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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Playing Cards
... TOYS ...Set of German playing cards where tops had to be matched to bottoms. Box contains instructions in Germantoys, general, recreations, games -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Rocking Horses, 29/06/1988
... Toys ...Article on Mitcham resident, Mr. Len Elliott, who makes rocking horsestoys, elliott, len, rocking horses -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Blanket
... TOYS ...Donated by Margaret ScarlettPink cotton baby,s blanket. Two panels of white checked borders of white. Pink cotton blanket stitch around the edgeGaydexmanchester, bedding, toys, dolls' accessories -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Dolls Bed Sheet
... toys ...Collection of Margaret ScarlettWhite cotton twill, hemmed on 3 sides.manchester, bedding, toys, dolls' accessories -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Toy Car, 1996
... toys ...Car belonged to Michael Smith, grandson of Society member Valda Arrowsmith. Always dreamed of owning a Ferrari, so at about aged 15 he purchased this model (1996)Red model Ferrari racing car. Four rubber tyres with Eagle Good Year stamped on each. Wheels have gold spokes and rims. Each side has 'Asprey Pioneer Arexons SKF brembo BBS & the Shell sign printed on it.The driving seat has seat belt, steering wheel and windscreen. Base Ferra. F310 (1996) Scale 1/20 Maisto ShellAsprey Pioneer Shell / Good Year / Schumachertoys, mechanical, transport, models -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Chess Clock Timer
... toys ...The Mitcham Chess Club was established in 1970 and disbanded Dec-1976. The Nunawading Chess Club reformed from Mitcham Club Jan-1977 and disbanded permanently in 1998. It operated from The Avenue Neighbourhood House, Blackburn.Wooden rectangular box sitting on rectangular base. The box contains two timing windup clocks used to time chess games. Two starter knobs on top. Metal label on top marked 'Olympia'. Metal clock faces with yellow background with brass coloured numbers and hands. Each clock has a red arrow on top. Back has brass circles with wind up mechanism; left hand side has knob to adjust time but not right clock.'Olympia' and repaired 8/83 Mitcham Chess Clubhorology, clocks, toys, games -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Doll's House, 2017
... toys ...Yvonne Fitzmaurice has donated the doll's house she made for her daughter between 1976 -78 for permanent display in the Schwerkolt Cottage & Museum Complex.fitzmaurice, yvonne, whitehorse historical society, toys -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Board Game, 1930s
... toys ...Belonged to Beryl Gray's(deceased Member) brother and they played with it as children.Snakes And Ladders Board Game with signs such as 'Avirace', ''Pride'' and ''Depravity''.on back E.W.Smithtoys, general, recreations, games -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Word Game
... toys ...Word Making and Word Taking Game - box containing small cards with letters of alphabet and rules of game booklet.toys, general, recreations, games -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Game, 1925
... toys ...Envelope type box containing packet of various colours and sizes of circles and squares'The Popular Dutch Craft for Children'toys, general, recreations, games -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Aqua doll's cardigan, 1970/1980's
... toys ...Aqua doll's patterned cardigan with long sleeves and collar also has three pearly gold buttons.doll's cardigan, knitting, toys, wool -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Leisure object - Toy - tram ticket wallet with tickets, mid 1950s?
... toys ...Item used to simulate or play being a tram conductor, about 15 tickets from each block have been used or removed. Received with a "conductors" badge and cardboard cut out coins. See items 8604 and 8605. Wording and parts of the layout on the ticket typical of a Melbourne tram ticket. Manufacturer not known or the date, possibly mid 1950's based on the cardboard coins. The donor, who lived in Melbourne, recalls that they were part of an outfit which consisted of these items, a conductors cap and bag, similar to a Melbourne conductor's bag. Demonstrates a toy or item used by children to simulate or play being a tram conductor. Heavy cardboard folded to form a tram ticket wallet containing four blocks of tickets, individually numbered. Secured with staples. Values of 1d, 3d, 6d and 1/- stapled into wallet. tickets, toys, conductors, tramways -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Leisure object - Assembly Puzzle, Wooden Puzzle Ball, 1950s
... toys ...Due to the generosity of a number of donors, the Kew Historical Society has a wide range of games and puzzles in its collection; typically designed for children's use. A number of the puzzles are European-made, generally of British origin, however there are a number that were made for the Australian market by Australian manufacturers. Ball shaped wooden assembly puzzle requiring the user to fit the pieces together. The ball is varnished.toys, puzzles, assembly puzzles, wooden ball puzzles -
Clunes Museum
Textile - DOLLS CLOTHES, 1932
... toys ...Dolls clothes that belonged to Joan Brusaschi (nee Lorna Joan Baker) .1 Hand-sewn pale green silk dress, beige trim, flared skirt with insert .2 Hand-sewn pink floral dress with underskirt .3 Hand sewn cream shift, scalloped hemline, blue hand drawn motif on bodice .4 Blue cotton dress handsewn with cream trimNildolls clothes, toys, brusaschi, 1932 -
Mont De Lancey
Leisure object - Child's Wheelbarrow
... toys ...Child's orange painted wooden wheelbarrow, with a part frame of wicker, two pram wheels, and blue wooden handles.toy vehicles, toys, toy wheelbarrows, mobile toys -
Mont De Lancey
Leisure object - Skipping Rope
... toys ...Valmae GaudionA white skipping rope with brown turned wooden handles which have a narrow pionty end a knobbly thicker base near the section where the rope joins on. It has a few loose knots in it.skipping-ropes, ropes, leisure object, toys -
Mont De Lancey
Leisure object - Doll
... toys ...Modern porcelain or ceramic doll, belonging to 6th generation of Henry and Martha Sebire. Emma & Karlee Jennings.Porcelain or ceramic doll with blue eyes and red lips. Wearing a long sleeved white lace and embroidered christening style dress with a matching bonnet, a ribbon bow is on the bodice of the dress, and two white buttons on the back of the dress. Towelling type cotton body with panties.dolls, baby dolls, toys, leisure objects -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Dress - Three piece, 1960
This knitted and crocheted three piece dress was made by Jean Gorsuch in 1960. The wool was purchased from the Treasure House, a wool, toys and childrens clothes shop in Station Street, Mitcham. This was a very fashionable at that time as knitted and crocheted garments were making a comeback. This was also one of the first lurex thread wool.Knitted and crochet three piece costume of a jumper, jacket and skirt. Colour Old Gold.costume, female -
RMIT Design Archives
Leisure object - Books, A Dictionary of Magic
In 1971, Alex Stitt and Bruce Weatherhead left advertising and opened The Jigsaw Factory - a design studio focussed on educational material for kids. The Richmond premises included a store, play space and craft workshop and produced books, games, posters, toys, and more. 'A Dictionary of Magic' was created by the pair while at the Jigsaw factory.Four games in a book about astrology, chiromancy, wizards and toads and other strange things, including a complete set of 78 fortune-telling 'Tarot' cards.graphic design -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: GOLDEN CARSHALTON N.L
a. Minute book, green cover, red spine. On front cover on label ' Minute Book' written on pen ' Golden Carshalton" Book contains minutes of Director's meetings dated from 22nd. July 1946 to 4 June 1952. b. Typed account of Director;s meetings contained in Minute Book. (Phyllis Toy 2015, BHS member)business, mining, golden carshalton nl, j.j. stanistreet, legal manager; l. rubinstein director; geo pell, mine supervisor; w.. ellwood mine manager -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, BIARRI Appraisal Day
BIARRI had an annual day where an antique dealer valued items brought in by the public.4 Colour photograph of various items at the appraisal day. 7154 Pan American Toy airplane sitting in front of its box 7154-1 Two people sitting at a table on which is a chair the man is writing 7154-2 A sitting male holding a white flower patterned vase. 7154-3 A male examining a brown patterned jug. biarri -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Leisure object - Porcelain Doll, 1920-1941
Unable to determine a specific company that manufactured this doll many Japanese companies manufactured dolls of this type for export and these were only marked "Nippon" to show country of manufacture. These dolls marked this way were in production from around 1920 until 1941 when Japanese toy factories began to manufacturing items for war.Unable to be determined provenance relating to specific Japanese manufacturer. The doll is an example of a children's toy from the 1920s-1940s.Porcelain Doll in white fabric dress Doll, female, has porcelain face, composite body with swivel head and limbs. Head has long brown curly mohair wig attached into a hole in the pate; several doll-sized hairpins hold hair in place. Face has open mouth showing two porcelain front teeth, brown eyes of hand blown glass and hand painted features. Back of neck has two pressed holes above maker’s mark. Doll has removable white silk socks and brown shoes with tied ankle strap and hard soles. Doll is wearing old fashioned cream coloured knitted woollen singlet, cream flannel vest with draw-string cotton bodice and scalloped edge. The doll also has a more modern style white cotton dress with pink smocking. Inscription pressed into back of neck, shaded with pencil, "Nippon"Maker’s Mark “NIPPON” (See media section this document for a list of possible manufactures of doll)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, doll, nippon, nippon novelty company, porcelain, japanese doll manufacturer, porcelain doll, vintage doll -
National Wool Museum
Loom, Tapestry
The loom belonged to Lilian Joyce Mann. Ms Mann owned a shop in Jacob Street which sold handmade soft toys and handwoven items. She was a founding and life member of the Geelong Handweavers and Spinners Guild. She died on the 17th July 2007 in her 92nd year. The design was to be an image of three candles.W7225 Design for tapestry begun on loom registration no.7225weaving, geelong handweavers and spinners guild inc., tapestry, weaving looms, mann, ms lilian joyce -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Leisure object, Chad Valley, Winnie-The-Pooh Jig-Saw Puzzle, 1920s
Chad Valley produced fine hand-cut wooden puzzles in the 1920s and 1930s. A UK-base dcompany they commenced as a printing business in 1820. They diversified into toys including teddy bears and games from the late 1910s. It is interesting to note that the A.A. Milne Winnie-The-Pooh' books were first published in 1916, 1927 and 1928. 120-piece Chad Valley wooden jigsaw puzzle. Made at Harborne, UK, circa late 1920s. In original book-shaped box with Winnie-the-Pooh on one side and an owl on the reverse. Complete. This puzzle was a gift of Enid Barker of Derby Street, Kew.Jig-Saw Puzzle / 120 wooden pieces / Chad Valleychad valley, winnie-the pooh, games and puzzles, jigsaw puzzles -
National Wool Museum
Loom, Tapestry
The loom belonged to Ms Lilian Joyce Mann. Ms Mann owned a shop in Jacob Street which sold handmade soft toys and handwoven items. She was a founding and life member of the Geelong Handweavers and Spinners Guild. She died on the 17th July 2007 in her 92nd year. (See Reg. no. 7219 for full history.)W7226 Photocopied design for tapestry, inscribed 'Doris Lessing: back down to earth with a bang.'weaving, geelong handweavers and spinners guild inc., tapestry, weaving looms, mann, ms lilian joyce -
National Wool Museum
Loom, Tapestry
The loom belonged to Ms Lilian Joyce Mann. Ms Mann owned a shop in Jacob Street which sold handmade soft toys and handwoven items. She was a founding and life member of the Geelong Handweavers and Spinners Guild. She died on the 17th July 2007 in her 92nd year. (See Reg. no. 7219 for full history.)W7227weaving, geelong handweavers and spinners guild inc., weaving looms, tapestry, mann, ms lilian joyce -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Drawing - NORMAN PENROSE COLLECTION: TICKET WRITING
Artwork. Norman Penrose collection: a drawing of two deer, enlarged from a wood-cut. 'A General History of Quadrupeds.' 1790 printed under the drawing of the deer. Drawing is 7.5cmH x 13cmW on a larger piece of cardboard. Cutting of 7 Australian Butterflies. Coloured picture of furniture, a child's toy and a colourful advertisement of showcard and ticket writing. Also another cutting of Danger Days.drawing, wood-cut, norman penrose collection, artwork, butterflies, ticket writing -
Tennis Australia
Wood puppets, Circa 1990
Pair of wooden pull puppets; (.1) male and (.2) female figures both wearing checked clothing and holding tennis racquets. Arms and legs of figures are articulated and joints held with metal pins. each has a red cotton pull string with red wooden bead attached. Probably replicas of late 19th Century toys. Materials: Wood, Ink, Stringtennis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: A DAY OUT
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Saturday, June 25, 2005. A day out: Melville caves, circa 1948. Included in the photo are: the Reverend Rose, 'Pop' Cummings, Jack Rachell, Jack Cotton, Minne and George Toy, Glad and Bill Staley, Ellen, Charley, Doris Marge and Jeannie Martin, Daryl and Merle Birthasil (later Rigby), Mrs Nesbit and Cath Watts.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Orbost & District Historical Society
dolls, Warren. Mrs H, first half 20th century
Helena Francis Warren (nee McKeown) was married to William John Warren and lived in Newmerella. She was a fine amateur photographer who supplied the photos for the Back-To-Orbost celebration book in 1937 and also designed the Back-To-Orbost badge. She was known for her soft toy making. (by Ivy Rodwell in from Personalities and Stories of the Early Orbost District by Mary Gilbert)This item is an example of a handcrafted item and reflects the needlework skills of women in the first half of the 20th century.Two dolls - one male and one female - made of maize husks. They are both painted colourfully and are in a plastic box. There is a certificate from the country Women's Association for First prize in Basket Weave Handcrafts and Home Industries.doll handcraft toys maize cwa