The Schneider ES50 Club was built in 1953 and is the only one of its type. It was designed by Schneider to comply with specifications laid down by the Gliding Federation of Australia for a basic two seat training glider*. It was first flown on 10 May 1953 and delivered to the Renmark Gliding Club. The log book shows that it later passed to other gliding clubs, namely Millicent Gliding Club, Corangamite Soaring Club, Sydney Technical College Gliding Club. Overall, as at September 1967, the glider had logged over 5000 flights and a total airtime of 388 hours. The Museum volunteers have partly refurbished the ES50 to static display standard. [*Plans were also prepared for a single seat version which never eventuated] This glider is one of Edmund Schneider Pty Ltd earliest Australian designs. However, it was a later Schneider design, the ES 52 Kookaburra, which was accepted by many Australian gliding clubs for filling their need for a basic two seat training glider in the 1950s and 1960s. This is a two seat high wing aircraft of mainly wood and fabric construction. The cockpit area of the fuselage is fabric over tubular steel framing. Given serial number 3 by manufacturer and registered as VH-GHPaustralian gliding, glider, sailplane, schneider, es50, renmark gliding club, millicent gliding club, corangamite soaring club, sydney technical college gliding club

Portable sewing machine, on a wooden base with a removable wooden lid. Inlaid design of gold decals on the lid.Wertheim Portable Sewing Machine (Frankfurt) Serial Number 6511471sewing machines

This Easiplay 2 model was produced by CSI (Clarke & Smith Industries) using a combination of overseas and locally made parts; however demand for compact discs was increasing by this time and the players were not financially viable. After the death of John Clarke in 1997 and the subsequent loss of it's major contract with RNIB, the company was wound up in 2004.Plastic rectangular grey coloured audio player with buttons for navigational controls, power cord and 3 buttons Clarke + Smith Model 1322 Serial number 9701-0011audio equipment, clarke and smith

Singer was first established as I. M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac Merritt Singer with New York lawyer Edward C. Clark. Best known for its sewing machines, it was renamed Singer Manufacturing Company in 1865, then the Singer Company in 1963. The Singer company began to market its machines internationally in 1855 and won first prize at the Paris world's fair that year. They had offices established in both Sydney and Melbourne by the mid-1960s. The company demonstrated the first workable electric sewing machine in 1910. Singer was also a marketing innovator and a pioneer in promoting the use of instalment payment plans, making their machines more affordable for many people. According to its serial number, this machine was manufactured in 1950 and was one of the new models designed to be more portable as it only weighed about 10 KG.This sewing machine is of local, national and international significance as it represents developments in technology and the impact this had upon the work of women.The Singer 99 was a sturdy and reliable machine that was easy to use. Lighter than other machines of its time, this machine weighed only 10 Kgs. It is mounted on a wooden base with a small compartment under the balance wheel to store accessories and bobbins. It has a 'Bentwood' (polished plywood) cover which also provided some room for storage. The machine is driven by a small electric motor and a light to illuminate the work area. It is decorated with gold decals and a filigree pattern. It includes a knee control which is inserted in a hole at the front of the machine. The serial number EG045782 indicates it was manufactured in 1950.Across the top in gold script: "The Singer Manufacturing Co. / Made in Great Britain" On light cover: "SINGER" Plate with specifications also attached. On front of machine in oval badge: A CENTURY OF SEWING SERVICE/ THE SINGER MANFG. CO. 1851 - 1951singer sewing macnine, domestic appliances, women's work, technology

White wooden cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green and black center. Soldier's name and serial number printed in black ink on front. Australian flag attached on back.THOMAS, DAVID JOHN 38712cross, memorial cross, thomas

Pentacon AK8 8mm Movie Camera Carl Zeiss Jena Lens Made in Germany 1950s. Leather sides are coming away from the metal box. Brown leather case of similar size (Camera can be used whilst still in the case)AK8 (on front) Made in Germany (inside) 439629 (underneath, serial number?)

These boxes were used at various polling booths throughout the Shire of Eltham for voters to place their completed votes in during council elections. On occassions EDHS has used this Ballot Box as a repository for cash donations at meetings and functions."Ballot Box" and "Shire of Eltham Ballot Box" and a serial number "12937".eltham shire council, shire of eltham archives, ballot box, elections, shire of eltham, activities, donation, council elections

The pay books relate to : John Donaldson Gardiner. Enlisted in the AIF on 26.6.1915 Regt No 2832 age 29 years 7 months in the 9th Reinforcements to the 5th BN. Embark for Eygpt 10.9.1915, embark for France 25.3.1916, hospital 10.5.1916 injury to Rib and Knee, rejoin unit 21.5.1916, hospital 18.1.1917 with Septic Throat, rejoin unit 2.2.1917, hospital 5.4.1917 with Influenza, rejoin unit 10.5.1917, hospital 8.10.1917 with Scabies then while on leave Sprained left ankle serious, rejoin unit possibly 11.2.1918, hospital 26.10.1918 with Influenza, embark for Australia 25.1.1919, discharged from the AIF 15.5.1919 medically unfit..1) Pay book Serial number 126092 brown colour covers 16 pages, front has space for details (all blurred), entries are in blue pen or pencil, stamped in purple “Discharged”. .2) Pay book Serial number 126092 dark brown covers with black tape on edges 10 pages with a single slip pasted in the back, entries are in blue pen or pencil, stamped “Cancelled” Entries relate to pay and deductions also inoculations.On Both. “ Pay book No 5025, Gardiner, John Donaldson, Regt No 2832, Pres, Pte"pay books, administrative, records

White wooden cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green and black centre. Soldier's name and serial number printed in black ink on front. Australian flag attached on back of crossHOUSTON, JAMES MICHAEL 43893cross, houston

White wooden cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with freen and black centre. Soldier's name and serial number printed in black ink on front. Australian flag attached on back of crossSALVERON, DOUGLAS JAVING 1731040cross, memorial cross, salveron

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.McCormack, Dennis James. 1730994.cross, memorial cross, mccormack

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.Grice, Victor Roy, 1730947cross, memorial cross, grice

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.Aldersea, Richard Alfred 55120cross, memorial cross, aldersea

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.Drabble, Glenn Alfred 1730929cross, memorial cross

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.Topp, Francis Brett 1200265cross, memorial cross, topp

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.Gant, Kenneth Howard 1730941.cross, memorial cross, gant

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.Mitchell, Warren David 1731013cross, memorial cross, mitchell

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.Large, Paul Andrew 2781704.cross, memorial cross

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.Sharp, Gordon Cameron 2781465.cross, memorial cross

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.Whiston, Colin Joseph 3787607.cross, memorial cross

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.Wales, Maxwell Ray 216559.cross, memorial cross

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.Grant, Ernest Francis 3411673.cross, memorial cross

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.McCormack, Albert Frederick 1730993.cross, memorial cross

White woodedn cross with knitted poppy attached coloured red with green & black centre. Soldier's name & serial number printed in black ink on front of the Australian flag attached on the back of the cross.Clements, Peter Edward 54570.cross, memorial cross

Sewing machine, portable, hand operated, with Premier logo. Has folding crank handle, body painted black with floral design, wooden base and separate wooden cover with lock. Base has compartment with accessories, covered by curved ended, sliding wooden panel. Decorative linework on side, carvings on each corner. Wooden handle on cover is carved in rings, folds down. Below handle is decorative inlaid pattern. Serial number on plate at back of machine. Accessories include 13 attachments, key (broken), screwdriver, sewing machine needle, razor blades (2) and buttons. Attached to inside of case is a square of paper with a number on it. Instruction book for Singer Sewing Machines is included. Also with machine are white tailor's chalk and a cut out, fabric pocket with tissue paper pattern pinned to it.Serial number "579200" is stamped into plate at back of machine. Brand on transfer on front of machine is "Premier". Paper inside case has hand written number "334A". Instruction book "Instructions for using Singer Sewing Machines No. 66 - Oscillating hook for family use" flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, sewing machine, permier sewing machine, hand operated sewing machine, dressmaker, fasion, singer no. 66 manual, textile, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, sewing machine, permier sewing machine, hand operated sewing machine, dressmaker, fasion, singer no. 66 manual, textile

The Edison Fireside Phonograph Combination Type A model phonograph was an open horn model. This machine was produced around 1909, just after the introduction of 4-minute record cylinders in 1908.; the selection lever on the front was either 4 or 2-minute choice. This Fireside model has a fluted octagonal horn that attaches to the reproducer on the machine and is suspended by on ring by a horn crane attachment. The phonograph machine is powered purely by mechanical means, winding the crank handle on the side of the machine to start the belt-driven, spring-loaded motor inside. The sound comes from a pre-recorded, vertical cut record cylinder, which slides over the Mandle, a smooth rotating drum. The reproducer, an all-in-one needle, amplifier and speaker, is lowered onto the cylinder, the needle picks up the sound and plays it on the speaker and the attached horn amplifies the sound. The phonograph machine was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in the late 19th century. Edison adopted the idea from the technology of the telegraph machine. He patented the phonograph in early 1878. It was able to record sound and play it back. This amazing invention opened up a whole new world of entertainment, where wax cylinders of pre-recorded sound could be purchased with a wide variety of music and played over and over. The first wax cylinders were white and used a combination of bees' wax and animal fax or tallow. By 1892 Edison was using 'brown wax' cylinders that ranged from cream through to dark brown. The Edison Phonograph Company was formed in 1887 to produce these machines. He sold the company in 1855 to the North American Phonograph Company but bought that company in 1890. He then started the Edison Spring Motor factory in 1895, and the National Phonograph Company in 1896. In 1910 the company became Thomas A. Edison Inc. In 1898 Edison produced the Edison Standard Phonograph, the first phonograph to carry his own trade mark. He began mass producing duplicate copies of his wax cylinders in 1901 using moulds instead of engraving the cylinders. The wax was black and harder than the brown wax. The ends of the cylinders were bevelled so that the title's label could be added. The last phonograph machine to use an external open horn was produced in 1912 due to the much more robust round records being invented. In 1913 Edison started producing the Edison Disc Phonograph. The company stopped trading in 1929.This Edison Fireside Phonograph model is significant for being one of the last models to have an external horn. It is also significant for its connection with the invention of the phonograph, which made music and sound available for domestic enjoyment. It was used for entertainment and education, even teaching languages. It signalled a new era of music that could be reproduced and played anywhere. It is also significant for its short time span of popularity, just a few decades, due to the growing use of records, which gave a much higher quality sound and were more robust.Phonograph; Edison Fireside Phonograph, Combination Type, Model A. It is in a wooden case with a domed lid, metal catches on each side and a folding wooden handle. It has a metal drum and a reproducer mechanism. The metal and wood crank handle starts the machine’s motor. A sliding lever at the front selects the speed for four- or two-minute cylinders. The inscribed plate has the maker, serial number, patents and other information. The reproducer also has an inscription. It has a curved metal open horn attachment. Made in Orange, New Jersey in c.1909. NOTE: the fluted octagonal horn is catalogued separately.Case front, in script, Edison’s early ‘banner’ decal “Edison” On the front of the machine “Thomas A Edison TRADE MARK” On the maker’s plate; "Edison Fireside Phonograph Combination Type" Serial number “14718” Around sound outlet; “C 4076” “REPRODUCER LICENCED FOR USE ONLY ON EDISON PHOTOGRAPHS SOLD BYT.A. EDISON INC.” At the front edge “4 MINUTES 2flagstaff hill, maritime museum, maritime village, warrnambool, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, gramophone, phonograph, music player, entertainment, audio equipment, edison, thomas a edison, horn, phonograph horn, amplifier, audio, sound recording, sound playback, phonograph machine, phonograph cylinder, external horn, edison phonograph company, wax cylinders, sound reproduction, edison spring motor factory, national phonograph company, thomas a. edison inc, crank-operated motor, open horn phonograph, 4 speed, 2 speed