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Hume City Civic Collection
Domestic object - Self-Generating Gas Iron, The "STAR" Self-Generating Gas Iron
This iron was given to Isobel and Stan Campbell by another woman in Boort Victoria pre 1999 as per the letter attached with the Donation form. These irons were manufactured in Australia as per the printing on the cardboard box and instruction sheet. These self-generating gas irons used methylated spirits in the small tank at the back of the iron. The irons would have been used prior to electricity being available to be connected to a house and used for ironing clothes and other woven material items used by the members of the household.Brown cardboard box with separate lid with black printing on the front and back of box and lid. A heavy silver iron with 13 holes along each side there is a black handle screwed to top of iron and a small round container attached to the back. An instruction sheet. Box front and back - The "STAR"/Self-Generating Gas iron/(Registered)/Is Made In Australia!/By Australian Workers!/From Australian Material!/ Instruction sheet - MADE IN AUSTRALIA/.../The "STAR' is the most economical Iron ever put on the Market , and/being manufactured of the best materials only, will last a life-time./...social history, domestic appliance, irons, george evans collection, isobel campbell, 1990s -
Hume City Civic Collection
Domestic object - Flat Iron
This iron is from Bayview Farm, Diggers Rest and believed to have been used there.Flat based irons were used to iron clothes and other items prior to electric irons being invented and electricity being connected to houses. They were used mainly in the 1800's and early 1900's.Heavy flat based iron with handle. Inscriptions on front, tapers from wide back to rounded point at front.on point of iron "6" on front "SILVESTER'S/PATENT..."cullinan, c, diggers rest, george evans collection -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Domestic object - Letter Opener, Early 20th century
No specific information is available for this item. However, ivory was common in early 20th century household items, which were often purchased overseas as souvenirs. Many ivory items originated from Asia. Letter openers are still used today; however, they are now made out of steel as ivory is illegal.This item is an example of the use of ivory in domestic households early in the 20th century. A long, cream-white letter opener made out of ivory with a plain blade and rounded handle.There is decorative patterning on the handle consisting of holes and circles.ivory, letter opener, letters, chiltern athenaeum museum, mail -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - COFFEE AND CHICORY TIN
... domestic item... history domestic item food and drink consumption ROLFES COFFEE ...COFFEE AND CHICORY TIN, WHICH SERVED AS A NUT LOAF AFTER CONTENTS WERE USED.ROLFES COFFEE & CHICORY CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN SIXTY PARTS PER CENT COFFEE ROLFE & CO. LTD. 300 KING STREET MELBOURNElocal history, domestic item, food and drink consumption -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - KNIFE, GEORGE WOSTENHOLM
... domestic item... history domestic item cutlery GEORGE WOSTENHOLM IXL CUTLERY ...KNIFE, SMALL, METAL BLADE WITH WOODEN HANDLE.GEORGE WOSTENHOLM IXL CUTLERY SHEFFIELDlocal history, domestic item, cutlery -
Clunes Museum
Equipment - MILK CAN
... DOMESTIC ITEM... IN LOCAL FARMING DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY DOMESTIC ITEM CONTAINERS ...USED IN LOCAL FARMING DISTRICTMILK CAN FOR COLLECTION OF MILKlocal history, domestic item, containers, harris william -
Clunes Museum
tool - KNIFE CLEANER
... DOMESTIC ITEM... HISTORY DOMESTIC ITEM CUTLERY FEDERAL KNIFE-CLEANER A.MC MILLAN ...KNIFE-CLEANER,METAL BROWN,CIRCULAR FACE & REAR PLACES,FELT INSERTS,METAL STAND MOUNTED ON WOODEN BASE,WOODEN HANDLEFEDERAL KNIFE-CLEANER A.MC MILLAN PATENTED NO. 1local history, domestic item, cutlery, -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - CERAMIC JAR
... DOMESTIC ITEM... HISTORY DOMESTIC ITEM CONTAINERS ROUND CERAMIC CONTAINER ...ROUND CERAMIC CONTAINER WITH HANDLES ON EACH SIDElocal history, domestic item, containers, -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - DRIPSTONE WATER FILTER WITH LID
... domestic item... DRINKING WATER COOL. local history domestic item containers J.G ...AN ITEM IN COMMON USE IN EARLIER YEARS, USUALLY CHARCOAL WAS PLACED ON A SCREEN AT ABOUT HALF OF THE DEPTH. IT WAS ALSO USED TO KEEP DRINKING WATER COOL.LARGE CERAMIC DRIPSTONE WATER FILTER WITH LIDJ.G. HOLT'S PURE CARBON WATER FILTER MELBOURNElocal history, domestic item, containers -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - KNIFE POLISH
... domestic item... USED TO CLEAN DOMESTIC KNIVES. local history domestic item ...POLISH USED TO CLEAN DOMESTIC KNIVES.TWO TINS OF JOHN OAKEY & SONS KNIFE POLISHKNIFE POLISH MANUFACTURED BY JOHN OAKEY & SONS LIMITED. WELLINGTON EMERY & BLACK LEAD MILLS, LONDON, ENGLANDlocal history, domestic item, cleaning -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - KNIFE CLEANING & SHARPENING BOARD
... DOMESTIC ITEM... CLEANING BOARD, USED BY THE KIERCE FAMILY LOCAL HISTORY DOMESTIC ...KNIFE CLEANING BOARD, USED BY THE KIERCE FAMILYWOODEN KNIFE CLEANING & SHARPENING BOARDlocal history, domestic item, cleaning, kierce -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - KNIFE, C. JOHNSON & CO
... domestic item...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street Clunes goldfields domestic ...KNIFE WITH STEEL BLADE AND BONE HANDLEC. JOHNSON & CO. SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. FAST HANDLEdomestic item, mclennan family, knife -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - SEWING MACHINE
... DOMESTIC ITEM... STREET, CLUNES. LOCAL HISTORY DOMESTIC ITEM SEWING HUDSON LAURA ...THIS SEWING MASHINE CAME FROM LAURA HUDSON'S HOUSE IN LOWER FRASER STREET, CLUNES.SINGER SEWING MASHINE, HAND OPERATED. BLACK PAINTED & DECORATED, ON STAINED WOODEN BASE, WITH SMALL COMPARTMENT IN BASE FOR COTTON REELS ETC., COMPLETE WITH WOODEN COVER. MASHINE IS STAMPED F 9719565.THE SINGER MANUFACTURING Co.local history, domestic item, sewing, hudson, laura -
Clunes Museum
Souvenir - MUGS-COLOURED GLASS
... domestic item..., A GRANDSON OF FRANCIS & JANE CLARK. local history domestic item ...MUGS WERE GIVEN TO THE MUSEUM DURING A 'CLARK' REUNION HELD ON 26TH FEBRUARY 1994. DONOR MR. RICHARD CLARK. WAS BORN IN CLUNES 1920, A GRANDSON OF FRANCIS & JANE CLARK..1 & .2 MUGS, SMALL, PLAIN RED GLASS & CUT GLASS, WITH CLEAR GLASS HANDLES.1 & .2 "SOUVENIR FROM SHOW 1912 J. CLARK CLUNES"local history, domestic item, ornaments, decorative, events and celebrations -
Clunes Museum
Container - BOTTLE, THE BENDIGO POTTERY, CIRCA 1850
... DOMESTIC ITEM... DOMESTIC ITEM CONTAINERS EBERHARD COLAC AERRATED WATER CO. GEO ...STONEWARE GINGER BEER CONTAINER FOR COLAC AERATED WATER CO.THIS ITEM IS A STONEWARE GINGER BEER BOTTLE COLAC AERRATED WATER CO. GEO. HAY'S GINGER BEER PHONE 85 - THE BENDIGO POTTERY EPSO BENDIGOlocal history, domestic item, containers, eberhard -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - INVALID DRINKING CUP
... DOMESTIC ITEM... DRINKING CUP USED DURING ILLNESS LOCAL HISTORY DOMESTIC ITEM ...INVALID DRINKING CUP USED DURING ILLNESSAN INVALID DRINKING CUP WITH SPOUT AND HANDLE DECORATED WITH PINK ROSES ON GREEN BACKGROUNDlocal history, domestic item, crockery, -
Clunes Museum
Container - TIN PLUM PUDDING, SWALLOW & ARIELL LTD
... domestic item... history domestic item food and drink consumption TIN OF SWALLOW ...TIN OF SWALLOW & ARIELL LTD. PLUM PUDDING, INTACT. SMALL HOLE IN THE BOTTOM, SEALED WITH DUCT TAPElocal history, domestic item, food and drink consumption -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - CHERRY CHEESE PRESS
... domestic item... domestic item food preparation SEE MAKER DETAILS [BELOW} CHEERY ...CHEESE PRESS WAS DONATED FROM ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FARMS IN THE DUNACH DISTRICT FROM THE ESTATE OF MAVIS HARRIS DUNACHCHEERY CHEESE PRESS AND ACCESSORIES. WOODEN FRAME WITH IRON PRESS AND WOODEN STANDSEE MAKER DETAILS [BELOW}local history, domestic item, food preparation -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - BUTTER CHURN
... domestic item... history domestic item food preparation ON LID - MADE IN ENGLAND ...BUTTER CHURN: GLASS CONTAINER WITH METAL LID AND FITTINGS AND WOODEN HANDLEON LID - MADE IN ENGLAND NO.30 CR. 40 MARKING ON GLASS CONTAINER - BLOW BUTTER CHURN 3/30 MADE IN ENGLAND. IMPERIAL QUARTS STICKER ATTACHED "BUTTER CHURN" DONATED BY W. HARRIS. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH. "77"local history, domestic item, food preparation -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - TIN OF RAT POISON, FELTON, GRIMWADE & DUERDINS PTY. LTD. 342 FLINDERS LANE, MELBOURNE
... DOMESTIC ITEM... USED TO GET RID OF RATS. LOCAL HISTORY DOMESTIC ITEM PEST ...POISON USED TO GET RID OF RATS.A SMALL TIN CONTAINER OF RAT POISONlocal history, domestic item, pest control, -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - HONEY TANK, WEICKHARDT TANK MAKERS
... DOMESTIC ITEM... HISTORY DOMESTIC ITEM CONTAINER WEICKHARDT CO IRON TANK ...IRON TANK FOR STORING LARGE AMOUNTS OF HONEYlocal history, domestic item, container, weickhardt co -
Clunes Museum
container - CONDIMENT JAR
... domestic item... history container domestic domestic item ROUND GLASS TRELESSED JAR ...ROUND GLASS TRELESSED JAR WITH NO LIDlocal history, container, domestic, domestic item -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - GLASS DISH WITH LID
... domestic item... history domestic item container for food NEAR CUT .1 DISH OF GLASS ....1 DISH OF GLASS .2 LID OF GLASSNEAR CUTlocal history, domestic item, container for food -
Clunes Museum
functional object - YARN BALL
... domestic item... history domestic item ball to hold wool ROUND BAKELITE BALL ...ROUND BAKELITE BALL TO HOLD YARN TO KEEP IT CLEANlocal history, domestic item, ball to hold wool -
Clunes Museum
Container - CONDIMENT JAR
... domestic item... history domestic item UNBRANDED PLAIN GLASS ON BOTTOM WITH 2 ...UNBRANDED PLAIN GLASS ON BOTTOM WITH 2 ROUNDED SHOULDERS TOP HALF WITH FROSTED LEAF DESIGN ON TOP SHOULDER. FROSTED DOTS ON SECOND METAL LIFT UP LID HAS KNOB ON TOP AND SPOON HOLE ON SIDE.local history, domestic item -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - GLASS WINE DECANTER
... domestic item... history domestic item decanter NO BRAND. ETCHED DESIGN OF CIRCLES ...NO BRAND. ETCHED DESIGN OF CIRCLES, FLOWERS AND LEAVES AROUND CENTRE OF DECANTER. TAPERING OF NECK WITH FLANGE. NO STOPPERlocal history, domestic item, decanter -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - FRYING PAN
... domestic item... history domestic item cooking frying A METAL FRYING PAN WITH LONG ...A METAL FRYING PAN WITH LONG HANDLE.local history, domestic item, cooking, frying -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - WIRE PEGLESS CLOTHES LINE
... DOMESTIC ITEM... HISTORY DOMESTIC ITEM LAUNDERING LENGTH OF WIRE DOUBLED & TIED ...LENGTH OF WIRE DOUBLED & TIED AT INTERVALS TO ENABLE LAUNDERED CLOTHES TO BE HUNG TO DRY.local history, domestic item, laundering -
Clunes Museum
Container - BOTTLE
... DOMESTIC ITEM... WAS BLOWN FROM MOULTEN GLASS LOCAL HISTORY DOMESTIC ITEM CONTAINERS ...BOTTLE WAS BLOWN FROM MOULTEN GLASSTALL GREEN BOTTLE, SLIGHTLY TAPERED AT BOTTOM. THE BOTTOM OF BOTTLE HAS A VERY DEEP PONTEL.local history, domestic item, containers, -
Clunes Museum
Container - STONE BOTTLE, C 1868
... DOMESTIC ITEM... HISTORY DOMESTIC ITEM CONTAINERS J. BOURNE & SON PATENTED DENBY ...LIGHT BROWN COLOURED STONE BOTTLEJ. BOURNE & SON PATENTED DENBY POTTERY STAR DERBY 1868local history, domestic item, containers,