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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALLMANS' PENNY SCHOOL SERIES BOOKLET
BHS CollectionAllman's Penny School Series Booklet: A Pocket booklet of Arithmetic, Weights and measures including wine, Ale, Hay, Bread, Cloth and wool etc. Book 19 of 25 in the series. Box 625London: Allman & Son, 463 New Oxford Street.books, school -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Equipment (Item) - USAAF C-47 Dakota Load Adjuster
Numbered 151690 on leather case. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Pulley
Pulleys date back to Ancient Egypt circa 1800BC. it is a simple machine used to lift weights.Used by residents of the Kiewa Valley.Steel pulley. A pulley is a wheel on an axle or shaft enabling a taut cable or belt passing over the wheel to move and change direction, or transfer power between itself and a shaft.pulley, pulley machine -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Tobacco Tin
Lucky Hit tobacco tin with Union Jack flag on the lid in red, blue and white. A gold coloured oval in the centre of lid has "Lucky Hit Tobacco Ready Rubbed" printed in red.Lucky Hit Tobacco Ready Rubbed, A Blend containing choice selected Australian grown leaf, 2oz net weight when packed. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
sovereign balance, c 19th century
No historical information, but used to weigh sovereigns and half sovereigns to make sure that they are the correct weight and therefore genuine.This item is an example of an item no longer in common use as sovereigns were once unique in that it had no denomination, or currency value printed on the coin. Its value was tied to the value of gold.A brass sovereign and half-sovereign balance and its cardboard case. The case is principally red and pulls apart in the middle.On a label on the box: IMPROVED SOVEREIGN BALANCE To weigh and gauge Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns. Warranted b......with steel. On the balance: SOVEREIGN WARRANTED and SOVEREIGN 1/2 also a crown image.sovereign-balance money-coins -
University of Melbourne, School of Chemistry
Balance
Balance and weights (Swing type Balance) used in preparing stock solutions. Several parts stored on shelf -
Cheese World Museum
Scales, Kitchen scales
The Percy Uebergang family lived at Tooram Park, Allansford from 1912 until 1992. The scales were part of the collection of kitchen items given into the care of the Cheese World Museum.Heavy silver-coloured cast iron balance scales with an 8-sided tray to hold the weights, and a 4-armed cradle to hold the tin ingredient tray. The scooped ingredient tray has folded edges.TO WEIGH 14lb (on base: Uebergang No.F16)domestic items, food preparation, allansford, uebergang, kitchen scales -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Cheese Press
Very large green metal cheese press. Large screwed central shaft with round base and five handles around the circumference. Large round platform at base of press. Chain with weight on one side.Thomas Corbett Maker Shrewsbury| First Prize Cheese Pressrural industry, agriculture -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Coin, English Halfpenny
Round coin, identified as a halfpenny from the reign of George III, probably 1799. (Head facing correct way, Britannia and shield facing correct way, size and weight approximately correct for type of coin.)coins -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Fleet List MMTB", c1960
Photocopied A4 sheet, listing class of tramcars, tramcar numbers, number in service, type, capacity, trucks, motors, weight, controllers, compressor and length, circa 1960 as it lists all the X1 class cars.trams, tramways, mmtb, lists, melbourne, tramcars -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Scales,Spring Balnce Imperial ‘Household’ Salter, 20thC
... weights ...In the 18th century, spring scales appeared. To produce these scales, a manufacturer would use the resistance of a spring to calculate weights, which could be read automatically on the scale’s face. The ease of use of spring scales over balance scales is what led most post offices to outfit their clerks with spring postal scales. One of the most common types of spring scales was the kitchen scale—also known as a family or dial scale. Designed for horizontal surfaces, these scales used the weight of goods in a pan at the top of the scale to force the spring down. Such scales were common in early-20th-century households and were sold by Sears and Montgomery Ward. Many had flat weighing surfaces but some were topped by shallow pans. Companies such as Salters, Chatillon, and Fairbanks made both. SALTER HOUSEWARES began in the late 1760 in the village of Bilston, England. At this time Richard Salter, a spring maker, began making 'pocket steelyards', a scale similar to the fisherman's scale of today. By 1825 his nephew George had taken over the company, which became known as George Salter & Co. and later established a large, well equipped manufacturing site in the town of West Bromwich. The business thrived throughout the 1900s, and in 1972 the company was purchased by Staveley Industries Plc. In 2002, the management team at Salter Housewares Ltd, backed by Barclays Private Equity, bought the company out from the group, to concentrate on its consumer businesses. In 2004 was sold to the US-based HoMedics company, and in 2006, Salter Housewares USA and Taylor Precision Products Inc (also owned by HoMedics) merged. Salter Brand No. 44 Household Spring Balance Kitchen Scales made of green painted metal with a large clock face dial marked in 1oz graduations and with a shallow metal bowl placed on the flat top connected to the mechanism. An adjustable screw tightened or loosened the spring to bring the pointer to zero, prior to adding the material to be weighed.. A common piece of kitchen equipment as most families used this type of scale when measuring goods for cooking or storing.On Clock face ; NO. 44 / HOUSEHOLD SCALE / TO WEIGH 14LB X 1OZ / Pro. Pat. No. 30819 / 32 / MADE IN ENGLAND / SALTER / S in trademark rope with arrow market gardeners, early settlers, fruit, vegetables, farmers, cooking, recipes, scales, weights, measures, brass, balance beam, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, kitchen scales, dairy products, cereals, wheat flour, salter housewares pty ltd, west bromwich england -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph - Esplanade Lakes Entrance Victoria 1999, M Holding, 1999
intersection of Myer Street with Church and Roadknight Streets taken from Police Station corner shows flower gardens in traffic islands, Myer Street businesses and holiday units opposite Police Station Lakes Entrance Victoria 1999 Inscriptions and markings Languages Production methods Materials Dimensions No dimensions recorded Other measurements Duration Weight Weight unit Colour photograph of roundabout at intersection of Myer Street with Church and Roadknight Streets taken from Police Station corner shows flower gardens in traffic islands, Myer Street businesses and holiday units opposite Police Station Lakes Entrance Victoriabusinesses, roads and streets -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Tin, tobacco
Small rectangular metal box with push on lid, white lid with text and Tudor buildings in orange and black.Lloyd's Old Holborn Blended Virginia Cigarette Tobacco. 50 g net weight . Made in the United Kingdom. Richard Lloyd & Sons London. -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
"Jellalabad" show and stud ram, 2yrs old, sold for $1000, Aug /67, weight 188lbs letters/number combination "The Lockwood Studios, Geelongwoolclassing education, cowey, mr gordon - gordon institute of tafe, wool department, anderson, mr ken - gordon institute of tafe, woolclassing, education -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Infant singlet, Baby singlet, C 1966
Childhood garments worn by Giselda Bannister.Example of 1960's infant wear.Infant's cotton size 1 singlet suitable for 12 Kg baby.Embassy size 1, weight 12 kg, length 84 cm; Washing instructions: Hot machine wash, Spin dry, hot iron. -
National Wool Museum
Ephemera - The Geelong, Wool Rug, Albion Mills, Albion Woollen Mills Co. Pty Ltd
Product label in tones of red, green, yellow and white showing printed text and a graphic of a woman, lion, ship, wool bale, shield and pitch fork. front: [printed] ALBION MILLS, GEELONG / THE GEELONG / PURE WOOL RUG / MANUFACTURED BY / THE ALBION WOOLLEN MILL CO. / GEELONG, VICTORIA. / No. / WEIGHT / SIZEalbion mills, archives, wool industry, blankets, rugs, products, advertising, geelong, packaging, label, graphic design -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - CERTIFICATE, WW2, Education Department Victoria, c1944
Certificate issued by " EDUCATION DEPARTMENT/ VICTORIA" Title "YOUNG WORKERS" "PATRIOTIC GUILD" Issued to "ELAINE GUNNELL/ EAGLEHAWK/ 210" on "19th July 1944". Certificate - light weight cardboard, with dark brown print on stylised scroll and illustrated in colour with gum leaves and gum nuts in background, lower foreground, two school pupils. Education Dept, Victoria crest at top.Certificate inscription - black (typed) ink "ELAINE GUNNELL/ EAGLEHAWK/ 210/ 19th JULY, 1944" Handwritten signature by Headmaster in black ink "H A ? LIEGNOR" certificate, ww2, education department of victoria -
Bendigo Military Museum
Domestic object - CLOCK, MANTLE PIECE, Gilbert Clock Co. U.S.A, possible 1918 - 1921
This clock was originally in the front Office of the Soldiers Memorial Institute Bendigo on the mantlepiece of the fireplace. Original donor or date of being placed is unknown. It was last used in 2005 by Jack Barnes OAM who wound it every day he was in the Office, he was Secretary for 43 years of the BRSL. After the renovations to the SMI in 2016 - 18 it was placed on the mantlepiece of the fireplace in what is now called "The Building and RSL History Room"Mantle Piece Clock, timber frame, hinged glass cover over the face is missing, numbers are 1 - 12 on clock face, rear door to the mechanism, a pendulum weight is taped to the inside, no wind up key.On Clock face, "Gilbert". Around clock face, "Made in Winsted Conn United States of America"brsl, smirsl, mantle -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - HOSKING AND HUNKIN COLLECTION: DOLL, 1932
Object. Light weight plastic Kewpie doll. Ribbons tied to each arm-one pink,, one light green. Dent in back of head. Small tuft of brown painted hair at centre top of head.toys, dolls, plastic kewpie doll -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Womens Knitted Suit, 1982
Bought to wear to donor's son's wedding and then didn't use the garment for the occasion. Wore it only two or three times since.1982 Three piece Jade ensemble in acetate and polyamide fabric. Summer weight French Spangaro label. Top has scalloped edging on neck and cap sleeves. Long sleeved jacket has clear buttons.costume, female -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1935
'Puma' light-weight model wood tennis racquet. Made by Prosser & Sons Company, Australia. Leather grip. String whipping around shoulders. Teal and gold decals. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paint, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Shuttlecock, Circa 1940
Two identical (.1 and .2) RSL shuttlecocks with rubber weights and white natural feathers. Housed inside object 2009.79 as found on acquisition of collection. Materials: Rubber, Bird feather, Adhesive tape, Adhesive labeltennis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Auction Flyer
Auction flyer for Eaglehawk Borough Council. One page with title, map and land particulars on rectangular paper which is coloured light brown. One-page, light weight paper written by hand in black ink. eaglehawk borough council, auction, streets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - information cards, "Cable Rails & Slot Beams"
Information cards detailing the types of rail including slot rails used in Melbourne cable tramways by the Melbourne Tramways Trust. Includes dimensional details, weight, sections of cable roads. The second card has the properties of the rail sectons such as area, moment of inertia, section modulus and weight per yard. Both sheets have the name H Orams in the top right hand corner.Yields information about the various cable tram railsSet of two ruled photocopied cards tramways, rails, mtt, cable trams, cable slot -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Handwritten Notes, Form/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1960's
Yields information about the work looking at increasing the load on pony wheels - not known whether done in practice.Set of two hand written notes. .1 - Set of calculations on the weight of an axle - if a different dimension to look at increasing the weight on a pony axle of a maximum traction tram. Written on the back of Tram Mileage Record Sheet form TYE 1.58 - daily record for each tram .2 - sketch of the finishing dimensions and dimensions of the end of an axle - written on the rear of a torn 1944 poster using for fund raising. Has the names of: T. A. Farr Hon President, A Purdue President and W. Sewell secretary for the "ACF" - Australian Comforts Fund.trams, tramways, axles, sketches, fund raising, maximum traction, forms, mileage -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Cast Iron Pestle
Cast iron pestle is heavy an brings substantial weight to the task of grinding and crushing dry and fresh spices, seeds, medicines and pillsUsed by the residents of the Kiewa Valley for grinding and crushing.Cast Iron large pestle. Solid and heavy.cast iron pestle -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Victorian Railways 'single line diagram 'Port Store', Victorian Railways, Nov 1942
Diagrams created by the Victorian Railways with detailed information including weight of rails, distance of points/switches from the datum point, etc.Scanned copy of 'single line diagram' for 'Port Store'victorian railways, port store -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Victorian Railways 'single line diagram 'Princes Pier', Victorian Railways, Oct 1954
Diagrams created by the Victorian Railways with detailed information including weight of rails, distance of points/switches from the datum point, etc.Scanned copy of 'single line diagram' for 'Princes Pier'victorian railways, piers and wharves - princes pier -
National Wool Museum
Yarn
'Corio' brand hand knitting wool, produced in Geelong, Australia. The weight of 25 grammes indicates a date of manufacture after 1966.Three balls of 'Corio' brand woollen hand knitting yarn, produced in Geelong, Australia.Corio / 8 PLY / WOOLLEN / HAND KNITTING / YARN / MADE IN / GEELONG, AUSTRALIA. / 25 GRAMMES NET AT STANDARD CONDITIONShandicrafts -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - BOTTLES COLLECTION: Coke Bottle FL. OZ
Australia started to convert to metric weights and measurements 1970. 6 1/2 fluid ounces (FL OZ) equals 192mlsA curved green glass bottle six centimetres diameter and 20 centimetres high with a two and a half centimetre opening at the top. White writing on one side states BOTTLE REGD. TRADE MARK Coke TRADE MARK REGD. NET CONTENTS 6 1/2 FL OZ The other side Coco-Cola (in cursive script) TRADE MARK REGD. NET CONTENTS 6 1/2 FL OZbottle, coco cola, fluid ounces