This book was owned by the late Dr Elizabeth Kerr and was donated to the Museum by the executor of her estate, Margaret Cameron. It was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for mens, womens and childrens garments. This book would appear to have been produced at the time of the Sputnik launch in 1957 - unusually the garments have been given names like 'Supersonic', 'Satellite', 'Thor', 'Nikes', 'Rocket', 'Vanguard', 'Canaveral', and 'Electra'. Prior to the launch of Sputnik by the Soviets on Oct. 4, 1957, there was little awareness of satellites; also, the Vanguard and the Thor were American rockets launched from Cape Canaveral during the same era. As far as is presently known, Patons 'Jet' wool first appeared in the mid 1950s - the name probably represented modernity and was a reflection of the public interest in rockets / jets / supersonic aircraft / space travel which occurred in the post World War II era and which culminated in Sputnik and the formation of NASA in 1958.No. 583 Featuring PATONS JET TRIPLEKNIT / Patons / KNITTING BOOK 583 / WITH T.V. DESIGNS / 2'-knitting handicrafts - history, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

Slide folder originally containing 12 slides and 4 wool samples depicting the wool top manufacturing process. Contains information about the slides.12 COLOUR SLIDES / WOOL TOP MANUFACTURINGwool tops, scouring, carding, noble comb, noils

Part of Ken Galloways research material associated with his career as a woolclasser. "Wool trade products"Wool trade products 13woolclassing sheep breeding farming shearing wool marketing wool industry, wesfarmers dalgety limited, geelong, galloway, mr ken, woolclassing, sheep breeding, farming, shearing, wool marketing, wool industry

Part of Ken Galloways research material associated with his career as a woolclasser. "National Wool Museum"National Wool Museum 15woolclassing sheep breeding farming shearing wool marketing wool industry, national wool museum wesfarmers dalgety limited, geelong, galloway, mr ken, woolclassing, sheep breeding, farming, shearing, wool marketing, wool industry

Part of Ken Galloways research material associated with his career as a woolclasser. "Wool processing - training"Wool processing - training 16woolclassing sheep breeding education wool - research wool processing wool industry, national wool museum wesfarmers dalgety limited, geelong, galloway, mr ken, woolclassing, sheep breeding, education, wool - research, wool processing, wool industry

Copy of original photograph, one many taken of upper half of wool press, made by Humble & Sons, Geelong about 1880.Black and white photograph of wool press, upper halfjack lowry, dhurringile stables, humble & sons, geelong, wool press dhurringile mansion