Round white cotton crocheted milk jug cover with intricate pattern of blue beads.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Triangular shaped white cotton crocheted milk jug cover with a pattern of red beads in each corner.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Round white and blue cotton milk jug cover with blue beads around rdge.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

White cotton crocheted milk jug cover edged with yellow. Crocheted stand up cup and saucer in centre and yellow beads around outer edge.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

White cotton crocheted milk jug cover. Round with crocheted stand up cup and saucer edged in pink in centre. White and pink beads around outer edge.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Hand crocheted with crystal beadsdomestic items, food storage & preservation, handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work

Hand crochet and decorated with blue glass beads with one in centre.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Betty Jones Collection.Square milk jug cover, crotchet with the words the Sun in the centre. Edge trimmed with eight red and yellow beads in corners.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Square cream crochet milk jug cover decorated with green and red beads.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Square crochet cotton Milk Jug Cover with birds in patternhandcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

From the estate of the late Jean Ord, mother of the donor.Square fillet crotchet in white cotton with blue and pink beads around the edge. Square block pattern with milk written in centre.domestic items, food storage & preservation, handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work

Fine cotton, hand crochet milk jug cover.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Fine cotton double crochet jam pot cover.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Ice Cream tin with two children playing with cats on lid. Scenes of children playing around sides of tinEnglish Toffee/Dairy Bell/Two litres/Ice Confectiondomestic items, food storage & preservation

Large white linen tea cosy cover. Blue machine embroidered blossom tree with peacock. Scalloped edge in blue hemstitched hem.domestic items, ornaments / decorative, food storage & preservation

Miniature biscuit tin used as a sample.Steam Biscuit Factorydomestic items, food storage & preservation

Spice Tin, round, 4.5cm diam with special lid; push/press to open.McKenzie & Co Australiadomestic items, food storage & preservation

From the kitchen of Abigail Schwerkolt and used in the Christmas puddings or her grandchildren. This must have been after 1966, because of decimal currency. Donor found these when cleaning out the house in 1994.Six Sterling silver Christmas Pudding Charms.Chardwicksdomestic items, food storage & preservation, metalcraft, sterling silver

Found in the backyard of 19 Lithgow ave, BlackburnSmall square bottle of light green thick glass with a chipped mouth. Embossed with' James Dickenson & Co Shield Brand Coffee Essence' down one side of the bottle.James Dickenson & Co Shield Brand Coffee Essenceglass technology, bottles, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Part of the Bette Jones Milk Jug Cover Collection.A cream crotchet round milk jug cover with green glass beads and a centre crocheted cup and saucer in cream with a green edge.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Cover for milk jug; used during 1930's and 1940's before refrigeration, by Betty McPheeCrocheted circular piece, cream cotton centre; bordered edge 4 cm wide with 16 glass beadshandcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Milk jug cover used pre-refrigeration during 1930's and 1940's, by Betty McPheeRound ecru/croom crochet cover , centre 3-dimensional cup with yellow edge, yellow edge also surrounding saucer; trimmed with yellow glass beadshandcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Milk jug cover such as used pre-refrigeration during 1930's and 1940's. Owner Betty McPheeCream double net square with green stitching at edge. 3 cm crocheted border trimmed with cream and pink beadshandcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Milk jug cover such as used pre-refrigeration during 1930's and 1940's. Owner Betty McPheeCream, oblong crocheted milk jug cover; 4 cm shell pattern edge trimmed with red glass beadshandcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Milk jug cover used by Betty McPhee during 1930's and 1940's.Cream crochet, 25 cm milk jug cover as used in 1930's and 1940's before refrigeration. Design: rings of yellow and blue glass beadsdomestic items, food storage & preservation, handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work

Ice boxes became available when ice was cheaply manufactured. The ice was delivered daily or three times a week. Ice chest used at family home in Clifton Hill and then bought to 12 Charles Street, Nunawading in 1956Two door green chest - top section for ice, bottom section for food - lined with an insulation material which is covered with an enamelled metal. Provision made to drain water away.Pure Airdomestic items, food storage & preservation

`Belonged to Norm Foun. Originally contained dried milk.Tall round tin with words 'Nestle Milk 'and picture of people on a boat. Empty.Use by December 84 R M 662domestic items, food storage & preservation

White cotton bag with blue writing and illustrations on front.The Ship Brand Cornflower ----|Packed 5 lbs Uncle Toby's Oats.domestic items, food storage & preservation

Metal Tin with perforated lid.domestic items, food storage & preservation

Tin which contained tea leaves. Illustration of Kangaroo, Koala and Kookaburra.Bushell Tea of Flovour.domestic items, food storage & preservation