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Orbost & District Historical Society
lamp, C T Ham Mfg Co, 1920's - 1950's
This "hurricane lantern," is a flat-wick lamp made for portable and outdoor use. They had a strong glass shade which would protect flames from sudden drafts. It seems that the glass on this item is not the original one.This item is an important example of the early technology of artificial light. It has historical significance in demonstrating lighting devices used before the widespread use of electricity.A metal "hurricane" lamp which has a glass shade. This is a portable oil lantern which has an oil tank on the bottom that forms the base of the lamp. The tank has a door for filling (missing), it also houses the wick and knob that increases or decreases the length of the wick. It has a carrying handle attached to each side of the metal frame.On the base - No 6(?) CLIPPERlighting lantern -
Orbost & District Historical Society
road flares, First half 20th century
These flares were possibly used during WW11. They were used by Orbost Aero Club at Marlo from 1964 onwards for transporting patients by aerial ambulance to Melbourne. They were placed on the L.H.S. of the runway to indicate wind direction. They were superseded in the late 1970's by pilot activated lighting (PAL) switched on by incoming pilots via radio.These lamps are associated with the history of the Orbost Aero Club.Eight kerosene smudge pot road flares - round metal bases painted red. There is a reservoir at the bottom used for kerosene storage. It was lit at the top for flare.DIETZ . 51 Use Kerosene only Made in U.S.A.lighting kerosene-flares road-flares beacons marlo-airport -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - ledger, Ernest Pickering, Architectural Design by Ernest Pickering, 1941
Ernest Pickering was author of Architecture at the University of Cincinnati.Brown hard covered book. Contents include architectural influences, climate, topography, materials, social conditions, economic conditions, evolution of form, plan and volume, visible structure, materials, structure, creative principles, composition, design.architecture, decorative elements, principles of design, ernest pickering, ballarat scbool of mines library -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, W.M. Gillespie, A Treatise on Levelling, Topography and Higher Surveying, 1884
Black/blue cloth hard cover of 173 pages. surveying, topography, levelling, w.m. gillespie -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document, Pattern Ladies dress Butterick, Second half of 20th century
Paper patterns have been used by dressmakers and home sewers throughout the 20th century and are still used today. The Butterick Company was established in 1863 and was the first to mass-produce sewing patterns. The company was acquired by the CcCall Pattern Company in 2001. Jessen Dress Materials shop was at 116 Lava Street in the 1970s and 80s and Bargain Box Fabrics took over the shop in the 1990sThis pattern envelope is of minor interest as coming from a local Warrnambool shop. It may be useful for display This is a paper envelope containing the instructions and cut-out material for making a woman's dress (day and evening) The envelope contains four loose items. Butterick 6939 Dress Material. No Exchange, Average Moins facilewarrnambool, butterick patterns, jessen dress materials -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Reflection in Jamaica, 1926
This is a novel written by Mary Gaunt (1861-1942). She was an Australian writer who published over 20 novels, many travel books, short stories and magazine articles and achieved an international reputation as an author and intrepid traveller, especially in Africa and China. From 1894 to 1900 she lived in Warrnambool (she was married to Dr H. L. Miller) and continued to write while she was resident in the town, using local places and situations in some of her writings. This is a significant book as it is an original copy of one of Mary Gaunt’s novels. As a resident of Warrnammbool for some time and as a significant Australia author she has her place in Warrnambool’s history. The inscription in the book does not have any known significance. This is a hard cover book of 314 pages. The cover is light brown with black printing on the front cover and spine and an image of a tropical island scene on the front cover. There are a signature in black ink and an inscription in pencil on the first page. The cover is very stained and the spine has a number ‘46’ on white paper glued on. ‘Charles R. Boucher’ ‘Dec. 25 1928, Charley from Ethel and Forest’. ‘46’ mary gaunt, history of warrnambool, australian literature -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Written and illustrated in Gallipoli by the men of ANZAC, The ANZAC Book, 1916
"The ANZAC Book" Written and illustrated in Gallipoli by the men of ANZAC" Hard cover book. Cover - cardboard, grey/blue buckram, Navy blue coloured print on front. Gold coloured print on spine. Illustrated front cover - in colour. Soldier in front of flag. 169 pages - cut, plain, discoloured off white. Illustrated - colour drawings (on plates), black and white photographs and line drawings.book, military history, anzac, ww1 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Equipment - Projector, from Huntingfield Hall, Missions to Seamen Building. Port Melbourne, Power's Cameragraph 6B, 1920s
An occasional cinema night was held in Hungtingfield Hall at the Missions to Seamen building, where dances and concert entertainments for the crews of visiting ships also took place.Slide projector from the bio-box projector room above Huntingfield Hall in the Missions to Seamen building. Shell only, repainted in black some time ago. See also 1615.missions to seamen, arts and entertainment - film/cinema -
Women's Art Register
Book, Judy Chicago, Through the Flower. My struggle as a women artist
BookBooknon-fictionBookfeminism, feminist art, exhibition, abstraction, art education -
Women's Art Register
Book, Penguin, Nothing If Not Critical, Selected Essays On Art and Artists, 1992
A lengthy selection of essays on artists and art movements from a broad selection of historical and contemporary era including Baroque, Renaissance, 19th Century, Pre-Raphaelite, 20th Century, Modernism, Mid-Century, late 20th Century European and American art.Worn cover with clear tapenon-fictionA lengthy selection of essays on artists and art movements from a broad selection of historical and contemporary era including Baroque, Renaissance, 19th Century, Pre-Raphaelite, 20th Century, Modernism, Mid-Century, late 20th Century European and American art.lee krasner, louise bourgeois, elizabeth murray, susan rothenberg -
Women's Art Register
Book, Harper Collins, Confessions of The Guerilla Girls, 1995
An illustrated survey of the work of the Guerrilla Girls with interviews, an essay by Whitney Chadwick, and four pull-out postcards by the Guerrilla Girls.non-fictionAn illustrated survey of the work of the Guerrilla Girls with interviews, an essay by Whitney Chadwick, and four pull-out postcards by the Guerrilla Girls. feminist art, political art, urban art, street art, activism, posters -
Women's Art Register
Book, Cambridge University Press, Minimalism, 1997
An introduction to minimalist painting and sculpture from the USA in the 1960's and 1970's.non-fictionAn introduction to minimalist painting and sculpture from the USA in the 1960's and 1970's.minimalism, painting, sculpture, carl andre, dan flavin, donald judd, sol le witt, robert morris, eva hess -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Groset and Dunlap, The splinter fleet of the Otranto barrage, 1936
An account of the battle of Durazzop.307.non-fictionAn account of the battle of Durazzoworld war 1914-1918 - submarine warfare, battle of durazzo -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Harper Collins, The secret war : spies, codes and guerillas 1939-45, 2026
Packed with insight and terrific spy stories, this masterly book looks at the secret war on a global basis, bringing together the British, American, German, Russian and Japanese histories. In 'The Secret War', Max Hastings examines the espionage and intelligence machines of all sides in World War II, and the impact of spies, code-breakers and partisan operations on events. Written on a global scale, the book brings together accounts from British, American, German, Russian and Japanese sources to tell the story of a secret war waged unceasingly by men and women often far from the battlefields but whose actions profoundly influenced the outcome.Index, bib, ill, p.558.Packed with insight and terrific spy stories, this masterly book looks at the secret war on a global basis, bringing together the British, American, German, Russian and Japanese histories. In 'The Secret War', Max Hastings examines the espionage and intelligence machines of all sides in World War II, and the impact of spies, code-breakers and partisan operations on events. Written on a global scale, the book brings together accounts from British, American, German, Russian and Japanese sources to tell the story of a secret war waged unceasingly by men and women often far from the battlefields but whose actions profoundly influenced the outcome. world war 1939-1945 - espionage, world war 1914-1918 - secret service -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Laryngoscope, Flagg, circa 1915
Designed by Dr Paluel Flagg around 1915 and later used for 25 years. This laryngoscope blade was designed to meet certain expectations about laryngeal richness and to avoid major tracheal injuries in patients. (Ball, 2014) Article reference: C. M. Ball & R. N. Westhorpe. 2014. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care. Nov 2014, Vol. 42 Issue 6, p687-688. 2p.Complete laryngoscope used by Dr Lennard Travers. Medium sized Flagg straight blade with a slight curve at the distal end and a 'U' shape canal. The handle has a serrated grip for easy use and it is also a container for two batteries, it has a switch on its base. The full piece has visible and deep scratches over the top of blade around the stamped blade type inscription. The base of the blade has a worn surface with a slight discolouration due its use. No presence of led light bulb on blade. Minor scratches on handle base battery deposit with an ON - OFF switch black button. Stamped on blade, FLAGG LARYNGOSCOPE Stamped on top handle blade base, AUBURN, [W/A seal], N.Y.U.S.A. Stamped on the handle base power source button, ON [red colour], OFF [blue colour]flagg, laryngoscope, flagg blade, button, battery handle, straight blade -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Blade, Laryngoscope, Flagg, circa 1915
Designed by Dr Paluel Flagg around 1915 and later used for 25 years. This laryngoscope blade was designed to meet certain expectations about laryngeal richness and to avoid major tracheal injuries in patients. (Ball, 2014) Article reference: C. M. Ball & R. N. Westhorpe. 2014. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care. Nov 2014, Vol. 42 Issue 6, p687-688. 2p.Small sized Flagg straight blade with a slight curve at the distal end and a 'U' shape canal with light bulb attached. The piece has a general excellent condition and brightness over its surface. The laryngoscope blade type is stamped on top of the blade and the manufacturer seal is located at the base back side of the blade. Stamped on top of the blade, FLAGG LARYNGOSCOPE Stamped seal at the base back side, W/A [inside a triangle shape]flagg, light bulb, straight blade, welch allyn company (wa) -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Handle, Flagg, circa 1915
Designed by Dr Paluel Flagg around 1915 and later used for 25 years. This laryngoscope was designed to meet certain expectations about laryngeal access and to avoid major tracheal injuries in patients (Ball, 2014). Article reference: C. M. Ball & R. N. Westhorpe. 2014. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care. Nov 2014, Vol. 42 Issue 6, p687-688. 2p.Flagg laryngoscope handle only. The handle has a serrated grip for easy use; it is also a container for two batteries and has a switch on its base with an ON - OFF switch black button which quite rusty. The handle has a screw on top of it, used to secure the blade. The full piece has minor scratches over its surface. It has a small crack in the switch area and a missing screw bellows it. The handle has an inscription about the manufacturer company seal and name stamped at the top of the handle ring.Stamped on top handle blade base, AUBURN, [W/A seal], N.Y.U.S.A. Stamped on the handle base power source button, ON [red colour], OFF [blue colour]flagg, handle, switch, laryngoscope -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc
Jaeger Disk Speed Indicator, Jaeger, Tachometer, 1944
Was used with Norden Bombsights on aircraft during WWII.Tachometer for calibrating Norden Bombsight Rate Motor in a black box.B.S. Mk XV Disk Speed Indicator Jaegera3 -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc
Load Adjuster, Bomb Load Adjuster No. 31629, 1945
1945 Slide Rule US Army Air Force from Prof. Allan Bromley.Works by adding Angular moments together to find centre of gravity (COG) of a plane (adds bombs, ammunition and crew on board).Brown Leather Case with 'Slide Rule' inner.Load Adjuster, Property of US Government. 102630 on case. 81629. Airplane serial No. 44-4-1195, Model B-24Jbomb load adjuster, a16 -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Book, Mac Millan and CO. Limited, Elementary Lessons in Electricity and Magnetism by Silvanus Thompson, 1907
8138.1 - Small red hardcovered book titled Elementary Lessons in Electricity and Magnetism by Silvanus Thompson.Christmas 1907 David Martin -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Equipment - Protectograph, Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, 1900s
.01 Protectograph - "a physical device for protecting a check (cheque) from unauthorized alteration of either the amount or the authorizing signature" (from Wikipedia). Used in Kitchen & Son administration. .02 base for protectograph .03 red ink bottle for protectograph Black painted Protectograph with handle and fely vase and red ink bottleOn the front "Protectograph Model H manufactured by Todd Protectograph Co, Inc Rochester NY USA" Patent Notices on bottom 429786industry, manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, administration -
Clunes Museum
Container, CLEVELAND'S DRUG LTD
POWDER USED TO HOLD DENTAL PLATES FIRMLY.CONTAINER OF 'FASTEETH' POWDER FOR PERSONAL USElocal history, personal effects, toilet requisites, cosmetics -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Public Transport of New South Wales, Transport Quiz, 1978
A book of questions relating toTransport mattersIll, p.54.non-fictionA book of questions relating toTransport matterstransport questions, new south wales transport -
The Celtic Club
Book, Harper Collins, Patrick Son of Ireland, 2003
HSlave, soldier, lover, hero, saint, 'his life mirrored the cataclysmic world into which he was born. His memory will outlast the ages. Born of a noble Welsh family, he is violently torn from his home by Irish raiders at age sixteen and sold as a slave to a brutal wilderness king. Rescued by the king's druids from almost certain death, he learns the arts of healing and song, and the mystical ways of a secretive order whose teachings tantalize with hints at a deeper wisdom. Yet young Succat Morgannwg cannot rest until he sheds the strangling yoke of slavery and returns to his homeland across the sea. He pursues his dream of freedom through horrific war and shattering tragedy'through great love and greater loss'from a dying, decimated Wales to the bloody battlefields of Gaul to the fading majesty of Rome. And in the twilight of a once-supreme empire, he is transformed yet again by divine hand and a passionate vision of "truth against the world," accepting the name that will one day become legendIndex, notes, p.454.fictionHSlave, soldier, lover, hero, saint, 'his life mirrored the cataclysmic world into which he was born. His memory will outlast the ages. Born of a noble Welsh family, he is violently torn from his home by Irish raiders at age sixteen and sold as a slave to a brutal wilderness king. Rescued by the king's druids from almost certain death, he learns the arts of healing and song, and the mystical ways of a secretive order whose teachings tantalize with hints at a deeper wisdom. Yet young Succat Morgannwg cannot rest until he sheds the strangling yoke of slavery and returns to his homeland across the sea. He pursues his dream of freedom through horrific war and shattering tragedy'through great love and greater loss'from a dying, decimated Wales to the bloody battlefields of Gaul to the fading majesty of Rome. And in the twilight of a once-supreme empire, he is transformed yet again by divine hand and a passionate vision of "truth against the world," accepting the name that will one day become legendireland - historical fiction, christain saints - fiction -
Melbourne Legacy
Audio - Recording, vinyl record, Legacy Talks. Miss Saidie Parker, Possibly 2 Oct 1952
A vinyl record that hasn't been played. From the label it appears to be an interview with Miss Saide Parker. She may be a junior legatee and the recording is to promote Legacy's work with the children of the deceased ex-servicemen. The record has two tracks. One is 6 mins 16 secs and the other is 9 minutes.An audio recording about Legacy.A vinyl record in a brown paper cover which is torn, dog eared, brown coloured stains.Paper cover, Orhoacoustic, 5 points on the value of an orthacoustic recording. Instructions for protection of disc when not playing. Name and address of manufacturer. Disc, side 1 AW 19703A. Side 2 19703B Engraved on disc side1 AW 12/19703A, Legacy Talks. Engraved on disc side 2 AW12/19703B Legacy Talk. Chinagraph penciling, T_3 2/8/52, 3Piil Side 1 AW 19703 A. Legacy Talks Miss Saide Parker. Talk 1 6m. 16s. Talk 2 9m. 00s Legacy Talks Col. E.O. Milne D.S.O., O.B.E.,V.D. Talk 3. 5 m. 06s, Talk4. 9m. 07s. Label, Radiola.legacy promotion, junior legatee -
Kilmore Historical Society
WORDS IN SEASON FOR YOUNG DISCIPLES, Words in Season for young disciples; or, a text and verse of a hymn for every day in the year, 1872
Faded brown cloth embossed detailing on cover with gold writing on spine 'Words in Season for Young Disciples' loose back cover and spine. 127 pages ; 10 cm Handwritten on title page 'Annie C Wilson Albion Mills Nov 9th 71' Handwritten inscriptions of names throughout.annie wilson, albion mills, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Kilmore Historical Society
REV ROWLAND HILL, The Rev. Rowland Hill: Preacher and Wit, 1881
Red cloth cover with gold embossing on front cover and spine "Cassell's Monthly Library The Rev Rowland Hill Preacher and Wit Edward W. Broome' 'Rowland Hill 182 pages; 15cm Handwritten inscription on first page '88' '69' kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Mont De Lancey
Book, George W. Johnson, The Gardeners' Dictionary with Supplement, 1890
A Dictionary describing the plants, fruits and vegetables desirable for the garden and explaining the terms and operations employed in their cultivation. With a revised supplement including all the new plants and varieties to the end of year 1880.A dark green cloth covered old and rare hardcover book with an indented simple border design on the covers. The title Johnson's Gardeners' Dictionary with Supplement is printed in gold lettering on the spine. This is the 1890 Edition titled - The Cottage Gardeners' Dictionary with a revised supplement. Pages are foxed on the edges. There are black and white illustrations and diagrams. 1026 p. non-fictionA Dictionary describing the plants, fruits and vegetables desirable for the garden and explaining the terms and operations employed in their cultivation. With a revised supplement including all the new plants and varieties to the end of year 1880. gardening, horticulture -
Mont De Lancey
Book, A. L. Burt Co, The eyes of the world, 1914
A classic fiction novel by Harold Bell Wright, featuring a maiden in distress, an artist, a hero, and several secretsGreen hardcover book with white lettering on spine and cover.fictionA classic fiction novel by Harold Bell Wright, featuring a maiden in distress, an artist, a hero, and several secretsbooks, fiction -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Martha Finley (Martha Farquharson et al, Mildred's Boys and Girls, copyright 1886, 1914
A family story of Mildred's life with her children and husband set in the time of the Civil War in America. The Landreths harbour a family of fugitive slaves and fear the possibility of sending fathers, sons brothers and cousins off to fight. Strong religious themes throughout.Tan coloured floral fabric hardcover novel, Mildred's Boys and Girls by Martha Finley (Martha Farquharson) with black lettering for title and author. Spine has title, author and publisher in black lettering and a coloured flower.fictionA family story of Mildred's life with her children and husband set in the time of the Civil War in America. The Landreths harbour a family of fugitive slaves and fear the possibility of sending fathers, sons brothers and cousins off to fight. Strong religious themes throughout.family life fiction, civil war united states, children's fiction, religious fiction