Showing 155 items matching "mending"
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National Wool Museum
Record, Gramophone, Waltz medley & You say the sweetest things
Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramophone, record, textile mills - staff -
National Wool Museum
Record, Gramophone, A Wandering Minstrel & The Moon and I
Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramophone, record, textile mills - staff -
National Wool Museum
Record, Gramophone, When there's a breeze on lake Louise & Heavenly, isn't it?
Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramophone, record, textile mills - staff -
National Wool Museum
Record, Gramophone, When you wore a tulip & For me and my gal
Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramophone, record, textile mills - staff -
National Wool Museum
Audio - Record, Gramophone, Gramophone Co Ltd, Better not roll those blue, blue eyes / You rhyme with everything that's beautiful, c.1946
Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.Gramophone record housed in a brown paper sleeve bound in a orange folder with a blue spine. One of a collection of 12 gramophone records housed in the folder.[printed] "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" / TRADE MARK / MANUFACTURED SPECIALLY FOR THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD, SYDNEY, NSW / BETTER NOT ROLL THOSE BLUE, / BLUE EYES / (At Somebody Else) / Quick Step / (Twomey Goodhart) / JOE LOSS & HIS ORCHESTRA / Dance / Orchestra / (OER713) / Speed 78 / Cat. No. / E.A. / 3104 / CHAPPELLS / SYDNEY / MUST NOT BE USED FOR RADIO / BROADCASTING, NOR PUBLICLY PERFORMED [Hand written on sticker] 51/7 [printed] "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" / TRADE MARK / MANUFACTURED SPECIALLY FOR THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD, SYDNEY, NSW / YOU RHYME WITH EVERYTHING / THAT'S BEAUTIFUL / Slow Fox Trot / (Stoner-Reisfeld) / JOE LOSS & HIS ORCHESTRA / Dance / Orchestra / (OER719) / Speed 78 / Cat. No. / E.A. / 3104 / CHAPPELLS / SYDNEY / MUST NOT BE USED FOR RADIO / BROADCASTING, NOR PUBLICLY PERFORMEDtextile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramophone, record, textile mills - staff, his masters voice (hmv), gramophone co ltd, dickson's geelong, music, audio -
National Wool Museum
Record, Gramophone, People like you and me / My devotion
Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramophone, record, textile mills - staff -
National Wool Museum
Record, Gramophone, Say a prayer for the boys over there / What do you think those ruby lips were made for?
Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramophone, record, textile mills - staff -
National Wool Museum
Record, Gramophone, Strip Polka - Fox Trot / St. Mary's in the Twilight
Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramophone, record, textile mills - staff -
National Wool Museum
Record, Gramophone, The Smiths and the Jones / Where's my love?
Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramophone, record, textile mills - staff -
National Wool Museum
Record, Gramophone, There's a Harbour of Dreamboats / Really and Truly
Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramaphone, record, textile mills - staff -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Craft - Packet of 6 sewing needles
Flora Macdonald needle in packet of 6 size 10 needles.Crewel the Flora Macdonald needle packet size 10. Made in England. Abel Monalds celebrated needles.needles, sewing, mending -
Upper Yarra Museum
Negative Photographic Reproduction, E Lloyds Mill, Hoddles Creek, 13/4/1983
This looks like a typical Bush Timber Mill of the period, E Lloyd's Mill, Hoddles Creek Negative Black white. Scanned at 600 dpi. There are five men at work at the mill and also a lady sitting on the front verandah of the nearest hut, possibly mending some material , there are 2 other. hutse lloyds mill timber workers women hoddles creek logs sandy ross -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - "Marvel Darner & Fancy Worker" cottons belonged to Ivy Kennedy, who was employed at Myer Melbourne in the 1920s
Myer advertising fan"Marvel Darner & Fancy Worker" cottons belonged to Ivy Kennedy, who was employed at Myer Melbourne in the 1920s. The referenced "Marvel Darner" could not be located. Three card silken lisle mercerised mending threads produced for Myer Emporium Ltd. Melbourne included. social history, myer business history -
National Wool Museum
Functional object - Mending Table, c1930
Any faults in the final product can be repaired by mending. Prior to more advanced machinery, fabric was draped over a mending table and carefully inspected for faults. Quick eyes and nimble fingers were needed. Repairing faults was a highly skilled manual operation. Any knot or thickness had to be removed without affecting the quality of the fabric and mending had to be invisible. In the 1930s to make the day pass faster, popular records were played to the factory workers in the mending room. The top of the table is propped up to make it a well-lit surface over which bolts of fabric were unrolled to check for faults. Menders repaired them with invisible hand stitching. Each weaver stitched a coloured thread in the selvage to show the start of their shift, therefore if mistakes were found the company could easily find who was responsible. This table was used by Gail Morris in teh 1960s. Large wooden table with tilted top. mending table, wool processing, fabric, textile industry -
National Wool Museum
Record, Gramophone, My Gal Sal / Oh, the Pity of it All
Gramophone record - "My Gal Sal" / "Oh, the Pity of it All" by Freddy Martin. Used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramophone, record, textile mills - staff -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Paynesville Slipway, fishing boat Potts at slips Paynesville Victoria
Vern LeVaicon was the skipper on the Potts in 1993Black and white photograph of fishing boat Potts at slips Paynesville Victoria. Also a black and white photograph of fishing boat Potts at sea showing ropes and fish in basket . Also a photo of Vern LeVaicon mending nets on the Eastern Wharf Lakes Entrance , his son Paul in the background transport, fishing industry, boats and boating -
National Wool Museum
Record, Gramophone, This is worth fighting for / Wonder when my baby's coming home
Gramophone record - "This is worth fighting for" and "Wonder when my baby's coming home" by Kate Smith. Used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramaphone, record, textile mills - staff -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Uniform, trousers, Conway Bros. PTY. LTD, 1969
These trousers are part of a Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps uniform. The Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps (RAAOC) is responsible for various logistics and organisational operations, such as maintenance of parachutes, fuel distribution, personnel administration, exlosive disposal and laundy operations. The trousers were manufactured in 1969 and were worn by an unknown RAAOC serviceman. The patches on the sleeves of the corresponding jacket denote that he had earned qualifications as a parachuter and a marksman and that he was a Warrant Officer 1. Due to the period of manufacture it can be presumed that the serviceman whom this uniform belonged to served in the Vietnam War.As historic military uniform trousers dating to 1968, it is presumed that this item would have been used in service during the Vietnam War. The wearer of the uniform is unknown, however the patches and flashes attached signify that the serviceman worked for the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps, earned qualifications as a parachuter and marksman and ranked highly as a Warrant Officer 1. The item is representative of a type of uniform worn by high ranking RAAOC servicemen during the 1960’s. It is also in very good condition for its age.khaki coloured trousers which are composed of a heavy fabric. The trousers button up at the front with 6 plastic buttons. There is an additional strip of fabric attached to the right-hand fly which can be fastened with an extra button on the interior of the left-hand fly. There are an additional 6 buttons along the interior waistband. There are also three buttons on the exterior waistband down the front and a buckle. The buttons are composed of brown plastic. There are two open hip pockets, one on either side, and another button-up pocket on the right-hand side of the back. There is a white label with inscriptions attached to the interior of the back pocket with an extra piece of fabric attached for mending patches.Printed in black inscriptions on the white label: CONWAY BROS. PTY. LTD ADELAIDE 1969 (a broad arrow) Class 8405-66-025-6183 A W M 7 (these characters are stamped in faded black ink) SIZE & WAIST 33R MATCHING JACKET 37-38R in a box are the words: DRY CLEAN ONLY. Re-press on original seams. Creases set by Si-ro-set. Mending patch attached. (end of box containing words) NAME.....DOCKSEY (‘Docksey is in hand-written black ink) ARMY No.....216308 (numbers also hand-written in black ink) (the number 40 is also wrtten in faded black ink in the top right corner of the label)military, army, raaoc, marksman, royal australian army ordnance corps, parachuting, warrant officer, uniform, trousers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE DIGGING - THE DIGGERS, c1800s
Diggers & Mining. The Digging - The Diggers. Slide: FOREST CREEK (From Our Special Correspondent.) Article speaks of the diggers enjoying the Sabbath eve by playing music, reading, and mending clothes. The writer believes the diggers to be hard working and intelligent people. Markings: 65 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Sacred Heart College
Needle Case, 1940s
Used at SHC by Marita Fitzpatrick as a boarder late 1940s to 1950s. Friday nights were set aside for mending and darning by the boarders and Saturday night for working on 'fancy work'.Representative of the type of needlework practiced in a girls' school in the 1940s and 50s.Red Riding Hood doll needle case. Coat opens to reveal pins. Red coated soft doll with purple cape and shoesM. T. Fitzpatrickshc; sacred heart; sisters of mercy geelong; fitzpatrick; needlecraft; sewing; needle case; darning; fancy work -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Sewing Kit, c1930's
Brown leatherette case containing ladies' sewing kit. Lined with flesh coloured moire silk, gathered pocket containing a sheet of 200 pins, brass thread holder containing 2 reels of silk thread, one shade 677 the other 706. Other half of case has leather strap with 2 packets of Lighthouse brand needles, scissors, thimble, two needles, punch, button hook, one unknown tool, 1loose '30's button, 2 needle cards, one containing 12 safety pins of various colours.Lithgow Sheet, 200 solid headed English Pins. Abel Morrall's Dress and Lingerie Pins. Art Silk Hose Mending, Flora MacDonald Needles are a Pleasure to Use.domestic items, sewing -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - TROUSERS, ARMY, Conway Bros Pty Ltd, 1969
Part of the "Kevin John Herdman" No. 397661 Collection. See cat No. 5942P for details of his service.Khaki wool serge fabric battle dress trousers with five button fly. Plastic buttons. Two side pockets, one fob and one button down hip pocket on RHS. Cotton and polyester fabric lining. Manufacturers label with black print attached to lining of hip pocket. Mending patch attached to label.On Manufacturer's label in black print: "CONWAY BROS PTY LTD, ADELAIDE, ^ , 1969, class 8405-66-025-6183, SIZE WAIST 33R, MATCHING JACKET 37-38R, NAME, ARMY NO.. Stamped in purple on Manufacturer's label: AWM 11".trousers, battle dress, kevin john herdman, army -
Orbost & District Historical Society
weaving tool, late 1940's - 1950's
The Speedweve is a tiny darning loom advertised as ‘Lancashire’s smallest loom’. It was manufactured by E & A Chesstok Ltd of Rusholme, Manchester in 1947/48. It is basically a little loom for mending socks and holes in clothing. - This item was a common household item used a time when people still felt it worth the effort to darn socks.A metal Speedweve - a small darning tool.The slide at the top pushes back and forth making the 10 copper hooks rotate one way then the other. There would have been a wooden disc for keeping the fabric flat. top - SPEEDWEVEdomestic weaving loom -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - The Quality Cookery Book, 1930s
The Quality Cookery Book; With invaluable household recipes, Invalid cookery etc. Produced by W. Jeffrey, Quality Grocer, Wine, Spirit and Provision merchant. Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. Price 9d. Receipt for mending from Beehive Stores found inside rear cover (81682) £2. dated 1930s. Printed by Bolton Bros. Printers. Bendigo.recipes, cookery book, grocer, w jeffrey -
Orbost & District Historical Society
shoe last, first half 20th century
Historically, lasts were typically made from cast iron because this material retains its shape, even when in contact with wet materials (like leather) and subjected to the stresses of stretching and shaping shoes on them. They were for home mending of shoes. This item is an example of the self-reliance shown by rural families when household necessities were not readily available.A black cast iron boot last which can be used for three different sized sole placements boots / shoes. domestic shoe-last boot-last cast-iron -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Stocking Darner
Polished wooden egg sLadder darner/ Wimberdar / Made in Englandhomecraft, handmade, women's craft, mending, domestic, domestic craft -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Singer Sewing Machine, Singer, Circa 1927
In May 1931 the Australian government announced a 20% reduction in expenditure, cuts to wages and pensions, and increased taxation. Despite workers striking, wages were reduced and working hours increased. The economy plunged into depression. Workers blamed the hardships on greedy bankers and the rich elite. The unemployed’ home-made, designed, knitted, painted and created things like pegs, pincushions, soaps, kitchen utensils and Pokerwork art, to sell door-to-door or in the streets. ‘Make Do and Mend’ was the mantra of the time. Making and mending clothing at home became a means to save money and an income offering services mending, altering or making clothes for the working people. Making over garments had been a time-honoured tradition since pioneer days. During the Depression clothes were a luxury and new fashions were created by altering old clothes. A best dress became a housedress, a church suit became a mine suit. Old shirts became new aprons, old trousers became new hats. Magazines and newspapers published Instructions on making and mending clothing and these became curriculums for sewing classes. Darning, mending, patching, saving fabric for rags, patches or upcycling became a necessity. Having a Sewing machine like this 1927 Singer housed in Oliver Gilpin’s store at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum could be the difference between survival and starvation The popularity of publications such as ‘Make do and mend’ lasted through the Second World War and into the 20th Century. Hand operated Singer sewing machine with wooden cover, circa 1927Y4476618 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - China mug, c 1920
This mug is possibly over a 100 years old and would have been used in a household for drinking purposes. The mending of the cup and its probable re-use shows the comparative austerity of the times or its sentimental and monetary value as today a broken item such as this would have been thrown away. This domestic item is of some social history significance as an example of a mug or cup used 100 years ago and mended to extend its use.This is a china mug with a round base and top. The base is cream-coloured and the mug has blue and white images on the handle and around the body of the mug and a border of the same images inside the top of the mug. The images include a stately building, reclining figures, a gondola, shrubbery and repeated patterns. The mug has been broken and mended with glue.vintage domestic item, warrnambool history, china mug, blue and white china mug -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Kitchen Equipment, assorted metal pastry cutters 20thC, 20thC
The early settler women of Moorabbin Shire managed the household while their market gardener husbands cultivated the produce to be sold at the market Normal daily life involved washing clothes, ironing, cooking meals and baking cakes, scones, bread, and pastries. whilst caring for the children and making and mending the family's clothes The early settler women of Moorabbin Shire had to be self sufficient and were skillful cooks providing meals for their familiesAn a assortment of metal pastry, biscuit and scone cutters and tartlet tins with straight and scalloped edges in original condition with no repairs. kitchen equipment, cooking, baking, early settlers, pioneers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, cheltenham, market gardeners, farmers, -
Mont De Lancey
Domestic object - Biscuit Cutters, Unknown
Women in early settler days and 1900's managed the household and had to be self sufficient and were skilful cooks providing meals for their families. Normal daily life involved washing clothes, ironing, cooking meals and baking cakes, scones, bread, and pastries whilst caring for the children and making and mending the family's clothes. Nine round, one square vintage tin biscuit or pastry cutters: a set of five including a small, medium and large one with curved handles, plus two fluted and one plain cutter and one plain without handles.biscuit cutters, kitchenware, kitchen equipment, pastry cutters