White cotton crocheted milk jug cover with blue trimming and blue beads used as weightshandcrafts, needlework

Also known as 'Platform Rocker', 'Spring Rocker', and 'Dexter Rocker'. Unlike traditional rockers it does not tend to creep along the floor when used. Carved wooden rocking chair, originally covered with a red velvet on the back and brown leather criss-crossing on seat. It has now been re-upholstered in Old Gold, cotton damask brocade.furniture, domestic

Miniature biscuit tin used as a sample.Steam Biscuit Factorydomestic items, food storage & preservation

Cane sewing work basket with lid and stained dark red. It is actually a chinese basket(ie it has a loop on handle is for a pole when it was carried over the shoulder). Used by a lady's chair in the parlor.domestic items, sewing

Used by Mrs Lina Plehn in Germany and brought to Australia when the family migrated.Art Deco in blue & white featuring a blue rose pattern with blue scallops on white background. .1 Cup .2 Saucer .3 Plate'Crown' & an 'S'. 'ECHT TUPPECK' 'TIEFFENFURT'domestic items, crockery

Dorothy Williams Receipt No 316Used by Dorothy William's family 1950'sMetal Boot Button Hook.Hook on one end for buttons, bent over loop on other end to form handle.T Campbell 250 Clarendon St South Melbournecostume accessories, footwear accessories

Used for darning ladders in nylon stockingsUsed for darning ladders in nylon stockingOval wooden stocking darner, 2cm valley cut down the centre,& 6cm handle for holding while darning ladders in nylon stockings.Pic - Quick - URGM989116domestic items, sewing

This knife and fork had been donor's mother's which she used quite frequently when she had friends over. They were treasured by her and very gently washed without putting the handles in water.Sliver plated mother of pearl handled knife and fork. The knife is engraved with vine leaves and grapes and a fairly plain base to the knife. The fork has a very decorative bas to the pearl handle.Knife 'Mappen and Webb Sheffield - London' Fork has no inscriptiondomestic items, cutlery

Anodised aluminium frame & sprinkler held together with 'pink gold' anodised aluminium bracket. Cream plastic head, water speed switch, & hose attachment. Used at 10 Francis Street, Blackburn'MELNOR'domestic items, gardening

Used in 50's and 60'sFor baking in the ovenFour Ramekins - coloured green, mauve, yellow and pumpkin, with black surrounds and small handles on the side. Made by Guy Boyd in the 1950'sGuy Boyddomestic items, cooking

Used by donorSmall round spice tin. Orange body of tin with 'ground cayenne' Printed on it.Robert Harper & Co. Ltd. (Incorporated in Victoria) Australiadomestic items, food preparation

Lemon Squeezer donated by Donor and used by grandmother through 1920s and 1930s on farm 'CLEBYARRA' in Gippsland.17cm x 9cm Glass Lemon Squeezerdomestic items, food & drink consumption

Egg whisk donated by Elsa McFayden; used by her grandmother in the 1920s on the family farm CLEBYARRA in Gippsland.Whisk. Steel wire.domestic items, food preparation

Used by Arthur Edwards 1980s.Pocket Balance 8cm x 3cm, with a ring for hanging, and at the back a hook for a weightPocket Balance; Made in Germany.domestic items, appliances

Believed to have been owned originally by Alice and Arthur Fisher who had a 16 acre property in Mullum Mullum Road, Ringwood. The house was called Greenhill and was located at the highest point, now no. 28. They had a mixed farm including an orchard of fruit and nut trees, and a dairy cow. Alice milked the cow much to the amusement of her English family, who delighted in visiting. When the property was sold the butter churn went to Red Hill on the Mornington Peninsula. Arthur Lunt, donor has memories of its use in Red Hill, where his parents had a mixed farm. That property was sold c. 1950, and the butter Churn returned to the Ringwood Croydon area where it has remained unused for the last 65 years.|The butter churn has been in Croydon and Ringwood since 1952; it is typical of manually operated equipment in use on small properties 100 years ago.Cylindrical container, brown, mounted on board with handle underneath. To one side is a wooden handle and drive gears to spin cylinder. Cylinder has tight fitting lid and makers metal label on the side; opposite side has direction arrow embossed. Mounted on wooden base. Cream was put into churn, handle turned to spin drum until butter was produced. Five parts to the Churn.SVENSKA STOCKHOLM SWEDEN CENTRIFUGA,B.DAHLIA N0:0 SLATER PATENTdomestic items, food preparation

From the kitchen of Abigail Schwerkolt and used in the Christmas puddings or her grandchildren. This must have been after 1966, because of decimal currency. Donor found these when cleaning out the house in 1994.Six Sterling silver Christmas Pudding Charms.Chardwicksdomestic items, food storage & preservation, metalcraft, sterling silver

Although hooks & eyes are still used in the present day, these are not recently made.Card of Hooks and Eyes Oblong piece of cardboard - blue background edged with red and white border. 12 eye hooks size 4 with name Newey's, made in Englandcostume accessories, clothes accessories

Needles are part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.Packet of sewing needles - no. 6. Presumed it they were purchased from 'The Trimming Shop' 11-13 Grainger Street Newcastle (Printed on packet).Use W' m Allwood & Son Sewing Machine Needle.handcrafts, equipment

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

Fan was used by Robert Gardiner,s father during the 1930sElectric fan with four blades enclosed in wire guard. Round metal disk on front of guard. Round base supporting electrical connection. Three metre cord and fittings attached to base.G.E.C.domestic items, cooling, electrical technology, appliances & accessories

Betty McPhee Sewing collectionTwo fine cachet hooks used for mending stockings. It consist of a steel wire with a hook at one end and a hook and latch at the other mounted on a card.A Boon to Ladiesdomestic items, sewing

From the Betty McPhee ruler collectionWooden ruler to measure in 12 inches and 30cm.Ruler was used to advertise Guest's Dairy Milk Arrowroot biscuits found in show bags.Guest's Dairy Milk Arrowrootschool, equipment, domestic items, writing equipment

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

From the Betty McPhee ruler collectionWooden ruler used as a promotional ruler. Inscribed with rules of Police Traffic School. Measures in inches to one foot and in fours and eights to one foot.Bank of New South Savings Bankschool, equipment, domestic items, writing equipment

From the Betty McPhee writing equipment collectionSmall clear glass bottle. It appears that it was used for glue or paste. Base has a flower pattern .commerce, office equipment / stationery, domestic items, writing equipment

Used by donor in her home since 1950sFour square cream plastic food storage containers with red lids and a window down centre to show the contents.domestic items, food storage & preservation

Used by donors for polishing wooden and lino floor in the 1950s and 1960s in their home at 16 McDowall Street, Mitcham.Three brush 'Electrolux' floor Polisher/ Scrubber with polish container and three scrubber brushes, and a remotely operated polish container. It has a 'tee' shape handle which is adjustable in height to polish under tables etc. There is provision for attaching a polish container to the polisher. Flow of polish ie regulated by a chain attached to handle. Handle also has clips for holding the power cord when stored. Body of polisher is squat triangular- shape finished in red and gunmetal grey. There is a heavy rubber skirt surrounding the area where the brushes rotate.|Model B9 Serial CME 6005498 on plate at back.Electrolux Made in Australia - plate at front|Electrolux insignia on front|Plate at back gives power details and serial number.domestic items, cleaning

Butter dish, used 1950-1960. Owned by the donor.Two piece butter dish consisting of a round saucer with yellow band at edge and a round cover with four yellow bands & white knot on topT.G. Green & Co., England|Cornish kitchen waredomestic items, food storage & preservation

Used as table ornament and fruit bowl in home at Blackburn. Glass pedestal dish, scalloped edge; pattern, circle within triangle. Triangle pattern on a pedestal.domestic items, ornaments / decorative, table setting

Used in Blackburn. Glass pedestal dish, fluted edge, diamond pattern on bowl and footdomestic items, ornaments / decorative, table setting