Photograph - black and white - large. Photo of a large cylinder tank, wheels etc. Written on back 'D______ acting duplex air compressor.' Written on cylinder ' Wright & Edwards, Makers, Melbourne.organization, business, mining equipment, mining equipment. air compressor.

Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984.Chest of 16 varnished wooden drawers with metal knobs in 2 vertical rows of 8 each side. The 2 bottom drawers larger than the rest, with makers label on plywood back..On label on back Gill Grand Rapids Patented Equipment, Customer : Manning, Job No. 3/105.For use in section:..., Quantity:.., Article : Drawer Unit 'A' T.S.Gill & Son Limited, East Preston, N.18, Victoria, Aust.

Red and blue printed card of 12 hooks and eyes. Made of enamelled metal . On the reverse of the card - continuous strip of labelling with makers details and description of material. Hooks secured to card with thread.'Neway's' 'World famed' Hooks and eyes by appointment to her majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother - If it fastens NEWEYS makes it - Made in Englanddomestic items, sewing, costume accessories, haberdashery

An inlaid, tilt-top tennis racquet, with a strip of red leather binding the stem. Inscription across throat of obverse: HORSMAN/MAKER/7. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Lacquertennis

A transitional flat top tennis racquet with a convex throat. Inscription across throat on obverse: SEABRIGHT/TRADE MARK/HORSMAN/MAKER. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Leather, Stringtennis

R&M Dower was a major millinery partnership located at 146 High Street, Kew in the 1940s and 1950s. Examples of this millinery firm's hats are in other major public collections, including the National Gallery of Victoria.The Kew Historical Society’s fashion and design collection is comprised of costumes, hats, shoes and personal accessories. Many of these items were purchased or handmade in Victoria; some locally in Kew. The extensive hat collection comprises items dating from the 1860s to the 1970s. Most of the hats in the collection were created by milliners for women. There are however a number of early and important men’s hats in the collection. The headwear collection is particularly significant in that it includes the work of notable Australian and international milliners.A circular black velvet brimless woman’s hat with a ribbed grosgrain strap at the back. The hat includes a small label identifying the maker as R&M Dower of 146 High Street, Kew.Label: "Phone WM8527 / R&M Dower. 146 High Street Kew"fashion accessories, hats, women's clothing, r&m dower

Eyelet maker used in leather work ca1900Used and sold by Holden and FrostMetal spike tool with wooden handletool, eyelet maker

used by boot makers during ca 1900tool used by cobblers during ca1900metal chipper with brass head and rosewood handle OUN MANcobblers, tool

Document. Cohn Bros. Collection. Small booklet entitled Swallow News which contains articles relating to the Swallow & Ariell Biscuit Cake & Plum Pudding Manufacturers. Contains a number of photographs of staff and a news item from Antarctica and a picture of the Kista Dan. Also contains loose page with additional photos of staff.organization, business, cohn bros, cohn bros. collection, brewers, cordial & aerated water manufacturers, swallow & ariell - biscuit, cake & plum pudding makers, antarctica, kista dan

Post Office Receiving Pillar was Collected from Warrnambool City Council’s Scott Street Depot and transported to Flagstaff Hill, stored in the Barracks area Friends of Flagstaff Hill began the project of restoring the Post Office Receiving Pillar in early 2011. The replacement dome required a pattern to be made from paper, then timber, then someone to manufacture it. The cast iron body required sand blasting and undercoating. The pillar was installed in Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in March 2014. A specialist visited the Village and painted the pillar with 7 coats of ‘post office red’ then completed the job with gold paint on the details. In 2015 an information plate of brass was fitted to the Pillar in the position that would have originally announced the clearing times. It was originally manufactured by G Couch, Engineer, Alliance Iron Works, Melbourne. Gordon Couch passed away in June 1896 and his Works were offered for auction in November 1897. HISTORY OF POST OFFICE RECEIVING PILLARS In 1851 ‘pillar boxes’ were installed at roadside locations in the island of Jersey, England; they had already been successful in several European countries. The use of new prepaid, adhesive postage stamps as well as the roadside pillar boxes meant there was no need for the public to take a trip to the Post Office just to post a letter. By 1855 London had installed its first six Pillar Boxes. In 1856 the pillar boxes were first introduced in Sydney. These were circular with a crown on the dome, supported by leaves. Early Victoria Mail was originally collected by ‘letter carriers’, first appointed in Melbourne in 1841, equipped with leather bag and hand bell. He wore a red coat with brass buttons and a black top hat! In 1844 two wooden receiving boxes were erected in Melbourne. The first cast iron boxes were installed in South Melbourne (Emerald Hill) and were still in service until 1967. They were a fluted circular design and made in England. In the early 1860’s the ‘low door round’ design posting box was introduced, being circular and surrounded by a crown, with two broad embossed bands around its circumference. The clearance door was in front of the box and low down. These were made in Australia. In the early 1870’s square boxes with a tapering top were being used. These too were made in Australia by different manufacturers with slight variations on style such as the orientation and number of slots. Next came the circular boxes again, similar to the ‘low door round’ but with the clearance door extending to just below the posting slot, often referred to as ‘high door round’. These boxes did not have embossed bands. In 1887 small cast iron boxes were introduced, attached to posts and poles and called ‘lamp post receivers’. Around 1930 a ‘London’ model was used in Victoria. It was copied from the flat-domed type in London but made in Tasmania. … [References: Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village records, The Argus, 11th April, 1890, The Argus, 2nd July, 1896, The Argus, 30th Nov. 1897, “Stamps.Au” http://www.stampsau.com, 4th April 2011 (Extracted from “Australian Street Posting Boxes” by Ken Sparks – out of print)] Post Office Receiving Pillar, or letterbox.1885 "High Door Round" design, restored 2014 Tall cast iron sylinder with decorative dome cap, slot in side, hinged door with handle shaped as a fist. Painted red with gold trip..Reconditioned barrel, reconstructed dome. Restored by Friends of Flagstaff Hill, 2014. Now a working letterbox. Made in Melbourne.Oval maker's plate “ - G. COUCH - / ENGINEER / ALLIANCE IRON / WORKS / MELBOURNE”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, post office receiving pillar, letterbox, mailbox, australia post

This musical instrument belonged to Donald Robert McDonald who was a member of a prominent South Warrnambool family. As his army service number is on the case it is presumed that he had the musical instrument with him during his wartime service (World War Two). Donald Robert McDonald (b. 1908) enlisted in 1942 and was discharged in 1946. He was a bombardier in the 2/4 Aust. Composite A/A Regiment.The instrument is significant because it belonged to a member of a prominent South Warrnambool family. It had historical and social significance as an example of the musical entertainment common in the 1940s (perhaps Donald McDonald played in a local band or a military band)Silver-coloured soprano saxophone; end taped with mouthpiece missing; Black case for holding a musical instrument made of moulded cardboard and lined with black velvet. It has a leather handle and metal catches and studs. ‘Trade Mark Boosey’ ‘Boosey and Co Makers London 25081’ ‘British Throughout’ donald robert mcdonald, south warrnambool, south warrnambool, 2/4 aust. composite a/a regiment., warrnambool

Forage cap khaki colours, sightly curved top, has overlay strap with two metal buttons at front, inside has light khaki layer with two labels sewn on.On one label, maker, "J Josephson 1941", on the other in blue pen, "K.L.Cusack"headwear, forage, uniform

Capt Linda Elliott F236731 Summer Service Dress. Nurses - Refer Cat No 4308, 4775.8, 1. Shirt - short sleeved, polyester and cotton, light khaki. 2. Trousers - wool/polyester, light khaki.1 & 2. Handwritten on makers label, black ink ELLIOT F 236731.uniform, nurses

The Battalion C.O. was Lt.Col. F.G. Woods.Black and white portrait of a group of AIF Officers 37 Btn AIF, They are arranged in three rows with a corrugated iron hut behind them. There is long grass in front of them. The officers are in service dress with Sam Brown belts, canes and riding crops. Captain W J Symons V.C. is in the front row. The photo is mounted on a piece of thick cardboard.Names of the officers are printed on the cardboard under the photo. The makers name and address is there as well.ww1, 37 btn, aif, symons v.c.

WW1 German Watter Bottel possibly captured by an Aussie Digger.Water Bottle WW1 German. Dated 1916 on Leather Strap. Metal with Corduroy Cloth Cover. With Metal Press Studs to cloth cove holding cover on. Leather strapping goes around neck with buckle and is studded together together at base of bottle. Burn hole to rear of cloth cover and dint to one edge and hole in cloth. Stopper appears to be a pull out type. Light brown stains all over.There is a makers nme and date on rear strap you can see 1916 and Schilddrichgerman, ww1, water bottle

The item was generally referred to by soldiers as a “house wife kit” Item relating to J A McDonald VX79511. Refer Cat No 2481.2 for his service history..1) Khaki cloth roll container for sewing items. .2) Thread, navy, white & khaki. .3) Thimble, black plastic.Inside roll, faint makers details and (arrow up) meaning Dept of defencemilitary equipment, handcrafts-sewing, house wife

The Mutual Store, which sold this item, was Melbourne's first department store, which opened in 1872 on the corner of Flinders Street and Degraves Street. It closed in 1965, and housed the Council of Adult Education until about 2006. It is now apartments.Off-white vase with worn gilding around rim"Made in England for the Mutual Store Ltd Melbourne" Maker's name & logo illegible.vases

Wedding party; groom, bride, older woman (possibly mother of the bride) plus couple on groom's L/H side. As Ethel is mentioned on inscription the bride could be Ethel Georgina Nightingale(b.1885 - 1946) currently do not have spouse's name. Older seated woman possibly mother of the bride could be Emma Augusta Thompson (1859 - 1949) (Needs further research for confirmation)Sepia photograph on dark grey card of wedding partyMakers mark: The Yeoman Studios Inscription on back: To Dear Ethel with best wishesthompson collection, nightingale

This hat belongs to the uniform era 1972-1977.Complements the collection of air flight crew attire.Orange bowler hat, with black stripe on band and around crown, lined in cream material. This hat comes with the round Ansett Delta - golden A shape on black enamel - insignia attached in front. Thin elastic chin strapMaker label: by Nivek Headwear Reg. Melb. Owner label: Shirley Bolesuniform, hat, hostess, stewardess, flight attendants, nivek headwear, orange, badge, delta, ansett airlines, shirley boles