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Orbost & District Historical Society
collar box
Collar boxes were used for the storage of the stiff, starched collars that were sold as a separate item to collarless shirts. These were fastened by collar studs, on the front and back. These collarswere in vogue from the late 1800's to around the 1920'sA round black collar box containing 2 collars. Collars are of a stiff white material and have pointed ends.On lid in gold writing "Collars Made in England"costume collars container -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Confectionery Thermometer, Early 20th Century
The company was established in 1859 by Alfred Charles Cossor following a period of apprenticeship by the founder as a glass blower, Having gained a high reputation for his skills and the quality of his products, the founder was joined by his sons Alfred Charles in 1875 and then by his younger son Frank in 1885. In 1904 Accoson produced their first glass manometer, using their glass blowing skills, known as the sphygmomanometer. A year later Russian surgeon Nikolai Korotkoff first described the technique to measure diastolic pressure. In 1921 Frank Cossor was joined by his son Frank Gordon Cossor and the company expanded its products to include all types of thermometers, hydrometers and syringes. However, Sphygmomanometers became the main product of the company. When Adrian Cossor joined the company in 1966 he was the fourth generation to do so. Accoson was acquired by the HCE Medical Group in 2018 and relocated to new premises in Irvine, Scotland. An item made for the confectionery industries not very rare, but made by the company that invented and pioneered the blood pressure meter (sphygmomanometer) that is still in use today and an item we all have use when we have visited our doctor when our blood pressure is checked.Thermometer wooden casing with a metal tip. used for measuring temperature by the expansion and contraction of mercury or alcohol in a capillary tube and bulb. Inscription Made by ACCOSON, in England for B.M.I. Ltd.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, thermometer, b.m.i. ltd, accoson, blood pressure -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Tape Measure, Early 20th century
This tape measure was probably produced for, and used by, tradesmen such as carpenters and builders. In 1821 James Chesterman patented a tape measure that used a spring for rewinding the tape and the makers of large tape measures have used this method for nearly 200 years now. This item has no known local provenance but is retained as an interesting example of a common household and industrial item from the past but one which in an updated version is still in use today.This is a metal tape measure (in inches) enclosed in a circular-shaped leather covering. In the centre of the leather cover is a metal mechanism for rewinding the tape. The tape has a metal ring at its end. The leather is very rubbed and the tape is rusty. There is printing embossed on both sides of the leather cover. ‘Chesterman Ltd Sheffield England’ ‘66 ft’household items warrnambool -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - TORCH, Possibly 1960’s
Item issued to Malcolm Stuart Angus No 3112710, served Vietnam.Drab olive coloured Battery operated Torch.“Made in England 6230-99-910-5033”military-equipment, torch -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir Ashtray, n.d
Round, silver metal ashtray with enamelled badge of Henty memorial, 'Henty Memorial, PORTLAND' around edge.Back: Underneath - MADE IN ENGLAND "EXQUISITE" PLATEhenty, ashtray, souvenir -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Domestic object - Silver Candelabra, 5 Stem
Five stem EP Zinc candelabra, with curved branchesUnder base: "GRENADIER ENGLAND E.P. ZINCmess silver, candelabra -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Light Bulb - S.E.C.V
This globe is unusual as the filament is coiled and held by 5 points coming from a tall glass piece inside the globe. This light globe belonged to the S.E.C.V and may have been used for a special purpose on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.The S.E.C.V. built the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme using unique equipment to achieve it construction.A heavy clear glass light bulb with brown bakelite surrounding a cream vitreous fitting. At the base the fitting is wide with 2 tunnel shapes on one side and 1 on the opposite side. Underneath it has 3 holes and is partly hollow. The filament has a tall glass piece with 2 very fine wires on each side near its base and 3 short very fine wires each attached to each coil on its top- one wire.Under the base: 'Made in England / 1908 / Vitreous'light. globe. state electricity commission of victoria. kiewa electric hydro scheme. electricity. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Lantern - Chalwyn Tropic
Lanterns were used for light when electricity wasn't available.Used in the Kiewa ValleyLight grey spirit lantern."Tropic / uk2 / Tropic", "Made in England" ,"Chalwyn"lantern, chalwyn tropic -
Orbost & District Historical Society
plate, Myott, Son & Co
This item is an example of early 20th century Staffordshire pottery.Medium sized plate. Decorated in black and white Chinese floral and house design.Back-Indiana Myott Son & Co Englandplate domestic crockery china myott -
Orbost & District Historical Society
moustache cup and saucer, C1900
Between 1920 and 1930, moustaches progressively began to go out of fashion and hence moustache cup production gradually dwindled. This cup is an example of a common domestic item of its time.An ornate designed cup. Lower half is pink, edged all over in gold. Top is white. The moustache bridge is white. The saucer is plain white. The moustache cup is a drinking cup with a semicircular ledge inside. The ledge has a half moon-shaped opening to allow the passage of liquids and serves as a guard to keep moustaches dry. Saucer - Fine bone china, Shelley, Englandmoustache-cup domestic-items-crockery shelley -
Cheese World Museum
Milk weighing machine, Perfect Cheese company weighing machine
Perfect Cheese Company was founded in 1930 by newly-arrived Italian migrant Natale Paquale Italiano. The company specialised in traditional Italian-style cheese but also produced Greek, Cypriot and Maltese origin cheeses. The cheeses were sold in Australia and Italy with all products being matured and non-processed. The company remained in operation until the early 2000s.This weighing machine is significant as it represents the machinery used by an early cheese production company.Large metal machine with cast iron with a cast iron frame and a stainless steel rectangular bowl in a cradle. The round weighing scale at the top shows a weight scale up to 1100 pounds. A mesh stainless steel baffle strains the milk.Made in England Birmingham - AVERY SOLE AGENTSallansford, perfect cheese company, avery, cheese manufacturing, dairy industry -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment, Rabone Chesterman Folding Rule Boxwood No. 1380
Henry Sutton is a talented world-wide accepted inventor with inventions relating to the telephone, photography, wireless, cars, motorcycles, and bicycles as well as many more inventions. Henry was also one of four brothers that ran the Sutton's Music Store after the death of their Father Richard Sutton. Henry Sutton taught Applied Electricity at the Ballarat School of Mines in 1883 to 1886.Rabone Chesterman Folding Rule Boxwood No. 1380 associated with Henry SuttonMade in England, Boxwood No. 1380 Rabone Chestermanrabone chesterman, folding rule, henry sutton -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Plate
An oblong china plate. White with grey patterning around the border.John Maddox&Sons, Royal Vitreous Englandceramics, china, plate, crockery, english -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Lights, porcelain, wall, electric light switch; Door Knob Porcelain, early 20th C
Both the Light switch and Door knob were used in Box Cottage during the late 19thC and early 20thC by the Box and Rietman families. William and Elizabeth Box purchased the two ten acre Lots of land with the Cottage in 1868 where they raised their family of 12 children and developed a flower garden producing seedlings. August and Frieda Rietman rented the Cottage 1917 with 1 acre of land and purchased it in 1935 where they raised 2 children while August established Rietman's Landscaping Pty Ltd making pressed concrete garden furniture. Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating materials, generally including kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between 1,200 and 1,400 °C The toughness, strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arises mainly from vitrification and the formation of the mineral mullite within the body at these high temperatures. Porcelain and other ceramic materials have many applications in engineering, especially ceramic engineering. Porcelain is an excellent insulator for use at high voltage, especially in outdoor applications, see Insulator (electricity)#Material. Examples include: terminals for high voltage cables, bushings of power transformers, insulation of high frequency antennas and many other components. Both the Light switch and Door knob were used in Box Cottage during the late 19thC and early 20thC by the Box and Rietman families. William and Elizabeth Box purchased the land with Cottage in 1868 and raised their familya) An electric light switch that would be attached to a wall. An Ivory Porcelain Base Single Light Switch with antique Brass top b) A porcelain door knob Both items used in Box Cottage early 20th Ca) On base BRITISH MADE / ENGLAND / 4 / 6959 lights, porcelain, electricity, early settlers, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, box william, box elizabeth, rietman august, rietman frieda, market gardeners, flower gardens, seedling nurseries, world war 1 1914-18, war memorials, sculpture, pottery, pressed concrete, door handles, door knobs -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
45 inch Tailors Ruler, J.Rabone & Sons
45 inch wooden tailors ruler with brass endsJ.Rabone & Sons Birmingham Made in England No 1516 -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Typewriter
8604.1 - Black typewriter.- Imperial. - Imperial Co. Ltd. - Leicester England. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
"Sick Feeder"
8629.1 - Ceramic "Ideal sick feeder"- Ideal sick feeder - Patent - Made in England -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION - CUP SAUCER PLATE
Trio of Cup, Saucer & Plate which belonged to Lydia Chancellor, off white china with green, yellow & orange decoration and gilding around edges.Phoenix Ware made in England T.F & S.Ltddomestic equipment, food consumption, cups, dr 340.1.2.3 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - FIVE CHINA SIDE PLATES
Five octagonal shaped side plates with floral and geometric patterns and gilding on rim.Phoenix Ware Made in England T.F & S.L.Ltddomestic equipment, table setting, plate -
South West Healthcare
Mosquito Forceps, Medical Equipment, 20th Century
Stainless steel scissor like instrument with self adjusting lock. Teethed end."SKIDMORE & CO" "STAINLESS STEEL" "MADE IN ENGLAND"hemostat forceps, arterial forceps -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc
Helmet and Goggles
These goggles and helmets were issued to flying recruits for learning to fly biplanes.Leather helmet with suede lining, under chin strap, earphone inlets with snap locked flaps. Metal framed goggles with leather surrounds, adjustable rubber strap and split glass lenses.Made in England Patent. R51067 scratched into metal. -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. View from Potts Point to St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaMount Made in England / Encircled 53F (Handwritten)sydney, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. Elizabeth Farm, Rosehill, Sydney, New South WalesMount Made in England / Encircled 12 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. Corio Villa, Geelong. Cast iron house. (Ref R.B. Australia’s Home)Mount Made in England / Encircled 11 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. Melbourne Grammar School. New Science wing (in distance), South Yarra, circa 1964. (Architects: Mockridge Stahle and Mitchell.)Mount Made in England / Encircled 1 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. Trawalla (1867-68), Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia . (Architect: Levi Powell.)Mount Made in England / Encircled 5 (Handwritten)melbourne, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1950
Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, writes “Prior to 1950 Robin, like most other amateur or hobby photographers, took black and white printed photographs. The oldest slides date from 1950 when Robin and Patricia travelled to Europe on Robin’s Robert Haddon Travelling Scholarship.” In 1948 Robin Boyd was awarded ‘joint first place’ in the Robert Haddon competition for his design of Mildura art gallery. The scholarship helped fund their first overseas trip. Robin and Patricia were passengers on the Greek ship “Cyrenia” departing in May 1950, passing through the Suez Canal and landing in Genoa five weeks later. For six months, they travelled extensively throughout Europe (predominantly driving themselves) - France, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.Colour slide in a mount. Bristol Prefabricated Classroom, location unknown, UKEngland School (Handwritten) / Aluminium School (Handwritten)haddon travelling scholarship, haddon, robin boyd, slide -
National Wool Museum
Tie
Tie with wool mark logo. Part of a collection of Australian Wool Corporation promotional memorabilia believed to have used in the era of Sir William Gunn.Tie with wool mark logo. Part of a collection of Australian Wool Corporation promotional memorabilia believed to have used in the era of Sir William Gunn.Grenville Made in England Pure New Woolwool marketing, australian wool corporation, gunn, sir william fong, mr colin -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Upright Vacuum Cleaner, Vacuum
Approx 1metre H. this metall and wood structure supports a cloth bag attached to handle via a metal. Hook. It has two rollers and boasts "independent of electricity"Newmaid Made in England. Unable to read the number -
National Wool Museum
Pennant
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON Shakespeare Land ENGLANDstratford upon avon, england