The cosy was made as a present.Tea cosy in a half circle shape. There is a scene appliqued on the front of a tree in green cotton fabric with a machine stitched hunk on the left hand side. There is a house appliqued on the right hand side. The roof of the house is deep blue cotton fabric and the house is in red cotton fabric. The foreground is of a cotton material with a cream background with 'grass' pattern on it in shades of green. The background is in blue fabric with a small red loop on the top.domestic items, table setting, manchester, table linen

Dress worn by Bette Jones sister. Petticoat probably made 60's to 80's as zip dates from this eraCream machine lace long sleeved wedding dress with faggotted collar from 1930s. Thirty eight covered buttons down front from collar to thigh. Three covered buttons on each wrist. Front buttoned opening and wrists bound in georgette. Short train. Petticoat probably made between 60's and 80's judging by zip at back. Straps over shoulders. (see NP2502)costume, female ceremonial

Donated by Yvonne Fitzmaurice as examples of women's handkerchiefs.10 female handkerchiefs made from handkerchief cotton/linen embroidered (hand and machine), some machine lace and some coloured embroidery, 1 gold and 9 cream/whitecostume accessories, female

Projector was used at Christ Church Anglican Church Mitcham (now All Saints Mitcham) for showing film strips to the congregation, Sunday School and youth groups.Early 'Shelton' film strip projector in a steel grey painted and hinged metal case with carrying handle. Projector has been finished in a 'hammered' meta paint with a large transformer as its base. It is a 240 volt projector. The film strip is manually rolled through the slots of the projector to show each frame separately. Project lens is adjustable for focus and it has a small angle of adjustment foe aligning the image on the screen.Shelton Projector Made in Australiaphotography, projectors

From Box Hill Historical SocietySmokingEmpty match box. Drawing of a stylised teacher on right hand side in shades of green red and black, with black board beside him. 'Brymay ' Redheads1/3 safety matches no. 15 Australian decimal currency.. system'. LSD shops will be those whose machines have not been converted. Average contents 50. Made in Australiapersonal effects, smoking accessories

Donated by Norm Foun.|Made at Lithgow N.S.W. Small Arms Factory Aust in approx 1942.Sunbeam Mix Master - white enameled metal electric mixer with speed controls at one end and provision for the beater blades at other. Mounted on a black base with a turntable for turning the bowl. Black cord with Ring Grip plug. Two white opaque glass bowls. Two metal beaters.Sunbeam Mixmasterdomestic items, cooking

Hand operated washing machine - plunger type - a central cone plunger attached to a fulcrum point (adjustable in height) on side with a long arm. Depth of plunger action also adjustable. All mounted on a three leg frame. Container is slightly coned shaped at bottom and has a drain tap at bottom for emptying water. Container can also be lifted off. Provision made for attachment of a wringer (this could be a later modification). Plunger is approx 37cm in diameter and has four 1.5cm holes for water to be forced through. Unit is galvanised steel but frame appears to have been painted with 'Silverfros'.On Side of container - 'The Zwar' VACUUM Washing Machine Patent No 2089/31domestic items, laundering

This fur collar is part of the Lingard Collection donated by Rod and Bev Lingard. It was made by Herbert (Bert) Lingard for his wife Sybil for whom he made nearly all of her dresses and coats..|Herbert, William Lingard was a tailor whose business 'Lingard Modes' operated in the Manchester Unity Building, Swanston Street, Melbourne, C1949. Later he worked from his home in 476 St Kilda Road Melbourne.|NP2453 shows Bert at his sewing machine.|NP2454 shows Sybil and Bert with friends Erne and Mag Simek.Brown fur collar and revere, lapin. Lined with black interfacing and edged with black bias binding.costume accessories, collar accessories

Willcox and Gibbs: Serial No. 158679.|The Willcox& Gibbs Sewing Machine Company was founded in 1857 by James E. A. Gibbs and James Willcox and opened its London Office in 1859 at 135 Regent Street . By 1871 the Company's Chief Office for Europe was at 150 Cheapside, London, this office was later moved (post 1885) to 94 - 96 Wigmore Street, then 37 & 39 Moorgate Street (by 1891 to post 1907) and later 20 Fore Street, London .Right from the initial production the manufacturing of the Company's single thread, chain stitch machine was undertaken by Brown & Sharpe, Rhode Island and this continued up until 1948.|A special hand crank mechanism was produced in England for the European market, but the general design of the Willcox& Gibbs remained essentially the same throughout its production. The only major improvement was in 1875 when the glass tension discs were replaced with an automatic tension device which ensured the machine could not get out of adjustment.|In addition to the domestic hand and treadle machines the company produced a wide range of industrial models.|The Company finally closed in 1973.|This Willcox& Gibbs came complete with its wooden carry case. The machine was made in America in the late 1860's but it has the ornate hand crank produced at Coalbrookdale near Telford, England which was, in Victorian times, renown for producing high quality ornate iron castings. This machine has the glass tension discs which were used on domestic models until 1875. The Willcox& Gibbs badge is located on the rear of the base casting and it also has a deep wooden base.|The cloth plate has various American patent dates, four dating between 1857 & 1860 relating to J. E. A. Gibbs, three dating between 1860 & 1864 relating to Chas H. Willcox (son of James Willcox), the machine was also licensed under five other patents including the infamous Elias Howe patent of 1846.|There are only two English patents one for J. E. A Gibbs and the other for James Willcox.Upright sewing machine. Machine is quite small and set on wooden table. Ornate metal sides and treadle feet. One drawer. Brass name medallion on back.Willcox & Gibb Sewing Machine co, New York.|Other inscriptions are :-|London, Paris|Measures|Thread type|Needle 12 stitches to inch|Brevettees G.D.G.|En France|Eten Delgique|Under Royal Letters|Patent|James Willcox|July 4 - 71 [1871]handcrafts, equipment

Nickel plated cigarette tin with the Crest of Jersey. Also contains a cigarette making machine. It has two rollers to take the cigarette papers and the tobacco to make a cigarette. Also included is a packet of Tally Ho cigarette papers and the direction for making cigarettes.EVANCON OD No.548003 Made in England.personal effects, smoking accessories

Primitive hand made potato masher with twisted wire handle and round base of wire.domestic items, food preparation

This plough was hand wrought on a forge by Thomas Gibbs and used by him in ploughing competitions. It is a good example of forge welding. It include some 'found' items.Small horse drawn long board plough with one wheel and one shear.It is hand made on a forge and includes some 'found' objectsrural industry, agriculture

Horse drawn one way plough with one share - mould board; two discs, one fluted. Two off set adjustable wheels. Hand steered. adjustable. Suited for dry soil and hillside. Possibly made by Thomas H Corbett of Perseverance Ironworks in Shrewsbury Shropshire who developed a similar plough in 1870s.'V13R and A8178' on the main frame. 'DH53' on rotary blade.|'V5' on handle attachment to frame.rural industry, orcharding

Given by Harold Bake and was used by him.|2007 - Seized gearbox repaired.Petrol driven motor Qualcast lawn mower (motor - Villiers Midget made in England) with a large roller.Qualcastdomestic items, gardening, machinery, engines - internal combustion

Made of white cotton with Mount Mellick embroidery. One corner has interlocking horseshoes with bows and ribbons. The opposite corner has a basket of flowers tied with bows and ribbons - all hand embroidered. Border of drawthread. Machined crochet edging hand sewn onto edge.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, bath linen

Made of white cotton with Mount Mellick embroidery. One corner has interlocking horseshoes with bows and ribbons. The opposite corner has basket of flowers tied with bow and ribbons - all hand embroidered. Border of drawthread. Machined crochet edging hand sewn on the edge.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, bath linen

Hand operated sewing machine set in wooden base. Wooden cover ornately decorated.Jones As supplied to Her Majesty Queen Alexandra Family C.S. English Made. S No. 94257domestic items, sewing, textile machinery

This attachment was used by donor . It was a great improvement over hand made buttonholes.A Singer buttonhole attachment used about 1950s. It was attached to ordinary power sewing machines to make button holes. It includes a small metal plate to cover teeth when making button hole and a fairly long slotted screw for attaching plate.Singer 86662 completehandcrafts, equipment

Tarilta is a rural locality and former gold-mining town 12 km south of Castlemaine, 4 km north-west of Guildford and 3 km north-east of Vaughan. The last gold mining activity took place around the 1880s. It was originally Kangaroo Flat, being located where the Kangaroo Creek enters the Loddon River. It was surveyed and named in 1864. Gold was discovered at Tarilta in 1853. The Tarilta School was opened in 1860 in a Wesleyan chapel, and closed i n1925. In 1864 a township was surveyed and named Tarilta, the word being derived from an Aboriginal expression thought to mean kangaroo. In 1865 Bailliere’s Victorian gazetteer described Tarilta as being an alluvial and quartz gold-mining town with three quartz-crushing mills, three horse-puddling machines and two hotels. The elevated nature of the land around Tarilta made it accessible only by horse and dray, or on horseback. Colour photograph of Tarilta in Central Victoria. tarilta, central victoria, landcape

Five embroidery threads in skeins of shades of yellow (2) and green (3). One large wooden spool with small amount of brown thread. One Coats 60 thread bobbin lace white on a wooden reel. One Sylko 24 beige thread on wooden reel. One small wooden reel with no labels and pink thread. One ball of DMC 12 Perle thread in pale pinkCoats - J & P Coats 1000 Beste Qualitat meter vier fach Spezialertzeugnis fur fabrikanten 60. Dewhurst's Sylko Machine twist 24 Silk Substitute Shells. DMC Coton Perle 12 Made in France 10grams 141 yds. Anchor Soft Embroidery Fast Colour 110m/10.9 yd. Lesh & Handsley Perline Mercerised cottons . Sylko Trademark Embroidery Shade no 13 Made in England Silk Substitute J Dewhurst & Sons (Skipton) Size A color 334

Small hand-operated black painted metal sewing machine with gold decoration. Placed on a wooden base. Has rectangular wooden lid. Made by Frister & Rossmannsee photossewing, sewing machine, hand-operated, frister & rossmann

Hand-operated portable sewing machine painted black metal, with wooden base, gold floral decorations. Made by Wertheimsee photosewing, sewing machine, hand-operated, wertheim

White cotton triangular bandage printed in black with drawings showing how it can be used. Small white label sewn to rear with initials N.R machine embroidered in red.Made in England The Vernaid Bandage Registered Design Approved by Sir James Cantlie K.B.E., F.R.C.S V & Co Ltdbandage, vernaid

Bayonet made to fit Owen machine gun complete with leather and metal scabbardHandle - Slaazenger 52. Scabbard - Mangrovite 44

A silk scarf souvenir from Egypt. It was embroidered with military symbols. The date is unknown. The connection with Legacy is not known. The founders of Legacy were all returned servicemen who returned from overseas service in World War One so would be familiar with similar sentimental souvenirs that were purchased in Egypt and sent home to loved ones.A record of a type of souvenir made to commemorate the Australia Commonwealth Forces. Founding Legatees would have been familiar with Egyptian souvenirs from World War 1.Purple scarf, possibly silk, hand stitched with military forces symbol, text and floral motifs. Gold braid trim possibly machine stitched at a later date. See similar items 00182, 00183.Embroidered with 'Australian Commoolth (sic) Military Forces'.souvenir, world war one