Small printed cardboard container produced for, or by, Kirby Beard to retail pins.Kirby Beard Regd / Quality Plated pins / Made in England by / Kirby Beard & Co Ltd / Birmingham, London, Redditchcontainers, pins, kirby beard & co ltd

1920 Alvey Fishing Reels (Brisbane) Australia was founded by Charles Alvey in 1920. In 1925 he formed a partnership with his father. In 1936, the company began to use bakelite, a thermosetting plastic to mould 3″ and 4″ diameter spools.Fishing Tackle Box. Multilayered, compartmentalised, round brown bakelite container.Fishing Tackle Box in moulded script on lidcontainers, fishing, tackle boxes, alvey, alvey fishing reels

Overshoes of this type were used by women to protect their shoes in wet or muddy conditions.Pair of Ansell 'Rain-ees" Ladies overshoes in their original pouch / containerAnsell 'Rain-ees" Ladies overshoesfootwear, rubber products, overshoes, ansell

The Kew Historical Society’s collection includes a wide range of leisure objects. Many of the items are European-made, generally of British origin, however there are a number that were made for the Australian market by Australian manufacturers. There were clearly a huge range of toys produced for the Australian and International children’s market in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. The examples of toys in the collection include examples of alphabet toys, arcade toys, baby toys, construction toys, dolls, doll accessories, educational toys, soft toys, tin toys, toy animals, toy blocks, toy machines, toy typewriters, etc. Two multicoloured plastic dice in a pink and white cardboard box/container.games and puzzles, dice, games of chance, toys

The Liquid 2 Level Sensor is an aid for people with vision impairment to fill cups and glasses with 2 levels of liquid. The unit simply hangs over the side of a cup or glass with the probes on the inside. Ideal for making a cup of tea or coffee with milk. Simply pour in your hot water stopping when a pulsating tone is heard. Pour in milk stopping when a continuous tone is heard. Your cup is now filled to approximately 15mm from the top and ready to drink. Can also be used as a single level sensor such as for non-mixed drinks. Handy magnets on the back of the unit allow for easy storage on fridge or other metal object.Yellow plastic round container with blue base and four yellow wiresassistive devices, equipment

Metal container inside khaki cover, Black bakelite chained cap . .HMS written on front and back cover. H Smith written on base.

Green steel foot powder container with white lid with rust on the topFormula: Salicycic Acid 3Y, starch 10Y, Talc 87Yfoot powder

Black 200ml. container with floral design on front, containing talcum powder."Fleurs des Isles Alliesse Talc"

Used in the 19th century to hold trinketsAs sold by Holden and FrostRound leather trinket container with strap to close lid with brass buckleleather, trinket box

used in the care and maintenance of leather harness and saddles c1900Imported and retailed by Holden and FrostRound metal container with directions inscripted on yellow twist top lidS & H Harris's Saddle Paste .Brown Harness leather paste and directions for useequine agricultural, equine civilian, leather paste

Used in the care and maintenance of leather harness and saddles c1900Imported and retailed by Holden and FrostRound metal container with directions inscripted on yellow twist top lidS & H Harris Saddle Paste. Brown Harness leather paste and directions for use on lidequine agriculture, equine civilian, leather paste

Used in the care and maintenance of leather harness and saddles c1900Imported and retailed by Holden and FrostRound metal container with directions inscripted on yellow twist top lidS & H Harris's Paste. Brown Harness leather paste and directions for use on lidequine agriculture, equine civilian, leather paste

Used in the care and maintenance of leather harness and saddles c1900Imported and sold by Holden and FrostRound metal container with directions inscripted on yellow twist top lidS & H Harris's Paste. Brown Harness leather paste and directions for use on lidleather paste, agricultural, civilian

Two saccharin tablet containers. Miniature tongs attached underneath with a magnet.

An unsealed cardboard container for Dunlop 'Fort' tennis balls. Dated 1939 on container. Lid and base are metal. Contains six cream-coloured unbranded balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Cardboard, Felt, Rubbertennis

The Kew Historical Society’s collection includes a wide range of leisure objects. Many of the items are European-made, generally of British origin, however there are a number that were made for the Australian market by Australian manufacturers. There were clearly a huge range of toys produced for the Australian and International children’s market in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. The examples of toys in the collection include examples of alphabet toys, arcade toys, baby toys, construction toys, dolls, doll accessories, educational toys, soft toys, tin toys, toy animals, toy blocks, toy machines, toy typewriters, etc. Handheld pinball game. The game requires the player to roll a ball-bearing to the front of the container and score a 1, a 5 or a 10. The self-contained container has the name of the game on coloured paper inside the toy. Name: "Skee Skor"skee skor, louis marx & co (usa), musical toys

Casine dressing table set, cream-coloured. Including clock, two photo frames with glass fronts, container with lid, cosmetics stand with 2 small removable makeup containers, both with fitted lids.On clock face: eagle with spread wings on circle with letters F, M, Scostume accessories, female, casine, clock, dressing table, frame, cosmetics, container, accessories

This type of ink container was often called a penny ink container or dwarf ink bottle.This ink well is historically significant as it represents methods of hand written communication that were common up until the mid-20th century, when fountain pens and ballpoint pens took over fro pen and ink.Salt glazed ceramic ink bottleceramics, ink bottle, salt glaze

Commercial /shop equipment, Red cardboard box with metal pot inside. Makers Chartres Ltd. Remington house, Sydneyseal, ink

The Fashion & Design collection of Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants' clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. While the collection includes some examples of international fashion, most items were handmade or purchased in Melbourne. White cotton apron decorated with machine embroidery and appliqué. The apron is a commercially created item produced in China for the European market. clothing - women's, aprons, fashion & design collection - kew historical society, protective wear, fashion design, fashion -- 1960s

The Kew Historical Society's postcard collection includes views of Kew, Melbourne and Greater Melbourne as well as those including overseas scenes sent or received from Europe or the Middle East. They date from the 1890s to the 2000s. These postcards may or may not include the name of the publisher or printer. A number of the cards were published as parts of popular series. A way of dating early postcards is to identify whether the reverse was divided by a central line which became the norm after 1902 in the United Kingdom. However, other postcards produced after this date do not always conform to this print layout.Commercial postcard produced by Little Residential showing the Kew War Memorial, the QPO Restaurant and the former Kew Court House.The reverse includes details about the company and its services (see image)postcards, qpo restaurant, kew post office, kew war memorial

Green plastic bottle with 3 fl.oz. insect repellentSigma pharmaceuticals P/L B/C 6F18082; return container; reverse - ^broad arrow, and directions for userepellent, sas

This master's certificate of service, number 47,391 was issued to Thomas Smith, who was born at Anstruther, on the 18th July 1803, and who was employed as a mate and master for thirty-six years in the British Merchant Service. The certificate was issued at Liverpool on the 21st January 1851.Certificate of Service Masters in small holder. Inscription on container: Certificate of Service Mercantile Marine Act 1851, printed and handwritten 21 Jan 1851. Certificate 12cm x 19cm Container 10.5cm x 7cmflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village