Box containing multiple embroidery cotton threads. Box has bird and leaves and flowers painted on lid.handcrafts, equipment

Bone crochet hookhandcrafts, equipment

Spool with thread used for tatting or lace making. Patent applied April 17 , 1923'Boye' Improved. More Thread - Less Knotshandcrafts, equipment

Black spool used for tatting or lace makinghandcrafts, equipment

White spool used for tatting or lace makinghandcrafts, equipment

Cylinder containing needles . Hole in lid acts as dispenserThe Lighthouse Needle Casehandcrafts, equipment

Black handle with wheel at one end to mark material from patternshandcrafts, equipment

Silver Plated Crochet HookCross Foxhandcrafts, equipment

Brass ThimblePharmacie De Haussyhandcrafts, equipment

Case containing black headed pinsSphinx Brandhandcrafts, equipment

Bone Crochet Hookhandcrafts, equipment

Pink Thimblehandcrafts, equipment

Metal crochet hook.00 + 12handcrafts, equipment

Belonged to Margaret Scarletts mother Mrs Ord,mother of flower farm Ely Road South Box Hill.Grey slate bound by shaped wood. Hole in top . Slotted corners (brown)nilschool, equipment

Delisted from the School Library in 1983 at Blackburn East Primary School Vicki St. Blackburn South.Eighth Book, Victorian Reader, Second Edition. Brown, linen type cover. Education Department.BEP8 (DEACCESSED from Blackburn East School Library)school, equipment

Needles are part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.Six darnng needles, self threading in paper envelope.The Darnet. The Stainless Surgical Needle Co Ltd, Alcesterhandcrafts, equipment

Needle case is part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.Novelty card opening to pop up school room, needles and threader. Front cover has a picture of four children, a doll and a dog.Wittekind - Trademarkhandcrafts, equipment

Needles are part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.Packet of crewel sewing needles - size 5/9The Flora Macdonald Needle Packet Crewel.handcrafts, equipment

Needles are part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.Packet of Egg eye shaped sharp sewing needle - size 4/8. Made by Abel Morrall - Griffen Brand. Packet endorsed ' Every needle selected - over 100 years reputation.On packet No.4/8 Abel Morrall's Egg Eyed Needles.handcrafts, equipment

Needles are part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.Packet of sewing needles - no. 6. Presumed it they were purchased from 'The Trimming Shop' 11-13 Grainger Street Newcastle (Printed on packet).Use W' m Allwood & Son Sewing Machine Needle.handcrafts, equipment

Neeedles are part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.Folded card with packet of needles enclosed. Front cover has a coloured floral picture. Needle has a verse by H.W.Longfellow.Needles for Mother.handcrafts, equipment

Item is part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.Scalloped fan shaped card containing four cards of darning thread. Front of card has a sketch of a vase of flowers.Xmas Greeting from vi.handcrafts, equipment

Card is part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.Fan shaped card containing three cards of darning cotton. Fan shaped held together with pink ribbon.handcrafts, equipment

Item is part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.Two part plastic needle threader and instructions contained in green box.Ully The Automatic Needle Threader|Made in Germany|German and Foreign Patents.handcrafts, equipment

From the Betty McPhee sewing collectionCream coloured tape measure in two parts, measuring 60 inches. Blue figures on cream cotton on one side. On the other side, Women's Beauty, Anne Seymour. Shape Measure.Shapes, eg. diamonds, spades, clubs, hearts, represent ankles, calves, thighs, waist, bust, hips, height, weight, size. Suede cover, colour grey, 43 cm long by 2cm wide folding into 4.8cm folds, lined with blue measures in inches 16 inches long. Closed with a press stud.handcrafts, equipment

From the Betty McPhee sewing collectionSmall, spiked metal wheel on metal arm attached to a wooden handle. Silver coloured metal arm has a brass ring where it joins to the wooden handle. book binding tool.S Osborne & Co 6handcrafts, equipment

Belonged to donor's late husband who used it in primary school in c1940.A leather school bag fastened by two leather straps and silver metal buckle, plus a leather shoulder strap adjusted by a buckle. Decorated with rick-rack design as a border. Inside - faint markings of a name 'EMJ FORDE. 291(?) Wellington Street(suburb not readable)' in pen or pencil.13 Solid Hideschool, equipment

From the Betty McPhee sewing collectionCircular 5cm wheel with a knob in centre and divided with spokes on which is wound the wool to form daisy's used in embroidery. The knob enables the wheel to be turned to separate the spokes for the wool.handcrafts, equipment

From the Betty McPhee sewing collectionHooked metal arm attached to a wooden handle for hooking wool through canvas or hessian to make a rug.handcrafts, equipment

From the Betty McPhee sewing collectionMetal stiletto or seamstress eyelet-pricker, with a wooden handle. Handle is secured to stiletto with a metal ferrule. Used to form a hole in embroidery and other dressmakers activities.handcrafts, equipment