This butter pat is typical of the period when food processing was done at home. It would have been before the time of mass food processing factories.A hand-made wooden butter pat.butter-pat hand-made dairy butter

A fawn-coloured wool felt hat. It has a leather band with machine punched holes sewn onto it. There is a leather band inside the hat and a label. It is pinned up on one side - stockman style.DUSTY on label - 100% wool 60cm Made in Hong Kong hat felt stockman-hat

A tall slim clear glass bottle with a pump dispenser. It has a green paper label. It was used for holding coffee and chicory. it has a picture of a kookaburra on the label and recipes for iced, molk and white coffee.Base - symbols - glass manufacturers 77 X813 14590

A shallow silver dish with scalloped edges. It has handles on each side. The handle is broken and has a bakelite insert.Base - A1 inside a circle EPNS A Phoenix PRODUCTsilverware tableware dish phoenix

Ada Healey was for 20 years a volunteer and organizer at the Orbost Slab Hut (Orbost Information Centre). She was known for her craft skills and was a particularly fine knitter, She did own, as a child, a handheld mini sewing machine and it is possible that the item was made using this. Ada was the only child of Tom & Queenie Warne, born in Bombala/Delegate. She married Keith Healey. The Healey family were early settlers in Marlo.This hand-sewn ornament is an example of the skill and craftmanship of women in pioneer families.A hand-sewn silk tortoise. The head is padded. Four small beads are sewn to each side. It has white/brown lining. Pink beads are sewn on either side of the head for eyes.hand-made handcraft silk ornament

A wooden souvenir boomerang with brightly painted decorations. It has an emu and three trees in red, white and black.

A clear patterned glass jam dish with a fitted glass lid. It is circular in shape and has a knob on the lid. The lid is 1863.1 and the dish is 1863.2.glass container tableware jam-dish

A small cylindrical pepper container. It has a tin top and bottom with cardboard sides. It contained cayenne pepper.John Bull CAYENNE PEPPER 1ozcontainer john-bull cayenne-pepper condiments food

A small pink frosted glass candle holder which is vase shaped.glass frosted-glass candle-holder tableware

During the 1930s Depression with money and goods in short supply, many people had to learn to adapt and improvise with whatever they could find. This tin mug is an example of the resourcefulness and creativity that emerges in times of adversity. This item is a good example of the self-reliance of early families before the availability of mass produced domestic items.A tin mug with a tin handle. It is made from a recycled tin container and the handle has been soldered on to the side.tin-mug handmade container tin

This was used by the Cameron family on their dairy farm at Orbost. The Cameron families were early farmers at Orbost and Marlo.This was used by the Cameron family on their dairy farm at Orbost. The Cameron families were early farmers at Orbost and Marlo.A rectangular shaped iron bell with a clapper inside. bell sheep-bell agriculture stock iron

A clear glass bottle with a black plastic screw top lid. It is rectangular shaped with flat sides. On the front is a colourful paper label in blue, yellow and red with black print.Label- TROPNUT ice cream flavour, icings, milk drinks, custards, cakes, puddings, ice blocks, confectionery. Artificially coloured. 2 fl oz (2/9 cost)

This machine was given to Ada Healey as a child. Ada Healey was for 20 years a volunteer and organizer at the Orbost Slab Hut (Orbost Information Centre). She was known for her craft skills and was a particularly fine knitter. Ada was the only child of Tom & Queenie Warne, born in Bombala/Delrgate. She was married to Keith Healey. The Healey family were early settlers in Marlo.This is an example of a toy given as a "teaching" toy. It was used by its owner to practise sewing before graduating to an adult type machine.A small hand-operated sewing machine. The body of the sewing machine is painted black. The top arm appears to have been painted in a white/cream colour. The machine could have been used to make small articles. There is no bobbin.On the stand- A.L.L.sewing handcraft toy toy-sewing-machine

A handmade pink rayon crocheted pincushion. It is circular with two circular pieces - one large, one small - to resemble a hat. The top section is to be padded. It is threaded with pink ribbon. Two hatpins have been stuck unto it. One has a white pearl knob and the other a black pearl knob.

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

Six small tin metal cake tins which have fluted edges.cake-tins domestic food-preparation kitchen

Six small round metal pie tins.

Two tin metal biscuit cutters. 1875.1 is a triangular shape and 1875.2 is a diamond shape.food-preparation biscuit-cutters

Portable candleholders were commonly in use in Australian homes in the 1800s. Candles were very expensive in Australia and often were not available in stores. However, after 1850 the price of candles was reduced and they became readily available throughout Australia. Candleholders were popular as they protected furniture from hot wax. The dish around the candle stem collected the hot wax that could be reused later. When carrying the candleholder, the dish also protected the hand from the hot wax. This candle-holder is an example of an item commonly used before electricity was connected to the area.The candleholder is a hollowed round,saucer-shape with a ring finger-grip on the side. It has been enamelled but the original blue paint has worn off and it is very chipped and rusted.candlestick-holder lighting

This blade is to be used with a Dial O Matic Food Cutter. It is used for cutting and shredding vegetables. A stainless steel French Garnishing Cutter in its original box. The box is red cardboard with yellow print. The blade is used with the Deluxe Dial O Matic Food Cutter invented by Ron Popeil. The blade is 1877.1 and the box is 1877.2.On box - French Garnishing Cutter, stainless steel $1food-preparation kitchen-gadget garnishing-cutter-blade

Cribbage is a card game with the scores kept on a scoring board. Points are registered as having been scored by "pegging" along the crib board. Two pegs are used in a leapfrog fashion, so that if a player loses track during the count one peg still marks the previous score. Some boards have a "game counter", with many additional holes for use with a third peg to count the games won by each side.This is an early design of a scoring board for the game of Cribbage which has been played since the early 17th century when it was created by the English poet Sir John Suckling as a derivation of the game "noddy". A wooden cribbage scoring board. It is an equilateral triangle with two row of sixty holes on each side. It doesn't have extra pegging-out holes or holes to count games.2/9 (cost)

This item is an example of the self-reliance needed by families during hard times. Many household necessities were made from available materials.A roughly made wooden cutlery tray/container made from a recycled dried fruit box. It has a leather strap handle attached to the divider. ITtis divided into two rectangular compartments. With it are 14 items of cutlery. There are 6 knives, 6 forks and 2 spoons. The spoons and forks are all silver and the knives are stainless steel with bone handles.Forks made of silver Spoonsgreat-depression container cutlery homemade domestic tableware

This item is an example of the self-reliance needed by families during hard times. Many household necessities were made from available materials. A roughly made wooden writing box which has been made from recycled materials including a COCOA ESSENCE lid. The corners are dovetailed.The lid is brass hinged and there are finger tabs to lift the lid.writing-box container homemade great-depression

The Mundy family were farmers / settlers in the Snowy River area since c. 1880s. The original Mundy family moved to a land "selection" at Betebolong in the early 1880's from Buchan. John Mundy grew up in the Orbost district. This item highlights the comparison between today's educational equipment and those of the 1930's.A 15 inch wooden ruler with carvings and holes.On back - J. MUNDYmeasurement ruler mundy-family educational

A black camp stove, single burner, which uses alcohol fuel. It is made of iron and has a steel reservoir for the fuel. There is a wooden handle for fuel control. Embossed on centre of burner: ”Brilliant / D.R. Patent”.stove burner fuel-stove cooking food-preparation

A stainless steel insert in the shape of a man's tie. It was designed to display a tie in a shop. The tie was fitted over it.shop-display men's-clothing tie clothing accessories

Children used slates to practise writing letters and numbers. They sometimes used their slates to play games when not learning their lessons Early models of small, hand-held chalkboards were slates encased in a wood frame to keep the slate from breaking. Pencil and paper were available but paper was very expensive. Using a small, hand-held slate meant that a child could practise writing, erase and write again without having to consume expensive paper.This item is an example of early educational equipment and can be compared to modern school equipment.A double-sided rectangular-shaped school slate with a wooden frame.Chalk markings - number sentences. On frame-Made in Portugalschool-slate education writing educational-equipment

This reference is part of the Lawless Collection. The Lawless family lived in Orbost from 1907 - c 1920. John Francis Lawless had a saddlery shop. He died at an early age - 47 years - June 7 1912, leaving his wife, Elizabeth and seven children. The eldest son, Victor Rowland lawless volunteered for serv ice in WW1 but did not leave Australia because of illness. The second son, Edward Vincent Lawless (b 1895 d 1917) worked for McCoy & Co. in Orbost, coachbuilding, undertakers, general blacksmiths and farriers, prior to enlisting in WW1. He was trained as a signaller and was sent to France where he was killed in action on 9.10.1917. Elizabeth Lawless worked as a ladies' nurse (midwife) in Orbost prior to leaving the district in 1920. She lived to 6.6.1975 aged 104 years.These personal documents, photographs and books give an insight into the human element of World War 1 ensuring that those who were part of the Orbost community and died while playing a vital role during this time are remembered.A photocopy of a reference given to Edward Lawless when he enlisted for service in WW1.It is signed by J.Y. McCoy his employer.Signed by J. Y. McCoy General Blacksmiths Wolseley Street Orbost June 20 1916lawless-family reference ww1 mccoy-blacksmith

Mrs. Potts invented the Potts Removable Handle Iron. Her invention of the Cold Handle Sad Iron changed the clothing iron industry. The detachable insulated handle was designed to be always cool for ironing. The handle was detachable, so that several irons could be on the stove at one time and the handle swapped between several bodies.This item is an example of an invention that was universally adopted because it meant that users could keep several irons on the stove at one time and the handle swapped when needed. The original Mrs Potts irons had handles made of wood (walnut) and this enabled the user to us the iron without sustaining burns.A Mrs Potts Sad Iron.It is a double point design with detachable handle. The detachable insulated handle was designed to be always cool for ironing. The handle was detachable, so that several irons could be on the stove at one time and the handle swapped between several bodies. There is no handle with this iron. MRS POTTS. Rest is indecipherable.domestic-appliance mrs-potts sad-iron flat-iron laundry

A razor strop is flexible strip of leather or canvas used to maintain a shaving edge on a thin blade such as a straight razor. Fine powdered jeweler's rouge or other pastes can be added as an abrasive to polish the blade. The strop may be a hanging strip or a hand-held paddle. This one is a hanging strop. Strops were quite commonly found in barber shops and homes before the invention of the safety razor, They are still used for sharpening tool blades.This item is an example of the self-reliance shown by rural families when household necessities were not readily available.A flexible double-layered horse hide leather strop. One strip has a slightly coarser texture. This is a hanging strop which has a metal swivel on top so that the strop can be turned over while hanging from a hook/peg.On hand grip The Keen Edge Strop, genuine horse hide All Black Stropper No. 2strop razor-strop shaving personal-effects