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Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Milk and Cream Fat Tester Centrifuge
In 1890 D. Babcock invented a test for measuring the amount of butter fat in milk, either on the farm or in the dairy or creamery. Samples of milk were put in the glass vial and then spun (by cranking the handle) causing the cream to separate from the non-fat milk thus determining the percentage of cream in the milk. The product was then priced accordingly.Dairy farming in the Kiewa Valley was the main industry with farmers keen to test the quality of their milk before selling it. This centrifuge enabled them to test the amount of milk and cream being produced by their herd. This '1903 Butter Fat Tester' made 100 turns per minute. Early hand crank centrifuge for measuring the butterfat content of milk in the farm dairy or creamery. It has 4 brass / copper removable canisters with glass vials and tubes that fit inside. The glass vials bulge at the bottom and are marked with measurements 1, 2 etc.Numbers on the glass vialsmilk and cream tester, dairy farming, centrifuge -
Hume City Civic Collection
Tool - Ruler (wooden)
Children used wooden rulers, before plastic rulers were manufactured, during their lessons. Sometimes they were given away in 'showbags' at Agricultural Shows. This is why some have advertising on them.A piece of wood measuring 12 inches (imperial) or 30 cms, marked on both side for use in different measuring activities at school.ruler, school, education, george evans collection -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Seaman and Merchants Complete Expeditious Measurer
The Seaman and Merchants Complete Expeditious Measurerflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, the seaman and merchants complete expeditious measurer, book -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Measuring tape, Dean
60 inch linen measuring tapeDean Linen Made in England -
City of Whittlesea
Instrument - Weighing instruments, Weights and measures
Weights & Measures, partially in wooden boxConsists of 10 parts as follows: 4 lb 1866; 8 oz 1803; 4 oz 1855; 2 lb 1866; 7 lb 1866; 1 lb 1866; Imperial Standard Gill 1826; Imperial Standard Pint; Imperial Standard Quart; Imperial Standard Half Gallon -
Clunes Museum
Equipment - CALIBRATED MEASURES
OBJECTS CAME FROM THE FORMER CLUNES HOSPITALTWO SMALL GLASS CALIBRATED MEASURESlocal history, medicine, glassware, clunes hospital -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Caliper
Curved calipers for measuring the outside of holestrades, mechanics, tools -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Wooden Ruler
From the Betty McPhee ruler collectionWooden ruler measuring in metric to 30cms.State Bank of Victoriaschool, equipment, domestic items, writing equipment -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Tape Measure
Carpenter's Tape Measure in leather case.trades, carpentry -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, Pre 1966
Imperial Measuring Frosted Glass Jugstawell -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Scales, Imperial weights & large bowl, c1900
A pair of scales or dishes in which objects to be weighed and the weights / masses against which to weigh them are placed is an "Apparatus for weighing. The pan, or each of the pans, of a balance." These common kitchen / dairy scales would be used by the householder to weigh flour, sugar, cereal, vegetables, fruit, meats, butter, cheese etc. prior to cooking or storing . c1900 A set of steel weighing scales with a balance beam that holds 1 large metal dish for the item to be weighed and a smaller tray holding the weights. The object/ substance to be weighed is placed in 1 dish and the weights are added to the other dish until the two dishes balance equally on the beam. The base , balance beam and tray are decorated with a floral pattern Its parts include a fulcrum, a beam that balances on it, two pans at the ends of the beam to hold the materials to be weighed, and counter-balancing weights.Each weight is engraved with Imperial Measure = 2lb, 1lb, 6ozmarket gardeners, early settlers, fruit vegetables, farmers, cooking, recipes, scales, weights, measures, brass, balance beam, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, kitchen scales, dairy products, cereals, wheat flour, . -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Tailor's Ruler, J.Rabone & Sons
24 inch x 18 inch Tailor's proportionate waist ruler.J.Rabone & Sons, Makers Birmingham No. 1513 Proportionate Waist Measure -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Equipment - Realia, W.E. Kernot Chemist Stawell. Medicine Glass
Kernot Chemist Corner of Main & Wimmera Street. StawellChemistSmall Glass with Table/ dessert/ Tea Spoon MeasurementsW.E. Kernot Chemist Stawell Table, Dessert, Tea. measuresdate used 1890 - 1910, -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Instrument - Weights and measures, Late 19th century
A pennyweight was a unit of mass that was equal in weight to 20 grains, one twentieth of an ounce and one 240th of a Troy pound. The abbreviation for a pennyweight is ‘dwt’ (denarius weight). These measures and weights were typically used for weighing gold and other precious metals. Group of eleven weights and measures including seven rectangular pennyweights with clipped corners and marked 10 DWTS, 6 DWTS, 5 DWTS, 4 DWTS, 3 DWTS, 2 DWTS respectively, two gram weights; 5 grams and 4 grams with top right pressed corner and two cup troy weights marked 4oz TROY and ½.284.1 10 DWTS 284.2 6 DWTS 284.3 5 DWTS 284.4 4 DWTS 284.5 3 DWTS 284.6 2 DWTS 284.7 1 DWTS 284.8 5 GRAMS 284.9 4 GRAMS 284.10 4 oz TROY 284.11 ½ city of greater bendigo commerce, making a nation exhibition, city of greater bendigo mining -
Clunes Museum
Equipment - GLASS CONICAL CYLINDERS, LARGEST : CROWN
USED IN CLUNES HOSPITALLARGEST : GLASS CYLINDER - UPSIDE DOWN CONICAL CONTAINER WITH BASE MEDIUM : GLASS CYLINDER WITH MEASURING MARKINGS SMALL : GLASS CYLINDER WITH MEASURING MARKINGSLARGEST : CROWN MEDIUM : FL DR FL OZ SMALL : FL DR FL OZlocal history, medical & surgery, medical -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Hoppuss Practical Measurer
Hoppuss Practical Measurer Publisher: John Smith warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, great ocean road, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, warrnambool public library, john smith, hoppuss practical measurer -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Scuttling of the destroyer HMS Louis which had stranded off Suvla Bay on 31 October 1915, The scuttling of the destroyer HMS Louis
Photograph measures 4.5 x 6.5 cmsHand-printed annotation on reverse side reads: "A party of sailors from the Cruiser Canopus broke the Dest. Louis in halves with a charge of gun cotton. The after part sank and the for'ard portion (see here) was towed into deep water and sunk also."snape collection -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Gunter chain
8652.1 - Slightly rusty chain measuring device.- JG -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book - Pattern Book, Advanced Modern Cutting to Measure of Exclusive Lingerie-Tailored Shorts, Slacks, Bias Cut Garments etc
Part of the Till collection NA4003Advanced Modern Cutting to Measure of Exclusive Lingeriebooks, fashion -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Wooden Ruler
From the Betty McPhee ruler collectionWooden ruler to measure 12 inches and 30cmsPay into your School Bank every week.school, equipment, domestic items, writing equipment -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, Shire of Stawell Weights & Measures. Imperial Steelyard
Wimmera weights and Measures Union Imperial Steelyardstawell, standards -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, Shire of Stawell Weights & Measures Brass Imperial Yard, 1875
Brass Imperial Yard Measure in a Wooden BoxStandard Yard A Crown Standard 1 Foot 2 Feetstawell, standards -
Mont De Lancey
Tape measure, Dean
White tape measure with black printing in Inches.tape measures -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Balance Scale, Rebure Germany, 1930s
A mass produced utilitarian item made for domestic use, there is no history or manufacturing provenance currently available.The subject item at this time cannot be associated with an historical event or person It is believed the item was manufactured in Germany pre World War ll, in the 1930s, as other examples from the period are on a number of internet sale & auction sites. This item is regarded as a collectors piece however information and company history regards the manufacturer "Rebure" has not yet been established. Balance spring scale elongated brass graduation scale to 100 Lbs hook at one end and a ring the otherRebure Pocket Balance. Made in Germany measures from 0 to 100LBSflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, spring balance scale, rebure scale company, rebure germany, domestic item, kitchen weighing scale -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Measuring Cup, circa 1970's
Used by Valda ArrowsmithGreen plastic eight fluid ounce measuring cup.domestic items, cooking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Milk Measure
Metal milk measure with long handle hooked on end.Malleys Pintrural industry, livestock, domestic items, containers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Equipment - Ruler to measure hems, Ruler for hem measurement, unknown
Came from Giselda Bannister's mother's (Estelle Bannister) home.Wooden ruler with stand used to dressmaking to measure hems.Ruler marked with 1-29 inch markings.dressmaking, ruler -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Heeling Error Instrument
A ship is said to heel when it leans over to one side. A heeling instrument corrects an error on the ships magnetic compass caused by this lean or heel unless the compass had been stabilized and corrected with small magnets to prevent such errors. Instrument for measuring ships heeling error, in wooden boxNo. 0.408heeling, heeling error, compass, marine instruments -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Tool - Measuring Tape
Lost on maiden voyage 40 miles from Cape Otway. A brass measuring tape recovered from the wreck of the Shombergclippers, schomberg, measuring tape -
Mont De Lancey
Foot Measure/Ruler
Wandin Thomas Sebire JP (1867-1960) learnt boot-making as a young man. In a small workshop on his property in Sebire Avenue, Wandin he made boots for family, friends & neighbours. He also repaired boots & made other small leather articles. Bootmaking is a complex process requiring a variety of tools. The leather is cut to shape, glazed & burnished (polished) with heated irons. The pieces are stretched onto, & nailed to, a wooden last to form the boot. Once attached to the insole, the boot is finished on a metal last. Uppers are stitched with waxed thread through holes made with an awl. Heels comprise pieces nailed together & neatened with a heel shave. Metal plates, short nails or hob nails driven into the sole & heel, often in a pattern, improved durability.Wooden, folding, foot measure/ruler with brass clasps.bootmaking tools, measures, rulers