A cruet also known as a caster, is a small container to hold condiments such as oil, vinegar, mustard, pepper. Its shape and adornments will depend on the specific condiment for which it is designed. Cruets were made in silver, silver plate, ceramic and glass, and sometimes a combination of two materials, usually as a glass body with a silver or silver plated top.This item is an example of domestic tableware commonly used in the early t0 mid 20th century.An early Sheffield plate stand with four glass decanters. Two with silver lids and two with glass stoppers. Tray has very ornate design.cruet domestic table-setting sheffiels ashberry-philip

This item is an example of a handcrafted item and reflects the needlework skills of women in the first half of the 20th century.A large round hand-sewn linen doily with damask centre and lacework border. White linen. handcrafts doily linen lacework

Patriotic funds are a type of trust fund created after the First World War, when Victorian communities raised money to assist soldiers and their families. They provide welfare services and clubrooms for returned service personnel and their dependantsLarge white ceramic cup with "National Patriotic Fund Board" on front.Underneath - Made in USA 1943ceramic cup ww11 national-patriotic-fund-board

Small silver salt spoon.On back silver markings.spoon cutlery domestic salt-spoon silver

China dish used for gravy, sauces etc. White with gold edging on handles and around base. Blue floral pattern on front and back.Underneath-W&E Corn. England Porcelain Royale Mona dish pottery corn-w. & e. staffordshire domestic crockery porcelain

Donor, Grace Cameron, was daughter of John Cameron who in 1875 selected first land on the Snowy River flats. Married Elizabeth Roadknight.Small red glass moulded dish. Symmetrical square design with small red handle on one side.glass dish domestic crockery cameron

Donor, Grace Cameron, was daughter of John Cameron who in 1875 selected first land on the Snowy River flats. Married Elizabeth Roadknightsmall green and white Wedgewood biscuit barrel with silver plated rim. Lid is missing.biscuit-barrel container domestic ceramic cameron

Donor, Rupert Bird, was son of John Bird early auctioneer and estate agent. Founder of Men's Club.Very large white meat platter with moulded design in bottom.Unreadable marking on bottom.platter domestic crockery ceramic

Small china pieces carrying scenic views of holiday destinations were a popular kind of souvenir during much of the 20th century. The pictures on the souvenirs ranged across natural beauty spots (beaches, waterfalls, rivers), civic buildings and monuments (town halls, war memorials), and indicators of local progress (commercial centres and occasionally even industrial sites). Ref: Powerhouse Museum Sydney.Small souvenir dish. White with gold edging and a picture of Orbost in bottom centre. Picture is a view from Grandview Heights. White, square, bone china dish with fluted rim trimmed with gold. In the centre of the dish there is a coloured transfer of a scene labelled as 'Sturt Street, Ballarat'. The scene shows grand Victorian buildings in the background, shops with verandahs and verandah posts lining one side of Sturt Street, trees on the other side of the street, and a tram in the foreground. A transfer on the underside gives manufacturer's information. Read more: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=12118#ixzz23rwkysrO Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-CommercialUnderneath- Royal Stafford -Bone China, Made in England, 3444 Top- Orbost From Grandview Heights, Vic.souvenir dish orbost grandview-heights crockery domestic stafford-royal

This item is an example of tableware used in the late 19th -early 20th century.Large Asiatic Pheasant plate with faded blue and white pattern of flowers and pheasants. Scalloped edge.Back - "Asiatic Pheasants', E & C Challinorplate challinor staffordshire crockery domestic tableware

This item is an example of a handcrafted item and reflects the needlework skills of women in the first half of the 20th century.Small square-shaped hand crocheted doily. White with linen centre and large crocheted border in diamond patterns.doily handcraft crochet linen

Leather sole parer, made of metal with large wheel for turning when working. Holes on the bottom stand for nailing or screwing to bench.parer-leather bootmaking trades-leatherwork

This item would have been very common on farms throughout the Orbost area. Prior to bulk milk, cream was the major commodity which was sold to the butter factory. This is a small separator, typical of home use. This domestic kitchen appliance is typical of the period when food processing was done at home. It would have been before the time of mass food processing factoriesHand operated rusted metal cream separator with metal and wood handle.Front - A.O Handle-75.T.PR.MIN Back- (RHS) A.O. (LHS) Co-op in outline of Australia.cream-separator domestic-food-preparation dairy-farming

This is one of many models of the Enterprise Tinned Meat Chopper No5This domestic kitchen appliance is typical of the period when food processing was done at home. It would have been before the time of mass food processing factoriesSmall black metal meat grinder with screw down grip for use on bench tops and tables. Still in working order. Carved wooden handle.Enterprise MFG.Co. PH'A, U.S.A. on clamp. Pat.Jan.30.83.June.5.88 on other side. Enterprise-Tinned-Meat-Chopper on barrel.grinder domestic food-preparation enterprise-mfc

This domestic appliance is typical of the period when food processing was done at home. It would have been before the time of mass food processing factoriesBlack metal grain grinder. Top slides off to collect the ground grain. Opening at top to pour in grain. The back has holes to screw or nail to bench. There is a long grinding arm of metal with a wooden handle.Underneath -3 Under storer - T&C Clark & Co - Wolverhampton Bottom of handle - Clark & Cogrinder food-preparation domestic clark-t&c

This domestic kitchen appliance is typical of the period when food processing was done at home. It would have been before the time of mass food processing factories and before domestic refrigeration was common.Round earthenware butter cooler. Red/orange in colour.Has lid. Small holes at bottom so that butter could breathe. Handle on top for lifting cover. Inside is glazed.butter-cooler ceramics earthenware domestic food-storage food-preservation

Used as a vegetable dish and donated by Alice Slatter.White oval-shaped china dish with lid. Lid has handle. Bottom has broken handles. Raised base. dish china domestic-storage meakin-j&g

Small AGEE glass jar with detachable lid and metal clips.Front - AGEE ; Victory Bottom - M88, AGM ; Top AGEE Victorystorage jar preserving agee food-preparation

This item has an aesthetic appeal and is a good example of an early 20th century piece of tableware.Small glass butter dish with cut glass lid.dish glass butter-dish crockery domestic

This item is an example of domestic tableware commonly used in the early 20th century.Small mauve rectangular glass butter dish. Intricate designs etched into glass. There is no lid.glass dish butter-dish crockery domestic food tableware

This handmade item represents an important pastime of Australian women of the late 19th to mid 20th century. Women's focus was the home and its decoration was important. Embroidery and crochet work was an affordable way to personalise and add aesthetic value, and examples of embroidered and crocheted pieces could be found in most Australian homes, decorating or protecting furniture, floors and walls, and keeping off flies and insects from food.Small square cream coloured hand crocheted sugar bowl cover. Word "sugar" is patterned into it. The beaded fringing is blue and white.food-cover handcrafts crochet

Squat china vase yellow/ brown in colour with raised roses and leaves on front. Rough textured finish.vase ceramics china

Australia was not self sufficient in glass making until the turn of the 20th century and many bottles were made overseas and shipped to Australia with their contents and when emptied were re-filled with other company’s products. These bottles have an aesthetic element in that the shapes , colours and textures are visually appealing. They reflect the type of glassware that was used for food containers in the early 20th century. Moulded baby food bottle. Squat and round with green glass stopper. Moulded writing on front. The thick glass has a slight blue-green tinge to it.Bottom -M4 Front- Mellin's Infants' Food, LOndonbottle glass food -container

At one time, almost all breweries in Australia had their own brand of returnable bottle or were members of bottle co-operatives that managed returnable bottles. Instead of being crushed to make new bottles, as happens in most cases today, these returnable bottles were returned to the brewery or bottle co-operative, washed, inspected for cracks and chips and returned to service.This item is an example of the type of beer bottle commonly used in the late 19th-early 20th century.MBCV brown glass beer bottle. Has the word COUNTRY embossed below shoulder. The letters MBCV in a spade below that.Front - MBCV in a spade. (Manufacturers Bottle Co. of Victoria) At bottom - Property of the Manufacturers Bottle Co-op of Victoria Pty Ltdbottle mbcv glass

Glass bottles were refillable until the 1960s, creating a demand for their collection and onsale back to beverage manufacturers via ‘bottle merchants’.This bottle is an example of a beer bottle commonly used in the late -early 20th century.MBVC brown beer bottle. A narrow bottle with a long neck.MB. Manufacturers Bottle company of Victoria CVbottle glass

This type of recessed base was commonly pronounced on wine, champagne or spirits bottles. Possibly done for bottle strengthening and stability. The push-up recess used to be formed by physically pushing upwards in the centre of the base with a tool while the glass was still hot and pliable.Glass objects generally include a wide range of shapes and colours with bottles and jars used for alcohol. This bottle is an example of a specific type of base used in bottle manufacturing.Tall brown glass bottle with recessed base. This bottle has a "push-up" or "kick-up" base. bottle glass push-up-base kick-up-base punt

This bottle reflects the developments in glass manufacture during the first half of the 20th century.There is an aesthetic element, the shapes, colour and textures of the bottle are visually appealing.Green glass bottle with cork.Six sided straight sides.On base J 4bottle glass six-sided-bottle

Australia was not self sufficient in glass making until the turn of the 20th century and many bottles were made overseas and shipped to Australia with their contents and when emptied were re-filled with other company’s products. This bottle has an aesthetic element in that the shape , colour and texture are visually appealing. It reflects the type of glassware that was in circulation at that time in history. Small blue hexagonal sided bottle with cork. Not to be takenglass bottle container

Australia was not self sufficient in glass making until the turn of the 20th century and many bottles were made overseas and shipped to Australia with their contents and when emptied were re-filled with other company’s products. This bottle has an aesthetic element in that the shape and texturesare visually appealing. This item reflects the type of food container glassware that was in circulation in the first half of the 20th century. Salad oil bottle. Narrow with grooved sides.glass bottle container food-container