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Machine - Motor Mower, c1960
Belong to Mary Cruickshank, Peter Simmenauer's mother-in-law.Victa motor mower UTILITY series 70. Four rubber wheels, front smaller than rear. All wheel adjustable for height. Two stroke motor with a cord pull start. Petrol tank is mounted on top of motor with transfer advising the use of BP Zoom Green petrol mix. Plastic tube connects tank with top of carburetter on motor. Long handles which can be collapsed for storage. Breather tube and air filter mounted on handle together with controls for starting and running.VICTA - cast into housing|Series 70 - transfer|UTILITY - orange and white transfer on front of motor.|BP Zoom Green - transfer on tank|CAUTION Transfer on back of tankmachinery, engines - internal combustion, domestic items, gardening -
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Clothing - Nightdress
White nightdress - Two panels pin tucking fine crochet on square neck. Long sleevescostume, female nightwear -
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Leisure object - Kaleidoscope
Cylinder with small peephole at one end. Drawing of child and animals on sides and base. Small pieces of paper in red base. When viewed through peephole and turning red base papers change into different patterns.toys, general -
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Book
Electric Cooking Recipes including general instruction for use.Prepared by State Electricity Commission of Victoriabooks, cookery -
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Book, 1960-1970
Slim recipe book and manual for a Sunbeam' Gourmet Complete Frypan'. Colour photographed cover - 40 pages - centre stapled with metal staples.'Recipe and Instruction Book Sunbeam Gourmet / The Complete Frypan'books, cookery -
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Headwear - Bridal Veil, c1937
Worn for the marriage of Evelyn Gledill to Richard Osborne in 1937. Evelyn Gledill was mother of Barbara Keene whose bridal veil is catalogue as NA2908.Bridal veil is a 3/4 circle with black hat elastic. Green wire circle of white flower buds with fringe of remaining veil net and looped green satin wire of white flower buds. Centre front are five cream (brownish) roses.costume, female ceremonial, costume accessories, hair accessories -
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Clothing - Bridal Veil, 1958
Worn by Barbara Osborne at her marriage on 25 October 1958.A short veil with a circle headband of creamy white roses with white flower buds and leaves of glitter underneath.costume, female ceremonial, costume accessories, hair accessories -
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Domestic object - Kerosene Lamp
Used by donor's parents in their home in Croydon in the 1950s.Glass kerosene lamp. Consists of base and the bowl for kerosene. Base has a wrinkled finish. Bowl has a metal holder for the wick and its adjuster. Chimney is missing and is to be purchased.lighting, kerosene & oil, glass technology, glassware -
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Container - Cane Case
Woven cane case with leather strapping. Top fits completely into outer shell.personal effects, travel goods -
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Tool - Drill - Breast, c1940
Two speed breast drill by IXION of Germany. Gearing is 2:1 for low speed and 7.1 for high speed. Speeds obtained by changing over the turning handle and support handle from one side to the other(unscrew and fitted in other side). Turning handle slides over a squared shaft and is secured by a round knurled nut. Chuck will be able to take twist drills for drilling wood or meta. Has a slightly curved base which is held against breast/stomach to obtain pressure for drilling.On aluminum medallion riveted to drill - 'IXION' & 'GERMANY'trades, carpentry, mechanics, tools -
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Domestic object - Tea Cosy
Purchased from Loch Collectables.Two pieces. Padded insert. With hand embroidered Richelieu work on fine cream linen. Insert woolen material, cotton on lower edge.manchester, table linen, handcrafts, embroidery -
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Functional object - Post Box
Receiver was obtained from Supply Branch of Telecom Australia. It was located by Harold Bakes (early member of the Nunawading Historical Society) at the Hawthorn Line depot and Society purchased. It was stored at the former City of Nunawading Depot in Station Street, Nunawading. It was noticed by Postal Services when they were building the Nunawading Mail Exchange and loaned to them whilst it remained in the City of Nunawading at the Mail Exchange. The had it refurbished and it stood in the Mail Exchange vestibule. When the exchange closed it was taken to Dandenong. It took much negotiation before it was returned to the Society.Alternative Name: Letter Receiver Large round cast iron Letter Receiver surmounted with a gold crown on domes to pointed top. Top has a gold cast iron fancy fringe and below on the main body a further gold plain fringe. Door follows the contour of the round receiver and cover about on of the body. Handle of door is in shape of a fist painted gold. Receiver is mounted on a cast iron base (could have been all cast together) approx 3/8 of the overall height of 250cm. Receiver is painted Pillar Box Red - base which is placed in ground is mid green. From a similar Receiver installed near the Prahran Railway it would appear that half of the base is above ground. Station It has five oblong holes. Cast into the body between the two fringes are a letter opening and two words POST OFFICE and Receiving Pillar.Cast into Receiver - POST OFFICE / Letter Receiver In door - transfer with crown and E11Rcommunication, postal, historical society -
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Container - Handkerchief Box
Given to Lydia Johns, mother of donor, by her cousin who lived at Strangways.Octagonal box made of gold embossed paper serviettes, Lined with pink cotton material and thick cellophane with holes punched around edges and then crocheted together with pink cotton thread. A lid made of the same material with a floral medallion in the centre with pink ribbon threaded through flower . Finished with lace crocheted around edge. Four pink ribbon bows placed around edge. Lined with pink cotton gathered . Seven rows of pink & blue flowered braid. The name of Lydia in gold printing on pink ribbon diagonally across lid with 14 small gold medallions placed between the rows. There is a tassel of pink cotton and two crochet cord to help hold up the lid.LYDIApersonal effects, containers -
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Memorabilia - Handkerchief
Thank you gift to guests at Mayoral Dinner held by then Mayor, Jessie McCallum.White cotton ladies handkerchief with gold inscription printed on it. Enclosed in a white folded card.City of Whitehorse Mayoral Dinner Friday 4 August 2000costume accessories, female, civic mementoes, souvenirs -
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Memorabilia - Handkerchief
Thank you handkerchief in card given to guest by Mayor, Cr. Jessie McCallum at Moyora Dinner.White cotton handkerchief with gold inscription folded into a white inscribed card.City of Whitehorse Mayoral Dinner|Friday 4 August 2000costume accessories, male, civic mementoes, souvenirs -
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Accessory - Hair Curlers
5cm metal frame with two prongs in centre. Small amounts of hair are held between prongs, then wound up tight and clipped in place with a hinged clip. Curler left on hair for two to three hours to curl hair. There were 52 curlers in the set.costume accessories, female, hair accessories -
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Book - Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present, C1900
Heavy volume on history of VictoriaCardboard, leather look, bound book. Cover and spine embossed with gilt print.| Book covers the history of Victoria in the 1900s.Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Presentbooks, history/local history -
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Container - Hat Box
Metal black painted oval shaped hat box used for storing hats whilst travellingpersonal effects, travel goods -
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Book
Paper painting for children. Some pages are coloured with a further identical image for colouring - others are black and white outline ready for colouring in.The Playtime Book.|A painting Book for Little Ones.books, children's -
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Clothing - Blouse Front
Dark beige georgette front, tied at sides and worn as an imitation blouse. Has a crochet insert in centre front with three 5.5cm tucks each side of insert stitched with a lighter colour rayon thread. Small up-standing collar also stitched with two rows of the same thread referred to above. Short pieces of white cotton at back of neck and at waist with ties.costume, female -
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Functional object - Pin Cushion
Small white padded cushion. Cotton base, covered with crochet lace. Could be used for hat pins.handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing -
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Memorabilia - Brooch - Olympic Games - Melbourne, c1956
Purchased by the Society to extend the Olympic Games Memorabilia (1956).Brass coloured bow on a pin from which is suspended a book with clasp. Embossed 'Olympic Games - Melbourne'. When opened it folds out to miniature post cards of scenes in Melbourne.Made in Englandcostume accessories, jewellery -
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Container - Hat Box
Black metal oval shaped hat box used in cabin aboard 'Fairsky'. Metal clasp'Sitmar Line/Sitmar Lin e Cabin/Franklin-Jones, Fairsky Cabin 287/A11/From Southampton /Date 19.9.1966/Landing Port Melbourne.personal effects, travel goods -
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Clothing - Babies Bib
Cream rayon crochet babies bib. Blue, pink and green embroider rosebuds. Cream rayon ribbon threaded through to for ties.costume, children's -
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Clothing - Fur Collar, c1949
This fur collar is part of the Lingard Collection donated by Rod and Bev Lingard. It was made by Herbert (Bert) Lingard for his wife Sybil for whom he made nearly all of her dresses and coats..|Herbert, William Lingard was a tailor whose business 'Lingard Modes' operated in the Manchester Unity Building, Swanston Street, Melbourne, C1949. Later he worked from his home in 476 St Kilda Road Melbourne.|NP2453 shows Bert at his sewing machine.|NP2454 shows Sybil and Bert with friends Erne and Mag Simek.Brown fur collar and revere, lapin. Lined with black interfacing and edged with black bias binding.costume accessories, collar accessories -
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Domestic object - Milk Jug Cover
White lace round milk jug cover with white shell on outside edge.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation -
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Domestic object - Milk Jug Cover
Round cream crocheted milk jug cover heavily encrusted with green beads in a triangle pattern.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation -
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Domestic object - Milk Jug Cover
Square white cotton crocheted milk jug cover. 'Milk' crocheted in centre and white and green beads around the edge.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation -
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Domestic object - Milk Jug Cover
White milk jug cover. Two layers placed diagonally one on top of other to form corners. Red and milky beads.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation -
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Container - Hat Box
Metal green painted oval shaped hat box.'Westley'personal effects, travel goods