Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Postcards produced by Collins Bros Pty Ltd weaving and finishing mills, Geelong, advertising "Physician" brand blankets, flannels, ladies dress materials.Postcard advertising Collins Bros Mill products and showing the weaving and finishing mills.COLLINS BROS PTY LTD / WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS, GEELONG. / Views of the Weaving & Finishing Mills / MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS 'PHYSICIAN' BRAND / BLANKETS FLANNELS / LADIES DRESS MATERIALS / SPOTLESS FINISH / FREE FROM FILLING / GUARANTEED PURE VIRGIN WOOL / TR POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRAL / KODAK / AUSTRALtextile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd

A time clock, sometimes known as a clock card machine, punch clock, or time recorder, is a device that recorded the time an employee entered and left the factory. In mechanical time clocks, this was accomplished by inserting a heavy paper card, called a time card, into a slot on the time clock. When the time card hit a contact at the rear of the slot, the machine would print day and time information (a timestamp) on the card. One or more time cards could serve as a time sheet or provide the data to fill one. This allowed a timekeeper to have an official record of the hours an employee worked to calculate the pay owed an employee.Metal time card rack.time sheet, time card, factory, employee, work life, punch clock, textile industry

Shop sign for Hannams advertising Physician blankets and Bradmill sheets.Cardboard display sign, painted yellow with black, blue and dark red text. Bottom line of text painted on bright orange card which is pasted to the yellow sign. Staple holes at lower right edge.PURE NEW WOOL / PHYSICIAN BLANKETS / AND BRADMILL SHEETS / AVAILABLE AT HANNAMSadvertising, collins bros mill pty ltd, sign, hannams

Card of cloth samples, part of Collins Bros collection.weaving mills, botany worsted mills

Wool samples in a range of counts (thicknesses). Probably part of a student of woolclassing's work.RANGE OF COUNTS / 50's - 32's / 50's / 48's / 46's / 44's / 40's / 36's / 32'swoolclassing, wool measurement, wool - measurement

Wool samples in a range of counts (thicknesses). Probably part of a student of woolclassing's work.RANGE OF COUNTS / 80's - 54's / 80s / 70s / 64s / 60s / 58s / 56s / 54swoolclassing, wool measurement, wool - measurement

This machine uses a series of combs attached to bars that move with increasing speed away from a starting point. This draws-out and aligns the wool fibres to produce a gilled top. The gilling process is also used in other positions along the worsted production line. A gill box draws and combs the fibres prior to spinning. Gold plaque on display with machine until 2018 read: G.H. Mitchell & Son, Adelaide have celebrated 125 Years of involvement with the Australian Wool Processing Industry by contributing the funds necessary to restore The Carding Machine, Noble Comb & The Gill Box.Gill box. Green painted steel.Deutscher / Spinnereimaschinenbau / Ingolstadt / 1963deutscher spinnereimaschinenbau ingolstadt, gilling, gill box, textile industry, wool processing, factory, machine, mills, spinning, fibre, comb

Combing removes the short or broken fibres and draws out the long fibres into even strands suitable for spinning. The process is necessary to produce long and soft strands needed for worsted yarn. These machines remove the short fibres and blend the remaining long fibres together to form the top. The short fibres that are removed, known as the noil, are used in the woollen system. The long fibres are drawn together, ready for spinning. To retain as many of the valuable long fibres as possible, a skilled operator always needed to be on duty in the factory to precisely set the machine. A Nobel Comb separates short (Noils) fibres while also blending long (Tops) fibres together. The long fibres are used for worsted materials while the short fibres are used for woollen fabrics. Woollen materials are soft, bulky and fuzzy, such as a picnic blanket; whereas worsted materials are fine, smooth and crisp, such as a suit jacket. The Valley Worsted Mills in Geelong, now the Little Creatures Brewery, ran 12 noble combs up until 1981. Gold plaque on display with machine until 2018 read: G.H. Mitchell & Son, Adelaide have celebrated 125 Years of involvement with the Australian Wool Processing Industry by contributing the funds necessary to restore The Carding Machine, Noble Comb & The Gill Box.Noble Comb with plates - 'Prince Smith & Sons, Burlington Shed, Keishley' (One plate located on each gear box). 'Prince Smith & Sons, Burlington Shed, Keishley' (One plate located on each gear box).wool manufacturing, noble comb, textile industry, geelong, little creatures brewery, valley worsted mills, fibres, wool, factory

A complex instrument used to determine the pH factor of liquid samples, in this case, dyes. Without this instrument to measure the pH level of dyes before use, it would be impossible to ensure successful and repeatable results when dyeing wool.pH meter contained within dark wooden box, opened with two brass clasps. Contains dials, an electrode, glass bottle of potassium chloride and instructions for use on card inside lid.textile testing, dyeing, woollen mill, ph, scientific instument

Reference card with tabular information on wool types and set prices, 1944-45.wool brokering wool sales, wool brokering, wool sales

Reference card with tabular information on wool types and set prices, c.1940s. Includes 'Queensland Scoured Specialties and Similar Types'.wool brokering wool sales, wool brokering, wool sales

Photograph album containing 15 photographs of the textile processes which took place at the Valley Worsted Mill which was established in 1923.Photograph album contains 15 photographic postcards of textile processes from the Valley Mill, c.1920s. Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Wool sorting at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Wool scouring at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Woollen carding at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Worsted carding at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Combing and drawing at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Woollen spinning at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Worsted spinning at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Winding at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Warping at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Weaving at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Mending at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Wet finishing at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Dry finishing at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s. Warehouse at the Valley Mill, Geelong, c.1920s.PHOTOGRAPHS THE / VALLEY WORSTED MILLS / GEELONG WOOL SORTING / WOOL SCOURING / WOOLLEN CARDING / WORSTED CARDING / COMBING & DRAWING / WOOLLEN SPINNING / WORSTED SPINNING / WINDING / WARPING / WEAVING / MENDING / WET FINISHING / DRY FINISHING / WAREHOUSE C.J. Frazer Photographer / Melbournetextile mills warehouses, weaving, textile production, textile mills, valley worsted mill, scouring, carding, combing, drawing, spinning, winding, warping, wet finishing, mending, milling, dry finishing, textile mills - warehouses

A time clock, sometimes known as a clock card machine, punch clock, or time recorder, is a device that recorded the time an employee entered and left the factory. In mechanical time clocks, this was accomplished by inserting a heavy paper card, called a time card, into a slot on the time clock. When the time card hit a contact at the rear of the slot, the machine would print day and time information (a timestamp) on the card. One or more time cards could serve as a timesheet or provide the data to fill one. This allowed a timekeeper to have an official record of the hours an employee worked to calculate the pay owed an employee.Metal time card rack.time card, rack, employee, factory, timesheet, data, mechanical, punch clock

Depicts the woollen carding room in one of the Godfrey Hirst mills in 1966. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, carding

Depicts the woollen carding room in one of the Godfrey Hirst mills in 1966. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, carding

Depicts the woollen carding room in one of the Godfrey Hirst mills in 1966. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, carding

Depicts the blending room (where fibres were blended prior to carding) from one of the Godfrey Hirst mills in 1966. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, blending, carding

Depicts the blending room (where fibres were blended prior to carding) from one of the Godfrey Hirst mills in 1966. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, blending, carding

Bundle of stocktake cards used at Foster Valley Mill.

Artist's charcoal sketch with water colour panelfrom which carpet manufacturing pattern is graphed out, prior to preparation on Jacquard Card. Genoese (Axminster) 4/4225.Artist's charcoal sketch with water colour panelfrom which carpet manufacturing pattern is graphed out, prior to preparation on Jacquard Card. Genoese (Axminster) 4/4225. Artist's charcoal sketch with water colour panelfrom which carpet manufacturing pattern is graphed out, prior to preparation on Jacquard Card. Genoese (Axminster) 4/4225.4/418 Genoese MS. M6 RE MG. in Burgundy P2 S7 1st stockweaving, carpet

Sketch from which carpet manufacturing pattern is graphed out, prior to preparation at Jacquard card. Genoese (Axminster) 4/4187.Genoese 4/4187. Consists of large gouache paint sketch and charcoal sketch.Sketch from which carpet manufacturing pattern is graphed out, prior to preparation at Jacquard card. Genoese (Axminster) 4/4187.Genoese 4/4187. Consists of large gouache paint sketch and charcoal sketch. Sketch from which carpet manufacturing pattern is graphed out, prior to preparation at Jacquard card. Genoese (Axminster) 4/4187.Genoese 4/4187. Sketch from which carpet manufacturing pattern is graphed out, prior to preparation at Jacquard card. Genoese (Axminster) 4/4187.Genoese 4/4187. Sketch from which carpet manufacturing pattern is graphed out, prior to preparation at Jacquard card. Genoese (Axminster) 4/4187.Genoese 4/4187. Consists of large gouache paint sketch and charcoal sketch.Genoese 4225weaving, carpet

Sketch from which carpet manufacturing pattern is graphed out, prior to preparation of Jacquard card. Genoese (Axminster) 4/4226. Three sketches, gouache, two long and one short designs. The two long sketches are pasted at one end onto backing paper, which contain inscriptions. Floral design in blues, pink, mauves, white, grey and greens.Genoese 4/4226 AL Ingramweaving, carpet, ingram, a l

wool processing, top making, card clothing

wool processing, top making, carding

wool processing, top making, carding

wool processing, top making, card clothing