Black and white photo of a man standing beside a large Scalebuoy unit. The unit has a large end which is held on by eight large bolts with wheel fasteners and two inspection plates each with six bolts. The unit is in a building and there is another man in the background. Cohuna Butter Factory written on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy, cohuna butter factory

Black and white photograph of a large Scalebuoy Unit and other various parts and units arranged on the floor in front of the large unit. Photo pasted onto an album page and some newspaper cuttings from The East Anglian Daily Times dated Wednesday, April 7, 1937 on the back. Cuttings mention the Funeral of Capt. J. Brooks Close, Auckland Registrations of New Private Companies including Electronic Company of New Zealand, Ltd, Scalebuoys (New Zealand) Ltd and some travel arrangements of Richard H. S. Abbott.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy, east anglian daily times 7/4/1937, r h s abbott, capt james brooks close, electronic company of new zealand ltd, scalebuoys (new zealand) limited

Black and white photo of two men outside a building with two piles of scale and a Scalebuoy Unit. One man standing beside the door is wearing a suit and the other man, sitting on a box, is wearing overalls and he is holding a six buoy unit. One pile of scale is pale and the other is black. Written in the photo is Shrensbury Dairy Co (N.J). Beside the black pile of scale is: Scale removed July 12-1933 and beside the pale heap is: Scale removed May 10-1933. At the bottom is: Electronic Buoys Installed Feb. 26-1933. Photo is pasted on an album page. On the back is another sepia photo of a very large scalebuoy unit which is resting on the ground. Behind it a large tank resting on two large concrete blocks.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, shrensbury dairy co (n.j)

Black and white photo of two lots of scale. On the left is a pile of scale on a board sitting on a drum and on the right is another pile of scale on a board resting on two boxes. In the background is a brick building and stacks of wood.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scale

Small black and white photo of a man holding a large diesel fuel Scalebuoy unit. The man is in front of a large building. Written on the back: Large Diesel Feul Unit. Glass container. Scalebuoys visible at all times.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, diesel fuel scalebuoy unit

Small black and white photo of a Hollman Ace Compressor with Scalebuoys. Compressor has steel wheels. Name written on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, hollman ace compressor with scalebuoys

Small brownish black photo of a Hollman Ace Compressor Unit with S.Bs. Compressor has steel wheels. Name on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, hollman ace compressor unit with scalebuoys

Small black and white photo of Scalebuoys mounted on hot and cold water taps. Name written on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy twin tap units

Small sepia? Photo of a tap unit. Photo shows a water heater? On the right. Tap unit written on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy tap unit

Small black and white photo of Bendigo City Road Roller No 2. Name written on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo city road roller no 2

Small dull black photo of the Bendigo City Road Roller No 1. Name written on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo city road roller no 1

Black and white photo showing: 1. Carbon removed from the exhaust stack of the semi diesel engine of the Bendigo City Council road roller. 2. Section of exhaust stack before being cleaned out. 3. Piece of carbon taken from Victorian locomotive cylinder and 4 Samples of scale scabs taken from the cylinder of the diesel engines at the Little 180 Gold Mining Coy. Vincent Kelly Bendigo impressed in the bottom left corner. Information typed on the back of the photo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo city council, little 180 gold mining coy bendigo, vincent kelly

Black and white photograph showing sixteen buoy unit at Walshes Crown Hotel Bendigo. Name typed on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, walshes crown hotel

Photo of Scalebuoy set-up with the driving mechanism in factory. Also shown is the pipe work. On the back are two articles from Transport and Engineering in Australia December 16, 1937. One is about how the Scalebuoy came to be and the other is about Scalebuoy in the Victorian Railways locomotives. The name COCHRANE is embossed on two covers near the top of the large container.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, photograph of scalebuoy apparatus , victorian railways, kew gardens, mr abbott

Dull orange folder containing copies of letters, brochures, information sheets and some newspaper cuttings. Name on the front is Frank A. Stevenson 244 Hargreaves St Bendigo. Letters date from 1937 to 1942. Newspaper titles include: Prevention of Rust- Principle of the Scalebuoy, Scalebuoys in Cars, Tragic Death of Captain Hartley Abbott and the Obituary of Captain R.H.S.Abbott.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, frank a stevenson, mr bacon, amalgamated freezing co bendigo, g whalley, gunbower co-operative butter factory & trading coy ltd, mr wallace, j charlesworth, d v evershed, bendigo electronic co, walshes crown hotel, hunter bros, wybgones unit, 180 gold mining co, o'hallorans cyanide unit, crystal ice works, stevenson unit, bendigo council, central nell gwynne, nth deborugh g m co, deborugh g m c, deborugh consolidated, cohuna butter factory, geo ross, victorian producers' co-operative coy ltd, h abbott, ernest f o liddell, rothacker bros, motor spares ltd, leggo's buildings, t j jorgensen, mr robinson, stevenson bros, r h s abbott, d c house, the electrical factor in metabolism, w n abbott, the great boulder proprietary gold mines ltd, w o galletly, mr stronell, newport workshops, victorian railways, mr brownbill, mr james, the university of melbourne, j l osborne, n clarkson, sister mary gonzaga, st joseph's hospital, mater misericordiae hospital, mr herzog, sister m monica?, vacuum oil, j johns, h j grigg, w a walsh, market square, crown hotel, g e cole, transport & engineering in australia 16/12/1937, mr menderson, mr ross, sanitary age 8/2/1935, northern kiwanis clubs, harry a baxter, w h cunningham & hill ltd, link-belt co ltd, sir william crooks, royal zoological society, ginna works germany, close brothers, w h taylor, geo taylor hardware co ltd, details of hydraulic spinner unit (scalebuoy), a davidson, john g kelly inc, hannon, myers wishart, kennedy, mr critten, pennsylvania rubber coy, paul a douden & co, w e humphrey, kansas city public service co, smith, tangney hotels, wahkonsa hotel, muscatine hotel, arlington hotel, burke hotel, helen tangney-springer, f w woolworth co, w w edan, ymca, n f alcock, b j ingram, scalebuoys, bendigo electronic company of australia proprietary limited, a s bloomfield, harry ponsonby mackenzie, arthur robinson & co, the commercial banking company of sydney ltd, a t madden, victorian railways, e c eyers, city of bendigo, frank h day, lane's motors pty ltd, h c holland, union oil soap & candle co ltd, knox home, n a duthie, w h mccorkindale, maungatapere co-op dairy co ltd, the whangarei co-op dairy co ltd, w h millingford, kettering cartons limited, j g arlidge, w e humphrey, kansas city public service company, h w smith, prospectus of scale buoy distributors limited, edwin gripper banks, richard hartley smith abbott, frank shaw fitchett, hayden smith & fitchett, the commercial bank of australia limited, william john stanley horsfall, frank cooper, scott's hotel, a j phillips, stringer & phillips proprietary ltd, e g banks, edwin gripper banks, reginald william stringer, frank cooper, claude gordon robinson, s reid

Brown Genuine Ostrich Leather Wallet with press stud on strap for clasp. Red leather and material lining. Pockets for Passport, Bills, Landing Card, Luggage Check and Rail Ticket embossed in gold on the inside. R.H.S. Abbott also embossed in gold. Small coin purse also on the inside and a large pocket on each side.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, ostrich skin wallet, r h s abbott

Photocopy of a page from a Military Record. Dates on record between 11-2-09 to 9-10-14. Localities mentioned are Swan Island, 3rd M.D., Duntroon.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, page from military record, swan island, 3rd m.d., duntroon

Photocopy of a page from Officer's Record Service of Richard Hartley Smith Abbott. Date stamp at top left 23 May 1939. Paper shows Units where he served. A newspaper clipping has been copied onto the paper headed War-Time Inventor Killed on Surrey Hills Footpath by Motor Truck. Written between headline Sun 26-2-40.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, richard hartley smith abbott, scott's hotel, 8 air, 67th infy, 5/7th infy, r of o 3rd m.d

A box with a picture of trees on the front.(Writing on back of box states 'Trees of Williamsburg U.S.A. by Michael Frome .This tree grew when Jesus was born'(from Look Learn 11.8.62 article .Mountain lake in Alberta Canada .Strand on the green near London ). It contains pictures of, and articles about, trees. Sources include, 'The Sun,' 'Illustrated London News,' 'The Australian Women's Weekly' and 'The Australasian Post.' 1937 - 1968.TREESsciences, general, trees, lydia chancellor, collection, natural history, place, trees, botany, sciences

Letter from ? Berryman, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister to G.O.C., A.I.F. Dated 7 October, 1919. During the Prime Minister's visit to England, Capt. Abbott placed before him drawings of various inventions. Mr. Hughes was keenly interested and instructed that everything possible should be done to assist Capt. Abbott in his projects.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, commonwealth government line of steamers, australia house london, aif, capt abbott, mr hughes, ? berryman

Early photocopy of a letter to G.O.C., A.I.F. from James B. Close, of London, dated 6 October 1919. He mentions that he hopes Captain Abbott will be able to get his discharge in England as he needs his assistance with the development of the Pottery Machine. They are doing their utmost to get the machines in operation before countries where cheap labour is employed. Printed letterhead.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, close brothers & co, captain abbott, pottery machine, british empire, james b close

Light green and red Immigrant Identification Card, United States Department of Labor with the name Richard Hartley Smith Abbott, born in Canada Jan. 12, 1885. Has a 5.6 x 4.6 photo with imprint of stamp at the lower end. Has a brown card cover.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, richard hartley smith abbott, united states department of labor, robert a rawcliffe

Bank of New South Wales receipt dated 12/8/1936 for Overseas Currency Bought. Signed by R.H.S. Abbott.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bank of new south wales, r h s abbott, w h mccorkindale

Envelope with O W Trickett 567 George St Sydney Phone MA2417 and Flat 201 Edgecliffe House Edgecliffe Road Edgecliffe written on the front. On the back, printed in red is: Oceanic Line Hawaii + South Seas New Zealand, Australia America.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, o w trickett.

Envelope with Oceanic Line Hawaii + South Seas, New Zealand, Australia, America printed in red on the back. Name and address of Lawrence ? ?ertlein written on the front and ? Athorne and Franklin Q. Hershey written on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, lawrence ? ?ertlein, ? athorne, bradford house melbourne, franklin q hershey, oceanic line

Newspaper cutting titled New Private Companies, Auckland Registrations. Electronic Company of New Zealand, Limited, to market a device for treating water. R. H. S. Abbott, W. N. Abbott and A. K. Duthie has shares. Scalebuoys (New Zealand), Limited to market a device for treating water. Subscribers were A McG Grant, W A Fairclough, F C Mappin, C H Robertson, W H McCorkindale, W N Abbott, R. H. S. Abbott and J W Tattersfield.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, electronic company of new zealand limited, r h s abbott, w n abbott, a k duthie, scalebuoys new zealand limited, a mcg grant, w a fairclough, f c mappin, c h robertson, w h mccorkindale, w n abbott, j w tattersfield

Business card with the name Homer L. Rank representing The Strong-Scott Mfg. Co. Minneapolis, Minn. On the back is written Taylors Limited E. W. Taylor 623 Colombo St Christchurch.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, homer l rank, the strong-scott mfg co minneapolis, taylors limited, e w taylor

Small white business with the name Keith Butler, Production Superintendent. The Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd. (Iron & Steel Works) Newcastle. Australia.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, keith butler, the broken hill proprietary co ltd

Pink receipt, dated Aug 12, 1936. Receipt is for Duty Depart? Mariposa for £36/ Has an orange 2d. New Zealand stemp with a house on it in the top left corner.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, r h s abbott, albrecht & couldrey

Permit to Reenter the United States in the name of Richard Hartley Smith Abbott, expires on 11/3/1939. Has a photo of Mr. Abbott in the top left corner with an imprint of Department of Labor. Has USRP printed all over the paper in light blue with patterns of dots as a background.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, permit to reenter the united states, richard hartley smith abbott