From the Betty McPhee sewing collectionHooked metal arm attached to a wooden handle for hooking wool through canvas or hessian to make a rug.handcrafts, equipment

From the Betty McPhee sewing collectionMetal stiletto or seamstress eyelet-pricker, with a wooden handle. Handle is secured to stiletto with a metal ferrule. Used to form a hole in embroidery and other dressmakers activities.handcrafts, equipment

Wooden Handle Shovelrural industry, agriculture

Wooden round container on metal legs with a metal handle to turn it with. It has a number of holes in which to place cutlery. It is filled with a carborundum and appears to have leather straps to distribute the carborundum which cleans the cutlery.On an enamelled plate on the side ' Warren's Rotary Knife Cleaner- Sole manufacturer'domestic items, cutlery

Standard hoe with wooden handle.rural industry, agriculture

Belonged to donor's father and used by him. Later used by donor until the advent of electric soldering irons.Long wooden handle with metal bar attached to shaped Copper piece.trades, plumbing, tinsmithing

Belonged to father of donor. Used by father and later by son until the advent of the electric soldering iron.Long wooden handle with metal bar attached top shaped copper piecetrades, plumbing, tinsmithing

Wooden carpenter's marking gauge - wooden shaft with square wooden block three quarters down shaft which is movable.trades, carpentry

Wide wooden piece padded at one end and four sharp points at the other.trades, upholstering

Long curved sharpened steel blade with a wooden handle.4rural industry, agriculture

Brace is a U shaped frame with a wooden handle in centre, a round metal wheel at one end and a metal handle at the other end. Bits are corkscrew shaped and sharpened to make a hole in wood.trades, carpentry

Used by farmers and truckies to lift and stow heavy bags and wool bales.Large steel hook with wooden handlerural industry, agriculture

Tools used by Mrs Duncan's grandfather, when he was a carpenter on the clipper ship of the 1870's between England and Australia.Large wooden plane.WBDtrades, carpentry

Tools used by Mrs Duncan's grandfather, when he was a carpenter on the clipper ship of the 1870's between England and Australia.Latge wooden handle with small metal saw.trades, carpentry

Large round piece of abrasive stone with holer in centre in which is inserted a metal shaft and handle. This is mounted into the centre of a wooden bench with four legs and bracing.trades, blacksmithing, carpentry

Metal curved blade with a long wooden handle.rural industry, agriculture

Large metal pick axe with long wooden handle.rural industry, agriculture

Large metal axe head with wooden handle.rural industry, timber

Wide large metal shaft with wooden handle set at right angle.rural industry, agriculture

Used with wooden maul for splitting wooden logs etc.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Used with wooden maul for splitting wooden logs etcrural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Used with wooden Maul for splitting logs, etc.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Wooden frame with steel mesh sieve. Used for sieving coke for blacksmiths forge fire.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Small wooden handled 'knife' shaped utensil with blade on shaft

Belonged to Charles Clarence Schwerkolt and then passed to his daughter Rosalie WhalenSteel saw with wooden handle attached with two screws"Whalen" written on bladesaw, tool, schwerkolt, whalen

Belonged to Charles Clarence Schwerkolt and then used by his daughter Rosalie WhalenA wooden handled panel saw with four screwsCircle on handle - Trade Mark Nonpareil & elephantsaw, hand tools, schwerkolt, whalen

Kinfe to par (clean) a hores's hoovesWooden handled curved metal bladehores, carriges, farming, riding

Wooden handle with metal attachment to which two screws are attached, used as one handle (there were two) for a cross cut sawcutting wood, mining, farming, building, transport, sale

Rasped rod with broken wooden handle main rod has broken rasp st other endhorses, blacksmiths, farriers, farmers

Could have been used for mining?Tomahawk with metal head & wooden handle. Head has hammer one end, cutting edge other end, nick in blade possibly for pulling nailstools, hand tools