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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - File
Part of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaMetal file with pointed endtrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - File
Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaMetal file with pointed endtrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - File
Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaMetal file with pointed endtrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Rasp
Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaRasp - type of file with very rough sidestrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Sealing Wax
Piece of sealing wax for sealing documents and letters.trades, tailoring -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Shoe Last
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 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - File
Part of collection of carpenter's tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaThin round 'rat-tail' file with flat faceted endtrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Saw
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 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Blow Torch
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 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Shoe Last, c1920
Used as a shape for making shoes.trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Tape Measure
Carpenter's Tape Measure in leather case.trades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Boot Last and Stand
Used for making Boots.No 8trades, bootmaking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Carpenter's Marking Gauge
Wooden carpenter's marking gauge - wooden shaft with square wooden block three quarters down shaft which is movable.trades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Axe Head
Iron axe head with wide end with hole for handle and the other thinned and sharpened.trades, tools -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Upholsterer's Tensioner
Wide wooden piece padded at one end and four sharp points at the other.trades, upholstering -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Strap Hammer
Used for cutting hoop iron straps on bundles.Small hammer head with hole formed for handle and thinned to a sharpened edge.trades, coopering -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Tin Smith's Hammer Head
Hammer head with hole formed for handle in centre. Has a blunt end and a thinned end.trades, tinsmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Carpenter's Brace and 8 bits, c1880s
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 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Spanner
Steel spanner with half hexagonal end. Hole in other end.trades, mechanics -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Spanner
Metal spanner with half hexagonal shapes at either endtrades, mechanics -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Spanner
Sprocket Spannertrades, mechanics -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Spanner
Small Spannertrades, mechanics -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Spanner
Open ended metal spanner with half hexagonal shape at each end.3/8 BSF 16 Wtrades, mechanics -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Spanner
Open ended metal spanner with half hexagonal shapes at either endtrades, mechanics -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Spanner
Open ended metal spanner with half hexagonal shape at either end.trades, mechanics -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Cold Chisel
Steel shaft with end flattened and sharpened and rounded at other.trades, mechanics -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Wrench
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 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Try Plane
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 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Keyhole Saw
Tools used by Mrs Duncan's grandfather, when he was a carpenter on the clipper ship of the 1870's between England and Australia.Latge wooden handle with small metal saw.trades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Carpenter's Bench Vice
Two large pieces of wood with a wide holed metal piece at one end. Large corkscrew metal pipe attached to metal tuning piece which is screwed into the wood.trades, carpentry