Redheads is an Australian matches brand, originally manufactured in Richmond, Victoria. The factory was opened in 1909 by the Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin, and his wife, Pattie Deakin. Redheads are Australia's top selling matches brand.This item is among the many in the Wodonga Historical Society's collection that reflect the social history of twentieth century Australia. A mid-century Redhead safety matches box, featuring an illustration of a redhead woman.matches, safety matches, redheads, redheads matches, wodonga, albury wodonga

Knife cleaner, round wooden manual machine with 4 holes in top, each surrounded by metal fitting, handle attached to side of barrel, decorative metal stand with holes for fixing to banch. Black brush bristles are fitted inside, surrounding each hole (some bristles have been worn away. Inscribed "DAVIES PATENT EXCELSIOR LONDON", manufactured by Davis's Excelsior Knife Cleaning Company. Ltd, London. c.1877-1916Inscribed "DAVIES PATENT EXCELSIOR LONDON",flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, knife cleaner, knife cleaning machine, davis's knife cleaning machine co., domestic equipment, butchery, cleaning equipment

World War eraWorld war 1 eraWorld War 1 era black coloured brass and steel 5x50 field binoculars, manufactured by Jagdglas Voigtlander in Germany. The front lens has an extendable metal shade cover. The binoculars body and extendable shade covers have a leather-look embossed pattern. Three brass pieces hold the two sides of the binoculars together and mounts the circular plastic turnbuckle that allows the binoculars to be adjusted. The two rear eye pieces are black plastic.Jagdglas Voigtlander 5x The left barrel of the binoculars has the markings 6 W and the broad arrow.binoculars, world war 1, germany, 5x50, military

These wooden trees for riding stocks are a concept that was brought to early colonial days from "mother" England. Gentle folk of wealth and status used these trees from early 1800's to keep and maintain their riding boots in their correct form. This form of maintaining the tall riding boot structure was maintained in Australia by the rural "elite" both on cattle properties and smaller cattle stations in the early 1900's. Good riding boots were a status symbol in rural and outback Australia. The riding stocks "wooden trees" are very significant in the Kiewa Valley because they were used by members of some of the original grazing cattle families to settle there. Both cattle and sheep properties occupied large areas of the Kiewa Valley and they also herded their flock and herd on the Bogong High Plains region. These stocks and boots were worn by Fred Roper whose great grand daughter donated them to KVHS. Therefore these boots and stocks would date from 1880's to 1920's and are a good representation of the style of boots worn during this period. This pair of wooden stocks for riding boots trees has been manufactured to a very high standard. Each of the four boot tree parts fit snugly together and maintain their form, and that of the boot that they occupy. The groove channels and foot forms (tongue and groove) are exact and once snapped together become very solid. There is a brass ring, attached by a small brass "peg" on each of the thin "sliding" middle uprights. See KVHS 0177 - Riding boots.On top "L" (for left boot), "R" (for right boot)horse. country. leather. gaiters. high plains. grazing. cattlemen. laces. studs. stocks. roper family. bogong high plains.

Document: hard cover green book with buff spine. Contains numbered pages containing copies of newspaper advertisements by various mining companies and dates of publication. Pages 1 - 25 removed. Indexed A - Z in front. Loose at back - tender documents for sale of estate of John Roger Hurbury ( ? ) Bendigo. And tender document for sale of Clunes Knitting and Manufacturing Co. Ltd. On spine : 'Press ads' Attached is a synopsis of content prepared by Phyllis Toy.MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining - advertisements, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, gold mining

3 page document. Letterhead 'Edward Dyason & Co., member of the stock exchange of Melbourne, Safe Deposit building, 92 Queen St., Melbourne, dated November 7th, 1935. Document is an analysis of the 'world situation' and discusses the economic and political situation of the world . In particular, the equipment industries by ' re-arming programme's 'There is little doubt that the great activity in metal manufactures is partly for war purposes. Despite the building of armaments, nobody really wants war .....'business, mining, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, metalliferous industries, dyason & co., stock exchange, shares

This hat was worn by members of the Country Fire Authority on ceremonial occasions.A peaked black woollen gaberdine fireman's hat with a black petersham band edged with silver binding. There is a silver badge with the letters CFA- Lieutenant in the middle of the band. On each side there are two silver buttons with 'cfa' stamped on them. Attached to these two buttons is a black plastic band. There is green plastic under the peak. The bowl of the hat is lined with red woven cotton and manufacturing details are stamped in gold. There is a brown plastic band around the headband.(On the inside of the hat) Melbourne 36 1218 / EMERCO / This is your guarantee for quality./ Made in Australia./country fire authority, emerco hats - melbourne, hats, clothing, george evans collection

A Broadway Tennis Racquet manufacturing Co. 'Pepin' wooden tennis racquet with composite concave throat. String whipping around shoulders. Octagonal handle with thin grooves, and trace remains of grip tape and butt cloth. Model name printed as decal across throat on obverse. Manufacturer name, details and slogan 'QUALITY' printed as decal across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, String, Ink, Leather, Gut, Clothtennis

A wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 1/2 inch head. Inscription along neck and stem of obverse: WAVERLEY. Inscription across neck of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK. Company logo 'LEE' imprinted in gold on leather butt cap. Inscriptions featuring manufacturing and patent details situated along the sides of the stem. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, String, Paint, Gut, Leather, Metaltennis

Two illustrations and a letter.prepared by the Australian Decal Manufacturing Co. Pty Ltd . Includes designs for a decal/logo for the Korumburra Shire Council in 1980. The first illustration features a B & W print of the logo/decal on glossy paper. The second features a coloured version showing a segment of the same decal/logo. The accompanying letter is printed on yellow paper dated 10 September 1980 is written by the designers seeking approval of the design from the shire.

Photocopy of a three page article relating to the light railway that ran from Parramatta River Sydney to Mellor's Meadowbank factory, that appeared in 'Light Railways' magazine No. 143 of Oct. 1998, pages 3 to 5. Included in article is a stylised illustration of the factory and its location, photographs of two surviving Meadowbank Manufacturing Builders plates from NSWGT tramcars (J class and P 1667). Site now part of Meadowbank TAFE college.trams, tramways, meadowbank, tramcar manufacture, light railways, railway vehicle manufacture

The recording was made in the studio of 3BO Bendigo. The record tells the of the Cohn brothers life in Bendigo. It was commissioned by Jack Magnus Cohn, the grandson of Julius Cohn about 1950s-1960s. A "12-inch L.P." black record in a brown paper cover. The cover has the records manufactures name and address printed on it. The record is single sided, the middle has a cream coloured label. "HOUSE OF COHN" Recorded in the studio of 3BO Bendigo. Produced by E. Pattison. Participating in "The House of Cohn" were Des Nicholson, Alex Cohn and Rus Pilley, recorded in the studio of 3BC Bendigo by, Bill Morell and Dug Richards produced by E. Pattison.house of cohn, 3bo bendigo, e. pattison, cohn brothers

A wooden racquet with cloth tape supports and whipping, and a grooved handle. Inscription across throat on obverse: CALIFORNIA/MODEL/A. Trademark, in red and black, on throat on reverse features company monogram 'CBP/CO' with the inscription: CALIFORNIA/ATHLETIC GOODS. Decal inscription along right side of handle: MANUFACTURED BY/CALIFORNIA BY-PRODUCTS CO./SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Cloth, Cloth tape, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden tennis racquet with cloth tape, and parchment shoulder reinforcements (around underside), green gut whipping, and a grooved handle, partially wrapped in cloth tape. Inscription along throat on obverse: NEW BANCROFT. Inscription across throat, on reverse: F.J. BANCROFT/PAWTUCKET/R.I. Manufacturing details also feature along left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Parchment, Cloth tapetennis

Marking Gauge. Manufactured by Marples of Sheffield, England. Also known as a scratch gauge, it is used in woodworking and metalworking to mark out lines for cutting or other operations. The purpose of the gauge is to scribe a line parallel to a reference edge or surface. The gauge consists of a beam, a headstock, and a scribing or marking implement, typically a pin, knife, pen or wheel. The headstock slides along the beam, and is locked in place by various means: a locking screw, cam lever, or a wedge.Maker's namemarking gauge, measuring tools, marples of sheffield

Marking gauge. Manufactured by Stanley. A marking gauge, also known as a scratch gauge, is used in woodworking and metalworking to mark out lines for cutting or other operations. The purpose of the gauge is to scribe a line parallel to a reference edge or surface. The gauge consists of a beam, a headstock, and a scribing or marking implement, typically a pin, knife, pen or wheel. The headstock slides along the beam, and is locked in place by various means: a locking screw, cam lever, or a wedge.Manufacturer's namemarking gauge, stanley -- tool manufacturer, measuring tools

Flag - made from Nylon? cloth fitted with sewn in hooks at the left hand edge to enable it to be flown from a flag pole with the second version (PTC era) of "The Met" printed. Made by Evan Evans Flags of 2 Albert St Preston c1995. Has the manufactures logo sewn into the bottom left hand corner which would have indicated the top and bottom of the flag when attaching it to the lanyards. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, the met, flags, tram 965

This brand of starch was first manufactured in 1914, during the First World War, and continued to cover the other wars and military conflicts that followed. It was a time when Australian made was important due to the limited supplies coming from England and Europe. This was a period when the demand for "home grown" produce was at its peak. This was in a time when by necessity not by the "Buy Australian" campaign (of later years) which was the major factor for the demand of goods. It was in a time when starch was used in formal clothing to put a "crisp" or fresh new appearance for clothes. The important social more of "clothes make the person" was in vogue.This box which once contained starch powder is very significant to a rural semi isolated region because it clearly demonstrates that the social mores of the city were also entrenched into the rural population. The fashion of the day, even in remote areas, especially rural, were still a requirement to be maintained on certain special occasions. Cleanliness and stiff "upper lip" persona were just as important in the rural sector as in city and Government circles. Institutions such as hospitals, Government Offices and the legal personnel were bound by the fashion of the starch appearance (no dirt sticks to a personage with the "starch" look). Appearances, especially the first ones, were the judgmental image that remained in the uppermost regions of the viewer. This box with white writing and a "formally clad" man on a navy blue background held Australian grown maize based starch powder(1 LB gross). The package is made from 200 gsm thick cardboard. As production was made during the two World Wars 1914 to 1945 the promotion was heavily focused on Australian made and Australian grown maize.The same cover both front and back, "DANDY" below this a figure outlined in white on a navy blue background "hat and tails" outfit. Next to the sketch in smaller lettering" STRONGER THAN OTHER STARCHES. LESS REQUIRED". Below the figure "GLOSS" and below this in larger print "STARCH". Below this and in smaller print "CONTENTS. NETT WEIGHT 14 1/2 ozs" Below this and in smaller print "MANUFACTURED BY MAIZE PRODUCTS PTY LTD FOOTSCRAY VICTORIA" On one side of the box and in large white print on royal blue background"PURITY, STRENGTH AND UNIFORMITY." On the other side are the manufacturers directions. On the left side "FOR RAW STARCH" Underneath and in smaller print,"Dissolve in warm water a quantity to give the required thickness. Add bluing if required Stir before each using. On the right side "FOR BOILING STARCH" underneath this in small print"Mix well in small quantity of cold water to creamy consistency. Add boiling water, and stir constantly while cooking. Allow to cool, and add blueing if required. Underneath these two sets of instructions is "Make your consistency thinner than if using another kind of Starch"household starch, household cleaning, domestic laundering.

This small metal plane was manufactured in 1909 by Spiers-Stewart, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. Stewart Spiers began making planes in Ayr in around 1840. The business continued successfully as a small operation until the mid-1930s.This plane is an example of tools made overseas and used in the 1900's. Box plane; hand operated small metal plane with round wooden knob. Plane has separate blade and blade cap. Inscription on blade cap is indecipherable. Originally marked as made by Spiers."SPIERS"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime-museum, maritime village, shipwreck coast, tradesman's tool, plane, box plane, tool, spiers-stewart, early 20th century, scotland, hand tool, stewart spiers, spiers, woodworking

This cutlery set mirrors older examples held in the collection (K04) and may have been manufactured as recently as the 2000s. The manufacturer's name "GROSVENOR" and the defence symbol of the broad arrow indicates that the equipment was produced by an external company.This set is representative of a typical set issued to contemporary servicemen and women and as such, has social significance as a ubiquitous relic of service. The set has strong interpretive capacity, being able to draw on issues of equipment, food, technological shifts over time. The set also represents a shift in defence equipment production from government-run manufacturing, with the Australian Government Clothing Factory and Australian Defence Apparel etc., to outsourced contracted production with existing manufacturers such as Grosvenor, an established cutlery manufacturing company.Three piece fork, knife and spoon set held together by a flat headed pin on the knife handle which clips into corresponding holes on fork and knife handles. Handles are curved (concave) in centre. Spoon has engraving "[broad arrow] GROSVENOR 381"; Fork has engraving "[broad arrow] GROSVENOR 381"; Knife has engraving "[broad arrow] GROSVENOR 3".cutlery, knife, fork, spoon, food, equipment, ration

Tobacco cutters were important tools for pipe smokers until self-made or manufactured cigarettes began to dominate the tobacco sales market from the 1920s. This item is a link to a previously common means of consuming tobacco.Tobacco cutters were used at both J Ward and the Aradale complex in Ararat. They were used to cut tobacco, which was then apportioned out to patients for their consumption.Metal tobacco cutter (guillotine style), mounted on wooden base, with wooden striker plate.A. McMILLAN inscribed on striker plate.tobacco, cutter

Fowlers Vacola manufactured home fruit and vegetable bottling/preserving outfits. This opener was used for breaking the seal and opening the metal lids on jars of preserves. [Fowlers Vacola Bottle Openers were advertised as late as 1955]Metal blade with white plastic handle."Vacola" inscribed on handle; "Fowlers Vacola Bottle Opener" engraved on blade.fowler vacola, vacola, preserves

A box used to store and carry cartridges safely. It is protcted from moisture entering. Labelled with caliber, quantity and manufacturing date or lot number. The Martini-Henry is a single shot ricle with a lever action used in WWI.Sturdy rectangular wooden box with steel straps. At the top is a sliding opening with yellowish wood and printed black label."680 / Cartridges / Ball / b. L. Martini-Henry Arm / Mark V / R. L. " is printed in black on uellowish wood at the top centre of the box. More printing on the top each side "C & H' and "C?? / 19,2,75?"ammunition box, cartridge box, dederang rifle club

The boomerang commemorates the successful 1967 election campaign of Russell Stokes, MLA for Evelyn 1958-1973. It was manufactured by his family's firm, Stokes Australasia Limited. Russell Stokes' home was 'Lubra Bend', Yarra Glen.The boomerang is both a souvenir of an election campaign by a long-serving member of the Parliament of Victoria and an example of metal and enamel work by a Ringwood company that is now over 150 years old. See also item 2003.Stainless steel miniature boomerang with round enamel badge, light blue with dark blue border and gold lettering on bend. In plastic display sleeve, blue back, clear front.Sleeve has 'Stokes' in white lettering.russell stokes, metals, badges, souvenirs, evelyn, ringwood, lubra bend, yarra glen, parliament of victoria.

This type of forceps was invented by Italian surgeon Paolo Assalini (1759-1840). Obstetrical forceps gripped a baby’s head during difficult childbirths. Assalini’s design was immediately popular and was manufactured until the 1930s. (Wellcome Collection)Forceps, Assalini's. No Manufacturer's stamp. Old tags attached identify the manufacturer as "H.A. Taylor & Sons/ Made by A.J.Taylor /No. 3" probably written by Cyrus Jones or Frank Forster.forceps, obstetric

This factory was situated on the corner of Ballarat and McIntyre Rds in Sunshine Victoria and manufactured sporting goods. The factory ceased to exist during the early 1990's and has been replaced by the first Bunnings Hardware Store in Victoria.Photograph shows that Spalding was a company that provided a Christmas Treat for its employees and their children.Photograph enclosed in a glass faced brown stained wooden frame, showing employees of SPALDING and their children at the company's First Christmas Treat on 19 December 1934.SPALDING FIRST CHRISTMAS TREAT ---19 DECEMBER 1934---spalding, employees, christmas treat, 1934, industries

Depicts the yarn store 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