Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.Gramophone record housed in a brown paper sleeve bound in a orange folder with a blue spine. One of a collection of 12 gramophone records housed in the folder.[printed] "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" / TRADE MARK / MANUFACTURED SPECIALLY FOR THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD, SYDNEY, NSW / BETTER NOT ROLL THOSE BLUE, / BLUE EYES / (At Somebody Else) / Quick Step / (Twomey Goodhart) / JOE LOSS & HIS ORCHESTRA / Dance / Orchestra / (OER713) / Speed 78 / Cat. No. / E.A. / 3104 / CHAPPELLS / SYDNEY / MUST NOT BE USED FOR RADIO / BROADCASTING, NOR PUBLICLY PERFORMED [Hand written on sticker] 51/7 [printed] "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" / TRADE MARK / MANUFACTURED SPECIALLY FOR THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD, SYDNEY, NSW / YOU RHYME WITH EVERYTHING / THAT'S BEAUTIFUL / Slow Fox Trot / (Stoner-Reisfeld) / JOE LOSS & HIS ORCHESTRA / Dance / Orchestra / (OER719) / Speed 78 / Cat. No. / E.A. / 3104 / CHAPPELLS / SYDNEY / MUST NOT BE USED FOR RADIO / BROADCASTING, NOR PUBLICLY PERFORMEDtextile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramophone, record, textile mills - staff, his masters voice (hmv), gramophone co ltd, dickson's geelong, music, audio

Book of blanket samples manufactured at Gold Medal Mill.First entry of blanket sample book."crenella" banket luxury made especially for Carrigans Invicta Gold Medal Mill Made in Australia Pure New Woolwoollen mills, textile mills, invicta mills pty ltd, blankets samples

Book of blanket samples manufactured at Collins Bros Mill.Spectra Satin bound luxury blankets Australian Made Pure New Wool Spectra Blanket manufactured by Collins Bros A Physician product Pure New Woolwoollen mills, textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, label, blankets samples

Set of 'Physician' blanket samples produced by Collins Bros Pty Ltd.Set of 'Physician' blanket samples produced by Collins Bros Pty Ltd.Physician Blankets Manufactured by Collins Bros Pty Ltd Established 1874 PHYSICIAN Made in Australia Mothproofed Pure New Wooltextile design, textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, label

Combing removes the short or broken fibres and draws out the long fibres into even strands suitable for spinning. The process is necessary to produce long and soft strands needed for worsted yarn. These machines remove the short fibres and blend the remaining long fibres together to form the top. The short fibres that are removed, known as the noil, are used in the woollen system. The long fibres are drawn together, ready for spinning. To retain as many of the valuable long fibres as possible, a skilled operator always needed to be on duty in the factory to precisely set the machine. Machine has been completely rebuilt and set up by Nick Sokolov of Comb Research and Development with the help of Bruce Hill and others. NSC Schlumberger Comb PB25L machine No 3953, year of manufacture 1964. A rectilinear version of the Noble Comb, this machine separated long and short fibres. Donated to the National Wool Museum by Port Phillip Wool Processing Pty Ltd in 1993.French comb machine. 1962 Shlumberger and Co, France Model PB 251 NO. 3953.french comb, wool processing, textile industry, factory, machine, comb, restoration, fibres

Combing removes the short or broken fibres and draws out the long fibres into even strands suitable for spinning. The process is necessary to produce long and soft strands needed for worsted yarn. These machines remove the short fibres and blend the remaining long fibres together to form the top. The short fibres that are removed, known as the noil, are used in the woollen system. The long fibres are drawn together, ready for spinning. To retain as many of the valuable long fibres as possible, a skilled operator always needed to be on duty in the factory to precisely set the machine. A Nobel Comb separates short (Noils) fibres while also blending long (Tops) fibres together. The long fibres are used for worsted materials while the short fibres are used for woollen fabrics. Woollen materials are soft, bulky and fuzzy, such as a picnic blanket; whereas worsted materials are fine, smooth and crisp, such as a suit jacket. The Valley Worsted Mills in Geelong, now the Little Creatures Brewery, ran 12 noble combs up until 1981. Gold plaque on display with machine until 2018 read: G.H. Mitchell & Son, Adelaide have celebrated 125 Years of involvement with the Australian Wool Processing Industry by contributing the funds necessary to restore The Carding Machine, Noble Comb & The Gill Box.Noble Comb with plates - 'Prince Smith & Sons, Burlington Shed, Keishley' (One plate located on each gear box). 'Prince Smith & Sons, Burlington Shed, Keishley' (One plate located on each gear box).wool manufacturing, noble comb, textile industry, geelong, little creatures brewery, valley worsted mills, fibres, wool, factory

Photo depicts the Geelong Returned Soldiers and Sailors Woollen and Worsted Mill Board of Directors in 1938. Pictured are: Secretary - E.J. Fairnie; Director - G.W. McDonald; Chairman - D.P.C. Wilson; Managing Director - A. Schofield; Director - Padre Charles Neville; Director - F.H. BurnRSS Mill Board of Directors, 1938.GEELONG R.S. & S. WOOLLEN & WORSTED CO-OPERATIVE / MANUFACTURING COY. LIMITED / BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 22nd OCTOBER, 1938 The / Lockwood Studios / Geelongtextile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, fairnie, mr edward john - returned soldiers and sailors mill schofield, mr albert m.b.e. - returned soldiers and sailors mill wilson, mr d. p.c. - returned soldiers and sailors mill

Photo depicts male members of staff examining first piece of Harek tweed to be manufactured. Adrian Boddington Photography.textile industry, textile design, photographs

Exterior view of the Barwon Mill (built 1874; taken over by Godfrey Hirst and renamed Excelsior One in 1890) in 1966. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, barwon woollen mill, excelsior one mill

Depicts the west wall of the Barwon Mill, looking north in Factory Road. The Barwon Mill was built in 1874 and taken over by Godfrey Hirst and renamed Excelsior One in 1890. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, barwon woollen mill, excelsior one mill

Depicts the west wall of the Barwon Mill, looking north in Factory Road. The Barwon Mill was built in 1874 and taken over by Godfrey Hirst and renamed Excelsior One in 1890. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, barwon woollen mill, excelsior one mill

Depicts a northern view of the Victorian Woollen Mill. This was the first woollen mill in Victoria and was producing cloth by 1868. It became defunct and was purchased by Godfrey Hirst and his partners in 1899, who renamed it Excelsior Mill No. 2. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, victorian woollen mill, excelsior mill no. 2

Depicts the dry finishing room from one of the Godfrey Hirst mills in 1966. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile finishing, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, dry finishing, raising machinery

Depicts a view of the south wall of the Victorian Woollen Mill. This was the first woollen mill in Victoria and was producing cloth by 1868. It became defunct and was purchased by Godfrey Hirst and his partners in 1899, who renamed it Excelsior Mill No. 2. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, victorian woollen mill, excelsior mill no. 2

Depicts the warehouse from one of the Godfrey Hirst mills in 1966, where the finished goods were stored awaiting despatch. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills - warehouses, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd

Depicts the north-west walls of the warehouse from one of the Godfrey Hirst mills in 1966, where the finished goods were stored awaiting despatch (the Barwon Mill can be seen alongside). In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills warehouses, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, barwon woollen mill, excelsior one mill, textile mills - warehouses

Depicts the warehouse of the Barwon Mill of the Godfrey Hirst operation in 1966, where the finished goods were stored awaiting despatch. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills warehouses, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, barwon woollen mill, excelsior one mill, textile mills - warehouses

Sign used at Foster Valley Mill.Metal enamel toilet sign with black lettering on a white background.NOTICE. / "CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO / GODLINESS." LEAVE / THIS LAVATORY / AS YOU WOULD WISH TO FIND IT / VIC. ENL. WORKS GEELONG.valley worsted mill, foster valley mill pty ltd, sign, toilets, notice, manufacturing, factories, textile industry, workplace

Knitted fabric is made with a single yarn or sets of yarns moving in only one direction. Whether done by hand or by machine, the process is the same. The knitting needle loops the yarn through itself to make a chain of stitches. These chains, or rows, are connected to produce the knitted cloth. There are two types of commercial knitting machine. A flat-bed has its needles, one for each loop, arranged in a straight line to produce a flat fabric. A circular machine has its needles arranged on a rotating circle. The cloth forms as a tube which can be made into seamless clothing. Dellruss Pty Ltd original owner Llyold Henry Coburg. Mock ribber fitted post World War 2. In use from c.1928 until 1978.Stibbe Maxim circular sock knitting machine.sock knitting machine, manufacturing, textiles, socks, machines, circular, clothing, industry, wool

Machine used by Francesca Schwerkolt, August Schwerkolt daughter -in - law. She was the grandmother of the donor.Hand and foot operated transverse shuttle sewing machine with ornate foot treadle. Wooden top with mechanism in centre. Base of mechanism has mother of pearl inlay. Ornate iron supports. Two drawers on either side with ornate handles. Centre drawerOn Sewing Mechanism - ' Syst 182/Manufactured in Germany/Specially for/Hugo Wertheim'|On Base - 'Griffin' in ironwork|'Wertheim' in ornate ironwork on sides|S No. 6778165domestic items, sewing, textile machinery

Purchased in Lancashire, England. Arrived in Australia in 1951.Mrs. Popkop[ lived in Box Hill for 27 years , then for 18 years in Scott Street Mitcham before moving to Tweeds Heads in 1998. Mrs Popkop thought she may have had to live in the outback where there would not be any power, hence the hand operated machine.|When we were given the machine it was in very poor condition. Ted Arrowsmith worked on it diligently and finally got it in working condition.|Then we had to get the bobbin to work. As we were not familiar with this type of bobbin, it being the torpedo type, Frances Warren took it to the Ringwood Sewing Centre, 17 Melbourne Street Ringwood and Barry Ford was able to show her how to thread the bobbin..|After a lot of trial and error 2with the tension we finally got the machine to sew a seam. Barry Ford checked the serial no. and authenticated the date of manufacture as 1889.Hand operated vibrating shuttle Singer sewing machine, burgundy with wooden base. Serial no. 8615740Singertextile machinery, sewing, domestic items

Cash's first began manufacturing name tags, woven badges and woven labels in Australia in 1913, and since then countless Cash's labels have been sewn onto school and club jumpers. The Boy Scouts commissioned this point paper design featuring a boy, puma and snake. It is inspired by imagery from Kipling’s Jungle Book.Point paper design featuring boy, puma and snake. Corresponding clothing label attachedtextile design, design

Cash's first began manufacturing name tags, woven badges and woven labels in Australia in 1913, and since then countless Cash's labels have been sewn onto school and club jumpers. Point paper design featuring map and flag. Corresponding clothing label attachedtextile design, rmit design archives

The name of this chair, Lepidoptera, refers to the insect species of moths and butterflies as LeAmon drew upon the anatomy of a butterfly to develop the concept of the chair?s structure, colour and pattern. Another key feature of the design was the use of textile remnants from automotive textile manufacturer Autofab,recalling LeAmon's redeployment of leather offcuts from the manufacture of cricket balls to make her 'Bowling Arm' series of bangles.industrial design, furniture

Melbourne : Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, c1988 xxix, 1017 p. : ill., maps, ports., plans, facsims. ; 26 cm. non-fictionThis book provides a history of technology in Australia from 1788 to 1988. There are twelve chapters by different authors. These chapters are: Innovation, science and the farmer (D.E. Tribe and L.J. Peel) Food technology (K.T.H. Farrer) Water and irrigation (K.D. Green) Forestry and forest products (W.H. Algar) Australian innovation in textile technology (D.S. Taylor) Engineering construction and building (J. Holland) Transport (B. Inglis) Communications and computers (J.H. Curtis and T. Pearcey) The chemical industry and Australian contributions to chemical technology (J.E. Kolm) The mineral industries (G.B. O'Malley) Energy (R.N. Morse) Manufacturing industry (P.N. Richards) Defence science and technology (J.L. Farrands and J.C. Wisdom) Index, photographs.technology -- australia -- history., technological innovations -- australia -- history.

William Turner, a Scottish born free-lance designer, who was contracted to GP&J Baker, painted the image on which the design was based in 1918. Turner had trained as a furniture designer before leaving for London in the 1890s, where he rose to prominence as an Arts & Crafts designer. The bird that gives this design its name is adapted from Robert Havell’s ‘A Collection of Birds of Paradise’, published in 1835, and was a favourite of Victorian chintz designers.“Paradise Bird” has been in continuous production since its creation. The hand-block print, of which these curtains are an early example, was supplemented by a version engraved on copper rollers in 1962, and was updated onto screens in 1982. The curtains have significance to the collection because of their intrinsic value and for the link to one of the historic mansions in the City of Boroondara. The curtains by G.P & J Baker of London use one of the exemplary designs in this manufacturer’s output. The first use of the design was in 1918, following the Great War, and the design is said to reflect the hope for peace which was a feature of the postwar years. The curtains are an early example of the Paradise Bird design, and were block printed. A pair of curtains originally situated in one of the front reception rooms of 'Tourmont' in Balwyn Road, Balwyn (now Fintona Girls’ School). The fabric in the curtains was manufactured by the English firm of GP&J Baker. The textile design is variably named as ‘Paradise Bird’ or more recently, ‘Hydrangea Bird’. Turner’s bird perches in a blossoming branch directly above a woodpecker, which is an attribute of Mars, god of war. Thus the design reads as a symbolic statement where War is reversed and Paradise returns (a hopeful message at the end of WWI). “Paradise Bird” has been in continuous production since its creation. . curtains, fabric design, historic buildings