This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale.Wool bale export stencil - MUDMUDwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

Part of a collection of books, manuals, photographs, letters and clothing relating to the working life of Stuart Ascough. Stuart's career in the wool industry spanned over 43 years from 1960 to 2003 in various roles including Topmaking Plant Manager at Courtaulds Ltd. in Spennymore, U.K., Operations Manager at Port Phillip Mills in Williamstown Victoria, Marketing Executive, Early Stage Wool Processing at the International Wool Secretariat Melbourne, Australia and General Manager of Victoria Wool Processors Pty. Ltd. in Laverton North, Victoria. Throughout his career Stuart travelled extensively, and in the 1990s worked at many topmaking mills in China on quality improvement projects. He also provided technical advice and training at mills in India, Ukraine, Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Latvia, Byelorussia and other parts of Europe and Asia.Folded world map showing statistics, images and graphics relating to wool in the 1990's.front: World Wool Map / Rabobank / International / Rabobank International / Food & Agricultural Research / Croeselaan 18 / 3521 CB Utrecht / The Netherlands / Telephone +31 (0) 30 2161178 / Fax +31 (0) 30 2161920 / E-mail: [email protected] / Web-site:www.rabobank.com/far / Map produced by G-O graphics / Wijk bij Duurstede, The Netherlands / www.g-o-graphics.nlstuart ascough, international wool secretariat, victoria wool processors, port phillip mills pty ltd, topmaking, career, wool industry, training, technical advice, mills, map

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale. LIN is the abbreviation of Lanolin.Wool bale export stencil - LINLINwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. YAPAK TIFTIK is the Turkish words for describing differing types of wool. Yapak means sheep wool, Tiftik means goat wool. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality and contents of wool inside the bale.Wool bale export stencil - YAPAK TIFTIKYAPAK TIFTIKwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

An advertising posrer for pure wool carpetShare the feeling of a wool carpet/walk on wool pure new woolwool marketing, carpet

Photograph was owned by Mr Harry Harradence who worked for Australian Estates wool brokers (Sunshine Road, Tottenham) between 1944-88. This photo dates from the 1960s and depicts a truck loaded with wool bales arriving at the 'wool receipts' entrance of Australian Estates.Photograph of wool bales being delivered to the Australian Estates Co. Ltd wool store, c.1960s.wool brokering wool - transportation, australian estates company ltd, wool brokering, wool - transportation

Jim Bragg and Alec Watson carting wool probably from Alec Watson's property "Grasslands" to the port for shipping. This photograph was taken in Sackville Street in front of Cheapside Warehouseblack and white photograph of a wagon load of wool being transported to wharftransport, rail, road, alec watson, grasslands, shipping, sackville street, jim bragg, property, wagon, horses, cargo, wool, wool bales, cheapside warehouse

Part of a set of drawings by David Williams of the National Wool MuseumPen and ink drawing of wool press at the National Wool Museum, by David Williams.David Williamsnational wool museum

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale.Wool bale export stencil - MBD PSXMBD PSXwool transportation, wool sales, wool export

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale.Wool bale export stencil - O/MO/Mwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Locks is a term used to describe very short wool cut from the fleece by shearers. Either short wool from around the points or second cuts caused when shearers lift the hand piece off the skin and then shear the short fibres left on the skin to tidy up. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale.Wool bale export stencil - LOCKSLOCKSwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. A single A means the wool was classified as basic wool.Wool bale export stencil with a circle bordering the letter A.Awool transportation, wool exportation, wool sales

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." Salesman's Wool sample card containing samples of wool at different stages of processingJohn Taylor/With Compliments from Onkaparinga/Woollen Co.Ltd/Adelaide, Sth Aust. Mills Lobethal and Thebarton, S.A/Always insist on Onkaparinga Rugs.Blankets.Worsteds.Melanges.Woollens and Flannelswool, blanket fever, advertisement, onkaparinga, sample

This stencil was used as a classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. The stamp would have been used to paint numbers onto wool bales.Wool bale stencil - 12345678901234567890wool sales, wool transportation

This stencil was used as a classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. The stamp would have been used to paint letters onto wool bales.Wool bale stencil - ABCDEFGHABCDEFGHwool sales, wool transportation

This stencil was used as a classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. The stamp would have been used to paint letters onto wool bales.Wool bale stencil - IJKLNMOPIJKLNMOPwool sales, wool transportation

Handmade cocoon sculpture made from wool. The sculpture appeared in Kathy Holowko's exhibition "Spidergoat and the Insect Electro" on show at the National Wool Museum from 4th May to 29th July 2018. the sculpture is representative of the other pieces that appeared in the exhibition.The cocoon is constructed with armature wire and pure wool from the National Wool Museum. The wool was looped over the armature wire and hand sewn at each intersecting wire ring.kathy holowko, 2018

Image was donated by Mr. Peter JM Bell of West Yorkshire, UK in 2009. Mr. Bell worked for Robert Jowitt & Sons between 1999 and 2006 when the company ceased operations. Mr. Bell discovered this photo and decided to donate it to the National Wool Museum. Jowitt & Sons was established in 1775 and became a limited company in 1919. They were wool merchants and had buying branches in Australia - Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.Photo of approximately 30 men standing on and perpendicular to a railway track. Behind the group are four buildings, two on the left, two on the right. A dog is resting on the railway track. The ground has been covered in wool and a sign on the right-hand building reads 'ROBERT JOWITT & SONS".Wording: Geelong- Victoria/ 1889;Method: printed;Location: bottom centrewool, railway, dog, jowitt & sons

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale.Wool bale export stencil - PB G LXBPB G LXBwool transportation, wool sales, wool export

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale.Wool bale export stencil - B MER FLCB MER FLCwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Jagatda municipality in India. Wool bales marked JAGATDAL would have been transported to Jagatdal by sea.Wool bale stencil - JAGATDALJAGATDALwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Khorramsha is a city in Iran. Wool bales marked KHORRAMSHA would have been transported to Khorramsha by sea.Wool bale stencil - KHORRAMSHAKHORRAMSHAwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Moreda is a municipality in Spain. Wool bales marked MOREDA would have been transported to Moreda by sea.Wool bale stencil - MOREDAMOREDAwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Piraeus is a city in Greece. Wool bales marked PIRAEUS would have been transported to Piraeus by sea.Wool bale stencil - PIRAEUSPIRAEUSwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Karachi is a city in Pakistan. Wool bales marked KARACHI would have been transported to Pakistan by sea.Wool bale stencil - KARACHIKARACHIwool - transportation, wool sales

"Step-by-step objective clip preparation' - Australian Wool Corporation. Amongst items collected in Australian Wool Corporation folder (W6052)."Step-by-step objective clip preparation' - Australian Wool Corporation. Amongst items collected in Australian Wool Corporation folder (W6052).woolclassing - objective measurement wool marketing wool - measurement wool sales sheep stations - management, australian wool corporation, wool clip preparation, woolclassing - objective measurement, wool marketing, wool - measurement, wool sales, sheep stations - management

"Step-by-step objective clip preparation' - Australian Wool Corporation. Amongst items collected in Australian Wool Corporation folder (W6052)."Step-by-step objective clip preparation' - Australian Wool Corporation. Amongst items collected in Australian Wool Corporation folder (W6052).woolclassing - objective measurement wool marketing wool - measurement wool sales sheep stations - management, australian wool corporation, wool clip preparation, woolclassing - objective measurement, wool marketing, wool - measurement, wool sales, sheep stations - management

"Step-by-step standard bale markings' - Australian Wool Corporation. Amongst items collected in Australian Wool Corporation folder (W6052)."Step-by-step standard bale markings' - Australian Wool Corporation. Amongst items collected in Australian Wool Corporation folder (W6052).woolclassing - objective measurement wool marketing wool - measurement wool sales sheep stations - management, australian wool corporation, wool clip preparation, woolclassing - objective measurement, wool marketing, wool - measurement, wool sales, sheep stations - management