WW1 German shell case with handles added later making it into a vase.Trench art. Artillery brass casing.MAI 1917

These weights would have been used with a Beam Balance. Forceps were to be used when moving weights from the box.Set of 17 weights in a hinged timber box.On Lid "Box No. 8. Check the weights before & after using them. Always use the forceps to handle the weights."weights, scientific instruments, grams, milligrams, beam balance weights

Used in the grooming of horses Circa 1900As imported and Sold by Holden and FrostCardboard box used for the presentation of Clarks horse clippersClarks patent No.1 Horse Clippers. On Clippers handle W. Clarke Ltd Late 528 Oxford Streetclippers, equine, general

Used by Mr. Livermore, Snr, and his brothers to construct dams on their properties and for neighbours. It was filled by raising the wooden handle slightly so that the cutting edge bit into the earth. It was tipped by raising the handles higher so that the cutting edge bit in so deeply that the scoop was rotated and emptied.Horse drawn earth moving scoop used for construction of dams, irrigation channels, roads, etc on a farm, orchard, or roads, or where earth needs to be moved. Scoops had no tipping mechanism and needed considerable effort to empty them.rural industry, agriculture, transport, roads

Used for shaving before safety razors became popular in the 1950s. Made in Sheffield, England. Sharpened with a leather strop.Two cut-throat razors and their cases. One razor has a black handle, and the other has a white handle. The cases are made of cardboard.One razor has the words HAND FORGED BENGALL RAZOR MADE IN SHEFFIELD ENGLAND marked on the box. cut-throat-razor shaving-razor

This tool appears to have been hand-assembled. It would have been used on a farm or saw mill or any place of work or home requiring wood to be cut up. This tool has no known local provenance but is retained as an example of a tool used 100 years ago or more,This is a metal small axe or wood splitter with a wooden handle. The metal section is pitted and worn and the oval-shaped handle is partly split and worn. vintage hand tools, wood splitter, history of warrnambool

This set is an example of personal grooming items commonly used by women in the first half of the 20th centuryAn oval shaped hairbrush with short handle. it is silver coloured and ornately embossed. The bristles are natural and the back and handle are possibly tin/silver plated?

The history of metal packaging began in Bohemia in the 1200s. Metal has been produced for a very long time. But the first metal used for packaging was tin. In particular, it was the process of tin plating that was invented in Bohemia. Before this no other metal was economically able to be used for packaging. Later, in 1667 Andrew Yarranton, and English engineer, and Ambrose Crowley brought the method to England. Here it was improved by ironmasters including Philip Foley. Then by 1697, John Hanbury had a rolling mill at Pontypool in South Wales. The method they developed involved rolling iron plates using cylinders. This process enabled more uniform blank plates to be produced than was possible by just hammering the tin.The use of tin to protect and store food and other items, revolutionised the world.Rusty tin jug with small pouring lip and handle. Very plain and possibly made from a jam tin and handle soldered on side.None.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, tin plating, food containers

A handheld mirror such as this one would be used in a 19th century family for personal grooming, or perhaps in a barber or hair dresser shop. The "ebony" wood may have been 'ebonised' wood, a process that made plain wood appear to be ebony. The handheld mirror is an example of a 19th and early 20th century personal grooming accessory. A mirror like this would often be sold with a matching hairbrush and comb. Mirror, personal handheld, oval, painted black, with a bevelled edge around the mirror glass and a wooden handle. Wood is ebony. Inscription on handle"EBONY"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, mirror, reflective glass, mirror glass, handheld mirror, personal grooming, personal grooming accessory, barber’s equipment, hairdresser, hairdressing, 19th century personal effects, personal effects, toiletries

Brace metal, coiled wire around top handle & middle handle. Auger bolted to brace. 112cm x 31cm. Brace 53cmflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Soldering Iron Length 16¼" Solder head attached to handle by two rivets. Wooden handle. Solder head has 16 stamped on it.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, soldering iron

Pocket Knife.- wooden handle with metal ferrules on end. Knife is housed within handle. Blade is broken. Has JE 1874 on blade.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, pocket knife

J & G Meakin was an English pottery manufacturing company founded in 1851 and based in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. In the 19th century, J & G Meakin was known for the vast quantities of cheap ironstone china it produced for the domestic English market and export to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States and one of these pottery lines was called "EMPRESS" and was in production through the 1930s. From around 1970, designs included Liberty, Sterling, Trend, Classic, and Heirloom. Some of these were influenced by earlier designs. The newer wares can be distinguished by back stamp markings such as 'permanent colours', 'everlasting colour', or 'dishwasher proof'. J & G Meakin had close family and corporate affiliations to the potteries Johnson Brothers, and Alfred Meakin Ltd, which explains why many patterns are similar, if not almost the same. There was a takeover by J. & G. Meakin in 1968 of Midwinter Pottery. The firm was then taken over by the Wedgwood Group in 1970. In 2000 production under the Meakin name ceased and their long-established works, Eagle Pottery, was then used for the production of Johnson Bros pottery. Eagle Pottery closed in 2004 when production was transferred abroad; the works were demolished in 2005.Item is significant as today the "EMPRESS" china pattern from the 1930s by Meakin is today a collectable item and a good example of the Meakin range of china.Serving vegetable bowl with two handles on either end, plus a lid with a handle on the top lid also has a pattern around the edge.Inscription to base "J & G Meakin Manley England " warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, alfred meakin, staffordshire potteries, iron stone pottery, serving dish

Electro Plated Nickel Silver Dish with swivel handle, embossed base in leaf pattern, 4 ball feet & 1 ball on handle.EPNS British Electro Company Platedomestic equipment, table setting, dish

8437.1 - Coal auger bit with handle missing. Tip is forked and double pointed; point of attachment for handle is square, but it narrows and tapers into the bit.

White pottery bread crock with 2 handles and blue mottled lid with knob handle, marked with numner 3 on both base and lid.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, bread crock

These forceps were owned and used by Dr Frank FosterForceps, Neville-Barnes with Nevill's axis traction handles, c 1886. Engraved on the inside blade and on the traction handle "Frank Forster 1952".obstetric delivery, forceps, neville-barnes

First developed by James Young Simpson in 1848, Simpson forceps have become arguably the most popular model of forceps for use, and were adapted in the creation of many later designs.Set of small, straight metal obstetric forceps with black bakelite insertions on handles. Stamped 'W. SKIDMORE/SHEFFIELD' on inside of left handle.obstetric delivery

Small pressed glass honey pot with lid & applied handle,flower pattern impressed in base, lid has handle and spoon hole.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, kitchen

Stamp used in Stanley Athenaeum book collection. ÄR" meaning unknown but has been seen in other libraries.Wooden handled stamp. A metal stamp is attached to the end of the bulb shaped wooden handle. The metal metal stamp is small and oval shaped. ÄR"library, stanley library, book stamp, athenaeum

This is a port crock with No. 89 of a special edition of 150 crocks commemorating the restoration of the Old Sunbury Court House. The restoration of the old courthouse which was built in 1885 with an extension to the front and right hand side added in 1965 before the courthouse closed in 1989. The courthouse was restored and reopened in February 1993 as the Visitor Information Centre.The Sunbury Court of Petty Sessions building was built in 1885. Extensions were added in 1965 with the courthouse closing in 1989. After the closure local residents formed a committee to save the courthouse and for it to be used for the benefit of the community this was achieved and with the Shire of Bulla council help was restored and the building reopened as the Sunbury Visitor Information Centre in 1993. The Visitor Information Centre closed and shifted across the road to the Hume Global Learning Centre.A cream and brown stoneware port crock with a small handle that has a paper tag tied to the handle with raffia. There is a broken cork in the neck of the flagon."SUNBURY COURTHOUSE 1885"sunbury court house, goonawarra vineyard, shire of bulla, cossum, jeff, sunbury, george evans collection

2 litre enamel-coated tea pot grey speckled with blue. Low-set spout with curved handle. Lid with squared handle.No visible markingsdomestic items, food & drink consumption, tea pot, enamel, drink, kitchen

Decorative vase with 2 handles, and a painted design of purple flowers on one side, and a stag and deer on other side. Gold paint on handles."Made in England" on the bottomvases

Wedding gift to Mr. & Mrs. Wilms, 5th January 1910. (Dorothy Adamson's parents).White gravy tureen with blue rose design. Gold fluted edge. Decorative handles on base and lid. Plus spoon with decorative handle.tureens, dinnerware

Large lidded wooden box with metal turning handle on outside. Inside it has a curved bottom and a paddle wheel tuned by the metal handle.TIfood technology, dairying, rural industry, livestock

Jonathan Harris operated a winery on the banks of the Axe Creek, Axedale in the 1850s.A pitchfork with three Metal prongs that are one centimeter diameter at the top of the handle and taper to a point, the two outside ones are 32 centimetres long and are 18 centimetres apart, they curve to the top of the handle, the middle one is 28 centimetres long and is joined the other two at the top of the handle. The three prongs curve away from the handle to 14 centimetres from the line of the handle. The wooden handle is three and a half centimetres diameter at its widest and tapers to two and a half centimetres, it is135 centimetres long. It has some yellow paint on it. Part of the Harris Collection.harris collection, pitchfork

Harpoon wooden handle, known as a Hand Lance or Killing Iron. Used to kill the whale after it was harpooned. Spliced piece of rope wound around spear head. Handle is tapered at throwing end and where handle joins metal spear.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, whaling, harpoon, fishing industry