Forceps, Tooth Extracting - Lower Stumps. Maker Smith & Sheppard. Stamped 31 on handle. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, forceps, tooth extracting, lower stumps, smith & sheppard.

Mouth Retractor, has rubber pad on one arm. L 145mm.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, mouth retractor

Bone Chisel - medium, L 145mm, Made by Mayer & Moltzer Londonflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bone chisel, mayer & moltzer

Forceps, Made by Mayer & Moltzer London. "HAS" scratched on handle.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, forceps, mayer & moltzer

Cranium traction clamp, use for applying traction for broken necks or spinal injury. Has 26 stamped.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, cranium traction clamp

Louis Lachenal manufactured concertinas for C Wheatstone & Co. from around 1848-1858 in a combined home and manufactory in Cheswick, England. He then establish up his own business 'Lachenal's' at 8 Little James Street in London. In 1863 the firm began advertising both 'Anglo and English concertinas, which were more expensive. Lachenal passed away in 1861, so his wife Elizabeth took over the business. The firm was sold to a group of five businessmen in about 1873 and in 1874 the firm became ‘Lachenal & Co.’ A Trade Mark application was made by Richard Ballinger on behalf of Lachenal & Co. on 31st August 1878 and the Number 19,555 was published in the Trade Mark Journal January 8, 1879. The symbol was an English-style reed-shoe with the words 'Trade Mark' and 'English Make'. It was stamped on the right-hand rail (handle) of the Lachenal Anglos, to distinguish them from the German-made ones. It seems that the company ceased business in 1933.This concertina, made in the late 19th to early 20th century, represents the portable musical entertainment of the early settlers in the colony of Australia. Concertina, six sided, 21 buttons, with fitted case. Wooden ends have carved cut-outs and leather straps attached to brass buttons. Five-fold bellows have light coloured sides with reinforced edges and corners. Constructed with steel reeds and bone key-buttons. Wooden, black fabric-covered hexagonal case with triangular metal catch, two brass hinges, leather handle and faded red lining. Inscriptions on label inside lid and on wooden ends of bellows. Lachenal, Anglo design, made by Lachenal & Co. of London. Label within oval cut-out "LACHENAL & Co / PATENT CONCERTINA / MANUFACTURERS / LONDON", Label inside lid " - CHENAL -", Impressed into wood STEEL REEDS", "ENGLAND", "TRADE MARK ENGLISH MAKE [reed-shoe symbol]" , (originally marked with Number "98030" )flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, concertina, squeeze box, musical instrument, london, english make, trade mark 15222, english-style reed, richard ballinger, louis lachenal, concertina manufacturer, reed-shoe, lachenal anglo, lachenal & co, lachenal

It is possible that this may have been a wedding present or gift to Roy Wines and or his family as his name is scratched on the bottom. Roy was married in 1924 in Warrnambool. Roy Arthur Wines was Born in 1897 in Mailors Flat Victoria Australia and Died in 1980 in Ballarat. Roy lived for a number of years in Warrnambool during his married life.A massed produced item that at the time was cheap to buy with no makers mark or date stamp thousands would have been produced using a mould to make the ceramic case in two half's by pouring liquid clay into the mould and then joining the half's together when cured. This item could have been produced in Holland at any number of pottery factories at this time for export in vast quantities.Ceramic clock; the mechanism is plated steel and set in a ceramic case with glass over the face. The ceramic base colour is white with royal blue ceramic colour to the front and sides only. The blue ceramic has been painted over with lime green house paint on the front and sides. An inscription of a handwritten name is on the case and a hard-to-read model or batch number is on the cast base. Handwritten "Roy Wines" Cast number "6072"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, clock, roy wines, ceramic, ceramic clock, horology, time keeper, travel clock, bedside clock, timepiece

This Sike’s Hydrometer was donated by the Port Fairy Customs Office as it was no longer required by them due to a change in the law. The hydrometer was part of a system for Ullaging or calculating the amount of liquid remaining in a container of liquor such as a barrel, and the amount of alcoholic content in the contents. It can also measure the free space or head space remaining. Hydrometers were used to measure the density, or relative density, of liquids from the late 1600s. In 1816 Bartholomew Sikes won the competition for the most useful accurate hydrometer. Hydrometers were commonly used by distillers, vintners, and brewers to establish accurate measures of alcohol concentration in their beverages. Following this manufacturing process, government inspectors and excise officers used them to check that the labelled indications of alcohol-proof were correct and that the right amounts of duty were being paid.The Sikes hydrometer is of local significance because of its association with the Government's Customs Office in Port Fairy, in the southwest region of Victoria. It is also associated with Bartholomew Sikes, whose design of a hydrometer was chosen in 1816 as being the most useful and accurate hydrometer. The hydrometer has evolved into the digital version available today to measure density of liquids.Sikes Hydrometer and thermometer in a fitted wooden case with crimson lining inside the lid and dark lining in the base. The case has ten vertical pegs to secure the weights. The brass hydrometer has a spherical float and eight thick brass horseshoe-shaped weights. The serial number is on each section of the float and all weights. Both sides of the float’s upper flat stem have a scale from 0-10, with five divisions between each number. The eight weights are numbered from 20 – 90 in increments of 10. The set includes a mercury thermometer mounted on an ivory back plate labelled with Fahrenheit and Centigrade Scales. The Sikes hydrometer set was made by Loftus of London. The hydrometer model is IID 510, Serial Number is 14674, calibrated by Longs, London. All parts of the float and eight weights are inscribed with Serial Number “14674” The float stem is stamped "SIKE'S IID 51o” Calibrator, "LONG LITTLE TOWER ST LONDON" The weights are numbered individually ”20”, “30”, “40”, “50”, “60”, “70”, “80” or “90” Each weight in inscribed; symbol “(J L) [inside an ova, with textured background]” The thermometer inscribed: “LOFTUS OF LONDON”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, measuring instruments, customs tax, weighing instrument, sike’s hydrometer, calibrator long of london, loftus of london instrument maker, loftus, j long, sikes hydrometer, scientific instrument, pressure measurement, measuring instrument, ullage tool, customs, excise duty, tax, alcohol content, proof, calibrate, standard weights and measures, tariff, scientific instrument makers, specific gravity, liquid density, alcohol testing, technology, alcohol measurement, proof spirit, wine and spirits merchants, local business, brass measuring instrument, port fairy, customs office, port fairy customs, joseph long, instrument maker

This representative example demonstrates a mariner’s astrolabe. Historical examples are rare. There are less than one hundred known to exist and most of these have been recovered from shipwrecks, many from Spanish and Portuguese vessels. An astrolabe is a measuring device once used to navigate the seas by observing the sun and stars to measure their altitude. The measurement of altitude could then be used to calculate the ship’s latitude but at that time in history there was no means of measuring longitude. The body of the navigational astrolabe was cast brass and much heavier, and less complicated than the variety used on land. The heavier weight and cut-away shape reduced the effect of the wind and waves when trying to use it at sea. A mariner’s astrolabe or ‘star finder’ is a simplified version than that used by Arabic astronomers to find the altitude of the sun and stars above the horizon, and time of the sunrise and sunset. It is a forerunner to the quadrant, octant and sextant and was popular for about 200 years over the 1500s and 1600s to find the latitude of a ship at sea. The user held the astrolabe at eye level and, usually with assistance, aligned the stars through the two small sights (pinnules), then read the altitude indicated by the pointer on the arm. It could also be used to sight the sun by holding it lower down, aiming it at the sun, and adjusting it until the sun shone through both pinnules. This astrolabe is an example used to demonstrate the mariner’s astrolabe, which was navigational tool of the 1500s and 1600s, in the time before longitude was able to be determined. It is a forerunner to modern navigation technology. Mariner’s astrolabe – a representative example. A gold painted, disc shaped object with cut outs and revolving arm in centre. The arm has two sights attached at right angles. The top has a ring attached. Measurements are marked in degrees in a circular scale around outer edge.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, navigation instrument, navigation tool, navigation, astrolabe, mariner’s astrolabe, measure latitude, measure altitude, arabic navigation, measuring device, star finder, astronomy, marine tool, marine instrument

First State Watch Factory: This factory was founded in 1930 under orders from Joseph Stalin, the "First State Watch Factory" was the first large-scale Soviet watch and mechanical movement manufacturer in the USSR. Via its USA-based trading company (Amtorg), the Soviet government bought the defunct Ansonia Clock Company of Brooklyn, New York in 1929, and the "Dueber-Hampden Watch Company of Canton", based in Ohio. The soviets moved twenty-eight freight cars full of machinery and parts from the USA to Moscow in order to establish the factory. Twenty-one former "Dueber-Hampden" watchmakers, engravers and various other technicians helped to train the Russian workers in the art of watchmaking as part of the Soviet's first five-year plan. The movements of very-early products were still stamped "Dueber-Hampden, Canton, Ohio, USA" (examples of these watches are very collectible today). In 1935 the factory was named after the murdered Soviet official Sergei Kirov. During the second world war, as the Germans closed in on Moscow in 1941, the factory was hurriedly evacuated to (Zlatoust USSR). By 1943 the Germans were in retreat, and the factory was moved back to Moscow, adopting the "First Moscow Watch Factory" name. In 1947 the first wristwatches under the brand name "Pobeda" and the first Marine Chronometers and Deck watches were produced. By 1951 the production of wristwatches had increased to 1.1 million. In 1975 new machinery and equipment for manufacturing complex watches were imported from Switzerland. The first chronograph called "Okean" (3133) was produced for the space station "Soyuz-23."The Chronometer is of recent manufacture and an excellent example of the type of instrument used to navigate the seas in the 19th century. It is of good quality and of a type regarded as very accurate and well made. The maker, First Watch Factory, has a dept that is still producing the "8916" standard Chronometer for horologists and collectors. Marine chronometer of Russian make in wooden case, metal handles on sides, inscription on a metal plaque on the front of the case. Polished square wooden outer case with green felt lining and, a leather carrying strap and buckle. Outer case is hinged and has a metal latch on the front. Outer case has a red velvet covering with a button and loop closure. Inscription on box are in Russian & translate as follows: ХРОНОМЕТР, = CHRONOMETER МОРСКОЙ, = NAUTICAL ГОСТ, 8916-77 = Gost ЛОЛ ЕТ, on dial face = LOL ETflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, chonometer, russian, watch factory, marine, navigational instrument

Solid wood 3 sided brown box with removable lid sitting on 4 circular shaped feet. Open front has dial and connectors. Inside is cylindrical coilMaker's plate: "AMSCO - ALLOCATING CONDENSER - S.T.L." Made in U.S.A. PAT'D 6-10-29 Other PAT'S PENDING CAP. 00035 MFDwireless, radio, scientific instruments, coil and tuner, condenser

http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/Kelvin/miscellany.html https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=16089Cylindrical metal case with glass front. Semi-circular dial with kilowatt marking from 0 to 35. Mounting rods on backManufacturer's Name " Kelvin & James White Ltd Glasgow and London"scientific instrument, electric power, power measurement, astatic wattmeter, kilowatts, kelvin & james white, glasgow, london

Portable D.C. voltmeter and ammeter (0-130V, 0-100 A), Evershed's patent in a wooden case. Information and warnings on inside of lid. Adjusting knobs on each end. Metal opening lid on top.Serial No. 40102 Brass disc with warning on top of box.voltmeter, ammeter, physics, electrical engineering, portable

This item was used at the Ballarat School of Mines Physics department until the 1970s-1980s to demonstrate that electrons have a straight line. A sealed conical glass tube, equipped with two electrical connections. One, at the narrow end, terminated inside with a sic shape electrode and faces a cross-shapped aluminium steel target near wide end. Other electrode is side branch, which also provided means of mounting on a polished wood circular stand. A Crookes Tube is an early experimental electrical discharge tube, with partial vacuum, invented by English physicist William Crookes and others around 1869-1875, in which cathode rays, streams of electrons, were discovered. May also be called a Crookes–Hittorf tube or Maltese Cross Tubemaltese cross, crookes tube, physics, electron emission demonstration, cathode rays, vacuum tube, electrons, crookes–hittorf tube, maltese cross tube

Electrostatic precipitation device? Spark generator?A black cast iron cylindrical vessel, with unmovable top flange/cover. A variable speed electric motor with vertical shaft mounted on three bronze curved brackets centrally over the vessel. Motor shaft connected with bakelite coupling to a shaft that passes through the black top cover. The cover flange has two pairs of electric terminals posts, a shorting link and two gas cocks, all relevant to the insdie cavity.scientific instrument, interrupter, watson

The All Purpose Band Graduation with the conductor Warren Tiller. Lloyd Stinton is on the cornet, back row, fourth from the right.Formal grouping of students and conductor Warren Tiller. They are standing on the stage in the Mt Helen Campus Founders Hall, with the Ballarat College of of Advanced Education weaving in the background. all purpose band, warren tiller, lloyd stinton, music, band, brass instruments

Used in the Ballarat School of Mines Electrical Engineering from around 1930-1936.Round glass fronted brass dial mouned on timber stand. Postive and negative terminals below dial. Simi-circular scale, non-linear graduations: 40-80 voltsvoltmeter, scientific instrument, ballarat school of mnes, arthur senior, nalder brothers

Upright rectangular ammeter in acrylic case with two timber 'feet'. Square chrome handle on the top. Semicircular scale, centre zero: 5A-0-5AMod: D.14-P; No 750 8Y Paton Electircal Sydneyscientific instruments, paton electrical, ammeter

Wattmeter in timber hinged box. wattmeter, gec, general electric company, scientific instrument

Probably used at the Ballarat School of Mines as a teaching aid to demonstrate surface wave propagation in liquids.A hollow cast iron base contains electrical components which provide upward illumination of variable frequency. Cover is shaped lile a soup plate, with a 6.5cm diameter lens in the centre. An overhead lens transmits light to an adjustable mirror for viewing from the side. Complet with 240 volt AC lead and plug.scientific instrument

Galvonometer in an upright cylindrical metal case on a circular base, with levelling feet.scientific instrument, galvanometer, ballistic galvanometer

AC and DC volmeter. 50-150 volt, moving iron. Analogue display, non-linear semi-circular lacquired wood case. Black metal hinged lid for scale window. User instructions inside lid. Three terminal posts, and a contactor, at top end. Leather carry strap top end. Registered trade Mark "Megger" Serial number 137872scientific instrument, voltmeter, evershed and vignoles

DC Voltmeter 0-150 volt, analogue display on semi-circular scale. Scale wndow protected wit hinged black metal lid. Lacquered wood case. Leather carry strap on right hand side. Two terminal posts on bottom end. Trade Mark "Megger" Serial Number 117729scientific instrument, voltmeter, evershed and vignoles

This item was acquired by the Ballarat School of Mines Electrical Engineering department for use in electric power laboratory as a source of D.C., and also for instructional purposes. This central mercury arc element was located in a cabinet with transparent side panels, and equipped with the required electric accessories, to be a self-contained stand-alone unit. Head of the Electrical Engineering Department at the time was John M. Sutherland.Mercury arc rectifier, 3-phase input. Constructed of blown glass, and complicated configuration: the central inverted truncated cone is provided with 3 large diameter "horns' and four smaller ones. Each horn has electrical connection to outside, some have side horns. Approximately half a cup of free mercury inside the glass complex. No. 33369scientific instrument, x-ray, x-ray tube, xray, john m. sutherland, electrical engineering, ballarat school of mines

Electrostatic voltmeter, 0-12 KV, housed in a varnished wood box. Hinged front lid reveals a glass windonto a cylindical scale with with a non-linear scale, and idnetified by "M.C.C.E.S. 1942. F.G." Serial number 108scientific instrument, voltmeter

This beam balance was used at the Ballarat School of Mines Beam balance housed in a glass-sided wooden cabinet. Completer, but without balance masses.scientific instrument, balance, scales, physics laboratory, chemistry laboratory, beam balance

This beam balance was used at the Ballarat School of Mines.Beam balance on a black marble base, in a polished wood and glass sided cabinet with levelling feet. Complete but without balance masses.scientific instrument, balance, scales

scientific instrument, wave propagation, optics

Balancing resistances in a a varnished timber box, black top panel mountted, four decase selctor. Switches: Units, tens, hundres, thousandsBalancing resistancescientific instrument, ballarat school of mines, electricity, physics, electrical engineering