This pair of spectacles was prescribed and made in Warrnambool by brothers Fred and Geoff Bennet from about 1946 when they established their optometrist business at 192 Liebig Street Warrnambool. The business moved to 152 Liebig Street in 1988, by which time it had already changed hands to become McMahon and Owen Optometrists. Jayson Ward and Mathew Bucks purchased the business in 2012, then changed the name to Warrnambool Eyecare in 2016. They also own and practice at Portland Eyecare.This pair of glasses is significant as an example of locally owned and manufacture red eyewear from the mid 290th century. Spectacles, Pince-nez with oval shaped tinted lenses, metal bridge and rubber nose pads. Hard surfaced blue velvet lined spectacle case. Inscription on case. Made by F.G. & P..G. Bennett in Warrnambool."F.G. & P.G. Bennett Warrnambool"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, pince-nez, glasses, eyewear, seeing aids, vision, optician, f.g. & p.g. bennett warrnambool, eye care, magnifiers, reading glasses, fred and geoff bennett, personal effects

Helmet issued to John Charles Dean No 144278 RAAF. He enlisted on 26.8.43 aged 18 years and was a LAC in 78 Sqd RAAF. He was discharged from the RAAF on 13.3.46.British designed steel helmet painted a khaki colour. The chin strap is made of light khaki coloured cotton webbing and is secured with an adjustable brass buckle. The liner is black coloured and coated canvas with rubber padding on the crown.On the underside of the rim in black handwriting: 'LAC Dean JC/144278/RAAF'uniforms - raaf, helmet, headwear

Standard pattern WW2 steel helmet as worn by Australian forces from 1940 until 1950s. Replaced by US Pattern M1 steel helmet.Completely original WW2 Australian helmet Australian MkII raw edge steel helmet with MkII linseed oil fabric liner. Webbing chinstrap with steel springs. Moulded rubber crown pad. MkIII chinstrap securing lugs. Exterior painted chocolate brown.Lugs dated 1942steel helmet

Heavy, metal, machine with hinged top. Base plate: IBM/Typeno 7500 / 240v 4.3A 500(?) system / No 22539DZ 90 / Made in Germany. Rubber pads at each end and on base. Electric power cable not incuded.IBMibm, electric date stamper

Round metal Belgian WWII helmet with chin strap. Inside head harness/fitting of leather with shoestring adjustments and 4 rubber buffers between harness and metal helmet, Inside of helmet reinforced with cross metal strapping. Name Jolley painted in white on outside front. Black Yellow Red Patch on outside right hand side.

Rubber stamp and wood stamp holder for stamping the words "Ballarat Tramways" on letters and other documents. Consists of red painted wood stamp holder and black plastic handle with black "drawing pin" to indicate the top of the stamp. trams, tramways, btps, letters, btm

A 'ZIPP-EE' Tennis Opponent. A triangular metal weight with length of elastic (broken in places) and a grey ball. Housed in printed cardboard box. Contains instruction pamphlet. Materials: Metal, Rubber, Felt, Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis

An unsealed Spalding (U.S.) 'Heavy Duty' domed-top tennis ball can with lid. Key and seal strip lost. Contains 2 of the 3 original balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Synthetic material, Wooltennis

A sealed Wright & Ditson by Spalding domed-top can of three 'Championship Tennis balls'. Key attached to base of can. Has plastic 'reclosure' lid. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Natural fibre, Synthetic materialtennis

An unsealed Wilson 'Extra Duty' tennis ball can. Metal ring-pull lid missing. Has plastic reclosure lid. Contains two yellow Slazenger balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Synthetic materialtennis

An unsealed can of two Wilson 'Tru Blue' racquetball pressureless balls. White plastic reclosure cap. Ring-pull metal lid missing. Contains both original balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Plastictennis

Three Wilson 'US Open' tennis balls inside a sealed glass wine bottle. Label states: 'VINTAGE/CHATEAU DU TENNIS' and features Wilson logos. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Glass, Synthetic materialtennis

An unsealed flat-lid Dunlop (U.S.) 'Maxlife' tennis ball can and domed lid. Key winder and metal seal strip missing. Contains one of three original balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Felt, Rubbertennis

An unsealed can of 3 Dunlop (U.S.) 'Player' tennis balls with plastic reclosure lid. Missing metal ring-pull top. Contains 3 Dunlop balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

A sealed can of three Penn 'OS Oversize Extra Duty Felt' tennis balls. Has intact ring-pull seal and original plastic reclosure lid. Materials: Metal, Ink, Plastic, Rubber, Synthetic materialtennis

A sealed can of three Penn 'OS Oversize Extra Duty Felt' tennis balls. Has intact ring-pull seal and original plastic reclosure lid. Materials: Metal, Ink, Plastic, Rubber, Synthetic materialtennis

An unsealed can of two Penn 'Ultra-Blue' racquetballs. Missing metal ring-pull seal lid. Has original plastic reclosure lid. Contains two original balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Plastic, Rubbertennis

An unsealed Chemold 'Tony Roche' tennis ball can. Metal ring-pull seal missing. Contains two of the three original balls, both autographed by Tony Roche. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Synthetic materialtennis

An unsealed Winston (U.K.) tennis ball can. Missing ring-pull seal lid, but has plastic reclosure cap. Contains two of three original balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Wool, Synthetic materialtennis

A sealed Regent Sports Company 'Don Budge' tennis ball can. Has intact metal ring-pull lid and plastic reclosure cap. Model no.21280. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Synthetic material, Wooltennis

An unsealed J.C. Higgins for Sears Roebuck (U.K.) 'Finalist No.1220' tennis ball can. Missing seal strip, lid & key winder. Contains one of three original balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Wooltennis

Recovered from tram 14 during the project to rewire the tram and replaced by equivalent size wire, both control and accessory wiring.Demonstrates the type of wiring used in the tram.Six pieces or sample of wiring from tram 14. Three are original wiring showing deterioration of the cotton/rubber sheathing over the copper wire. The other three are replacement samples used in the 2024 project to rewire the tram.tram 14, tramcars, lights, electric lighting, tramcar maintenance

Francis Percival de Caux invented this endotracheal tube which was devised for use during nitrous oxide/oxygen anaesthesia. Though he wasn't the first to use a two-tube method of anaesthesia, de Caux's invention was particularly effective; in 1930 he reported having given 20,868 nitrous oxide/oxygen anaesthetics in a four year period without a fatality. A long flexible metal tube formed from tightly wound metal with a small bulbous introducer at the distal end. The tube is mostly encased in a metal and rubber sheath. The proximal end has a finger ring and screw clamp.endotracheal, de caux, airway, nitrous oxide, anaesthesia

Map of residential allotments coloured red, with land coloured blue set apart for drainage & sewerage easements. Rubber stamped J.P. Tuohy, Licensed Surveyor, 25 Howe Street Murrumbeena, Tel. 561945, dated 38.8.1962.Map includes Maidstone Street, Norfolk Avenue, Stanhope Court and Wrights Court, Ringwood, Vic. Also includes handwritten Estate Agent sales notations.

This wooden base with inserted wooden peg is probably the base for a quoits game. Quoits is a traditional competitive game where players throw a set of horse shoes, rope or rubber rings, or discs one at a time from a particular specified distance towards the wooden base, the aim being to hook them all over the peg.Base; block of square wood with short rod in the middle; probably the base for quoits game.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, quoits game, traditional game of quoits, traditional games

Photograph is of Lake King in Rutherglen Park. Comment on the back of photo may indicate that Therese Billings entered this photo in the Rutherglen Show.Black and white photograph of trees and their reflections in a lake.Square blue rubber stamp on back of photo: "R.B. Billings, Koroit. approval No. 3825. Phone 20. Date..... No........ Chemist" Hand written on back of photo: "Therese Billings. 'By the Lake side'. Section 2"lake king, rutherglen park, billings family

Pair of black flying boots,lambswool lining, size 8 fitting 6, made by Bedggood, Melbourne, Australia, leather sole with rubber Dunlop heel. Style known as "1936 Pattern" used by Royal Australian Air Force.Internal pull tags, with size 8, fitting 6 on one & "Made by Bedggood, Melbourne, Australia" on the other.flying, boots, bedggood

It was inevitable that once children began to play with dolls and to create their own accessories for these toys, opportunistic manufacturers would begin to market products to cater for them. Toys made especially for little girls were designed to imitate the life and the society around them and to prepare them for their adult life as mothers. In the 21st century toys are less recognisable as miniature playthings. This item reflects the type of toys likely to be used by young girls.This is a cane pram for a doll. It has a wire handle which was probably once covered with cane. There are 4 steel wheels with solid rubber tyres. The cane has been woven around wire attached to the base. the hood is part of the basket. toys pram-dolls