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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - ASSORTED WEIGHTS
An assortment of brass weights for scales ranging from 1oz to 8 ozVR under a crownweighing, weights & measures, weights -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Tool - Measuring Tape
... from the wreck of the Shomberg Tool Measuring Tape ...Lost on maiden voyage 40 miles from Cape Otway. A brass measuring tape recovered from the wreck of the Shombergclippers, schomberg, measuring tape -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Tool - Horse feed measure
... containers showing measures of horse feed. Tool Horse feed measure ...Clever way of explaining the daily feeding of a horse.Wooden board with two containers showing measures of horse feed.HORSE FEED / Typical feed for 15 hand horse / large tin holds one pound (450g) of / chaff. Small tin holds one pound (450g) / of oats. / Horses were fed at 8 a.m., 5 p.m. and / 8 p.m. At 6 a.m., 3 p.m.and 10 p.m. horses were fed 1&1/2 pounds (680g) / of hay.military, horse, feed, measure -
Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia Inc
Yard stick
This item is part of the Thomas Caine Tool Collection, owned by The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and curated by the Hand Tools Preservation Association of Australia.yard stick + measure -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Equipment - Toolbox, Rota Industries, VCAH ENG, 1983-1996
Metal toolbox used for Engineering subject labelled VCAH ENG. Inside: Melco socket wrench, 0.05-0.50mm measures, 4 Stanley screwdrivers - 2 x 65-541, 65-549 and 2 Point Phillips 65-524, Sidchrome 22410 combination ring & open end spanner 7/16, Card - Check Ignition, Briggs & Stratton Spark Tester 19051 C. 1980 , Esco Nova 14 Piece Socket Set (with 2 pieces missing) in metal box.engineering, toolbox, teaching, tools -
Mont De Lancey
Foot Measure/Ruler
... in a pattern, improved durability. Bootmaking tools Measures Rulers ...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.Wooden, folding, foot measure/ruler with brass clasps.bootmaking tools, measures, rulers -
Melbourne Legacy
Ceremonial object, Military Pace Stick
A hinged wooden stick that is used in military situations. It is kept in the Comradeship Lounge as a link to the legatees' military background. A pace stick is a training instrument used to gauge the length of pace and measure distance and interval for military parades. Legacy has a strong link to the military, most early legatees would be familiar with the pace stick and its use.Wooden stick that is hinged, has metal tips and is used as a pace tool.comradeship, pace stick -
Buninyong Visitor Information Centre
Tool - Tape Measure, 1920s tape measure, 1920s
... order. 1920s tape measure Tool Tape Measure ...Used by Harry Nicholls in Buninyong from 1920s. Round leather case with winding handle in centre of side. The two sides have sewn join. Not in working order. '6YTT HN' scratched on leather casing and handle. tape measures, measuring, woodwork