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Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Boot Last
... in the Kiewa Valley. shoes boots bootmaker cobbler leather work farm ...Higginson family are farmers in the Kiewa Valley.Wooden base block with metal shoe last attached by fastening into a hole made in the wood.shoes, boots, bootmaker, cobbler, leather work, farm equipment, higginson family -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Ski Boot Carrier x 2
Ski boots were carried by wooden carriers when transporting ski equipment eg. from transport to snow line or accommodation. The boots had a lip at the front and back to enable them being clipped onto ski bindings and boot carriers.These ski boot carriers indicate the type of equipment that used to be used by skiers skiing on the High Plains and Falls Creek. It is also an example of the inventiveness and skill of people who made their own equipment that either couldn't be bought or wasn't available locally. A pair of wooden ski boot carriers made from light wood. The wood is thick at the heel end with an overhang for the heel of the boot. It has a thin leather strap at the toe end and an adjustable clamp at the toe end. The adjustable part consists of a clamp on either side of the wood held by 2 nuts that screw towards each boot . This clamp can slide up and down the hollow groove in the wood. One boot fits on each side of the wood. Reused wood with old marksski boots. snow. high plains. falls creek -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Ski Boots - Cross Country, Pre 1970
Used by local skier at Falls Creek on the High Plains during the early 1970s.Cross country skiing was a popular sport during the 1970's and has developed since with a variety of equipment enabling different types of cross country skiing.These cross country ski boots are size 8 (men's) and made of leather. The sole of the boot is slightly extended to accommodate four holes into which pegs on the ski bindings insert. cross country ski boots. nordic skiing. langlauf skiing. falls creek. bogong high plains. -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Footwear - Climbing Boots, circa 1950
This type of boot was used by Commandos for cliff assault training during the 1950sThese climbing boots were issued to Pte. J. Trainor for cliff assaults and climbing during the mid 1950s early 60s.Boots AB fitted with climbing studs & cleats - circa 1950s. Black leatherclimbing, commando, cliff assault -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police motorcycle)
Honda 900 with Paul Martin riding wearing helmet, leather jacket, jodphur pants and riding boots. Circa 1981police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police motorcycle)
Honda CB 750 F2 in a driveway with a high fence and number "8" on the fence. Rider is Warwick Lesson and he is wearing a helmet, leather jacket, elbow length gloves, jodphur pants and riding boots. Circa 1980police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle; lesson, warwick -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police motorcycle)
Les Townsend riding a Honda 750 Four, wearing full uniform including helmet, leather jacket, gloves, riding pants and boots. Side view. Circa 1980.police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle; townsend, leslie george -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Boot pull, Early 20th century
... quality long boots had a small leather loop inside near the top... in pairs for pulling long riding boots on. Good quality long boots ...This small metal item is a boot pull. Boot pulls were usually sold in pairs for pulling long riding boots on. Good quality long boots had a small leather loop inside near the top of the boot and this hook would assist the wearer to put the boot on. Both men and women would have used this useful item and wearers of long riding boots may still use one today. This small boot pull is retained as an interesting example of a household item from 100 years ago or more. This is a piece of metal piping with a flattened hook at one end and a cross bar handle at the other end. The metal is very rusty.household items of the past, history of warrnambool -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Canvas Gaiters, c1940
During the early stages of the Vietnam conflict, Australian troops wore this pattern of gaiters with Australian Army issued Ankle Boots (AB's) until they were replaced by the General Purpose (GP) boot.This type of gaiters were manufactured in Australia and used by the Australian Army from the mid 1940's until the late 1960's. Each gaiter has a pair of buckles and straps on the side and a buckle and leather strap at the bottom that is fitted under the sole of the boot. On the inside bottom of both gaiters is a single metal tab and double bracket for the tab to slide into.On inside of right leg: ^ FP SA 1968 SIZE 8 R On inside of left leg: ^FP SA 1968 SIZE 8 Lgaiters, military, vietnam conflict -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Boot Last
Cast iron boot last - used for making shoes and boots and repairing them. The cast iron boot last provides the bootmaker with the ability to place the boot upside down over the last and drive shoe tacks into the leather soles. Where the tack was set well into the leather, hitting the cast iron would cause the tack to bend over, clinching the tack and securing the sole or heel on the boot or shoe;Non visible.boot last (cast iron) -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Artwork, other - Puppet, Kasper (Punch), WW2
The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Hand painted brown paper mache head with red lips, blue eyes and black eyebrows. Wearing a blue and white check hat and matching top over a green and red top, skirt and trousers. Long sleeves have a white trim. He has a white frilled neck ruff. The legs are only material at top with wooden boots painted black. There is no body parts. He is wearing a loose leather belt.pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets, sharon lohe, ww2 camp puppet theatre, puppetry -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Boots - Army, 1942-45
Issued by Australian Army for use in New Guinea during WW2 by snipers. Worn by a local Tatura man.WW2 Australian Army snipers boots used in New Guinea. Tan leather with metal stops.6/4 on soleaustralian army footwear, ww2 footwear, snipers footwear -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Bootmaker's hook, c1940
made and used by internees in Camp 3 Tatura during WW2 for making shoes and bootsHand tool used for bootmaking, hook for leatherhook, bootmakers kit, haering, manfred, camp 3, tatura, hand tool, !, trades, bootmaking -
National Wool Museum
Shoes, Mens Hiking Boots
Part of the Mens Winter Olympic Uniform (as worn in the opening ceremony). However, these boots are unused.Pair of mens hiking boots as worn in the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, 2002Land Rover Go Everywhere Footwear Du Pont Certified Thermolite Thin Insulation Land Rover Go Everywhere Footwearfashion, costume, shoes, leather, sport, salt lake city -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Footwear - Costume and Accessories
... Ladies Ankle Boots in Brownish Black Leather above ankle... grampians Costume and Accessories Footwear Ladies Ankle Boots ...Ladies Ankle Boots in Brownish Black Leather above ankle. Lace ups. Mid height heel, tin plate on heals. Size 5. Dane Family. stawell clothing material -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Uniform
... ' collar/lapel badges (2) brass buttons (7) trousers, boots (pair...) trousers, boots (pair) with leather laces, we belt and brass ...WWII Battle Dress and accoutrements comprising: Jacket Service Dress with 'Australia' shoulder slides (2), 'Rising Sun' collar/lapel badges (2) brass buttons (7) trousers, boots (pair) with leather laces, we belt and brass, gaiters (2) water bottle, haversack and ammunition bags (2) -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Uniform Service Dress
... ), 'Rising Sun' collar badges (2), brass buttons (7), trousers, boots...' collar badges (2), brass buttons (7), trousers, boots (pair ...Uniform service dress (battle dress) and accoutrements comprising: Jacket Service Dress with 'Australia' shoulder slides (2), 'Rising Sun' collar badges (2), brass buttons (7), trousers, boots (pair) with leather laces, web belt and brass, gaiters (2), water bottle, haversack, ammunition bags (2) -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Boots
A pair of women's short boots, black & white lace-up style. Brand T. Jerome.Stamped into leather "T. Jerome'flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, short boots, ladies boots, ladies footwear, ladies clothing accessories, ladies fashion, women's footwear, women's boots -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Diving Suit, boots and weight, 1900
This diving suit with helmet, boots and weight is part of the E.G.Ward collection, along with the diving compressor and a photograph of a diver in this equipment. Siebe Gorman & Company Ltd was a British company that developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and marine salvage projects. The company advertised itself as 'Submarine Engineers'. It was founded by Augustus Siebe, a German-born British engineer chiefly known for his contributions to diving equipment. Siebe Gorman traded as an engineering firm for over 180 years from 1819 to 1999. The early success of the business was due to its founder, the Prussian immigrant Christian 'Augustus' Siebe (1788-1872). For business reasons, he applied for and was granted British citizenship in 1856. He was a gifted engineer who was able to translate theoretical problems into practical, working products. During the industrial Victorian period, the business traded as 'A. Siebe' at 145 High Street Holborn London, but in 1828 new premises were acquired at 5 Denmark Street, Soho. The family firm produced a wide range of manufactured goods including paper-making machinery, measuring machinery, water pumps, refrigeration equipment and diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe specialised in submarine engineering early on and the company gained a reputation for the manufacture of safe, reliable diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe is best remembered for the development and manufacture of the ‘closed’ Diving Dress based on the ideas of Charles and John Deane, George Edwards and Charles Pasley. Apart from some small modifications to valves and diver communications, the basic 12-bolt ‘closed’ diving dress remained relatively unchanged after the 1870s. Later company successes were also based on innovation, with new products that could be successfully developed and manufactured to high standards. This was largely attributed to the inventive nature, foresight, engineering and entrepreneurial skills of Robert Henry Davis (1870-1965). In 1882, RH Davis joined the company of 'Siebe & Gorman' as a young 11-year-old office boy and he was to remain with the company until he died in 1965. Augustus Siebe retired in 1869 and handed over the company to a new partnership of Henry H. Siebe (1830-1885) and William A. O'Gorman (1834-1904). The new firm traded as 'Siebe & Gorman' (1870-1879) from premises in and around Mason Street, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London. The two partners soon recognised the potential of R.H. Davis and in 1894, aged 24, he became General Manager of Siebe & Gorman. Davis increasingly ran the company until the surviving partner (W.A. Gorman) died in 1904. The firm was disposed of to the Vickers (armaments) family and a new company 'Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd.' (1905-1998) was formed. Under the chairmanship of Albert Vickers, R.H. Davis was kept on as Managing Director, and the company forged ahead. However, after WW1, the Great Depression caused manufacturing output and share prices to slump. In 1924 Robert Davis made a deal with the Vickers Board and acquired control of the company through majority shares. Under his leadership, the Siebe Gorman Company flourished and within time, four of his sons also joined the firm. The company gained a worldwide reputation for the manufacture of diving apparatus, decompression and observation chambers, and safety breathing apparatus of all types for use on the land, in the air and under the sea (including mine rescue, tunnelling, aircraft, diving, submarine escape and in other hazardous environments). Close research and development links with the MOD (especially the Admiralty), also provided a lucrative outlet for the company products. In 1932, Robert Davis was knighted by King George V, principally for his invention of the ‘Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus’ (D.S.E.A.). Siebe Gorman essentially remained a family firm from the beginning (under A.Siebe) until it became a public company for the first time in 1952. However, following WW2, British manufacturing stagnated through stifled investment and post-war austerity, and there was little innovation. Siebe Gorman fortunes began to decline as an ageing Sir Robert Davis failed to invest, or change the company business and management practices. In 1959, Siebe Gorman was acquired by the “Fairy Group” and the ailing Sir Robert was made Life President. Consequently, nothing changed and the slow decline continued until Sir Robert's death in March 1965. Around 1960, Siebe Gorman acquired the diving apparatus manufacturer C E Heinke, and for a brief period, it manufactured some diving equipment under the combined name of Siebe Heinke. Around 1964, Mr E. 'Barry' Stephens was appointed as the new Managing Director to modernise Siebe Gorman. Changes were made, including a move to a new factory in Wales in 1975. The new company concentrated on fire-fighting breathing apparatus and escape equipment, and the move coincided with the loss of many of the older, traditional craft skills. Between 1985 and 1998, Siebe expanded through acquisitions, and several other companies were acquired. The Siebe Gorman (diving apparatus) company has therefore traded as A. Siebe (1819-1870); Siebe & Gorman (1870-1879); Siebe Gorman & Co (1880-1904); Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd (1905-1998).The items are very significant as a snapshot into marine history and the development of diving equipment generally especially that used for salvage operations before and during WW2. The company that made the equipment was a leading inventor,developer and innovator of marine equipment with its early helmets and other items eagerly sought after today for collections around the world. The items in the Flagstaff Hill collection give us an insight as to how divers operated and the dangers they faced doing a very necessary and dangerous job.Diving suit including helmet, boots and a weight. Diving suit is made of canvas with knitted cuffs. The helmet is metal. The boots have a thick sole and thick leather upper that is held on with leather straps and buckles. The toe of the boot is heavy metal. The weight is worn next to the trunk of the diver and it has an inscription to mark the front. It is worn with straps and buckles holding it in place. Royal Navy Admiralty Pattern 6 bolt No 3 light Siebe Gorman light diving helmet circa 1960 used by the Royal Navy before and after World War 2"Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd Marine Engineers London. Patent" with "E G Ward" on front and back plate. On weight "FRONT"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, diving suit, siebe gorman and co ltd., siebe gorman and co ltd marine engineers london, marine engineers, diving helmet, diving boots, diving weight, marine diving, maritimemuseum, maritime village, maritime history, marine technology, life saving, deep sea diving -
Orbost & District Historical Society
boot last, First half 20th century
Historically, lasts were typically made from cast iron because this material retains its shape, even when in contact with wet materials (like leather) and subjected to the stresses of stretching and shaping shoes on them. This item is an example of the self-reliance shown by rural families when household necessities were not readily available.A cast iron boot last which can be used for three different sized sole placements boots / shoes.boot-last domestic shoes -
Orbost & District Historical Society
boots
... gippsland boots A dark brown leather pair of very heavy hob-nailed ...Hobnailed boots are boots with hobnails (nails inserted into the soles of the boots), usually installed in a regular pattern, over the sole. They also usually have an iron horseshoe-shaped insert, called a heel iron, to strengthen the heel, and an iron toe-piece. The hobnails project below the sole and provide traction on soft or rocky ground and snow, but they tend to slide on smooth hard surfaces. They may also have steel toecaps. When Army boots were made 100% of leather, to get some grip on the soles hob-nails were hammered into them. These boots are an example of the foot wear worn by the eA dark brown leather pair of very heavy hob-nailed boots. They have nails inserted into the soles of the boots in a regular pattern, over the sole. The toes and the heels have been strengthened with metal. The boots are made to lace up at the front.boots-hobnailed footwear -
Orbost & District Historical Society
shoe last, first half 20th century
Historically, lasts were typically made from cast iron because this material retains its shape, even when in contact with wet materials (like leather) and subjected to the stresses of stretching and shaping shoes on them. They were for home mending of shoes. This item is an example of the self-reliance shown by rural families when household necessities were not readily available.A black cast iron boot last which can be used for three different sized sole placements boots / shoes. domestic shoe-last boot-last cast-iron -
Orbost & District Historical Society
hat box, Early 20th century
A cylindrical brown leather cabin hat box. it has a leather hinge with a metal lock at the front. On top is a leather handle with metal (brass?) fittings. There is a variety of labels pasted on. They include : On sides - Kindly place this label on the end of the package. P.&.O. SN Co Bombay to Melbourne Passrenger's Name - T. D. GoveIn gold paint T.D.G. 2 x in gold print G-90mmstorage luggage container hat-box -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Marine diver's boots, 20th century
These marine diver's boots are made to weigh down the diver's feet to the bottom of the seabed, at the same time protecting his feet. The different pieces are joined with nuts, bots and washers. The boots are part of the protective clothing worn by marine divers to enable them to go to depths where others had not been. The Great Ocean Road along the southwest coast of Victoria is renown for its treacherous seas and tragic shipwrecks. Decades after the occurred divers began to explore the wreck sites and discovered hundreds of lost ships. The ships' skeletons and sprawled wreckage tell many stories of the type of ships used, the cargo and luggage carried onboard. They are valuable source of primary history. Many artefacts were recovered from local shipwrecks by the Flagstaff Hill divers and they have been preserved for historical records. Since that time many historic shipwrecks have become protected by Australian law. However, divers are able to still visit the sites.The boots are an example of diver's apparel in the 20th century and show the process of evolving protective and safety wear for underwater divers today.A pair of marine diver's boots. Boots are made of brass alloy and leather. The toes are metal and the metal soles are rippled. The sides have a short bar along the inner and outer sides of the foot, designed to fit a leather strap across the boot to hold it in place. A leather piece is attached to the back of each boot and extends around the ankle area to fasten with a buckle. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, diver's boots, marine diving, underwater diving, deep sea diving, diving equipment, diving accessory, shipwreck exploring -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, SOLDIERS MARCHING, Bendigo Advertiser - Photographic Service. Photo order NR. DR143
... have slouch hats in brim down position. They are wearing boots... position. They are wearing boots, A. B. leather with ankle gaiters ...Refer to service of Harry Burrell "MM". See Cats 290, 297.2P, 298.4Black and white photo showing Australian soldiers marching .303 rifles at "slope arms" position. They have pattern 37 basic webbing. They have different standards of dress. All have slouch hats in brim down position. They are wearing boots, A. B. leather with ankle gaiters.On rear is = Camp site 17, Seymour support Coy. 1st Nat. Service intake time?.aust soldiers, seymour camp, national service -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Boots
... Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Boots GP ...GP, leather upper, rubber soleuniform, vietnam, army -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Boots
... Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Boots ...Black leather (Part UC014)uniform, iraq, army -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Boots
... Boots Women's Brown Leather... Boots Women's Brown Leather Uniform 1955 Army ...Boots Women's Brown Leatheruniform, 1955, army -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Boots
... Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Boots ...Australian, brown leather (Part UC016)uniform, 2000, army -
Essendon Football Club
Left football boot, Reebok, 1996
Worn by James Hird during the 1996 AFL seasonThis item is significant because 1996 was the year that Essendon champion, James Hird, won the Brownlow Medal.Black leather left football boot, white stripes and blue feature panels on sides; base has a Reebok label and is moulded and has 12 stops of various sizes inserted; black bootlace is threaded through the holes on top of boot."5" has been written in ink on back and sidesjames hird, football boots, essendon football club