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National Wool Museum
Stencil - MODELLA
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Modella is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia. Wool bales marked MODELLA would have been transported to or from Modella.Wool bale export stencil - MODELLAMODELLAwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - QLAND
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. QLAND is an acronym for Queensland, the North- Eastern state of Australia. Wool bales marked QLAND would have been transported to Queensland.Wool bale export stencil - QLANDQLANDwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - ELIZABETH
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Port Elizabeth city in South Africa. Wool bales marked ELIZABETH would have been transported to South Africa by sea.Wool bale export stencil - ELIZABETHELIZABETHwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - LIN
This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale. LIN is the abbreviation of Lanolin.Wool bale export stencil - LINLINwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Photograph - Weighing Bales, 1960s
One of fifty one photographs originally in a photo album found in the National Wool Museum’s office. The album was water damaged and the images were removed for conservation. The images follow the process of wool. Beginning in a sheep paddock and finishing as a folded fabric. It includes all the steps in between in this process, including shearing, transporting, selling, washing and the many different steps in the process of turning a single thread of wool into fabric.Black and white image showing two men weighing a bale of wool.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W5 / W5. Weighing bales.wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - KEELUNG
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the exportation of wool bales. Keelung is a port city near Taipei, in northern Taiwan. Wool bales marked KEELUNG would have been transported to Keelung by sea.Wool bale exportation stencil - KEELUNGKEELUNGwool - transportation, wool sales, wool exportation -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - TALCAHUANO
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Talcahuano is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. Wool bales marked TALCAHUANO would have been transported to Talcahuano by sea.Wool bale export stencil - TALCAHUANOTALCAHUANOwool sales, wool transport -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - ELMSDALE
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Elmsdale homestead is located on the Ilfracombe Creek in south Queensland. Wool bales marked ELMSDALE would have been transported from Elmsdale.Wool bale export stencil - ELMSDALEELMSDALEwool sales, wool transportation, wool export -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - WILHELMBURG
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Wilhelmburg is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, on the banks of the River Elbe. Wool bales marked WILHELMBURG would have been transported to Wilhelmburg by sea.Wool bale export stencil - WILHELMBURGWILHELMBURGwool sales, wool transportation, wool export -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - TIMARU
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Timaru is a city in the South Island of New Zealand. Wool bales marked TIMARU would have been transported to New Zealand by sea.Wool bale export stencil - TIMARUTIMARUwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - ODESSA
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Odessa is a port city on the Black Sea in southern Ukraine. Wool bales marked ODESSA would have been transported to Ukraine by sea.Wool bale export stencil - ODESSAODESSAwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Functional object - Stencil, SUPER, Unknown
This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale. SUPER is used to describe superfine wool.Wool bale export stencil - SUPERSUPERwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Functional object - Stencil, MER, Unknown
This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale. MER is an acronym to describe Merino wool.Wool bale export stencil - MERMERwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - DUDLEY
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Dudley is a large industrialised market town and administrative centre in England. Wool bales marked DUDLEY would have been transported to Dudley by sea.Wool bale export stencil - DUDLEYDUDLEYwool sales, wool transportation, wool export -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - DUNEDIN
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Dunedin is a city located in the south island of New Zealand. Wool bales marked DUNEDIN would have been transported to New Zealand by sea.Wool bale export stencil - DUNEDINDUNEDINwool - transportation, wool sales -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - TILBURY
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Tilbury is a port located on the River Thames at Tilbury in Essex, England. Wool bales marked TILBURY would have been transported to England by sea.Wool bale export stencil - TILBURYTILBURYwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - Y'HAMA
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Y'hama is the abbreviated version of Yokohama, a Japanese city south of Tokyo. Wool bales marked Y'HAMA would have been transported to Yokohama by sea.Wool bale export stencil - Y'HAMAY'HAMAwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - BUNKER HILL
This stencil was used as a property name for the transportation of wool bales. All wool bales stamped with BUNKER HILL would have transported from or to Bunker Hill.Wool bale export stencil - BUNKER HILLBUNKER HILLwool transportation, wool sales, wool export -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - HC&S
This stencil was used as a organisation stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Wool bales marked HC & S would have been farmed by or sent to that company to manufacturer.Wool bale export stencil - HC&SHC&Swool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - HOLDENS BIB
This stencil was used as a organisation stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Wool bales marked HOLDENS BIB would have been farmed by or sent to that company for manufacture.Wool bale export stencil - HOLDENS BIBHOLDENS BIBwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Functional object - Stencil, AAA, Unknown
This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale. AAA is used to describe the best quality wool.Wool bale export stencil - AAAAAAwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - WINSTON
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. There are many towns and cities around the world called Winston. Wool bales marked WINSTON would have been transported to any one of them by sea.Wool bale export stencil - WINSTONWINSTONwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - MBD PSX
This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale.Wool bale export stencil - MBD PSXMBD PSXwool transportation, wool sales, wool export -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - O/M
This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale.Wool bale export stencil - O/MO/Mwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - NZL G
This stencil was used as a brokers identification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. NZL is an acronym for New Zealand. The wool bale would have been transported to or from New Zealand.Wool bale export stencil - NZL GNZL Gwool - transportation, wool sales -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - 3AJ
This stencil was used as a label for the transportation of wool bales.Wool bale export stencil - 3AJ3AJwool transportation, wool sales, wool export -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - &
This stencil was used as an & symbol to assist other classification stamps for the transportation of wool bales.Wool bale export stencil - &&wool - transportation, wool sales -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - SAYLEVILE
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Saylesville is a village and historic district in Lincoln, Rhode Island known for its textile mills. Wool bales marked SAYLEVILE would have been transported to the USA by sea.Wool bale export stencil - SAYLEVILESAYLEVILEwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - TEL-AVIV
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Tel-Aviv is a city in Israel. Wool bales marked TEL-AVIV would have been transported to Israel by sea.Wool bale export stencil - TEL-AVIVTEL-AVIVwool - transportation, wool sales -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - HSIN KANG
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Hsin Kang is a port in China. Wool bales marked HSIN KANG would have been transported to China by sea.Wool bale export stencil - HSIN KANGHSIN KANGwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers