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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Drill Press, 1920s-1950s
This drill once belonged to Goodall and Sons, who were blacksmiths in Terang. The smith was called upon to do a variety of work. In the early 1900s he was often the nearest person to be able to perform an engineer’s services for many miles around. The Dawn Ball-bearing Post Drill no. 611 is described in McPherson’s Catalogue as a “drilling machine with adjustable automatic feed, with improved Dawn coupler and ball-bearing thrust’. The heavy design of the flywheel enables it to maintain momentum” and is “fitted with pulleys for belt drive if desired” The hand crank drives an automatic feed to work off a cam-follow system opposite a large wheel. Made by Dawn Manufacturing Co. Australia 1920-1950. DAWN MANUFACTURING CO. Dawn Manufacturing Co. was founded in Coburg, Melbourne, in 1917 by the four Blake brothers, who were all engineers. After World War I Dawn was supplying drills Australia wide and the company was growing at a healthy rate. During the depression they remained busy, with employees working 60-80 hour weeks. Dawn was contracted to supply vices and clamps to the Australian Defence Department and munitions factory during the World War II. In 1959 the company was taken over by G.N. Raymond Group, then in 1973 the Siddons Ramset Limited acquired Dawn. In December 1991, Dawn became a unit of the United States owned Stanley Works Pty. Ltd. In November 1998 Dawn became 100 per cent Australian owned. HENRY GOODALL & SONS Henry Goodall (1870-1936) was proprietor of garages as H. Goodall & Sons Pty. Ltd., at both Terang (McKinnon and High Streets) and Mortlake (Dunlop Street). His business was in operation in at least in 1916 and perhaps well before, considering the date of the tyre bender and its use for wagons with wooden wheels. It was still in operation in 1953, chasing up debtors in Mount Gambier Court. Amongst the employees of H. Goodall & Sons Pty. Ltd. was Ernie Entwistle, a blacksmith (a soldier who died in 1916 ) and Alfred Hodgetts, radio expert (killed in a fatal accident in 1943, when he was in his early 30s ). Henry Goodall was involved in the community as a Justice of Peace, a deputy coroner, President of the Mortlake Hospital, trustee of the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, and as a prominent Freemason. He and his wife had two sons (Charles and John) and one daughter (Mrs. Chas. Newton, of Skipton). The drill is locally significant as it was used by a local company in Terang and Mortlake in their blacksmith, wheelwright and garage business. It is an example of the tools of the blacksmiths’ trade in Victoria in the 1920s-1950s.Dawn Ball-bearing Post Drill no. 611, made by Dawn of Melbourne, model no 611. Hand operated drill press. Self-feeding blacksmiths’ drill-press. This drill once belonged to Harry Goodall & Sons, blacksmiths of Terang. Dated 1920s-1950s. Gear ratio 2:1 main drive, 6" diam, 3:1 reduction gear. "Dawn", "Melbourne"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, h. goodall & sons of terang, terang blacksmith, h. goodall & sons pty ltd, mortlake, ernie entwistle blacksmith, alfred hodgetts radio expert, charles goodall, john goodall, mrs. chas. newton nee goodall, terang 1900s, warrnambool district 1900s, post drill, blacksmith’s drill, dawn post drill, dawn ball-bearing post drill no. 611, blacksmiths, dawn of melbourne -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Tool - Anvil, Bradford and Kendall, n.d
Port of Portland Collection Bradken, originally Bradford and Kendall, began as a steel foundry in Sydney in 1920 and produced BK anvils at its factories in Alexandria and Mascot NSW. Leslie Bradford (General Manager) and Jim Kendall (Chief Mechanical Engineer), two BHP steelworks employees, got lucky at the races one day in 1920 and pledged their £15,000 winnings to start a steel foundry business. The horse they backed, ‘Jack Findlay’ completed a remarkable sequence of five wins during 1919 and 1920. With each win Leslie Bradford, Jim Kendall and a group of friends rolled-over their bets. By January 24, 1920 they had won a small fortune. On April 28 1920, the group used their winnings to establish the Alloy Steel Syndicate and build a steel foundry in Alexandria, Sydney to take advantage of what they saw as an untapped potential for industrial growth. Bradford Kendall Ltd was incorporated on 20th March 1922.Metal blacksmiths anvil. An anvil is used by blacksmiths to forge and shape his work pieces. The conical horn is used for hammering curved work pieces. The anvil is a common tool of the blacksmiths (‘smithies’) and other metalworkers. There has been very little change in the basic design of the anvil since Greek and Roman times. Blacksmith anvil, 5CWT, iron BK Sydney Australia.Front: 'BK SYDNEY AUST. 5CWT' Back: -port of portland, anvil, blacksmith, industry, bk anvil, bradken, brandford and kendall -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Steel Wheel of a wheel barrow
A wheelbarrow is a small hand-propelled load-bearing vehicle, usually with one wheel designed to be pushed and guided by a single person using 2 handles at the rear. It distributes the weight of its load between the wheel and the operator. Used by residents of the Kiewa Valley for construction and gardening.Formerly KV 067. A steel wheel made by a blacksmith.wheel, wheelbarrow, steel work -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of a blacksmith workshop
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series of photographs was probably taken at a Farm in Kyneton and shows a similar historic farm to Churchill IslandPhotograph of a historical blacksmith's workshop display with forge and bellowsCatalogue number written on reverse in pencil.churchill island, photograph, kyneton -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Henry Pope, n.d
Notes on Henry Pope, blacksmith at Blackburn from 1870.pope, henry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Open Day 1996, 1/04/1996 12:00:00 AM
Coloured photo of Members in Blacksmith on Open Day, 1996.nunawading and district historical society, foun, norm, nethercote, ian, heritage week 1996 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Schwerkolt Cottage Blacksmith's Workshop, 1973
Black and white photo of blacksmith's forge at Schwerkolt Cottageschwerkolt cottage -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Leg Vice, c. early 1900s
This leg (post) vice once belonged to Goodall and Sons, who were blacksmiths in Terang. The leg vice is a common tool of the ‘smithies’ (blacksmiths). It is also an engineer's tool but in the early 1900s the smith was often the nearest approach to an engineer’s services for many miles around. The smith was called upon to do a variety of work. The leg vice is used to hold hot iron while the metal is pounded, heated and beaten again and again until it is the required shape. Henry Goodall (1870-1936) Henry Goodall was the proprietor of garages as H. Goodall & Sons Pty. Ltd., at both Terang (McKinnon and High Streets) and Mortlake (Dunlop Street). His business was in operation in at least in 1916 and perhaps well before, considering the date of the tyre bender and its use for wagons with wooden wheels. It was still in operation in 1953, chasing up debtors in Mount Gambier Court. Amongst the employees of H. Goodall & Sons Pty. Ltd. was Ernie Entwistle, a blacksmith (a soldier who died in 1916 ) and Alfred Hodgetts, radio expert (killed in a fatal accident in 1943, when he was in his early 30s ). Henry Goodall was involved in the community as a Justice of Peace, a deputy coroner, President of the Mortlake Hospital, trustee of the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, and as a prominent Freemason. He and his wife had two sons (Charles and John) and one daughter (Mrs. Chas. Newton, of Skipton). The leg vice is locally significant as it was used by a local company in Terang and Mortlake in their blacksmith, wheelwright and garage business. It is an example of the tools of the blacksmiths’ trade in Victoria in the early to mid-1900s.Leg vice, also called a post vice. The large iron vice stands on a post on the floor and post brackets attach it firmly to a solid object such as a workbench. The sliding metal handle winds the screw spindle in and out to change the grip of the jaws that hold the workpiece. This leg vice once belonged to Harry Goodall & Sons, blacksmiths of Terang.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, h. goodall & sons of terang, terang blacksmith, h. goodall & sons pty ltd, mortlake, ernie entwistle blacksmith, alfred hodgetts radio expert, charles goodall, john goodall, mrs. chas. newton nee goodall, trade tools, blacksmith tools, leg vice, leg vise, pose vice, post vise, terang 1900s, warrnambool district 1900s -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Village smithy for Schwerkolt, n.d
Blacksmith's shop to be erected in cottage grounds.Blacksmith's shop to be erected in cottage grounds. Appropriate tools to be collected.Blacksmith's shop to be erected in cottage grounds. field, jean, schwerkolt cottage -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Open Day 1996, 1/04/1996 12:00:00 AM
Coloured photo of Blacksmiths on Open Day Heritage Week, 1996.nunawading and district historical society, huecherig, oscar, gard, ray, jones, julie, heritage week 1996 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Open Day 1996, 1/04/1996 12:00:00 AM
Coloured photo of Blacksmiths on Heritage Week Open Day, 1996.nunawading and district historical society, gard, ray, huecherig, oscar, arrowsmith, ted -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Blacksmith's Shop
Coloured photograph of the Blacksmith's workshop at the Schwerkolt Cottage & Museum Complexblacksmith's workshop, schwerkolt cottage & museum complex -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Blacksmith's Shop & Barn, Schwerkolt Cottage, 1/02/1994 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photo of Blacksmith's Shop & Barn, Schwerkolt Cottage.jamieson, norma, schwerkolt cottage -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - photocopy, Smithy Opening, 30/09/1970
Councillor Dorothy Goble opened the Blacksmith shop at Schwerkolt Cottage.Councillor Dorothy Goble opened the Blacksmith shop at Schwerkolt Cottage.Councillor Dorothy Goble opened the Blacksmith shop at Schwerkolt Cottage.blacksmith's workshop, blacksmiths, goble, dorothy, schwerkolt cottage, collins, jack, jarman, alan -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Smokehouse and Blacksmith's shop, Schwerkolt Cottage, 1976
Black and white photo of smokehouse and Blacksmith's shop at Schwerkolt Cottageschwerkolt cottage, smokehouse -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Schwerkolt Cottage Barn and Blacksmith's Workshop, 1973
Black and white photo of barn and blacksmith's forge at Schwerkolt Cottageschwerkolt cottage, barn, smithy, blacksmith -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Blacksmith hammers x 4
4 x Blacksmith hammers, metal/iron with wooden handlesblacksmith, forge, hammers, tools -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tongs
Blacksmiths Round Nose Tongs, metal, Forged steel, Length 33cm.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, tongs -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - wedge
An agricultural tool used by loggers, or farmers, the log splitting wedge has been used for thousands of years and was originally made from stone. They were either driven straight into the wood or into a previously made incision with the blade parallel to the grain. Using a sledgehammer or other tool hammered onto the flat end, the wedge is forced deeper into the log until the force splits the timber.blacksmith made steel wedge with irregular relief groove; surface rustwilfred dungan collection, timber splitting, churchill island, blacksmith, olinda, shady creek -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Open Day 1997, 1/04/1997
Coloured photo of Blacksmith's Display on Heritage Week Open Day 1997.nunawading and district historical society, heritage week 1997 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Schwerkolt Cottage, 1969
Black and white photo of Schwerkolt Cottage, showing corner of Barn and Blacksmith.schwerkolt cottage, field, jean -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Blacksmith forged nails
3 x blacksmith forged nails (metal, iron) various sizesblacksmith, forge, metal, iron, nails -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Article - News article: Sales ring up at old smithy, 20th April 1974
Williams Family Collection. Newspaper clipping about the auction of contents of Stan McNamee's blacksmith shop. tarnagulla -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ROBERT GRAY FORD, 2005
Robert Gray Ford Colonial Blacksmith, Inventor, Engineer and one time Bendigonian.James.A.Lerk.book, engineering, signed by author july 2005 -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Trewhella jack, c.1900
Used for clearing land in conjunction with wood cutting/splitting tools previously donated by Wilfred Dungan.The manufacturers claimed that the Wallaby jack could "assist with grubbing, root running, log rolling, lifting stone, pulling fences, raising waggon trucks or implements etc.". Benjamin and William Trewhella established a foundry in Trentham in 1888 which became the largest manufacturer of grubbers and jacks for industrial use in Australia and also supplied overseas markets. Trewhella Wallaby Jack: combination of commercially manufactured body and blacksmith made handleWALLABY TREWHELLA BROS PTY LTD TRENTHAM AUSTRALIAtrentham, trewhella brothers, blacksmith made, olinda, shady creek, timber work -
Clunes Museum
Tool - BLACKSMITH TOOL
CAST IRON BLACKSMITH TONGS USED IN FOUNDRY FOR HOLDING ITEMS BEING MADEblacksmith tool, blacksmith tongs, cast iron -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Blacksmith Hot set, c1920
Hand forged steel, used by blacksmith for cutting of hot steel with aid of striker.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. STORES AT THE DIGGINGS, c1852
Diggers & Mining. Stores at the diggings. Little Bendigo, Mt. Alexander, 1852. Blacksmiths found plenty of work to do on the diggings. Slide shows a timber building for the blacksmith. Markings: 28 994.LIF. 5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Flyer for a Class in Blacksmithing at School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat
School of Mines and Industries Ballarat is a predecessor of Federation University. A flyer describing a blacksmithing class School of Mines and Industries Ballarat, with a note written on the bottomSee 7/6 per term inclusive of the necessary drawing. written on the bottom.school of mines and industries ballarat limited, blacksmithing, flyer, pamphlet -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Sieve, c1920
Wooden frame with steel mesh sieve. Used for sieving coke for blacksmiths forge fire.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing