Use: Fashion item. Possibly ecclesiastic.Bobbin lace with needle made ground.

Use: Domestic. FashionMachine made lace collar, bertha

Donated by Mrs Parkin, Daisy & used by her in the early days of her marriageBeater made of wire, for domestic use

Model of WW11 hospital ship Centaur that was sunk during WWIIHand made model of H.M.A.S. CENTAURH.M.A.S CENTAUR

flowers made from wood on a stand

Timber notice board used at the booking office for the SS Time to indicate sailing informationSailing Notice Board made of timberSS Time; Will Sail; At; For ss time, corsair rock, notice board

37 Pattern made by GMH 1943.equipment, 1943, army

A chiesel is a wedged hand tool for cutting hard materials such as wood, metal and stone.Handmade pointed chisel made of metal. tools, chisel

Seal of the Borough, which includes an image of Mount Buninyong with the rising sun.This seal was used by the secretary on official documents of the Borough of Buninyong, which was a local government entity until 1915, when it became part of the Shire of Buninyong.Seal of the Borough of Buninyong, made in 1863Borough of Buninyong/Victoria1863buninyong, mount, local government

House hold item, made of tin

House hold item, made of iron

House hold item, made of metalgriller, grill

House hold item, made of wirefly swat, flies

House hold equipment, made of ironcauldron

Stephen HOGBIN Born England Renowned wood turner Stephen Hogbin was a craftsman-in-residence at Melbourne State College in 1975, and a visiting artist at the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design in 1999.Timber bowl made of red oak.turned wood, bowl, gippsland campus, churchill, visiting artist

Adrian MAURIKS (1942-2020) Born Holland Arrived Australia 1957 Adrian Mauriks completed Undergraduate and Post Graduate at the Victorian College Of The Arts, Melbourne, Victoria between 1972 and 1978. In 1978 Adrian Mauriks was appointed to the School of Visual Arts at the Gippsland Institute of Education in Churchill (now Federation University). He lectured in a number of univeristies before retiring in 1996, including the University of Ballarat (now Federation University)Timber made of painted cypress pineadrian mauriks, sculpture

Donation made by Mrs C.E Barrielocal identities, churches

Purchases made from Steele and Colocal identities, misc.

Hand made steel slotted spoon.spoons

History of the crucifix ownership not known at this point. To be checked.Small moulded crucifix made of brass.religion, christianity

Nine nails made from ironhistoric building, archaeology

Corroded nail made from iron historic building, archaeology

Corroded hook made from iron historic building, archaeology

Used on horse tackle during the 19th and 20th centuries and manufactured and sold by Holden and Frost Sold by Holden and Frost for agriculture military and civilian use c1900Full buckle made from brassbuckle, equine, military, agriculture, civilian

Part of the collection of Dr Frank Forster.Uterine stem pessary. Pessary is made of copper coated lead with upper oval shaped bulb. Bulb of the pessary is made of copper and oval has a small hole in the top centre. The upper part of the stem is made of copper and the lower section is made of lead and tapers to a blunt end. On the upper outer right side on the bulb is the figure "6".intrauterine device, pessary

Kerosene irons were used c1930 - 1950 especially where electricity wasn't available. Shelite was another fuel that could be used instead of kerosene. The advantage of the kerosene iron was that it didn't require a stove to be lit (especially in summer) to heat the iron and it didn't require electricity.Residents in the Kiewa Valley used kerosene irons.This black iron is made of cast iron with a steel base and a black wooden handle. This Comfort iron has a ball shaped container with a screw-on lid to hold the fuel (kerosene or Shelite). At the bottom of this ball is a pipe going down then meeting another pipe at right angles to it leading into the iron. At the pipe junction there is a handle on a screw to limit the amount of fuel. The Kerosene would flow through this pipe. There is a filler plug air stem on top. This is a self-heating iron.Comfort iron / Self Heating Comfort Iron MFD by / National Stamping and Electric Works / made in U.S.A. Chicago iron, domestic, laundry, pressing clothes, household, kerosene, shelite

The samples are examples of products made at the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Mill in Geelong but discontinued before 1960. They were used to show shops what materials were available. The samples were given to Mr Robert Anderson, an apprentice fitter and turner at the mill between 1960-1965. His mother, Mrs Lucy Anderson, sewed the samples into quilts in the early 1960s. This is one quilt of three.A quilt made of rectangular woven samples of polychrome woollen fabric. The samples are machine sewn together. It has a blue, red and yellow pieced backing which is loosely handsewn onto the quilt.Back: [handwritten] A Andersonhandicrafts, returned soldiers and sailors mill, wagga, samples, anderson, mr robert anderson, mrs lucy, geelong, victoria

Collector says: Once I had gathered a dozen or so blankets, I started noticing the many different labels; where they were made, by who, the logos and fonts used. Then the labels became a thing, then the blankets had to have a label to join the collection. My favourite labels are by Physician, they had at least 4 different labels over the decades but the best has to be the Lady In Bed logo. Physician, Onkaparinga, Eagley and others matched the colour of the label to the colour of the blanket - a nice touch. Strangely, Castlemaine labels were always sewn on the back of the blanket where all the other mills sewed theirs on the front. To this day I always roll or fold a blanket with its label on display.Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Queen sized checked blanket, aqua and orange Laconia/Make "Goodnight" a Certainty/Pure Lambswool/Made in Australia wool, blanket, blanket fever, laconia