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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Household, Tea tin, Late 19th century
... Tea tin...This tin comes from the Melbourne firm of Rolfe and Co. and would have held tea. ...A small hole has been pierced in the top of the tin...A small hole has been pierced in the top of the tin Tea tin Household ...This tin comes from the Melbourne firm of Rolfe and Co. and would have held tea. Rolfe & Co. was established by George Rolfe (Senior) in 1854 as a wholesale wine, spirit and provisions business. George Rolfe was a member of the Upper House of the Victorian Government from 1860 to 1862 and in 1867. He died in 1871 and his son, also George, succeeded him as the managing director of the business. This George Rolfe (1837-1919) came to Australia with his family in 1849 and lived first in South Australia and then came to Melbourne, joining his father’s business, George Rolfe was a keen farmer and fisherman and after holidaying in Warrnambool for some time, bought, in the early 1870s, the property at the mouth of the Hopkins River which he named Lyndoch after the town in South Australia. He came frequently to Warrnambool. He later extended his farming interests which included the properties of Fairy Hill and Shipley. George Rolfe married Jane Ann Lake in 1891 and the Lyndoch property passed to two of his stepdaughters. Today the Rolfe property is the site of an aged care facility. The business of Rolfe & Co. continued well into the 20th century.This tin is of great interest as a memento of George Rolfe of Lyndoch, Warrnambool and his Melbourne business, Rolfe & Co. George Rolfe was a prominent person in the Warrnambool district in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This is a metal container, rectangular in shape. It originally held tea. The sides of the tin have painted lettering regarding the contents and the supplier. This paint was originally in yellow, blue and brown tonings. The lid is round and slots into the rounded opening. The tin has been re-painted in a silver colour on the top and inside. The tin, especially the lettering on the sides, is much rusted and in some places the words are illegible. A small hole has been pierced in the top of the tin‘Rolfe’s Tea’ ‘Rolfe & Co. Ltd 300 King Street Melbourne’ rolfe & co, george rolfe senior, george rolfe junior, lyndoch, warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Box, Tin Box McGennan
... Tin Box McGennan...Members of the McGennan family were also important business people in Warrnambool, being involved in the hotel business and civic affairs for many years. The tin box may have been used to house family papers or business documents during Peter McGennan’s life and it was used to house his estate papers after his death. ...This is a rectangular tin box with the black paint on the outside peeling and yellow paint inside. ...Tin Box McGennan Box ...Peter McGennan (1839-1920) arrived in Warrnambool in the 1870s and established a cooperage in Kepler Street and a boating business on the Hopkins River. He rebuilt the boating establishment after a fire in 1876. In 1896 McGennan established a Box and Case Factory in Davis Street (Merrivale Drive), importing timber from New Zealand, using chartered vessels and his own ships which included the ‘Speculant’. The box factory was a successful venture employing over 30 men until it was destroyed by fire in 1923. Peter McGennan was involved in the establishment of the Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory at Allansford and the Warrnambool Woollen Mill. He was a Director of the latter company until his death. Members of the McGennan family were also important business people in Warrnambool, being involved in the hotel business and civic affairs for many years. The tin box may have been used to house family papers or business documents during Peter McGennan’s life and it was used to house his estate papers after his death. Many of these documents are in the collection of the Warrnambool &District Historical Society.This box is of some importance as it belonged to a prominent Warrnambool businessman and his family. It has social significance as an example of the type of storage items used early in the 20th century to hold documents etc.This is a rectangular tin box with the black paint on the outside peeling and yellow paint inside. There is a metal lock which has no key. There is a small handle on the top added to the tin surface. The name ‘P.J.McGennan’ is painted on the front side in yellow paint.‘P.J.McGennan’ A typed label on faded yellow adhesive tape ‘Estate P.J.McGennan’ peter mcgennan, p j mcgennan, peter mcgennan metal box, mcgennan box factory, mcgennan warrnambool -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBottle opener, Metal bottle opener or can opener, 1952c
... Metal bottle opener or can opener...Functions include corkscrew, can-opener and bottle opener....Metal with corkscrew, bottle opener and can opener....Metal with corkscrew, bottle opener and can opener. Metal bottle opener or can opener Bottle opener Henry Squire and Sons ...Multi-purpose opener in common use in the mid 20th century. Functions include corkscrew, can-opener and bottle opener.Metal with corkscrew, bottle opener and can opener."Buckle proof blue blade" and "Made by Henry Squire and Sons" etched into handle.bottle opener, can opener, corkscrew, henry squire and sons -
Woods' Farming and Heritage MuseumBiscuit Tin
... Biscuit Tin...Square tin...Woods' Farming and Heritage Museum 109 Wimmera Highway Rupanyup grampians Christmas scene on front. Red sides. Square tin Biscuit Tin Biscuit Tin ...Square tinChristmas scene on front. Red sides. -
Woods' Farming and Heritage MuseumCake Tin, Tin
... Tin...Octagonal tin....Woods' Farming and Heritage Museum 109 Wimmera Highway Rupanyup grampians Rich Cherry Fruit Cake Octagonal tin. Tin Cake Tin ...Octagonal tin.Rich Cherry Fruit Cake -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Functional Object, Ration pack (x2) gold plated tin
... Ration pack (x2) gold plated tin...1) metal tin with the following contents - curry powder pouch, matches, instant coffee, several unidentified pouches. 2) closed tin 2x food ration tins...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Ration pack 1) metal tin with the following contents - curry powder pouch, matches, instant coffee, several unidentified pouches. 2) closed tin 2x food ration tins Ration pack (x2) gold plated tin Functional Object Functional Object ...1) metal tin with the following contents - curry powder pouch, matches, instant coffee, several unidentified pouches. 2) closed tin 2x food ration tinsration pack -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Functional Object, Tin army emergency ration
... Tin army emergency ration...tin - emergency ration, dark green, unknown contents (possibly spam), key on top of tin....Tin army emergency ration Functional Object Functional Object ...tin - emergency ration, dark green, unknown contents (possibly spam), key on top of tin.Australian army emergency rationration, emergency, ration -
Gippsland Vehicle CollectionTins, Mac's Shortbread Tin
... Mac's Shortbread Tin...tin...Mac's Shortbread Tin...Gippsland Vehicle Collection 1a Sale Road Maffra gippsland tin biscuit mac s shortbread biscuit tin tartan Mac's Shortbread Tin Mac's Shortbread Tin Tins ...Mac's Shortbread Tintin, biscuit, mac s, shortbread, biscuit tin, tartan -
Stawell Historical Society IncFunctional object - Realia, Motorists First Aid Tin
... Motorists First Aid Tin...Grey and Red Tin...First Aid cross white on red background Grey and Red Tin Motorists First Aid Tin Functional object Realia ...to be taken in car on trips for snake bite, etc.Grey and Red TinMotorists Compact First Aid outfits. Procontrol Laboratories: rec 83 83 Ackland Street St Kilda, Vic. First Aid cross white on red background -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Functional object - Tobacco Tin, Havelock Tobacco Tin
... Havelock Tobacco Tin...Green tobacco tin....PERSONAL EFFECTS Smoking Accessories COMMERCE Containers Havelock Ready Rubbed Tobacco 2oz net when packed. Green tobacco tin. Havelock Tobacco Tin Functional object Tobacco Tin ...Belonged to donor's mother-in-law, the late Mrs D.Keene.Green tobacco tin.Havelock Ready Rubbed Tobacco 2oz net when packed.personal effects, smoking accessories, commerce, containers -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchMemorabilia, Tin
... Tin...Tobacco tin - Round...Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch 16 Station Street Ringwood melbourne Three Nuns on the reverse NAAFI Stores for HM Forces Tobacco tin - Round Tin Memorabilia Memorabilia ...Tobacco tin - RoundThree Nuns on the reverse NAAFI Stores for HM Forces -
Charlton RSL Sub BranchEquipment - Ammunition tin, Metal ammunition tin
... Metal ammunition tin....Metal ammunition tin. ...Govt Explosives 6 WD 51X Metal ammunition tin. Metal ammunition tin. Equipment Ammunition tin. ...Metal ammunition tin. 27349. 303BDR. H?%. MK&. SV140. HE*CO? S6. 303 MK7. Govt Explosives 6 WD 51X -
Charlton RSL Sub BranchEquipment - Ammunition tin, Metal ammunition tin
... Metal ammunition tin...Metal ammunition tin...FUSED WT AI PROSPRIOUS (Badly worn) Inside label mention of ‘naval’. Metal ammunition tin Metal ammunition tin Equipment Ammunition tin ...Metal ammunition tinSHELL. ?? FUSED WT AI PROSPRIOUS (Badly worn) Inside label mention of ‘naval’. -
Federation University Historical CollectionEquipment, Tin of carbon rods
... Tin of carbon rods...A tin full of carbon rods...A carbon rod is also used in batteries. ballarat school of mines carbon carbon rod arc lighting electricity henry sutton theatre projector gem pictures On box found with carbon rods: "Siemens-Planiawerke aktiengesellaschaft fur kohlefabrikate berline-Lichtenberg Made in Germany jede kohle trägt unseren vollen firmenstempel Translation: Siemens Planiawerke A corporation limited by shares producing carbon in Berlin-Lichtenberg Each carbon carries our full company stamp A tin full of carbon rods Tin of carbon rods Equipment Siemens-Planiawerke Siemens-Planiawerke ...The carbon rods were either used by 'Gem Pictures' or in the study of 'Electricity and Magnetism' at the Ballarat School of Mines. In electricity a current is conducted through carbon rod between the electrode holder and the arc in carbon arc lighting or welding. A carbon rod is also used in batteries. A tin full of carbon rodsOn box found with carbon rods: "Siemens-Planiawerke aktiengesellaschaft fur kohlefabrikate berline-Lichtenberg Made in Germany jede kohle trägt unseren vollen firmenstempel Translation: Siemens Planiawerke A corporation limited by shares producing carbon in Berlin-Lichtenberg Each carbon carries our full company stampballarat school of mines, carbon, carbon rod, arc lighting, electricity, henry sutton, theatre, projector, gem pictures -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumDomestic object - Bread tin, 1940's
... Bread Tin...Rectangular handmade bread tin...Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street Tatura the-murray Made by internee at Camp 3, Tatura and used for cake making bread tin hoefer family camp 3 tatura ww2 camp 3 domestic cooking Rectangular handmade bread tin Bread Tin Domestic object Bread tin ...Made by internee at Camp 3, Tatura and used for cake makingRectangular handmade bread tinbread tin, hoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, cooking -
Charlton RSL Sub BranchEquipment - Army mess tin, Vietnam era metal army mess tin
... Vietnam era metal army mess tin....Metal mess tin with handle....Equipment Army mess tin ...Metal mess tin with handle.Stokes Melb. 65.66.058. 5567 6 193 -
Charlton RSL Sub BranchEquipment - Ammunition tin, Metal ammunition tin
... Metal ammunition tin...Metal ammunition tin with rust ...Charlton RSL Sub Branch RSL Clubrooms 11 Armstrong Street Charlton, 3525 goldfields None visiable Metal ammunition tin with rust Metal ammunition tin Equipment Ammunition tin ...Metal ammunition tin with rust None visiable -
Charlton RSL Sub BranchEquipment - Ammunition tin, Metal ammunition tin
... Metal ammunition tin...Rusted metal ammunition tin...Charlton RSL Sub Branch RSL Clubrooms 11 Armstrong Street Charlton, 3525 goldfields B167. 1 BLSP. 1942 Rusted metal ammunition tin Metal ammunition tin Equipment Ammunition tin ...Rusted metal ammunition tinB167. 1 BLSP. 1942 -
Gippsland Vehicle CollectionTins, Shell, 1 gallon oil tin
... Shell, 1 gallon oil tin......tin...Shell, 1 gallon oil tin...Gippsland Vehicle Collection 1a Sale Road Maffra gippsland shell oil tin gallon one gallon 1 gallon oil tin Shell, 1 gallon oil tin Shell, 1 gallon oil tin Tins ...Shell, 1 gallon oil tinshell, oil, tin, gallon, one gallon, 1 gallon, oil tin -
Kyneton RSL Sub BranchTin, Cigarette tin, 1922 - 1950
... Tin...Cigarette tin......tin...Hinged tin, empty, decorated lid....Hinged tin, empty, decorated lid. Cigarette tin Tin ...Hinged tin, empty, decorated lid.NILE Egyptian cigarettes, Blue background, pyramids, palm trees, and head of Pharoh.cigarettes, tin -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumDomestic object - Bread Tin, 1940's
... Bread Tin...Oblong metal bread tin. Handmade....Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street Tatura the-murray Used by internees at Camp 3 camp 3 ww2 cooking bread tin Oblong metal bread tin. Handmade. Bread Tin Domestic object Bread Tin ...Used by internees at Camp 3Oblong metal bread tin. Handmade.camp 3, ww2, cooking, bread tin -
Mont De LanceyCan opener
... Tin-openers...Cast iron can opener, with a cow's head sculpted on one end....George's grandmother, who died in 1950 aged 82 years. Tin-openers Cast iron can opener, with a cow's head sculpted on one end. ...Belonged to Mrs. J. George's grandmother, who died in 1950 aged 82 years.Cast iron can opener, with a cow's head sculpted on one end.tin-openers -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph - Correspondence, ANZAC Biscuits in a Willow Tin, 25/04/2020
... ANZAC Biscuits in a Willow Tin...Colour photographs of ANZAC biscuits in a willow tin....Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields anzac biscuits willow tin remembrance Colour photographs of ANZAC biscuits in a willow tin. ...Colour photographs of ANZAC biscuits in a willow tin.anzac biscuits, willow tin, remembrance -
Charlton RSL Sub BranchContainer - WW2 Ration Tin, Emergency WW2 Ration tin with lid
... Emergency WW2 Ration tin with lid...Aged with signs of rust, ration tin (empty)...Aged with signs of rust, ration tin (empty) Emergency WW2 Ration tin with lid Container WW2 Ration Tin ...Aged with signs of rust, ration tin (empty)AMF Emergency Ration D. To be consumed when no other rations of any kind are procurable. Consumption of this must be reported at first opportunity. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageDomestic object - Can Opener, Bottle Opener & Corkscrew
... In the 19th century, decades after the invention of canning, there were virtually no can openers. Canned food, such as sardines, came with its own "key" to peel back the tin lid. ...Metal can opener, chromed, with bottle opener, and a corkscrew seated in the handle....In the 19th century, decades after the invention of canning, there were virtually no can openers. Canned food, such as sardines, came with its own "key" to peel back the tin lid. ...It took 15 years to invent the can. It took 100 more to invent a standard way to open it. In the 19th century, decades after the invention of canning, there were virtually no can openers. Canned food, such as sardines, came with its own "key" to peel back the tin lid. Birth of the can One of the oddest things about the can opener is that the can predates it by almost 150 years. Though common today, cans were once military-grade technology. In 1795, Napoleon, to whom the phrase "an army marches on its stomach" is attributed, offered 12,000 francs to anyone who could find a way to preserve food. Without any knowledge of bacteria or their role in food spoilage, scientists didn't even know where to begin. It took 15 years before a chef named Nicholas Appert claimed the prize after successfully jarring food. Soon after that, his countryman Philippe de Girard came up with a variant on Appert's method—metal tins—and sold the idea to the British. Spoiled food, and the sickness it caused, was a widespread problem. The public would have benefited from canned food, but for decades cans were almost exclusively for the army and the navy. The canning process, with its hours of boiling and steaming, its scrupulous cleanliness, its heated metal, and its need for a great deal of disposable material, made canned food far too expensive for anyone but the military. No can openers were needed or even possible. The metal of early cans was too thick to make openers practical. Soldiers and sailors had plenty of sharp objects on hand and made ample use of them when they wanted to eat. During the 19th century, the process of canning was refined and mechanised, and the metal wall of the average can slimmed down enough that a civilian could get it open—if that civilian had the right tool. No one had that tool yet, so early cans had to open themselves. In other words, they came with built-in openers. The result was a confusing but pleasing free-for-all, in terms of product engineering. Each type of food came with its own kind of can, and each kind of can came with its own kind of opener. Tinned fish and meat were often sold in rectangular cans. These cans were fitted with a "key" that would roll down the top of the can. Coffee, beans, and other types of meat were packaged in cylinders with metal strips that could be peeled back with their own kinds of built-in keys. Cans of milk, which didn't need to be completely opened, came with puncture devices. As tinned food became more common, its containers became more regular. A nice cylindrical can became the norm, and, as these cans filled kitchens, more engineers put their minds to finding a convenient way to open all of them. The first standalone can opener worked on a simple principle: point, stab, and pull. From the mid-19th century to the end of World War I, the typical can opener looked roughly like a wrench, if the lower 'jaw' of the wrench were replaced with a blade. People used the blade to puncture the top of the can near its edge, push the upper jaw against the side of the can, and drag the blade through the metal along the rim. Because meat was the first and most popular canned substance, these can openers were often shaped to look like cows and given the nickname 'bully beef can openers'. The bully beef can opener, popular in the mid-19th century, resulted in many lost fingers. Later, a corkscrew was added that was seated in the handle, and could be pulled out for use. Bully beef can openers were so common, effective, and sturdy that they are still frequently available on collectors' sites. Some are advertised as “still working,” and every last one of them is, without a doubt, soaked in the blood of our ancestors. Dragging a sharp blade along the edge of a can is certain to cause injury sooner or later. So once people got a reliable can shape and a reliable way to get the can open, the search was on for a reliable way to get a can open without the possibility of losing a finger. The answer came in 1925, from the Star Can Opener Company of San Francisco. This is probably the first can opener that resembles the one people have in their kitchens today. Instead of using a blade to pry open a metal can, buyers could clamp the edge of the can between two wheels and twist the handle of one of the wheels to move the blade around the lip. The Star can openers weren't perfect. Compared to the bully beef model, they were flimsy and breakable, but they probably prevented a few injuries. Six short years after the Star model came to market, the first electric can opener was invented. It was patented in 1931 by the Bunker Clancey Company of Kansas City, who had already been sued by the Star Can Opener Company for trying sell a double-wheeled can opener like the Star model (the case was dismissed). The electric can opener must have seemed like the wave of the future and a sure-fire seller, but it proved to be too far ahead of its time. In 1931 not that many households had electricity, and those that did weren't interested in buying can openers. The Bunker Clancey Company was subsequently bought by the Rival Company, which still makes small appliances like can openers today. It took another 25 years for electrically powered can openers to become practical. In the 1950s, Walter Hess Bodle and his daughter, Elizabeth Bodle, developed an electric can opener in the family garage. Walter came up with the opener's blades and motor, and Elizabeth sculpted the outside. Their can opener was a free-standing unit that could sit on the kitchen counter. The Udico brand of the Union Die Casting Company put it on the market in time for Christmas in 1956 and had great success with it. Over the next few years it came out in different styles and colours, and, like the bully beef can opener, has become a collector's item. Also like the bully beef model, Udico can openers often still work. They don't make 'em like they used to. Although there have been some design changes and refinements over the last sixty years, there have yet to be any more leaps forward in can opener technology. If you're resentfully opening a can, you are almost certainly doing it using the Star design, manually forcing the can between two wheels, or the Bodle design, clamping the can into a free-standing electrical opener. Whether or not you enjoy your holiday meals, at least you can be happy that you are not getting poisoned by your own food or cutting open your hand with the blade you use to get at it. That's something, right?The can opener, Bottle opener and the corkscrew are still very important and essential items in most kitchens.Metal can opener, chromed, with bottle opener, and a corkscrew seated in the handle.None.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, canning, can opener, corkscrew, bottle opener, kitchen equipment -
Cheese World MuseumTin, Griffith's tea tin 7lb
... Tin...Griffith's tea tin 7lb...Neither Ray nor Joyce married and following the death of her brother Joyce set up the Ray and Joyce Uebergang Foundation which supports the local community. This tea tin is part of the collection of items given into the care of the Cheese World Museum. ...Squat square base Griffith's tea tin. The front has a label printed with a dark blue background and silver writing. ...Full of pink dairy rubbers. Griffith's tea tin 7lb Tin ...The Percy Uebergang family lived at Tooram Park, Allansford from 1912 until 1992. Percy and Myrtle Uebergang's children were twins, Ray and Joyce born in 1926 who lived at Tooram Park until their deaths, Ray in 1986 and Joyce in 1992. Neither Ray nor Joyce married and following the death of her brother Joyce set up the Ray and Joyce Uebergang Foundation which supports the local community. This tea tin is part of the collection of items given into the care of the Cheese World Museum. Uebergang catalogue No.A16.1 Squat square base Griffith's tea tin. The front has a label printed with a dark blue background and silver writing. A small label is affixed at the bottom. Remnants of a white stick-on label at the bottom. A round push-on lid with lip is on top. Full of pink dairy rubbers.CHOICE TEA 7LB net/GRIFFITH'S BROS LTD/Tea, coffee, cocoa & General Merchants/MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, ADELAIDE & BRISBANE/ Trade mark 'SIGNAL' [includes sketch of signal tower]; EXTRA PEKOE FLAVOURD [label on base] Uebergang No.A16.1 -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratFunctional object - Hat box, Tin hat case
... Tin hat case...A large circular tin container for hats decorated with woodgraining....Tin hat case Functional object Hat box ...This box has been in situ at Hymettus cottage since pre 1920s and used as the family's bread box for the horse and bakery cart deliveries from 1940 into the mid 1950s after which it was retired back to the bedroom.A large circular tin container for hats decorated with woodgraining.hat box, tin hat case -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumDomestic object - Bread Tin, 1940's
... Bread tin...Oblong metal bread tin, lined with paper, handmade....Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street Tatura the-murray Used by internees at Camp 3 camp 3 ww2 cooking Oblong metal bread tin, lined with paper, handmade. Bread tin Domestic object Bread Tin ...Used by internees at Camp 3Oblong metal bread tin, lined with paper, handmade.camp 3, ww2, cooking -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumDomestic object - Bread Tin, 1940's
... Bread Tin...Oblong metal bread tin lined with paper. Handmade....Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street Tatura the-murray Used by internees at Camp . ww2 cooking Oblong metal bread tin lined with paper. Handmade. Bread Tin Domestic object Bread Tin ...Used by internees at Camp .Oblong metal bread tin lined with paper. Handmade.ww2, cooking -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Container - Household, Tin Renown Tea, Early 20th century
... Tin Renown Tea...Rectangular metal tin with attached hinged lid.The front of the tin has a dark blue background with a white teapot and palm trees and buildings also in white. ...Text is in red. Tin Renown Tea Container Household ...John Gibson was a tea merchant in Warrnambool in the 1930's and later went on to run a clothing business in Fairy Street Warrnambool which also involved travelling to areas outside of Warrnambool and district farms with a range of clothing. His wife Mary was associated with the Nella Maris cafe in Liebig St where John Gibson was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack. He and his wife Mary were killed in a road accident in May 1965. It was not uncommon for items such as tea and other basic commodities to be purchased in large amounts. In an article on A common item from the early and mid 20th century with a link to a Warrnambool person and family businessRectangular metal tin with attached hinged lid.The front of the tin has a dark blue background with a white teapot and palm trees and buildings also in white. Text is in red.The tea of taste Renown Tea. J Gibson Warrnambool. Nett weight 12lbs.warrnambool, john alexander gibson, renown tea, j gibson warrnambool
