Used in kitchen to cut carrots, cheese slices, onions. boiled eggs, etc.Painted black guillotine on a wooden stand. An iron pole keeps the guillotine in vertical position at one end of the block. Driven by two wheels when a handle is turned. A tilting beam moves the guillotine up and down to cut vegetables, etc. Blade 18cm long by 6.5cm wide. Metal plate missing under blade. A rotatable drum to contain the food to be chopped, which is rotated by a cog at the base (also missing) turns the container. The upright holding chopper blade e is a modification made because of the missing container.|The following description is from Ken Turner Booklet referred to under 'Reference'. ----|The Starrett food chopper would certainly have to be considered one of the more interesting inventions, which incidentally is now considered the ultimate in kitchen collectables. Laroy Starrett in later years' told of how the design of his food chopper was inspired by the action of the walking beam engine used on the Mississippi steam boats. When the crank handle of the chopper is turned, this sets in motion a mechanism which is just fascinating to watch. The crank activates a flywheel which in turn, by a series of cogs and levers, simultaneously rotates a food holding container and raises and lowers within the rotating container, a guillotine like 'chopping blade - the action does not only look like that of a beam steam engine, it even in a way sounds like one, although somewhat noisier. Starrett produced seven different models of these choppers, ranging in size appropriate for domestic use to heavy duty models for butchers, restaurants and for hotel use. The small model was capable of chopping 3lbs in three minutes, and the largest had a capacity for chopping something like 100 lbs in an hour. The mechanical chopper, which became affectionately known as the 'hasher', was the first of some one hundred of Starrett's inventions, and these include a washing machine patented in 1865 which had a similar action to his food chopper, a food press patented in 1873, and a device for lacing shoes he patented in 1886.domestic items, food preparation

Burr walnut tea caddy with ornate brass handles and four round brass legs. Lid has raised oblong top. Inside lid lined with red velvet. Two hinged compartments, inside caddy with a round hole in centre, for glass blending bowl to hold tea. domestic items, containers, food & drink consumption

`Belonged to Norm Foun. Originally contained dried milk.Tall round tin with words 'Nestle Milk 'and picture of people on a boat. Empty.Use by December 84 R M 662domestic items, food storage & preservation

White cotton bag with blue writing and illustrations on front.The Ship Brand Cornflower ----|Packed 5 lbs Uncle Toby's Oats.domestic items, food storage & preservation

Tin which contained tea leaves. Illustration of Kangaroo, Koala and Kookaburra.Bushell Tea of Flovour.domestic items, food storage & preservation

Possibly used for catching freshwater crayfish or yabbies, nearby in the Goulburn River or other waterways. of critical significanceHOMEMADE WIRE TRAPS x 2. Made from chicken wire. Iron bands supported by green timber lengths. Wire handles with metal spike probably for securing trap to bank/ ground.fishing, food

This mess tin belonged to MELIA JAMES HENRY : Service Number - VX18960 : Date of birth - 08 Oct 1900 : Place of birth - WARRINGTON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC : Next of Kin - CHURTON MARGARET The mess tin was manufactured by Sellman & Hill (S&H) Ltd from Wolverhampton. British aluminum mess tins were used by most of the Empire early in the war. A new pattern of mess tin was developed for the Web Equipment 1937 Pattern, which was a nested, two-piece rectangular mess tin with long, folding handles. Mess tins were used to prepare or heat food but they were also used as a container from which to eat and drink. The tins were lightweight and sturdy but they became hot very quickly when heated. Mess kit consisting of two pieces: One rectangular aluminium mess tin from WWII with multiple hand-carved inscriptions on outside indicating owner and locations he was stationed in 1940 and 1941. Welded handle attachment, although handle itself is missing. There is also a small, flat bottomed aluminium cup.Multiple hand-carved inscriptions on three external sides of the mess tin: Side one: "1940 Palestine / Egypt / VX18960 / Dvr Melia. J / AASC / 1941 Libya" Side two: " BARDIA / GREECE / TOBRUK" Side three: " Gaza / Beit Jerga / Kfar Vitkin / jaff / TEL-AVIV / Jerusalem / Nazareth / Haifa" Manufacturer's hallmark stamped on side four: "S.&H. LTD / 1938" and below that a stamp of an arrow pointing upmess tin, aluminium mess tin, wwii, wwii mess tin, sellman & hill, british mess tin

C 1960's- Two Brown paper bags with red printing. - "Castor sugar -1 lb net weight when packed"See abovecontainer, bulk purchase, food purchase

Donated to Historical Society by Helen Gibson, the first district preschool playleader (early childhood educator). Most probably used to store early childhood materials.12oz tin, labelled 'Farex'. Label is green and white in colour. Cylindrical. "Glaxo Laboratories (Aust) Pty. Ltd" on label."2/-" in pencil on Amcal Chemist label. Stamped "3G".food container

Object. A rectangular reinforced cardboard green silk and velvet covered chocolate box. Inlaid with a trapezoid of green silk padding and screen printed silk decoration of 2 ladies in Edwardian costume holding a bouquet of flowers. Centrepiece is bordered in green binding. Lid has a gold clasp and base has 4 brass round feet but one is missing. Tag on Base Pure Concentrated Cocoa By Special Appointment J.S. Fry & Sons Limited Bristol & London.J.S. Fry & Sons Limited Bristol & London.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, container chocolate box

Brown glazed pottery milk jug with applied handle, cream interior & around rim. Estate of E. Shermandomestic equipment, food storage & preservation, jug, k165, estate of e. sherman

Tea tin with depictions of tea pickers, dancers & musicians, in shades of red, green & gold, hinged lid marked Tea from Ceylon with a symbol of a lion holding a sword. Paper label inside lid, inside of tin gold in colour.Moran & Cato's perfection in teadomestic equipment, food storage & preservation, tea leaf tin

Tea tin & lid with handle, four sides decorated with fruits, berries and grapes, lid blue with gold circles. Pencilled on bottom initials MTdomestic equipment, food storage & preservation, tea leaf tin, k186

Large cream pottery jug with handle.domestic equipment, food consumption, jugs

Wooden biscuit barrel with white porcelain insert, with folding handle & lid, small shield on front & rim around base below a band of leaves carved in wood, all metal parts marked E.P.N.SE.P.N.Sdomestic equipment, food storage & preservation, biscuits

2 small round woven wicker Chinese sewing baskets with floral fabric liners and draw string covers.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, chinese

Small round red wicker Chinese sewing container, lid with pink glass ring handle & Chinese coin.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, chinese

Large round rattan Chinese sewing basket with lid, woven inside with reddish tones.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, chinese

The D-shaped mess tin was designed for the British Army in 1916 for WW1 soldiers. The back metal loop was designed for attaching to the greycoat carrier harness. It is possible that this item was then reused as a crib tin in the mines. A semi- circular container with a lid in a canvas bag that has a two centimetre diameter ring attached and two three centimetre wide leather straps attached. The lid can be completely removed from the tin, both have handles attached inside.crib tin, food container

Harold Victor Pulfer was born in Bendigo in 1887 and died 8/12/1940. He lived at 12 Brougham St., Quarry Hill. At the time of his death he was listed as a merchant and left an estate worth 11,782 pounds. By 1912 he was trading as Hamilton and Pulfer from a business in Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. As well as manufacturing tomato sauce they were also general merchants selling everything from herrings to poultry remedies.Bottle triangle shape The Property of H.V Pulfer Bendigo . This Property must not be used as a Food Container. L203 AGMglass, bottle

Macfarlane Lang was a Scottish food producer which merged with McVittie & Price in 1948.Rectangular biscuit tin with top and sides featuring multicoloured floral enamel. Within the central medallion there is a golden pheasant on a green ground. "Macfarlane Lang"containers, tins, biscuit tins, macfarlane lang

James Lang opened a shop and bakery in Gallowgate in 1817. His nephew, John Macfarlane, joined the business and took over when James died. A new bread factory was built at Wesleyan Street in Calton in 1880. The firm decided to move into machine-made biscuit manufacturing and opened the Victoria Biscuit Works on an adjoining site in 1886. Expansion to London followed, with the opening of the Imperial Biscuit Works in Fulham in 1903. In 1925 a new Victoria Biscuit Works with modern equipment was opened in Tollcross. Macfarlane Lang joined with other biscuit manufacturers to form United Biscuits in 1948. United Biscuits has since expanded to become one of Britain's leading food suppliers, and the Tollcross factory remains a major employer in Glasgow's East End at the beginning of the 21st century.Lidded biscuit tine decorated with an image of a doll's house on the lid. The manufacturer Macfarlane lang is inscribed on one Sid eof the box.biscuit tins, biscuit companies, containers

Salt-glazed terracotta jar with flanged rim. Two-toned brown glaze, with darker tone covering the upper third of the jar to the shoudler.3P imprinted on shoulder of jar.domestic items, food storage & preservations, container, jar, two-toned, storage, terracotta.

Many butter churns were brought to Australia when people immigrated. German butter churns usually have the hand hold and the large gear in the same place, and are usually embossed on the base with the litre size. They usually came with a paper label and did not have embossing on the sides of the jar.large glass jar with lid-mounted geared churning mechanism with rotating paddle and wooden handle.Germany' pressed into lid, 'W 3' cast into inside of turning handle, '2 L.' embossed into bottom of glass containerfood technology, food processing, butter, milk, churn, kitchen, processing, germany, glass

Salt-glazed terracotta jar. Two-toned glazing with flanged rim. Decorative circumferential line around shoulder.S.S.' written on base.domestic items, food storage and preparation, jar, container, glazed

Condiments set including stand made of brass (?) with four ball feet, flat base, wire frame and handle to fit four glass containers. 1st glass container: rectangular glass box (no lid) with moulded geometric pattern. 2nd glass container: square base with round neck, same geometric pattern, broken stopper. 3rd glass container: square with metal hinged lid with knob.E.P.N.S., 1' (Electro-Plated Nickel Silver), embossed on frame and metal lid of 3rd itemdomestic items, food and drink consumption, condiments, glass, rack, e.p.n.s., metalwork

Large wooden barrel used for bread storage. Three iron bands evenly spaced down side of barrel, one missing 3/4 way down. Wooden lid with stiffeners/handles. Barrel constructed of bowed pieces of oak (?) joined lengthways.s' and 'c' stamped into long handle on lid.domestic items, food storage and preservation, barrel, oak, bread, container, pantry