This small hand-held tool was used in the maize industry in Murrungowar (Orbost District) during 1900-1960s. Prior to machine harvesting coming about in the 1960s, each cob of maize had to picked by hand using this tool. Maize growing was a huge industry in the Orbost district and the job of picking the maize involved hand labour by many employees. This small hand-tool would have been common, but is now rare. This particular tool was owned and used by Nelson Northrope (Orbost) in the early 20th Century and used at Murrungowar by Frances Eilman (nee Somerville). A highly significant small hand tool associated with the maize industry. This item is rare. A small hand-held metal and leather tool. A metal 'knife' has a curved shape and is attached to 2 leather straps which are connected by a small buckle. maize growing, agriculture, orbost district

Camisole. Ivory coloured fine cotton, cotton diagonal lace inserts front and back. V neck front and back. Sleeveless with lace shoulder straps.costume, female, underwear

General purpose wrist watch, green nylon webbing strap with black-faced compass attached. Also know as "Mickey Mouse" watch and wrist compass.wrist watch general purpose Westclox 75071 Dec 1968 serial No. 82282 USwrist watch, compass, sas

Leather pouch with double press-studs and back strap (to slide onto a bellt) containing detonator crimper pliers of clearance diver POAudio, CD WilliamsonICI A (on pliers) POAudio, CD Williamson (on pouch)pouch, clearance diver, williamson

Professional Straight Razor Sharpening Strop All Leather Construction, Suede Side And Smooth Side Hanging Eyelet Attached at Top popular 1920's. Circa 1920's used professionally in Barber Shops. Leather razor strop (strap) leather finish on ends with inscription "soft finish" on the leather end of the strop. A chrome loop is attached to the end for hanging or attaching. "Soft Finish" annotated on the end of the leather finish of the strop. leather razor strop

Brown leather music case with leather handle. Two leather straps stapled on to thin metal bar. Silver bar in front inscribed 'BBS 1939'Solid Leathermusical instruments, accessories

Brown felt, Brown leather straps, canvas shoulder holster, Blue ennamle covering water bottle neck, Cork lid wirh metal fastening.

Ladies handbag, suede, taupe colour, gold metal hinge and round gold metal lock. strap handle made of taupe leather, Suede lining Inside bag: Reptilehandbag, ladies,

Used by horse polo players for the protection of their knee capsAs manufactured and sold by Holden and FrostPair of knee protectors, leather shaped to cover and wrap around knee with two straps and buckles for fastening in position with extra packing in area of knee capprotector, polo, players

Used by horse or cart operators to control horses behaviour and speed Ca 1900Manufactured and sold by Holden and Frost Ca 1900Tapered shaft covered in braided leather with70mm long leather strands attached. Other end has a40cm knob and remains of a broken wrist strapequine, crop, leather

Used by Riders to support feet whilst in the saddle and to help in controlling the horseManufactured and Sold by Holden and Frost Ca 1900Nickle plated steel stirrup, flat bottomed with oval foot enclosure. At the top thereof is a slit in the steel to allow a leather strap to hold stirrup to saddleequine, steel, stirrup

Used by troops when handling hot shell casings as they eject from the artilleryAs made and sold by GMHCanvas glove, covering hands and arms up to elbow height. Double layered over fingers and thumb - cotton strap at wrist to keep glove in position.N 365- made in Australia 1943 D^D SIZE 2- 140541military, protective, gloves

Owner unknown. The entrenching tool was a standard issue to Infantry men during World War Two. Then entrenching tool cover held the helve of the tool on the outside and the tool was held on the inside. Soldiers regularly carried other items in the entrenching tool cover, for example shoe polish, rifle pull-throughs, shaving kit. The personal entrenching tool allowed soldiers to dig shell scrapes and holes when larger picks and shovels were either not appropriate or unavailable. The pattern of the entrenching tool cover was known as 37.The entrenching tool was a standard issue item to Infantrymen in World War 2. The entrenching tool cover allowed for the storage of the tool on the inside and the helve on the outside. The 37 pattern used for this entrenching tool cover had a number of improvements from the previous pattern, including versatility of position when carrying on webbing. The 37 pattern was used by UK and Commonwealth Forces.Kidney shaped webbing bag. Twigg buckles to allow for attachment to webbing. A longer strap and buckle on the front side to allow for the holding of the helve of the entrenching tool.D (broad arrow) D indicating Department of Defence RMB 1945 Picture of Crown?world war 2, entrenching tool cover

Used by Customer Service Employees (CSEs), or tram attendants, working for M>Tram.Accessory belonging to a now-superceded transit operator (since 2004). Likely well-used by attendant staff of said operator.Black fabric bag with the M>Tram logo stitched on one side. On the adjustable strap is an additional bag with Velcro adhesive, plus a adjustable plastic padding.public transport, m>tram, trams, staff

WW2 Japanese Aluminium water bottle. Aluminium has oxidised. Has aging, broken webbing carrier straps and buckles. Originally found in New Guinea.Nil

Fob watch in leather protective cover with strap and buckle / stamp imprint on back of leather cover - Prov.pat.No Fob watch in leather protective cover with strap and buckle / stamp imprint on back of leather cover - Prov.pat.No. 14450 - letters in Biro 'W.A.V. 5 / inside of cover stamped '26' / stamp on strap -picture of a crown and word ' Brand ' / Fob watch - words on bottom of watch face 'Made in Italy' , blue metallic watch hands , dirt and mold round edges , inside the watch words 'Made in Italy ' ,numbers '35209. . 14450 - letters in Biro 'W.A.V. 5 / inside of cover stamped '26' / stamp on strap -picture of a crown and word ' Brand ' / Fob watch - words on bottom of watch face 'Made in Italy' , blue metallic watch hands , dirt and mold round edges , inside the watch words 'Made in Italy ' ,numbers '35209.personal effects

A shock of different voltages was delivered to a person using the two metal handles or two heavy soft wire combs (missing but known of) were moved across the skin. Perhaps this was an early TENS Unit. The unit came to the donor's grandfather (Roy F. Leibig - Chief Electrical Inspector of the Brunswick (Melbourne) Electric Supply) for repair and returned to his keeping once it had become obsolete (upgraded by newer machine). Donor often helped his Pa repair electrical equipment.Historical: The Resuscitator or Electric Therapy Unit was used in hospitals, possibly Mental hospitals. Provenance: The donor worked at Mt Beauty in the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme with the State Electric Commission of Victoria as an electrician. Black wooden smooth box with clip fastener which is screwed on - 3 screws for the base and 2 for the lid. On top of the box is a leather strap for the handle fastened by steel screwed into the box. Inside: A mask with attached strap. Tap fitting loosely into steel box. Metal cylinders and a Cardboard box. A wooden lockable case, housing electrical equipment suitable for issuing high voltage shocks.In red, middle of the side with fastener - "SPARKLETS RESUSCITATOR" Scruff marks inside the lid. A cream plastic tag is screwed on and inscribed"Manufacturers:- / SPARKLETS LIMITED / EDMONTON, LONDON, N.18 / Made in ENGLANDmedical, hospital equipment, resuscitator, tawonga district hospital, doctor

Equipment issued to all Army Soldiers as part of original kit. Kit belong to CAPTAIN CLEREHAW, B VX91862. Enlisted 29 March 1943, discharged 17 July 1946 from 2nd New Guinea Infantry Battalion .1) One litre water bottle with cork lid, insulating felt cover. Cork attaches by string to the felt cover. And also in a cotton webbing carrier. Made up of vertical and horizontal straps wth a brass studs, 2 brass buckles to attach to shoulder straps .2) One litre blue enamelled bottle with attached cork lid and insulating felt cover. No webbing included .infantry, water bottle, 2nd new guinea infantry battalion

Used for polio patient for sleeping. Polio disability aid. Callipers were fitted to lock up the knee joints of weakened leg to enable a person to walk without their legs collapsing and to pick the foot up from the ground when foot drop had occurred due to paralysed skin muscles. The polio patient found these devices restrictive and uncomfortable. See KVHS 1796, KVHS 1798Used by Wilma Davies, a Kiewa Valley resident, who suffered from polio from the early 1950s.Metal frame for each leg to fit in a 'V' shape from the waist to the feet. Supported by canvas straps - 3 on the left side, and 2 on the right (1 has been torn off and replaced with leather straps). 2 flat foot shaped steel plates are at the foot end and are adjustable for the feet to be at several angles. The frame has a supporting frame attached giving depth to the calliper.polio, calliper, pandemic

The concertina was owned by Simon McDonald. He gave the concertina to Myrtle Porter in exchanged for town water. Simon McDonald lived in Melbourne Rd., Creswick.Simon McDonald (1906 - 1968) was a noted self taught Australian folk musician whose home was in Creswick. Consider in the industry as the most important.20 Button Anglo Concertina & Case. Hexagon shaped Concertina. Both sides have fretwork and 10 bone buttons making it a 20 plus single button Anglo concertina. The leather straps have at sometime been replaced with white plastic strap. It has 5 bellows in black and white pattern leather. The hexagon wood case is lined, although the lining is showing wear.One side: small disc with Lachenal & Co., Patent Concertina Manufacturers, London. Opposite side: Initials on red card J.W.Gsimon mcdonald, anglo concertina, creswick

This item was worn by Maj Damien Batty whilst on UN peacekeeping in BougainvillePolyester cotton brassard in Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Pattern (DPCU Rabbit pattern) Fabric. Sewn on the main body of the brassard are two patches, the first patch represents the United Nations featuring the United Nations symbol, the second is a square patch of the Australian flag. The brassard is secured to the sleeve by a slit in the top through which the shoulder strap is threaded and a velcro straps wraps around the arm. United Nations Patch - UNITED NATIONS / NATIONS UNITES Australian Flag - AUSTRALIAbrassard, united nations, australian flag, dpcu

A blonde haired boy with glasses and earphone attached to a device strapped to his body, manipulates various boxes with a handle and openings in it. On one box is written 'Not be used without adult supervision'. The wooden boxes are homemade and most likely used at the Burwood school to assist teachers in developing coordination skills in their students.3 digital images of a blonde boy with glasses and a hearing aidrvib burwood school, occupational therapy

Case, brown leather carrying case with securing straps and metal buckle, cloth lining. Label "Canada Pacific" and "B" and "F" on front. "WHE" printed on lid. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, case, canada pacific

Worn by french navy during WWIICloth French naval cap with white crown blue band with red stripe and red "pompom" in centre of top. Cap has an attached webbing chin strap.cap french navy