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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Spectacles
Small pair wire framed spectacles.personal effects, seeing aids -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Domestic object - Beater or whisk, 1930 (Approximate)
Donated by Mrs Parkin, Daisy & used by her in the early days of her marriageBeater made of wire, for domestic use -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Domestic object - Toasting Fork
Toasting fork, found during a guided tour of camp 1.Toasting fork made from wiretoasting fork -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - PAIR OF YELLOW WIRE GLOVE STRETCHERS
Pair of yellow wire Glove Stretchers.costume accessories, glove accessories, pair of yellow wire glove stretchers -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Trolley Wire Sample
Worn piece of old trolley wire (330mm long) of 89mm2 (?) cad copper wire. Taken from an old wire joiner within depot to be used as a sample of worn wire for use in ceremony of new trolley wire hand over on 26/11/96, when Victorian Minister of Transport, Alan Brown handed over new Trolley wire (2km) to Museum. Not known where made - could be either UK or Australia. Images added 3-12-2016 See The Courier, p6, 27/11/1996, see Reg. Item No. 503.trolley wire, btm -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Watchmaker's multi-tool
Tools used by W.R. Cruickshank from 1920-1970's in Albury when he worked for Nicholson & Smith, Watchmakers and Jewellers.A multi-tool to cut and draw wire. Metal round nose tool with 5 sized wire holes. Handles are held with metal clamphorology, tools -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Soap Saver
Belonged to Edward and Dorothy Thompson who lived and used this item at 88 Bridge Street Northcote prior to this Flat 2 160 Lee Street Carlton North and prior to that 8 Gregory Street BrunswickWire box enclosing soap with wire handle for holding implement while shaking the soap around to create soap suds for washing dishesdomestic items, cleaning -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Domestic object - Hand made toasting fork, Mid 20th Century
This fork was made by a member of the Conway family of Wodonga. It was used for making toast over an open fire well before modern toasters become widely available. It demonstrates the ingenuity of early settlers and pioneers before the advent of modern appliances and services. This item demonstrates the ingenuity of earlier pioneers and settlers to adapt to their living conditions and improvise from their available resources and environment.A hand-made wire toasting fork. It has three prongs and the handle is twisted with a loop at the top for hanging. It is made from fencing wire.hand made utensils, kitchen ware, pioneer skills -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Cutters, Wire
Pair of Australian Army standard issue wire cutters issued to infantrymen during World War 2. Wire cutters were carried to cut through defensive barbed wire barriers encountered in the filed. Refer item 00385 and 00385.2 The manufacturer "GREGSTEEL" and "DɅD" are embossed in both sides of the tool. -
Heyfield & Districts Historical Society
Bill spike, George Edward Barraclough (1906-1981), 1940s-1950s
George Barraclough (1907-1981), a landholder from north of Licola, in the Victorian Great Divide, made a number of these spikes, as needed. As accounts were paid, receipts were pasted to the account, the account was impaled on the spike, and the spike was rehung on a nail on a wall stud. All transactions dealing with money were filed in this manner, as an orderly way of tracking items that were usually remotely ordered and delivered on the mail car. George Barraclough used No8 in a number of creative ways, and his durable and untilitarion toasting forks are still in family use today. After George died in 1981 the spikes with their accounts passed to his daughter Linda Barraclough, who archived the accounts and later made copies available for study. Those accounts form a record of the businesses of Heyfield for 1940s and 1950s.This bill hook is of historical significance as a survivor of bush ingenuity and bush filing systems. Commercially made bill spikes were in common use in offices, where they usually consisted of a heavy metal base with an upright pointed piece of wire. Number 8 fencing wire was an important and readily accessible repair commodity for rural dwellers, and achieved iconic status as the most generic method of repair for cars broken down (resort to nearest fence) and was even used to hold houses together. Referring to "No 8 fencing wire" became a type of Australian shorthand for bush ingenuity. It is no longer available, being replaced by 4mm high tensile wire. This item is important both as an example of inventive use of No8 wire, and also as an example of the bush filing methods in use in the 1940s and 1950s. No 8 fencing wire holds a similar position in New Zealand - see Wikipedia NZ at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_8_wire A section of number 8 fencing wire twisted to form a bill spike. It has a rounded.base made from several twists of wire in a flat platform, with the remaining wire rising from the centre to form a stem that terminates in a hook with a sharpened point.wire, bush ingenuity, barraclough, licola north -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Trolley Wire Sample
Piece of trolley wire taken from North bound wire between poles 1 & 9 - curved, worn on underside, with longer or sharper groove on inside than normal, probably due to metal flow. Has been cut from wire. See Reg. Item 514 for original wire size and notes. Images added 3-12-2016ballarat, overhead, fittings, trolley wire -
Orbost & District Historical Society
toasting fork
This item is an example of a home-made item used by a rural family. It is made from readily available materials.A hand-made wire toasting fork. It has four prongs and the handle is twisted with a loop at the top for hanging. It is made of two strands of fencing wire.hand-made toasting-fork food-preparation -
Arapiles Historical Society
Clothes Hangers
House hold item,1. Alan Bros Drapers wood and wire clothes hanger. 2. Schweneson Taylor, Horsham wire and fabric hangerclothes hangers, hanger -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Spectacles
Thin wire framed spectacles with dark tinted lenses. Fin wire mesh pieces, which are movable, are attached to middle of frame surrounding lenses.personal effects, seeing aids -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - ABBOTT COLLECTION: BEST BARBED WIRE, late 1940's
Newspaper clipping headed 'Best barbed wire in war was invented in Australia' It tells of the invention and manufacture of '' Barblok '' barbed wire invented by H.A. Abbottnewspaper, bendigo, h.a.. abbott, world war two, h.a. abbott, barbed wire, barblok -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Two pages of typed notes titled - Electrically Welded Single Strand Barb Wire. The notes mention the advantages of the single strand electrically welded barb wire over the ordinary twisted barb wire of two strands. Advantages include less weight in the fence and for freight, less stretching, barbs are at fight angles to the wire and rust does not attack the welded barb wire as it is not bent which can cause the galvanising to crack. The welding helps to keep the rust out.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, electrically welded single strand barb wire, university of melbourne -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
S.E.C.V. Transmission Cables x3
The State Electricity Commission of Victoria constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric scheme from the 1930's to 1960's during which time power cables were made to carry power from the Power stations to the switch yards and beyond to the towns and houses.These sample power cables indicate the types of power lines used in the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme and the amount of voltage that they carry.3 transmission cables of different width used for transmitting different amounts of power on different size power lines.The thinnest cable consists of a centre piece of wire covered by a layer of twisted wires. The middle sized cable has 4 layers of twisted wires around the centre piece and the thickest cable has 5 layers of twisted wires around the centre piece.The thickest cable has a plastic strip with 330.000 Volt Cable inscribed on it.state electricity commission of victoria. power lines. cables. kiewa hydro electric scheme. electricity. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Bullock team at old railway crossing near station taken from Maroondah Highway, Ringwood. c1925
Electrical gantries up but no wires, 6 copiesTyped below photograph, "Bullock team at old railway crossing near station taken from Maroondah Highway. Note licenced grocery store in centre still there. Circa 1925". Inscription on back of one of the photographs states that the wagon is owned by Husseys. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Stone Remover - Fruit, 1940's
Made by internee at Camp 3, Tatura and used there to remove stones from fresh fruitWire fruit stone remover with blue handlehoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww 2 camp 3, domestic, food, preparation -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Whisk, 1940's
Made by internee at Camp 3, Tatura and used there for food preparationHandmade wire whisk with flat metal handlecamp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, utensils -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Strainer - food, 1940's
Made and used by internees at Camp 3Small metal and fine wire mesh strainerhoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, food, preparation -
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
Memorabilia - Medallions, c. 1953
These medallions, which belonged to Mervyn Thomas, were given in celebration of the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Coronation authorities in the United Kingdom decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries and Crown dependencies and other possessions of the Crown. The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the government of each territory, which was left free to decide who was to be awarded a medal and why. This medallion is specific to the town of Castlemaine in Victoria which is noted on the Service Record of Mervyn Thomas.Two matching circular medallions with wire at top.Front: THE TOWN OF CASTLEMAINE / VIS NON TERRA SEO DEU EST Back: Effigy of Queen Elizabeth with crown facing right. Border reads: CORONATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II / 2ND JUNE 1953mervyn hutchins collection, queen elizabeth ii, coronation, 1953, castlemaine -
Arapiles Historical Society
Egg Cruet
House hold item, wire egg standegg, eggs, cruet -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Bridal wreath
Wax orange blossoms on a circular wire frame -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - WIRE ARM
A WIRE ARM FROM SOME EARLY SPECTACLESNilaid, spectacles -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Spectacles
Hexagon shaped spectacles with thin wire arms.personal effects, seeing aids -
Merbein District Historical Society
Equipment - Horse muzzle
A muzzle used for horses to stop them from eating the grapes A round wire muzzle with a black leather straphorse, winery -
Greensborough Historical Society
Tag, Bill Hughes Mensland, Bill Hughes Mensland - price tag, 1960s
Price tag from Bill Hughes Mensland, a men's wear shop in Greensborough.Bill Hughes Mensland is one of many shops since closed in Greensborough.Small square tag with wire to affix to garment.Bill Hughes Mensland Greensborough and price.bill hughes mensland, main street greensborough -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Uniform (Item) - RAAF Brevet Wire Braided Wing Badge
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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Whisk, 1940's
Made by internee at Camp 3, Tatura and used by internees for food preparation.Handmade wire whisk with flat, metal handle.camp 3, camp cooking utensils, metal whisk