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Arapiles Historical Society
Petrol Pourer
Farm equipment, made of metalpetrol, gas, kerosene, can -
Orbost & District Historical Society
signal lamps
Possibly used in the Orbost district. Railway lamps of this kind were hand signalling lamps used by train guards, shunters and sometimes signalmen and station staff. They could signal the locomotive crew at night to let them know what to do (move forward/move backward/right-of-way) when leaving a station, goods yard or siding. Railway lamps of this kind were significant railway items in their period of use as essential tools to the safe-working operations of the railway. Two railway signal lamps. These are kerosene burning lamps made of metal and painted red. Both lamps have carrying handles at the top. .1 has a green glass lens and .2 has a red glass lens. signals lamps communication railway transport kerosene-burning -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Kerosene Lamp (Rochester Lamp)
Metal (silver-plated?) cylindrical base with a column rising up to a cylindrical storage area for kerosene. On top of this are three wires protruding out from the burner area. These wires would be used to hold the glass lens (not with the lamp)lamp, lantern, light, kerosene -
Orbost & District Historical Society
tea hamper
A complete tea hamper used for train travelling. It has a small kerosene burner, a teapot and is fitted with small metal boxes and flasks for holding milk, sugar, tea etc. It is in a cane box which opens out with leather inserts.hamper travel-items personal-effects cane-basket -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Kerosene Lamp
Metal cylindrical base to store kerosene. Metal "arch" connected to the base and holding the top metal vent in place. The top vent and bottom vents have wire metal holding the glass lens in place. There is also a wire handle Lanora Australia, on baselamp, lantern, light, kerosene -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Vehicle - DIETZ UNION , NEW YORK, DRIVING LAMP
Robert Edwin Dietz (1818-1897) bought an existing factory in 1840 and became a leading manufacturer and innovator of many forms of lighting. Eventually the firm was run by Robert and his four brothers before being taken over by the next generation. This lamp design was patented in 1907.Dietz Union, New York, Driving Lamp. Kerosene driving lamp with Burner. Painted Black with Clear front glass face. Has carrying handle and mounting brackets/ Approx 250mm high, 140mm wide and 150mm deep. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
Hall built July 1926, funded mainly by public donation, lighting was originally by kerosene lamps, later 'gloria lights', then a generator, until electricity connected in 1964.Colour photograph of the entry to the Nowa Nowa Community Hall, shows a timber dwelling with gable roof, weather shield over main door. Nowa Nowa Victoria.halls -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Hurricane lamp, c. 1920
This is a hurricane lamp, so called because the tall glass dome was designed to protect the flame from excessive draft. These lamps were common in households in the first half of the 20th century ( used for house lighting) and later used for camping and out door activities.This item is retained as an example of type of lighting used in pre electricity times.This is a metal lamp with a glass bowl contained within a metal frame with a handle. There is a mantle inside the bowl. On the metal frame and base are various mechanisms for controlling the flame and a place for filling the container at the bottom with kerosene. The metal is heavily rusted with splotches of paint.vintage lighting, hurricane lamps -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Kerosene lamp with reflector plate, Victor Lamp Company, U.S.A, c. 1920
An item of this type would have been used for lighting purposes by householders both within and around the house in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It may have originally been attached to a wall or ledge. This item has no known local provenance but is retained as an example of a lighting mechanism some 100 years ago.This is the main body of a kerosene lamp. It is made of metal and the base and back stand have been painted green. It has a mantle, an oil container and a round reflector plate (which has been originally painted silver). The glass bulb is missing.N (?) 23 Victorvintage lighting, kerosene lamps -
Orbost & District Historical Society
iron, 1950's - 1970's
A fuel iron with a small cream-porcelained body and black handle . The back is a bulb-shaped container for holding the fuel. This is a kerosene operated Tilley Model DN 250n iron. It has a regulating generator which enables the user to control the heat. iron domestic fuel-iron -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Galvanised liquid storage, 1900+
Item was probably used as a storage container for Kerosene or oil possibly fuel or some other liquid, the spout indicates it was used to fill other objects such as machines or farm implements etc.It appears the item is quite old and could date from around the turn of the 20th century around 1900 -1920Round container galvanised with conical top and metal handle. Has cloth & wood stopper in top. Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Bird cage, 1930s
One of a collection of Depression-era items donated by Mrs Elizabeth Angel. The cage, and another similar cage, is constructed of found or recycled materials including what appear to be kerosene tinsDepression-era handmade birdcage, constructed out of painted tin and chicken wire. The cage has an overhanging piece of iron at the front for protection from the weather. It is open on three sides. bird cages -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Lamp
Lamp used to warn of dangerous area or objects on road, footpath or railway gates owned by Council or the Railways. This one belonged to the Country Roads Board of Victoria.Red painted outer case with lid. Inner red glass lamp and kerosene holder with wire to lift out for filling. Gaps all round to allow light to shine out and to let air in to allow lamp to burn. Country Roads owned.lighting, kerosene & oil -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Glass Lamp Base, c. 1920
This lamp base would have had a glass chimney clipped to the burner. It is a portable kerosene lamp used in the 19th century and the early 20th century for household lighting before the advent of electricity.This item is retained for display purposes as an example of household lighting a hundred years ago.This is a clear glass lamp base with a metal burner attached to the top. The bottom of the base is hollow. The glass on the stem and bulb is patterned. A BLIXTENvintage household lighting, kerosene lamps -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Lamp Table Kerosene, pre 1950s
This particular lamp was made for the dinner table or "parlour". This was the most effective indoor lighting before electrical lighting was introduced in the 1940's. These table lights would have still been used after this time as emergency lighting during electrical power shortages (outages). These emergency lighting lamps, including candles, were eventually replaced by battery power. The Kiewa Valley was supplied by electricity well before many other rural regions due to the State Electricity Commission constructing the Kiewa Hydro Electricity power turbines (late 1930's to mid 1950's). Petrol and diesel generators were used in other rural regions before state wide electricity was available.The significance of this kerosene lamp to the Kiewa Valley is that it provides the proof that before the Hydro electricity scheme was established in the valley, householder and commerce relied on candle/kerosene power. Although at certain times before battery and solar energy became the night time lighters the sole source of lighting was candle power and kerosene power. The supply of both however was still required by most of the population by supply from city and larger country town suppliers. This nearly fully glass made table lamp(kerosene) has a large glass bowl/basin like kerosene storage unit with a glass circular finger handle (similar to a ordinary cup). Formed single star like patterns (50mm apart) encircle the centre of the bowl. On top of the bowl sits the metal (brass) wick holder with a small wheel protruding out one side for adjusting the wick length(increasing or decreasing the strength(regulating) of the amount of light projected. Four prongs rise from the circular base light fixture holding the windproof and refractive glass "pot belly" shield. lamp table, kerosene lamp, household lighting (non electrical) -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Mark Plummer, late 1960's
Black and white photo of W2 562 or 502, leaving a "shoofly" temporary track deviation during road / track reconstruction. Location not known at this time. Photo by Mark Plummer late 1960's. Note the kerosene warning lamps, could be route 69.Has the "Mark Plummer" stamp on the rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, track repairs, trackwork, tram 562? -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Candle stick holder, ca. 19th century
Candle stick holders were used to hold and display candles for light. They were used before commonly in domestic situations before lighting from kerosene, gas and electricity was freely available and affordable.This is an example of lighting used commonly before the late 19th century.Candle stick holder enamel grey speckled with dish base, side handle and fixture for holding candle.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, domestic lighting, candle, candlestick, candle holder, light -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Kerosene Blow Torch
Companion Heaters Pty Ltd was registered in May 1941, with headquarters at 450 Collins Street Melbourne. Using a Swedish design, this blow torch is a number 42, with a kerosene capacity of 1 pint (600ml)A rusted and blackened cylinder nine centimetres diameter, 11 centimetres high. A two centimetre diameter, nine centimetre long metal handle is attached vertically on an angle six centimetres from the cylinder at the bottom and three centimetres at the top. A four centimetre diameter, 12 centimetre long blow torch is attached to the top of the cylinder and secured with a one and a half wide metal strap. The top of the cylinder also has a two centimetre filling cap and a one and a half centimetre diameter pump which is six centimeters long. Engraved on the cylinder is- COMPANION BRAND MADE IN AUSTRALIA BY AUTHORITY OF MAX SIEVERT SWEDEN. Part of the Aileen and John Ellison Collectionblow torch, aileen and john ellison, companion brand -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Lamp - Bradley and Hubbard Oil Lamp
Bradley and Hubbard Co. 1869 to 1940. Pat'd 1895 - 1898.Used by a Kiewa Valley residentNickel plate body with glass chimney and large white lamp shade. Both bowl and base are panelled and the base is scrolled on the edge. The bowl has a fill cap inscribed B & H and opposite there is a ratchet wheel lift. On top of the bowl is a decorated cylinder which lifts up to enable the lamp to be lit with a match. The glass chimney sits on top. There are 3 curved equally spaced rods coming up around this cylinder - to hold up the shade.Embossed on Fill Cap lid: "B & H" Embossed on top of bowl "Dec. 1885 / No. 4 Radiant / The/ B & H" and opposite "Pat'd Aug. 16 1888" Embossed on side under the 'grate': Pat'd Feb. 16 '97" Painted on glass chimney: "Griffen - Brand / dragon logo / Fire Proof / Madein Saxony / Rochester / No. 2lamp, lantern, bradley & hubbard, kerosene, oil light -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Kerosene table lamp
Moulded clear glass base with glass handle. Clear glass flame cover. Brass wick holder with cotton wick.lamp, lighting, table, glass, kerosene -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Lamp, Kerosene
Blue glass lamp on brass standkerosene lamp, kerosene, lamp, lighting, brass -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - LANTERN
LANTERN USED ON WORK SITE - WARNING POSSIBBLE HAZARD.RED PAINTED LANTERN. FORMERLY OWNED BY PMG.([DEPARTMENT OF POST MASTER GENERAL) METAL CASE HOUSING, REMOVABLE FUEL BOWL RED LAMPSHADE, HANDLE TO HANG LANTERN ON LOW POST, HINGED LID.P.M.G.local history, lighting, kerosene, oil, lighting -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - LANTERN
LANTERN USED AS ROAD SIDE WARNINGS BY C.R.B. DURING ROAD WORKS AND EXCAVATIONS. LANTERNS WERE LIT BY WORKMEN TO GIVE WARNINGS TO NIGHT TRAVELLERS. ALSO USED ON DULL FOGGY DAYS. BURNERS REMOVABLE . C.R.B. STAMPED ON CAGE.RED PAINTED LANTERN, FORMERLY OWNED BY C.R.B. (COUNTRY ROADS BOARD) METAL CAGE WITH FUEL BOWL AND RED GLASS ENCASED. HINGED LID.C.R.B.lighting, kerosene, oil, lighting, country roads board -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - LANTERN
RED PAINTED LANTERN USED AT CONSTRUCTION SITES ON ROAD SIDE, OR PMG WORKS. HINGED LID, REMOVABLE FUEL BOWL. RED LAMP SHADE, AND HANDY HANDLE TO HANG LIGHTlocal history, lighting, kerosene, oil, lighting -
Orbost & District Historical Society
buggy lamps, 1880's -1910
In the beginning of the19th century, the main mode of transportation was the horse and carriage. Even after the advent of the railway, remote areas still relied on the horse for local transport.Until Australian coachbuilders began making buggies from the 1860s, most were made in America Buggies with four wheels were light but comfortable. Many had hoods to keep the sun and rain off passengers. They were generally owned by doctors, ‘squatters’ and business people. Some had small turn-out seats at the back for children. Lamps are placed at different places on the carriage sides: 1 lamp on each side placed close to box seatThese lanterns are examples of lighting devices used in the time of horse and carriage transport.Two kerosene lanterns - buggy lamps.They are rectangular in shape and have a chimney on top. Both have carrying handles.There are 3 glass windows having two clear white lights and one small red round light on the back. The ceramic burner is made by Barton's.On ceramic wick holder - B in the middle of BARTONS B Underneath is TRADE MARK lighting kerosene-lights buggy-lamps transport lanterns -
Federation University Historical Collection
Mining Lamp, E. Thomas and Williams Ltd, Welsh Mining Lamp
This lamp is typical of lamps used in Welsh Coal Mines. It was purchased from the supplier around mid 1995. The Welsh Miners’ Lamps were ingeniously designed over 180 years ago to alert coal miners to danger. It ensures the burning of a protected flame in the presence of explosive gas, by regulating the necessary supply of atmospheric air, and by allowing the products of combustion to pass through without igniting the gaseous atmosphere. If the atmosphere is so heavily charged that noxious gas enters the lamp, its presence will be indicated by a change in the length and color of the flame, and (unless there are exceptional circumstances), the miner has sufficient warning to secure his safety. (http://www.welshminerslamps.com/info_lamp_personaluse.shtml, accessed 06/05/2015) E. Thomas & Williams, Ltd. mining lamps have been in continuous production since 1860. Cambrian Lamps are approved for use in coal mines where methan gas and oxygem deficinecy are hazards.Solid Brass traditional miners Flame Safety Lamp with Copper Chimney. The base of this lamp is tooled from solid brass because brass does not spark when it hits rock and is therefore the safest metal to use underground. The lamp burns lamp oil (kerosene). R. Thomas and Williams Ltd Makers Aberdare Wales Cambrian No 152897mining lamp, miner's lamp, thomas and williams, wales, welsh, welsh miners lamp, mining, cambrian lampworks, miners flame safety lamps -
Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
Furniture - Lamp, Lamp with Glass Table
Glass lamp base - seven sided narrowing before kerosene covered bowl section covered with brass burner possibly ' Aladdin' with used wick. Middle rim patterned - molded glass. Chimney - clear glass undamaged. Made around 1920's - 1950's. -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Railway Signal Lamp, c. late 1800s - early 1900s
Metal and glass railway signalling lamps were used for communication, safety and lighting by train guards, shunters and signalmen, as well as station staff in the late 1880s to the early 1900s. They were hand operated and used fuel such as kerosene.The railway signal lamp has local significance as part of a set of three lamps donated by a resident of Wodonga who worked for the Victorian Railways. It also has national significance as an example of communication and safety equipment used by the railways in Australia in the late 19th century and early 20th century.Exterior casing of a black painted metal railway signal lamp with circular blue and red glass filters and a turning mechanism on the top under a circular handle. Small copper plate with the letters "A y" stamped on it, on one side of the lamp. "A y"railway lamps, signalling lamp, train signal lamps -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Railway Signal Lamp, 1917
Metal and glass railway signalling lamps were used for communication, safety and lighting by train guards, shunters and signalmen, as well as station staff in the late 1880s to the early 1900s. They were hand operated and used fuel such as kerosene.The railway signal lamp has local significance as part of a set of three lamps donated by a resident of Wodonga who worked for the Victorian Railways. It also has national significance as an example of communication and safety equipment used by the railways in Australia in the late 19th century and early 20th century.Black painted metal signal lamp with a circular metal cover over a clear glass disk at the front and an elongated oval shaped handle at the back. The circular metal cover has a vertical slit in it. There is an inscription on the top of the lamp with the date 1917 and the company name "Eli Griffiths & Sons, Birmingham"."ELI GRIFFITHS & SONS / 1917 / BIRMINGHAM"railway lamps, signalling lamp, train signal lamps, railway equipment -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Set of Three Railway Signal Lamps, c. late 1800s - early 1900s
These types of metal and glass railway signalling lamps were used for communication, safety and lighting by train guards, shunters and signalmen, as well as station staff in the late 1880s to the early 1900s. They were hand operated and used fuel such as kerosene.The three railway signalling lamps have local significance as a set donated by a resident of Wodonga who worked for the Victorian Railways, as well as national significance as examples of the communication and safety equipment used by the railways in Australia in the late 19th century and early 20th century.Set of three painted black metal and glass railway signal lamps used for various purposes during train journeys. The largest signal lamp has circular blue and red glass filters and a turning mechanism on the top under the handle. "A y" on a small copper plate on one side of the largest signal lamp - Lamp 1.railway lamps, signalling lamp, train signal lamps