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National Wool MuseumBook - Bestway Book, No. 109, The Amalgamated Press Ltd, c.1940s
Sixteen page black and white pattern book featuring designs for slippers. Book contains black and white photographs and printed text. Front cover shows four pairs of children’s shoes. front: [printed] BESTWAY / BOOK / No 109 / 9 D. / SLIPPERS / for / CHILDREN / Age 2-8 Years / 11 / Designs in / Knitting, / Crochet, / Felt, etc.fashion, women, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns -
National Wool MuseumBook - Paragon Knitting Book, Book 67, Paragon Art Needlecraft, c.1950s
Sixteen page black and white pattern book with designs for hats, bags, gloves and blouses. Book contains black and white photographs and printed text. Front cover shows images of women wearing various knitted items. front: [printed] BOOK 67 / HATS, BAGS, GLOVES and BLOUSES / CROCHET AND KNITTED / Paragon / KNITTING BOOK / PRICE 1’3fashion, women, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns -
Mont De LanceyFunctional object - Wooden Sewing Box, Unknown
The domestic sewing box would have been used in the home.A brown varnished rectangular wooden lidded Sewing Box with a lift out top section which has 16 varying sized compartments for storing sewing accessories. There is a has a hollow area underneath the tray. The lid is attached with brass hinges and it has a brass lock and small key. There are several sewing items included - cotton reels and thread, assorted darning thread for hosiery, wool and nylon threads, a box of black pins, assorted sewing needles, thimbles, small decorative sewing scissors, black rolled tape, mixed buttons, hooks and eyes, nickel plated fittings for hats, vintage stocking hooks, a stick of white chalk, two (one green and one ivory) antique cotton thread winders and a medium sized vintage safety pin.a Variety of brands of items include - 'Rite Tone', 'Della Darn' 'C No Darn', 'Clark's Filosheen' hosiery thread, 'Barbour's Linen Wax Thread', 'The Flora MacDonald Best Steel Bodkins' 'National Hat Guard' nickel plated steel and brass fittings, 'Chadwick's Wool and Nylon' reinforcing mending thread, 'The Myrene Snap Studio' size 1 rustless press studs, 'The Pagoda Brand' rolled tape 5 yds, 'Cross Fox Brand' Best quality Steel Stems (long plastic headed pins), 'Toledo' brass thimble and a black box of 'F. Tayler & Co's Solid Headed Mixed Pins'. The brass lock has 'SECURE PATENT' stamped in to it on the inside of the edge of the front of the box. there is also a small VR with a tiny rounded pattern opposite the Patent sign. sewing equipment, sewing box, sewing, embroidery scissors, functional object -
National Wool MuseumBook, Mr T. B.Harmsworth et al, Wool and mohair - producing better natural fibres 2nd ed, 1990
Thomas Harmsworth and Graham Day: "Wool and mohair - producing better natural fibres 2nd ed." 1990.Book, 222pp. Softcover printed with colour illustrations of sheep and goats.K Gallowaysheep - australian goats wool - characteristics wool - measurement wool growing shearing, australian poll dorset association, mohair, angora, galloway, mr ken, sheep - australian, goats, wool - characteristics, wool - measurement, wool growing, shearing -
National Wool MuseumBooklet - Pattern Booklet, Emu 6194, Emu Wools (Australia) Pty. Ltd, 1960s
Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows four sets of legs wearing knitted socks.front: [printed] 6194 / Emu / 3 & 4 / PLY / 15c - 1/6knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women -
National Wool MuseumBooklet - Pattern Booklet, Villawool 1083, Villawool Textile Company, 1990s
Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a woman wearing a knitted jumper.front: [printed] 1083 / PRICE / CODE / G / PURE NEW WOOL / VillaWOOL / 5 PLY / Machinewash / THE GREAT AUSSIE YARNknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool -
National Wool MuseumBooklet - Pattern Booklet, Villawool 1082, Villawool Textile Company, 1990s
Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows two women wearing knitted vests.front: [printed] 1082 / PRICE / CODE / G / PURE NEW WOOL / VillaWOOL / 5 PLY / Machinewash / THE GREAT AUSSIE YARNknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool -
Clunes Museum
Book, Stockland Press, Handbook for Woolgrowers issued by the Australian Wool Board
Handbook for Woolgrowers issued by the Australian Wool BoardBlack leather cover, 88 pages of original text, 2 x brass screws to bind, further pages have been issued by the Wool Board and have been added at a later date. Drench "recipe" for worms in sheep, hand written in black ink, is attached to page 55 by a dressmaker's pin, 2 pages.Handbook for Woolgrowers issued by the Australian Wool Boardaustralian wool board, handbook for wool growers -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, University of Ballarat: Press Releases, January to December, 2001
Press Releases prepared by the University to be sent to various newspapers in Ballarat, Ararat, Horsham. Items relate to activities to be held at the various campuses. Appointment notices to campuses, appeals for various activities and recognition of students' achievements. Professor Kerry Cox is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ballarat. Prayer Room established - quiet space for students. White A4 , four ring folder. Divided into months by coloured dividers. Items in reverse orderuniversity of ballarat, press releases, 2001, appointments, professor kerry cox, vice-chancellor, wool classing win, tim blundell graduate, prayer room, reverend noel nicholls
