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Talc powder container, 1990's
Plastic square container with round lid. The lid twists and has holes to dispense the talc powder. Contains 100g net. On the back is printed a barcode with directions for use, caution alerts and ingredients. Customer service free call, information. Trademark J&J 1993Johnsons Baby (clinically proven mildness) powder, Johnson and Johnson 100g net. J&J on lid. On base ACI 316 1 Recycle symbol 2. -
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Folding pusher pram
The pram is light in weight. Made of black vinyl with a metal frame. A handle with wooden grips is used to push the pram from behind. It has four spoked wheels with rubber tyres. The hood can be unlocked and folded down as can the handle which folds over the top of the pram body for ease of transport. The pram contains a soft kapok fitted mattress with white heirloom lace frilled cover and a soft pillow covered with a white cotton pillowcase with a chicken and flowers embroidered on it.None -
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Baby basket with folding frame, H & C, Nursery
Steel framed folding babies basket. The frame painted cream has four swivelled small roller wheels attached. The basket frame can be removed by unscrewing four round knobs and the frame can be folded flat. The basket has a canvas base and sides woven with cotton cord. The basket is fitted with a pink liner with broad lace edges. Ther are two pockets sown onto the inside of the liner. The liner is in poor condition.The Universal Folding Basket. H & C printed on canvas base. -
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Baby weighing scales, Seca
Cream painted stand with a moving sprung table top attached. On top of the table sits a woven cane basket with a wooden base. The top edge of the basket is is plaited cane and painted gold. The other cane is painted white. It is lined with a piece of white towelling on which the baby would lie. Attached on the side of the base is a notched metal bar which has a sliding metal weight so the bar will balance. It is marked with 2, 4, 6, 8 etc up to 30 lb and a smaller upper bar measures ounces. There is a framed pamphlet hanging above the scales with instructions for using the scales.Ounce measures 0, 4, 8, 12, 1 (pound) Made in Germany 24767. Triangle shape with the word Seca inside -
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Child’s cloth book, Jolly Rhymes
Small cloth book with four pages printed on both sides. Contains the first line of nursery rhymes and accompanying pictures. Spine machine stitched each page double thickness. Top and bottom unfinished with fraying threads. Front page - Dean's rag book. Back page - Rag book. Trade mark Washable baby safe. Made in Great Britain 50578/2 -
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Child’s cloth book, Baby’s things - A real cloth book
Four pages with brightly coloured drawings of baby and wagon, baby and teddy, baby and shoes, baby and cup, baby and book, baby has many thingsRight lower front cover - copyright Whitford Publishing Co USA Printed by Colourtone Pty Ltd. Published in Australia by Golden Press Pty Ltd Left lower front cover GOLDEN -
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Leisure object - Child’s Nursery Rhyme colouring book, Mother Goose Rhyme book
At top of first page an inscription "St Luke's Sunday School" Alberton. Hector Irvine 3rd prize, Sister Winifred SuptA child's rhyme book with pictures to colour in. Ten pages printed on both sides with a card cover. Very poor condition, edges of pages dog eared and mended with sticky tape. The back cover has been replaced by card from a 1959 Bennett's store Wandiligong calendar. The spine has been reinforced with brown paper. Most pictures have been coloured in. Contains about 50 rhymes.Bottom of first page "With pictures to colour" No 10 An Australian Production, Copyright by Gunn and Taylor pty Ltd -
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Child's cloth book, Book of Animals - The Donkeys, 1933
Eight pages printed on both sides, edges bound with varying colours of bias binding. Each page has coloured drawings of various animals e.g. sheep and lambs, little pussy, the cow, nanny goat, ducks, fat pig, pussy's wash day and others. Some pages are stained due to age. Pages attached at spine with straight machine sewing.Printed in Japan -
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Cream cot in black stand and wheels, Cot - Nursery
Rectangular close woven cane box (no top wih lengths of canefollowing ventilation for base. There is a bent piece of cane screwed onto one end,doubling the height of the box,to support a mosquito net. There is a waterproof (1221) underlay - no mattress - and a folded (1201) quilt (cotton) inside. The frame is sturdy steel supporting the box - cot. Chipped black pain covering it. 2 metal handles are fastened to top side edges to help lift cot out of frame. -
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Fruit Pickers Bag
Made from meal with carry strap, and a canvas bottom. Metal elliptical shape top has a hook each side which takes leather knitted strap attached to the bottom of the canvas bag. The bottom of the bag is open so that when unhooked the fruit will fall through. A woven carry strap threads through buckles at the top of the bag.None visible -
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Wash Board
Used on wash days to scrub clothes by hand.All wood rectangular washing board.Has a frame with legs.On one side it has a slatted board upon which soiled clothes were rubbed.Constructed with metal nails, now rusted.Nonewashing, clothes, washboard -
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Cream Cane Pram, Pram
Vinyl lined large pram with folding hood, large wire basket under handle. Thick (5cm) mattress, baby pillow and silky shawl/cover. 3 towelling nappies - 1 cloth nap in basket. Was well sprung pram with 4 solid rubber tyres. Handle reaches 30cm above pram top (waist high) - made from shaped tubular steel.No markings noticed -
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Cane Washing Basket
Very large heavy oval shaped cane, woven washing basket.Has two handles at each end.Nonewashing, basket, laundry, clothes, clothes basket -
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Chainsaw, Jonsereds
Red Steel chainsaw complete with blade and chain attached supplied by Edwards Engineering Works Pty. Ltd, Machinery Distributors, Drouin -
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Candle power Buggy Lantern
Candle powered ,broken glass, circa 1900 attached to side of buggy see[0279] Metal structure attached to Buggy with a metal rod situated at the base of the Buggy seat close to the step . Four panels- two glass panels one is broken facing outwards and two metal panels facing inward and too the back. giving maximum light from the candle which is enclosed inside. two metal decorative circles on top of panels Part of Buggy -
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Hand Pump
Spray paint hand pump with plastic hose and steel nozzle attached"D" on one side. "Rega" on opposite side. -
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Wooden Trough
Used before concrete troughWooden Trough with two sinks on a wooden base. Height is waist high. Hand wringer attached to trough. -
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Souvenir jug, IBC
Small white china jug. Two koalas on a leafy branch on one side, sprig of wattle on the other. Jug has gold top rim."Greetings from Yarrawonga". Made in Czechoslovakia. Royal China, 1BC with a crown symbol. -
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Kitchen table
Laminex table - grey laminex with four chrome legs (double tube) Aristoc Industry Pty Ltd -
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Engine - water cooled
McCormick Deering, Model M, 1 1/2 HP , 500 RPM -
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Furphy Water Cart B, Furphys, Approx 1930
Horse drawn, spoked steel wheels. Wheels also made by Furphy -
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Water Tank, T. H. Hicks, circa 1900
Body and wheels, all metal constructionIndented lettering with tap, lid and spanner tap -
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Engine. - petrol /kerosene
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Furphy Water Cart, 1910-1920
Furphy water carts were first made in 1895Furphy Water Cart, Three wheel tractor drawn tank on a wooden frame. Original wheels and body made by J. Furphy Foundry. Holds 180 gallons. Red ends has signature Furphy markings with indented writing. Refer to photos -
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Weed Scythe, Sheffield
Round wooden handle with metal blade bolted to one end.Hoe made by Sheffield impressed on metal blade.garden, farming, tools, sythe, weeding -
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Engine - water cooled, 1924
McCormick-Deering ModelM, 1 /2 hp900rpm Water cooled -
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Engine - Petrol, 1918
Built by InternationalHarvester, colour green, petrol,kerosene -
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Bag Kicker, 1930
Used on local district farm 1950’s to 1960’sTwo parallel wooden 4x2 beams bolted with a metal rod and hook attachment to back of wagon. Has metal footing bolted to wooden arms upon which a bag of wheat sits. A meatball rod attached under the wagon allows it to pivot and lift the bag . None -
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Engine - Petrol/Kerosene, 1944
Red air-cooled McCormich-Deering. TypeLA 1 1/2to 2 1/2 hp 600 rpm - 1000 -
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Show Trailer, R A Lister Motors, 1900
6 x 4 Rubber tyre steel trailer mounted on trailer R A Lister s/valve. Diesel Motor with 2 x 24 C1 flat pulley belt drivinga riverside 2" suctionx 1 1/2 delivery CI pump.Back into water tank on trailer.