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.Handmade Waxed Thread attached to pig bristles, for boot stitching .bootmaking tools, thread waxers, threads

Cut-throat razor with black bakelite handle. Kept in grey fabric case.Ford & Medley Sheffield.cut-throat razors, shaving equipment

Gillette razor.Gilletterazor blades, shaving equipment

3 x Cut-throat razors. 1. Ivory handle with crown and sword carving. 2. Bakelite handle.1. Made in Germany ERN 1166. 2. Dr. Peres Solingencut-throat razors, shaving equipment

Silver shaver head in a metal tin."GEM" Pat.d. 1912shaving equipment

Surveyors chain with 100 metal links.surveying equipment

Tool used for bleeding horses for testing.Folding metal Veterinary tool, used for bleeding horses for testing.Joseph Roger & Sonsveterinary equipment

Cast iron grain mill with hand-cranked wooden handle, on a cast iron base.Watervilemill equipment

'Free' Treadle Sewing Machine'Free' barnd treadle sewing machine mounted in a wooden cabinet with two small drawers on each side at the front. It has ornate gold floral design decals on the machine. The treadle is surrounded by a wooden base.'The Free' 'Free Sewing Machine Co. Rockford Ill. USA' 'Designers Patented and Manufacturers Australian Registration Numbers RD 2163 RD ? New Zealand Numbers 862-863. General Offices and Factory 608-644 Harris Street Sydney'.sewing machines, machines, sewing equipment, cabinet sewing machines, cabinets

two wooden butter pats with one side smooth and the other ridged with groovesdairy equipment

Cast iron sausage maker with turned wooden handle mounted with screws on a wooden base. C1875Burgess and key. London S & E Ranssome Sole Wholesale Agents (on a brass plate)food processing equipment

Raisins are first dampened before the seeds are removed by forcing through stretched wires.Hand-cranked raisin seeder, on a wooden base."Pat June 9, 1881 Wet Your Raisins"food processing equipment

Raisins are first dampened.'Boss' raisin seeder, hand-cranked with a wooden know on the handle."Mf'rd by A.C. Williams Ravenna O." "The Boss Raisin Seeder Pat. Pdg."food processing equipment

Hand operated peach stoner, with a screw hand-plunger mechanism."Rollman Mfg. Co. Pat. Pend. Mount Joy. PA. USA" "Rollman Peach Stoner"food processing equipment

Cherry stoner with screw hand plunger into a porcelain receptacle, on a wooden base."Foreign"food processing equipment, cherry stoners, cherry pitter

Hand-cranked cherry stoner."Logan & Strobridge" "New-Brighton. PA."food processing equipment

'Family' cherry stoner, hand operated, with split wooden knob on the handle."Goodell Co. Antrim N.H."food processing equipment

The stone is forced through the flesh of the cherry. The flesh goes one way and the stone another.Hand-punched, cherry stoner."Rollman Mfg. Co." "Mount Joy. PA. USA"food processing equipment

Cast iron assay food chopper with wooden handle to turn cogged wheels, to operate the guillotine mechanism. It is mounted on a wooden base.food processing equipment

Connects to a kitchen sink tap.Hydro Mixer water powered whisk, with marble patterning on body of enamelled cast iron mechanism.Hydro Mixer Pat. App.whisks, food processing equipment

Tinplate round cake mixer with 2 beaters and 1 whisk, operated by hand-cranked handle with a wooden knob. Mixer attaches to a table with a screw on clamp.whisks, food processing equipment

Interior surfaces are abrasive, rather like coarse sandpaper. Turning the handle rotates the potatoes or other vegetables, causing them to rub against the surfaces and so losing their skin.'Pronto' potato or other vegetable, peeler. Burgundy enamel tin on the outside, grey abrasive interior surface.Pronto The "Pronto" Peeling Machinepotato peelers, food processing equipment

The Vest Pocket Kodak cameras were a best-selling folding camera series made by Eastman Kodak (Rochester), from 1912 to 1926. They were the first cameras to use the smaller 127 film reels.(http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Vest_Pocket_Kodak) One of the items collected by Roger Jones.Listed in Draft Inventory of Significant Collection items. Appendix A.3, Snow sports equipment and other recreational items. (Pg 166 Historica)..1 Camera, small black metal with extendable leather sleeve with lens. Is covered in leatherette. .2 Camera case - brown leather with press stud closure."V.P AUTOGRAPHIC KODAK SPECIAL"

Was located in the stables at Mount Buffalo Chalet. It was used to record the names of horses that were ridden by Chalet guests when they were holidaying at the Chalet. 'Admiring the rugged beauty of the Buffalo Plateau and exploring its scenic attractions ...quickly became part of the Mount Buffalo Chalet tourist experience...The Chalet facilitated the experience by hosting guided tours, including trail rides on horseback...the horses remained at the Chalet for decades, and have been remembered with great affection, as demonstrated by the honour roll for Chalet horses and various commemorative plaques.' (Pg 98. Historica) Many of these horses are still remmbered by former guest of the Chalet. Granite and Punka were legendary and plaques in their honor are mounted on the large granite boulders in the stableyards.Listed in Draft Inventory of Significant Collection items. Appendix A.3, Snow sports equipment and other recreational items. (Pg 166 Historica).Wooden plaque with names painted onto strips of leather fixed to a board. The board is made of two sections of wood and is arched at the top and squared at the base. The piece at the top that appears to be earlier and has gold painted inscriptions with decorative scrolling around the edge. The board has leather strapping around the edge and two stirrups threaded onto leather at the base. The upper section of the board has all the names painted onto leather strips. The lower section of the board has some names painted onto strips but also some names are scratched directly onto the wood.At top of plaque, "ROLL OF HONOUR /TO / OUR FRIENDS - / THE CHALET HORSES, / WHO GAVE US MANY HAPPY HOURS / BUT WHO HAVE SINCE MOVED / "DOWN THE HILL". FROM THE / TIME OF "PUNKA" / WHO SERVED / FAITHFULLY FOR 20 YEARS" Underneat this are the names of the individual horses starting with , "PUNKA....."

Two small Supplements to the 'Australian Home Journal' knitting pattern booklets, c.1940's. 1. The front cover of 'Knitting for You and Yours' depicts a young girl sitting on a chair wearing a knitted dress. 2. 'Woollies for Toddlers' shows two young children winding wool into balls. Inside are various patterns for clothing for children and a mother. non-fictionTwo free knitting pattern booklets for home knitters, c.1940's or 50's. These booklets were a supplement to the Home Journal magazines of the time.knitting, knitting patterns, knitting equipment

Four small Patons knitting booklets, c.1940's or 1950's. 1. The front cover of three of the booklets show babies lying down or sitting, wearing hand knitted clothes. Inside are various patterns for clothing. Two covers are pink coloured and have the price 1/6d. and one is black and white coloured with the price of 1/-.No. R6 has p.67, R.11 has p.51, No.317 has p.23. 'Better Knitting with Patons - Use your Leisure Knit for Pleasure' is printed in black print on the grey cover of the fourth book. No price.It has general knitting instructions, diagrams, photographs, tables and some patterns, along with information about various Patons wool. p.51.non-fictionFour small knitting pattern books for home knitters, c.1940's or 50's. knitting, knitting patterns, knitting equipment

The Salt Box was used to store salt for cooking purposes.An early 20th century German white wall mount enamel tin wall Salt Box with a dark blue lined trim around the edges and shaped top at the back. It has a wooden lift up lid, a hole for mounting it on a wall as well as 'Salt' inscribed on the front in elaborate black lettering. 'Salt' is printed on the front in elaborate letteringfood containers, salt boxes, cooking equipment

This vintage meat press would have been used for pressed tongue in the 1950's. A vintage 1950's three piece Cook-N-Press CastAlloy brand metal rectangular meat press. It has a flat detachable metal plate at the top which when screwed presses the food within. It was used as a tongue press. 'Cook-n-Press A Product of CastAlloy Ltd'kitchen equipment, kitchenware, food press, meat press