Textiles. Oval shaped pale green tea cosy made from polished cotton. Padded with cream coloured inner liner. One side has an overlay of embroidered cream coloured net with orange and cream flowers and leaves. 2.5cm band across closed end with initials ''P.B.'' embroidered in orange cotton. Decorative orange stitching on both edges of band. Old box 75, yellow label 183.textiles, domestic, oval shaped tea cosy

A school sampler from the 1930's, demonstrating a mastery of numerable sewing skills: Buttonholes- both bound;6 bound buttonholes. Button loop fastening 17 rouleau loops. Seams: Plain flat seam, machine stitched-part neatened by hand, and part neatened by machine. An overlapped flat seam-machine stitched. Fasteners: Press-studs (3) Buttons (4) shanked and f;flat. Metal hook-and-eyes (3), one eye hand stitched, all attached in buttonhole stitch. Pockets: (2) Machine stitched. Collar: (1) Rounded ''Peter Pan"" collar, with bound placket opening, one pearl button, and hand stitched loop. Facings (3). One square, one round, one Vshaped. Pintucks: 4 machine stitched pintucks.textiles, domestic, school needlework sampler 1930's

Two small dolls. One is in a plastic pocket, attached note: pipe cleaner doll by Madge Welch, The Merry Widow, 1953. Miss G. Perry from Madge Welch to remind you of Sonia. this doll is in a black dress. The other is in a red dress.ephemera, mementoes, gertrude perry collection

Rectangular shaped tray cloth/hand towel, edged in 1.25 cm wide cotton lace edging - edging is a braid type, commercially made edging. One end has a 10 cm band of machine - made cotton lace, in a floral design. Lace has been attached to the linen fabric in a zig - zag machine stitch. Cream in colour.manchester, table linen, tray cloth/hand towel

Cream linen fabric, rectangular in shape. One log edge is finished with a 16 cm wide band of lace. This lace has been.machine made, and attached to the linen with a zig-zag machine stitch. The woven pattern in the lace is geometric in style. The other three sides are edged with 1.5 cm wide, woven lace in a scalloped design. Long-edge lace is 15.5 cms wide.manchester, table linen, side-table cloth

Green and gold banner: Victorian State Bottle Show. Bendigo 1977. Selected exhibitor: James Lerk.event, exhibition, bottle collectors exhibition

Australian Natives Association flag yellow initials "ANA" on green background cotton material in three pieces flag in excellent condition manufactured by Carroll & Richardson Pty. Ltd. 194-196 Whitehorse Rd. Blackburn, Vic. a extent of flag b detail of lettering c manufacturer's details, Carroll & Richardson Pty. Ltd.Carroll & Richardson Pty. Ltd. 194-196 Whitehorse Rd. Blackburn, Vic.

Kinnear's factory in Footscray, Melbourne is a large industrial site which is no longer used for rope making. Until its closure Kinnear's Rope : - *was an important example of a rope making factory. *was the largest and longest continually operating producer of rope products in Victoria. * contributed to the industrial landscape of Melbourne, in particular the western suburb of Footscray as a major industrial centre. *played a role in the history of post war migration to Victoria. *had an mportant and successful role in rope and textile manufacturing in Victoria during the twentieth century.  * site includes the remnant rope walk which is demonstrative of a traditional rope laying process no longer practiced and one of only two surviving such structures in Victoria. *remnant rope-making machinery is of technological significance as rare surviving examples of such equipment dating from the early twentieth century. (http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Files/C93_kinnears_amendment_request_sm.pdf)An advertisement for Kinnear's Emu Brand rope and twine. It features a close up photograph of a man sewing a hessian bag closed, and Kinnear House in King Street, Melbourne.kinnear, rope, footscray, kinnear house, industry

Textiles. Rectangular shaped tapestry piece dipping to V shape at lower edge. Piece is covered with bead work in floral pattern of white, grey, gold and green. Bright green lining piece of shantung fabric has been pinned to the tapestry piece. Work is unfinished.textiles, domestic, tapestry piece.

Textiles. Semicircular beaded purse. Blue beads and tassel at bottom of purse. Top section has mauve beads with coloured beaded flowers. Letters in brown beads ''TREU ,,,, TMER''. The top opening is edged with pearl beads with gold cord threaded around the opening.textiles, domestic, semicircular beaded purse.

Textiles. Mauve coloured silk fabric purse with fold over top in V-shape with scalloped edge. On front of folded over section RAAF wings and letters. R.A.A.F. painted in fabric paint - gold, blue and white. Zig zag stripes on front corners.textiles, domestic, raaf fabric purse

Textiles. Calico cotton meat bag.''K'' embroidered in red cotton near opening. ''MEAT BAG'' written in ink on hem.textiles, domestic, calico cotton meat bag

Textiles.Calico flour bag with the following printed on one side; ''Mammy'' oven puff, creamed self raising flour large bags, 25 lb net weight. When packed. Contains Vita-phos. The only creamed flour. Prepared with phosphate aerator. Manufactured by WATSON Milling Co. Pty. Ltd. 1097 Dandenong Road, East Malvern, Se5 Phone UL3131''. Centre front is a picture of an African-American lady holding a cake. Picture has a border of wheat sheaves. The boy has remnants of stitching used to close the top of the bag. Collection holds two other uncatalogued samples. 7lb bag has picture of three scones on one side.textiles, domestic, watson milling flour bag

Textiles. Calico flour bag with the following printing in red and blue with blue chequer board pattern ( 18.5 cm X 11 cm). ''O-SO-LITE. Super fine plain flour, saifted through silk, 10 lbs net when packed. O-So-Lite Products Pty. Ltd. Lennon Street, South Kensington, Victoria,3302, 61.textiles, domestic, o-so-lite flour bag

Textiles. Calico bag - ''Harpers Flaked Oatmeal'' Star brand, Trademark Registered ''My Brekfus'' 7 lbs Net. Robert Harper and Company Limited Australia. Head and shoulders drawing of a blonde haired girl surrounded by wheat.On the other side of the bag is a blue and white picture of a box of ''Silver Star Starch''. Robert Harper and Co Ltd. Slogan written on box, '' The best in the world. Won't sick to the Iron''. Robert Harper and Company (1842-1919), businessman and politician, was born in Scotland. He migrated to Melbourne with his family in August 1856. He worked for J.F.McKenzie & Co., roasting and grinding millers. In 1865 he established Robert Harper & Co., trading in tea, coffee and spices from the East Indies and later in oatmeal and flour.textiles, domestic, robert harper and co calico bag

Textiles. Calico flour bag with green and yellow printing on one side, ''Golden Crust Self Raising Flour''. Blended with Phosphate Aerator 25 lbs. net. Hancock's Golden Crust. Pty. Ltd., Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria.textiles, domestic, hancock's golden crust calico bag

Textiles. Calico flour bag with brown and yellow printing on one side, '' GOLDEN CRUST SELF RAISING FLOUR'' 6lbs nett. Manufactured and Packed by Jeffs Bros Ltd., Gawler - South Australia.Prepared with Phosphate Aerator''. Includes pictures of a plate of scones and a wheat sheaf. Collection has another sample (very faded) Uncatalogued. In 1933 Jeffs Bros Ltd., millers and grain merchants of Gawler, South Australia, purchased the well-known "Golden Crust and "Sterling'' Self Raising Flour process from North Adelaide.textiles, domestic, jeffs bros ltd calico flour bag

Textiles. Calico bag printed on one side, ''Three Bears Porridge'' Rolled Oats. Jas. F. McKenzie & Co. Pty.,Ltd., Australia - 7lbs net. Background picture in red, yellow and black of The Three Bears holding porridge bowls. Baby bear is crying. Printed below ''Somebody's been tastin' my porridge an' they've eaten it all up''.textiles, domestic, jas.f.mckenzie calico flour bag

Textiles. Calico bag printed on both sides with red, white and yellow, ''PARSONS The Original FLAKED Oatmeal 7 LBS NET.Delious Porridge with only ten minutes boiling''. Parsons Bros & Co, Pty., Ltd., Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle. Centre picture within a red circle of an upright Lion holding a yellow wheat sheaf beside a set of scales. Brothers Leonard and George Parsons left England for Australia following the discovery of gold. In 1861 the Uncle Tobys Company was born, originally under the name of Parsons Bros.textiles, domestic, parson bros calico flour bag

Textiles. Calico bag printed on one side in red and green. ''McAlpin's Self Raising Flour''. Alpine Brand. There's no other 25 lbs net when packed. Malto Pepsin Process. Prepaired with phosphate Aerator Aerophos. J.McAlpin & Sons, Abbotsford, Melbourne, Phone JA 3126. Centre picture of three mountain peaks in oval frame. Border edge of wheat stalks on either side. Remnants remain of stitching used to seal the top of the bag. The collection has other uncatalogued samples of McAlpin wheat bags as listed. Eight 25 lb bags. Three bags with slogans ''Enriched Self Raising Flour, Sure success every pack''. Four bags with slogans,''Pre-sifted Self Raising Flour. Sifted through silk seven times''. One bag with slogan ''Malto Calcium Enriched''. These eight bags are packed by McAlpine Flour Pty., Ltd., Abbotsford, Victoria. Three 7 lb bags. All bags include the slogans''Specially Milled, No Substitutes used''. "There's no other''. These bags packed at ''Factory Abbotsford, Melbourne, Phone JA 3126''. McAlpin's was a major Victorian flour company in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Owned and operated by J. McAlpin and Sons, the company sold its flour products across Australia and overseas.textiles, domestic, mcalpin flour calico bag

Textiles. Linen flour bag printed on both sides in red and green.1. ''WITTSCHEIBE BROS. The famous WB Brand Regd. World's Best Self Raising Flour prepared from the choicest Victorian wheat. Factory 172 MITCHELL ST>< BENDIGO< 5 lbs''. Side 1 printed in black ink KA No 712. Side 2 printed in pen ink 1149. 5lbs net. Self raising Flour W.B. Brand Self Raising Flour is mixed and prepared from the choicest Victorian grown wheat, and possessing highly nutritious qualities is unequalled for Scones, Cakes, Puddings, ETC 172 Mitchell St., Bendigo, Telephone 339''.textiles, domestic, wittscheibe bros, bendigo. flour bag

Textiles. Calico flour bag printed on one side in red "GRIMSBY ROLLER FLOUR MILLS, STEWART SCOTT & CO CRYSTALS, BENDIGO''. In centre is a crown. Remnants of black cotton stitching along top opening. The two-story section of this mill was built in about 1873 with grinding stones. In 1887 the owners Stewart and Scott purchased new roller machinery and built a four-storey building to house it. The new building was designed by Architects Beebe and Son.textiles, domestic, grimsby roller mill bendigo flour bag

Textiles. Calico Flour Bag, printed on one side in blue. ''W.WEBB & CO, Golden Eagle Patent Roller Flour, Bendigo''. In the centre is a large eagle with wings spread.textiles, domestic, w.webb & co, bendigo. flour bag.

Textiles. Calico flour bag printed on both sides in black ink. 1. ''Jones, Miller & Co's Royal Self Raising Flour, 5 lbs Net. Factory Bendigo, Victoria. Coat of Arms printed in centre JM&C. Illegible signature in brown ink in one corner. 2. JONES, MILLER & CO.Self Raising Flour Factory Manufactures of Jams, Jellies, Canned Fruits, Pickles, Tomato Sauce, Chutneys, Custard Powders, Essences, Etc. Williamson & Myers Streets, Bendigo, Victoria. Telephone 73 and 19 Box 50. Collection has another in linen fabric which has been unstitched on side and bottom seams. Uncatalogued. The Bendigonian reported in 1933 that Jones, Miller and Company had an up-to-date factory that had already gained a standard of excellence for Bendigo pure food products.textiles, domestic, jones, miller & co flour bags

Textiles. Calico flour bag printed on one side in blue, ''WATER WHEEL FLOUR, BRIDGEWATER, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.25 lbs gross weight when packed. In the centre is a picture of a water wheel.textiles, domestic, water wheel, bridgewater flour bag

Textiles. Calico flour bag printed on one side in red and blue''EMPIRE SELF RAISING FLOUR 25 lbs nett weight. Contains phosphate Baking Powder. Robert Harper & Company Incorporated Victoria, Australia''. In the background is a lighthouse with three beams of light extending from each side. Printed on the light beams- ''LIGHT BREAD, LIGHT PASTRY, LIGHT PUDDINGS, LIGHT LABOUR, LIGHT HEARTS, LIGHT HOMES''. Robert Harper (1842-1919), businessman and politician, was born in Scotland. He migrated to Melbourne with his family in August 1856. He worked for J.F.McKenzie & Co., roasting and grinding millers. In 1865 he established Robert Harper & Co., trading in tea, coffee and spices from the East Indies and later in oatmeal and flour.textiles, domestic, robert harper & co flour bag

Textiles. Calico utility bag made of four 25 lb flour bags. Flour bags have been unstitched, flattened and joined together to make a larger utility bag with top opening. Bags- Anchor, Thomas Bros, Jeffs Bros X 2.textiles, domestic, calico utility bag

Textiles. Calico utility bag made of flour 25 lb flour bags. Flour bags have been unstitched, flattened and joined together to make a larger bag with top opening. Bags- Jeffs Bros, Anchor X 2, Noske Bros.textiles, domestic, utility bag

Textiles. Wooden glove stretchers. Centre separated with a wooden bead with tensioned metal piece between the handles.textiles, domestic, wooden glove stretchers

Textiles. Hand made cardboard trinket box covered with heavy linen type material with hinged lid. Embroidered cotton light blue flowers on lid. Cording around edge of lid. Seams of embroidered thread. Lined with light blue satin.textiles, domestic, hand made cardboard trinket box