Used by a Wandin resident.Metal Auger for wine casks with a t-shaped wooden handle."1, 1 1/2, 1 3/4, 2"

Nutmeg is placed in mini barrel and pressed down with the plunger. The barrel is then slid backward and forward over the grater.Tin nutmeg grater with wooden mini barrel and wooden handle.Uniquenutmeg graters

Metal hand-cranked nutmeg grater with two wooden handles.nutmeg graters

Cast iron coconut grater, hand-cranked with a wooden handle.fruit graters

Farming tool used in agriculture during the late 1800'sas provided by Holden and Frost circa 1900Wooden handled steel five pronged head agricultural forkfork, agricultural

boot makers sealing tool used during ca1900boot makers sealing tool used during leather marking as requiredmetal head with wooden handle with different size grooves on headGROOVES MARKED 8 AND 9 N KADERAW - PRAHAN - 12cobblers, sealing tool

Used in the grooming of horses c1900We believe these were imported and sold by Holden and FrostTwo pronged steel arm , wooden handles with steel clippersA MARTIN & CO MANUFACTURERS on arms. A MARTIN IMPROVED on clipper bladeequine, agriculture, civilian 1900

Used in the grooming of horses C1900As sold by Holden and FrostTwo pivoted steel arms with wooden handles. Steel combOn steel arm Martin and Co on other arm manufacturers on comb improvedequine, clippers

These first irons were first patented in 1852.Metal iron with wooden handle, and curved chimney and damper on the front."Mondraoon U.C."irons, laundry irons

Metal screw driver with wooden handle. Was Shelley - British made'As above'tool, screw driver, shelley

From the Betty McPhee sewing collectionSmall, spiked metal wheel on metal arm attached to a wooden handle. Silver coloured metal arm has a brass ring where it joins to the wooden handle. book binding tool.S Osborne & Co 6handcrafts, equipment

Small object with tapered wooden handle and a metal (smoking) pipe/cup like end. Hollow inside metal section and slightly battered. Wooden handle has black flaking paint.

Used by students at BurnleyWooden handles direct a metal chassis with two tynes attached and two cast iron spoked wheels. Pulled by second person with rope attached. Stencil of manufacturer painted on wooden handles.MINTERN D.W.HOE burnley college of horticulture, hoe, pedestrian plough, hand plough

Solid square glass jar with metal top and gear wheel, wooden handle and wooden paddle.domestic items, food preparation, food technology, dairying

Used in the timber industry for making split palings. The palings are shaped by hand with the bottom edge put onto the timber and a mallet hit onto the top of the blade. This pre-dates sawn palings. Associated with the timber and household building industry in the Orbost region.A rectangular flat iron blade attached to a wooden handle. The cutting edge of the knife is along the bottom (rather than the end as with an axe). The wooden handle appears to be made from a small tree branch.paling-knife splitting-timber

A two sided pruning saw blade has a top cutting edge used for making an undercut of a limb while the bottom cutting edge is used for regular pruning. One side of the blade has very coarse, irregularly sized teeth for cutting quickly through large branches. The other side of the blade has fine teeth for making clean cuts on small branches and dead wood.This tool is an example of an early pruning saw commonly used in Orbost.Pruning saw with wooden handle and double sided toothed blade. The wooden handle is attached with three screws. The steel blade has teeth on both edges - small on one side and longer on the other.tool pruning-saw horticulture

Ship scraper with slightly hooked end on wooden handle which is broken. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

The subject item was made by G. Pearson and Co Ltd. of the Hope Works, Sheffield England. This company was established in 1854. By 1914 the company was manufacturing many differing types of edge tools, joiners' tools, forks and garden tools. Their specialities were hay, manure and coke forks, punches, armourers' tools etc. In 1938 the Company was styled F. G. Pearson and Co (Sheffield) Ltd and they were still making plane and other sharp edged blades as late as 1957, but by the 1970s they had gone out of business.A significant company based in Sheffield England and making tools of all types and exporting same to various countries around the world. This particular item is a vintage joiners screwdriver possibly used by a local Warrnambool carpenter (J Rob).Screw driver wooden handle shaped blade & brass metal ferrule1902 Sheffield marked on blade, F Rob owner Marked on handlewarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, joiners tools, screwdriver, carpenters tools, f g pearson sheffield

A very unique screwdriver or turn screw possibly used by a Ship Builder, Railroad Engineer or other tradesman in need of a long reach. The handle shape or pattern indicates it could have been made by G Pearson later F G Pearson Sheffield at the Hope Works. This company was established in 1854 and by 1914 the company was manufacturing many differing types of edge tools, joiners' tools, forks and garden tools. Their specialities were hay, manure and coke forks, punches, armourers' tools etc. In 1938 the Company was styled F. G. Pearson and Co (Sheffield) Ltd and they were still making plane and other sharp edged blades as late as 1957, but by the 1970s they had gone out of business. A significant company based in Sheffield England and making tools of all types and exporting same to various countries around the world. This particular item is a vintage and unusual screwdriver possibly used by a local Warrnambool tradesman. Screw driver wooden handle. Straight blade attached with brass ferrule.Nonewarrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, screwdriver, tools, f g pearson sheffield

A cooper's broad axe (or Cooper's side axe) is a short one-handed axe that has a long cutting edge intended for initial dressing of staves and heading pieces used in the making of barrels and other associated items made from wood.A tool of the cooper and other woodworking tradesmen that has been in use since the making of barrels and wooden buckets for hundreds of years without much change to the design or how the tool is used.Broad head axe with wooden handle with handle on an angle to allow use. Nonewarrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, maritime village, coopers tools, broad axe, barrel making, cutting staves

Gentleman's Bit Brace, metal with wooden handle screw in chuck & wingnut. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Hacksaw with wooden handle. Handle attached to metal body by one rivetflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Compass Saw, metal fine long bow. Wooden handle is brokenflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, compass saw, saw

The trowel was used by Dr W A Sloss when he set the foundation stone for the new boarding school wing at Clarendon College, Webster Street site, on 22 September 1956. The builing of this wing enabled up to 100 boarders to be accommodated on the Webster Street property. Dr Sloss had been one of the school trustees; at the time of the building project he was Deputy Chairman of the school Council; he was also the school medical advisor for many years. His duagters and grand-daughters attended Clarendon College. Sloss House was named after him.Silver-plated trowel with wooden handle; plaque attached to trowel platePresented to/ Dr. W. A. Sloss (MBE)/ on laying the/ foundation stone/ Clarendon College/ - Boarders Wing - /Sept.22nd, 1956clarendon presbyterian ladies college, foundation stone, dr w a sloss, clarendon presbyterian ladies college boarders wing, 1956

This shovel was purchased at the clearing sale here on the Aerodrome after the war.Steel square mouth shovel with one short piece wooden handleMintern, Made by Mintern products Richmond Victoriashovel, spade, schultz,

An eggbeater is a hand-held device with a crank on the side geared to one or more beaters. The user grips the handle with one hand and operates the crank with the other, creating the rotary action. A hand-turned rotary egg beater was patented by J.F. and E.P. Monroe in 1859 in the US. This egg beater patent was one of the earliest bought up by the Dover Stamping Company, whose Dover egg beaters became a classic American brand. The Monroe design was also manufactured in England. In 1870, Turner Williams of Providence, R.I., invented another Dover egg beater model. The Hobart Manufacturing Company was an early manufacturer of large commercial mixers. A mechanical egg beater with a wooden handle and steel gears and crank c1940cooking, kitchen equipment, dairy, cakes, housework, early settlers, pioneers, baking, nutrition, blacksmiths, market gardeners, cake mixers, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, brighton, monroe e.p., monroe j.f., egg beaters, williams turner, dover stamping compant ltd., hobart manufacturing company ltd.

Used in the timber industry for trimming sleepers or shaping timber.This item is associated with the timber and sleeper-cutting industry in the Orbost Region. Timber sleepers were superceded by concrete sleepers in c. 1970s.An iron axe with a long cutting edge. The neck of the wooden handle is chipped.broad-axe sleeper-cutting timber-industry