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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - QC BINKS COLLECTION: INDISTINCT ROUND METAL OBJECT
Round metal objectbendigo, gold mining, qc binks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - QC BINKS COLLECTION: METAL BULLET CASING
Metal bullet casingbendigo, gold mining, qc binks -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Artwork, Dr. John Tremearne
Metal framed copy and enlarged photo of John TremearnePhotograph -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Artwork, Pinus insignis logs ready for milling, Creswick Nursery and Plantations, 1928
Metal framed photograph. Copied and enlarged sepia image.Photograph -
National Wool Museum
Cloth sample cutter
Metal cutter used for cutting sample cloth squares. -
University of Melbourne, School of Chemistry
Saccharimeter �
Brewer's saccharimeter. Metal container with lid and paper document -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Artwork, other
Metal plate is mounted on 7 plywood, church sceneLithographic platetrades, printing -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Artwork, other
Metal plate is mounted on wooden block and is oval in shapeLithographic plate, The Rev John Bulmer, Missionertrades, printing -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Typewriter Mechanical Portable, 1950s
The Olivetti company was founded in Italy in 1908.This particular typewriter is a Olivetti Lettera 22, oblique front stroke and portable manufactured after 1950. The 1950s and 1960s was a time when British manufactured goods were still purchased by many Australian consumers. The later 1960s onwards, there was a shift, mainly in the cities, to European made goods. The invasion of Japanese manufactured goods was relatively slower, especially in rural areas. The demand for long lasted and dependable merchandise was in the rural area still the most important criteria. The ease of setting up this typewriter and its compact mobility was its major benefit to trades people and travelling professionals, e.g. rural doctors, other medical professionals, accountants, lawyers and educators. This item facilitated the growing numbers of professional nomads requiring a relatively light office stationery package e.g. travelling novelist, writer, businessman and academics. This typewriter needed no electrical or battery power to operate it. Outback Australia, where at this point in time, was still relatively isolated from a good available electrical power reticulation and battery power, and therefore could not be totally measured as a highly efficient office environment.Although this typewriter was purchased from a business in Penrith, Sydney, N.S.W., it is significant that it travelled easily to the Kiewa Valley, demonstrating the mobility of certain sections of the community. This typewriter was designed by an Italian industrial designer, Marcello Nizzoli, in line with the art deco style of the 1930s and the colour and flexibility of the vibrant 1950s. The underlying theme of manufacturing in the 1950s was to produce equipment that was more efficient than what was inherited from the earlier period of 20th century. Improvements were made to this Olivetti typewriter by Giuseppe Beccio by reducing the number of parts made from 3,000 to 2,000. This reduction of parts and therefore cost of production was the major principle of the Japanese manufacturing juggernauts of the post World War II era. Efficiency and low costs material was becoming prime factors in the success of rural industries from the 1960s. Competition from overseas producers was starting to affect rural industries and the removal of the large range of tariff protection, especially rural products, required not only a shift of farm management but a more efficient cost savings modus operandi. This Olivetti Lettera 22, oblique front stroke portable (weighs 4kg) mechanical typewriter has a coral coloured plastic casing. The keys are made of black hardened plastic with white lettering, numbers and symbols (imperial fractions, and pound). It has a QWERTY keyboard as opposed to the Italian QZERTY. It has a lever to move the ribbon between black, neutral (for mimeograph stencils)and red colours (a red key is provided for highlighting specific words,letters or symbols) . This machine is fitted with only a black ribbon. It has a black rubber paper rollers and chromed metal parts on the carriage way. It has four rubber feet underneath the main body. On the left side of the roller there is a lever to adjust the roller from fixed (when mobile) through 1,2 and 3 line space gradients. This model has a key for zero but not one for the number one (uppercase letter l is used) see KVHS 0459 for the carrying bag.On the cover over the ribbon wheels letter strikers has a plate marked "Lettera 22" and the back plate behind the paper roller and in front of the paper supports has a silver metal label marked "olivetti made in great britain".commercial, mobile office equipment, mechanical typewriter -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - STROPPING SAFETY RAZOR, Rolls Razor, 1951
BOUGHT BY MR. GEORGE ROGERS WITH HIS "FIRST PAY"A ROLLS SELF-STROPPING SAFETY RAZOR "VISCOUNT" MODEL (RETAIL CASE MISSING) SERIAL NUMBER H524343 .1 White Metal Case .2 White Metal Lid .3 White Metal razor handle .4 White Metal razor blade .5 White Metal stropping handle .6 Bakelite container with spare razor bladeMADE IN ENGLAND - FINEST SHEFFIELD STEEL local history, toilet, shaving -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Jug, Late 19th or early 20th Century
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 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Fire fender
Fire fender with tubular metal foot rail-metal section has one knob each endflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - FLYING GOGGLES, Possible WW1 onwards
Flying goggles WW2, Grey metal frame on leather lining. Elastic strap with metal clips attached.uniforms raaf, military equipment, metalcraft -
Orbost & District Historical Society
rasp
A rasp with a flat metal plate with a rough edge. It has a raised metal arm with a carved wooden handle.rasp tool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Household, Cork Screw McGee & Co, Early 20th century
This corkscrew has obviously been used as a promotional handout for clients of James McGee and Co. Information on this firm has been difficult to find but there was a well-known commercial traveller, James McGee, resident in the Warrnambool district at the end of the 19th century and it is known that his sons headed a company, James McGee and Co. that bought Sheldrick’s New Brewery in Timor Street, Warrnambool, in 1894. This brewery had been founded in 1868. In 1922 the McGee company sold the goodwill of the Warrnambool brewery to the Ballarat, Melbourne Co-Operative and Carlton and United Breweries and the local brewery closed. No information has been found on Ballangarrock Whisky.This corkscrew is an important souvenir of the last few years of operations at the Warrnambool New Brewery in Timor Street. This business had operated in Warrnambool for over 50 years.This is a metal corkscrew with a wooden handle. There is black printing on the handle. This printing is faded in parts. The metal screw is rusty.‘Jas. W. McGee & Co. Importers Warrnambool’ ‘Drink Ballangarrock Whisky’ james mcgee & co., history of warrnambool -
Tennis Australia
Silver basket, Circa 1890
Silver basket with tennis motif. On base:'QUADRUPLE PLATED' and manufacturer name. Materials: Metal, Silver/Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet Press, Circa 1890
Racquet press for four racquets. Metal plaque inscribed: B.I. ST GEORGE. Materials: Wood, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Medal, Unknown
Unidenified metal and glass commemorative medal. In bag marked LINKS London. Materials: Metal, Glass, Velvettennis -
Tennis Australia
Keyring, Circa 1990s
Metal medal-shaped keyring with wreath edging and Tennis Australia logo. Bronze finish. Materials: Metaltennis -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Vacuum, NA
Upright machine with metal rollers and a cloth bag.it is supported by a wooden handle and two rubber and metal wheelsNA -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Badge, c1982
B065.1 Gold metal oval badge on oblong bar pin. B065.2 Gold metal oval badge"World Centenary CE 1881-1981" On back: "To commemorate The Australian Celebration of World Centenary of Christian Endeavour Brisbane 7 - 14th Jan. 1982" "Celebrate for Christ and the church"christian endeavour -
Australian Multicultural Community Services
wooden crate
this contained the family belongings leaving Germany to come to Melbourne Australia in 1950one of a few items of this kind which has survived to present dayssolid timber construction, painted green with a metal fastener on the front and two metal handles on either sidecrate -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Paraffin Section, 20th Century
Rectangular black box with metal scrapper and black instrument with round metal rod with screw tip and knob.Top of box: 'SPENCER BUFFALO USA' Label inside lid: 'PARAFFIN SECTIONS / [H]ONED NOV. 1952' Painted on box edge: 'W M 790'paraffin section, spencer buffalo, scientific equipment -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Electrostatic Voltmeter
Round metal instrument with voltmeter (hands missing) with twisting drum inside and a metal coupling device/mount.Engraved in front plate: 'VOLTMETRE / ELECTROSTATIQUE / ABRAHAM & VILLARD / J. CARPENTIER / PARIS / 4050 D2'electrostatic voltmeter, abraham & villard, j carpentier, scientific instruments -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Small miners lamp with disc
8483.1 - small overall cylindrical metal lamp with metal light reflector disc screwed onto the side. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Metal hook
8433.1 - S-shaped metal hook, it's eye simple a curve of metal, without being welded -
Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
Functional object - Fire-tools
Metal Tongs - 70cm. Rusted cast iron. Metal fire-shovel - 59cm. Rusted cast iron. -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Candlestick holder
Candlestick with two metal pieces at top and bottom. Twisted wooden shaft joins the two metal pieces.candle holders -
Mont De Lancey
Hair Clips
Large metal hair clip and an assortment of coloured plastic hair clips and a smaller metal hair clip.hair clips, head ornaments -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Ink Well
Ink wells belonged to Anthony Docherty of West Footscray who died in 1934.Two metal ink well set on a round metal base covered in brown & cream mottled celluloid.Made in Germanydomestic items, writing equipment