1,2, & 3. Water bottles inside each canvas pouch, kidney shaped plastic green with attached screw top lid. Pouch, green coloured and shaped to fit. Waterproof outer, soft inner lining, two folding flaps with press studs, back has webbing. section sewn on with three types of attachment for a belt.1. “Winchester” (In texture marking pen). 2. “Mackander” (In texture marking pen)passchendaele barracks trust, water bottles

Canvas ammunition pouches carried by soldiers during WW2.Canvas pouch, cream coloured with stud clip to close. Open at top. Additional material at back with metallic clips to attach to uniform. three small pouches built into inside of top of lid.Inside stamped, “L.L.8.T.L. 1942”passchendaele barracks trust, ammunition pouch

Mess tin issued to all active servicemen for purpose of food and drink on the front line.Mess tin in two parts. Silver metallic tin. lid also used as a plate and has a fold out metal handle. Base has a handle to carry assembled item.passchendaele barracks trust, mess tin

Alfred Frederick Samuel Genton was born in Switzerland around1869 and arrived in England date unclear. By 1901 the Kelly’s Directory of Birmingham had listed the Genton & Kessler company as manufactures of all kinds of ship & railway lamps, fog horns and general ship fittings with their factory listed as the Bingley Works King Edward Place Birmingham UK that is listed in 1896 as being was owned and run by J E & H Player. Then in February 1905 it appears the partnership of Alfred F S Genton & Julius Rudolf Kessler was dissolved and Alfred F S Genton continued to carry on the business on his own. The company continued on managed by family members until 1961 when it ceased trading.A marine lamp made by a significant maker in Birmingham England in the early part of the 20th century. This item is now regarded as a collectors item. Brass lamp with 'Port' marking with 2 small chain hook locking mechanisms, and hinged lid. Clear glass with red lens filter. Fuel tank and wick burner removed. Stamped Seahorse GB trade mark No 54987flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

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This domestic kitchen baking tin is typical of the period when when most food was made at home. It would have been before the time of mass food processing factories.Two vintage heavy cast iron gem scone tins or trays, one slightly larger than the other. Each has 12 hemispherical indents for baking 12 small cakes.cooking equipment, kitchen equipment, kitchenware, baking tins, cake tins

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 or blacking ink.Two brown pottery blacking bottles, one with a light brown glaze and other is dark brown. Both have shaped wide necks with a lip at the edge for pouring. The contents were used to blacken a stove. blacking bottles, bottles, cooking equipment, cooking stoves, fuel cooking stoves, domestic ovens

Blue paper/black print flyer - folded to form four pages. Bendigo & District Royal Historical Society of Victoria "Golden Years of Eaglehawk" 9 September 1962an exhibition of goldminimg tools, equipment and implements.

The “Hulse Company” made leather belts in Australia..1) GREEN ENAMEL WATER BOTTLE. THE CAP IS A STEEL ONE WITH A "BAYONET" LUG. A SMALL STEEL CHAIN HOLDS CAP TO BOTTLE. THIS IS SMALLER THAN STANDARD BRITISH PATTERN. .2) CARRIER LEATHER WITH STRAP. THE STRAPS AROUND BOTTLE ARE 25MM WIDTH. THE SHOULDER STRAP IS 50 MM WIDE. LEATHER IS BROWN. THE 50 MM STRAP HAS A BRASS ADJUSTING BUCKLE.The Broad belt has several: “Holden (?) (FRE) 1913”. The name "HULSE" is stamped twice on the belt strap.equipment, water bottle, army, passchendaele barracks trust

In the late 1800's and early 1900's kitchens were built separate from the main house for safety, as the open fire was used daily for all cooking, washing and heating of water. This very heavy strong fireplace crane could support several items such as cast iron kettles, pans and boilers which were hung on the hinged swing-arm, known as a “crane”. The metal arm was swung out from the fireplace to access the hot water in a kettle relatively safely. A black cast iron fireplace crane with a supporting pole bolted to the wall in the side of the brick open fireplace. It has a swinging handle with a rectangular hand grip at the end to move it over or away from the fire. The metal arm was swung out from the fireplace to access the hot water in a kettle relatively safely. There are holes in the bar for hanging hooks which kitchen cooking pots may be hung. Two small hooks are welded to the bar and there are two small removable hooks and two long ones. architectural elements, fireplaces, fireplace accessories, heating equipment, fireplace crane

Carried in all vehiclesWoollen safety blanket carried in all departmental vehicles in case of being trapped in a bushfire Vinyl carry bagEmergency fire blanketforests commission victoria (fcv), safety equipment

At the time of the 1982-83 bushfire season FCV firefighters wore either navy blue issue overalls or their own clothing, generally a checked flannel shirt and jeans. Uncomfortable safety boots and hardhats were issued. The CFA had switched from white overalls to their distinctive yellow kit by 1983. In about 1980, in a far-sighted corporate move for the time, Alan Threader, who was the Chairman of the FCV, established a departmental safety committee, which he personally chaired. The Committee, among other things, wanted to upgrade fire safety clothing. Alan also initiated a radical colour idea after a work trip to the UK in about 1981 and brought home a small sample swatch. Alan believed that the now distinctive bright yellow-green was a good colour contrast to the Victorian bush which is a blue-green hue. Trevor Brown from Stores Branch scored the task to make the change and letters were sent to the UK seeking information about the pigment. The FCV worked with the Commonwealth Dyers Association and Cushen Clothing to replicate the shade on cotton drill, which presented darker when it was treated with the flame-retardant chemical, Proban. The first of the new Kermit Suits were rolled-out in late 1984, and the stylish colour was initially registered and patented to the Department. But it's also fair to say that the new gaudy shade of apparel wasn’t universally popular with staff. The lime green overalls were an Australian first, and forest agencies in other states followed a few years later. In the early 1990s, armed with a pair of dressmaker’s scissors, the baggy one-piece Kermit boilersuits were tailored by Peter Billing from Fire Protection Branch and Trevor Brown in conjunction with the family-owned business, Top Level Workwear, which saw numerous enhancements and prototypes. The two-piece Kermit suits were available in the late 1990s after many years of argy-bargy and complaints from field firefighters. Protective overalls Two types - early FCV (c 1983) and later CNR (1992) forests commission victoria (fcv), protective clothing, safety equipment

Mostly used in nurseries when fumigating with bromide to sterilise the soilGas mask and canister (c 1960)Nu Plac productsforests commission victoria (fcv), safety equipment

Used on bulldozers at night Removable to prevent damage or transfer to another machineBulldozer lighting kitforests commission victoria (fcv), safety equipment, bushfire

Used to warn machine operator of excessive machine tiltTilt warningforests commission victoria (fcv), safety equipment

Heavy duty cast iron kettles were used as a domestic item to boil water safely without the concern that the metal may contain lead or arsenic as earlier utensils had. The household depended on constant hot water availability for all cooking, washing and other household chores.A large vintage rusted black cast iron heavy kettle with no lid. It has a flat base and mushroom shaped handle welded onto the pot below the rim of the pot opening. It has a rim to position the teapot lid. The goose neck spout has a shaped pouring end. It was used as a domestic item to boil water safely without the concern that the metal may contain lead or arsenic as earlier utensils had.kitchenware, kettles, kitchen equipment

Black helmet with adjustable head fittings inside made of leather and Cotton tape. Thin cord threaded through the top of helmet to hold head the fittings. Very worn. Smooth surface. No manufacturing name. Australian Standards Sticker inside. Name on label Jim E. helmets, safety equipment

Red helmet, very worn. Holder on front of the Helmet for fitting light a detachable light. Ridges in top of Helmet. Vents at either side. Adjustable fittings inside. No manufacturing name Australian Standards Sticker inside. Sticker with Name Jim E. helmet, safety equipment

Used at fire basecampsKerosene pressure lanternTilleyforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, camping equipment

Used at fire basecampsKerosene lanternBeechworthforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, camping equipment

Used at fire basecampsKerosene lanternBeechworthforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, camping equipment

Used at bushfire base campsCanvas water bag with cover and outlet hose Dept of Defence 1946 GARS makers Melbourne forests commission victoria (fcv), camping equipment, bushfire

Used at bushfire base campsGalvanised metal bucket shower head and tapBruthen 100forests commission victoria (fcv), camping equipment, bushfire

Used at bushfire base campsCanvas bag shower head (no control tap)forests commission victoria (fcv), camping equipment, bushfire

The successful dropping of supplies to remote fire crews involved a great deal of experimentation. The result was a large heavy-duty cardboard container being developed in 1964 by Athol Hodgson from the FCV Fire Research Branch which employed fold-out wings and was called the “helibox”. It was suitable for supplies weighing less than 9 kg and best dropped from about 300 feet and became a standard technique. It was adopted Australia wide, but the wider availability of helicopters made the helibox eventually redundant.Unique to Victoria but adopted across Australia.Large cardboard box with "wings" to cause it to rotate when dropped from the air. With cut away sections to show how contents were packed Wings held in place by means of string office "Ty-Tite" fasteners.forests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire aviation, bushfire, camping equipment

used at fire campsMetal food safe Common before refrigeration was available in the bushBruthen 100forests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, camping equipment