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Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Work on paper - Photograph, Surrey Hills State School 2778, Grade 6, 1935, 1935
Information from the donor by email gives: Norma Pryde is identified as the girl in the second row on the far right. Her parents Norman & Hilda Pryde lived at 50 Broughton Road, Surrey Hills. The home was named 'Strathaven' after the town in Scotland where Norman's father came from. Norman & Hilda were married in 1923. Norma was born in 1924. Norman worked for Moran & Cato so the family moved around a lot for his work and is thought to have rented out the house from time to time. During some time in the 1920s they were listed on electoral rolls in Nyah West and then in 1942 they were listed in Hamilton. When the war ended they came back to Melbourne and in the late 1940s built a home at Blackburn. Norma married John Cleak in 1947 in Camberwell. This photo is representative of the large classes that were common in the interwar period.An original B&W postcard photo of a class taken outside against a brick wall. There are 34 boys in 2 rows. The back row of 20 boys would have been standing on a bench and in the front row the 14 boys are seated on the ground. The girls are standing in 2 rows - 14 girls in the second back row and 16 girls in the second front row. A total of 64 students. There does not appear to be a standard uniform.Front: In blue ballpoint: An arrow + ME Rear: In grey lead pencil on the LHS: "Miss N Pryde / Kitchener Rd / Croydon / Vic"; a stamp in purple ink on the RHS: "SUZANNE ET CIE PTY. LTD. / 357 COLLINS STREET / MELBOURNE." In addition a diagonal blue squiggle.surrey hills, norma pryde, norma cleak, jenny pomeray, surrey hills state school 2778, education, 1930-1939, 1935 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Dish
The development of bronze and iron metalworking skills allowed for cookware made from metal to be manufactured, although adoption of the new cookware was slow due to the much higher cost. After the development of metal cookware there was little new development in cookware, with the standard medieval kitchen utilising a cauldron and a shallow earthenware pan for most cooking tasks, with a spit employed for roasting. By the 17th century, it was common for a Western kitchen to contain a number of skillets, baking pans, a kettle and several pots, along with a variety of pot hooks and trivets. Brass or copper vessels were common in Asia and Europe, whilst iron pots were common in the American colonies. Improvements in metallurgy during the 19th and 20th centuries allowed for pots and pans from metals such as steel, stainless steel and aluminium to be economically produced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookware_and_bakewareThis item is significant as an example of an item in common use in the kitchen in the second half of the 19th Century, and thereafter.Metal oval cake/pie dish. Significant rust all over..None.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, cookware, bakeware, kitchenware -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
4x photograph - auxiliary
2 x colour photographs of the auxiliary members making lamingtons at the Ely St fire station meeting room and kitchen. Photo 1 L-R: unknown person at sink, Dianne Mills(in kitchen), Pat Prendergast, Beryl Nolan, Annette Norley, unknown person on right edge. Photo .2 L_R: Dianne Mills, Annette Norley, Pat Prendergast. .3 - front L to front R around table - Pat Prendegast, Dorothy Wise, ? , ? , Pat Briese, Jean Brown back table L-R - , ? , Sue Read( half a head showing), ? , .4 - front L to front R around table - Pat Prendegast, Dorothy Wise, ? , ? , Pat Briese, Jean Brown back table L-R - Sue Read, ? , ? ,2 x colour photographs of the auxiliary making lamingtons. 2 x black and white photographs of the auxiliary making lamingtons. lamington drive - top left .3 and .4 have "lamington drive Ladies Aux 1985 on back in the middle in penauxiliary, dianne mills, pat prendergast, beryl nolan, annette norley, dorothy wise, pat briese, jean brown, sue read, lamington drive -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Magazine, Toll Group, Toll Today, Feb 2012
"Toll Today", the Toll Group's quarterly magazine Dec-Feb 2011/12. Page 50, Staff Milestones - A Job For Life - is an article about Lionel Layfield, a driver who worked from the Port Melbourne Kitchen's factory (Unilever Australia) from 1966 to 2011 as a driver and delverer of Unilever products all over Melbourne; working for the different transport companies.industry - manufacturing, workers, transport - motor vehicles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, toll holdings ltd, toll group -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Soup kitchen volunteers, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Port Melbourne, 1933
Original has been kept by the family since 1933 and was loaned to us August 1998 for copying.Colour lasercopy from black and white mounted original loaned by Ken Turner, of 1933 photo of Holy Trinity volunteers (ladies and two men) who ran the soup kitchen in the hall. Ken's mum second from left in back row. Taken beside the vicarage. Hand lettered, partly legible sign at their feet indicates they are 'Helpers - Holy Trinity, Port Melbourne'religion - anglican (holy trinity), depression -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view of J Kitchen & Sons site, Port Melbourne, 21 Mar 1939
Large black and white aerial photo in narrow gold-coloured metal frame of J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd factory with Woodruff St in foreground (Electric candles, pure Velvet Soap,and full company name on buildings) "Aerial view looking East. This view shows the two main blocks . 21/3/39" - printed below photo (copy of original)industry - manufacturing, built environment - industrial, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, pental products pty ltd, symex holdings ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Equipment - Watchman's clock, J Kitchen & Sons, Detex Corporation, 1960
Portable watch clock with a Detex Newman name badge on black leather casing (front). Used at John Kitchen and Sons in the 1960s (and on?) . Used for security purposes as it records the time when the security officer "clocked on" at each of the numerous points around the premises (i.e. it provided evidence that he had, at least, fully patrolled all areas). Also may be known as the watchman's clock.industry - manufacturing, workers, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, watchman -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Travis Jeffrey, 21/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of Ballarat No. 27 at the Victoria St. terminus, prior to returning to the City with passengers boarding the tram. Shows end of double lane highway from Melbourne. Tram has destination Gardens via Drummond Nth and SEC roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen". Photo on Agfa Paper and taken on Friday 21 August 1971.Stamps with faded green ink: "Photo by Chris Jeffrey / Number" with number "104PC/18" in blue ink and date stamp "Friday 21 August 1971" also in faded green ink.victoria st, tram 27 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Travis Jeffrey, 21/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of Ballarat No. 17 at the intersection of Dawson St and Sturt St. inbound to the City terminus. Pole adjacent to the tram has a compulsory stop sign and a "End of Section Tram". Tram has destination Mt Pleasant and SEC roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen". Photo on Agfa Paper and taken on Friday 21 August 1971.Stamps with faded green ink: "Photo by Chris Jeffrey / Number" with number "104PC/19" in blue ink and date stamp "Friday 21 August 1971" also in faded green ink.sturt st, dawson st, tram stops, end of section sign, tram 17 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, late 1960's or early 1970's
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo 24 at the Eaglehawk terminus, with the Eaglehawk Town Hall / Post Office in the background. Tram has the destination of Quarry Hill and roof advertisements for SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" and one for Mamouney's Furniture Company. Photo taken late 1960's early 1970's."BES 32" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, eaglehawk, tram 24 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, 1970s
Yields information about the Mt Pleasant Route.Digital image, black and white, of No. 30 in Barkly St, bound for Mt Pleasant, picking up a passenger/s Tram has a SEC Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "No. 30 makes the stop".trams, tramways, barkly st, mt pleasant, tram 30 -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Functional object - Appliance
The Boyd family think that this came from Robin Boyd's mother's house. Edith Susan Boyd, Robin’s mother, had a wonderful selection of earthenware crockery storage containers in her pantry, a huge walk-in room with open shelves off the kitchen. This scoop was needed to get any content out of these containers.Aluminium scoop (large) with handleThailand" "240 oz" on handle.cookware, gadget, walsh st kitchenware, robin boyd -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Scrapbooks, William RObertson, Newsclips written by William Robertson, c1930-c1948, c1930-c1948
Small brown covered scrapbook with newsclipping written by William Robertson, and his handwritten corrections to the articles. Newsclips include poetry and articles on: Piggoreet, Captain Moonlight, Devil's Kitchen, Ballarat East Australian Natives' Association, A Total Eclipse, Ballarat Leads, Joe Mack Cricket, Trade Unionism, Jack Hewitt of Piggoreet, Astronomy, Golden Lake, Scientific Shearers, Eureka, Piggoreet Geological, Piggoreet Mining, Happy Valley, Exchequer Flat, Fairy's Fright, H.V. Mailboy, Shearers, Creswick, Geology of Smythesdale, Shearing in the 1890s, Piggoreet reunion, Scarsdale and Smythesdale, Scarsdale to Golden Lake, Derwent Jacks, Shanties Devil's Kitchen, Berringa Bushmen, Perseus, Kruger at Pitfield, Fires and Pitfield, Football Memories, Cambrian Hill, Theo Gribble, Jack Jones Pitfield, Risks at Pitfield, Superstition, Scarsdale, death notice for William Robertson's mother.On cover: "Wm Robertson 10 Young Street Ballarat East"andrew christie, mrs nimon, william christie, alec christie, grand trunk, cape clear, donald mclean's, alchemist co, john lynch, golden belt lead, paddy webb, annie rooney, kruger hanging, pitfield, boer war, napoleons, cambran hill, hiscocks, john winter, john jenkins, bonshaw, john bird, nintingbool, moppianum station, w.h. bird, david clarke, william hamilton, john clarke, benjamin j. scott, julius kleberger, m.a. weatherston, j.h. vaughan, a. reid, alfred william crow, p. young, george clarkson, a.w. crowe, william henderson, claud pender, a. garside, mount erip, alec crothers, communism, basalt, italian gully, john roberts, john browne, john crossthwaite, patrick mcgrath, newtown, john boyd, john bruce, william irwin, george hatfield, d. croswaite, grand trunk mine, golden horn, jubilee lode, woady yallock, springdallah, fairy glen lead, linton lead, south berry, banshee, wil-o-the wisps, forest creek, chewton, mount alexander, jim crow ranges, trawalla, j.g. roberts, carngham, german lead, scarsdale railway, great western, beaumont mine, north grenville, shearing, piggoreet reunion, scarsdale and smythesdale, scarsdale to golden lake, derwent jacks, shanties, devil's kitchen, berringa bushmen, perseus, kruger at pitfield, fires and pitfield, football memories, cambrian hill, theo gribble, jack jones pitfield, risks at pitfield, superstition, scarsdale, golden point lead outlet, frenchman's lead, trooper o'brogue, peroni, morelli, lucky woman's gully, william robertson, piggoreet, captain moonlight, devil's kitchen, ballarat east australian natives' association, total eclipse, ballarat leads, joe mack cricket, trade unionism, jack hewitt of piggoreet, astronomy, golden lake, scientific shearers, eureka, piggoreet geological, piggoreet mining, happy valley, exchequer flat, fairy's fright, h.v. mailboy, shearers, creswick, geology of smythesdale -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tool - Hammer, wood metal taper head, c1900
Among the early settlers in Moorabbin Shire were blacksmiths who made tools for the other settlers who were establishing the homes, market gardens, farms, orchards and various businesses. Early settlers were self reliant and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . This hammer is typical of the type used by early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c1900c1900 Hammer with a wooden handle and metal head. The metal head a circular striking edge and a tapered wedge shaped edgehammers, early settlers, market gardeners, blacksmiths, tools, building equipment, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham,mcewan james pty ltd, melbourne, bunnings pty ltd, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, steel pipe threader c1900, c1900
Among the early settlers in Moorabbin Shire were blacksmiths who made tools for the other settlers who were establishing the homes, market gardens, farms, orchards and various businesses. Early settlers were self reliant and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . This pipe threader is typical of the type used by early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c1900A steel tool with 2 long arms and central square plate perforated with specific shapes secured by a long screwpipe threader, early settlers, market gardeners, blacksmiths, tools, building equipment, hammers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham,mcewan james pty ltd, melbourne, bunnings pty ltd, -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Laundry Tub, early to mid 20th century
This tub probably dates from the early to mid 20th century and would have been a common item in households in those times. It could have been used for laundry items or for other washing processes in the kitchen. Wash houses in the early to mid 20th century were usually separate buildings or sheds outside of the house.This item is retained for display and discussion purposesThis is an oval- shaped metal tub wider at the top than at the base. It has a ridged top, a strengthening metal band around the base and two metal handles. It is somewhat rusty.vintage household items, warrnambool & district historical society collection -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Scales, Imperial weights & large bowl, c1900
A pair of scales or dishes in which objects to be weighed and the weights / masses against which to weigh them are placed is an "Apparatus for weighing. The pan, or each of the pans, of a balance." These common kitchen / dairy scales would be used by the householder to weigh flour, sugar, cereal, vegetables, fruit, meats, butter, cheese etc. prior to cooking or storing . c1900 A set of steel weighing scales with a balance beam that holds 1 large metal dish for the item to be weighed and a smaller tray holding the weights. The object/ substance to be weighed is placed in 1 dish and the weights are added to the other dish until the two dishes balance equally on the beam. The base , balance beam and tray are decorated with a floral pattern Its parts include a fulcrum, a beam that balances on it, two pans at the ends of the beam to hold the materials to be weighed, and counter-balancing weights.Each weight is engraved with Imperial Measure = 2lb, 1lb, 6ozmarket gardeners, early settlers, fruit vegetables, farmers, cooking, recipes, scales, weights, measures, brass, balance beam, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, kitchen scales, dairy products, cereals, wheat flour, . -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tool - Wood Planes, handmade c1880, c1880
Early settlers in Moorabbin Shire were self reliant and made and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . Among the early settlers were blacksmiths who made tools for the other settlers who were establishing the homes, market gardens, farms, orchards and various businesses. These wood planes are typical of the type made and used by early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c18802 handmade wood planes with blades. b) has 3cm groove for molding wood planes, spanners, early settlers, market gardeners, builders, blacksmiths, tools, building equipment, hammers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham, mcewan james pty ltd, melbourne, bunnings pty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photograph Collection, J Kitchen & Sons, c. 1936
Thirty black and white photos mounted on 13 sheets of grey card.. Two holes at one end indicate it was originally an album (or part thereof). Photos start with memorial plate for "John Hambleton Kitchen". Other photos of buildings and machinery including one (1922) of the Bendigo plant. One photo shows scene after the death of Mr Fred Mowbray, Crude Dept Foremanindustry, manufacturing, workers, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, john hambleton kitchen, fred mowbray -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Minutes, J Kitchen & Sons, Directors Meetings, c. 1950
Blue coloured ledger, with tan leather spine (labels attached) containing pasted-in typed minutes of meetings of the Directors of J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd from 3rd Nov 1958 to 5 October 1978: and then Directors of Unichema till 8 July 1977. Meetings took place at 1 Macquarrie St Sydney until 9th April 1984, and then various Sydney addresses.industry, manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unichema australia pty ltd, administration -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Well and pump
The pump was restored by Alan Mitchell who was an employee of Zerbe Engineering, Ashburn Place, Blackburn. The work was carried out by Alan in their workshop.The pump was patented by Joseph W. Douglas, Middletown Conn. and the patent was assigned to W & B Douglas.A reconstructed well of red bricks. Circular, dome shaped, it has a grill on the flat top of the dome on which the force pump is situated next to the grill. It circulates the water which is held in a tank beneath the brick structure. The force pump is hand operated with a replacement handle made c1965 by Alan Mitchell who restored and donated the pump. The well is located outside the kitchen door of Schwerkolt Cottage.Patented 1842 M--D Conn.civil engineering, water supply, machinery, pumps -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, David Endacott, 1971
Colour print of Ballarat No. 17 in bound to the City in Sturt St. just to the west of Lyons St during Winter 1971. Tram has rear destination of "Gardens via Drummond Nth" and an SEC Roof ad "Everything's fine in my all electric kitchen". St Patricks Church in the background. On Kodak paper. Original film image scanned at 3200dpi 12/5/2020.On rear in blue ink "Sturt St." and in top left hand corner "1971".ballarat, sturt st., st patricks, tram 17 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, late 1960's or early 1970's
Colour photograph of Ballarat SEC No. 37 standing in the City Loop during the late 1960's or early 1970's. Tram has lights on, showing destination of 'Bell St' and one "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement board. In the background are buildings on the south side of Sturt St. including Patersons and the Ballarat Gas Company. On Kodak paper.city loop, sturt st, tram 37 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Peter Moses, 1/1969?
Photo of SEC Ballarat No. 39 northbound, Albert St. Sebastopol, crossing the highway to the east side of the road. Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. Nth" and has a SEC "Everything's under control in my all-electric kitchen" roof advertisement. See also Reg. Item 2098, the previous slide. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses assumed Jan. 1969.On the rear of the slide "Sebastopol Tram" in black ink "P. Moses" along bottom left hand corner in black ink on the other side of slide.tramways, trams, albert st, sebastopol, tram 39 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Travis Jeffrey, 14/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of Ballarat No. 17 turning from Sturt St into Drummond St. South, with the destination of Gardens via Drummond St. Nth. Tram has a SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. Photo taken at Hospital corner. Has the Ballarat Base Hospital buildings in the background. Photo on Agfa Paper and taken on Friday 14 August 1971.Stamps with faded green ink: "Photo by Chris Jeffrey / Number" with number "104PC/04" in blue ink and date stamp "Friday 14 August 1971" also in faded green ink.sturt st, drummond st nth, hospital corner, tram 17 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Travis Jeffrey, 14/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of Ballarat No. 43 travelling inbound on the north side of Sturt St. through the Hospital corner junction. Tram has a SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement and destination of Mt. Pleasant. Photo taken at Hospital corner. Has the Ballarat Base Hospital buildings in the background. Photo on Agfa Paper and taken on Friday 14 August 1971.Stamps with faded green ink: "Photo by Chris Jeffrey / Number" with number "104PC/05" in blue ink and date stamp "Friday 14 August 1971" also in faded green ink.sturt st, drummond st, hospital corner, tram 43 -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 87 Essex Road, c 1930 (demolished), 1930
A check of the electoral rolls points to this being the home of Frederick Harry Percival Lamble, labourer, born in Collingwood. He and his family continued to live at 87 Essex Road until his death in 1968 and his occupation is consistently given as labourer. His wife Bessie Louisa Woods died in 1957.Black and white photo taken from the street of an Edwardian style timber house with 2 chimneys, one of which looks like a kitchen or laundry chimney. The house stands behind a white wooden picket fence in a mature garden which conceals the bull-nose verandah. The house appears to have a slate roof with galvanised capping. To the left can be seen the roofs of houses in Durham Road.timber houses, edwardian style, essex road, lamble family, durham road, bessie ethel lamble, bessie ethel smith -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Codling Collection 01 - Dunstan’s Corner - Thomas Mitchell Drive, c1987
These Wodonga photos are part of a collection donated by Miss Olive Codling. Arthur Dunstan Arthur Dunstan established mills at Red Bluff on the Mitta and a timber yard at Wodonga. He also built a sawmill at Glen Wills in 1931 which operated for about 16 years. A larger and more modern sawmill with drying kilns was erected at Eskdale in 1947. He was contracted to build Wodonga’s Municipal sale yards in 1935, followed by the Wangaratta sale yards. This created so many forward orders that he bought a large block of land on the corner of Beechworth and Tallangatta Roads and opened a timber mill and hardware store. The business stood on this corner for about 40 years. A large proportion of the company's timber output was processed at the Wodonga yards into flooring, weatherboards, mouldings etc. and practically the whole output was distributed locally and throughout the Riverina and eastern areas of New South Wales, and Canberra. At its peak Dunstan’s was one of the biggest sawmilling businesses in Victoria and in Wodonga employed 150 people and milled l6,000,000 super feet of timber annually. A super foot is a measurement for timber, equal to one foot square by one inch thick. Arthur Dunstan also built Tower Place in High Street. He died in Wodonga in 1963 and the business was continued on by his sons. Dunstan’s timber yards in Wodonga were sold to Ezerd Industries in 1987 with the retail section being bought by BBC Hardware.This photo collection is significant as it documents how the businesses and buildings in Wodonga have evolved and contributed to community throughout the 20th century.The first business at this location was a timber will and hardware store established by Arthur Dunstan in 1935. It operated there for about 40 years. Businesses from left to right: Dry Cleaner, Delicatessen, Twin Cities Fruit & Vege Market, Ollies Family Restaurant, Victoria Star Hot Bread Kitchen, Trophies and Gifts, and Horseland. This area is not referred to as Southside and the former Horseland premises are not occupied by an Italian restaurant.wodonga businesses, dunstan's corner wodonga, thomas mitchell drive -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Tin, Stove Polish
One of the jobs of the housewife was to keep her stove-top looking clean and new, and a rich black colour. This was a source of pride amongst house-proud women, and also ensured a more efficient distribution of heat on their stove-tops for cooking. It was however one of the dirtiest jobs in the kitchen, requiring a lot of elbow-grease as well as a good polish paste. Local. The use of the magpie emblem denotes the emergence of a new nationalism, a pride in being Australian, as distinct from being "British", although Australians continued to see themselves as part of the greater British Empire and subjects of the King.Gold tin with push-in lid, with picture of magpie in black and white on branch. On front of tin: "Magpie" in white letters on a red background. "Stove Polish" in white letters on a blue background. 4 oz. Net. when packed. Made in Australia. On bottom of tin: "Grate & Stove Polishing Paste. Made in Australia." Side inscriptions give instructions for use. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Document - Kitchen equipment, charcoal sad iron, c1880
This type of Charcoal iron was used by early settler families in Moorabbin Shire. The body or ‘box’ of the iron was filled with red-hot coals from the Kitchen hearth. This made for hot as well as smoky ironing and the handle would have become very hot. This type of iron is still used in some countries where electric power is unavailable. This Charcoal flat iron was used by the Curtis family who were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c1880. A charcoal sad iron with leather covered handle c 1880 The cast iron body or ‘box’ of this sad iron was filled with red-hot coals from the hearth and great care had to be taken to prevent scorching the material to be smoothed.iron charcoal, flat iron, early settlers, pioneers, moorabbin, brighton, market gardeners, craftwork, sewing, laundry equipment, kitchens