Ink was stored in bottles and used by dipping in an instrument or being added to a stamp pad. They were replaced by biros and pens.Used by residents in the Kiewa Valley.Small glass red ink bottle with a cork stopper. Suitable for being on a desk.ink, office equipment

6 sided brown glass bottle with paper label and black screw capLabel Front: Trade Mark SANAX. FIRST AID DRESSING. Forms an Antiseptic skin over cuts, wounds etc. Label Side: DIRECTIONS. A few drops on the part affected and spread over the injury with the cork. For knuckle joint wounds place on the wound a thin film of absorbent cotton and then pour dressing over freely. Label Side: This bottle must be kept ell corked and away from flames. CAUTION contains 60% ether. The Sanax Co 349-51 Nepean Highway Moorabin , Vic

This item is an example of domestic tableware commonly used in the first half of the 20th century.A small clear glass salt cellar. Oval shape. Bottom of cellar is grooved.salt-cellar glassware tableware

These items were used or were available for sale by chemists in Orbost. Chemists who worked in Orbost included Henry Cottman; James Alfred Dubois Williams; Harry Arthur Murray; Miss P.E .Mason (Phyllis Estelle?); Miss Sybil Monica Buzza; Thomas James Frayer; Australia Shaw; James David Torley; John William Zimmer; Dalkeith William Steele; William Thomas Hollingsworth; E.E. Cohen; R.S. Anderson; Frances John Perry Faith Everard Pardew and Charles Anthony Wurf. Medicinal bottles are probably the largest and most diverse group of bottles. The practices of early pharmacists are revealed through these glass bottles. The items have a clear association with Orbost. Thirteen containers, twelve glass and one cardboard. More details in catalogue folder.

Metal grey round lantern, rope attached to top, clear glass is crackedflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Lantern frame with chain painted white with glass cover and lighting apparatus missing.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

A Crookes tube is an early experimental electrical discharge tube, invented by English physicist William Crookes and others around 1869-1875, in which cathode rays, streams of electrons, were discovered. Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays using the Crookes tube in 1895. The term is also used for the first generation, cold cathode X-ray tubes, which evolved from the experimental Crookes tubes and were used until about 1920.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crookes_tube)Glass vacuum tube with a metal maltese cross inside. The tube is on a timber stand.scientific instruments, crookes tube, science, maltese cross, scientific objects

Thick pale green glass medicine bottle, rectangular shape with a sheared top.bottle, chinese, medicine, goldfields, harrietville

Small Display Case, , wooden with glass top, two locking clasps on front.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, display case, display box

Bottle brown glass with metal screw top, powder intact. Vitadex label. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Pin for hair, plastic decorative with inlaid glass diamonds. Has hinge clip.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Porthole brass and glass round with 8 bolt holes & 1 Screw Dog.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Small glass phial with cork stopper, containing red leads for screw pencils. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Port of Portland Collection. Believed to have been used by the first of the Port's Harbour Masters.port of portland archives, barometer, thermometer

Egg and nest collecting was considered a hobby for the 19thC Victorian gentlemen and the handwritten notes that often accompany the eggs can be as valuable to curators as the eggs themselves. Details have helped scientists understand the changes in bird nesting behavior in the past century and some of these historical eggs have also played a role in major scientific discoveries. Early settlers in Moorabbin Shire were fascinated by the new flora and fauna they found in the local and wider countryside.This is a typical collection of natural objects of an early settler in Moorabbin Shire 19thC when Charles Darwin inspired a general interest in the evolution of speciesA collection of bird eggs, nests and a seahorse in a wooden display box with a glass lid .bird's eggs c1900, bird's nests c1900, victorian era collectors, early settlers, pioneers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, cheltenham, natural sciences, ornithology, darwin charles,

postcard -'best wishes for the new year '- picture of girl holding wine glass.postcard, photograph, portrait

Document, W.D.Mason Collection, Letterhead containing ingredients and method for a solution in glass production.business, retail, w d mason

Specimen flower vase. Glass with hobnail pattern, brass top with holes for flowers.ornaments, glass, vase

Turnable valve Red and Green glass gems, Red is trigger then the Green A HandlePanther PcH B'HAM

The Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954) Thursday 12 January 1939 p 31 Advertising ANGUS & CO PTY LTD MANUFACTURERS OF CLAG THE BEST HOME AND OFFICE PASTE AND WRITING INKS SHOWCARD COLOURS INDIAN INKS RUBBER STAMP PAD INKS MUCILAGE, GUMS, ETC. ANGUS & CO. PTY. LTD. MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. Round thick clear glass ink bottle with text and monogram embossed on base.'154', 'ANGUS & CO PTY LTD', '3M'. Monogram 'A' with flat top enclosing 'G' over 'M'.ink bottle

Round clear amber glass bottle for stopper with medical symbol embossed on base.On based an embossed symbol, possibly a stylised form of 'the staff of Asclepius ' ? See photos.asclepius, chemist, amber glass

Round squat clear glass jar for screw top, with embossed text on side.'TRADE MARK VASELINE CHESEBOROUGH NEW YORK' on side.vaseline

TROVE : The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) Wednesday 20 October 1920 p 7 Article 'A LITTLE DOCTOR FOR DYSPEPTICS If you want quick relief from the pains and distress of indigestion, dyspepsia, food fermentation and acidity, just take two or three little tablets of Bisurated Magnesia after eating or whenever pain is felt. Bisurnted Magnesia tablets are absolutely harmless, and enable the dyspeptic to enjoy a good- old-fashioned meal with out fear of pain or distress to follow. That’s why Bisurated Magnesia is called “The Little Doctor for Dyspeptics.” . Go to the nearest chemist and get a packet of Bisurated Magnesia tablets to-day; he sells them in handy flasks at small cost, and with every one is included a. binding guarantee of satisfaction or refund of money. Thus, unless this “Little Doctor” gives you the benefit you desire, you pay him nothing. Bisurated Magnesia is also obtainable in powder form. Beware of substitutes. Look for the maker’s name—Bismag. Ltd., which appears on every .genuine package'. Advertisement in 'The Illustrated London News' 22 July, 1916, page 117. '96 out of 100 dyspeptics have Acid stomachs'. BISMAG LTD, 212-214 Great Portland St., London W. Round clear glass bottle with wide neck and text embossed on side and base. 'BISATURATED MAGNESIA BISMAG LTD LONDON' on side. 'B' over 'I' on base.bisaturated magnesia, bismag, magnesia

8666.1 - Medium sized brown glass bottle with paper label and rubber stopper.- Brandy - Ward

8667.1 - Small brown glass jar with plastic screw top lid and no label.

8479.1 - Metal cylinder with cotton wick encased in glass and a curl of metal for a handle. N. B. C. C.

8477.1 - Wood framed glass case with miniature scene of Coal Creek inside.- Modelled - Coal Creek Proprietary Co - Coal screens & siding - 1900 - Donated by H. W. LeMalus Family

8674.1 - Clear glass bottle with paper label and plastic cork style lid.- TRADE MARK - Commercial blue black writing ink. - Manufactured by Angus & Co. PTY. LTD. AUSTRALIA - The Celebrated "Commercial" Blue Black Writing Fluid Writes a deep blue colour and soon changes to a very deep Black. It is non-corrosive and flows cleanly and freely from the pen, and will keep for years in any climate. - Contents 20 Fl. Oz.