The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories. 1880s women's dress featured tightly fitting bodices with very narrow sleeves and high necklines, often trimmed at the wrists with white frills or lace. This example may have had its sleeves removed post construction.Grey coloured silk taffeta, ‘tailed’ woman’s waistcoat with cream silk panels. It would appear that the sleeves have been removed. women's clothing, fashion - melbourne - 1880s, bodices, vests

Greeting card with original photograph on cover featuring a leatherman on a motorbike, with leather chaps, vest, hat and sunglasses.leather

When celluloid was invented and first came to prominence in the 1870s, dolls were nearly all breakable and fragile--bisque and china dolls were easily shattered and papier mache and wax easily ruined. So doll companies started experimenting with celluloid to mould dolls. By the early 1900s, celluloid dolls were plentiful, since celluloid was easily moulded and generally inexpensive. Celluloid is one of the first synthetic plastics. It is a plastic created from wood products that includes cellulose nitrate and camphor. However Celluloid is flammable and deteriorates easily if exposed to moisture, and can be prone to cracking and yellowing with certain formulations. Celluloid dolls were produced as late as the 1950s, but the vast majority were produced from 1900 through the 1940s. The knitted outfit was made by an unrecorded home knitter probably as a present for a child. A very small celluloid doll dressed as a boy in fine hand -knitted hat, vest, jacket and pants.celluloid, dolls, knitting, wool, craftwork, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, toys

Used as a Vest Pocket ContainerBlue background Tobacco Tin , Medium Strength Capstan Navy Cut.personal effects, smoking accessories, containers, commercial

Scottish figurehead with red tartan kilt, green jacket & yellow vest. Scroll missing on left hand side.Gaelic scroll "A chighearng Bheannaichte" "This ship has the blessing of God"

Small oval head and shoulder portrait of a man wearing a jacket, vest and watch chain. He has a beard.T. M. Cleaves, View Point Eagle Hawkphotograph, portrait, male, portrait of a man, t m cleaves

Brown furry material. Bear shape, Yellow & tan cloth vest. White cloth & red button eyes toys, presents, children, stuffed toy, bear

worn by the designated ambulance co-ordinator at a disaster or mass casualty eventFluorescent white plastic vest with Ambulance Maltese cross logo centre front. Comes in a blue vinyl bag. Ambulance Coordinatorambulance co-ordinator

Hand tinted tintype photograph showing a seated man with a beard, moustache and whiskers wearing a coat and vest. Cheeks are rosypatrick quinn, kelly gang, ned kelly, edward kelly

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large collection of photographs. Photograph of a white ute loaded with farm machinery and equipment, with a man in a blue vest and hat and a woman standing near the tray.[catalogue number written on reverse in pencil]churchill island, photograph

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decade.Black and white photograph of two sailboats and a dingy pulled up near the shoreline. Two men in vests stand on the mud.Stamped on reverse 'Photograph by Information Branch Victorian Dept. of Agriculture Ref. No. 1978(541-4)'churchill island, amess

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a horse pulling a hay raker with a person in a high-vis vest watching from the right hand side of the frameCatalogue number written on reverse in pencil Written in pen on reverse 'Young horse pulling C.I. hay rake Churchill Island Easter Festival 30/3/2013'churchill island, photograph

The full costume used traditionally by ladies in the 16th to 19th century AD. Here used by Thessaloniki Association in Greek dances, parades and theatrical performances as a traditional costumeHistorical significance for the purposes it was used by Thessaloniki Association "The White Tower", in functions, dancing and parades.Red velvet girl's dancing costume vest with embroidery along outside and sleeves. Part "B" of a four piece costume.girl, dancing, costume, vest, βλαχοπούλα, γιλέκο, greek, στολή, plutarch

About the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games donor Doug Pleasance wrote- During the 1980's the Australian wool industry was at its most prosperous times with record numbers of sheep producing wool receiving ever increasing values due to the success of the Reserve Price Scheme, and the overall guidance of the Australian Wool Corporation (AWC). As a humble technician, my role was a low profile newly created position of Controller, Technical Marketing where wool was to be marketed on its technical properties, as distinct from the Product Marketing Group which exploited the traditional high profile approach of marketing wool;s superior fashion attributes. The Woolmark was the tool central to this approach. The 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games saw an evolutionary change in designer selection. A Declaration of Interest Form was communicated to over forty potential designers. The task and especially tight timelines that were involved deterred many aspirants, however, there remained eight designers with the potential we were seeking. These eight designers were paid $3,000 per submission and the winning designer, Wendy Powitt, was paid $15,000. For the first time the judging panel included two athletes, one male swimmer and one female basketballer, their influence was pivotal. The ensemble consisted of three elements- 1. The Official Uniform which was used for travel and all official functions. This included: a tailored blazer and trouser/skirt (all water repellent) by Fletcher Jones, pure wool olive-green faille fabric by Foster Valley, cotton PE formal shirt by Pelaco, pure wool knitwear by Spangaro, printed wool tie by TD Noone, wool nylon socks by Holeproof and footwear by Hush Puppy. 2. Opening Ceremony Uniform a lightweight wool fabric printed with floral designs that had been inspired by the work of Australian artist Margaret Preston. This included: Lightweight W/PE shorts by Fletcher Jones in Foster Valley Fabric, socks by Holeproof and footwear by Hush Puppy. 3. Village Clothing was designed to be highly visible garments to make it easy to  spot the Aussie and helped to contribute to good team spirit. This included: A pure wool shirt featuring blocks of contrasting colours, and a newly developed stretch 50:50 wool/cotton fabric by Bradmill was made into shorts and jeans by Fletcher Jones.Olive green knit vest with gold buttons. On the left breast is the Australian emblem with the Olympic rings and "Barcelona 1992" underneath it.BARCELONA 19921992 barcelona olympics, sport, athletes, fashion, design, uniform

Black silk satin vest with centre front opening. Fishnet fabric sides/sleeves. Mandarin collar. The vest is lined with cotton fabric with stiffened interfacing. There are two black lace extensions at centre front. The front and back are covered with intricate embroidery with black and gold beading. There are hook and eye fasteners at the front.vest, beading

Pale blue and white diamond patterned sleeveless tabard vest. Diamonds 14cms x 6.5cms. Vest is in two panels, joined at the shoulders, with a 9.5 x 2cm tab attached to the vest, front and back at the hipline with two small pearl buttons. Boat shaped neckline. Formerly owned by Margaret (Nell) Timbs nee Heider who worked at Hanro in the Finishing Department about 1935. Donated by her daughter Yvonne Knipe who worked at Hanro in the Office from 1961, then at John Brown until 1968.Hanro Swiss Inspired Dupont ORLON SW Stamped on the back RHS hemline MEDIUMScostume, female, knitted vest

This camera went ashore at Gallipoli on the first day of the invasion 25/04/1915.Metal silver Vest Pocket Kodak Camera. Rectangular box type with scissor pop out lens. Bellows made of leather During WW1 it was marketed as a camera suitable for soldiers due to size and portability, often referred to as "The soldiers camera". It has small shutter release button mounted above the lens plate and below the lens there is a slider for choice of apertures, It originally used A127 autographic roll film. The case is small leather black rectangular shaped with flap and press stud to keep shut.On plate holding the lens-:VEST POCKET KODAK Patented Mar 4,1902,May 6,1913 On bronze piece surrounding the lens -: 25BT50 clear ...brilliant tripod gray 1/2 sec ...dull 3/4 sec...very 01 sec Made by Eastman Kodak Co Rochester USA Autotime patent 1908 cloud marine distant view ave rge view nearview portrait No markings on leather case.

Application for aid - Non-Vested school dated 16 October 1861 from John E. Thompson to the Commissioners of National education.Application for aid - Non-Vested school dated 16 October 1861.education, harkaway national school, national board of education, denominational schools board, thompson, john edward., non-vested schools

Worn by Margaret Skey in 1980'sRed ladies two piece suit, vest top and long skirt with front slit. DIO brand, size 14, polyester/viscose rayon with polyester lining. Vest with self covered buttons and three pocket flaps.|See NA376 black blouse worn with this red suit (Gone to dry cleaners- 30/11/05costume, female

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Frank Wright in suitSmall Black and white photo of Frank Wright dressed in a three piece suit, with a phob watch on his vest standing outside a homefrank wright

Black & White studio photograph. Un-captioned. 3/4 length male aged approx thirty, dark suit & vest moustache.Yeoman & Co Bendigophotograph, person, male

The sport had its origins during the Depression of the 1930s when teams were formed to keep young women fit and healthy. The sport became more organised during the 1940s with a system of scoring developed to ensure teams could compete against one another. Points were deducted for lack of precisions, dressing, movement and length of pace. At its peak marching competitions drew large crowds of spectators. Teams marched not only in competitions but also frequently appeared in parades and social occasions. Jim Trewin trained Orbost's Marching Girls' team, the Waratahs, and served as vice president of the East Gippsland Marching Girls' zone. His wife, Doris, acted as chaperon Together with a trophy, a chaperone's blazer and photos this uniform forms part of the history of the Orbost Marching Girls group.An Orbost Marching Girls' uniform It has a white pleated skirt, a long-sleeved white blouse and a red velvet vest with 6 gold buttons. There is a badge on the left shoulder. A red ribbon is attached to the blouse as a bow tie. On the vest shoulders are white tabs with gold buttons. The skirt and blouse are made of cotton. A pair of short white gloves are included.On badge- Victorian Girls Marching Associationuniform marching-girls leisure clubs recreation

Child's sleeveless wool vest in light brown. Criss cross pattern in dark brown and other patterns in blue, red and green. V neck.Tailored for perfect fit Sutex Pure Wool 36costume, children's

Used by the local Infant Welfare CentreCelluloid doll dressed in pinned white nappy and cream coloured knitted vest with small bow. Arms and legs move into lying or sitting positiontoys, children, presents, doll, celluloid

Black dinner suit. Comprising tails coat, and white vest with three pearl buttons. Accompanied by bow tie. Size SM. Trousers missing. bow ties, wedding accessories, wedding clothing, waistcoats, clothing accessories

From Abbott Family album (Box 892). Richard.Hartley Smith Abbott was the stepson of J.H. Abbott and son of Ann Smith and Richard Hartley Smith (Record 5847) A Bartlett Bros Bendigo sepia head and shoulders photo of Richard H.S. Abbott dated 1899 wearing a checked vest and jacket- two copies.In ink on reverse 'Richard H.S. Abbott 1899'r h s abbott, bartlett bros.