These medicinal products were used in the 1900's. Eucalyptus oil was used both externally for Lumbago, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Sprains, Cuts, Bruises and Burns and for all Throat and Cough disorders. McKean's Camphorated Oil was to be used carefully and under strict Accordance with the instructions. Adults to rub briskly on part affected, Infant use to be massaged gently. McKean's were in operation from 1890's - c1960's. The company appeared to have ceased in 2012. Friars Balsam similarly was used externally for Cuts, Wounds, etc. Could be taken internally for Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, etc. 10 drops to one teaspoonful. The Bosisto bottle probably contained eucalyptus oil.Four glass medicinal bottles: 1. A small clear glass McKean's "Helping Hand' Eucalyptus Oil bottle, with a faded paper label with Trade Mark surrounding a hand illustration with leaves. Unadulterated is printed at the bottom of this label. Pure Eucalyptus Oil with its uses is included. On the back is a paper label with further instructions for use. The screw top bakelite lid is broken. 2. An angular shaped small brown SIGMA Camphorated Oil bottle with a stained paper label of the manufacturer details and uses. It has 'NOT TO BE TAKEN' stamped into one of the edges on the side of the bottle. Two other sides have three rows of crosses as a pattern. The metal screwtop lid is rusted. F1071 is stamped on the base. 3. A very small round brown Rolfe's Friars Balsam bottle with a broken cork stopper. It has a faded paper label with uses and the manufacturer's details. 4. A small blue tinted clear glass J. Bosisto medicine bottle with rounded corners and flattened sides on the front and back surfaces.The flat lip at he opening could have been sealed with a stopper. The sides of the bottle have a vertical joining line.1. 'McKean's 'Helping Hand' Eucalyptus Oil'. It has a faded paper label with 'Trade Mark (Registered) surrounding a hand illustration with leaves. Pure Eucalyptus Oil' 2. 'SIGMA Camphorated Oil SIGMA CO. LTD Melbourne'. 3. 'Rolfe's FRIARS BALSAM Rolfe & Co. Ltd. Melbourne'. 4. 'J. Bosisto Richmond' is stamped on front side of the front. On the base is stamped ' "English Bottles" '.medicines, medicine bottles, medicinal containers

Haigh is a brand of Scotch Whisky, originally manufactured by Diageo in Scotland for John Haig and Co since the early 1720's.A clear glass squat Old Blended Scotch Whisky bottle with thin black wire wrapped around it for decoration. It has a white Haigh's label printed on one side. A torn paper label has the maunfacturer details and a signature emblem. There is no stopper.'Haigh's' printed in large white lettering on one side of the bottle. The paper label has, 'Old Blended Scotch Whisky, By appointment purveyors of Scotch Whisky to the late King George VI specially selected and prepared.' On the bottom 'Haigh's RA660 13 UGB'containers, whisky bottles, glass

Pale green, square-based, heavy glass bottle with rounded upper corners and a cork stopper.bottles, glassware

Glass bottle full of ink with a cork stopper. It has a beige label with a blue rectangle, a red diagonal stripe and blue and white lettering.On the blue rectangle: "ANGUS & Co PTY LTD OFFICE BLUE BLACK WRITING FLUID". On the red diagonal stripe: "Special". Across the bottom of the label: "CONTENTS 32 Ozs. This ink writes a beautiful blue color & changes to a deep and permanent black. It is non-corrosive & flows freely from the pen. A perfect ink for office use. MANUFACTURED BY ANGUS & CO. PTY. LTD. AUST. CONTENTS 32 Ozsbottles, glassware

Brown, rhomboid-shaped bottle with no lid or stopper and lettering on 3 sides of the bottle.Down one side of the bottle: "NOT TO BE TAKEN PHENYLE", On another side: "SPARKO SPECIALTY SALES SERVICE". Both these sides are surrounded by a border of glass stars. At the base of the 3rd side: "REG'd No. 2140" and on the base of the bottle: "F 359"

Small squre-based glass bottle with no lid or stopperNonebottles, glassware

Small, triangular-shaped bottle filled with dark blue ink and with lettering down one side of the bottle. It has a small cork stopper.Down one side of the bottle: "R. HARPER & CO. Ltd" and on the base: "L 563"ink bottles, glassware

Small, green glass bottle, tapering in shape from top to bottom. It has no lid or stopper.Nonebottles, glassware

3 small clear cut glass perfume bottles with decorative ground glass stoppers.perfume bottles, cosmetic containers, bottles

1930's to 1950's Schrade 1.2 litre aluminium bed warmer, foot warmer, thermos bottle. It is a bed warmer with a very small opening, but the bottle works effectively on the principle of a thermos bottle. Holds water without leaking.A long vintage gold painted aluminium, cylindrical bed or foot warmer, with a removable brass screw stopper which has a looped handle on top. It has a pattern of four decorative bands around it. It would be filled with hot water, sealed with the stopper and wrapped in a towel or cloth to stop it burning your feet. Patent marks around the screw stopper: 'Schrade Trade Mark Regd Made in Gt. B'bed warmers, hot water bottles

1930's to 1950's an aluminium bed warmer, foot warmer, thermos bottle. It is a bed warmer with a very small opening, but the bottle works effectively on the principle of a thermos bottle. Holds water without leaking.A medium sized vintage aluminium, cylindrical bed or foot warmer, with a removable brass screw stopper which has a wire looped handle on top. It has an overall pattern of decorative lined bands around it. It would be filled with hot water, sealed with the stopper and wrapped in a towel or cloth to stop it burning your feet.bed warmers, hot water bottles

Perfume bottle with cut-glass design and a cut-glass stopper.perfume bottles

1930's to 1950's Sunrise Stainless Steel Co. Melbourne Pat Appn 6368/42 1.2 litre stainless steel bed warmer, foot warmer, thermos bottle. Bed warmer with very small opening, but the bottle works effectively on the principle of a thermos bottle. Holds water without leaking. Russell SebireA stainless steel, cylindrical bed warmer, with a removable screw stopper which has a looped handle on top. It has a pattern of three bands of three lines around it. It would be filled with hot water, sealed with the stopper and wrapped in a towel or cloth to stop it burning your feet.'Sunrise Stainless Steel Co Pat App 6368/42' Patent marks around the stopper.bed warmers, hot water bottles

Belonged to Colonel Otter.2 x brass Wine stoppers with patterned tops, and with a screw and cork.bottle stoppers, decanter stoppers

Probably from the wreck of the Joseph H Scammell as it was found in a rock pool at low tide at Point Danger, where the Scammell was shipwrecked. The Joseph H Scammell was a Canadian sailing ship that was wrecked off Point Danger, adjacent to the township of Torquay, on the 7th May 1891 on a voyage from New York to Melbourne with a general cargo worth $120,000 No lives were lost. Captain John albert Chapman was suspended as a ships master for 12 months. Whittemore Brothers Company was a large producer of shoe polish in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, between 1852 and the 1930s.Small bottle, aqua in colour, containing traces of shoe polish and embossed with the maker "Whittemore". A cork stopper has been added later.Whittemore/Boston/USAshipwrecks great ocean road victoria, scammell collection

Bottle used to hold Liquid shoe polishWe believe this product was imported and sold by Holden and FrostClear glass jar with neck suited to cork stopperSpooners Boot Dressing trade markjar, spooners, leather dressing

Bottle containing liquid medicine for human abrasions and bruises Ca 1900Imported and sold by Holden and Frost Ca 190011 sided glass bottle with neck suited for a stopper. Paper label covering sides with instructions for usebottle, kendalls, spavin, medicine

Bottle for the containment of Spavins Cure for treatment of abrasions and bruises Ca1900Imported and sold by Holden and Frost11 sided amber glass bottle with longer neck suited to a glass stopperKendalls Spavin Cure Enosburgh Falls. VT.bottle, kendalls

As imported and sold by Holden and FrostImported and sold by Holden and FrostLarge glass jar with tapered shoulders and cork stopper in neckElliman's Universal Embrocation Drawing of horseman Lumbago Rheumatism Achesequine, medication, cure

Glass bottle to contain leather protection liquid C1900 gImported and sold by Holden and FrostSquare shaped clear glass bottle with neck suited to a cork stopperFrank Miller's Crown ( Crown Logo) Dressing New York USAbottle, leather protection

Scent Bottle owned by donor's grandmotherGlass ladies scent bottle with a horseshoe shaped design. Metal rim and round cut glass stopper.Silver Hall Markdomestic items, ornaments / decorative

Partial manufacturer's stamp on side near base not yet identified reads 'Port... das OLASO... Pottery'. Further research needed.Pale coloured, bottle shaped ceramic jar with no stopper. Has a partial but illegible maker's mark. Further identification required.'Port... das OLASO... Pottery'.pottery, containers, jars, ceramics

This ink bottle was made by Angus & Co., (an Australian manufacturer of inks, gums, and pastes), for the school setting in the days when dipping pens and fillable fountain pens were in use. The company was established in Melbourne in 1896 by Joseph Angus. It supplied schools, offices, and government agencies across the country. They also made the well known Clag paste, beginning in 1898, which has been used in schools across Australia ever since. They had their own bottle works to supply the distinct glass and stoneware bottles for their products. 'School' brand ink bottle, made by Angus and Co. Amber coloured glass with a dark blue label, and a cork stopper. Manufacturer's name embossed on base.Printed on label: "Angus & Co. Pty. Ltd./BLUE BLACK/SCHOOL INK". Embossed on base: "ANGUS & CO. PTY. LTD"schools, stationary, writing

Chloroform was a popular anaesthetic agent in the early period of medical anaesthesia.Empty brown bottle of chloroform, with brown glass stopper.Printed on manufacturer's label: CHLOROFORM / B.P. / ANAESTHETIC / POISON / CHLOROFORM SHOULD BE KEPT IN A COOL / AND DARK PLACE. / W. J. BUSH & CO., LIMITED / MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS / ASH GROVE, HACKNEY, LONDON / MADE IN ENGLANDchloroform, anaesthesia, w.j bush & co., london

Prior to the first antivenom development in Australia, many of the snake men had a vast array of snakebite remedies they either used for themselves in the case of bites or pedaled to the public. Treatments such as ammonia, strychnine, chlorinated lime, potassium permanganate, suction caps, alcohol, gunpowder, petrol, toad urine, iodide swabs and pig face plant juice were some that were used and sold. The first antivenom produced in Australia was in 1930 for tiger snake bites. Subsequently, in response to public pressure, other antivenoms were produced. Taipan, 1955; Brown snake, 1956; Death Adder, 1958; Papuan black snake, 1959; Sea snake, 1961; and the polyvalent, 1962.Black box with hinged opening and gold leaf printed text on the top. Inside the box is lined with blue satin and velvet, and contains one (1) syringe with glass chamber and metal plunger and black rubber stopper, one (1) glass bottle with a label stating it contains chloride of lime, one (1) glass bottle with a label stating it contains pure alcohol and two (2) needles with metal connectors, one of which is broken. There is also a small wooden block with a groove in the top of it.Gold lettering on top of box: CHLORIDE OF LIME ANTIDOTE / FOR / SNAKE BITE / FELTON GRIMWADE & CO. / MELBOURNE.hydrochloride lime, alcohol, antidote, venom, snake bite

Recognising that warmed ether was less irritating to the airway and patients receiving it were less likely to experience shock, Francis Shipway developed the Shipway's apparatus which was used during World War 1 and continued to be used through to World War 2. Reduction of shock for patients who had experienced trauma was crucial to their later recovery, particularly during war times. This example of the Shipway's apparatus also has the facility for administering chloroform.A triangular metal stand with two glass jars sitting in a metal tub and a green metal jar that looks like a thermos, also sitting in a metal tub. A metal pole has been screwed into the centre point of the stand, with a circular top to act as a handle. One of the jars has a rubber stopper in the neck with metal tubing attached to the stopper. The other glass jar has a metal screw top with a dropper spout. The two glass jars are connected via red rubber tubing. The apparatus has been sectioned in parts to show the inner mechanisms.Typed in black ink on white paper and adhered to metal bath: SHIPWAY'S APPARATUS •Typed in black ink on white paper and adhered to metal bath: ETHER VAPORISER •Typed in black ink on white paper and adhered to metal bath: THERMOS WITH HOT WATER •Typed in black ink on white paper and adhered to glass bottle: CHLOROFORM VAPORIZER •Typed in black ink on white paper and adhered to metal connector: TO AIR BELLOWS •Typed in black ink on white paper and adhered to tube in thermos: DELIVERY TUBE •Moulded into base of thermos: THERMOSshipway, world war i, warmed ether, endotracheal, chloroform

Novocaine is a local anaesthetic for dentistry. Its first known use was 1906. Square brown glass bottle with round neck and organ rubber stopper. A strand of wire has been wound around the stopper. A discoloured white manufacturer's label is stuck to the front of the bottle with black and red printed text. There is approximately half the liquid remaining in the bottle. Moulded into the bottom of the bottle: J282novocaine, drug, liquid, the saccharin corporation ltd, london, melbourne, j.l. brown & co, local anaesthetic