrangement of short hollow bamboo rodschimes, ornaments -
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Tin box
... Rutherglen Historical Society Murray Street Rutherglen high ...Perhaps used as sewing box or for cosmeticsPainted rectangular tin. Mirror on inside lid set in decorative gilt design. Pictures of kittens painted on each side and outside lidcontainers, boxes
