The yoke was made by a farmer in Silesia for his daughter to use on the family farm. When the family migrated to Australia the yoke was brought with them. It was used for carrying buckets of milk, vegetables, water or other farm supplies. It has been used by various family members until recent times.Woman's agricultural yoke. Timber body carved to fit the neck and shoulders of the wearer with round extensions either end. Leather straps are suspended from slots in these round extensions close to the end and are held into the timber with metal nails. One strap has been repaired and joined with brass rivets. A metal hook hangs on the bottom of each leather strap and these are held in place by a brass rivet.yoke, silesia, milking

Object. 1 - Masonic apron made of kid leather with border of watered silk ribbon in the various colours of the rainbow. 3 roundels of water silk with a button in the centre. Backed in red leather. Metal clasp in the shape of snake. 2 - Masonic sash of watered coloured silk, plaited silver band 15cm from end of sash with silver rosette, silver fringe on each end of sash.societies, freemasons, regalia, f. g. jones collection, masonic regalia, masonic apron & sash

Clothing. Dark olive green fabric,(possibly cotton) with a sueded feel, bracelet length gloves. In between the fingers (on the side of the fingers)the gloves have panels of dark olive kid leather. At the top of the glove, on the outer side, the fabric is pleated, to give a rounded effect. A flat bow 6 cms from side to side, trims the curve. The bow is made of the dark olive coloured leather.costume accessories, female, olive green leather trimmed gloves

The concertina was owned by Simon McDonald. He gave the concertina to Myrtle Porter in exchanged for town water. Simon McDonald lived in Melbourne Rd., Creswick.Simon McDonald (1906 - 1968) was a noted self taught Australian folk musician whose home was in Creswick. Consider in the industry as the most important.20 Button Anglo Concertina & Case. Hexagon shaped Concertina. Both sides have fretwork and 10 bone buttons making it a 20 plus single button Anglo concertina. The leather straps have at sometime been replaced with white plastic strap. It has 5 bellows in black and white pattern leather. The hexagon wood case is lined, although the lining is showing wear.One side: small disc with Lachenal & Co., Patent Concertina Manufacturers, London. Opposite side: Initials on red card J.W.Gsimon mcdonald, anglo concertina, creswick

As children were admitted to Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution, The Victorian School for Deaf Children and Deaf Children Australia, their details were recorded and they were given a registration number. Information included Medical Information.The Registers document where children came from, their family details and medical information, all relating to the time they were admitted and reflect the society of the time.Green leather with red leather spine bound volume with specially printed pages. Contains register of pupils of the Victorian School for Deaf Children from 1961-1966. Each open two pages is details of a child admitted to Princess Elizabeth Kindergarten for the Deaf (90 Elgar Rd, Burwood). An alphabetical indexed note bookis attached to back cover with their assigned number from No 1616 to No 1803Spine: "REGISTER OF PUPILS" in gold lettering. Decorative stamping on covers. "1616-1803" "YEARS 1961-1966" handwritten in ink (barely legible)deaf children australia, deaf education, register of pupils

A transitional flat top wooden tennis racquet with solid convex throat and octagonal cross-hatched handle.Throat piece has black-coloured section within it. Trace remains of leather end wrap and remains of cloth crown protector. Very faded decal appears to consist of symbol (possibly a seahorse)and the letter B. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

A Forest Hills Racket Company 'Flash' tennis racquet with bevelled head, and whipping and plastic reinforcements around shoulders. Remains of whipping around shaft. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap and end cloth. Decal on throat on reverse is manufacturers name. Model name in decal on throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Leather, String, Cloth, Ink, Plastictennis

A Cragin-Simplex 'Hornet' tennis racquet with composite concave throat. String whipping around shoulders. PLastic tape around shaft. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap. Model name and bee motif imprinted as decal across throat on obverse. Manufacturer name, trademark and details printed on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Plastic, Leathertennis

A wooden, slotted handle racquet. Inscription across neck of obverse: DREADNOUGHT/DRIVER/... Inscription across neck of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK. Company logo 'LEE' is stamped on leather butt cap. Manufacturing and patent information along the sides of the handle, with size and production numbers punched in. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Stringtennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Don Budge Super Stroke tennis racquet. Shaft features a decal head and neck illustration of Budge. base of head features Wilson logo in banner device behind 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features four-leaf clover perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Painttennis

A Wilson, Alice Marble Invincible tennis racquet. Base of head features decal of Wilson logo in banner device, in front of 'W' trademark. Shaft features decal illustration of Marble in action pose, receiving the ball. Leather handle grip features four-leaf clover perforations. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Painttennis

A Masterbuilt Victorious tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping on shoulders and shaft, and featuring leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Base of head features model name. Throat features decal image of a silver cup trophy. Masterbuilt logo features along shaft. Plain white plastic butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Paint, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbontennis

A MacGregor Professional tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. MacGregor logo features across lower shaft. Model name, with a stylised red/blue cup trophy device, features on throat. Macgregor 'M' trademark feature on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Leather, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Fibreglasstennis

A Rawlings, John Newcombe Autograph tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping on shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Rawlings logo features across base of head. Model name features along the shaft. Cursive 'R' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Leather, Ribbon, Enamel, Adhesive tapetennis

A Tenex Patriot tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Tenex Ball trademark features on crown. Tenex logo and model name feature along shaft. Tenex 'T' trademark with net and ball devices features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Enameltennis

An Oliver Bluebird Junior tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders,and leather handle grip. Oliver logo features across base of head. Decal of stylised crown device features on throat and left side of shaft. Model name features along lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Rubber, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

A Davis Hi Point, fibreglass composite tennis racquet, with an open throat and large head. Racquet features plain leather handle grip. Model name features across base of head. Davis logo features along shaft. TAD trademark features on rubber butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Rubber, Fibreglass, Painttennis

A Revelation Professional Model tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and a leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Revelation logo features across base of head. Model name features along shaft. 'R' trademark features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis

An Head 'Tournament Director' tennis racquet, with: aluminium frame with twin shaft; plastic bridge and butt cap; light brown leather handle grip; and 'Graphite 6' netting. Manufacturer's name features across base of bridge, and across butt cap. Model name features along outer left shaft. Materials: Metal, Graphite, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Paint, Ink, Papertennis

An Head 'Arthur Ashe Competition Edge' tennis racquet, with: graphite frame with open throat; grooved outer crown; plastic butt cap; and, leather handle grip over hard plastic shaft encasement. Manufacturer's name features across base of head. Model name features along left side of throat. Materials: Graphite, Plastic, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Inktennis

A Bancroft 'ProLite' composite (fibreglass over wood) tennis racquet, featuring string whipping around shoulders; solid throat; nylon net strings; black leather handle grip; and white butt cap. Manufacturer name printed on bridge. Logo embossed in red on butt cap. Model name printed along shaft. Materials: Fibreglass, Wood, Adhesive tape, Ink, Leather, Plastictennis

A grey Bancroft 'Laser' composite (graphite/fibreglass/wood) tennis racquet, featuring open throat; nylon net strings; black leather handle grip; and red & white butt cap. Manufacturer name printed on bridge. Logo embossed in red on butt cap. Model name printed along shaft. Materials: Fibreglass, Wood, Adhesive tape, Ink, Leather, Plastic, Graphitetennis

A Wilson 'T2000' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft; cream plastic shaft casing and silver whipping. Handle wrapped with tan perforated leather. Net anchored to metal wire wrapped around head frame. Cream plastic butt cap with white label featuring 'W' logo in red. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Leather, String, Adhesive labeltennis

A Spalding 'Kro-Flite' model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders. Has a leather wrapped hand grip and embroidered butt cloth . Manufacter name features across base of head. Model name and 'flying bird with sun' symbol features across throat. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Vinyl, Ink, String, Paint, Adhesive tape, Cloth, Threadtennis

A Wilson Comet tennis racquet. Wilson logo features across base of head. Model name within a shield device features on the throat. 'W' trademark features on the shaft and cloth butt cover. Leather handle grip features handwritten name: LINDA DEANNE METTLING. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Paint, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Ribbon, Clothtennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Bobby Riggs Finalist tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features the 'W' trademark with an interwoven banner device. Shaft features decal head and neck illustration of Riggs. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Paint, Leather, Adhesive tape, Plastic, String, Glue, Metal, Lacquertennis

A Wilson Andrea Jaeger Courtstar tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model emblem - a blue crown. Shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-form perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson Stan Smith Tournament tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo.Throat and shaft feature the model name, with a gold and white chevron device within a circle. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features triangular-patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Ribbon, Plastic, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors Professional Champ tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and shaft features model name, with a red and black stylised column device. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson Chris Evert Champ racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name. Base of shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-formation perforations. Autograph by Evert features along shaft on obverse. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Plastic, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Inktennis