From the 18th Century museums and individuals have collected man's manufacturing work, the bottle. In Australia some collections have been in existence for over 60 years although most collections stem from the mid- to late 1960s. This national exhibition, the ninth Australian exhibition, is conducted by the Colac Bottle Collectors Club in 1980 to foster the collection, study and preservation of old bottles. The majority of bottle shows are run on competitive lines with the host club setting the categories and judged by collectors considered to have wide knowledge and experience. Ninth National Bottle Exhibition, Colac, Victoria. Your souvenir booklet. Colac Bottle Collectors Club; Colac (Vic); 1980. 36 p.; illus. Soft cover.colac; bottles; collectors; history; glass; ceramics;

37 Pattern water bottle holderequipment, ww1, army

2/7th AIF - 50th Anniversary Battle for Wau 1943 Port Bottle.ephemera, ww2, army

Vietnam Field uniform and Webbing,Shirt U196, trousers U022, Hat H162, Scarf U174a,Ammo belt A221,Torch EQ018, Water bottles EQ060 EQ062, Webbing EQ016, Ammo clip EQ248, Boots U294, Rope EQ442.uniform, vietnam, army

Armoured Corps Desert AUSCAM D.P.C.U. (shirt U337a, trousers U965, helmet H069, Sunglasses EQ635, Scarf U351a, Water bottle EQ061, Boots U296, Belt EQ441, Dog tag B475, Back pack EQ189, T-shirt)uniform, 1990, army

Western Front Digger (Helmet U475, Groundsheet, U074 Jacket, Water bottle EQ063, Tin cup EQ176, Belt EQ050, Trousers U638, Boots U299, Puttees EQ113, Bayonet scabbard)uniform, ww1, army

Steralizing Outfit for water bottlesequipment, vietnam, army

Replica 08 Pattern Water Bottle Carrier (on bottle EQ253)equipment, ww1, army

Bottle recovered from wreck site of Joseph Sims - wrecked Prime Seal Island, Bass Strait 1/6/1930

Wreck sites at Deal Island "Ida" Wooden 2 mast schooner wrecked 27th April 1850 and "General Jessup" Wooden 3 mast barque wrecked 7th July 1863. One glass bottle and two ceramic bottles

The light was powered by a kerosene lantern that had to be kept alight by the keepers until the introduction of bottled acetylene gas in 1925. The light operated for 111 years until 1985 when it was turned off for a trial period. It was never turned back on. A sun valve is a flow control activated by sunlight heat which automatically shuts off gas during daylight hours. Relic from the Hovell light run on acetylene from 1925 to 1985Sun valve from the Hovell Pile Lighthovell pile light, south channel, port phillip

Norway, around 1840, was the first country to produce and use glass fishing floats. Many of them can still be found in local boathouses. Christopher Faye, a Norwegian merchant from Bergen, is credited with their invention. The earliest floats, including most Japanese glass fishing floats, were handmade by a glassblower. Recycled glass, especially old sake bottles in Japan, was typically used and air bubbles/imperfections in the glass are a result of the rapid recycling process. Glass floats have since been replaced by aluminum, plastic, or Styrofoam. Today most of the glass floats remaining in the ocean are stuck in a circular pattern of ocean currents in the North Pacific.By the 1940s, glass had replaced wood or cork throughout much of Europe, Russia, North America, and Japan. Japan started using the glass floats as early as 1910. Now they are still highly sought after as decoration.A glass float with intact knotted rope net attachedfishing, floats, glass floats

Cylindrical glass bottle containing as unknown congealed substance.glass bottles, container

One pouch is inscribed with Jackson FIT614

Glass square walled bottle of black ink used for replenishing stamp pads. Labelled, black metal screw top. In white on a black paper label, "Superior / Rubber Stamp Pad / Ink".domestic items, writing equipment, glass technology, bottles

Used at Foster Valley Mill... Orange ution ..Co. Ltd (label)textile mills, valley worsted mill

Came from the lab at Foster Valley Mill.valley worsted mill

Used at Foster Valley Mill.Phenolphthalein Indicator solution, W. Pardey & Co., Geelongvalley worsted mill

Used at Foster Valley Mill.40% Formalin, Felt and Grimwade and Duerdins P/L Melbourne (label)valley worsted mill

Used at Foster Valley Mill.Formalinvalley worsted mill

Used at Foster Valley Mill.Buffer Solution, N.L. Jones, Melbourne (label)valley worsted mill