Showing 2106 items
matching wellington road
-
Mont De Lancey
Furniture - Chair
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...Part of a complete dining suite from the home of Mrs. Nell Sebire, 2nd wife of Thomas Sebire. Seat reupholstered 1992.Brown wooden high backed chair with cloth seat cover of floral design.chairs, dining suites, furniture -
Mont De Lancey
Furniture - Chair
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...Part of a complete dining suite from the home of Mrs. Nell Sebire, 2nd wife of Thomas Sebire. Seat reupholstered 1992.Brown wooden high backed chair with cloth seat cover of floral design.chairs, dining suites, furniture -
Mont De Lancey
Book, The Religious Tract Society, Little Christmas and her friends, 1800's
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A story of family life in the 1800's with it's trials and tribulations. Strong religious themes throughout.A small badly damaged brown hardcover book with a floral and lined pattern in black on the front cover and spine including the title Little Christmas and her friends which is difficult to see due to its poor condition. Black and white illustrations throughout with a father and daughter reading depicted on the title page. Book is badly water damaged and mould marks seen. The back cover has The Religious Tract Society symbol is embossed on the back cover. 160p.fictionA story of family life in the 1800's with it's trials and tribulations. Strong religious themes throughout.family life fiction, religous stories -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Hylton Cleaver, The Secret Service at Greyminster, early 1900's
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A mystery schoolboy story set in an English Boys' boarding school - Greyminster, depicting typical House competition, Rugby and general altercations between the pupils.Yellow hardcover children's book with the title printed in brown - The Secret Service at Greyminster by Hilton Cleaver and a brown emblem of a galleon ship underneath. The spine has the title, author and Collins publisher listed. A coloured frontispiece opposite the title page shows two boys in a locker room - one in school uniform and the other draped in a towel after a sporting event. Hylton Cleaver is the author of "Captain Harley" " The Old Order" etc.127p.fictionA mystery schoolboy story set in an English Boys' boarding school - Greyminster, depicting typical House competition, Rugby and general altercations between the pupils.school life, stories for boys, mystery stories -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Horse hames
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...Used on a farm in the late 19th or early 20th century.A pair of tubular steel horse hames which are linked together by a five links chain at the top to two rings. There are two large flat steel hooks attached to the sides with bolts and nuts and it has two metal rings at the bottom. It would have been attached to a horse collar and used to to distribute the load around a horse's neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough. The collar often supports and pads a pair of curved metal or wooden pieces, called hames, to which the traces, which attach to the wagon or plough, of the harness are attached. The collar allows the horse to use its full strength when pulling. It was used in the late 19th or early 20th century.horses, horse accessories, harness, animal accessories, farm equipment, hames -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Horse hames
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...Used on a farm in the late 19th or early 20th century.A pair of handmade wooden horse hames which are linked together by a leather strap at the top. It has leather traces and four metal rings. At the sides there are two long leather strips with chain links attached to each end.One long leather strap is shown in the second photo in Media - not to be confused with all the other tools in the photo. It would have been attached to a horse collar and used to to distribute the load around a horse's neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough. The collar often supports and pads a pair of curved metal or wooden pieces, called hames, to which the traces, which attach to the wagon or plough, of the harness are attached. The collar allows the horse to use its full strength when pulling. It was used in the late 19th or early 20th century.horses, horse accessories, harness, animal accessories, farm equipment, hames -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Swingletree, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A single steel swingletree with a wide bar at the base attached to steel bars make a triangular shape. It was used to balance the pull of a draught horse or other draught animals when pulling a vehicle.horse accessories, swingletree, horses, horse tack -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Swingletree, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A single steel narrow design swingletree with a wide steel bar at the base and is made into a triangular shape. It has two steel loops at each end. It was used to balance the pull of a draught horse or other draught animals when pulling a vehicle.horse accessories, swingletree, horses, horse tack -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Swingletree, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A wide flat green painted wooden triangular shaped swingletree with a steel bar attached under the wooden section. There are two oval rings joined at each end and there is a wider steel bar in the middle with two chain rings joined to it. It was used to balance the pull of a draught horse or other draught animals when pulling a vehicle.horse accessories, swingletree, horses, horse tack -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Horse hames, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...Used on a farm in the late 19th or early 20th century.A pair of shaped steel horse hames which are linked together by a five links chain at the top to two rings. There are two large flat steel hooks attached to the sides with bolts, nuts and rivets and it has two metal rings at the bottom. It would have been attached to a horse collar and used to to distribute the load around a horse's neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough. The collar often supports and pads a pair of curved metal or wooden pieces, called hames, to which the traces, which attach to the wagon or plough, of the harness are attached. The collar allows the horse to use its full strength when pulling. It was used in the late 19th or early 20th century.Indicipherable inscriptionhorses, horse accessories, harness, animal accessories, farm equipment, hames -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object, Horse Collar, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...The horse collar would have been used on draught horses to pull a wagon or plough on farms.A large vintage leather horse collar with leather straps and buckles at the bottom. It is padded possibly with straw and lined with felt, fur or animal hair. It was part of the horse harness used to distribute the load around the horse's neck and shoulders when pulling a plough or wagon. It often supports and pads a pair of curved wooden or metal hames to which the traces of the harness are attached.horse accessories, horses, agriculture, harnesses, horse tack -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Horse Winkers, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...Possibly used as plough winkers on farms in the 19th and 20th century.A pair of vintage leather horse winkers with metal rings and side leather buckles to strap it around the horse's head and eyes. The pole and neck straps are adjustable and can be lengthened and tightened without altering the blinds. The front strap goes around the horse's muzzle. They were possibly Plough Winkers. The bit is missing.horse accessories, horse tack, horses, agriculture -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Horse Winkers, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...Possibly used as plough winkers for horses on farms in the 19th and 20th century.A pair of vintage leather horse winkers with steel rings, a bit and bars and side leather buckles to attach it to the cheek straps of the bridle to help focus the horse's vision to the front. The pole and neck straps are adjustable and can be lengthened and tightened without altering the blinds. The front strap goes around the horse's muzzle. They were possibly Plough Winkers. horse accessories, horse tack, horses, agriculture -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Horse Clippers, A. Martin & Co, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...Used in the 20h century.A pair of vintage hand horse clippers with two steel blades, a lower blade or comb and a moving blade or cutter that work together to cut the hair. It attached with screws to two steel handles with wooden grips attached by brass fitments.Imprinted on the metal joining the blades - 'A. Martin & Co. Manufacturers'horse accessories, horses, horse clippers -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Blacksmith Tongs, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A pair of small vintage handmade blacksmith tongs with two handles called reins, which are riveted together to form a hinge joint for the flat edged tongs. The blacksmith opens and closes the tongs using the handles. They are made of flat mild steel. They were used for holding steel in position and turning it over during forging operations.blacksmithing tools, forging tools, metalworking tools, furnace tongs, tools -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Blacksmith Tongs, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A pair of long handled vintage handmade blacksmith tongs with two handles called reins, which are riveted together to form a hinge joint for the flat edged tongs. The blacksmith opens and closes the tongs using the handles. They are made of flat mild steel. They were used for holding steel in position and turning it over during forging operations.blacksmithing tools, forging tools, metalworking tools, furnace tongs, tools -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Blacksmith Tongs, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A pair of vintage handmade blacksmith tongs with two handles called reins, which are riveted together to form a hinge joint for the long 90 degree right angled flat edged tongs. The blacksmith opens and closes the tongs using the handles. They are made of flat mild steel. They were used for holding steel in position and turning it over during forging operations.blacksmithing tools, forging tools, metalworking tools, furnace tools, tools -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Riding Spur, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...One brass and leather riding spur with a brass rounded or blunt end which has three sharp points attached. It has a rusted buckle on the side of the strap to adjust it to fit the rider's boot. It is designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing the horse to move forward or laterally while riding. They usually are worn in pairs.horses, horse riding equipment, spurs, horse accessories -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Stirrups, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A pair of curved steel riding stirrups which attach to each side of a horse's saddle in the form of a loop with a flat base to support the rider's foot. They are joined to the saddle by a strap and are used in mounting a horse.horses, horse riding equipment, horse accessories, stirrups -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Spanner, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A steel spanner with two heads: one end is open-ended and the other is a ring spanner head.steel, tools, spanners, agricultural equipment, agricultural tools -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Horse Curry Comb, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...Used in the late 19th and early 20th centuryA vintage handmade metal horse curry comb with a turned wooden handle used for grooming horses. It has five metal bands attached to a metal frame with cut out ridges to create a comb effect. horses, horse grooming, horse accessories -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Horse Brush, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...An oval shaped wooden horse brush with short black bristles and a leather strap to hold the hand in place. It was used to groom the horse's body.horses, horse grooming, brushes -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Branding Iron, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A vintage steel branding iron with two prongs with the brand H S on one end and a ring at the other end. It was used to brand livestock on farms. It is the middle iron in the attached photo of three irons.H Sbranding irons, tools, farm equipment, livestock equipment -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Branding Iron, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A vintage long steel branding iron with four prongs with the brand of a circle with a T in the middle one end and a bent ring at the other end. It was used to brand livestock on farms. It is the top iron in the attached photo of three irons.A circle with a 'T' inside brand on one end.branding irons, tools, farm equipment, livestock equipment -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Branding Iron, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A vintage steel branding iron with two prongs with the brand T Q one end and a bent ring at the other end. It was used to brand livestock on farms. It is the bottom iron in the attached photo of three irons.'T Q' brand on one end.branding irons, tools, farm equipment, livestock equipment -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Hoeseshoe, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...An iron curved horseshoe with three square shaped holes on each side for nails to fasten to the bottom of the horse's hoof.horses, horse accessories, horseshoes -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Horseshoe, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A pair of iron 'u' shaped curved horseshoes with two grooves on each side which have four holes each to fasten to the bottom of the horse's hoof. There is a smooth curved indentation at the top of each one. This is the horseshoe on the right in the picture.No.7horses, horse accessories, horseshoes -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Horse Bit, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A decorative ribbed brass horse bit or mullen which is part of a horse's tack with two looped ring attachments at each end. It fits inside the horse's mouth and gives the rider control of the horse's head.horse tack, horse accessories, bridle bits, horse riding equipment, bits -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Hoeseshoe, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A pair of iron 'u' shaped curved horseshoes with two grooves on each side which have four holes each to fasten to the bottom of the horse's hoof. There is a smooth curved indentation at the top of each one. This is the horseshoe on the left in the picture.No.7horses, horse accessories, horseshoes -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Cowbell, Unknown
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley ...A brass cowbell with a brass striker and a handle at the top for the wide black leather strap to go through. The strap has a metal buckle.cowbells, animal bells, bells, animal accessories