Used in kitchen to cut carrots, cheese slices, onions. boiled eggs, etc.Painted black guillotine on a wooden stand. An iron pole keeps the guillotine in vertical position at one end of the block. Driven by two wheels when a handle is turned. A tilting beam moves the guillotine up and down to cut vegetables, etc. Blade 18cm long by 6.5cm wide. Metal plate missing under blade. A rotatable drum to contain the food to be chopped, which is rotated by a cog at the base (also missing) turns the container. The upright holding chopper blade e is a modification made because of the missing container.|The following description is from Ken Turner Booklet referred to under 'Reference'. ----|The Starrett food chopper would certainly have to be considered one of the more interesting inventions, which incidentally is now considered the ultimate in kitchen collectables. Laroy Starrett in later years' told of how the design of his food chopper was inspired by the action of the walking beam engine used on the Mississippi steam boats. When the crank handle of the chopper is turned, this sets in motion a mechanism which is just fascinating to watch. The crank activates a flywheel which in turn, by a series of cogs and levers, simultaneously rotates a food holding container and raises and lowers within the rotating container, a guillotine like 'chopping blade - the action does not only look like that of a beam steam engine, it even in a way sounds like one, although somewhat noisier. Starrett produced seven different models of these choppers, ranging in size appropriate for domestic use to heavy duty models for butchers, restaurants and for hotel use. The small model was capable of chopping 3lbs in three minutes, and the largest had a capacity for chopping something like 100 lbs in an hour. The mechanical chopper, which became affectionately known as the 'hasher', was the first of some one hundred of Starrett's inventions, and these include a washing machine patented in 1865 which had a similar action to his food chopper, a food press patented in 1873, and a device for lacing shoes he patented in 1886.domestic items, food preparation

Hinged food mixer with egg beater blades of chrome plated steel. Brass handle, chromed. Base worked steel painted with hammertone paint. White plastic base to hold missing lemon squeezer. Bowl to mix in missing. Has five small rubber legs.Has a planetary action and is hand driven. Beats eggs, cream and potatoes. The juice can run down into the basin when lemon is squeezed.domestic items, food preparation

Wooden twin wash troughs on a wooden stand.domestic items, laundering

Iron stand on which is fitted two wooden rollers which are rotated via gearing and a handle to squeeze water from clothes or to press them.24L on top of bowdomestic items, laundering

Wooden round container on metal legs with a metal handle to turn it with. It has a number of holes in which to place cutlery. It is filled with a carborundum and appears to have leather straps to distribute the carborundum which cleans the cutlery.On an enamelled plate on the side ' Warren's Rotary Knife Cleaner- Sole manufacturer'domestic items, cutlery

Simple pushable hand mower with wooden handlesQualcastdomestic items, gardening

Given by Harold Bake and was used by him.|2007 - Seized gearbox repaired.Petrol driven motor Qualcast lawn mower (motor - Villiers Midget made in England) with a large roller.Qualcastdomestic items, gardening, machinery, engines - internal combustion

Lidded wooden box, curved at the bottom with a four blade wooden churn in it. This was turned by an exterior metal handle.Cherry + Sons Gisborne Vic.domestic items, food preparation

From an item in the Nunawading Gazette on Weds ,15th Nov 1972 , this item was a gift of Mrs. Jennie Wagg and that it was given to her mother, Mrs. L.L.Bruce, when she was married 93 years ago(ie.1879). It is understood that it was purchased in 1855.Solid iron frame with three wooden rollers. Pressure is on the rollers obtained from an adjustable worm drive to a five leaf spring set(similar to a car leaf spring). Large reduction gearing from handle. Used for pressing sheets, towels, table clothes, etc.GH+G NICHOLL BANK STREET 1820domestic items, laundering

Hand operated washing machine which is operated by a windlass. Also included is a hand rotated mangle with a worm drive and adjustable leaf spring.A gear reduction drive operates either the mangle or the washer.Patented Feb 1860domestic items, laundering

A caste iron insert for 'copper'. It was used to boil clothes on wash day.domestic items, laundering

Order for baker when home delivery of bread was usual. The sign would be left in a container with one tag which told the baker (i.e. the bread delivery man) what bread to leave. Payment would be made according to arrangements, i.e. weekly, monthly.|Made by George Warren.Wooden free standing sign with 6 nails to support 3 embossed metal tags - 1/4 brown, 1/4 white, 1/2 white. Bread order.1/4 Brown, 1/4 white, 1/2 white.signs, domestic items, appliances

Metal tin with wide piece of metal crossing top. Attached to this is a small turnstile with ratchets which engage metal beaters which are turned by handle on top of bar.domestic items, food preparation

3 piece set - milk jug, cream jug and sugar bowl. Rough brown glaze finishing in smooth brown glaze at topsdomestic items, crockery

Metal milk measure with long handle hooked on end.Malleys Pintrural industry, livestock, domestic items, containers

Black machine transverse shuttle Serial No. 496547, with gold and some coloured decorations. Decorations include blue and red bird and silver angels. Machine on wooden base and with wooden cover, both with inlaid decorations. Cover also has turned corner decorations. Cover can be locked to base. 'D' Syst 182.|S No. 496547'Superba' Plate with series of numbers. Card in box inscribed 'Wertheim German made machine in 1880'domestic items, sewing, textile machinery

Black sewing machine and cover. Model A6? Vibrating shuttle. Serial no. S907389. Machine has coloured decorations of flowers and leaves. Set on wooden base with inlaid decorated edge.|An equipment drawer contains instructions for use of machine, attachments, needles needle threaders and five spools, one empty.'Freya'domestic items, sewing, textile machinery

Belonged to John Philip Bennett, Uncle of Barbara Gardiner, Secretary of the Society. Mr Bennett was born on 13-3-1908, near Wedderburn. The family had a poultry in Elgar Road, Box Hill. In 1926 He moved to Thames Street, Box Hill where he kept 'chooks' until about 1994.German egg scales, for weighing eggs. Egg sits in bowl attached to swinging pendulum. Three legged stand.domestic items, weighing

Belonged to donor's family tailoring business..1 Large electric iron with wooden handle. Used in tailoring business. .2 spannerManufactured by 'Newglo' Registered.|47 Latrobe Street Melbourne.|Volts 230 Amps 4.1 No 1037domestic items, irons, trades, tailoring

Mottled pink soap container with lid.domestic items, ablutions

Doul;ton Wares founded in Lambeth London from 1825. Became Royal Doulton in 1901.Child' china cup and saucer with white background. Pattern of yellow flowers and green leaves.domestic items, crockery

Linen bag with drawstring. 'Linen' in yellow embroidered on front and surrounded by white flowers and green leaves.handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, laundering

Round iron double sided waffle maker. Lid lifts up and pancake mixture is poured into patterned recess. Pattern is repeated on lid.domestic items, food preparation

Two spice containers painted cream with green lids.Nutmegs Clovesdomestic items, containers

An eight sided dark blue bakelite serviette/napkin ring.domestic items, table setting

Although this is listed in book of donations as a butter pat stamp it is likely that it was used to stamp shortbread biscuits.Round wooden cylinder with wooden piece inside. Inner piece pushes up to reveal handle at one end and engraved or whittled pattern of scotch thistle at the other end.domestic items, food preparation

Sweet tinGold painted illustrated tin, decorated.East West Homes Best on liddomestic items, containers, metalcraft, tinware

Hand forged steel used for placing logs on the fire.trades, blacksmithing, domestic items, appliances

Hand forged steel used for placing logs on fire.trades, blacksmithing, domestic items, appliances

Purchased in Lancashire, England. Arrived in Australia in 1951.Mrs. Popkop[ lived in Box Hill for 27 years , then for 18 years in Scott Street Mitcham before moving to Tweeds Heads in 1998. Mrs Popkop thought she may have had to live in the outback where there would not be any power, hence the hand operated machine.|When we were given the machine it was in very poor condition. Ted Arrowsmith worked on it diligently and finally got it in working condition.|Then we had to get the bobbin to work. As we were not familiar with this type of bobbin, it being the torpedo type, Frances Warren took it to the Ringwood Sewing Centre, 17 Melbourne Street Ringwood and Barry Ford was able to show her how to thread the bobbin..|After a lot of trial and error 2with the tension we finally got the machine to sew a seam. Barry Ford checked the serial no. and authenticated the date of manufacture as 1889.Hand operated vibrating shuttle Singer sewing machine, burgundy with wooden base. Serial no. 8615740Singertextile machinery, sewing, domestic items