By the 19th century, porcelain had become the favored material for doll heads, and starting in the 1830s, high-quality china dolls hit the market. Most of these were made in central Europe, and often the assembly work was done by individual families, which is why many antique china dolls are not marked. German-made china dolls usually have black molded hair and blue eyes. The most common china dolls are Low Brow china dolls, made in the millions in the 1890s (so called because their hairdo has bangs and lays low on their forehead, giving them a "low brow").This doll is a good example of a late 19th century china doll.China-headed doll with soft body. It has a low brow,moulded black hair and is wearing a black dress with a white collar and cuffs. Over the dress is a white pleated, embroidered pinafore. It has a broderie Anglaise petticoat.doll toys china-doll

Fourteen piece doll's teaset. 5 cups (one odd); 6 saucers ; 1 cream jug; 1 sugar basin; 1 teapot. All are very light orange/bone colour + white with running rabbit. Teapot has two young men in a car hunting a rabbit. Odd cup has flowers in red and yellow.Underneath all pieces - Made in Japanteaset toys dolls-accessories porcelain

It was inevitable that once children began to play with dolls and to create their own accessories for these toys, opportunistic manufacturers would begin to market products to cater for them. Toys made especially for little girls were designed to imitate the life and the society around them and to prepare them for their adult life as mothers. In the 21st century toys are less recognisable as miniature playthings. This item reflects the type of toys likely to be used by young girls.This is a cane pram for a doll. It has a wire handle which was probably once covered with cane. There are 4 steel wheels with solid rubber tyres. The cane has been woven around wire attached to the base. the hood is part of the basket. toys pram-dolls

The pram appears to have been developed during the 18th century. Queen Victoria is known to have bought three prams (she had 10 children). From then, it was a natural progression to create a smaller version as a leisure item, particularly for little girls.The introduction of dolls prams into the leisure item area, mirrors the development of toys generally.Pram cane, painted white with interwoven cane hood. Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, pram, cane pram

Victorian Headquarters staff and visiting officers passing the saluting point at Flemington Racecourse. This was part of the Royal Tour by Geaorge V to the British Colonies in 1901. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York were in Melbourne to open the first Parliament of the OCmmonwealth of Australia. armed services, boer war, cadets, volunteer regiments, e.a. daley, george v, toyal visit

This cloth or rag book “The Life of a Bold AB on his Ship in the Rolling C” is a child’s ABC or A-Z illustrated book written in poetic form with the theme of the British Navy at turn of 20th century. This rare book is one of the first cloth books manufactured for children. It is likely that the book was illustrated by Will Kidd and published in London by Dean and Son, circa 1902, according to research of similar books. The book was sent to Flagstaff Hill as padding around the donated medal of Nelson Johnson for bravery at the time of the shipwreck of Eric the Red. This medal is also in our collection. The book was published by Dean & Son of London, established around 1800.This book is an early example of early 20th century children's literature.Rag book (or cloth book), child's book "The Life of a Bold AB on his ship in the rolling C". Illustrated ABC book with poetic text, telling the story of a young sailor's life at sea. Images are screen printed onto cloth pages. Bottom edges are salveges, top and side edges are frayed. The book is bound by stitching through the middle of the centre pages. Original red coloured print of front cover has faded. Theme of book is British Navy at turn of 20th century. Published by Dean and Sonflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, dean and son, child’s book, cloth book, rag book, children’s sailor book, 20th century children's literature, abc book, nautical book, maritime storybook, dean & son, toy book

Catherine Helen Spence (31 October 1825 – 3 April 1910) was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragette. Her family moved to South Australia in 1839. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing (unsuccessfully) for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide. Given the epitaph "Grand Old Woman of Australasia", Spence was commemorated on the Australian 5 dollar note issued for the Centenary of Federation of Australia. She was one of the prime movers, with C. Emily Clark (sister of John Howard Clark), of the "Boarding-out Society". This organization had as its aim the placing of destitute children, who would otherwise be sent to "Industrial School", into approved families. She was an advocate of Thomas Hare's scheme for proportional representation, at one stage considering this issue more pressing than that of woman suffrage.This doll is used as an educational toy to help visitors imagine life c1900An antique copy china doll representing Catherine Spence. The Doll has dark brown hair with a head scarf decorated with flowers and a navy blue dress with white cuffs and collar. dolls, spence catherine, suffragettes, politics, authors, orphanages, child care

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

Small female doll with papier mache body, head and legs, plaster arms, moving eyelids and voice box in chest. Dressed in bloomers, blue petticoat and white frock with red & violet ribbon, lace around neck and sleeves, blue and white bonnet, white socks.Rococo on voice boxtoys, dolls, papier mache

Four receipts. (1) Receipt dated 12 July 1889, signed H & W 14/7/89 for Mrs Haynes proportion of costs. Green Stamp Duty attached. (2) Receipt dated 6 Oct 1888, signed by John Holmes for £8 received from Connelly & Tatchell. Green Stamp Duty attached. (3) Receipt signed by D. Oliver, dated 12 Oct 1888 for cheque. (4) Receipt signed by George Lewis dated 9 Oct 1888 for £1.11.6.business, legal, connelly & tatchell, connelly & tatchell collection - document, mrs haynes, cuthbert hamilton & wynne, mr toy, john holmes, keam, d oliver, g lewis, mitchell, harris

Childs china dinner set, 17 pieces, 5 plates with burgundy trim, 3 plates with blue trim, 1 large tureen with burgundy trim & lid, 1 large tureen with blue trim & no lid, 2 small tureens with burgundy trim & lids, 1 small tureen with blue trim & lid.Japantoys, domestic equipment, dinner set

Large plastic doll 1960's era, dressed in red crocheted dress, white undergarment, white shoes, white socks & red ribbons in hair, also 28 other items of hand knitted and crocheted garments for doll.Evergreen made in Hong Kong No 1027toys, dolls, plastic

Small antique German porcelain doll from the late 1800's with porcelain face & hands, body of leather. Dressed in a cotton floral print frock with lace collar, blue waistband, undergarments include, pantaloons, petticoat, stockings, shoes of leather.AM.4/0.DEP.3200toys, dolls, porcelain

Small china doll with Bisque finish. Moveable arms, painted face and hair with blue ribbon. Home made satin dress.toys, dolls, nursery

Seven Celluloid dolls. Six Cupie dolls in various sizes.toys, dolls, nursery, material very brittle.

Soft Stuffed baby doll with plastic head and hands.Dresses in pink with white bib and bottle in hand.toys, dolls, plastic, joy time. made in korea for george tauber imports melbourne australia.

: "New Ludo". label attached to back. "Ludo. " New Ludo E. Owen, sports depot Williamson Street Bendigo". Corners of board cut diagonally to make eight sided board. Playing board. Printed in black and white. markings "U4 . 605.3 in paint on top, centre corner of back of board. item date 1890's. Orange pamphlet included with "Rules for the New Ludo". Printed in Ballarat. (13.3cms x 20.7cms)toys, general, new ludo.

Black "Snakes and Ladders" board - folded with cloth hinge. Adhesive name label on one side - black and red. Playing board printed in black and red squares, labelled with " behaviours" e.g Forgiveness, Kindness, Cruelty, Avarice. item date. 1890's.toys, general, snakes and ladders.

"Ludo " board (c) 1800's. Purple backing. Adhesive label on one side - red, green, blue and yellow. Markings U4 678.2.toys, general, ludo board

Game Board. For Victoria Queen and British Empire. Copyright No. 9301, February 15 1900's. Cardboard.toys, general, great military war game.

Bendigo Advertiser Saturday 16, 1988. Clay artistry has more attraction than Architecture. The article describe the life and work of Judy Lorraine.

Colour photograph of Judy Lorraine. "Creative Australians: Inspiring our Communities" - Judy Lorraine sitting in the ceramic Kangaroo Chair, Weddeburn.

Ceramic plate gong and beater, made by Judy Lorraine possibly in her pottery studio in Wedderburn. Plate (a) is concave, mustard colour background with burnt orange and black decorative elements. Back of plate is solid mustard colour. Beater (b) a bamboo stick with fabric covered end. See notes on creator, Judy Lorraine, 3499 .1 - .5.

Large plastic doll standing 80cm tall. Red hair in two plaits tied with faded satin ribbons. Her eyes close when laid down on her back and legs are jointed at the hips. She is wearing an ankle length blue and silver satin dress with long sleeves and blue and white sequinned braid at the neck and sleeve edge. Underneath the dress is a pale blue taffeta petticoat with a white satin and lace trim and bloomers of the same material trimmed with white satin bows and faux crystal drops. She is barefoot and her feet are cracked and broken. Her face and hands have several marks.toys, dolls, plastic

Large 75cm tall plastic doll with curly blonde hair. Her eyes close when she is laid on her back. She is dressed in a cream muslin dress with vertical inserts of white braid. It is also trimmed with wide cream cotton lace on the bodice and hem and burgundy insert on the bodice. A burgundy sash is around her waist. Underneath the dress is a cream cotton pintucked petticoat trimmed with various cream laces and cream cotton bloomers trimmed with cotton lace and white satin bows. She is wearing black socks and brown canvas shoes with plastic soles. There is also a cream muslin bonnet, heavily trimmed to match her dress with a burgundy bow and a white muslin bow.toys, dolls, plastic

Objects. Children's build-it yourself cardboard castle in pieces. Hand made pieces - painted and numbered. Stored in seven plastic bags plus base in archive box.toys, general, cardboard castle

Object. dark red Japanned wooden box with hinged lid. Lid decorated with long legged water birds in gold. Sides decorated with blossom in black and gold.toys, general, wooden japanned box

Object. Unopened boxed set of Monopoly game in black cardboard box, with red, white and silver lid, which reads MONOPOLY NEW EDITION.Parker Brothers Inc., Salem Mass New York, London. US Patents 1,509, 312-2,026, 082. Made in USAtoys, general, monopoly set

Object. (a) The Fulton Printing Outfit No 35, (Boxed). Containing stamps and interchangeable letters. Pictured on front a group of 4 children around a table. (b) Plus a handmade chest of drawers, made from matchboxes and labelled , Alpha betically. Some contain letters from painting set.Alex. H. Stone from Auntie Ina. Christmas 1915.toys, general, child's printing set and storage.