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National Wool Museum
Quilt, Medallion Quilt
Part of the Running Stitch Collection. Possibly made at Ballarat.Patchwork quilt, made with small rectangular pieces of printed cotton dress fabrics in predominant shades of blue. Machine quilted and filled with woollen handknitted garment pieces. Backing is a cream cotton fabric printed with blue and green and brown floral pattern.quilting quilting - history, running stitch group, running stitch collection, quilting, quilting - history -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Child's cloth book, Toddles Press, Toddles on the farm
Small cloth book with four pages printed on both sides. Brightly coloured pictures of farm animals and their babies and "Toddles" the little boy. Spine machine sewn, each page doube thickness, top and bottom edges neatened with pinking shears.Front - A Toddles Press TP Production Toddles on the Farm Regd. Drawn by Iris Waton Back - Made in England, Copyright reserved -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Cigarette Maker
Nickel plated cigarette tin with the Crest of Jersey. Also contains a cigarette making machine. It has two rollers to take the cigarette papers and the tobacco to make a cigarette. Also included is a packet of Tally Ho cigarette papers and the direction for making cigarettes.EVANCON OD No.548003 Made in England.personal effects, smoking accessories -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Button hole attachment, c1950
This attachment was used by donor . It was a great improvement over hand made buttonholes.A Singer buttonhole attachment used about 1950s. It was attached to ordinary power sewing machines to make button holes. It includes a small metal plate to cover teeth when making button hole and a fairly long slotted screw for attaching plate.Singer 86662 completehandcrafts, equipment -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Clothing - Camisole, 1900s
The Fashion & Design collection of Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants' clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. While the collection includes some examples of international fashion, most items were handmade or purchased in Melbourne. White muslin camisole with fabric made by machine joined tape lace. Sleeves have three layers tape lace between three pieces of muslin. Edges are of a layer of scalloped tape lace joined to sleeves by a ribbon insert tape lace.fashion and textiles collection - kew historical society, lace, women's clothing, australian fashion, night wear -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Round tramway ground indicator roadway stud, BB SW Stainless
Used by Melbourne tramways to assist tram drivers in driving through critical areas, such as providing clearance marks at turnouts, cross-overs, and stopping points. See item 1188 for a guidebook. Demonstrates the method of providing road marking systems to drivers.Stainless steel object round shape with a machine punched and formed prong to enable it to be placed and secured into the ground. Item has been used and has bitumen road materials attached to it. Has the stamp of BBSW stainless manufacturers stamp and patent number.signs, tramways, drivers, stud markings, instructions -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Transport Ticketing Authority, Metcard tickets bulk, Apr. 2012
Cardboard box contain unused Metcard tickets - ticket nos 218282001 to 218283000 - 1000 unused tickets folded by 2. Used to reload a Metcard machine. In the side of the box has a label "10-4-12" - most likely the printing date.trams, tramways, metcard, ticket machines, tvm, tickets -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Equipment - Sight Feed Type Water Depression Flowmeter, 1925
This object dates back to 1925 and was sectioned by Dr Geoffrey Kaye in 1938. Flowmeters were attached to an anaesthetic machine to measure the flow rate of gas or liquid.Metal cylinder with glass inner chamber and gauge inside. The object has been sectioned for teaching purposes.Manufacturer's marks and instructions on the top screw valve state, K/38, Screw Lightly, Oxygen Fine. Direct Ox. is inscribed on the back of the top valve. G.Kaye fecit. 1938 is inscribed in handwriting on the top of the flowmeter tube. flowmeter, water depression, gas, sectioned, slight feed, anaesthetic machine -
Puffing Billy Railway
Twin Cylinder Engine - Belliss & Morcom Ltd, Patent Self Lubricating Engine , Birmingham, 1926
Belliss & Morcom Ltd, Patent Self Lubricating Engine , Birmingham It was used to operate the Fairfield No. 2 Mill Paper Making machine by a rope and pulley drive.Historic - Industrial Twin Cylinder Engine - stationary engine used to operate the Australasian Paper and Pulp Co Ltd. - Fairfield No. 2 Mill Paper Making machine by a rope and pulley drive.Twin Cylinder Engine - stationary engine made of steel, wrought iron, brassBelliss & Morcom Ltd, Patent Self Lubricating Engine , Birminghamtwin cylinder, engine, stationary engine, industrial stationary engine, puffing billy, fairfield no. 2 paper mill, australian paper manufactures ltd, belliss & morcom -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Treadle Lathe, Post 1875
The first metal working machine used by David & James Thompson in 1878. Brought by ship by David Thompson who used it on the journey to make working models.The first machine used by David & James Thompson in their engineering section.Treadle lath for metal turning. Some brass accessories for metal working are laid out on a timber bench attached to the back of the lathe. Painted gunmetal grey and mounted on a black wooden platform for display purposes.Nonemachinery; tools; metalwork -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph, 14
John Rayner has described the machine as extremely difficult to manage, especially for the girls. He remembers a girl crashing through the garden beds unable to stop.Student with rotary hoe crashing. students, rotary hoe, crashing, john rayner -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Scales, Unknown
A vintage weighing machine used by merchants or grocers or in kitchens for food sale or preparation. It came from the home of Mr Thomas Gaudion and was used in the 1920's.An antique blue and white speckled cast iron and metal balance scale and weights for weighing food. On one side is a dish shaped oval tray sitting on a claw frame for holding food items and opposite is a smaller plate for holding the steel weights: 4lb, 2lb, 2x 1lb, 8oz, 4oz and 1oz. There are seven in total.'....Ters' with an indecipherable ....'Watters Sydney'kitchen equipment, kitchenware, cooking, scales -
National Wool Museum
Photograph - Product Photograph, Two-Part Scribbler
These are sales photographs for William Tatham Ltd. of Rochdale. These photographs are taken in the fitting shop at William Tatham Ltd. where final assembly would have taken place. The scribbler was the first part of a group of machines known collectively as the carding engine. The photographed machine was made by William Tatham Ltd, a textile engineering company based in Rochdale, UK. Established in 1866 Tatham developed innovative textile machinery and send their products to Australia and other countries around the world.A black and white photo of a Two-Part Scribbler in a landscape format.Front - top margin: For description see over. Front bottom right corner - 1076 Rear - Two-Part Scribbler, Semi-Continental Type with Patent Automatic Feed having Extended Hopper. Cylinders in this case are 50” diam. Doffers 36” diam. Drive to strippers and other parts by ‘V’ Belts. Note improved guarding to Fancy Chain Drives, also feeder gearing.textile machinery, tatham, wool manufacture, scribbler, carding -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Cream Separator
Dairy farms used cream separators to separate the milk and the cream before using it themselves or selling it to the dairy companies, shops or directly to the public.This cream separator was used by P & R Creamer on their dairy farm in the Kiewa Valley.3 parts - top brass lid with hollow cylinder enclosed across its top and extending beyond its circumference. 2. Stainless Steel hollow cylinders that fit the base and the lid but has 2 long curved spouts extending out - one for the milk and one for the cream to come out 3. Black cast iron stand that houses the gear mechanisms that drive the separator cones. The gear speed reduction wheel is on one side. "Alfa-Laval MOB / 80 Gall Capacity per hr / 48 Rev of Crank per Minute / Alfa-Laval Separator / Co. Ltd / 299 Sussex St. / Sydney" - on bottom side of the machinedairy; cream separator; kiewa valley; creamer family -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Uniform, Army, 1978 (estimated)
Khaki long sleeved shirt with patches, Australian Coat of Arms 14 cms from top of sleeve, two pockets on front. No buttons missing.I.T. Sheddick. AGCG Vic 1978. Size 42/84 S405-65-088-7109. Service No. Name. Do not boil or wring, machine washable. Drip Dry, Iron lightly with warm iron.clothing, army -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, 1905
Black and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, of a row of horses pulling farm machinery and farm workers.At bottom of photo: "Harvesting on Moorhouse and Mitchell's Farm, Balldale - 5 Machines - " Written on mount below photo: "1905" On back of mount: "H.D. Nance : 20 Sept 1905" (This has been crossed out)mitchell, moorhouse, nance, balldale, harvesting, agriculture -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - ANZAC COLLECTION: HERALD SUN INSERT WORLD WAR 1 CENTENARY EXHIBITION
Newspaper article 'Herald Sun' : On front : The war that changed the world, the WW1 Centenary Exhibition. Two page spread from Herald Sun showing aspects of World War 1, a. Time line along bottom of pages showing stages/campaigns of WW1. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, first gun, Gallipoli campaign, jacket of Robert Tuckerman, German machine gun. side b. Shows different aspects of the War, why in 1914, machines of war, air force, shock, trench warfare, war's end, posters, Lord Kitchener, enrol at once, U.Boats, peace conference.Herald Sunnewspaper, sun news -pictorial, anzac centenary -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - COHN BROS. MACHINE IN BUILDING
Black and white photograph. Machine in building. Partially unpacked machine parts in wood crate (front and top removed). Inscriptions on back: 'MP 209-B,50,13' , 'Cohn Bros No.4, spares and loose parts' typed on back. Stamps on back 'Butlers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 18-28 Allen St, Pyrmont, Sydney' (oval rubber red stamp), History of Object: Previous Acc. No. 'MP 209'. 'Received 14 Sept. 1950' (rectangular rubber purple stamp), 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch' (circular rubber blue stamp).topic, objects, machine, 2000.525.01, 2000.526.01, 2000.527.01, 2000.530.01, 2000.531.01, 2000.532.01, 2000.533.01 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, VIETNAM, Bruce Davies, The Battle at Ngok Tavak, 2009
The Battle of Ngok Tavak - Allied Valor and Defeat in Vietnam.Soft cardboard cover, black / white / sepia background with dark green / black / white print on front, spine & back. M-16 machine gun on front. 242 cut, plain, off white pages. Illustrated with black / white photos & maps.book, vietnam, valour, defeat -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - PURSE & CONTENTS
Items collected by Horace Eli Hambly No 794 AIF. Refer 2325.2 for his service history..1) Pouch, black leather containing 18 foreign coins. .2) & .3) Pair of metal cuff links. .4) Small key for winding a clock or machine. .5) Image of WWI digger fashioned from a 6d (sixpence) & brass set of bars.personal effects - money containers, numismatics - coins - french / german, costume accessories - male jewellery, military history - trench art -
Orbost & District Historical Society
dress
This dress and petticoat come from the estate of James Cameron who was one of the first Snowy River councillors for the Tambo Shire. He selected land at Lochiel in 1892. From 1902-1920 he was the Assembly member for East Gippsland.A white voile dress with a white cotton petticoat underneath. It is not attached. The dress has a lace frill at the hem. It has lace inserts - two at the bodice and along the three-quarter length sleeves. There are several lace inserts on the skirt. It has been machine embroidered.dress costume cameron-james -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing - Theatrical outfit, jacket, pants, Ormond Choral Society, c1950
This Theatrical outfit was used by the Ormond Choral Society, a group of local residents who gathered for community activities and to provide entertainment for the post WW11 settlers in the new estates in Moorabbin Shire c1950 Gladys Reed was a member of the Ormond Choral Society c 1950. and these clothing props were used in the plays and musicals when performed in the the City of Moorabbin A Theatrical outfit for the Ormond Choral Society c1950 of a 3 /4 wrap around pink jacket with , 3/4 sleeves, ribbon ties and machine over sewn scalloped edges and black decoration. The full length pink pants have elastic at waist clothing, theatrical outfits, ormond choral society, musical societies, reed gladys, clark judy, post world war 11 estates, city of moorabbin, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dressmaking, market gardeners, early settlers, craftwork, bentleigh, lacework -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - RALPH BIRRELL COLLECTION: EIG SCHOOL, c1966
EIG School - Ralph Birrell Collection. - Construction of Latrobe Uni. C1966. Bendigo Institute of Technology, Engineering School, Applied Science. New cupboard with tool board mounted on the wall and tools placed in correct order. Machine front left corner of photo.Perutzeducation, tertiary, latrobe university bendigo, eig school - ralph birrell collection. - construction of latrobe uni. c1966. bendigo institute of technology, engineering school, applied science. new cupboard tool board mounted on wall tools correct order machine corner photo -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Arthur Knee, Memorial to Kormoran Komeraden, 1989
Camp 13, German compound. Memorial erected by German POW's to honour their comrades on the German Raider "Kormoran" which sank HMAS Sydney in the Indian ocean before going down, too.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Memorial to fallen comrades, German compound. Concrete with local stone. German inscription on rectangular recessed area to "Kormoran" crew. Note. concrete machine gun emplacement (background), Eucalyptus bush distant background.camp 13, german pow's, kormoran, hmas sydney, memorial, german raider kormoran, german memorial, kormoran memorial, kormoran komeraden -
Hume City Civic Collection
Underpants, Male Inmate's
Worn by patients at Sunbury Asylum.Undershorts in flannel (fawn and red stripe). Waistband backed with heavy calico. Front closes with two black buttons and back has two adjusting ties made of cotton tape. There are two lengthwise keepers on the waist fronts. Combines hand and machine sewing.Inner waistband stamped "Mental Hospital - Sunbury" in red circle. "Flannel underpants male" handwritten in ink inside waistband.costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Dress, C. 1970-1993
Ref. NA4362Maroon and white quarter-inch check princess line dress. This Summer uniform has short sleeves with a V-Neck collar and zipper front (14'/35cm zipper). There are two pockets in side seams. The garment is handmade on domestic machine and hand finished.costume, children's uniform, handcrafts, dressmaking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Doyley, 4/06/1997 12:00:00 AM
White cotton cloth - a semi-circle with 9 patterns of embroidered butterflies around edge. Butterfly wings are made of mesh- possibly machine made, but embroidered edging around wings is hand made. It is likely that piece is one side of the tea pot cover.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Weighing machine, Reliance Automatic Personal Scale, Before 1975
Thought to have been used at Rutherglen Railway StationStep-on commercial weighing machine, clock face showing weight in stones, coin operated (pennies). Plate under face listing average weights. Dunlop rubber mat on platform. Manufactured. Painted enamel, metal rim round glass over faceNumbers around dial. "Penny" "Check Your Health / The Reliance / Automatic Personal Scale / British Made / in / Leicester" / "Zero". On back: "1081"scales, personal weight -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1929
An open throat, wooden racquet. Inscription, across base of head of obverse: BLUE PHANTOM. Inscription across base of head on reverse: NARRAGANSETT MACHINE CO./.../"LIVE-WOOD"/.../PAWTUCKET, R.I. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, String, Guttennis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - GERMAN REPARATIONS AND OTHER MACHINE TOOLS
Three blue/grey auction catalogues for a sale, German Reparations and other Machine Tools (Not Required for Government Purposes) on 24 May, 1951 at Maribyrnong. Catalogue contain s descriptions of the lots. J. H. Curnow & Son Pty Ltd were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - german reparations and other machine tools, j h curnow & son pty ltd, department of supply, the academy press