Ornamental cast iron trivets from the late 19th Century.Two vintage decorative cast iron trivets for vintage flat irons. They have have three legs and raised edges around the sides to stop the iron from slipping off. The handle on one is quite decorative, but the other has a broken handle.'T Johnson' is stamped on the bottom of both trivets. One has illegible stamp.laundry iron trivets, iron stands

Cast Iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron", iron ore was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and then poured into moulds usually made of sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon. Two black and white photographs by Alan Doney of the Spastic Centre in Don Street, Bendigo. Both photos shows detail of the wrought iron on the verandah. alan doney, bendigo, wrought iron, spastic children's society

This flat iron was one of two flat irons donated by Mr Max Millsteed in 2000. Mr Millsteed died in Dec 2004 No. 7 Metters Flat Iron made from cast iron.Good Condition" No7 /Metters /Sydney"flat iron

A six piece set of cast iron weights, associated with the Wertheim "Preciosa" knitting machine.A six piece set of cast iron weights, associated with the Wertheim "Preciosa" knitting machine.knitting, jepson, mr keith

Galvanised iron oval tub with handle on each end. Decorative bead near top, reinforced rim at base.No visible markingsdomestic items, laundering, tub, laundry, washing, clothes, iron

A hand lance with a long iron shaft and a small oval or leaf-shaped tip was also known as a killing iron. It was designed to dispatch a whale quickly and efficiently, once the mammal came to the water surface for the last time. The hand lance was stabbed repeatedly into a whale’s thick neck arteries. The sharp leaf-shaped tip allowed easy removal for another thrust. Cutting these arteries prevented the whale from deep dives and hastened its bleeding to death. Normally, multiple hand lances were carried aboard a whaleboat, so that if one was lost it could be easily replaced without returning to the mother ship for a spare one. By the late 19th century, guns had replaced most hand-thrown harpoons and lances. They were more efficient, more accurate, and safer, for a whaler could shoot a dart at a greater distance from the dangerous whale than a harpoon could be thrown.An item that gives an insight into 19th century whaling practices that were carried out all along the southern coasts of Australia.Hand Lance or Killing Iron Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, whaling equipment, whaling, killing lance, whaling lance, harpoon

Galvanised iron with funnel hopper, half covered, rammer underneath, cylindrical pipe.Barklem /bag filler/&/ rammer/ patent registered no 7012galvanised, iron, bag, filler, rammer, tools, tool, farm, churchill island

Cast iron numberplate (white on black background) mounted on wood, with a braille and a written nameplate which reads: "Presented by the Victorian Railways Commission to the R.V.I.B. School for Blind Railway Club. This number plate came from steam locomotive class A2 number 932, which hauled the 'Sydney Limited', the 'Overland' and mainline passenger trains during its 48 years of service that ended in 1961." Cast iron numberplate on wood royal victorian institute for the blind, rvib school

"Machinery" - J. Charlesworth, Union Iron Works, Colne Road, Huddersfield, c.1930.Book: "Machinery" - J. Charlesworth, Union Iron Works, Colne Road, Huddersfield, c.1930.textile machinery, j. charlesworth

From c1950s electrical irons were used. The thermostatic iron followed the electric iron used with a container that enabled water to be sprayed onto the cloth. Damp cloth was more easily pressed. This thermostatic electric iron was one of the early models.This iron was used by residents of the Kiewa Valley including those living at Mt Beauty where there was electricity and an SEC shop from c1950.This is a "General Electric" iron. It has a steel base with a chrome upper and black plastic handle. It is thermostatically controlled with water spray. The electric cord is permanently attached, at right angels, to the handle base. A red button activates the water spray when pushed. A white button slides to enable fabric selection. A metal hole in the front of the handle is used to fill the iron with water.General Electric; Wash and Wear / Wool / Cot / Lin; Australian General Electric Appliances Pty Ltd.; Notting Hill Victoria. 1100 Wats 240 Volts AC only. V/A2F Cat. No. 10 FS10iron;, electrical appliance, laundry, domestic, pressing clothes

A three piece set of cast iron weights, associated with the "Beehive" manual benchtop Sock Knitter.A three piece set of cast iron weights, associated with the "Beehive" manual benchtop Sock Knitter.knitting textile machinery machine knitting, hosiery, knitting, textile machinery, machine knitting

A lead weight, with an iron suspension hook attached to the top end. Associated with the "Beehive Sock Knitter"A lead weight, with an iron suspension hook attached to the top end. Associated with the "Beehive Sock Knitter".knitting textile machinery machine knitting, hosiery, knitting, textile machinery, machine knitting

A lead weight, with an iron suspension hook attached to the top end. Associated with the "Beehive Sock Knitter"A lead weight, with an iron suspension hook attached to the top end. Associated with the "Beehive Sock Knitter".knitting textile machinery machine knitting, hosiery, knitting, textile machinery, machine knitting

A lead weight, with an iron suspension hook attached to the top end. Associated with the "Beehive Sock Knitter"A lead weight, with an iron suspension hook attached to the top end. Associated with the "Beehive Sock Knitter".knitting textile machinery machine knitting, hosiery, knitting, textile machinery, machine knitting

A lead weight, with an iron suspension hook attached to the top end. Associated with the "Beehive Sock Knitter"A lead weight, with an iron suspension hook attached to the top end. Associated with the "Beehive Sock Knitter".knitting textile machinery machine knitting, hosiery, knitting, textile machinery, machine knitting

Made in the early 20th centuryAn iron handmade woodworking tool used to shave wood or metal tools and instruments to size and is used for detailed work. It has a concave blade and two handles. 'RH' is stamped on the right handle. 'RH' stamped on the right handle.tools, woodworking tools, woodcarving tools, handtools, iron

Cast iron gates commissioned from foundry at Castlemaine, for entrance to Buninyong Cemetery, Midland Highway. One pedestrian gate, one double gate. Gates acquired 1894. Originally olive green, gold-tipped spears. Painted white 1930s - 1940s. Damaged c1985, repaired by Mr Ron Nicholls, Buninyong. Repainted olive green 1992.Historically significant original gates acquired 1894.Buninyong Cemetery cast iron gatesbuninyong cemetery, gates, cast iron

Francis John Newberry founded the Victoria Foundry and Enameling Works in 1890 with a workmate from the Humbles iron foundry in Lupton Street Geelong where he worked. Newberry & Walker Foundry & Enameling Works was built adjoining a cottage that was to be the home of the Newberry family during the ensuing years. Although Walker soon relocated to New Zealand, the Newberry and Walker foundry had become a local success. The foundry produced numerous cast iron products such as washing copper frames, and friezes, balustrades and verandah columns. Verandah posts are to be found in declining numbers, but the Newberry and Walker mark can sometimes be seen on the few which remain. A certain number of iron culvert posts were also made; some of them were still in place on the road to Cressy as late as 1961. Perhaps half the iron friezes on Geelong West verandahs came from the local firm’s foundry. A significant item made in Geelong giving a snapshot into the early beginnings of Victoria's industrial manufacturing of products that helped to replace previously imported items from England or America.Copper boiling tub, cast iron frame copper bowl inside of 14 gallon capacity Newberry & Walkerflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, copper, cast iron, newberry & walker, washing copper frame, laundry, dairy, butchering

Coleman spirit iron with blue and white speckled body, chrome plated base and spirit tank, wooden handle and a bakelite control knob, on a chrome plated stand impressed with the Coleman name. Made in Australia by arrangement with Coleman Lamp & Stove Co Ltd Canada Proprietor of Regd Trade Mark No 67296 Jan 14 1936Coleman Lamp & Stove Co Ltddomestic equipment, laundering, iron

Large hammer with flat nose and indented cross shape on opposite end of head. Wooden handle curved slightly towards back. Head made of ironNo visible markingstrades, tools, hammer, iron, wood, farm

100 plus years old, original owner Hughie H BothnaughtThirteen tools and two textiles displayed on two pieces of white backing board hinged together.'SHIPWRIGHT CAULKING TOOLS,' Individual labels are also included (from top) Oakum, Shipwrights caulking mallet, caulking cotton, raking tool, No.1.5 off set caulking iron, busting iron, no. 2 off set caulking iro(n). (Bottom board from left) Caulking iron no.3, Feeding iron, caulking iron no1 off set, caulking iron no1.5, caulking iron no.2.5, feeding iron, caulking iron no.2, feeding iron.

A billhook or bill hook is a versatile cutting tool used widely in agriculture and forestry for cutting woody material such as shrubs, small trees and branches. A billhook consists of a handle and a blade with a bevelled cutting edge. The blade is curved at the top end to form a hook shape. The handle is virtually always wooden.Rough pine handle with many borer holes. Commercially made (no ID) cast in socket one end, strap iron riveted other end. Cast blade.tools, hook, bill hook, churchill island, farm, iron

A Bick or coopers anvil is a tool used to fabricate the iron hoops that a cooper would produce to hold a barrel together. The hoops are first cut to the required length and then beaten into shape and riveted on the Bick or Tee anvil. They are then driven into place on the barrel with a hammer and iron tipped, wedged shaped driver.The subject Item is used as a tool to produce steel hoops for wooden barrels but at this time cannot be associated with an historical event, person or place, provenance is therefore unknown, item assessed as a collection asset as it is believed to have been produced and used before 1950.Bick Iron or Coopers Anvil, attaches to a removeable wooden base, Metal anvil with pointed end & flat shaped topNoneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, brick iron, anvil, coopers tools, barrel making, barrels

Cast iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron", iron ore, was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and poured into moulds usually med from sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon.Black and White photo by A Doney of sandblasting iron lace work on unknown property in Bendigo. Two internal photos of door and arch ways. Larger photo of balustrade with verandah pillars in backgroundA Doney Bendigoalan doney, bendigo, wrought iron

The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.Three (unnamed) off duty nurses relax on the cast-iron lace verandah of "Eurella", the NDSN school's first hostel, View StreetOff duty nurses relax find time for a chat on the cast-iron lace verandah of "Eurella", the NDSN school's first hostel, View Street (late 1950s). Opposite Barkly Street.ndsn, nursing, uniforms

Sad irons, also called flat irons or smoothing irons, are shaped pieces of metal that are flat and polished on one side and have a handle attached to the other, created for the purpose of de-wrinkling fabric. “Sad” is an Old English word for “solid,” and the term “sad iron” is often used to distinguish the largest and heaviest of flat irons. They often had a trivet on which to rest the hot iron.Two triangular flat irons. They are made of solid cast iron with hollow iron handles. Flat irons (often referred to as sad irons) were heated on trivets in front of open fires, or on the tops of closed ranges, or on specially-designed iron stoves in larger laundries. They were made in numbered series which related to their size, although there was no standardisation in the series between manufacturers. these two are Salter brands. 1872.1 is a No 7 and 1872.2 is a No 8 and slightly heavier.Salter 7 Salter 6flat-iron sad-iron domestic-appliance laundry

Iron leg shackles were worn by convicts to both punish inmates and prevent escape. Combined with physically exhausting labour, they helped control prisoners. The shackles weighed a considerable amount (there were differing sizes) which made it difficult to walk easily, resulting in a shuffling gait.A pair of very heavy leg irons. They are made of iron with holes at each side so they can be bolted around the legs. There is a long iron chain connecting the two D-shaped pieces.leg-irons shackles convicts

A meat grinder or mincer was used for mincing or fine chopping of raw or cooked meat, fish, vegetables or similar food. It replaced tools like a mincing knife.A cast iron mincer with a wooden handle attached to the long cast iron handle. It can be screwed to a table or bench, secured tightly by a two pronged claws. It has a funnel at the top for the meat to be pushed into the mechanism which when the handle is turned operates the inner mechanism which forces the minced meat out through a side opening. The cast iron handle is curved. There are three mincing attachments tied with string.'UNIVERSAL' is stamped on the top of the mincer. Stamped on the front side of the handle - ' L.P. F&C. NEW BRITAIN. CONN.U.S.A.' On the inside of the cast iron handle is stamped - 'PATENT 10.2.1897. PATENT.MAY 15.1900. 4.18. 1890...... and several other numbers which are difficult to decipher.domestic objects, kitchen equipment, cooking equipment, meat grinders, meat mincers

Flat irons were used for general ironing. Historical information Sad Irons (the term comes from an old word sald for solid) were made by blacksmiths and used to smooth out material by pressing the hot iron over it. A piece of sheet -iron was placed over the kitchen fire and the irons placed on it could be heated whilst remaining clean of ash. The women used 2 irons - one heating while the other was used. Thick cloth or gloves protected their hands from the hot irons. The cool iron was replaced on the fire or stove to heat again. These irons were cleaned with steel wool to prevent them marking the material. If the iron was too hot the material would scorch. Most homes set aside one day for ironing and some large households had an ironing room with a special stove designed to heat irons. However, most women had to work with a heavy, hot iron close to the fireplace even in summer. A solid piece of cast iron, the base is triangular a shape with a ten centimetre base with curved sides coming to a point 15.5 centimetres from the base and is three centimteres thick. The bottom of the iron is flat. Two curved pieces three centimetres wide, half a centimetre thick and seven centimetres apart rise from rise up eight centimetres, between them is a two centimetre diameter and ten centimetre long hollow handle. Embossed on the iron is - 4 SILVESTERS PATENT SALTER and an arrow with a knotted rope around it. K5polishing iron, silvesters patent, sad iron

GALVANISED IRON TANK RIG ORR OAT BIN MIRAPHOTOGRAPH OF GALVANISED IRON OAT BIN WITH ONE MAN SITTING ON RIM OF TANK ANOTHER MAN STANDING ON WOODEN LADDER AGAINST THE TANK.photographs, weickhardt, tank, oat bin