Frederick Napoli Prescott was a prominent Bendigo Optician and Jeweller. He was born and educated in Hobart before joining his father's jewellery and optical business. After studying in Europe to gain further qualifications he returned to Australia and opened a business at the corner of Mitchell and Hargreaves Street Bendigo. He was later in partnership with Mr C.M. Dawe trading as Prescott & Dawe. Jeweller's sample card with sixty two images of badges made by Prescott & Dawe.On the back of the card "From F. PRESCOTT. Artistic Jeweller, BENDIGOjeweller's designs, badge designs

This item is part of a collection of six black and white glass lantern slides previously housed together in a glass plate box. The slides are part of a greater collection of around forty three black and white glass lantern slides, along with other photographs and photo albums related to this collection. This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9. The slides were possibly used as supporting material in presentations made by J W Allen when on tour.Black and white glass lantern slide with paper edging depicting a wool sample.agriculture, new south wales graziers association, travel, sheep, breeding, photography, glass lantern slides, j w allen

Metal samples from Port Pirie stored in a wooden box, pre 1942

Metal sample holder for optics measurements with three circular, intertwined and moveable spheres.Logo and Cyrillic characters with 'No 650157' at top of holder.sample holder, russia, scientific equipment

Light cardboard bereavement cards. Paper bereaevement envelopes. Light cardboard bereavement envelopes. Light cardboard bereavement envelopes with black edging.stationery, samples, bereavement

Recovered from tram 14 during the project to rewire the tram and replaced by equivalent size wire, both control and accessory wiring.Demonstrates the type of wiring used in the tram.Six pieces or sample of wiring from tram 14. Three are original wiring showing deterioration of the cotton/rubber sheathing over the copper wire. The other three are replacement samples used in the 2024 project to rewire the tram.tram 14, tramcars, lights, electric lighting, tramcar maintenance

These are samples of the material used at the Fletcher Jones Factory in Warrnambool to make garments for men (suits, trousers, shorts) and women (suits, slacks, skirts, shorts). Fletcher Jones Clothing Factory was a key industry in Warrnambool from 1948 to its closure in 2005. The business was founded by David Fletcher Jones (1897-1977), a clothing manufacturer and retailer who worked as a hawker in the Western District following service with the A.I.F. in World War One. In 1924 Fletcher Jones opened three shops in Liebig Street selling men’s wear, hosiery and linen and operating a small tailoring business. He moved his shop to another location in Liebig Street and began to concentrate on men’s trousers production. In 1946 he opened a shop in Collins Street in Melbourne and eventually had stores and factories all over Australia. In Warrnambool he opened his factory at Pleasant Hill in Flaxman Street in 1948 and became a major Warrnambool employer, with over 1000 employees at one time. He transformed his business into a co-operative, with the name, ‘Fletcher Jones and Staff’ registered in 1947. The business diversified into other ranges of clothing for men and women but failed to compete with cheaper overseas clothing imports and the factory and shops were closed in the early 21st century. These pieces of material are of some interest as examples of the materials used in one of the most important businesses in Warrnambool and one that was of national significance for many decades. The Fletcher Jones label was well-known throughout Australia and Fletcher Jones himself was a prominent person in Warrnambool’s history, not only for his business interests but also for his philanthropy, his advocacy of business co-operatives and his support for many Warrnambool institutions. The Fletcher Jones Factory Gardens are still today a feature of Warrnambool and a tourist attraction. These two packets contain samples of materials used at the Fletcher Jones factory in Warrnambool. One packet (VC000690.1) contains four pieces of woollen material, one grey striped, one grey weave, one navy and one green, red and white tartan. The other packet (VC000690.2) contains two pieces of woollen grey and navy material and five small woollen samples of dark grey, light grey, navy, beige and blue and grey check material. warrnambool, industry

Tourists sampling the life of a timber town Negative Black white Scanned at 600 dpitourists sample timber town life passengers bump top story 17

The major language families of the world are looked at closely. Sample texts of over 200 languages.Tableslanguage families, linguistics, world languages

Small cane basket with two handles containing various samples of coloured unspun woolNone

not knownSmall cream crochet sample. Woman's head in centre. From the collection of Bette Jones.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work

This item is part of a collection of six black and white glass lantern slides previously housed together in a glass plate box. The slides are part of a greater collection of around forty three black and white glass lantern slides, along with other photographs and photo albums related to this collection. This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9. The slides were possibly used as supporting material in presentations made by J W Allen when on tour.Black and white glass lantern slide with paper edging showing a graph and wool sample.agriculture, new south wales graziers association, travel, sheep, breeding, photography, glass lantern slides, j w allen

This item is part of a collection of six black and white glass lantern slides previously housed together in a glass plate box. The slides are part of a greater collection of around forty three black and white glass lantern slides, along with other photographs and photo albums related to this collection. This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9. The slides were possibly used as supporting material in presentations made by J W Allen when on tour.Black and white glass lantern slide with paper edging showing a graph and wool sample.agriculture, new south wales graziers association, travel, sheep, breeding, photography, glass lantern slides, j w allen

This item is part of a collection of six black and white glass lantern slides previously housed together in a glass plate box. The slides are part of a greater collection of around forty three black and white glass lantern slides, along with other photographs and photo albums related to this collection. This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9. The slides were possibly used as supporting material in presentations made by J W Allen when on tour.Black and white glass lantern slide with paper edging showing a graph and wool sample.agriculture, new south wales graziers association, travel, sheep, breeding, photography, glass lantern slides, j w allen

This item is part of a collection of six black and white glass lantern slides previously housed together in a glass plate box. The slides are part of a greater collection of around forty three black and white glass lantern slides, along with other photographs and photo albums related to this collection. This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9. The slides were possibly used as supporting material in presentations made by J W Allen when on tour.Black and white glass lantern slide with paper edging showing a graph and wool sample.agriculture, new south wales graziers association, travel, sheep, breeding, photography, glass lantern slides, j w allen

Four page fold out booklet containing coloured fabric samples and printed text. front: [printed] Fashion Shades / Autumn 1933. / SANDOZfabric samples, textile industry, fashion, sandoz, switzerland, autumn

Number of parts: 18. Samples of the Rare Earth Group - Erbium, Dypsrosium, Lanthanum Oxides

(Sir) David Orme Masson was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne from 1886 to1923. As well as being a distinguished teacher and researcher, he contributed significantly to Australian scientific and public life, being instrumental in the establishment and governance of many important bodies including the CSIRO. Masson supported Antarctic research for 25 years, beginning with Douglas Mawson?s expedition of 1911. Born in England and receiving an MA, BSc and DSc from the University of Edinburgh, he was a gifted, elegant and disciplined lecturer and a researcher of substance. His research work included the theory of solutions, from which emerged the term ?critical solution temperature?; the periodic classification of the elements; and the velocity of migration of ions in solutions. Much of his research was done in collaboration with talented students such as David Rivett and his own son Irvine Masson. Masson was knighted in 1923. He is commemorated by the Masson Theatre and Masson Road at the University of Melbourne; a mountain range and island in Antarctica; a portrait painting by William McInnes in the foyer of the School of Chemistry; the Masson lectureship from the Australian National Research Council; and the Masson memorial scholarship from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.8 samples in bottles of the type used in Masson's work on methyl,etc,sulphides, See152

Plain ceramic tile used for samples of blue/green colour glazes numbered 6,10,12,13,14,15,16,17,18(Handwritten on back) c27x254 - Harr.ceramics, earthenware

Sample of paint chip scraped off the roof line of W6 939, restaurant tram No. 3, during Feb. 2015. Shows the base colour of the paint applied to the tram (would have faded), and striping. Two separate samples retained.trams, tramways, restaurant tram, paintwork

Frederick Napoli Prescott was a prominent Bendigo Optician and Jeweller. He was born and educated in Hobart before joining his father's jewellery and optical business. After studying in Europe to gain further qualifications he returned to Australia and opened a business at the corner of Mitchell and Hargreaves Street Bendigo. He was later in partnership with Mr C.M. Dawe trading as Prescott & Dawe. Vyse Street Birmingham was once the centre of the jewellery making industry in Birmingham.Jeweller's sample card with samples of Cameo brooches, bar brooches, a necklet and a set of earrings. Design numbers printed below each design. A label glued on to the back reads " WALTER NEEDHAM, PARAGON WORKS, 34, VYSE ST., BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.jeweller's designs, cameo jewellery

Comparatively few weatherboard houses in Kew survived from the early years of settlement into the second half of the 20th century. One such property was ‘Reno’, which once stood on the east side of St John’s Parade. Its earliest recorded owner was the architect Samuel Cocking who lived there from c.1865 until his death in 1888. The original landholding was bordered by Cotham Road, Glenferrie Road, Wellington Street, and Charles Street. The southern portion of this land included a fine orchard, with many imported trees. The old summer house, at first in the orchard, was later removed to the house garden. The MMBW Detail Plan No.1576 (1904) shows the remaining portion of the original land holding, including a semi-circular pathway at the front, and garden features such as an aviary, a fountain and grotto, and a fernery. None of these are apparent in photographs dating from the 1960s, where the garden, which once included rare plants provided by Baron Von Mueller, surrounds the cottage in a tangled frenzy. Despite a ‘local significance’ classification by the National Trust, the house was demolished in 1977. Wallpaper fragment from ‘Reno’. These three boldly designed samples from a single room are in shades of green and brown, highlighted by yellow and red floral sprays. While more accurately printed and coloured, the fragment lacks the freedom of design of the earlier samples.wallpaper, reno, st john's parade, kew, samuel cocking

Sample of brown vinyl material used in Original Z and Z3 tramcars with a large brass eyelet placed in the sample. Manufacturer unknown, used by MMTB at Preston Workshops. Has written on the rear in black pen "Original Z / Z3 Seat Fabric"Has written on the rear in black pen "Original Z / Z3 Seat Fabric"trams, tramways, preston workshops, z class, z3 class, tramcar construction, tram acquisition, tramcar manufacture

Desert cam. "Sample" Trousers, Shirt, Rank Slide Holder, Large Brim Floppy hatuniform, 2010, army

Extract pages from a range of WAHS sample magazine papers from the years 1940-1960