Mk III palliser shot was intended to be fired from the main guns of HMVS Cerberus.Only know shot from HMVS Cerberus.Cylindrical steel projectile with pointed nose.None.palliser shot, ammunition

This fixed round was unique in that it could only be fired from two guns produced by Maxim-Nordenfelt as prototype guns. Subsequent guns were loaded with a separate projectile and shell casing. The 14 pounder Quich Firing (QF) guns were acquired for use on the armed commercial steamer SS Courier. While not in use they were used at Fort Queenscliff before being returned to the Victorian Navy. The guns were then fitted to HMVS Nelson and then HMVS Cerberus in 1897. In 1900 they were fitted to field gun carriages and accompanied the Victorian Naval Contingent to China.Cylindrical steel projectile with conical nose.Noneammunition

An adze is an ancient and versatile cutting tool similar to an axe but with the cutting edge perpendicular to the handle rather than parallel. Adzes are used for smoothing or carving wood in hand woodworking, and as a hoe for agriculture and horticulture. Two basic forms of an adze are the hand adze (short hoe) a short handled tool swung with one hand and the foot adze (hoe) a long handled tool capable of powerful swings using both hands, the cutting edge usually striking at foot or shin level. Mathieson & Sons Maker: In 1792 John Manners had set up a workshop making woodworking planes at 14 Saracens Lane Glasgow. He also had employed an apprentice Alexander Mathieson (1773-1851). But in the following year at Saracen's Lane, the 1841 census describes Alexander Mathieson as a master plane-maker now at 38 Saracen Lane with his son Thomas Adam working with him as a journeyman plane-maker. Presumably, Alexander must have taken over the premises and business of John Manners. Now that the business had Thomas Adam Mathieson working with his father it gradually grew and became more diversified, and it is recorded at the time by the Post-Office Glasgow Annual Directory that by 1847-1848 Alexander Mathieson was a “plane, brace, bit, auger & edge tool maker” In 1849 the firm of James & William Stewart at 65 Nicholson Street, Edinburgh was taken over and Thomas was put in charge of the business, trading under the name Thomas A. Mathieson & Co. as plane and edge-tool makers. Thomas company went on to acquire the Edinburgh edge-tool makers “Charles & Hugh McPherson” and took over their premises in Gilmore Street. In the Edinburgh directory of 1856/7, the business is recorded as being Alexander Mathieson & Son, plane and edge-tool makers at 48 Nicholson Street and Paul's Work, Gilmore Street Edinburgh. The 1851 census Alexander is recorded as working as a tool and plane-maker employing eight men. Later that year Alexander died and his son Thomas took over the business. Under the heading of an edge-tool maker in the 1852/3 Post-Office Glasgow Annual Directory the firm is now listed as Alexander Mathieson & Son, with further entries as "turning-lathe and vice manufacturers". By the early 1850s, the business had moved to 24 Saracen Lane. The directory for 1857/8 records that the firm had moved again only a few years later to East Campbell Street, off the Gallowgate area, and that through further diversification was also manufacturing coopers' and tin men's tools. The ten-yearly censuses report the firm's growth in 1861 stating that Thomas was a tool manufacturer employing 95 men and 30 boys; in 1871 he had 200 men working for him and in 1881 300 men. By 1899 the firm had been incorporated as Alexander Mathieson & Sons Ltd, even though only Alexander's son Thomas appears ever to have joined the firm so the company was still in his fathers' name. In September 1868 Thomas Mathieson put a notice in the newspapers of the Sheffield & Rotherham Independent and the Sheffield Daily Telegraph stating that his firm had used the trade-mark of a crescent and star "for some time" and that "using or imitating the Mark would be proceeded against for infringement". The firm had acquired its interest in the crescent-and-star mark from the heirs of Charles Pickslay, the Sheffield cutler who had registered it with the Cutlers' Company in 1833 and had died in 1852. The year 1868 seems also to be the one in which the name Saracen Tool Works was first adopted; not only does it figure at the foot of the notice in the Sheffield press, it also makes its first appearance in the firm's entry in the Post-Office Glasgow Annual Directory in the 1868/9 edition. As Thomas Mathieson's business grew, so too did his involvement in local public life and philanthropy. One of the representatives of the third ward on the town council of Glasgow, he became a river Bailie in 1868, a magistrate in 1870 and a preceptor of Hutcheson's Hospital in 1878. He had a passion for books and was an "ardent Ruskinian". He served on the committee handling the bequest for the setting up of the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. When he died at Coulter Maynes near Biggar in 1899, he left an estate worth £142,764. The firm of Alexander Mathieson & Sons was one of the leading makers of hand tools in Scotland. Its success went hand in hand with the growth of the shipbuilding industries on the Firth of Clyde in the nineteenth century and the emergence of Glasgow as the "second city of the Empire". It also reflected the firm's skill in responding to an unprecedented demand for quality tools by shipyards, cooperages and other industries, both locally and far and wide.Coopers Adze steel with wooden handle No 194 A Mathieson & Sons Glasgowflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road

The Ballarat School of Mines offered a course in blacksmithing. These items were probably made at the Ballarat School of Mines.A number of hand forged steel tools.ballarat school of mines, blacksmith, forged, forge

Curling irons, also known as curling tongs, create waves or curls in the hair. Clipless wands have no clamp, and the user simply wraps hair around a rod and squeezes the two parts together. The metal curling irons were heated on the fire or the stove and then the hair could be clamped between these 2 rods to create a curl in the hair . A pair of steel, hair curling tongsEveready Englandtoiletries, hairdressing, curling tongs, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, early settlers, marcel waves, market gardeners

The Blacksmith used these tongs to make repairs at his forge. He could mend wheel bands, tools, farm equipment and also fine tune generic sized horseshoes on site. He needed tongs to work on any heated metal as required at his forge A Blacksmith was an essential person for the maintenance and making of farm and household equipment, and shoeing horses, in the pioneer settlements of Brighton, Moorabbin, Cheltenham c1900 A pair of forged steel blacksmith tongsmarket gardeners, pioneers, early settlers, moorabbin, brighton, cheltenham, blacksmith, tools, metalwork, forges, ploughs, horse-drawn carts

Brodie Steel helmet 1939 (Repainted)headgear, ww2, army

Stainless steel forceps with straight end"STAINLESS" "HENSLER"

Dental surgical instrumentStainless steel instrument with self-adjustable "STAINLESS" "RAMSAY"mouth gag, gag guard, dental sugical instrument

Plastic tubing with stainless steel fittingcatheter

Typical of many small four wheel skips constructed to transport raw bricks from the moulding press to the kilns for firing.Historic - Industrial Narrow gauge railway - Fritsch, Holzer & Company Brick works, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australiatwo Wooden skips with steel wheels "JF 12" & "SB 34"puffing billy, fritsch, holzer & company, brick skip, fritsch, holzer & company brickworks, pressed red brick

Fordson Henry Ford set up the company Ford and Son in 1917, it later became known as Fordson. Henry had previously tried to interest the directors of the Ford Motor Co in producing agricultural machinery, but when this met with no success he set up the new company to market the tractor he had created. Fordson: Model N 1929-32 Produced at Cork 1932-1945 Produced at Dagenham The Fordson Model N replaced the Fordson Model F. Production of the Model N started in Cork in 1929. Production of the Fordson Model N was transferred from Cork to Dagenham in 1932. The Model N featured a 27 HP engine, standard rear fenders (mudguards), a higher voltage ignition system, and optional pneumatic tires. In 1935 power take-off (PTO) was available as an option on the Model N. Historic - Farm Machinery - TractorSteel Tractor - Orange with black wheels.Fordsonpuffing billy, fordson, tractor

Worthington Steam Pump This type of horizontal duplex steam pump was most commonly made by Worthington-Simpson Ltd., England. It was really two double-acting pumps placed side by side. Worthington pumps of this size would feed a small boiler with water whilst larger similar pumps up to six feet long would be used to pump bulk liquids. This type of horizontal duplex steam pump was most commonly made by Worthington-Simpson Ltd., England. It was really two double-acting pumps placed side by side. Worthington pumps of this size would feed a small boiler with water whilst larger similar pumps up to six feet long would be used to pump bulk liquids.Historic - horizontal duplex steam pump made by Worthington - SimpsonSteam Pump made of Steel, bronzeWorthington-Simson ltd Newark-on-trent England No 5073449 Size 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 4puffing billy, worthington steam pump, worthington - simpson

The sundial was presented in 1912 by Cr T.T. Hollway after his Mayoral year in office. It was constructed under advice of the Government Astronomer of the time.The sundial is of historic and social significance to the people of BallaratSteel sundial mounted on stone pedestalsundial, ballarat botanic gardens

Swan Pool forms the southern gateway to the ‘Fairyland’ area on the western shore of Lake Wendouree, Ballarat. The new bridge was built c2013 and designed based on the form of water lily flowers. The sculptural form of the bridges enhances the ‘Fairyland’ experience for children and adults alike.white decorative steel bridge edgings

Small steel plaque with black text."PRSENNTED BY THE THISTLE PLAYERS IN MEMORY OF THEIR FRIEND AND PRESIDENT GORDON MCGREGOR DAVIES MARCH, 1958"gordon mcgregor davies, glen iris presbyterian church, the thistle players

KNIFE WITH STEEL BLADE AND BONE HANDLEC. JOHNSON & CO. SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. FAST HANDLEdomestic item, mclennan family, knife

Used to tag sheep.Steel tool inside a cardboard box.On Box - Veterinary Instruments Ear Label Plier Type Plasticsheep breading

This item was found in 1980 at Freshwater Creek, Torquay and is believed to be from the Scammell wrecked off Point Danger, Torquay in 1891.The wreck of the Scammell was a significant event in Torquays history.Corroded steel object, pin shaped

This machine uses a series of combs attached to bars that move with increasing speed away from a starting point. This draws-out and aligns the wool fibres to produce a gilled top. The gilling process is also used in other positions along the worsted production line. A gill box draws and combs the fibres prior to spinning. Gold plaque on display with machine until 2018 read: G.H. Mitchell & Son, Adelaide have celebrated 125 Years of involvement with the Australian Wool Processing Industry by contributing the funds necessary to restore The Carding Machine, Noble Comb & The Gill Box.Gill box. Green painted steel.Deutscher / Spinnereimaschinenbau / Ingolstadt / 1963deutscher spinnereimaschinenbau ingolstadt, gilling, gill box, textile industry, wool processing, factory, machine, mills, spinning, fibre, comb

Tempered steel sharpener for sharpening knives.domestic items, utensils, cutlery

Collection of Margaret ScarlettCream Bone handle with steel shaftJoseph Rogers and Sons.domestic items, cutlery

Collected by Betty McPhee as an addition to her collection of handwork toolsSteel crochet hook, size 7ABC 7handcrafts, equipment, crocheting or crochet work

Collected by Betty McPhee as an addition to her collection of handwork toolsSteel crochet hook - size 7.'Sun' Englandhandcrafts, equipment, crocheting or crochet work

Collected by Betty McPhee as an addition to her collection of handwork toolsSteel crochet hook - size 7.Ecebee Made in Englandhandcrafts, equipment, crocheting or crochet work