Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to Australia14 shell bits - two different types and in differing sizesThe name Sorby, Mathieson and Ridgway are endorsed on some bits.trades, carpentry

Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to Australia8 hand made nails in various sizestrades, carpentry

Part of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaMetal file with pointed endtrades, carpentry

Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaMetal file with pointed endtrades, carpentry

Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaMetal file with pointed endtrades, carpentry

Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaRasp - type of file with very rough sidestrades, carpentry

Piece of sealing wax for sealing documents and letters.trades, tailoring

Belonged to the donor's father and uncle and are over 70 years old.A wooden last with a metal sole, almond shaped toe with 7G stamped on one side of heel and 1706 GNB on the other side.GNB 1706 7Gtrades, bootmaking

Part of collection of carpenter's tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaThin round 'rat-tail' file with flat faceted endtrades, carpentry

Used in an orchard workshop to cut metal.Belt driven power hacksaw or metal cutting saw with overhead drive shaft and a section of canvas drive belt.'Drawcut' make, on bow and 'adjust tension' etc on adjuster.trades, metalworking

Used by donor for soldering spouting and downpipes on his home in McDowall Street Mitcham.Round metal cylinder with handle. Smaller cylinder attached to top.trades, plumbing

Used as a shape for making shoes.trades, blacksmithing

Carpenter's Tape Measure in leather case.trades, carpentry

Used for making Boots.No 8trades, bootmaking

Wooden carpenter's marking gauge - wooden shaft with square wooden block three quarters down shaft which is movable.trades, carpentry

Iron axe head with wide end with hole for handle and the other thinned and sharpened.trades, tools

Wide wooden piece padded at one end and four sharp points at the other.trades, upholstering

Used for cutting hoop iron straps on bundles.Small hammer head with hole formed for handle and thinned to a sharpened edge.trades, coopering

Hammer head with hole formed for handle in centre. Has a blunt end and a thinned end.trades, tinsmithing

Brace is a U shaped frame with a wooden handle in centre, a round metal wheel at one end and a metal handle at the other end. Bits are corkscrew shaped and sharpened to make a hole in wood.trades, carpentry

Steel spanner with half hexagonal end. Hole in other end.trades, mechanics

Metal spanner with half hexagonal shapes at either endtrades, mechanics

Sprocket Spannertrades, mechanics

Small Spannertrades, mechanics

Open ended metal spanner with half hexagonal shape at each end.3/8 BSF 16 Wtrades, mechanics

Open ended metal spanner with half hexagonal shapes at either endtrades, mechanics

Open ended metal spanner with half hexagonal shape at either end.trades, mechanics

Steel shaft with end flattened and sharpened and rounded at other.trades, mechanics

Steel wrench - round handle at one end which turns the movable jaw at the other end enabling wrench to grip item to be tighten or loosened.trades, mechanics

Tools used by Mrs Duncan's grandfather, when he was a carpenter on the clipper ship of the 1870's between England and Australia.Large wooden plane.WBDtrades, carpentry