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Heidelberg Golf Club
Leisure object - Golf club, Don Walker No.3 iron, 1925c
Don Walker was club professional at Heidelberg Golf Club 1936-1941. He died on active service in World War 2. The Don Walker Memorial Trophy is named in his honour.One of a full set of Don Walker golf clubs held at HGC.Metal shaft and head, leather grip.Inscription on head: "Don Walker. Rustless. Hand forged in Scotland. 3 iron" The 'hand' symbol is that of the George Nicoll Company.heidelberg golf club, golf clubs, golf professionals, don walker, irons (golf) -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, A G Aberlein, "Kew Tramway CC A Team 1931"
Photograph of the Kew Depot 1931 cricket club team. Photo includes 16 men, some wearing cricket pads and holding a bat or wearing gloves. Shows the type of sporting teams that the MMTB supported at the time.Yields information about the members of a Kew Depot Tramway cricket club. Photograph mounted on heavy card with in a printed boarder.On base in bottom right hand corner - stamp - "A. G Aberlin' stamp and "GF" with arrow in top left hand corner.tramways, sports, kew depot, cricket -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Peak traffic counts - city cordon, 1974 - 1976
Set of eight report on traffic counts during the 1970's. All Foolscap except .8, with notes, tables, charts and maps. .1 - "PM Peak traffic counts - March/April 1974 for the City Cordon and beyond the City Cordon" - May 1974 - red tape binding. .2 - "PM Peak Traffic counts - April 1975 - St Kilda Road Cordon" - June 1975 - red comb binding .3 - "AM Peak Traffic counts - October 1974 for the City Cordon and beyond the City Cordon" - December 1974 - red comb binding .4 - "St Kilda Road Cordon 1976 - PM Peak outbound traffic count" - Feb. 1976 - - red comb binding .5 - "St Kilda Road Cordon 1973 - AM Peak Inbound Oct. 1973" - dated Nov 1973 - red tape binding. .6 - "City Cordon Passengers counts AM Peak - Feb & March 1972, PM Peak March 1972 - showing effect of change of State public service and also introduction of late night shopping." - June 1972 - was bound with red tape. .7 - "PM Peak traffic counts - April 1975 for the city cordon and beyond the city cordon" - dated June 1975 - red comb binding .8 - "City Cordon 1977 PN Peak outbound traffic count" - dated June 1977, A4 - red comb bindingIn top left hand corner "Lees" in pencil or ink and some with the report title on the left hand edge for filing purposes.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, surveys, passengers, st kilda rd -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Pattern, Briggs Brass Foundry, Early 20th century
The wooden pattern was possibly made for casting a part for Craftman Marine, makers of engines for boats and other machines. It is part of a set that is stored in a strong wooden crate. It was used at Briggs’ Brass Foundry for making sand casts. The traditional craft of sand casting is over 2000 years old. The handcrafted process produces brass and copper alloy goods that are well suited to marine use; bells, boat hooks, cowls, propellers, handles, lids, rowlocks, hooks, letters, bolts, rail holders, brackets, deck plates, flanges, rudder guides, portholes and covers. Briggs’ Bronze mixture is a copper-based alloy made from local ingots of copper, tin, zinc and lead in carefully measured quantities. The finished product is non-ferrous and can last indefinitely. The crate of patterns was donated by the Briggs family in the early years of Flagstaff Hill, along with other related items such as brassware, tools and machinery. The donated items were displayed in a simulated Brass Foundry in the Village along with other working crafts, trades and services found in a Maritime town. The items were on show from the completion of the building in 1986 until 1994 when the building was repurposed. The patterns represent the trades of foundering and metalwork, both supporting maritime industries such as shipwrights and boatbuilders. Farmers, manufacturers and other local industries also needed the castings made by foundries. The Brass Foundry included a historic Cornish chimney set up as a working model, to tell the story of smelted metal heated in furnaces then be poured into the sand moulds. This chimney was made from specially curved bricks and is now about two-thirds of its full height when originally located at the Grassmere Cheese factory. The craft of sand-casting from carved wooden patterns to create metal is an example of skills from the past that are still used today. The foundry pattern set is significant for its association with brass foundries locally and generally in coastal areas of Victoria. Marine industries such as ship and boat building rely on good quality castings for their machinery, equipment and fittings. Briggs Brass was especially formulated using non-ferrous metals to ensure their longevity. The patterns are associated with the long-running firm Briggs Brass Foundry that specialised in cast goods for the marine industry, ready to supply the needs for once-off or mass-produced items. Their products would have been fitted to sail and steam vessels along coastal Victoria including Warrnambool. Briggs Marine was also a bell-founder specialist and is also associated with the Schomberg Bell at Flagstaff Hill, having restored it to is former state as a fine example of the bell from a luxury migrant vessel from the mid-19th century. Pattern; rectangular wooden block with a corner cut diagonally. A five-sided shape has been carved into the centre, with one side curved inwards and slightly shallower than the other sides. The cut-out area is painted black. Three holes are drilled in the cut-out side to align the pattern with another piece of work. A wooden slat is fixed across the diagonal side. The back of the pattern has a handwritten inscription, possibly by two writers. The pattern is part of a set of foundry patterns from Briggs Brass Foundry and is connected to Craftman Marine.In black handwriting: "1 # H AL" Handwritten in a different hand: "CRAFTMAN MARINE" Written the the first hand: BRIGGS" (or "BRICK")flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, briggs' bronze, traditional method, trade, sand cast, cast, brass alloy, copper alloy, pattern, mould, foundry, brass foundry, metal foundry, casting, sand mould, sand casting, marine equipment, marine tools, marine fittings, copper tin zinc lead, non-ferrous, non-corrosive, brassware, metalware, foundering, metalwork, maritime, bell founders, ship chandlers, marine products, biggs, briggs family, herbert harrison briggs, h h briggs, george edward briggs, cyril falkiner mckinnon briggs, cyril briggs, briggs & son brass foundry, h h briggs & sons foundry, briggs marine, alliance casting & engineering solutions, grassmere cheese factory, cornish chimney, curved bricks, collingwood, moorabbin, collingwood foundry, moorabbin foundry, 1912, craftman marine, craftsman marine -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram returns to Ballarat", "Sebastopol home for tram", 11/08/1977 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper cuttings from The Courier, Ballarat, August 11 1977 with photos of SEC tram No. 11 returning to Ballarat from Sebastopol. 1112.1 - from the page with the Editorial, has a photo (large portion from the bottom left hand corner missing of the rear of the crane) being unloaded at Sebastopol for storage with a column of text detailing the story of the tram and the BTPS plans. Also refers to another photo on page 15. 1112.2 - from page 15 of the Courier, with Jack Chadwick standing on the front step of the tram, outside the entry to the Smythes Road, Sebastopol storage building. Has an inset item on the story. See Reg Item 3827 for a print of the actual photograph.1112.2 - in central right hand side in brackets in blue ink (page(15) and on rear top edge "11/Aug. 1977." in blue ink.trams, tramways, btps, sebastopol, 11, daylesford, tramcar acquisition -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Can Opener
It took 15 years to invent the can. It took 100 more to invent a standard way to open it. In the 19th century, decades after the invention of canning, there were virtually no can openers. Canned food, such as sardines, came with its own "key" to peel back the tin lid. Birth of the can One of the oddest things about the can opener is that the can predates it by almost 150 years. Though common today, cans were once military-grade technology. In 1795, Napoleon, to whom the phrase "an army marches on its stomach" is attributed, offered 12,000 francs to anyone who could find a way to preserve food. Without any knowledge of bacteria or their role in food spoilage, scientists didn't even know where to begin. It took 15 years before a chef named Nicholas Appert claimed the prize after successfully jarring food. Soon after that, his countryman Philippe de Girard came up with a variant on Appert's method—metal tins—and sold the idea to the British. Spoiled food, and the sickness it caused, was a widespread problem. The public would have benefited from canned food, but for decades cans were almost exclusively for the army and the navy. The canning process, with its hours of boiling and steaming, its scrupulous cleanliness, its heated metal, and its need for a great deal of disposable material, made canned food far too expensive for anyone but the military. No can openers were needed or even possible. The metal of early cans was too thick to make openers practical. Soldiers and sailors had plenty of sharp objects on hand and made ample use of them when they wanted to eat. During the 19th century, the process of canning was refined and mechanised, and the metal wall of the average can slimmed down enough that a civilian could get it open—if that civilian had the right tool. No one had that tool yet, so early cans had to open themselves. In other words, they came with built-in openers. The result was a confusing but pleasing free-for-all, in terms of product engineering. Each type of food came with its own kind of can, and each kind of can came with its own kind of opener. Tinned fish and meat were often sold in rectangular cans. These cans were fitted with a "key" that would roll down the top of the can. Coffee, beans, and other types of meat were packaged in cylinders with metal strips that could be peeled back with their own kinds of built-in keys. Cans of milk, which didn't need to be completely opened, came with puncture devices. As tinned food became more common, its containers became more regular. A nice cylindrical can became the norm, and, as these cans filled kitchens, more engineers put their minds to finding a convenient way to open all of them. The first standalone can opener worked on a simple principle: point, stab, and pull. From the mid-19th century to the end of World War I, the typical can opener looked roughly like a wrench, if the lower 'jaw' of the wrench were replaced with a blade. People used the blade to puncture the top of the can near its edge, push the upper jaw against the side of the can, and drag the blade through the metal along the rim. Because meat was the first and most popular canned substance, these can openers were often shaped to look like cows and given the nickname 'bully beef can openers'. The bully beef can opener, popular in the mid-19th century, resulted in many lost fingers. Bully beef can openers were so common, effective, and sturdy that they are still frequently available on collectors' sites. Some are advertised as “still working,” and every last one of them is, without a doubt, soaked in the blood of our ancestors. Dragging a sharp blade along the edge of a can is certain to cause injury sooner or later. So once people got a reliable can shape and a reliable way to get the can open, the search was on for a reliable way to get a can open without the possibility of losing a finger. The answer came in 1925, from the Star Can Opener Company of San Francisco. This is probably the first can opener that resembles the one people have in their kitchens today. Instead of using a blade to pry open a metal can, buyers could clamp the edge of the can between two wheels and twist the handle of one of the wheels to move the blade around the lip. The Star can openers weren't perfect. Compared to the bully beef model, they were flimsy and breakable, but they probably prevented a few injuries. Six short years after the Star model came to market, the first electric can opener was invented. It was patented in 1931 by the Bunker Clancey Company of Kansas City, who had already been sued by the Star Can Opener Company for trying sell a double-wheeled can opener like the Star model (the case was dismissed). The electric can opener must have seemed like the wave of the future and a sure-fire seller, but it proved to be too far ahead of its time. In 1931 not that many households had electricity, and those that did weren't interested in buying can openers. The Bunker Clancey Company was subsequently bought by the Rival Company, which still makes small appliances like can openers today. It took another 25 years for electrically powered can openers to become practical. In the 1950s, Walter Hess Bodle and his daughter, Elizabeth Bodle, developed an electric can opener in the family garage. Walter came up with the opener's blades and motor, and Elizabeth sculpted the outside. Their can opener was a free-standing unit that could sit on the kitchen counter. The Udico brand of the Union Die Casting Company put it on the market in time for Christmas in 1956 and had great success with it. Over the next few years it came out in different styles and colours, and, like the bully beef can opener, has become a collector's item. Also like the bully beef model, Udico can openers often still work. They don't make 'em like they used to. Although there have been some design changes and refinements over the last sixty years, there have yet to be any more leaps forward in can opener technology. If you're resentfully opening a can, you are almost certainly doing it using the Star design, manually forcing the can between two wheels, or the Bodle design, clamping the can into a free-standing electrical opener. Whether or not you enjoy your holiday meals, at least you can be happy that you are not getting poisoned by your own food or cutting open your hand with the blade you use to get at it. That's something, right?The can opener is still a very important and essential item in most kitchens.Can opener, right handed, metal, upper blade section serrated, inscription 'Peerless Pat.Feb 11-90'.Peerless Pat.Feb 11-90flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, cannning, can opener, kitchen equipment -
Federation University Historical Collection
Container - Promotional pack of badges, Products of Choice, #217 of 240, 2004
Limited edition (#217) promotional pack created by University of Ballarat, Bachelor of Visual Arts (Graphic Design / Multimedia) third year, graduating students, 2004. "Products of Choice" is how the graduands "collectively believed represented who they are and what they are striving to be." Each of the 24 graduating students designed and produced a suite of 10 badges (240 unique 35mm badges in total), hand assembled on the faculty badge making machine. One of each student's badges was then hand packed into a foam mount within a plastic case. Ie. All 24 students are represented in each limited edition case. Their original corresponding order is outlined on the reverse of the pack. (Note, it is possible badges may have been reordered prior to entering the collection.) Recipients were encouraged to choose and wear the badges. Lecturing staff (third year): Helmut Stenzel, Leigh Whetter, Nic Wai. Students listed: Judd Madden, Bonnie Van De Ven, Andrew Jones, Ben Potter, Arindel Searby, Catherine Martin, Lou Bryan, Zara Costello, Emily French, Agnes Ostrozka, Clare Simons, Daniel Frawley, Angelika Gorna, Elizabeth Walcott, George Bush, Mark Bickerdike, Stacey Dekker, Petreen D'Costa, Nick Oeldrich, Matt Deutscher, Narelle Craven, Sonia James, Alistair Burn, Thomas Jolly.Three cases of a limited edition run of 240 packs, each containing 24 badges. Case #217 of 240 is open to display badges. Badges printed full colour laserprinted. Pack cover, printed red with edition number hand written in black marker. Back cover in printed black.university of ballarat, federation university, graphic design, multimedia, judd madden, bonnie van de ven, andrew jones, ben potter, arindel searby, catherine martin, lou bryan, zara costello, emily french, agnes ostrozka, clare simons, daniel frawley, angelika gorna, elizabeth walcott, george bush, mark bickerdike, stacey dekker, petreen d'costa, nick oeldrich, matt deutscher, narelle craven, sonia james, alistair burn, thomas jolly., helmut stenzel, leigh whetter, nic wai. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Container - Promotional pack of badges, Products of Choice, #221 of 240, 2004
Limited edition (#221) promotional pack created by University of Ballarat, Bachelor of Visual Arts (Graphic Design / Multimedia) third year, graduating students, 2004. "Products of Choice" is how the graduands "collectively believed represented who they are and what they are striving to be." Each of the 24 graduating students designed and produced a suite of 10 badges (240 unique 35mm badges in total), hand assembled on the faculty badge making machine. One of each student's badges was then hand packed into a foam mount within a plastic case. Ie. All 24 students are represented in each limited edition case. Their original corresponding order is outlined on the reverse of the pack. (Note, it is possible badges may have been reordered prior to entering the collection.) Recipients were encouraged to choose and wear the badges. Lecturing staff (third year): Helmut Stenzel, Leigh Whetter, Nic Wai. Students listed: Judd Madden, Bonnie Van De Ven, Andrew Jones, Ben Potter, Arindel Searby, Catherine Martin, Lou Bryan, Zara Costello, Emily French, Agnes Ostrozka, Clare Simons, Daniel Frawley, Angelika Gorna, Elizabeth Walcott, George Bush, Mark Bickerdike, Stacey Dekker, Petreen D'Costa, Nick Oeldrich, Matt Deutscher, Narelle Craven, Sonia James, Alistair Burn, Thomas Jolly.Three cases of a limited edition run of 240 packs, each containing 24 badges. Case #221 of 240 is open to display badges. Badges printed full colour laserprinted. Pack cover, printed red with edition number hand written in black marker. Back cover in printed black.university of ballarat, federation university, graphic design, multimedia, judd madden, bonnie van de ven, andrew jones, ben potter, arindel searby, catherine martin, lou bryan, zara costello, emily french, agnes ostrozka, clare simons, daniel frawley, angelika gorna, elizabeth walcott, george bush, mark bickerdike, stacey dekker, petreen d'costa, nick oeldrich, matt deutscher, narelle craven, sonia james, alistair burn, thomas jolly., helmut stenzel, leigh whetter, nic wai. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
trophy
This is a perpetual annually presented trophy for the Orbost Marching Girls, the Waratahs. It was donated by local jeweller, Roy Cope.Together with a chaperone's blazer, a uniform and photos this trophy forms part of the history of the Orbost Marching Girls group.A wooden trophy with a triangular base and metal shields. It has a gold painted statue of a female with a laurel wreath in her outstretched left hand. In the right hand is a plaque with a team of marching girls on it.Orbost Marching Girls Roy B. Cope Perpetual Trophy 1963 Awarded to Helen Kelly 1963-64 Diane Bailey 1964-65 -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, 1899
This photograph shows spectators watching the Orbost Races on the flat in 1899. Some of the earliest horse races were held on a course in a paddock belonging to Mr James Cowell at Jarrahmond. For a long time horse races were part of the Marlo Picnic Races. Bellagoogan on Majors Creek near Orbost was the site of the first race courseThis item is a pictorial record depicting the popularity of horse racing in Orbost in the late 19th century.A black / white photograph on a grey buff card. It is of a man on a horse holding a whip in his right hand. A horse with jockey is approaching. Spectators are standing on the right hand side under the trees.on front - "Finish Orbost Cup 1899: on back - "Mr Edlington"horse-racing-orbost sport recreation -
Orbost & District Historical Society
card, late 19th - early 20th century
A very thinpaper hand-painted card of religion. It has a picture of Mary inside a free form frame with floral decorations. In a separate frame is "S Elizabeta" hand-written in black ink.religious-card handcraft -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Pen holder
Pen holder, rectangular block of white marble with a metallic sculptured hand resting on surface. Fastened by 2 screws. Hand has decorative sleeve, nails and sleeve have been painted.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Craftwork, picture frame, c1900
Early settlers were very skilled craft workers and made and decorated ornaments, photo frames, cards etc to brighten their homesA small, hand made glass picture frame, hand decorated with chips of mother of pearl shell, a paper mache backing and a metal stand with clips. Enclosing a circular photo of an unnamed lady moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, cheltenham, early settlers, pioneers, jewellery, craftwork, photographs -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Army: Manual of Land Warfare, Part Three: Training Vol.1, The Army Training System: Pamphlet No.2: The Analysis of Individual Training Needs (Provisional), 1979
A khaki coloured booklet that has been covered in plastic. There are two punch holes of the left hand side of the bookelt. At the right hand top of the page reads 7610-66-100-8542australia - armed forces - service manuals, individual training needs -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, Australian Army, Australian Army: Manual Of Land Warfare, Part Two, Infantry Training Vol 6, Pamphlet No: 1, Short Range Anti-Armour Weapon 66 mm L1A2 F1 (All Corps), 1980
A blue covered manual two punch holes down the left hand side. On the top right hand side reads: 7610-66-100-8541. At the bottom of the page reads 1980australia - armed forces - service manuals, short range anti-armour weapon 66mm l1a2 f1, infantry training -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Box - wooden, Wooden hand crafted cigarette case and box
Small hand crafted wooden box with lid and smaller wooden case with opening. Wooden box for cigarettes with material lining and hand crafted wooden cigarette case. 1 of 2 (L0565)tatura, colliver, containers, domestic -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Calendar, 1942
Calendar made by internee at Camp 3 Tatura. January sketch is of the ship Queen Elizabeth; February - December sketches are scenes at the campHandmade notepad type calendar featuring pen and ink drawing or sketch above every date/month. Has a black cotton tie at top for handing. Hand written information on backcalendars, queen elizabeth, internee calendars, internee hand crafts, gudrun gallong -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Box - wooden, Wooden hand crafted cigarette case and box
Small hand crafted wooden box with lid and smaller wooden case with opening. Wooden box for cigarettes with material lining and hand crafted wooden cigarette case. 1 of 2 (L0564)tatura, colliver, containers, domestic -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Rivers, Dorothy, Tangled web, 1946
A tale of romance and deception.188 p. : green cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, image of a woman cupping her face with her hands. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.fictionA tale of romance and deception.dorothy rivers, fiction, romance -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Army, Australian Army: Unit Guide to the 1949 Geneva Conventions for the Protection of War Victims (Modified for Australia), 1969
A cream coloured cardboard cover with black information. The top right hand side reads 7610-66-033-8014. There are two rusty metal staples down the left hand side.australia - armed forces - service manuals, geneva conventions, war victims -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Envelope/s, c1950
Envelope, light fawn paper, with the MMTB address in the bottom right hand corner and on the rear flap, the MMTB's name. The flap is on the short edge, right hand side looking from the rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, envelopes, stationery -
Federation University Art Collection
Bookplate, 'Ex Libris John Gartner'
John Gartner was a fine printer and publisher, an author, a noted philatelist, and also collector of Australian banknotes and coins. He was born on 16 July 1914 and was largely self-educated, leaving school at fourteen for work following the death of his father. Gartner developed a strong interest in the history of typography and printing and was apprenticed at the Advocate where his father had been a linotype operator. Aged 17, Gartner bought a hand press and some fonts of type, and in 1937 acquired a platen press from which he set and printed his private press books, published under the imprint of The Hawthorn Press. Gartner had a strong collection of Australian bookplates. He also looked at the work of artists overseas and commissioned personal plates. He subsequently built an international collection with preference for artists who printed from wood. His initial searches were in Belgium and Holland.(http://www3.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-84/t1-g-t7.html) Two men with glasses hold a sheet of paper depicting a nude woman on the facing page. She has long flowing hair and ear rings The number 299 is shown in the bottom left hand corner of the print.Signaturekeith wingrove memorial trust, bookplate, australian bookplate design awards, printmaking, nude -
Federation University Art Collection
Bookplate, 'Ex Libris John Gartner'
John Gartner was a fine printer and publisher, an author, a noted philatelist, and also collector of Australian banknotes and coins. He was born on 16 July 1914 and was largely self-educated, leaving school at fourteen for work following the death of his father. Gartner developed a strong interest in the history of typography and printing and was apprenticed at the Advocate where his father had been a linotype operator. Aged 17, Gartner bought a hand press and some fonts of type, and in 1937 acquired a platen press from which he set and printed his private press books, published under the imprint of The Hawthorn Press. Gartner had a strong collection of Australian bookplates. He also looked at the work of artists overseas and commissioned personal plates. He subsequently built an international collection with preference for artists who printed from wood. His initial searches were in Belgium and Holland.(http://www3.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-84/t1-g-t7.html) A nude woman stands side-on with her right arm resting on her head. The other hand holds a flower. Books are piled in the background behind her. One book has the number 916 on its spine.Nonekeith wingrove memorial trust, bookplate, australian bookplate design awards, printmaking, nude -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Functional object - Sewing machine, Wilcox & Gibbs, c1870
Willcox and Gibbs: Serial No. 158679. The Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company was founded in 1857 by James E. A. Gibbs and James Willcox and opened its London Office in 1859 at 135 Regent Street . By 1871 the Company's Chief Office for Europe was at 150 Cheapside, London, this office was later moved (post 1885) to 94 - 96 Wigmore Street, then 37 & 39 Moorgate Street (by 1891 to post 1907) and later 20 Fore Street, London . Right from the initial production the manufacturing of the Company's single thread, chain stitch machine was undertaken by Brown & Sharpe, Rhode Island and this continued up until 1948. A special hand crank mechanism was produced in England for the European market, but the general design of the Willcox & Gibbs remained essentially the same throughout its production. The only major improvement was in 1875 when the glass tension discs were replaced with an automatic tension device which ensured the machine could not get out of adjustment. In addition to the domestic hand and treadle machines the company produced a wide range of industrial models. The Company finally closed in 1973. This Willcox & Gibbs came complete with its wooden carry case. The machine was made in America in the late 1860's but it has the ornate hand crank produced at Coalbrookdale near Telford, England which was, in Victorian times, renown for producing high quality ornate iron castings. This machine has the glass tension discs which were used on domestic models until 1875. The Willcox & Gibbs badge is located on the rear of the base casting and it also has a deep wooden base. The cloth plate has various American patent dates, four dating between 1857 & 1860 relating to J. E. A. Gibbs, three dating between 1860 & 1864 relating to Chas H. Willcox (son of James Willcox), the machine was also licensed under five other patents including the infamous Elias Howe patent of 1846. There are only two English patents one for J. E. A Gibbs and the other for James Willcox. In 1887 a W & G Sewing Machine sold in England for 6 pounds , with its box and bits, at a time when the average wage was less than 10/- shillings per week. The early settlers of Moorabbin Shire had to be self sufficient making their own clothes, tableware, bed coverings, furnishings and equipment. The women were skilled dressmakers and craft workers.Willcox and Gibbs: Serial No. 158679. A single thread, chain stitch Sewing Machine with a special hand crank mechanism produced in England for the European market, and the glass tension discs which were used on domestic models until 1875. This Willcox & Gibbs came complete with its wooden carry case. The machine was made in America c1870 but it has the ornate hand crank produced at Coalbrookdale near Telford, England which was, in Victorian times, renown for producing high quality ornate iron castings. This machine has the glass tension discs which were used on domestic models until 1875. The Willcox & Gibbs badge is located on the rear of the base casting and it also has a deep wooden base. The Willcox & Gibbs badge is located on the rear of the base castingsewing machines, early settlers, pioneers, moorabbin, brighton, gibbs james, willcox james, willcox henry, new york, america, dressmaking, mateial, machine makers, wrought iron work, telford england -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Small Hand Drill, Late19th century
This tool is one of a collection of tools that are believed to have belonged to the Warrnambool carpenter and businessman, Henry Phillips. English-born Henry Phillips (1821-1896) came to Australia with his wife Elizabeth in 1849. They lived for some time in Port Fairy and came to Warrnambool where Henry formed a partnership with Christopher Beattie to establish the undertaking firm of Beattie and Phillips. This business continued after the deaths of the two founders and lasted until the year 2000. In Warrnambool Henry Phillips was involved with the management of the Mechanics Institute. This tool is of interest, firstly because it is a good example of a vintage tool and secondly because it is a memento of the Warrnambool carpenter and businessman, Henry Phillips. This is a small hand drill with a metal piece containing a composite material handle at one end (for one hand) and a metal piece at the other end for the insertion of a drill. Attached to the main metal piece is a circular piece of metal with spokes and a wooden turning handle (for the other hand). The handle is attached to the circular spool by a metal screw. vintage tools, henry phillips, warrnambool, history of warrnambool -
Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre
Memorabilia - Wall Clock, c. 1940
Following the closure of the RAAF Air Base after the Second World War an auction sale was held. Mr Goldsworthy, mechanic and garage owner of Kaniva purchased the clock and hung it on the wall of the garage where it remained when the business was sold to Mr Eddy Rowe of Kaniva. The clock remained in action until the 17th October 2009 when Mr Rowe disconnected the power supply to the clock, and donated it to the Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre (NAHC) to be kept as memorabilia of the Second World War. On completion of the building of a new hangar/exhibition centre at the Nhill Aerodrome, the clock will be hung on the wall and once again connected to the power supply.Clock was used at the air school at Nhill during WW224 hour electric wall clock with Telechron brand on face. It has a pair of hour hands, one red one black and a black minute hand and second hand. A domed shaped Perspex front. The clock face has 24 hour markings. The glass and clock face are set within a steel frame.The clock has Telechron and twenty-four hour numbers written on the clock face. Pasted on the back side is "instructions for setting the clock which is marked WARREN TELECHRON COMPANY/Ashland Mass. U.S.A world war two, clock, electric clock,twenty four hour clock, nhill aerodrome, raaf air base, warren telechron, goldsworthy, eddy rowe -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900s
This is a photo of a woodchopping competition, a popular event at this time. The location is unknown, but it may have been the recreation area in Halls Gap.This is an oval photo (printed on rectangular paper). The photo shows ten men standing on wood blocks, axes in hand, waiting to commence the event. There is a man standing on the right with a paper in one hand and the other hand on his hip. All are looking towards the camera. Spectators can be seen behind a wire fence in the background.recreation, woodchopping competition -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: SHARE TRANSFERS 1893
Cohn Bros Share Transfers & Acceptance from Robert Neave of Fitzroy dated 15th November 1893. Rectangular red Wood & McNair Share Broker Beehive Bendigo hand stamp. Blue oval William Noall hand stamp. Cohns Co hand stamp. One Pennty Duty Stamp attached.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, robert neave. wood & mcnair, bendigo beehive. william noall. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: SHARE TRANSFER CERTIFICATE 1894
Cohn Bros share Transfer & Acceptance from Robert Neave of Fitzroy to H J Bouteau dated 15th November 1893. Cohns Co hand stamp. Blue oval William Noall hand stamp. Blue oval Clarke & Co Melbourne hand stamp. One Penny Duty Stamp attached.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, robert neave. madame hortense j bouteau -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Embroidered Blouse
The blouse was made in Greece about 1945. The method used to create this fine embroidery was to copy a design from a cross stitch embroidery book guided by fine white tapestry threads tacked onto the yolk; when the design was finished, the embroiderer would pull out each fine white tapestry thread until only the embroidery remained around the yolk of the blouse.Throughout the centuries and up until the 1970s-80s, the women of Ithaca spun, wove, embroidered and knitted. Mothers prepared their daughters' 'glory boxes' trousseau (prikia), weaving bedspreads, rag mats (koureloudes) for everyday use, finer wool rugs for formal use, as well as linen sheets, pillowcases, blankets, towels and tablecloths. Linen was also woven to make the mattress that the young brides would take to their future homes. Mothers also wove and embroidered the fabric for their daughters' underwear and petticoats, nightgowns, etc. Sewing of the garments was also done by hand. The girls embroidered handicrafts using various stitches, they crocheted lace, netted pillows and even linen carpets. The handicrafts were usually embroidered by hand in cross-stitch using linen and cotton fabric. At the time there were merchants who travelled to the villages to sell machine made goods for the trousseaus, but most of the dowries consisted of the beautifully crafted work of the women. In the 30's the SINGER Company came to Ithaca and taught the girls sewing on the machine. A handwoven silk blouse. Colour - ecru. Hand embroidered, hand sewn, very fine white tapestry was tacked round the yolk; a gusset was sewn under each short puff sleeve at the armpit; two-tone hand made silk thread cords were passed through the hollow border of the sleeves and neckline.