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Financial record - Receipt book, 1940s
... of the most important businesses in Warrnambool in the past. Cramond ...This folder contains blank receipt forms used by the Warrnambool firm of Cramond and Dickson probably in the 1940s.John Cramond and James Dickson established their general store in Liebig Street, Warrnambool in 1855. This store, known as Cramond and Dickson was a prominent one in Warrnambool until its closure in 1973. A branch of the store was opened in London in 1868.This receipt book is of some interest as a memento of the Cramond and Dickson store , one of the most important businesses in Warrnambool in the past.A leather cover containing paper held inside a rusty metal clip. There is one loose page with pencilled figures on the back page. The paper has black printing and includes one sheet of carbon paperPARAGON TRADE MARKcramond and dickson store, warrnambool -
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Book - Book of photographs, John Stoddard, Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings, c.1900
... of the Swintons,, a prominent business family in Warrnambool for over 150 ...A book with a collection of world wide photographs owned by a member of the Swinton familyThis is a book containing printed text and black and white photographs. There are several loose pages at the back. The book has lost its cover and has been inserted into a folder not relevant to the contents.non-fictionA book with a collection of world wide photographs owned by a member of the Swinton family world travel, swinton family of warrnambool -
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Booklet - Printer's Advertising Booklets, Thomas Smith, Printer, Koroit St. Warrnambool, Thos. Smith Gas Printing Works Koroit St. Warrnambool, c. 1900
... a gas printing business in Kepler Street, Warrnambool in 1872... business in Kepler Street, Warrnambool in 1872. He later moved ...A booklet advertising the work of Warrnambool printer Thomas SmithThese are two copies of a advertising booklet.The cover is multi-coloured and includes an ornamental border, a crest, scroll work, images of flowers and fronds and printed headings. One copy is missing its cover and the cover of the other copy is detached The booklets contain black and white photographs and drawings, reproductions of the printer's work and a sketch map of the Warrnambool C.B.D. The booklets are bound with cotton thread.non-fictionA booklet advertising the work of Warrnambool printer Thomas Smith 19th century warrnambool businesses, thomas smith printer, lithographer warrnambool -
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Booklet - Florist Booklet, Modern Print Warrnambool, The Floral Farm Warrnambool Flower Seedling List 1926, 1926
A business booklet of plants for sale and seasonal suggestions for planting.This booklet has sixteen pages with gold and blue printing on the white cover. The pages contain printed material. The pages have been stapled but the staples have been removed.non-fictionA business booklet of plants for sale and seasonal suggestions for planting.warrnambool plant nurseries, charles jukes -
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Booklet - Business Calendar with additional information, Duirs and Warrell, Duirs & Warrell Grocers, Wine and Spirit Merchants, Late 1940s
... . This item is a memento of an important Warrnambool business, Duirs ...Business calendar and additional informationThis a booklet of six pages which included a calendar (now missing) and other printed material. The front cover has a sketch of a woman and a dog which appears to have been pasted on at a later date. The pages are stapled.non-fictionBusiness calendar and additional information warrnambool, wine and spirit merchants, duirs and worrell -
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Book - War History, Frank Mumby, The Great World War- A History, 1915
A four volume set written about the history of World War 1.This book has nine volumes with six of them containing three separate books inside the cover. The volumes have red hard covers with gold printing on the spines. There is an embossed image of a soldier on the front covers and embossed shields on the spines. The pages contain printed matter, maps and photographs.non-fictionA four volume set written about the history of World War 1. world war one, james low of warrnambool -
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Book, J. W. Hutchinson, Bradford, England, The Art of Loom Tuning, 1946
... as a memento of the Warrnambool Woollen Mill, a very prominent business ...Technical Information on loom tuningThis is a book of 603 pages. It has a maroon-coloured cover with gold printing on the front and the spine. The pages contain printed text, black and white illustrations and advertisements.non-fictionTechnical Information on loom tuningloom tuning, warrnambool woollen mill -
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Book, Vernon Bartlett and W Gordon Williams, The War of 1939 ( 7 volumes), 1940
These seven volumes contain of the history of the Second World War from the English point of view. The inscription shows that the books belonged to James Low. Scottish born James Low came to Australia and worked in the Swintons' shoe store in Warrnambool. He served in World War One and in the 1930s he opened his own shoe business. He died in 1976. These books are of antiquarian interest and have local provenance.These books have blue hard covers with an embossed image of Caxton on the front. There is gold printing on the spines. The pages contain printed text, black and white photographs and maps.J.S.Lowworld war two., james low of warrnambool -
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Book, Walter Scott, Australia, Cost Accounting, 1944
... Mill, a most prominent Warrnambool business for 90 years ...This accounting text book is from the collection of items relating to Warrnambool Woollen Mill.This is a book of 787 pages. It contains printed text, diagrams, charts and sample accounting sheets. The cover is brown with gold printing on the spine. There are two loose sheets of typed material.non-fictionThis accounting text book is from the collection of items relating to Warrnambool Woollen Mill.warrnambool woollen mill, antiquarian text books, cost accounting -
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Book - educational encyclopaedia, Charles Beale & M. Gately, Gately's Universal Educator, 1886
An encyclopaedia and business guide (late 19th century)This book has a brown leather cover which is heavily embossed with brown and gold patterns and gold lettering, The spine is torn at the top and the cover is worn at the edges.The pages are gilt-edged and contain printed text and black and white sketches, illustrations, maps and diagrams. non-fictionAn encyclopaedia and business guide (late 19th century)19th century australia, 19th century encyclopaedia, 19th century business guide -
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Functional object - Railway Clock, Wilson Brothers, Clock Makers, Warrnambool, 1890s
... This clock is believed to have come from the Warrnambool...Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc. 2 Gilles ...This clock is believed to have come from the Warrnambool Railway Station. The Railway commenced in 1890 and the station was opened in 1897. The clock was made by Wilson Brothers, a prominent manufacturing watch and clock- making business in Timor Street, Warrnambool in the second half of the 19th Century.This item is of considerable significance as an early Railway Clock in Warrnambool. Railway Clocks were important in the 19th century as prominent time pieces for the general community to use to establish the time of day.This is a clock with a circular face behind glass enclosed in a metal frame with wood surrounds The wooden frame is attached to a wooden rectangular box with a curved bottom. The box has a metal clip for attachment to a wall or a board. The metal face is white with black painted Roman numerals, which are damaged, and black printing. Minute markers are indicated. The hands are metal. All the metal is rusted.Wilson Bros Warrnamboolwarrnambool railway station, wilson brothers warrnambool -
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Functional object - Container, Francis Bloore, Warrnambool Chemist, 1930s
This tin contained lozenges or pastilles for the relief of a sore throat or cough. It came from the chemist's shop of Francis William Bloore who was born in Ballarat in 1874 and worked as a chemist in Ballarat and Maldon before coming to Warrnambool about 1912. He leased a newly-built shop at the corner of Liebig Street and Raglan Parade, known for many years as Bloore's Corner. He operated at that location until 1937 when the business was sold and the building still stands today. This tin is of interest as a memento of an important 20th century chemist shop in WarrnamboolThis is a small rectangular tin with metal hinges and a label pasted on the lid. The label contains printing and some scribble (the word 'damaged' is visible). The tin is rusty.Antiseptic Throat Pastilleswarrnambool chemists, francis bloore warrnambool chemist -
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Functional object - Wrapping Paper (2 sheets), Fletcher Jones and Staff, Warrnambool, c. 1970
... . Fletcher Jones Warrnambool Warrnambool Businesses .1 Fletcher Jones ...These sheets of wrapping paper come from the clothing company of Fletcher Jones (Warrnambool). One sheet has been produced for the After Sales Department. David Fletcher Jones (1895-1977) served in World War One and in the 1920s set up as a travelling hawker selling drapery in Western Victoria. In 1924 he leased three shops in Liebig Street, Warrnambool and in 1928 he moved to the Koroit/Liebig Streets intersection with his Man's Shop. He manufactured men's clothing on site. In 1931 he moved into a new set of two-storeyed buildings on the site. In 1946 he opened a men's store in Melbourne and in 1948 he opened a factory in Warrnambool with a new company called Fletcher Jones and Staff (1951). This company extended to other parts of Australia and became well-known throughout Australia for the production of men's trousers and later men's and women's clothing. By 2011 the Warrnambool factory was sold and the company dissolved.These wrapping papers are of interest as a memento of the Fletcher Jones Clothing Company, a major industry in Warrnambool and Australia for many years.These are two sheets of wrapping paper from the Fletcher Jones clothing company. .1 A sheet of grey paper over-printed with a blue logo (shield and needle and thread) and blue printing .2 A sheet of buff-coloured paper (tissue quality) over-printed with a blue logo (shield and needle and thread) and red printing.1 Fletcher Jones Says Compare .2 Fletcher Jones, After Sales Service, F.J. Plus 8, Dry Cleaning, Lock Pressing, Form Setting, Adjustments and Repairsfletcher jones warrnambool, warrnambool businesses -
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Clothing - Pleated skirt, Fletcher Jones and Staff Warrnambool, 1980s
This finely crafted skirt has been made at the Fletcher Jones clothing factory. David Fletcher Jones served in World War One and following this had an itinerant hawker's business in the Western District . In 1924 he opened a tailoring shop in Liebig Street, Warrnambool and began to specialise in the production of men's trousers. In 1946 he opened a shop in Melbourne and in 1947 the firm of Fletcher Jones and Staff Pty. Ltd. was registered. In 1948 a clothing factory was opened in Warrnambool and in the 1960s Fletcher Jones shops had extended to other states of Australia and later the merchandise was extended to men's and women's clothing. It was one of the best known businesses in Australia. The Fletcher Jones company was dissolved in 2011. This is a fine example of a Fletcher Jones item of clothing. The Fletcher Jones clothing business was one of the most important businesses ever to have been in Warrnambool and the factory gardens survive as a tourist attraction in Warrnambool.This is a reversible black, grey and white checked woollen, woman's skirt. It is fully pleated on a waist band which can be buttoned either side. There is a zip on the side next to the waist band.THE Two -Way SKIRT by FLETCHER JONES PURE NEW WOOL SIZE 14fletcher jones clothing company, warrnambool industries -
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Functional object - typewriter, Remington Company, New York, U.S.A, 1925
THis typewriter is a Remington typewriter, model Standard 12 manufactured in 1925. The Remington company of New York, U.S.A., in the 19th century manufactured firearms and later typewriters. In 1873 the company produced the first commercial typewriter and introduced the QWERTY keyboard system. This typewriter has no known local significance and is retained for display purposes.This is a metal typewriter with silver markings and silver rims on the keys. It has a red and black printing tape Remingtoncommercial typewriters, qwerty keyboard system, vintage business machines -
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Functional object - Dressmaker's model, Wolf Form and Co. (New York), 1971
This dressmaker's model has been made by a New York firm (1971 model) and comes from the Fletcher Jones Factory in Warrnambool. It would have been used for making and displaying ladies' clothing made at the factory. David Fletcher Jones (1895-1977) served in World War One and in the 1920s set up as a travelling hawker selling drapery in Western Victoria. In 1924 he opened a men's wear shop in Warrnambool and manufactured in sute. In 1946 a Fletcher Jones shop opened in melbourne and in 1948 a factory was established in Warrnambool with a new company, Fletcher Jones and Staff begun in 1951. The company initially specialized in men's trousers but later expanded into both men's and women's clothing. It became an Australia-wide company known throughout the country until it ceased in 2011 and the Warrnambool factory buildings were sold.This dressmaker's model is of considerable interest as a memento of the Fletcher Jones and Staff Company, founded in Warrnambool, employing many local people for a great number of years and known throughout Australia for its quality products and pioneering business model as a founder and staff co-operative.This is a dressmaker's model with the body section (bust and torso) having a fabric cover over a wooden core. The top section is bronze-coloured with a silver rim. Beneath the body section is a wire frame and a metal base on castors. The castors are rusty and the fabric is broken in places. Collapsible model 1971 22 WOLF FORM Registered perfect model forms N Y 140 5th Avefletcher jones and staff, fletcher jones factory warrnambool, warrnambool history -
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Functional object - Thread Spools, mid 20th century
... of the most important businesses ever established in Warrnambool ...These thread spools come from the Fletcher Jones Factory in Warrnambool. They would have been used in the sewing and manufacture of the men's and ladies' garments made at the factory. The Fletcher Jones factory was established by David Fletcher Jones in 1948. David Fletcher Jones (1895-1977) set up as a travelling hawker selling drapery in the Western District in the 1920s. In the same decade he opened a shop in Warrnambool manufacturing men's clothing, specialising in the production of men's trousers. In 1946 a Fletcher Jones shop was opened in Melbourne and a company, Fletcher Jones and Staff, was established in 1951. The company expanded to manufacturing both men's and women's clothing, opening outlets in all States and becoming well-known Australia-wide. The company was dissolved in 2011 and the Warrnambool factory was sold.These items are of interest as a memento of the Fletcher Jones Factory and the Fletcher Jones company, one of the most important businesses ever established in Warrnambool and certainly one of the most cherished by the local Warrnambool community..1 A wooden stand with upright spikes holding 11 spools containing coloured thread (various colours). The threads are on blue and black plastic reels. .2 A wooden stand with upright spikes holding 16 spools containing coloured thread (various colours). The threads are on blue and black plastic reels.fletcher jones and staff pty ltd, fletcher jones factory warrnambool -
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Financial record - Warrnambool Financial Transactions Ledger, 1940s
... interest is in the names included. Warrnambool Businesses ...The ownership of this ledger, dating from 1943 to 1945, is not known. It contains financial details of jobs done and sales and the names listed are those of residents of Warrnambool and district and local businesses. In general the amounts registered are small but there is no indication of the type of jobs done or goods supplied. It is conjectured that the ledger belonged to a local tradesman who also had a shop outlet. The origin of this ledger is unknown so the only interest is in the names included.This is a hard cover ledger with a dark green cover. The insides of the cover have a red and green mottled pattern. The 250 pages have ruled red lines and contain handwritten entries in blue ink. There are some loose sheets connected to the entries. Some pages at the back are blank. The pages are bound with string.warrnambool businesses, warrnambool financial ledger dating from world war two -
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Financial record - Warrnambool district Financial Ledger, Cash Book, 1913-1916
... businesses in the early 20th century Warrnambool Stock and Station ...This ledger contains the names of clients and financial entries of business transactions of an unknown person or firm in the Warrnambool district from 1913 to 1916. The amounts recorded and the names on the loose sheets suggest the cash book may be connected to a stock and station agent of that era. This cash book is of minor interest as the name of the business involved is unknown. The mase of clients listed may be of some use to researchers.This is a ledger of 300 pages. The cover, made of brown hard board with a composite material covering, has a brown leather-covered spine. with a label almost indecipherable. The cover is torn and dirty and in parts missing the covering material The pages have ruled red lines with handwritten entries in blue and black ink. There are several loose sheets possibly relating to the handwritten information. warrnambool businesses in the early 20th century, warrnambool stock and station agents -
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Photograph - Framed photograph of ship 'Speculant', c. 1910
This is a photograph of the ship, 'Speculant' at the Warrnambool Breakwater. There is another ship alongside the 'Speculant' and the dredge, 'Pioneer' is in the background. The 'Speculant' was a three masted barquentine of 412 tons built in Scotland in 1895. It was purchased by P. J. McGennan in 1902 and wrecked at Cape Patton, near Apollo Bay, in 1911. It was one of the few ships to be registered at the Warrnambool port. Peter John McGennan (1844-1920) was a cooper by trade, initially operating a shop in Warrnambool making cheese vats, churns, coolers and tanks. He then opened a factory in South Warrnambool making butter boxes, nails and barbed wire. He owned several ships, using them to import material for his businesses, especially white pine timber from New Zealand, and to export his own products. He was a Warrnambool Councillor from 1885 to 1891.This photograph is of interest as a reminder of the importance in the late 19th century and early 20th century Warrnambool of Peter McGennan and his industries and community work.This is a black and white photograph of three ships. It is enclosed in glass with a varnished wooden frame with an ornate edging. The photograph shows one ship in the background and two at the Warrnambool breakwater with some railway cartage trucks in the foreground.ship 'speculant', dredge 'pioneer', p.j. mcgennan -
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Book - Biography of Charles Pratt, Kevin O'Reilly, Charles Pratt of Belmont Common, 2016
Biographical material of Charles Pratt and diary extractsThis is a book of 280 pages with a blue and brown hard cover with sepia -coloured photographs on the front and back covers and multi-coloured print on the cover and spine. The dust cover has the same content as the hard cover. The pages contain printed text, black and white photographs, charts and sketches. non-fictionBiographical material of Charles Pratt and diary extracts charles pratt, 1920s aerial photographs, warrnambool history -
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Administrative record - Bakery Ledger, Andrew Jack, Dyson & Co., Melbourne, Baker's Ledger, 1940s
This ledger comes from the Model Bakery business of G.W. Greaves, a baker and pastrycook In Allansford in the first half of the 20th century. Allansford is a township 10 kilometres east of Warrnambool, now incorporated into the City of Warrnambool. The ledger contains details of the Greaves business sales of goods, mostly bread, from 1946 to 1948 and includes the names of the customers, the orders and the moneys owing. The bakery served many nearby areas including Wangoom, Hopkins Point, Cudgee, Mepunga, Naringal and Lake Glllear. This ledger is of interest as it illustrates the size of the Allansford bakery and contains many names of people in the area in the 1940s, making it a valuable research object.This is a ledger with a black cover and leather coverings at the corners and a brown leather spine. The red label on the spine has gold lettering and ornamental edges. The inside of the cover has a red mottled pattern and has tape and string stitching. A maker's label is also inside the front cover. The pages are ruled with red lines and contain handwritten entries. There are some loose invoices. The cover is very faded and stained.Baker's Ledger Andrew Jack, Dyson & Co. Wholesale Stationersallansford bakery, greaves model bakery -
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Medal - Warrnambool Industrial and Art Exhibition Medallion and Box, 1897
This medallion was awarded by the Commissioners of the Warrnambool Industrial & Art Exhibition to ten boys from the Kew Asylum who sent handmade items (basketware, matwork etc ) for display at the Education Court of the Exhibition. The Warrnambool Industrial & Art Exhibition, held in Warrnambool from December 1896 to March 1897, partly to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, was a signal event in Warrnambool's history, with one report suggesting that over 70,000 people attended the various activities held over these months. These included concerts, operas, displays, business stands, sporting events and competitions. The earliest surviving voice recordings made in Australia were produced in Warrnambool at this Exhibition and there were various other 'firsts'. The medallion awarded to the boys at the Asylum for the high quality of their work, was made by the Melboune firm of Stokes and Sons who had a stall and machinery at the Exhibition and made small souvenir Exhibition coins on the spot for visitors to buy. As well as the gold medallion the boys were also given by the Commissioners some small souvenirs to the total value of 12 shillings. This medallion is of great historical value as it is a precious and rare memento of the 1896-7 Warrnambool Industrial & Art Exhibition, an important event in Warrnambool's history..1 A round gilt-bronze medallion with a bust image of Queen Victoria and lettering on one side and a laurel wreath and lettering on the other side .2 A square black box with a metal hinge and clasp. The inside is lined with dark blue satin and silk and has a sunken area to hold a medallion. The maker's name is printed in gold lettering on the inside top of the lid.Warrnambool Industrial & Art Exhibition 1896-7 Diamond Jubilee Awarded to Idiot Asylum Kew For excellence of Workmanship Basket & Matwork & Photos of Asylum Stokes & Sons Medallists Melbournewarrnambool industrial & art exhibition, kew asylum medallion, medallion, 19th c exhibition warrnambool, warrnambool, warrnambool history -
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Clothing - Man's suit, tie, carry bag, coat hanger, Fletcher Jones and Staff Company, 1975
... Australian businesses originating in Warrnambool. Ted Henry Fletcher ...This suit was made to order in 1975 for Ted Henry at a Fletcher Jones factory, probably the one in Warrnambool. The other items were obtained at the same time. David Fletcher Jones began his business by opening shops in Liebig Street Warrnambool in the 1920s. His Man's Shop sold suits and overcoats and manufactured men's clothing on site. In 1946 a Fletcher Jones shop was opened in Melbourne and a factory was opened in Warrnambool in 1948. The Fletcher Jones and Staff Company expanded and became well known throughout Australia for the quality of its men's and women's clothing. The Company ceased business in 2011. The surname "Henry" is well known in Warrnambool and district. These items are important mementoes of Fletcher Jones and Staff one of the most significant Australian businesses originating in Warrnambool..1 Carry bag, oblong shaped made of pale orange cloth with full length white zip and dark brown edging and stitching It has a maker's label on the interior. .2 Black plastic clothes hanger with suit maker's name and logo .3 Silk and cotton tie in black, beige and tan broad stripes. It has two labels attached. .4 Man's trousers. The trousers are made of wool and polyester woven pattern in brown. grey and tan. There is a metal zip, The pockets have cream cloth lining . There are two labels. There are loops for a belt. .5 Man's suit coat made of the same material as the trousers (above). It has three butttons on each sleeve and two on the front. It is fully lined with brown cloth and cream lining on the sleeves. It has a maker's label. There is some padding in the shoulders. There are two internal pockets and three on the exterior.Celsius 30 A woolblendmark fabric developed for summer 80% new wool 20% polyester Henry L. 30.6.75 654 silk 35% cotton MADE IN ENGLAND.ted henry, fletcher jones and staff company, fletcher jones factory warrnambool, men's clothing -
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Functional object - coach lamp, c. 1900
This lamp would have been attached to a coach, or even an early automobile, for lighting purposes. It could also have been used for outdoor purposes in a household or business setting. Lamps such as this were used in the 19th century and early 20th century and preceded or accompanied the use of oil lamps and were later superseded by electric and gas lighting.This item is of historical interest and is retained for display purposes.This is a rectangular-shaped lamp made of metal. It is painted black and has clear glass with bevelled edges on two sides and a small round red-coloured glass on another side. The lighting mechanism inside the glass appears to have held a candle. The body of the lamp is mounted on a solid round metal pipe. There is a metal handle at the top for attaching the lamp to a wall or stand.vintage lighting, coach lamps -
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Functional object - Petromax lantern, Ehrich and Graetz, Berlin, Germany, c. 1920
This is a vintage lighting mechanism probably dating from the 1920s. It would have been used in a household or business to provide lighting for a room. It is quite heavy so would have mostly rested on a table or ledge. It is a Petromax lantern, a brand name for a type of pressurised paraffin lamp that uses a mantle. The Petromax lantern was developed in 1910 by Max Graetz of the firm of Ehrich and Graetz of Berlin, Germany (petro= petroleum, max=Max Graetz).The Petromax lantern is still produced todayThis lantern is of antiquarian interest as an example of household lighting100 years ago.This is a lantern with a metal base, a wooden stem painted black, a metal body holding a piece of circular glass and a metal top with perforations acting as a chimney. The base has a hand pump and a removable screw cap to enable the base to be filled with paraffin. The main body has a screw holder to control the lighting and a pre-lighting mechanism and a mantle fitting inside the glass. The mantle is missing.PETROMAX No. 886 MADE IN GERMANYvintage lighting, petromax lanterns -
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Functional object - Duirs & Warrell promotional Bottle Opener
... & Warrell's business was established in Warrnambool in 1857 ...This promotional item is associated with the long standing Warrnambool spirit merchant and grocery business of Duirs & Warrell. Duirs & Warrell's business was established in Warrnambool in 1857 by the first mayor of Warrnambool, W. W. Jamieson, who was succeeded as proprietor by J.C.A. Kruger. The business was later taken over by Mr J. Duirs who changed the name to Duirs & Warrell and ran it until 1923 when Mr. H Lord became the proprietor. The business ceased trading in May 1971 Metal promotional bottle opener in design of a vintage carDuirs & Warrell Grocer & Wine & Spirit Mchts. Liebig St. Phone 84 Warrnamboolduirs & warrell, liebig street, warrnambool, grocers, spirts and wines, promotional items -
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Functional object - F Gill Jewellers Ring Box
... This ring box was used by the Warrnambool business of F J Gill & Co ...A ring box used by a Warrnambool Jeweller in the mid 20th century This ring box was used by the Warrnambool business of F J Gill & Co which operated in Liebig Street in the period 1920-1960. Frederick James Gill (1881-1961) was a consulting optician in 1919 and operated a business in Liebig Street. In the 1950's the jewellery business also operated in Terang and Camperdown. Cream hinged bakelite ring box with velvet cushions to hold a ring. The satin material inside the lid has a small brown sticker. There is a small metal clasp to assist with keeping the box closedBrown Sticker: Jeweller & Optician Warrnambool ring box, f j gill, liebig street, warrnambool, jeweller, optician, watchmaker -
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Book - History of Alderdice Brassfounders Warrnambool, Bill Downing and Jane Downing, History of Alderdice Brassfounders Pty Ltd 1898-2015, 2016
History of Warrnambool Factory - Alderdice Brassfounders Pty LtdThis is a book of 108 pages. It has a brown cover with white printing and a black and white photograph on the front cover and printing and seven black and white photographs on the back cover. The pages contain printed material and black and white photographs. non-fictionHistory of Warrnambool Factory - Alderdice Brassfounders Pty Ltdalderdice brassfounders pty ltd, agriculture in warrnambool district, william & charles downing -
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Functional object - Ginger Ale Bottle, John Fletcher. Koroit Street, Warrnambool, c. 1930
... business of John Fletcher, a prominent businessman in Warrnambool ...This bottle was found in sea water while the donor was snorkelling in Stingray Bay, Warrnambool. It is a marble stopper bottle from the Warrnambool cordial factory of John Fletcher. Th bottle was filled upside down so that as soon as the filling ceased the marble was forced down to seal the bottle against a rubber ring (missing in this bottle). Pressure inside the bottle would keep the marble pressed against the top of the neck. To open the bottle the marble was pressed down so that it fell into the body of the bottle. John Fletcher as a young boy worked at Rowley's Cordial Factory in Banyan Street, Warrnambool. He then worked for John Davis who had established the Union Cordial Factory in Koroit Street in the 1860s. In 1885 John Fletcher bought Davis' business and operated it until 1930. It was then bought by Ralph Reeves. John Fletcher manufactured soda water, lemonade, tonic waters, ginger ale, sarsaparilla, cordials, hop beer and hop bitters.This bottle is of some interest as an example of a marble stopper bottle over 90 years old and as a memento of the Warrnambool soft drinks business of John Fletcher, a prominent businessman in Warrnambool for over 40 years.This is a clear glass bottle with a rounded body, a heavy indentation near the base of the neck and a thick tapering neck with a round opening. The bottle contains a green marble and some marine detritus. The bottle is discoloured with stains and dirt and has lettering etched into the side and base.John Fletcher Ginger Ale Warrnambool This bottle is the property of John Fletcher Warrnambool and cannot be legally used by others Gjohn fletcher warrnambool, cordial manufacturers in warrnambool