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Curling tongs were commonly used by ladies' hairdressers, or at home. Not electric, these tongs may have been heated over a flame or gas.Curling tongs, nickel plated steel, wooden handles"ORGM" ?curling tongs, curling irons, hair care equipment

Clothes pegs, turned wood, also known as "Dolly pegs". Similar to "Best American clothes pegs". For household use, pegging wet clothing out to dry on clothes line.Clothes pegs, turned wood.clothes pegs, dolly pegs, laundry equipment

Saucer-shaped enamel dish with handle and holder for candle and melted wax.Candle holder, white enamel covered steel, with candle stubcandle holders

"Vesta case" containing 3 cm long waterproof matchesSmall tin, hinged lid, nickle plated, printed lid, containing blue-headed waterproof matches, known as "Vestas"Bell's Waterproof Wax Vestas printed in green and redmatches, match containers, vesta cases, vesta matches

Used for darning clothing such as socks. This is a small one, possibly used for children's clothing.Small darning mushroom, turned wood, painted fawndarning mushrooms, darners

Velvet soap, commonly used for washing of both hands and items such as dishes and clothingTwo cakes of Velvet soap"Velvet" molded on face, J. Kitchen and Sons Pty Ltd on obverse; colour yellowsoap, laundry soap

Razor strops are used to sharpen single-sided (cut-throat) razors. Still used by some men's hairdressers.Double leather strap, brown polished leather handle and joiner/hook holder, nickel plated suspension ringBenwill stamped on joinerrazor strops

Used to secure clothes etc. on a clothes line to dry.Four square wooden clothes pegs, two with sliding tightenersclothes pegs, laundry equipment

Made for home repair of shoes with worn soles.Kit comprises pair of Kromhyd (rubber compound) shoe soles, with bottle of glue, mounted on plastic and cardboard packaging"Kromhyd shoe repair outfit, waterproof nonslip"shoe repair kits

Starch is used to stiffen cloth when ironed, eliminating creases and giving a smooth finish . Now seldom usedTwo cardboard packets containing "Silver Star Starch" Box 1 Blue, light blue printed on white. Box 2: Multicoloured on whiteBox 1: Net weight 12 ounces when packed. Box 2: 300g Net. The very best since 1890starch, laundry starch

Used to warm feet: ancestor of the hot water bottle.Stoneware foot warmer, treacle and off-white glazefoot warmers

Used in laundry to transfer "dippers" of water from one vessel to another, such as removing hot water from a laundry copper.Galvanised steel container with handle.laundry dipper, laundry equipment

Cast iron kettle, with steel lid, painted black, for boiling water, usually over a fuel stove or open fireplace.Cast iron kettle, with steel lid, painted blackT & C CLARKE & Co. Ltd ENGLAND Rd 665875 3.0 QUARTS FIRST QUALITYkettles

Used to iron clothes, heated over a stove. These irons came in different sizes, this is a large iron, number "9".Black cast ironSilvester [no.] 9 flatirons, irons, laundry equipment

Used for ironing clothes, heated on stove. These irons came in various sizes, this is a number "7".Black cast iron"Silvester Patent Salter". "7"flatirons, laundry equipment

Usually heated over a stove, used for ironing shirt collars and similar garments, this flatiron has a curved or rounded base.Small black flat iron, rounded baseSilvester patent [No.] 1flatirons, laundry irons

Used in kitchen to measure quantities up to one pound.Kitchen scales, painted cream with set of 5 weights and aluminium dish (not original)1 oz, 2 oz, 4 oz, 8 oz, 1 lbscales, kitchen scales, balances

Used, probably in a bedroom, to wash face and hands when running water not available. This set is possibly made by the Swinnerton factory (England) between 1905 and 1917.Ceramic toilet set, comprising water bowl and ewer, blue and white with rose decorationstoilet set, ewer and basin sets, jugs, basins

Used for beating eggs or other cooking mixtures.Egg beater, chromed metal with wooden handlesSwift Whip. A Propert product made in Australia Pat. Ball drive 9033/32egg-beaters, whisks, kitchen equipment

Used for rolling out pastryPlain turned pine rolling pinrolling pins, baking utensils, woodcraft

This wind-up portable gramophone, for 78 rpm discs, was used for home entertainment. It did not require electric power. Includes one record.Wind-up portable gramophone, for 78 rpm discs, in black leatherette box, with needles and 10 inch (25 cm) 78 rpm acetate discColumbia Viva-tonal Grafonola Made in Australiagramophones, phonographs, audio equipment, gramophone records

Paddle-style butter churn used to make butter by beating cream, includes two decorative butter pats and one wooden implement for scraping butter inside churn.Wooden butter churn, consisting of u-shaped container, crank driven flails and lid, with two decorative butter pats and one wooden implement for scraping butter inside churn.butter churns, butter making, butter pats

Men's razor used prior to "safety" razors; still used by some men's hairdressersCut-throat razor, stainless steel hollow ground blade folding into black plastic handle in black cardboard caseI.X.L. Wolstenholme, Sheffield, Eng. The Celebrated extra hollow ground razor. "A. Sargent" label on caserazors, cut-throat razors, shaving

General purpose household bowl, green enamel over steel.Large green enamel bowlbowls, enamel bowls

Used to store meat and other perishables, often with wetted cloth covers to keep contents cool where refrigeration was not available.Grey painted ventilated meat safe with centre shelfmeat safes, food safes

Used as a bath or for washing clothes where water supply not connected. This mass produced tub has no manufacturer's marks.Galvanised bath, with carry handlesbaths, bathtubs, laundry equipment

Used as toilet receptacle in bedroom, where toilet facilities not conveniently available.Ceramic chamberpot, cream glaze, single handle. Caneware glaze, clear glaze over clay.Hoffman (moulded on base)chamberpots, bedrooms, toilets

Used in laundering clothing etc. Item would be rubbed against corrugations to remove ingrained dirt.Unpainted wooden framed washboard, clear glass corrugated on one side, with metal insert in top of frame.washboards, laundry, laundry equipment

Used in laundering clothing etc. The corrugated section used to remove ingrained dirt by rubbingWooden washboard, corrugated both sides, painted greenwashboards, laundry, laundry equipment