Wooden box (28.1) containing the following (11 items + 2x21disks (sets A &B): 28.2: black enamelled harmonic analyser (main body,serial no. 37 28.3: plastic slide rule (40 inch) 28.4: Instruction manual 28.5: Long steel metal rule (92 cm) with handles 28.6: Wooden clipboard with paper 28.7: brush 28.8: fixed arm planimeter Serial No. 25498 - 4 components and box 28.9: fixed arm planimeter Serial No. 25499 - 4 components and box 28.10 Harmonic analyser black piece 28.11 Harmonic Analyser long metal attachment 28.12 Harmonic Analyser short metal attachment 28.13 - 28.55: 42 metal discs (not numbered individually) 28.56 Key to box (not numbered)Front right hand side of box in texta: “GW7446”; on inside lid of box: “GW7446”; On harmonic analyser in white: “No. 3 Harmonic Analyser Stanley London Serial No. 37. Made in England”; On clipboard (28.6): ?“P.Cholec Shade”; Stamped on brush (28.7): “Made in England Pure Bristle”; Label in planimeter box (28.8): “7/124/F/152/500 Fixed Arm Planimeter Serial No. 25498. 1 Rev = 100 sq. cms. Constant = 18.676”. Inscribed on planimeter (28.8): “Albrit 25498 Made in England” Label in planimeter box (28.9): “7/124/F/152/500 Fixed Arm Planimeter Serial No. 25499. 1 Rev = 100 sq. cms. Constant = 18.676”. Inscribed On planimeter (28.8): “Albrit 25499 Made in England” On discs 28.13-28.55: Half are “A” disk and half are “B”. All are inscribed.

Made by Henry Grayson at home with the help of William Stone. Used to rule diffraction gratings, achieving excellent results of 2cm squared rulings on speculum metal. The instrument was transferred to Melbourne University, and used by Professor Lyle from 1917-30. Information attached to the front of object and statistical information on stand on top of object.Grayson Diffraction Grating Ruling engine consisting of multiple complex chrome and brass components. Enclosed in specially made glass and wooden display box.

Double Prism Optical Spectrograph made of standing L-shaped metallic base in grey enamel which supports a brass collimator/telescope abutting a wooden box containing two prisms and camera. Tradition has it that it was designed by Laby but there is no supporting evidence.Engraved on brass cylinder: “Adam Hilger Ltd London England” On end of brass cylinder: “Screw = 5m/m Adam Hilger Ltd London England No. F31.301/25403”

Round glass lens stored in rectangular cardboard box with lid and supported by cotton wool.On inside of box in pencil: “20/1/40 (?dictatomigialls of l/4). On top of box: “wray flat”.

Test plate rectangular glass slide with rulings under circular cover glass within yellow circle and brown border enclosed in red hinged box with blue lining. Described as “A sample Microscope slide - Test plate with rulings from 30,000 to 120,000 per inch”. This is the only surviving ruling reaching up to 120,000; hence is both unique and valuable.Labels on slide: “Test plate 10,000 to 120,000. Ruled by H.J. Grayson, Melbourne”. No of lines per inch Band 1-10,000 2-20,000”. On label on side: “No of lines per inch Band 3 -30,000 4 - 40,000 5-50,000 6-60,000 7-70,000 8-80,000 9-90,000 10-100,000 11-110,000 12-120,000”

8 micrometer (microscope) test slides stored in wooden box with storage slots. Cardboard label inside box: “From Melbourne University Physics Dept Museum. Probably Grayson trials or William Stone” “ Microrulers/W S” on lidOn box: “Micronmemters W.S.” On 43.2: unlabeled, with glass rectangle 30x10mm cemented on microslide On 43.3: red and gold emblem/”Micronmemter 100 and 1000 in an inch” On 43.4: “Depth 0.10 mm; contents of 4 squares 0.001 C.mm ” On 42.5: unlabeleed square 9 x 7 mm. On 43.6: “1/100 1/500 inch” On 43.7: “200/inch 500/ inch 1000/ inch 2000/ inch” On 43.8: “1/100 1/500 inch” On 43.9: “Heavy lines up to 70,000. Higher Lines broken up” : “120X”(??)

Slide showing Wallace’s Replica of Rowland’s Plane.Typed label on slide: “Wallace’s Replica of Rowland’s Grating 14500 lines to the inch Central Scientific Company, Chicago ILL” Label on box: “Diffraction Grating (Wallace) 14500 lines/inch”

Blank clear slide with cardboard box. Loose paper with slide “Plane parallel flat for adjustment of spectrometer”.

Glass slide with three “silver ” circles enclosed in small hinged brown leather box lined with black velvet. No calibration ruling details available.On box: “Diffraction splatte nach ABBE C.Zeiss Jena”

Part of the Laby CollectionCanon tele-converter camera lens stored in black accessory boxoptical equipment

Brown camera accessory box containing assorted accessories and flash bulbs

Camera and accessory box with accessories and handbook stored inside.

Part of the Laby Collection.Black camera box containing camera, accessories and handbooks inside.Labels identifying Jean Laby on strap and body.

Purchased on eBay by David Thompson, August 2013.Dark blue, decorative commemorative tin with lid, to mark Swallow and Ariell centenary '1854-1954 Swallows Centenary Gift Box'industry - manufacturing, swallow & ariell ltd

DCM awarded to David Hannah, 46th Bn AIF Mounted in display box with internal light.D. Hannah

Negatives taken and owned by Carl Weickhardt, grandson of Johannes, Son of Jacob (Tank Maker)10 Glass Negative Plates in a box with a note "our grandparents D & K Patience" .1 Weickhardt Tanks .2 Fire Brigade .3 David and Kate Patience .4 Ballarat Bakery (Clunes) .5 Montage of F Weickhardt .6 Tank on a lorry .7 Tank .8 Clunes North School .9 Aeroplane landing .10 Aeroplane landingOn box; Kodak, Abbotsford, Melbournenegatives, patience, tanks, kodak

Geoff Olive, former Staff, had remembered that some 35 mm slides had been made from the lantern slides and were used for teaching. These particular ones had been stored at the University's Digitising Centre and were donated to the archives in 2014.3 boxes of slides holding 20 slides each.One box has'David Aldous' written on it. (Former Staff member.) david aldous, geoff olive, staff member