Gramophone record - "This is worth fighting for" and "Wonder when my baby's coming home" by Kate Smith. Used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramaphone, record, textile mills - staff

Book of blanket samples manufactured at Gold Medal Mill.First entry of blanket sample book."crenella" banket luxury made especially for Carrigans Invicta Gold Medal Mill Made in Australia Pure New Woolwoollen mills, textile mills, invicta mills pty ltd, blankets samples

Book of blanket samples manufactured at Collins Bros Mill.Spectra Satin bound luxury blankets Australian Made Pure New Wool Spectra Blanket manufactured by Collins Bros A Physician product Pure New Woolwoollen mills, textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, label, blankets samples

Advertising sign (probably a point of sale sign) for Federal Woollen Mills blankets.Advertising sign for Federal blankets.Federal / THE SUPERIOR BLANKET / 100% PURE WOOL / NEW "DEEP-NAP" FINISH GIVES / NEW DOWNY LIGHTNESS ... / NEW WONDERFUL WARMTH / MADE IN AUSTRALIA BY / FEDERAL WOOLLEN MILLS / MAKERS OF / Federal / Fabricstextile production, federal woollen mills ltd, sign

Sample of the mix and match fabric introduced by Mr Fred Moylan (who later purchased a mohair farm).textile mills history, weaving, moylan woollens company, moylan, mr frederick halcomb a.m., textile mills - history

Set of 'Physician' blanket samples produced by Collins Bros Pty Ltd.Set of 'Physician' blanket samples produced by Collins Bros Pty Ltd.Physician Blankets Manufactured by Collins Bros Pty Ltd Established 1874 PHYSICIAN Made in Australia Mothproofed Pure New Wooltextile design, textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, label

Used at Foster Valley Mill.Brass postal scales used at Foster Valley Mill.textile mills, foster valley mill pty ltd valley worsted mill

Six framed diagrams of loom operation. The original framed works were deaccessioned, with digital images remaining in the collection.Six digital TIFF files, depicting four framed and two unframed diagrams of loom mechanics and operation, each showing a different process:textile mills, textile machinery, diagram, loom, gordon institute of tafe

This Team Won "The Interhouse Sports of 1944. / CUPS / AGGREGATE CUP / MARGARET Hooper Memorial Cup / Grand March Cup / 75 Yards Cup (J. Young)textile mills sporting teams, sport, textile mills - sporting teams

Darning wool produced by the Standard Wool Company of Stawell, Victoria.Darning yarn, produced by the Standard Wool Co. Pty Ltd."STANDARD" / DARNING WOOL / STANDARD WOOL / CO. PTY. LTD. / STAWELL / Victoria Australia / Shade No. 14handicrafts textile mills, standard wool co. pty ltd, darning, handicrafts, textile mills

Elastrator tin for castration and tailing. Approximately 150 rings remain.Elastrator tin for castration and tailing. Approximately 150 rings remain.sheep castrating, textile mills

Elastrator. Registered trade mark - 3 parts incorporated. This is your seal of quality. For the original and genuine 'Elastrator' Marking Instrument Reg Trade Marktextile mills

Aqua coloured, wool lace, long evening gown.Aqua coloured, wool lace, long evening gownHaffenden / LONDONfashion, textile mills, lace

Invitation to the ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone of the RSS Mill by the then Prime Minister, W.M. Hughes on 15 Feb. 1922.Invitation to the foundation stone ceremony, RSS Mill, 1922.textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, 1918: australians in france - exhibition (19/02/2000 - 30/04/2000)

Invitation from the Mayor of Geelong to the President of the Geelong Branch of the RSSILA, to lunch after the laying of the foundation stone for the Geelong RSS Mill on Wednesday 15th February 1922 at 1.30pm.Invitation to the President of the Geelong Branch of the RSSILA to lunch, following the foundation stone laying ceremony at the RSS Mill, 15-2-1922.textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, 1918: australians in france - exhibition (19/02/2000 - 30/04/2000)

Single issue of the English trade journal "Textile Recorder", No. 563, Vol. XLV11, 15 February 1930. This issue is a special issue from the Lancashire Cotton Fair and was sent gratis and unsolicited to the Collins Bros Mill with the purpase of obtaining a subscription."Textile Recorder" 15 Feb. 1930. Letter from John Brooks, editor of 'Textile Recorder' Subscription form for the "Textile Recorder" Order form for "Calvert's Mechanics' Almanack", 1930, page 1 Order form for "Calvert's Mechanics' Almanack" 1930, page 2 Order form for the 1930 edition of "The Silk and Rayon Directory & Buyers' Guide", page 1 Order form for the 1930 edition of "The Silk and Rayon Directory & Buyers' Guide", page 2textile machinery, textile industry, cotton, textile recorder

Variable speed cloth puller, used for tightening and smoothing blanket edges, prior to them being sewn or bound. Used at Collins Bros Mill.Textile finishing machine. Horizontal, made from grey steel with a small encased gear box and two attached rollers. Separate belt drive and nine other rollers. Enclosed in original brown cardboard box, used for shipping.SUISIE / VARIABLE SPEED / VERSATILE CLOTH PULLERtextile machinery, collins bros mill pty ltd, blankets

This machine uses a series of combs attached to bars that move with increasing speed away from a starting point. This draws-out and aligns the wool fibres to produce a gilled top. The gilling process is also used in other positions along the worsted production line. A gill box draws and combs the fibres prior to spinning. Gold plaque on display with machine until 2018 read: G.H. Mitchell & Son, Adelaide have celebrated 125 Years of involvement with the Australian Wool Processing Industry by contributing the funds necessary to restore The Carding Machine, Noble Comb & The Gill Box.Gill box. Green painted steel.Deutscher / Spinnereimaschinenbau / Ingolstadt / 1963deutscher spinnereimaschinenbau ingolstadt, gilling, gill box, textile industry, wool processing, factory, machine, mills, spinning, fibre, comb

Photo depicts the male staff members of the Commonwealth Woollen Mills, c.1920s.textile mills - staff woollen mills, commonwealth woollen mills federal woollen mills ltd classweave industries pty ltd, textile mills - staff, woollen mills

Photo depicts the staff members of the Commonwealth Woollen Mills leaving to go home, c.1920s.21textile mills staff, commonwealth woollen mills, federal woollen mills ltd, classweave industries pty ltd, textile mills - staff

Combing removes the short or broken fibres and draws out the long fibres into even strands suitable for spinning. The process is necessary to produce long and soft strands needed for worsted yarn. These machines remove the short fibres and blend the remaining long fibres together to form the top. The short fibres that are removed, known as the noil, are used in the woollen system. The long fibres are drawn together, ready for spinning. To retain as many of the valuable long fibres as possible, a skilled operator always needed to be on duty in the factory to precisely set the machine. A Nobel Comb separates short (Noils) fibres while also blending long (Tops) fibres together. The long fibres are used for worsted materials while the short fibres are used for woollen fabrics. Woollen materials are soft, bulky and fuzzy, such as a picnic blanket; whereas worsted materials are fine, smooth and crisp, such as a suit jacket. The Valley Worsted Mills in Geelong, now the Little Creatures Brewery, ran 12 noble combs up until 1981. Gold plaque on display with machine until 2018 read: G.H. Mitchell & Son, Adelaide have celebrated 125 Years of involvement with the Australian Wool Processing Industry by contributing the funds necessary to restore The Carding Machine, Noble Comb & The Gill Box.Noble Comb with plates - 'Prince Smith & Sons, Burlington Shed, Keishley' (One plate located on each gear box). 'Prince Smith & Sons, Burlington Shed, Keishley' (One plate located on each gear box).wool manufacturing, noble comb, textile industry, geelong, little creatures brewery, valley worsted mills, fibres, wool, factory

A complex instrument used to determine the pH factor of liquid samples, in this case, dyes. Without this instrument to measure the pH level of dyes before use, it would be impossible to ensure successful and repeatable results when dyeing wool.pH meter contained within dark wooden box, opened with two brass clasps. Contains dials, an electrode, glass bottle of potassium chloride and instructions for use on card inside lid.textile testing, dyeing, woollen mill, ph, scientific instument

Federal Woollen Mills Basketball Ball Team Premiers, 1938. Back Row L to R: Margery Dorling, Mavis Rogan, Gladys Rand, Lorraine Hadden, N. Bawden, Jean Manson. Front: Florrie Anderson, Eva Fagan, Phyllis Brien. Same as W2971. Mrs Alsop was a mill worker from early 1930s till early 1970s. She worked at Federal and Foster Mills in Geelong District and Yarra Falls, Melbourne.Federal Mills Basketball team premiers, 1938.M. Dorling M. Rogan G. Rand L. Hadden N. Bawden J. Manson / F. Anderson E. Fagan P. Brien T. Lockwood / GEELONGtextile mills staff, textile mills sporting teams, federal woollen mills ltd, sport, textile mills - staff, textile mills - sporting teams

Photograph of the Federal Mills basketball team who were runners up in the A section. Mrs Alsop was a mill worker from early 1930s till early 1970s. She worked at Federal and Foster Mills in Geelong District and Yarra Falls, Melbourne.Robert Pockley / GEELONG Robert Pockley Vicky / Florie Allie / Mavis Nellie / Dot Sheila / N. Alsop 'A' Runners-uptextile mills sporting teams, textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, sport, textile mills - sporting teams, textile mills - staff

Photograph of Federal Mills Premiership Basketball Team 1935. L to R: Nellie Baldwen, Mary Mollie O'Brien, Beryl Hadden, Jean Devin, Alice Schrier, Mavis Anderson. Mrs Alsop was a mill worker from early 1930s till early 1970s. She worked at Federal and Foster Mills in Geelong District and Yarra Falls, Melbourne.Federal Mills Basketball team premiers, 1935.PREMIERS / 1935 N. Alsoptextile mills sporting teams, textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, sport, textile mills - sporting teams, textile mills - staff

Photo depicts a Federal Woollen Mills basketball team standing in front of the Belcher Fountain with City Hall in the background. Mrs Alsop was a mill worker from early 1930s till early 1970s. She worked at Federal and Foster Mills in Geelong District and Yarra Falls, Melbourne.N. Alsoptextile mills sporting teams, textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, sport, textile mills - sporting teams, textile mills - staff, belcher fountain, city hall

Interior view of machinery at Foster Valley Mill. Shows the winding (or twisting) machinery (where the spun yarn is threaded onto bobbins).Spinning machinery within the Valley Mill.T. Lockwood Lockwood / GEELONGtextile mills operation, valley worsted mill, winding machinery, textile mills - operation

Interior view of machinery at Foster Valley Mill. Shows the winding (or twisting) machinery (where the spun yarn is threaded onto bobbins).Spinning machinery in the Valley Mill.T. Lockwood Lockwood / GEELONGtextile mills operation, valley worsted mill, winding machinery, textile mills - operation

Interior view of showing machinery at Foster Valley Mill. Shows a wall mounted drive shaft which runs the machinery.Drive shaft for textile machinery within the Valley Mill.T. Lockwood Lockwood / GEELONGtextile mills - operation, valley worsted mill

Photograph depicts Alice Kittelty, her sister and other female workers at the Federal Mill, c.1900-15.textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, kittelty, ms alice, textile mills - staff