Branding irons are used to print a burn an identifying marker on the hide of horses or cattle so that they may be later identified if they become lost or escape from their pasture. The irons were typically forged by blacksmiths using a toolset that included hammers, anvils and chisels. The branding irons were used by heating the end bearing the owner’s initials to a very high temperature in a furnace, and then burnishing it against the skin of the cow. Brands were registered with state governments as unique marks. This allowed for a state registry to be maintained. This item was used in Orbost in the livestock industry.This item is an example of an implement once used in the livestock industry in Orbost.A branding iron with the letter W on the end. It has a long iron handle with a ring grip at the top.branding-iron rural-industry

Iron; flat iron, all metal with traces of original black finish on handle. Heavily corroded. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, iron, flat iron, laundry

Bell bronze single iron clapper, no visible marks, iron mount secured to bell by rivetflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Plane Bismark type 2 1/4 in iron, single iron, red varnished finish. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Door knobs ceramic with iron fittings and iron square rod. Brown swirled glazed finish.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, door knobs, door knobs ceramic, ceramic door knob

Cast iron trivet for a flat iron raised on three legs with a handle and diamond shaped cutouts.T Johnson No2domestic equipment, laundering, flat iron base

Number 6 flat iron with the letter S circled and number 6 shown on body of iron.Sdomestic equipment, laundering, iron

One sheet of four cheques with cheque butts and one single cheque with cheque butt attached. Cheque is printed in grey and black. Printed at the top in large print is Foggitt Jones Limited. On the left is a pig sitting on his hind legs and a crown on its shoulder. Rex Brand printed across the pig and Hams & Bacon printed underneath. The National Bank of Australasia Limited, Bendigo is printed in the centre. Dateline with 192-.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, foggitt jones limited, the national bank of australasia limited

Used for ironing clothes, heated on stove. These irons came in various sizes, this is a number "7".Black cast iron"Silvester Patent Salter". "7"flatirons, laundry equipment

This bollard is from the steamer "JCD" and served both to tie mooring lines and to feed them through. It was recovered from the MacMillan Strait some years after the "JCD" was removed from the water and burned.Cast iron bollard

Kettle used by a pioneer family in the City of Moorabbin.Made by T & C Clarke & Sons.Cast iron kettle T & C Kelly & Sons - Englandcooking, cast iron pot, moorabbin, pioneers

Boiler purchased by Malvern city council to supply steam to a stationary vertical engine that drove a stone crusher. Built by George and George Pty. Ltd., Melbourne in 1929, it is an external under-fired return-flue type 18 tube boiler capable of supplying steam at 100 pounds per square inch (600 kPa). This boiler can be occasionally seen in steam at the Museum supplying steam for the operation of stationary engines on display near by. Donated by Malvern City Council in 1969. Historic - Industrial Steam Boiler EquipmentSteel, Cast IronGeorge and George Pty Ltd, Melbourne 1929george and george, malvern, steam, boiler, stone crusher, puffing billy

Flat Belt Driven MillHistoric - Industrial - Flat Belt Driven MillMade from iron.flat belt driven, mill, puffing billy

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The Earl of Charlemont was a medium-sized, 878 ton passenger ship built at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1849. It sailed from the Port of Liverpool on 13 March 1853 with 366 passengers plus crew, captained by William Gardner. The first port of call was to be Port Phillip, Australia, before continuing to Sydney with the majority of the passengers. After a passage of 97 days the ship reached Cape Otway on 17 June and set a course for Port Phillip some 56 miles away. At 5.15 a.m. on the 19 June 1853 the ship struck a reef (later named Charlemont Reef) about 1½ miles from Barwon Heads. The anchor was raised by Barwon Grove Skin Divers on June 25 1972. Wrought iron anchor

Homemade clearing or reefing iron. Made from an old file. Has wooden handle with iron ferrule at top. Has iron ferrule at base and copper wire around. 198mmLflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Cast iron static knife cleaner. Two cast iron pieces connected with screws on each side and the top, and two pieces of cork between the two pieces of cast iron."The Electric Knife Cleaner"knife cleaners