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Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Milk Jug, McDonalds & Co et al
White jug with small spout and handle. Wide green and finer yellow stripes around middle.Marble Vitrified Wood & Sons England McDonalds & Co Adelaide -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Pharmacy Seal
Business seal used at Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station until 1984.190.1 - Electroplated business seal with undulated pentagonal (in section) handle and seal on base 'Manning Chemist'.Around base 'ND made in England' with seal 'Manning Chemist'. -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Laryngoscope, MacIntosh, 1950
Object belonged to and was used by Dr Lennard Travers 1950-1970.Complete Macintosh laryngoscope piece with a curved medium sized attached blade with light bulb and a textured handle with serrated grip for easy of use and a screw in the blade connector. The handle is also a battery deposit to supply the led light bulb. The blade has general deep scratches on its surface and a slight metal deformation on top back of the blade. At the back of the blade is still attached the hinge that keeps in regular position the base and the blade, is also present a worn surface in this area. Green spots of dust and oxidation processes are present over the blade and the handle areas. A handle manufacturer stamp is located at the base of handle (see inscriptions for details).Stamped into base of handle: LONGWORTH INST. CO. / OXFORD / ENGLANDmacintosh, laryngoscope, blade, handle, longworth inst. co., england -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Bowl, Alfred Meakin (Tunstall) Ltd, Royal Albert & Newfield Potteries
Small bowl-dish with rim. Brown daisy pattern.Glo-White-Ironstone / crown symbol / Alfred Meakin / Englandplate, bowl, meakin -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Souvenir Mugs, 1953
Pair of Keele Street Pottery souvenir mugs of 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth 2. 1. One cream mug with gold trim. 2. One pale green mug with dark green trim.Marked "ENGLAND KSP" on base with "M" on base of cream mug.keele street pottery, coronation mug, queen elizabeth 2 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Flag - Flag: Union Jack
Flag belonged to W. Hawkins who founded the Carry On Club. A group of returned servicemen and businessmen of Melbourne . The Club was to assist and help World War I veterans who were experiencing hard times after the economic collapse of 1929Union Flag (Union Jack) with plaited wool loop and small length of cord (78cm) on the hoist edge of the flag. Red cross on White Cross on Blue background.Inscription :Greenwood-Smith. Stamped Made in England All Woolflags, national -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Sachet, not known
Belonged to Skey Margaret, donorSquare ecru coloured pot pourri sachet. Centre is a square pocket containing pot - pourri and has floral spray of green leaves and red and cream flowers hand painted on it. Wild Strawberry is also printed on it. Edging is of ecru Nottingham LaceHand painted pot - pourri drawer sachet, Made in Englandhandcrafts, hand painted, lacemaking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Hair Pins
Carton of metal hair pins..On carton - Newey Goodman Ltd, Birmingham B28 OJG England.costume accessories, hair accessories -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Equipment - Date Stamp, 1960 - 1970
A mechanical date stamp made by VELOS. Steel parts with a red plastic grip. Push down mechanism to stamp date and to change numbers. Has a self inking pad.On side - 444 Velos and a trade mark|on base Made in Englandcommerce, office equipment / stationery -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Cotton Reel with pure silk thread
Item is part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.Squat wooden reel of pure silk thread used for making buttonholes. 12 yards.BN H Ltd Dark Mauve N53|Made in Englanddomestic items, sewing, handcrafts, equipment -
Mont De Lancey
Hair Pins
1 small plastic box of mixed Hair pins with Pearl heads. 1 larger green cardboard box of hair pins.Green cardboard box: "The 'Teesonia' Hair Wavers Made in England"hairpins, perming equipment -
Mont De Lancey
Domestic object - Baby Bottle, Felgrim, Early 20th C
The banana bottle is often referred to as the hygienic bottle, and is aptly named. It was the saviour of many hand reared babies in early 20th C. It's ease of cleaning was a major breakthrough in nursery hygiene. The basic design was around for about 50 years. It first made its appearance around the mid 1880's. The first true banana feeder with a teat and valve was invented in 1894 by Allen and Hanbury's. In the next 15 years the model was modified over a series of four slightly different models. In 1910 the final design, The Allenbury Feeder was to remain unchanged for the next 50 years.A clear glass Felgrim Banana bottle (valve and teat) for feeding babies by hand. The brand is stamped in large ornate lettering inside an oval shape on the wide front of the bottle. It has two open ends for attaching teats. 8oz measurements are marked on one side and 16 tablespoons on the other. 'Felgrim' brand and 'Made in England Free from arsenic and lead'baby bottles, baby equipment, babies, domestic objects -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Full case Cart Hames, Circa 1800"s
Used over horse collar to attach to cart Circa 1800'sImported and sold by Holden and FrostSteel black painted hames with bracket hook. STEEL 22 WOOD CO. MADE IN ENGLAND. Kangaroo imprinthames, equine, agriculture -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Full single case Hames
Used over leather horse collar to attach to cartImported and sold by Holden and Frost Ca 1900Black painted steel with bracket hookwarranted steel made in England Kangaroo imprint oh hookhames, equine, agriculture -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Fire screen
This decorative fire screen is placed in front of an open fireplace to prevent hot sparks and ash from causing damage. Open fires were common in Australia in the 19th and early 20th century, for both cooking and heating.Fire screen, crescent shaped, brass pressed sheet, with a ship motif within a rectangular area. Ship is a 3 masted sailing vessel, a Spanish galleon. Made in England, c. 1930.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, fire screen, fire guard, domestic item, heating, cooking -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Domestic object - Shaver, c. 1880
owned by Mr John Greenwood, of Cox Street Port Fairysafety shaver in wooden case, containing directions for use, frame, seven blades, stropping machine, and blade holderFrame: Wilkinson/made in England . Blades: Wilkinson sword co ltd Hand forged made in England Reverse side: Wilkinson Special edge etched with a day of the weeklocal history, personal effects-toilet requisites, shaving, greenwood, mr john -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1964
In 1964, Robin and Patricia Boyd spent several weeks on a world tour - Boyd took a leading role at the International Design Conference in Aspen and he also visited Chicago, Yale University, and New York’s World Fair. The Boyds then travelled on to England, Finland (especially to see Tapiola), Russia and India to see Le Corbusier's Chandigarh, and also Hong Kong and Thailand.Colour slide in a mount. Coventry Cathedral Plan, Coventry, EnglandMade in Australia / Encircled 21 (Handwritten)uk, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1964
In 1964, Robin and Patricia Boyd spent several weeks on a world tour - Boyd took a leading role at the International Design Conference in Aspen and he also visited Chicago, Yale University, and New York’s World Fair. The Boyds then travelled on to England, Finland (especially to see Tapiola), Russia and India to see Le Corbusier's Chandigarh, and also Hong Kong and Thailand.Colour slide in a mount. Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandMade in Australia / 7 / AUG 64Mlondon, slide -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, A J Bearling and Son Sharfesbury and Fuvant, 1917
Also a second black and white postcard of Mick and his pal wearing great coat slouch hats boots and gaitors 05454.1Sepia toned postcard of WW 1 AIF soldiers Mick and his pal S Searle wearing uniforms and slouch hats to sister Mary sent from Hurdcott Camp Salisbury EnglandMessage on reverse from brothermilitary, uniforms aif, correspondence -
Orbost & District Historical Society
toiletry kit
This kit belonged to Roy Basil Cope an Orbost jeweller. He was in the Air Force. Roy was an instrument maker in the air force. He was born on 14 Aug 1907 at Korumburra, Victoria, Australia and died in 1985 at Orbost. He was married to Emily Ruth Powell who was born in Orbost in 1907. . An every-day toiletry kit issued by the Air Force . It is a brown leather zippered case. It contains a mirror, shoelaces, a razor blade, an oblong container, a clothes brush, a hair brush, two cylindrical containers and a metal soap container with rounded corners.On the fornt of the brown leather zippered case is R.B.C. 41738 made in Englandpersonal-effects cope-roy toiletry-kit -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Ship Log, 1900-1920
The Excelsior IV Log is a nautical instrument for measuring a vessel’s speed and distance travelled. When navigating a ship it is essential to be able to estimate the boat’s speed and distance travelled to determine its position at sea. In times past the only way to measure a ship’s speed was to throw a wood log into the water and observe how fast it moved away from the ship. In the 16th century, the log was fastened to a rope knotted at set intervals. The log was thrown over the stern (back) of the vessel and a crew member counted the number of knots that were paid out in a set time. From this, they could estimate the speed of the vessel through the water. This was known as streaming the log and is also the derivation of the knot as a measurement of nautical speed. The Walker’s Excelsior Mark IV instrument was designed for smaller vessels, such as yachts, launches and fishing vessels. Historical: Thomas Walker & Son was internationally renowned in the manufacturing of ships logs, founding father , Thomas Walker (1805–1871), an engineer in Birmingham, patented a mechanical log in 1878 which was a recording instrument that attached to a rail at the stern of a vessel connected by a long cord with a rotor which was towed behind the ship. The instrument dial recorded the distance travelled. Thomas Walker first went into business to manufacture stoves at 58 Oxford Street Birmingham. Walker’s self-feeding stove was widely lauded at the Paris Exhibition of 1855, winning a prize medal and kick starting the first of many notable innovations for the Walker family's manufacturing business. However, it wasn’t until working on an earlier ship’s log model invented by his Uncle that Thomas Walker became interested in the further development of this device, used to ascertain a ship’s speed. Walker continued to improve on the common log for the company of Massey & Sons and these improvements were deemed revolutionary. This log became a firm favourite of the West India Association (British-based organisation promoting ties and trade with the British Caribbean), being the most common log in use for two generations. It took until 1861 for Thomas Walker and his son, Thomas Ferdinand Walker (1831-1921) to patent the first Walker log of many. Together, with the introduction of the A1 Harpoon Log two years later, they established the Walker Log Business as a force to be reckoned with. By the time of his passing in 1871, Thomas Walker Snr had not only founded a family business with considerable staying power but also instilled a tradition of public service. Having sat as a representative on the Birmingham Town Council for 15 years and played an active role in public works, he was soon given the nickname of ‘Blue Brick Walker’. Much like his father, Thomas Ferdinand Walker changed the face of the maritime industry. His patent of 1897, the ‘Cherub’ log, was a notable departure from the past providing a far more accurate reading and replacing the majority of logs of the age. They were the first to produce an electric log and the Walker factory was one of the first to introduce the 48 hour work week for employees. The ship log was invented and made by a significant marine instrument maker and innovator of machinery. It demonstrates the huge leap taken to improve navigational accuracy at sea with an instrument that was in use for decades.Ship's Taff Rail Log, rope attached. Walker's Excelsior IV Log model. Nautical miles dials: units and 10's. "Walker's Excelsior IV Log", "Made in England by Thomas Walker, Birmingham"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, log register, taff rail log, taffrail log, marine navigation, a1 harpoon log, cherub’ log, walker’s excelsior mark iv log, ship’s log instrument, mechanical ship’s log, measure ship’s speed, nautical instrument, navigation instrument, massey & sons, thomas walker, blue brick walker, thomas walker & son, thomas ferdinand walker, 48 hour work week -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Plate, Humms Criterion Hotel Warrnambool, Early 20th century
This plate has been produced by the English firm of W.H.Grindley for use at the Criterion Hotel in Warrnambool. The Criterion Hotel was on the western side of Kepler street near Lava Street and was established in 1872 with the first licensee being John Tate. The hotel closed in 2008, was partially destroyed by fire in 2010 and was demolished in 2013. The Humm family had a long association with the Criterion Hotel, with George Humm of Woodford taking over as the licensee in 1882 and buying the hotel in 1887 and remaining there until his death in 1894. George Humm’s widow, Elizabeth, was the licensee from 1894 to 1907, her son, John was the licensee from 1907 to 1916 and his widow, Bridget, was the licensee from 1916 to 1919. The plate could have been in use for all or part of these years but is most likely to have been bought early in the 20th century. This plate is of considerable interest because it came from the Criterion Hotel, a prominent hotel in Warrnambool for over 130 years.This is a white china plate which has a red embedded stamp in the shape of a belt (the maker’s trademark) on the front and on the back it has the blue markings of the maker with an image of a crown. The bowl has a shallow base and was perhaps a soup plate. The edges of the plate are somewhat worn and scuffed. ‘Humms Criterion Hotel Warrnambool’ ‘Grindley Hotel Ware England Vitrified’ criterion hotel, humm family of woodford, history of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Plate, Humms Criterion Hotel, Early 20th century
This plate has been produced by the English firm of W.H.Grindley for use at the Criterion Hotel in Warrnambool. The Criterion Hotel was on the western side of Kepler Street near Lava Street and was established in 1872 with the first licensee being John Tate. The hotel closed in 2008, was partially destroyed by fire in 2010 and was demolished in 2013. The Humm family had a long association with the Criterion Hotel with George Humm of Woodford taking over as licensee in 1882, buying the hotel in 1887 and remaining there until his death in 1894. George Humm’s widow, Elizabeth, was the licensee from 1894 to 1907, her son, John, was the licensee from 1907 to 1916 and his widow, Bridget, was the licensee from 1916 to 1919. The plate could have been in use for all or part of these years but is most likely to have been bought early in the 20th century. This plate is of considerable interest because it came from the Criterion Hotel, a prominent hotel in Warrnambool for over 130 years. This is a white china plate which has been broken into three pieces and inexpertly mended. The plate is much stained. It has a red embedded stamp in the shape of a belt (the maker’s trademark) on the front and on the back it has the blue markings of the maker with an image of a crown. The bowl has a shallow curved base and was perhaps used for soup. ‘Humms Criterion Hotel Warrnambool’ ‘Grindley Hotel Ware England Vitrified’ criterion hotel, humm family of woodford, history of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Camera Case, Houghtons Ltd, C 1920
This camera is a folding one, the Ensignette No 2 model made by the British firm of Houghtons Ltd which was originally a glass warehouse founded in 1834. The firm of George Houghton and Sons, dating from the late 19th century, established their camera business at Ensign House in London in 1903 and the Ensignette No 2, designed by a Swedish engineer, was introduced in 1912. Eastman Kodak of America produced a film for this model. This camera was a popular one with amateur photographers and the general public, being affordable, compact and easy to use. This camera is retained as an example of a British-made folding camera dating from nearly 100 years ago. It will be useful for display..1 This is a black metal camera which is rectangular in shape. It is a strut folding rollfilm camera with a lens that is folded inside in a thin leather concertina or bellows covering. It has the maker’s name and logo etched into the front of the camera. The logo is a flag with the British Union Jack in one corner and the word ‘Ensign’ inside the flag. The metal on the back of the camera is rusted. .2 This is a brown leather cover for the folding camera described above. It has a top lid flap which closes with a metal stud and a leather handle stitched on to the sides of the case. The cover is much worn and scuffed. Ensignette No 2 Ensign British Made Made by Houghtons Ltd England vintage cameras -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Souvenir - Souvenir butter dish, mid to late 20th century
This item is a souvenir of Warrnambool, showing one of the popular beach areas, Shelly Beach. The owner is unknown but it would have been bought by a local person or a tourist for use in the home as a butter or pin dish. Judging by the quality of the item it would date back to the mid to later 20th century. Souvenir dishes such as this have been popular in the past and still sell well today. This item is of minor interest and is kept for display purposesThis is a china dish, octagonal-shaped with gold-coloured edging and a colour image of a beach and rocks in the centre portionShelly Beach, Warrnambool, Victoria Royal Stafford China Made in Englandwarrnambool tourism -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, Air Power of the Empire, London
This is a detailed book of aircraft with photographs.This book provides a detailed description of aircraft an is accompanied by pictures.Air Power of the Empire, a book oblong, white paper cover and pages.Printed by Juvenile Productions Ltd, London. Designed and Printed in England, Copyright.aircraft, world war two, boeing fortress, lara r.s.l. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Teapot, Swan [brand] teapot, 1960s
Commonly used 2 cup aluminium teapot with lid, Bakelite handle and knob.Two cup tea pot with lid; bakelite handle and knob"Swan Brand Made in England The Carlton 2 cups" engraved on baseteapots -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Sewing Needles
From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of Sewing Needles. Size for housewife's containing 3 x size No2, 3 x size No 3 and a darning needle size 1T Hessin & Co Needles & Fish Hooks Ltd Redditch England.handcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Safety Razor, c1940
It is believed to have been used by the donor's husband whilst on active service during World War Two. Cataloguer used a similar razor during service in 1942-45A 'Valet' auto-strop safety razor enclosed in a lidded bakelite box, with enclosures for Razor and spare blades. Box is brown in colour. The strop which is part of the set is missing. Three pieces make up the set.'VALET' Auto-strop Safety Razor|'VALET' on razor|Made in England.personal effects-toilet requisites, shaving -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Razor
Used by Daryl Cook of Rotherwood Ave, Mitcham and 14 McDowall Street, Mitcham.Cut-throat folding style razor with black ebony handle. Faded black clothe covered cardboard box with lid.Hollow Ground|Joseph Allen & Sons, Sheffield, England.|NON XLLpersonal effects-toilet requisites, shaving