A green covered paperback knitting book with the title printed in white letting at the top c.1940's. The front cover depicts three photographs - a child wearing a knitted jumper and cap holding a teddy bear, a person wearing knitted mittens putting on a knitted sock, and a pair of white cotton crocheted ladies prettily decorated gloves. Inside are various patterns for clothing - caps, sleeveless pullover, waistcoat muffler, armlets, man's socks and mittens, kneecaps and scarves. non-fictionTwo knitting pattern booklets for home knitters, c.1940's. The Wool Department on the Ground Floor at Ball and Welch in Melbourne offered free advice for knitting problems. These booklets were collected over 15 years and were used for exhibition at Memo, Gallery Healesville Friday 23rdOct to 18th November 2015.knitting, knitting patterns, knitting equipment

Henry Stainsby (1859-1925), Supt. of the Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind, (later General Secretary of the British & Foreign Blind Association) along with Birmingham manufacturer Albert Wayne, introduced their Shorthand Braille Writer, circa 1910-1940. Used at the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind. These machines were often supplied with a case, to deaden the sound when in use. The machine was designed to take down verbatim reports from dictation. As the strip of paper passes automatically through the machine, no time is needed to adjust the paper or the machine for each line. Speeds of 80 - 140 words per minute can be obtained.Black metal typewriter which has seven keys and a small reel of paper415 Stainsby-Wayne Embossed Shorthand Typewriter Patented * Alfred Wayne * Birm, ENGbraille equipment, royal victorian institute for the blind

Eight Art Union tickets raising money for 'Children's Hospital Bazaar. Hand stamped Childrens hospital Bazaar in circle with 1900 date. Entry ticket costing one shilling to Fete & Art Union held at Exhibition Building Melbourne. Reverse Wertheim's advertising. Sewing Machines, Mangles and Knitting Machines, pianos, Electra Cycles. Illustration of 'The Gnome' trademark. Head Office. 173 William St Melbourne.Numbered 30272 to 30281Troedel & Co Printorganization, institution, hospital, hospital fund raising

The cupels were made by a cupel making machine that had been transferred from the Ballarat School of Mines to the Ballarat Institute of Technology in 1970. It is possibly the same machine used by the first students at the Ballarat School of Mines in 1870. Small containers with curved inner shape. .1) Roasting dish or scorifier - shallow curved cup of clay. .2 & .3) Cupels of cylindrical shape with shallow hemispherical top surface. ballarat school of mines, cupel, assay, kiln, university of ballarat, mt helen, clay, ceramics

Wooden roving bobbin used on textile machines.W 89.0095spinning machinery

Wooden roving bobbin used on textile machines.89.0095spinning machinery

Wooden roving bobbin used on textile machines.spinning machinery

Wooden roving bobbin used on textile machines.spinning machinery

Carding machine at the R S & S millCarding / R S & Stextile machinery textile mills - history textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, carding, kidman, mr g. l., textile machinery, textile mills - history, textile mills

Shearing machine comb inscribed "Sunbeam PACER".Sunbeam PACER/ MADE IN AUSTRALIA Although the L/H/pce appears to have been presented complete/with combs and cutter/ I feel the tools are modern/ TC.3/11/93shearing animal health sheep stations - management, shearing, animal health, sheep stations - management

The donor stated that the machine is about 100years old.Metal food cutter with rotary blade and handle. Base has lower shaft with screw to attach to table.Sterling Slicer No.10 NRS&Co Rochester New Yorkdomestic items, food preparation

Cylinder used on phonograph machine to listen to music.15 - Edison sleeves } All containing phonogram cylinders 3 - Columbia sleeves }music, phonograpg, innes robert, colombia, edison

This pair of bloomers was donated along with other well kept items of women's clothing. The clothing once belonged to members of a family who migrated from Faversham, Kent, England to Sydney, Australia in the late 19th - early 20th century and was passed down through the family. The items have been worn and have also been well cared for.This object is significant as an example of an item in common use in the 19th and early 20th centuries.Bloomers, cotton, pulled thread embroidery and machine made lace inserts, lace trim around legs. Waist has elastic (no longer stretching). Inscription is illegible. C. 1900Illegible inscription on waistbandflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, ladies garments 19th century, cotton garments 19th century, ladies undergarment, bloomers c 1900, bloomers, ladies' underwear, underwear, ladies' fashion, victorian fashion, ladies' clothing

This type of fork was used back in the days before electrical washing machines were invented. Ladies used to boil water in a 'copper' over a fire and wash the clothes and linen in it. The water was boiling hot. This wooden washing tool was used to retrieve the washing before hanging it on the line.This tool has been carved from wood. It is shaped like a two pronged fork and would have been used to lift washed clothes out of a copper (washing machine).washing clothes, 'copper' washing machine, domestic, laundry

Ewan Jones and Associates were the architect of this building on the SMB Campus. Two plans for new workshops along Albert Street. Later to be refurbished for Ballarat Tech. The first level was designed for Fitting and Machining. The second level for Art, Ceramics, painting and decorating.m.b. john building, workshops, trades, ceramics, ballarat tech, buildings, ewan jones and associates, smb campus, ballarat school of mines

Baby's shirt/chemisette cream cotton with lace edging at neck and armholes. Gusset under arm holes. Back opening. Machine stitching along hem. Old Box 160.costume, children's, chemisette

Worker in trench on a pipe laying machine. Orange safety netting attached to steel posts surrounds this large trench. 2 pieces of short tubing on ground next to safety fence.Kodakorganisation, industry, gas and fuel

Note from E. Goehler to Court King of the Forest mentioning that he has removed his residence from Hospital Hill to Iron Bark near Mr. Sterry's Machine.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, mr sterry, e goehler

Black and white photo ( copy ) Winding machine, New Moon Mine, Eaglehawk. On back of photo A. Richardson, 29 Harrison Street, Bendigo. RHSV stamp on back. MNG 68.organization, business, new moon mine

Short account of service Tour 1 - April 1966 - May 1967 , & Tour 2 - February 1969 - August 1969 (Mortar fire control) of Bruce Schmidtchen, machine gunner.Service No. 1200310: 5 RARphotographic exhibition, behind the wire, smidtchen, bruce schmidtchen, gordon-brown, susan gordon-brown, machine gunner

The first successful stripper harvestor ,a Nicholson & Morrow harvestor invented by James Morrow appeared at the Victorian Government trial at Dookie Experimental farm on Dec 27th 1883. Although the stripper harvestor was being manufactured in small numbers by the mid 1800's it did not take over from the tripper until 1904. Hugh McKay soon became the most successful manufacturer of stripper harvestors under the "Sunshine " name and by 1940 over 40,000 harvestors had been produced.This 1916 H.V. McKay harvestor Serial No.102736. The first machines looked like strippers ,but had a fan, sieves, elevators and a small grain storage bin.. The McKay Stripper Harvestor Sunshine

Singer, black metal with gold decorations treadle type, in wooden cabinet, placed on a black metal frame. Machine folds away and has 3 drawers down either sidesee photosewing, sewing machine, singer, treadle

Rescue of injured man in Flinders Street Melbourne, circa 1970s. The name Bill Long has been written on the back of each photograph in this series. Black and white photograph showing fire fighters and ambulance officers placing an accident victim into a 'cherry picker' machine from high building roof. Spectators look on from road.

The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment.Black and white photograph of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles troopers firing Browning machine gun from ground mount at range. Photo is glued to fluted plastic board.vmr, uniform, browning, machine gun

The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment.Black and white photograph of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles troopers firing Browning machine gun from ground mount at range. Photo is glued to fluted plastic board.vmr, uniform, browning, machine gun

The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment.Black and white photograph of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles troopers firing Browning machine guns from ground mounts at range. Photo is glued to fluted plastic board.vmr, uniform, browning, machine gun