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Archive - Advertisement, Laconia Woollen Mills, 1959
Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." 'Warmth without weight' Sheep with lady wearing blue nightclothesWarmth without weight/Laconia Blankets/100% Pure Lamb's Wool /Make Goodnight a Certainty blanket, blanket fever, wool, laconia, advertisement, australian women's weekly -
National Wool Museum
Archive - Advertisement, Laconia Woollen Mills, 1963
Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." 'Laconia Makes a Bed' blanket range across two pages Laconia Makes a Bed/Softer, warmer, lovelier for years and years to come/Laconia 100% Pure Lambs' Wool Blankets blanket, blanket fever, wool, laconia, advertisement, the australian women's weekly -
National Wool Museum
Book, Scouring and Milling
"The Science and Practice of Scouring and Milling in the Worsted and Woollen Industries" - John Schofield, 1921. There is a fine ex libris plate (designed by W.L. Trigg) on the inside of the front cover depicting the Anzac statue from the RSS Mill. This book is from the library of V.J. Schofield, son of Albert Schofield, the first managing director of the RSS Mill.EX LIBRIS / V.J. SCHOFIELD / W.L. TRIGGtextile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, scouring, milling, cloth - woollen, cloth - worsted, trigg, w. l. -
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Book, The Work of the Woolman
"The Work of the Woolman" by Harry Haigh, 1952. There is a fine ex libris plate (designed by W.L. Trigg) on the inside of the front cover depicting the Anzac statue from the RSS Mill. This book is from the library of V.J. Schofield, son of Albert Schofield, the first managing director of the RSS Mill.EX LIBRIS / V.J. SCHOFIELD / W.L. TRIGGwool stores woolclassing wool brokering textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, combing, wool tops, trigg, w. l., wool stores, woolclassing, wool brokering, textile mills -
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Book, Costing in the Wool Textile and Other Industries
"Costing in the Wool Textile and other Industries" - D.R.H. Williams, 1946. There is a fine ex libris plate (designed by W.L. Trigg) on the inside of the front cover depicting the Anzac statue from the RSS Mill. This book is from the library of V.J. Schofield, son of Albert Schofield, the first managing director of the RSS Mill.EX LIBRIS / V.J. SCHOFIELD / W.L. TRIGGtextile mills - management textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, trigg, w. l., textile mills - management, textile mills -
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Book, The Wet Processes of the Wool Industries
"The Wet Processes of the Wool Industries" - John Schofield, 1924.wool - chemistry, scouring, milling, dyeing -
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Book, The WIRA Collected Practical Problems
"The WIRA Collected Practical Problems" - Wool Industries Research Association, 1959.RS & S Milltextile production textile finishing weaving textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill wool industries research association, textile production, textile finishing, weaving, textile mills -
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Book, A Survey of Scouring and Milling in the Wool Industry
"A Survey of Scouring and Milling in the Wool Industry" - B.F.J. Moxon & J. Barritt, Wool Industries Research Association, June 1950.wool industries research association, scouring, milling -
National Wool Museum
Journal, Wool Science Review 35, January 1969
"Wool Science Review 35, January 1969" - Research Department, International Wool Secretariat.textile finishing textile research textile testing, international wool secretariat - research department, felting, milling, textile finishing, textile research, textile testing -
National Wool Museum
Diary, Collins radio diary
Collins Radio pocket diary, 1968, kept by Fred Murgatroyd.COLLINS RADIO DIARY F. Murgatroyd COLLINS RADIO DIARY 1968textile mills, tweedside woollen mills, murgatroyd, mr fred -
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Diary
Textile pocket diary produced on behalf of NOEL P. HUNT & CO. PTY LTD, kept by Fred Murgatroyd, 1971.NOEL P. HUNT & CO. PTY LTD (gold) F. Murgatroyd (pencil) 1971 (pencil)textile production textile mills, noel p. hunt and co. pty ltd tweedside woollen mills, murgatroyd, mr fred, textile production, textile mills -
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Diary
Textile diary for 1960, produced by Noel P. Hunt and Co. Pty Ltd and kept by Fred Murgatroyd.WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF NOEL P. HUNT & CO. PTY LTD (gold) Murgatroyd, Fred 1960textile production textile mills, noel p. hunt and co. pty ltd, murgatroyd, mr fred, textile production, textile mills -
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Diary
Textile diary kept by Fred Murgatroyd in 1966. Produced on behalf of Noel P. Hunt & Co. Pty Ltd.NOEL P. HUNT & CO. PTY LTD (gold) Murgatroyd, Fred 1966textile production textile mills, noel p. hunt and co. pty ltd, murgatroyd, mr fred, textile production, textile mills -
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Prospectus, Prospectus of Geelong RSS Woollen and Worsted Co-operative Manufacturing Co. Limited
1920 prospectus inviting investment in the RSS Mill. At this time of the mill's establishment, investment was restricted to those eligible to receive war gratuities. This clause was later removed.textile mills - operation textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, textile mills - operation, textile mills -
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Stencil
Stencils are from Collins Mills.ACL RECASED - S & Co BRADFORD DAP MAT CITY 1-10wool - transportation wool sales export - wool, wool - transportation, wool sales, export - wool -
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Stool
Furniture of foreman's office at textile mill. -
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Book, Cloth Sample, Collins Bros Pty Ltd Woollen Manufacturers, Geelong, Victoria - Union Colored Flannel, season 1930-31
Cloth sample book produced by Collins Bros Mill containing samples of union coloured flannel from 1930-31.COLLINS BROS. PTY. LTD. / WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS / GEELONG, VICTORIA. / Union Colored Flannel / SEASON 1930-31collins bros mill pty ltd, cloth - union, flannel -
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Container
Manufactured by Ford Sherington Ltd. Used at Foster Valley Mill for storing top and carded sliver. -
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Scales
Incomplete Salter spring scales used at Foster Valley Mill, 60 lb by 2 oz. -
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Scales
Incomplete Salter spring scales used at Foster Valley Mill, 60 lb by 2 oz.foster valley mill pty ltd -
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Scales
Incomplete Salter spring scales used at Foster Valley Mill, 60 lb by 2 oz. -
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Scales
Incomplete Salter spring scales used at Foster Valley Mill, 30 lb by 1 oz. -
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Diary
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Diary
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Diary
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Book, Fibre and Fabric
"Fibre and Fabric: the wool, cotton, textile and allied industries in Melbourne's West" - Gary Vines, 1993. This book is a short history of the wool, cotton, textile and allied industries of the area west of Melbourne. It looks at how, why and when these industries developed and their effect upon the cultural and geographic landscape.FIBRE AND FABRIC / Gary Vines / Melbourne's Living Museum of the West Incorportatedtextile industry - history woollen mills - history, textile industry - history, woollen mills - history -
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Bottle
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Bottle
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Banner
Banner was used at Gala Processions and Interhouse Sports.Valley Worsted Mills Pty Ltd, Geelongtextile mills, sporting teams, valley worsted mill, sport, textile mills - sporting teams -
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Sample, blanket
Blanket sample from Collins Bros Mill.FF8088weaving, collins bros mill pty ltd