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Mont De Lancey
Marmalade and Vegetable Cutter, Circa 1910
Cast iron marmalade and vegetable cutter, with brass rotary cutter and wooden knob on handle, on a wooden base.'Kent's Patent Marmalade and Vegetable Cutter'vegetable slicers, fruit slicers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Glue Pot
Used by George Warren, Husband of donor who used it for home maintenance.Cast iron pot with handle and inner pot with handle. Used as a double boiler to melt glue for joinery.Letters around pot not very distinct. DD on bottom of inner pot.trades, tools, carpentry -
Greensborough Historical Society
Bottle opener, Crown seal bottle openers, 1940c
Widely used to open early beer or soft drink bottles. The Abbots Lager opener may have been a promotional product for this brand of beer.Cast iron bottle openers, rusted exterior. One plain, unnamed; one labelled Abbots Lager.opener, crown seal beer bottle, cast iron, abbots lager -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Baking Tray
This baking tray may have been used for cooking a variety of foods eg. muffins, scones, cupcakes etc. Nowadays trays are not so heavy as they are made from lighter metal and can be non-stick This tray is historic as it is made from cast iron compared to light metal trays with non stick surfaces in use today. Used by a resident of the Kiewa Valley.Heavy Cast Iron Baking Tray with 12 'cups' joined at the top and with a small 'handle' at each end.cast iron baking tray, cooking -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - SMALL TOBACCO CUTTER
Small black enamelled cast iron tobacco cutter mounted on wooden base. K37 painted underneath.personal effects, smoking accessories, tobacco cutter, tobacco cutter -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Iron Hand, circa 1867 to circa 1871
This is size one of three sizes (Mrs Potts) irons available in the late 1800s and early 1900s which were used for (press) ironing clothes etc. using wood or coal based heaters. The majority of these irons would have been placed on top of wood or coal fuelled stoves. They survived longer in isolated outback regions where electricity had not been connected. The weight of these irons was intentionally heavy so as to press the clothes etc. neatly. These irons were used in an era where stiff collars and creases in particular types of clothing was essentially a social requirementHistorically these irons fulfilled a particular function that was the norm in isolated or semi isolated country locations. Cities and larger towns had professional laundry and pressing shops. In smaller towns and homesteads, wives and relatives would use these heavy irons and required strong arms. In middle and higher levels of society these irons would be used by maids or nannies. Their use was a necessity to conform to the social requirements of acceptable appearances that all clothing worn had been "pressed" clean. In the Kiewa Valley the majority of these irons would have been used by mothers or relatives. Men would hardly have used these irons as society labelled this type of activity as "women's work"This double pointed, heavy and solid cast iron, is a Mrs Potts No. 1 type. It does not have a handle. It was used to iron clothes. Open cavity on top for handle (not included) see KVHS 0369 for No. 3 ironMrs Potts No. 1house hold, ironing, domestic, pressing, clothes appliance -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Iron, Mrs Florence Potts, Late 19th to early 20th century
Sad irons of the 19th century were so named because of the weight 1.8Kg that was needed to press wrinkled clothes and sheets. They were made of solid metal, including the handle. When the iron was heated, this meant that the handle would also heat up. The user would have to use a thick cloth or a mitt of some sort before they could pick up the iron. Even so, burns and blisters, as well as strained, tired arms, were a normal part of the “ironing day.” Mrs Mary Florence Potts of Ottumwa, Iowa, brought a change to the world of ironing. At the age of 19, in 1870, she invented her first sad iron. It had a hollow metal body that could be filled with a non-conducting material such as plaster of Paris. In 1871, Mary invented the removable wood handle, so that it could be changed from the cool iron to one that was hot and ready to use. A final improvement was the shape: Mary made both ends pointed so its user could iron in either direction. All of these inventions were patented under her name, a rarity for the time. Mary, with the help of her husband, tried unsuccessfully to market her invention on her own. It wasn't until she sold the sales rights to the American Manufacturing Company that sales took off. Advertised as "Mrs Potts' sad iron," it became a sensation. The company manufactured the iron from about 1876 to 1951. Mrs Potts' sad iron became a household word and a standard for future inventors to have to surpass. This didn't happen until 1882 when Henry W. Seely patented the first electric iron. The item is significant not only as a usable domestic tool, but it was, at the time of its creation, a revolutionary labour-saving device. Mrs Potts invention remains associated with a housewife's answer to the domestic drudgery of ironing.Iron,"Mrs Potts" pattern iron. Semi-circular or 'D' shaped wood handle and wood knob.Mrs Pottsflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, iron, clothes iron, flat iron, laundry, sad iron, mrs potts -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Machine - Lawn Mower, Alex Shanks & Sons Ltd Engineers Arbroth London, 1903-1925
The firm of Alexander Shanks & Sons Ltd of Arbroath, were engineers, founders and boiler makers the company was incorporated in the year 1893. At the Dens Iron Works, purchased by the firm in the same year, a wide variety of products was manufactured including cranes, hoists, pumps and lawnmowers. In the 1960s the firm was taken over by Alexander Shanks (1801-1845) was an Inventor of the modern lawnmower, who lived in Arbroath Scotland. While credit is usually given to the Englishman Edwin Budding (1795-1846) for the invention of the lawnmower, it is Shanks' machine which was the direct predecessor of the modern mower. Shanks' innovation was a machine which rolled the grass as well as mowing it. Although Shanks himself died at a young age, his son showed the mowers at the Great Exhibition in 1851 which led to a successful business that continued into the 20th century, supplying mowers to cut the tennis courts of Wimbledon, the cricket grounds at Lords and the Old golf course at St Andrews. The firm was also well known for the manufacture of portable steam engines and steam cranes. In 1968, the company was taken over by Giddings & Lewis Fraser Ltd, Engineers of Arbroath. The subject item is a good example of an early lawn mower made by the company that is credited with being the first to patent and manufacture such a machine. The company Alexander Shanks founded was known throughout the world as significant manufactures of large steam machines used from the middle of the 19th century to the first quarter of the 20th century. The subject item is now regarded as a collector's item.Lawnmower, cast iron handles has two wooden ends and two wooden rollers at front. Blades driven by chain fixed to metal roller. Shanks's Standard Chain. Shanks's Standard Chain Arbroth London. Alex Shanks & Sons Ltd Engineers Arbroth Londonflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, hand mower, lawn mower, mower, shanks, arboth -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional object - Suspension Strut Bolt Cap, Circa 1885
From a Melbourne Cable Car Trailer, built by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. circa 1885. It is cast in 2 halves and then the 2 pieces forged together. It is a poor example due to a poor sand system employed. Lack of wear markings suggests this item had not been extensively used or subject to extensive wear.Example of cable car suspension componentsCast item, two halves welded together and painted.ballarat, ballarat tramways, cable car, horse tram -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photograph, Dorothy Wickham, Trajan's Columns, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2016, 09/2016
These original columns are marble, made in 113AD. They come from Rome, Italy and are held in the Cast Courts at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. The collection of casts at the museum is one of the most important in the world. Their original purpose was educational when it was not easy to trail and see original works. they thus provided an opportunity for students to study. The Cast Courts opened in 1873 and allowed the display of large monuments. These galleries are currently divided by nationality. Photograph of a cast of Trajan's Column at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. The column has been displayed in two parts. he massive cast is a tremendous feat of both engineering and casting. Displayed in the Architectural Courts from the time of their opening in 1873, it provided the opportunity for students (and others not able to travel to Rome) to see this iconic monument of the classical world. The cast of the column is made up of sections of plaster reliefs that are attached to an inner chimney built of brick. Each section was individually numbered so that the column could easily be assembled like a giant jigsaw puzzle. (http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/trajans-column/)trajan's column, roman forum, plaster casts -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Try pot, c. 20th century
This try-pot is one of a set of three. Whalers used large iron pots, called try-pots to liquefy large chunks of whale blubber down into oil. Early on in the history of whaling, small whaling boats had no means to process blubber at sea and had to bring it into whaling stations for processing at shore-based try-works. Later, when bay whaling evolved and large scale vessel were utilised for hunting whales, try pots were mounted onto the top deck. This advance had its benefits as the processing facilities were mobile, whalers could move operations to follow whales and discover new whaling grounds. The deceased whale would be tied up alongside the ship, the crewmen cut away the blubber, or outer fat layer, in long strips. They hauled the strips aboard, cut them into smaller pieces, and tossed them into boiling cauldrons on deck to render the fat into oil. The whale oil was stored in barrels in the cargo hold, and brought to put for sale. The oil was much sought after as a good quality fuel tor heating, light and lubrication. Try pots were used in the whaling industry, one of the very early industries in Colonial Australia, including here on the southwest coast of Victoria. The high grade oil was a much sought after product and used for essential services such as fuelling the lights of the lighthouses. Commercial whaling ceased in Australia in 1979.Try pot, one of a set of three. A large cast-iron cauldron of about 200 gallons in capacity. Round metal container with rounded base and flat extended lip. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, try pot, trypot, cauldron, whale oil, whaling, fuel -
Parks Victoria - Maldon State Battery
Scales, platform
Similar to railway platform scales and may have been relocated from the nearby Maldon Railway station. The history of its use at the battery is unknown.Large cast iron platform scale, white painted base with 2 wheels. The cast iron plate sits on top of a base with an inscription. There is white and green floral decoration on the frame, which is attached to the base. The white decorative stand with tray and weight measure attached has an inscription.base- "W. & T. Avery Ltd/makers/London &/Birmingham". Platform- "W. & T. Avery Ltd. Weight measure- LB 14 12 10 8 6 4 2" -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Newcombe timber company Seal, Mid to Late 19th century
Newcombe and Co traded as timber merchants And iron mongers in Koroit Street in the later part of the 19th century and early 20th century. It was destroyed by fire in March 1918.A commonly used office item which is well linked to a long established business in Warrnambool.Cast iron rectangular base with arch form leading to handle. Painted black and decorated with gold scroll work. Orange line around rectangular base. The seal is operated by pushing down the handle which stamps on paper which would be placed between the circular stamp and the base plate.warrnambool, company seal, embossing seal, newcombe timber company, koroit street -
Orbost & District Historical Society
charcoal iron, early 20th century
Following the use of flat irons the base of the iron was made into a container to put glowing coals inside it and keep it hot a bit longer. This was called a charcoal iron. It had a hinged lid and air holes to allow the charcoal to keep smouldering. They are sometimes called ironing boxes, or charcoal box irons, and may come with their own stand.This item is an example of a domestic appliance in common usage before the advent of electricity.This is a charcoal iron which was heated by burning charcoal inside it. It is made of iron and has wooden handles, one on top for lifting it and one on the catch at the front that keeps the iron closed. Both of these handles were needed to load the iron with charcoal easily. As wood does not conduct heat well, these handles made the task of filling the iron much easier. The holes around the base of the iron are for letting the fumes out.Top- "M.G."iron-charcoal domestic -
Orbost & District Historical Society
pump, late 19th -early 20th century
Hand operated water pumps were used to supply water prior to the widespread use of windmill pumps, electric pumps and city water systems. Usually an old pump was made from cast iron, wood or tin. Pumps were very important to people up through the 19th century as farm houses seldom had indoor plumbing with running water. These pumps were also used for outdoor irrigation or laundry purposes.Hand operated water pumps were important before indoor plumbing was adequate. An iron water pump - hand-operated by a lever to the side. A plunger moves up and down (missing). It has a spout and has been painted brown.pump-water irrigation rural -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - QUARTZ MINERS ARMS HOTEL, IRON BARK, Circa 1860
Photograph - sepia. Photography by Mrs Cook, (nee Jamieson), watch Makers Iron Bark. Quartz Miners Arms Hotel and store, Marong and Inglewood Roads, Iron Bark, Bendigo.The Iron Bark Hotel was burnt and the site is now included in the 'Little 180' Miners Lease. A piece of paper 'Hotel becomes a church', Age 27th March, 1920. The Quartz Miners Arm delicensed Hotel is now the Methodist Church. A piece of paper with Fri.3rd Nov.1893 - Funeral of Senior Constable Sheridan 1890 and Sat.4th Nov. 1893, Robbery at Messrs. Scholten and Marsh 1890,W. Wilkie, injured , Catherine 1890, other hand written things written on it. eg. Long Gully Library Thurs. Nov 9 - 93, mary Kennedy married Nove. '93, Maffie married Aug. 1893, Miks(?) married 1892,Mrs Cook(Miss Jamieson) Watch maker, Iron Bark.buildings, hotel, quartz miners arms hotel, iron bark, quartz miners arms hotel, iron bark, bendigo. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and white, Geoff Biddington, Photographs by Geoff Biddington, 1967, c1967
Image if a cast iron spiral staircase in St Peter's Anglican Church, Ballarat. The staircase leads to the choir loft.geoff biddington, cast iron, ballarat, architecture, stairway -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Weights - 2 in Set
Used as a weight to measure goods in a store prior to the introduction of packaging.Imperial weight used to weigh goods prior to packaging.Cast iron solid bell shaped weight with a handle at the narrow end at the top. There is a large one and smaller one.Large one has 7 lb inscribed on the handle.weights. shop. store. scales. -
Sunshine and District Historical Society Incorporated
D324 WRENCH - H. V. McKay, H. V. McKay Pty. Ltd, Early 1900's
This type of wrench or spanner was used as a service tool for H. V. McKay Pty. Ltd. manufactured agricultural machinery. This specific tool belonged to Albert (Bert) Montgomery of 11 Kamarooka St, Albion. Bert Montgomery was born in Sunshine and in 1910 was apprenticed as a carpenter with Sunshine Harvester Works, where he worked as a wood machinist. On 19 August 1914, while still an apprentice, he enlisted in the First AIF. He left McKay's and started business as a builder probably just prior to WW2. After the war he joined the Shire of Braybrook as Assistant Building Surveyor until he retired. In 1962 Bert and his friend Jack Causon (proprietor of an Anderson Road second hand store that previously was Les James grocery) were on a fishing trip to Lake Tooliorook (aka Ettrick) near Lismore, Victoria. Their boat capsized and both fishermen were drowned. Bert was a Past President of Sunshine RSL and at that time it was reported that his funeral was the largest that Sunshine had seen. The information about Bert Montgomery was supplied by a Committee member of the Sunshine & District Historical Society Inc. who spoke to Montgomery's daughter, who also donated the tool. This tool serves as a reminder of the large H. V. McKay agricultural manufacturing works that once existed in Sunshine. The tool is associated with the works, and the design is significant enough for images of the tool to be used in an artistic mural, which is painted on the Eastern Pillar of the new H. V. McKay Footbridge in Sunshine, Victoria 3020.Curved double ended rusty cast iron wrench with 4 open slots plus 2 closed slots'H V McKAY' on one side and 'D324' on the reverse sideh. v. mckay pty. ltd, d324, d324 wrench, d324 spanner, agricultural spanner, antique wrench, agricultural tool, albert montgomery, jack causon, lake tooliorook -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia
Cast Iron Garden Ornament. Lady in Long Dress, arms reaching up holding oval shaped objectstawell, mining -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Pot
Pot cast iron with lid and bent swivel handle, rusted. Manufactured by T and C Clark, Co Ltd. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, cast iron pot -
Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
Functional object - Fire-tools, Fire-Tongs
Metal Tongs - 70cm. Rusted cast iron. One arm broken, with ornate handle and turned circular ornamentation. -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Tool - Large Spanner, North East Region Water Authority, Wodonga
The large wrench was used by the Wodonga Waterworks Trust and Sewerage Authority, which were established in 1897, and had the responsibility for providing Wodonga's drinking water and managing the wastewater. In 1923 a Wodonga Waterworks Trust referendum to provide funding for new infrastructure to supply more water of better quality to Wodonga was passed. This included building the Wodonga Water Tower and it was completed in 1924. It supplied water to Wodonga until 1959, when it was drained and decommissioned after the No 1 Basin on Huon Hill was completed in 1958. In 1983 the Wodonga Waterworks Trust and the Wodonga Sewerage Authority became part of the Wodonga Council. And by 1989 a filtration plant at Huon Hill was completed, which provided filtered water of improved quality to Wodonga, in accordance with the World Health Organisation’s guidelines. In 1994 the Kiewa Murray Region Water Authority took over the Wodonga Council’s water and wastewater operations, and then in 1999 the Kiewa Murray Region Water Authority combined with the Ovens Region Water Authority and became the North East Region Water Authority or NERWA. NERWA then became known as North East Water. The large spanner has local significance due to its use by the Wodonga Waterworks Trust and Sewerage Authority, and donation from the North East Region Water Authority. It also has wider historical significance as an example of the equipment used in the management of water in Victoria and Australia.Large cast iron spanner with some red/brown rust corrosion and light brown ingrained surface dirt.north east region water authority, nerwa, wodonga sewerage authority, north east water, n.e. water, wodonga, large spanners, spanner, wodonga waterworks trust -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Salters Family Scales No.50
Metallic scales with cast iron base. Measurements go up to 28lbs. Brass dial. Metal dish attached.Engraved on main dial "Salters Family Scales No.50. Silvesters Patent to weigh 28lb by 2oz" -
Mont De Lancey
Heel Shave and 2 Heels
Wandin Thomas Sebire JP (1867-1960) learnt boot-making as a young man. In a small workshop on his property in Sebire Avenue, Wandin he made boots for family, friends & neighbours. He also repaired boots & made other small leather articles. Bootmaking is a complex process requiring a variety of tools. The leather is cut to shape, glazed & burnished (polished) with heated irons. The pieces are stretched onto, & nailed to, a wooden last to form the boot. Once attached to the insole, the boot is finished on a metal last. Uppers are stitched with waxed thread through holes made with an awl. Heels comprise pieces nailed together & neatened with a heel shave. Metal plates, short nails or hob nails driven into the sole & heel, often in a pattern, improved durability.Cast Iron Heel Shave. 1 larger Leather heel piece. 1 smaller Leather heel piece.bootmaking tools, shaves -
Mont De Lancey
Knife Cleaner, Circa 1910
'Dura' 6 1/2" cast iron, hand-cranked, rotary disc knife cleaner, painted red."Dura Knife Cleaner" "Trade Mark Provisionally Patented" "British Made"knife cleaners -
Mont De Lancey
Knife Cleaner, Circa 1910
'Federal No. 2' 12" diameter hand-cranked, cast iron, rotary disc knife cleaner and a wooden handle."Improved Federal Knife Cleaner"knife cleaners -
Mont De Lancey
Whisk with Glass Jar, Circa 1895
Cast iron and tinplate whisk/mixer/butter churn with glass jar. Hand-cranked with wooden knob on handle.'Modelle Bepose'butter churns, whisks -
Mont De Lancey
Apple Parer, Corer, Slicer, Goodell Co, Circa 1898
These large mechanical parers are generally referred to as 'commercial' apple parers. However, they were used in the kitchens of large households, as well as hotels and by commercial apple processors. These are fascinating contraptions, particularly when seen in motion.Cast iron 'Dandy' apple parer, corer and slicer on a wooden base. Mechanically complex with cams, gears and levers.Goodell Co. Antrim NH Pat. Nov. 16 1886 Mar. 13 and May 8 1888apple corers, apple peelers -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Weapon - Cannon, n.d
Large cast iron cannon. Described as 32 Pounder Smooth Bore Muzzle Loading Gun. Serial no. 77386.