Two typed copies of a letter dated 21 June 1938. Letter is to Mr. W. H. McCorkindale from J. S. Stevenson, Manager of the Maungatapere Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. He mentions the condition of the boiler after six months of Scalebuoy Treatment.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, maungatapere co-operative dairy co ltd, w h mccorkindale, scalebuoy's ltd, j s stevenson

Reprint from the 'British Medical Journal' dated 11 March, 1944 Letters to the Editor, Page 373. Written by W. N. Abbott of Auckland. Refers to medical matters and Scalebuoys.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, british medical journal, dr beaumont, dr robertson, new zealand medical journal, medical research council of great britain, 'the electrical factor in metabolism', abbott, fowler, w n abbott, bendigo electronic coy, f a stevenson, cambridge press

Letter, dated 2 February, 1954, from Roy Michaelis to Mr. F. A. Stevenson. Letter typed on paper with printed letterhead. In the letter the writer mentions that he has a pipe line which has fouled up and he was inquiring if a scalebuoy would improve the problem. The second letter ( a carbon copy), dated 10/2/54, is to Mr Roy Michaelis from (name obscured). He mentions that he has thought about it but he can't see any way to help at the moment. He also says that the scalebuoy needs a steady flow of water which the hydraulic ram does not give. He also refers to some other work he has done elsewhere.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, michaelis hallenstein & co pty ltd, f a stevenson, roy michaelis

Thirty five typed pages pinned in a buff folder. Topics include weight of crop cut using ordinary water and Scalebuoy water, health, Enzymatic Catalyst, Pitfalls for the Unwary, which are provided by the Scalebuoy Effect, Waiuku Horticultural Experiment, Activated Water Molecules, Medicine's most Amazing Mystery, Biophysics, Roman Temple found in London and Enzymatic Processes. Mr. Frank Stevenson written in red ink on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy, m h aldred, w n abbott, auckland research group, pasteur institute, f jacob, mr onassis, peruvian navy, lloyds of london, guillebaud committee, national health service, mr abel-smith, professor titmuss, einstein, pasteur, buchners, scalebuoy effect, waiuku horticultural experiment, mr aldred, prof e baldwin, michaelis, dr eugene h payne, park davis & co, dr t p manson, prof r t cox, the lancet, roman temple, london excavation council, w f grimes, van der lott, mithras, london aquarium, coehn's rule

Letter from H. C. Turner, Secretary of Scalebuoys Limited asking if the Bendigo Electronic Co. would send Mr. Barrett particulars of Scalebuoys. Letter dated August 29, 1938. Letter typed on paper with printed letterhead.sciences, instruments - general, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoys limited, the bendigo electronic co

Black and white photo a some scale which was removed from the boiler at Knox Home, Auckland, N.Z. A ruler is lying amongst the scale to show the size of the pieces. Photo taken by F. W. Young, Press & Commercial Photographer. Written on the back: Scale removed from Boiler at Knox Home Auckland N.Z. September 1937. Scalebuoy Treatment been used approx 7 months.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, knox home auckland, f w young

Printed Order No. L 941 from Victorian Railways, to Bendigo Electronic Company of Aust. Pty. Ltd. 35 View Street, Bendigo, dated 22 October, 1942 for Fitting to Monotype Water Cooling System Scalebuoy (for 200/cc) with tank by-pass. Cost £30.0.0. Initialled by H. S. Sergeant, Comptroller of Stores.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, victorian railways, bendigo electronic company of aust pty ltd, monotype water cooling system scalebuoy, h s sergeant

Letter, dated February 24, 1948, from Robert Pagel of the Midwest Extraction Co. to Mr. Frank A. Stevenson of the Bendigo Electronic Company. He asks if literature advertising and explanation of Scalebuoys could be sent to Mr. H. Nathan of 1918 Douglas Street, Rockford, Illinois as he is very interested in them.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, midwest extraction co, bendigo electronic company, frank a stevenson, h nathan, robert pagel

Five copies of a letter from ? Smith, Engineer Way & Structures, of the Kansas City Public Service Company to Paul A. Douden & Co., dated November 15, 1937. He tells of their experiences with Scalebuoys. He mentions reduction of scale and about a 30% reduction in the consumption of soap and the chemicals used in the water for cleaning purposes. In the bottom left corner is a small picture of a bus and a tram.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, kansas city public service company, paul a douden & co, ? smith

Black and white photograph showing Three Buoy house unit Scalebuoy, description typed on back.photograph

Two copies of a typed letter with printed letterhead, dated April 16, 1937. Letter is to Mr. F. H. Godfrey of F. H. Godfrey Engineering Co. from Otto? Jacobson of the Washington Veneer Company. The letter mentions the hardness of the water and the improvements in the boilers since using the Scalebuoy.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, e e westman, millard lemon, w h schultz, washington veneer company, f h godfrey engineering co washington, f h godfrey, o jacobson

A collection of Ten letters referring to the Abbott Company including share receipts, bond listings and a letter referring to the scalebuoy. These have been numbered 2402.228.1 - 228.10, Eric Cowling, sharebroker, H.A. Abbott, ,Sandhurst Trustees, RHS Abbott estate, H.A. Abbott, Sloman & Mogg, accountants; Commercial Travellers Club; Charles Sumner Bird, Scotts Hotel. Letters written in approx. 1940, mention of war in Charles Sumner Bird's letter.organization, business, abbotts, r.h.s. abbott, abbott company, scalebuoy

Copy of a letter, dated 12/12/41, to Mr. Bacon of the Mines Department, Treasury Gardens, Melbourne from G. Whalley. Letter mentions a boiler at Cohuna which had a scale problem. After the installation of Scalebuoys the scale fell off the interior of the boiler in a short time.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo electronic company of australia pty ltd, amalgamated freezing coy, mr bacon, mines department melbourne, gunbower butter factory, cherrokee, mr f stevenson, g whalley

Letter, dated 17 August, 1938 from E. C. Eyers to Mr. H. A. Abbott. He refers to a previous letter, addressed to the Chief Mechanical Engineer, that the Commissioners had approved of a settlement of £270 for 52 scalebuoys supplied for engine No. 875 and that a cheque would be sent in the next few days. Letter has printed letter head with Victorian Railways logo at the top.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, victorian railways, h a abbott, bendigo electronic company of australia pty ltd, e c eyers

Copy of a letter, dated 20 February, 1937, to Stephens Garage from Gordon Gray. He details the operation of his car after the installation of Scale Buoy. He mentions Water, Oil and petrol consumption. Also mentioned is carbon and exhaust. He also mentions that he used Super Plume Petrol and since the installation of 'Scalebuoy' he then used Plume Petrol.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, stephens garage, super plume petrol, plume petrol, gordon gray

Copy of a typed list for Mr. R.H.S. Abbott. List mentions where Scalebuoys were installed in boilers of Locomotives, Hospitals, Public Institutions, Dairy Factories, Freezing Works, Soap Works, Bakeries and Dye Works. Also listed at the end are Tanneries, Laundries, Household installations and Swimming Baths.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, mr r h s abbott, nz railways, mater misericordiae hospital, knox home, hawke's bay farmers' meat co, buchanan's bakeries, findlay's gold-krust bakery, moody's dye works

Black and white photo by Vincent Kelly. Typed on the back: Four Buoy house unit. Dish in picture is an old iron dish which has been used for fowls to drink out of. The photo speaks for it self. After a few weeks treatment by pouring in a dipper full of Scalebuoy Water daily the results of the process can be seen. Note the patches where the scale formations have been removed. The photographer's name - Vincent Kelly Bendigo is imprinted in the bottom left corner.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, four buoy house unit, vincent kelly

Black and white photograph of Cohuna Butter Factory boiler Scalebuoy unit, description hand written in ink on back.photograph

Bulk lot of photographic negatives in Kodak folders, subjects include unknown people, Bendigo, most relating to Scalebuoys.photograph

Scalebuoy. Invented by Hartley Abbott and patented under the name of the Bendigo Electronic Company, made in various sizes & for different applications, such as to prevent scaling in the boilers at mines. Part of the Aileen and John Ellison collection.Made up of a sealed glass bulb containing mercury and gasses enclosed within a chromed wire cage and with a chromed handle. The one shown being a handheld shaker model. science, bendigo electronic, abbott

Seven letters dated between 1/10/1940 and 20/12/40 from F. Gifford of Gifford's Hotel, Mount Gambier, S.A. and Stevenson Bros. and The Bendigo Electronic Co. in reference to installing Scalebuoys in the hot water service at Gifford's Hotel. First letter from F. Gifford has printed letterhead with name, address and facilities in dark blue printing.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, gifford's hotel, stevenson bros, bendigo electronic co, f gifford, d dept

Carbon copy of a letter dated 27 June, 1938. Letter is to A. S. Bloomfield, Esq. No name of who it is from. Items mentioned are: What the Scalebuoy Process is, Fields of Application, Installations operating in the State of Victoria, Patents, Gross Margin of Profits, Promotion and Finance, Manufacture and Working Capital.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scotts hotel, a s bloomfield esq, nell gwynne gold mine bendigo, crown hotel bendigo, hunters cordial factory, ice works bendigo, victorian railways, bendigo electronic company of (australia) pty ltd, r h s abbott, h a abbott

Newspaper article titled Life Processes - Auckland Research - Work of Two Doctors. Bendigo Advertiser, Friday, June 6, 1940. Article mentions metabolism, Electricity in the Body, American Research, Electrically Altered Water and Two Hundred Cases Tested. Also four other articles, one dated July 30, 1941 mentioning metabolism and Scalebuoys. Two articles have several copies.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, the bendigo advertiser 6/6/1940, metabolism, dr george crile, rockefeller foundation, auckland hospital board

Notes written on paper with printed letterhead of Scott's Hotel, Collins Street, Melbourne, C.1., dated 31/3/44. Notes mention an experiment where a Scalebuoy was put in a lathe and the Electro Static Volts were measured at 46, 76, 131, 235 and 600 Revs per Minute. Tests were at the Radio School of Science, Melb. Technical College.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scott's hotel melbourne, radio school of science, melb technical college, squadron leader mackay, burton, mackenzie

Cream booklet with brown printing titled Bendigo Electronic Company of Australia Proprietary Limited. Includes Capital, number of Shares, Directors, Solicitors, Bankers Registered Office, Copy of a letter re Patents, Information about Scalebuoys, Users of Scalebuoys, What Scalebuoys Do and Where they are used, Also copies of letters from the Victorian Railways, City Overseer Bendigo, Lane's Motors Pty Ltd Melbourne, Union Oil, Soap & Candle Co. Ltd NZ, Knox Home NZ, Maungatapere Co-Op Dairy Co. Ltd., Whangarei Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd. NZ, Kettering Cartons Limited England, Pennsylvania Rubber Company USA, and the Kansas City Public Service Company USAsciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo electronic company of australia pty ltd, a s bloomfield, r h s abbott jnr, harry ponsonby mackenzie rn (retd), arthur robinson & co, the commercial banking company of sydney limited melbourne, a t madden, h a abbott, e c eyers, frank stevenson, city of bendigo, frank h day, lane's motors pty ltd, h c holland, national mutual chambers (n.z.) ltd, union oil soap & candle co ltd, knox home, n a duthie, w h mccorkindale, maungatapere co-op dairy co ltd, j stevenson, the whangarei co-op dairy company ltd, w h millingford, kettering cartons limited, j g arlidge, pennsylvania rubber company, paul a douden & company, w e humphrey, kansas city public service company, h w smith, j t picken & sons

Dull orange folder containing copies of letters, brochures, information sheets and some newspaper cuttings. Name on the front is Frank A. Stevenson 244 Hargreaves St Bendigo. Letters date from 1937 to 1942. Newspaper titles include: Prevention of Rust- Principle of the Scalebuoy, Scalebuoys in Cars, Tragic Death of Captain Hartley Abbott and the Obituary of Captain R.H.S.Abbott.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, frank a stevenson, mr bacon, amalgamated freezing co bendigo, g whalley, gunbower co-operative butter factory & trading coy ltd, mr wallace, j charlesworth, d v evershed, bendigo electronic co, walshes crown hotel, hunter bros, wybgones unit, 180 gold mining co, o'hallorans cyanide unit, crystal ice works, stevenson unit, bendigo council, central nell gwynne, nth deborugh g m co, deborugh g m c, deborugh consolidated, cohuna butter factory, geo ross, victorian producers' co-operative coy ltd, h abbott, ernest f o liddell, rothacker bros, motor spares ltd, leggo's buildings, t j jorgensen, mr robinson, stevenson bros, r h s abbott, d c house, the electrical factor in metabolism, w n abbott, the great boulder proprietary gold mines ltd, w o galletly, mr stronell, newport workshops, victorian railways, mr brownbill, mr james, the university of melbourne, j l osborne, n clarkson, sister mary gonzaga, st joseph's hospital, mater misericordiae hospital, mr herzog, sister m monica?, vacuum oil, j johns, h j grigg, w a walsh, market square, crown hotel, g e cole, transport & engineering in australia 16/12/1937, mr menderson, mr ross, sanitary age 8/2/1935, northern kiwanis clubs, harry a baxter, w h cunningham & hill ltd, link-belt co ltd, sir william crooks, royal zoological society, ginna works germany, close brothers, w h taylor, geo taylor hardware co ltd, details of hydraulic spinner unit (scalebuoy), a davidson, john g kelly inc, hannon, myers wishart, kennedy, mr critten, pennsylvania rubber coy, paul a douden & co, w e humphrey, kansas city public service co, smith, tangney hotels, wahkonsa hotel, muscatine hotel, arlington hotel, burke hotel, helen tangney-springer, f w woolworth co, w w edan, ymca, n f alcock, b j ingram, scalebuoys, bendigo electronic company of australia proprietary limited, a s bloomfield, harry ponsonby mackenzie, arthur robinson & co, the commercial banking company of sydney ltd, a t madden, victorian railways, e c eyers, city of bendigo, frank h day, lane's motors pty ltd, h c holland, union oil soap & candle co ltd, knox home, n a duthie, w h mccorkindale, maungatapere co-op dairy co ltd, the whangarei co-op dairy co ltd, w h millingford, kettering cartons limited, j g arlidge, w e humphrey, kansas city public service company, h w smith, prospectus of scale buoy distributors limited, edwin gripper banks, richard hartley smith abbott, frank shaw fitchett, hayden smith & fitchett, the commercial bank of australia limited, william john stanley horsfall, frank cooper, scott's hotel, a j phillips, stringer & phillips proprietary ltd, e g banks, edwin gripper banks, reginald william stringer, frank cooper, claude gordon robinson, s reid

Carbon copy of a typed letter to Mrs Marion Symington, dated 14/12/57. No signature oat the end. Writer mentions that he still runs the Scalebuoy Company, but business has been poor lately. He also mentions people owing money and a trip to Adelaide where he sold £500 there and since. He also mentions the lack of rain and growing plants without soil.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, mrs marion symington, scalebuoy company, hydroponics, prof gericke, california university

Partly used Docket book from Bendigo Electronic Company, Scalebuoy sole distributor, Frank.A.Stevenson 62 Honeysuckle Street Bendigo.commerce, office stationary, docket

Letter, dated February 17, 1948 from Robert Pagel of the Midwest Extraction Co. Rockford, Ill. To Mr. Frank A. Stevenson. He would like more information on the Scalebuoys and is interested in obtaining two units, a tap unit and a vest pocket unit. He also mentions Dr. Abbotts book and the difficulty of obtaining a price with the variation in foreign exchange. He would also like to know about household units as the water in his country is hard.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, midwest extraction co, frank a stevenson, dr abbott, robert pagel

Copy of a letter from D. C. House, dated 28th February, 1937, to H. Abbott, Esq. He was adding particulars of his Fargo Parlour Coach to his report on his President 8 Studebaker motor car. He mentions the Fargo Parlour Coach-16 Passenger-3 ton 8 cwt.-tare 25 H. P. He mentions the benefits of the scalebuoy on oil and fuel consumption and relates the distances covered daily and the stops and starts.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, stevenson bros, h abbott, crown hotel, d c house