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National Wool Museum
Photograph
Photograph,of two men, displaying a presentation box containing a satin edged blanket with the royal coat of arms, made at Godfrey Hirst Mills and a record. The blanket was made at Godfrey Hirst & Co Pty Ltd as a gift to Princess Elizabeth on the occasion of the birth of Princess Anne, 1950, and was accompanied by a recorded message.(ref w6036)Photograph, black and white, of two men, displaying a presentation box containing a satin edged blanket with the royal coat of arms on silk.Made at Godfrey Hirst's for/ Princess Anne Capt A C Dykes/Mr McDonald/ British Travel Assnweaving mills textile mills weaving textile mills - staff, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, weaving mills, textile mills, weaving, textile mills - staff -
National Wool Museum
Costing estimates
Set of eight costing estimates with cloth samples, for Godfrey Hirst textiles 1924-1925.Set of eight costing estimates with cloth samples, for Godfrey Hirst textiles 1924-1925.July 1st 1924 to June 30th 1925..textile industry - history textile production, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd excelsior woollen and worsted mills, blankets, cloth - woollen, cloth - union, textile industry - history, textile production -
National Wool Museum
Scrapbook, Royal blanket presentation, Godfrey Hirst and Company Pty Ltd
Scrapbook, contains newspaper clippings,1950, extract from the Wool and Textile Newsletter, Sept 1950, radio results and script for recording. All associated with the presentation of a baby blanket from the staff of Godfrey Hirst & Co Pty Ltd on the occasion of the birth of Princess Anne.Scrapbook, contains newspaper clippings,1950, extract from the Wool and Textile Newsletter, Sept 1950, radio results and script for recording.Royal blanket presentation/ Godfrey Hirst and Company Pty Ltd BRITISH COMMERCIAL NEWS...textile industry textile mills - staff, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd excelsior woollen and worsted mills, blankets, textile industry, textile mills - staff -
National Wool Museum
Postcard, Collins Bros Pty Ltd
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 -
National Wool Museum
Quilt, Growth
Quilt entitled "Growth" by Lois Densham, Melbourne, 1987. Depicts the growth of the woollen industry in Victoria. Quilt used in the exhibition "Wool in the Australian Imagination" (Historic Houses Trust of NSW, 1994) where it was stated that the artist likes to tell people about themselves and their world through her work by the use of familiar fabrics such as blankets.Quilt entitled "Growth" by Lois Densham, Melbourne, 1987.handicrafts, quilting, woollen mills history, running stitch group, running stitch collection, label, highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), densham, ms lois, woollen mills - history -
National Wool Museum
Blanket, Standard issue army blanket
Maker unknown. This blanket was part of the standard army issue kit and belonged to Lois Denshams father, who served at Gallipoli during the first world war. Before donating the blanket to the Running stitch collection, it was kept by Lois' Aunty Nita. Lois remembers that it was kept in her fathers original kit bag and kept at her aunts place because of sad memories about the war which her mother found difficult. The humble army blanket had many uses during war times. Issued with two blankets, it was all a soldier had as a bed to keep warm or without a tent, all they had to provide shelter from the sun, rain or wind. (They were supplemented with a woollen army 'great coat', but soldiers still had to huddle together as keeping warm and dry was a desperate game.) The Lighthorsemen used them under their standard leather saddles for extra padding and in the hospitals they were sometimes the only bedding for the wounded. This blanket belonged to Lois Denshams' father who served in the Australian Army in the First World War, landing at Gallipoli. Since the war, army blankets have come to be regarded as the basic type of blanket -no frills. This blanket was used in the Densham family since that time for camping trips.Grey woollen army blanket with stripes near either ends.world war i, running stitch group, running stitch collection -
National Wool Museum
Quilt, Suitings quilt
The apparently haphazard arrangement of fabric pieces in a quilt made of scraps doesn't always preclude a conscious sense of design. The pieces in this quilt have been carefully arranged according to size and colour, possibly indicating that it was intended to go on a bed as a spread without a cover. Placed in a room that may not have been adorned with many other decorative items, this quilt would have been a colourful and inexpensive home furnishing solution.Patchwork quilt made from large pieces of wool suitings, colourful clothing off cuts and woollen blankets. The quilt has been hand stitched together with stitches that hold the front and back sides together. Either a large single bed size or small double bed size.quilting history, patchwork history, running stitch group, running stitch collection, quilting - history, patchwork - history -
National Wool Museum
Blanket, Travel rug
'Retsol' brand travel rug produced by the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Mill, Geelong. Retsol rugs were one of the specialities of the RSS Mill. This one was owned by Mrs A.T. Lucas who gave it to Running Stitch.RETSOLtextile production, textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill running stitch group, retsol rugs, running stitch collection, blankets, lucas, mrs a. t., geelong -
National Wool Museum
Quilt, Travelling rug
Part of the Wagga collection. Maker unknown, c. early 1940s. Possibly from South Australia. This 'travelling rug' was found in an opportunity shop in Campbell's Creek near Castlemaine in Victoria. Unfortunately, nothing is known about the maker but it could be surmised that the quilt had many uses. It is heavy and designed for warmth, lined with a woollen blanket and hessian. Its size suggests usage in an open buggy or car when travelling or as a picnic rug along the way. The sturdy canvas backing is of the type commonly used for awnings, chair coverings or tent cloth. The quality of the green velvet made it ideal for further use as a quilt after the original use as an overcoat or smoking jacket for either a man or a woman. Apart from the original machine stitched seams in the garment, it is sewn together by hand using herringbone stitch. It is not known if this quilt was designed to be used with a cover. However, the arrangement of pieces in the garment to create a shape with straight edges may suggest that this may have been a consideration.Travelling rug made of wool, cotton and green velvet.No. 27 "Travelling rug" Maker Unknown Running Stitch Collection...quilting history, handicrafts, running stitch group, blankets, running stitch collection, highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), quilting - history -
National Wool Museum
Blanket, Army blanket
This army blanket dates from the time of the Boer War. It belonged to the Densham family, possibly used by great uncle Roland.Army blanket from the Boer War. This picture was during the exhibition, "Quilts & waggas: The Running Stitch collection" in gallery 4 from 4/4/3 to 13/7/3boer war, running stitch group, running stitch collection -
National Wool Museum
Blanket sample book
... National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong ...Book of blanket samples manufactured at Gold Medal Mill.First entry of blanket sample book."crenella" banket luxury made especially for Carrigans Invicta Gold Medal Mill Made in Australia Pure New Woolwoollen mills, textile mills, invicta mills pty ltd, blankets samples -
National Wool Museum
Sign
Three display signs advertsing Physician blankets and Bradmill sheets.One of three display signs. One of three display signs. One of three display signs.Berber by Physician 'The New Natural Look' Pure New Wool flame Resistant Machine Washable (Wool Cycle Only) Sheets by Bradmillsign -
National Wool Museum
Sign
... Federal / THE SUPERIOR BLANKET / 100% PURE WOOL / NEW "DEEP.... Federal / THE SUPERIOR BLANKET / 100% PURE WOOL / NEW "DEEP-NAP ...Advertising sign (probably a point of sale sign) for Federal Woollen Mills blankets.Advertising sign for Federal blankets.Federal / THE SUPERIOR BLANKET / 100% PURE WOOL / NEW "DEEP-NAP" FINISH GIVES / NEW DOWNY LIGHTNESS ... / NEW WONDERFUL WARMTH / MADE IN AUSTRALIA BY / FEDERAL WOOLLEN MILLS / MAKERS OF / Federal / Fabricstextile production, federal woollen mills ltd, sign -
National Wool Museum
Book, blanket sample, Physician Blankets Manufactured by Collins Bros Pty Ltd., established 1874. Pure new wool. Australian made
... Mothproofed Pure New Wool Set of 'Physician' blanket samples produced ...Set of 'Physician' blanket samples produced by Collins Bros Pty Ltd.Set of 'Physician' blanket samples produced by Collins Bros Pty Ltd.Physician Blankets Manufactured by Collins Bros Pty Ltd Established 1874 PHYSICIAN Made in Australia Mothproofed Pure New Wooltextile design, textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, label -
National Wool Museum
Sample, Cloth
Sample of fabric produced by Collins Bros Mill for use in Physician brand blankets, c.1930s.TRADE MARK / PHYSICIAN / REG NO 16997 / SPOTLESS FINISH / FREE FROM FILLING / GUARANTEED PURE VIRGIN WOOLtextile production, collins bros mill pty ltd -
National Wool Museum
Sample, Cloth
Sample of fabric produced by Collins Bros Mill for use in Physician brand blankets, c.1930s.TRADE MARK / PHYSICIAN / REG NO 16997 / SPOTLESS FINISH / FREE FROM FILLING / GUARANTEED PURE VIRGIN WOOL "PHYSICIAN" Regd.textile production, collins bros mill pty ltd -
National Wool Museum
Sample, Cloth
Sample of fabric produced by Collins Bros Mill for use in Physician brand blankets, c.1930s.TRADE MARK / PHYSICIAN / REG NO 16997 / SPOTLESS FINISH / FREE FROM FILLING / GUARANTEED PURE VIRGIN WOOL "PHYSICIAN" Regd.textile production, collins bros mill pty ltd -
National Wool Museum
Sign, Physician...chillproof blankets
Advertising sign (probably a point of sale / counter top sign) for Collins Bros Mill 'Physician' brand blankets.Advertisign sign for Collins Bros Mill 'Physician' brand blankets.Physician / Chillproof Blankets / IN THE LATEST FASHION SHADES - PLAIN, CHECK, COLORED & RIBBON BOUND / "Rest Assured" / COLLINS BROS. PTY. LTD. / GEELONG - AUSTRALIA MASON, FIRTH & McCUTCHEON, / PTY. LTD., MELBOURNE.textile production, collins bros mill pty ltd -
National Wool Museum
Sign
Advertising sign (probably a point of sale / counter top sign) for Collins Bros Mill 'Physician' brand blankets.Advertising sign for Collins Bros Mill 'Physician' brand blankets.Heavenly ... / cloud-soft luxurious warmth / PHYSICIAN / Chillproof / BLANKETS / Pure Lambswool blended in colours of fashion / guaranteed 20 years and mothproofed / COLLINS BROS. PPTY. LTD. GEELONG, VICTORIAtextile production, collins bros mill pty ltd -
National Wool Museum
Folder, Australian blankets - wrapped in wool
... -and-the-bellarine-peninsula Folder Australian blankets - wrapped in wool ...An education kit on the subject of production of a woollen blanket from a fleece. Produced by the Australian Wool Corporation in conjunction with the Victorian Education Department.textile industry - education textile production, textile industry - education, textile production -
National Wool Museum
Poster
Two poster, one advertsing Physician blankets, the other promoting pink coloured sheets as a health benefit.textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd -
National Wool Museum
Blanket
Manufactured by the Geelong Returned sailors and soldier mill. This is a RETSOL Buchanan blanket. It belonged to the donor parents who had family involved in WWI and WWII.Checked design woollen blacket with fringeretsol -
National Wool Museum
Blanket
Made by the Returned Soldiers & Sailors Mill in Geelong, post-1924. Rug was owned by the donor's extended family.Tartan rug with cream base, featuring pattern with blue, black, green, yellow and red. RETSOL label stitched on one corner. Name of rug is The Dress Steward. Label has stitched signature of Stan Savige. -
National Wool Museum
Rug, Returned Soldiers and Sailors Mill, Post 1924
Made by the Returned Soldiers & Sailors Mill in Geelong, post-1924. Rug was given to NWM from another museum in Western AustraliaTartan rug with cream base, featuring pattern with blue, black, green, yellow and red believed to be the Dress Stewart tartan pattern. RS&S label stitched on back of one corner. Label has stitched signature of John Monash. Two of the ends are tasseled. Appears used with several stains and small holes. Reverse of rug is free of design with solitary light brown colour Bottom left front corner has label which reads "THE/ Dress Stewart" On rear of same corner has label which reads "THE GEELONG R.S & S WOOLLEN MILLS/ PURE/ WOOL/ THE John Monash RUG wool, rs&s, reutrned soldiers and sailors mill, rug, quilt, blanket, john monash, the dress stewart, world war one, world war two, tartan -
National Wool Museum
CFA Blanket
Created by the Creswick Woollen Mills for wildland firefighting. Has CFA logoRed fire blanket containg aramid core with wool stiched to either side. White CFA logo locatted in the centre top of the blanket. Creator's label stiched in white to the bottom right corner of the blanket. Moth damage brings to the surface aramid core in one small section.White CFA logo stuck on front top centre of blanket. Bottom right corner has white sthiched maker's tag. -
National Wool Museum
Throw, 2017
Anlaby’s sheep are born, bred and shorn at their farm located in South Australia. The wool is then scoured at Michels in Adelaide, combed and turned into Tops at Cashmere Connections in Bacchus Marsh, and then Spun and Woven at a historic mill in Scotland named Johnstons of Elgin. Sewing is completed by artisan seamstresses and packaging is from a local Adelaide family business. Established in 1839 just North of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, Anlaby is the oldest continuing merino sheep stud on mainland Australia. Fredrick Dutton employed Alexander Buchannan to bring sheep to the buoyant market in Adelaide from Goulburn NSW. Several others speculated on possible successes, including Buchannan and a flock of 18,000 sheep were walked overland. The trek took nine months. During this time the Adelaide market prices had collapsed. Having found land with a spring of sweet water, Dutton decided to keep his flock of 5,000 stud sheep and purchased a small parcel of land that is now called Anlaby. The property prospered and Buchannan was employed as manager for the next 25 years. At its height Anlaby covered 250sq miles – 160,000 acres and employed 70 men. The first bale of wool from South Australia to be auctioned in London came from Anlaby. The Anlaby stud also provided the foundation ewes for the well-known Bungaree merino stud in 1841. With prosperity came a large house and gardens for Buchannan in 1861. Anlaby was inherited by Henry Dutton from his uncle in 1895. Squire Dutton, as he was known, continued to grow the family’s fortunes and spent his money expanding the grand home and creating a magnificent 10-acre garden. Today the Anlaby merino stud continues and both the house and garden are undergoing significant restorations. Wool continues to be one of the most important elements at Anlaby. It was the source of great wealth in the past and is now directly tied into Anlaby’s future. Anlaby makes beautiful woollen scarves, lady’s wraps, exquisite throws and small range of baby blankets. From the moment a lamb is conceived and through its entire lifecycle Anlaby look after nutrition and quality of life. Twice a year the sheep are shorn and the wool using minimal treatment is washed, combed, spun and woven into the Anlaby product range. This attention to detail results in the buttery softness distinctive of the exclusive woollen range.Throw came with packaging and information card which reads ANLABY in large capital lettering at the top and bottom of either side of card. Throw is white with green edging of 15cm on two edges. Within this edging is the sewing of a tree in white.Wording: ANLABY Pure Anlaby Merino Wool Oldest merino stud on mainland Australia Made in Australia Card. Wording: ANLABY Certificate of Authentication THIS CERTIFICATE AUTHENTICATES THE PRODUCT TO BE 100% AUSTRALIAN AND MADE FROM PURE MERINO WOOL PRODUCED EXCLUSIVELY AT THE ANLABY MERINO STUD IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA THE ANLABY FLOCK (REGISTERED NUMBER 102) IS THE OLDEST CONTINUOSLY OPERATING MERINO STUD IN MAINLAND AUSTRALIA. THE MERINO FLOCK AT ANLABY MAINTAINS A GENETIC LINE STARTED IN 1839 THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF THE LIMMITED EDITION RANGE PRODUCED AT ANLABY. IN 2014 WE CELEBRATED ANLABY’S 175TH ANNIVERSAY ANLABY Reverse. Wording: ANLABY PURE NATURAL WOOL THE SHEEP GRAZE AMONGST THE GUM TREES ON THE ROLLING HILLS OF ANLABY. ANLABY SHEEP ARE CHARACTERISTICALLY BIG BODDIED AND BRED TO FLOURISH IN THE WARM AUSTRALIAN CLIMATE. OUR WOOL IS MINIMALLY TREATED AND THE PRODUCTS ARE MADE IN SMALL RUNS UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION OF THE OWNERS. WE BELIEVE IN SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FARMING AND MILLING PRACTICES. THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL RESULTS IN THE BUTTERY SOFTNESS DISTINCTIVE OF THIS EXCLUSIVE WOOLLEN PRODUCT. WITH CARE THIS IS A TREASURED ITEM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. ANLABY www.anlaby.com.auwool, merino sheep, south australia, wool processing, wool processing textile finishing -
National Wool Museum
Wool Classers Stencil
... would have been used to make woolen blankets. wool ...This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps such as these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale. The wool bales marked with this particular stamp would have been used to make woolen blankets.Wool Classers StencilA.R.16907 QM-CD-36843 S.E.1/4927 STOCK V.9S 25 BLANKETS BALE No.wool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool Museum
Wool Classers Stencil
... would have been used to make woolen blankets. wool ...This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps such as these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale. The wool bales marked with this particular stamp would have been used to make woolen blankets.Wool Classers StencilA.R.16907 QM-CD-36843 S.E.1/4927 STOCK V.9S 25 BLANKETS BALE No.wool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
Hume City Civic Collection
Petticoat, inmate's
... blanket stitched in aqua wool. There are eight shaping darts (four... neckline and armholes blanket stitched in aqua wool ...Used at the Sunbury asylumPetticoat in unbleached flannel. Wide neckline and armholes blanket stitched in aqua wool. There are eight shaping darts (four front, four back) at the waist.Handwritten in black ink on the bias binding inside the hem, "F. E. Richards W. F. 2"costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Leisure object - Doll's blanket, Gladys Angus, wife of Dr. W.R. Angus, 1930s
This doll's blanket was beautifully handmade by Gladys Angus, wife of Dr Angus. Gladys made it for her daughter’s doll, which was also donated along with its pram and a silk doll's dress. It is part of the W.R. Angus collection, donated by the family of Dr W R Angus, surgeon and oculist. The W R Angus Collection spans from 1885 to the mid-1900s and includes historical medical and surgical equipment and instruments from the doctors Edward and Thomas Ryan of Nhill, Victoria. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1927 at Ballarat, the nearest big city to Nhill where he began as a Medical Assistant. He was also Acting House surgeon at the Nhill hospital where their two daughters were born. He and his family moved to Warrnambool in 1939, where Dr Angus operated his own medical practice. He later added the part-time Port Medical Officer responsibility and was the last person appointed to that position. Dr Angus and his wife were very involved in the local community, including the early planning stages of the new Flagstaff Hill, where they contributed to the layout of the gardens. Dr Angus passed away in March 1970.This doll's blanket is connected to the history of Warrnambool, as it was owned by the daughter of Dr W. R. Angus and his wife Gladys. It is part of the W.R. Angus Collection, which is important for still being located at the site connected to Doctor Angus, Warrnambool’s last Port Medical Officer. Dr Angus and his wife brought their young family to Warrnambool in 1939 and he remained a resident until his death in 1970. Early in his profession in the town of Nhill, Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan in his pioneering use of X-rays and in ocular surgery, and Dr Angus later inherited these items. The W.R. Angus Collection includes these medical instruments and other related equipment and is culturally and historically significant as an example of the medical practice of the late 19th to the mid-20th century. Additional items in the collection relate to Dr Angus’ service in the Flying Doctor Service and the Army. The doll's blanket is also significant as an example of handcrafting in the early 20th century and represents toys made for and used by children in the Warrnambool community.The doll’s blanket is rectangular in shape. It has been hand-knitted in a decorative pattern using cream wool, and then embroidered with floral motifs. The blanket is lined with a hand-knitted blue rectangle. Gladys Angus made the blanket for her daughter’s doll. It is part of the W.R. Angus Collection.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, dr w r angus, dr roy angus, dr ryan, warrnambool oculist, port medical officer, mira hospital nhill, toy, nhill hospital, doll, silk doll's dress, gladys angus, embroidery, doll's blanket, handmade doll's blanket, knitted blanket, w.r. angus collection