Button hooks were used to fastens buttons on boots and long gloves. It is a tool used for the closing of shoes, gloves or other apparel that uses buttons as fasteners. The steel hook end is inserted through the buttonhole to capture the button by the shank and draw it through the opening.Metal button hookbutton hook, domestic

Black and white photograph, framed, under glass. Frame, moulded, cream. Image: 'Card Club at Martin's Corner Portland 1953Front: 'Card Club at Martin's corner Portland 1953' Yellow sticky label numbered 3049photography, martins corner, portland, 1950s

150th CelebrationsGreen bottle. 150th Label. Back to Portland.Front: n/a

Emu eggnatural history, ornithology, emu egg, bird, australia

Round leather box for holding collars.collar box, accessories, costume, grooming, 1800s

Issued to celebrate Queen Victoria's jubilee in 1887Gilt medal commemorating Queen Victoria's Jubilee 1887queen victoria, medal, numismatics, jubilee

Box for chocolates

Henty cordial bottle

Black and white photograph pasted to board. Textured wooden frame, dark brown. Under glass. Image: Portland Old Boys Nov 1934. Julia StreetFront: Beneath photograph: L > R "A. Rogers, G. Dusting, J. Holmes, J. Samson, T. Miller, A.Martin (President)"portland old boys, 1934, julia street

Donated by abattoir staff during clean-up prior to demolition in 1996. Company was then owned by Australian Meat HoldingsBlack and white photograph, framed. Frame: stained wooden moulding c. 1970s. Image: Portland abattoirs, aerial view from N.E. Portland Drive-in theatre in backgroundFront: Photocopy - legend of key functions of the abattoir buildingsaerial photography, drive-in cinema, abattoir, industry, recreation

Chocolate Box

Light brown leather school bag, 2 straps and buckles on flaps. smaller pouch on front. Name label holder on front. Adjustable shoulder strap fastened on each sideFront: Inside cover flap 'Charlotte Bradshw 85 Parsons Street Sunshine 3020 TEL 312-2807school, school bag, uniform

Woollen longjohns, fawn-coloureddiving, divers clothing, long johns, underwear, undergarmets

Black and white photograph, old stone cottage, tin roof; wooden building beside it, wooden paling fenceBack: '14' crossed out, '15' in pencilcottage, photography, rural

Bentinck street Portland. Images same as Rose Series postcards format similar to Valentine series snapshot packs, but images different.

This instrument belonged to Captain James Fawthrop's stepsonConnection to Captain James Fawthrophe flutina is an early French precursor of the diatonic button accordion. The earliest version of the instrument dates from about 1831. It was constructed by "Pichenot le Jeune" and was probably one of the first accordions capable of playing a melody. It has one or two rows of treble buttons, which can play the tonic of the scale as "drawing" the bellows. Usually there is no bass keyboard. The right hand operates an air valve (silent except for the rush of air). In the front of the keyboard is a rocker switch, which is also called "bascule d'harmonie". This switch is to be activated with the thumb in order to open up a pallet (a pad that covers a tone hole at the other end of the key buttons) for a simple tonic/dominant effect of accompaniment: tonic while drawing and dominant while pressing.captain james fawthrop, musical instrument, accordion, flutina

Previously owned by S. Carss (see back of badge). Displayed at History House.Enamelled badge depicting a lighthouse with stylised light rays on left and right. Lighthouse is red on a royal blue field. This central shield shape is on a pale blue background, surrounded by a red border. A blue banner at base bears word "PREFECT".Front: Portland/.Alte Vestica Oculis Prefect Back: S. Carss (engraved roughly) Stokes/Melbourne (impressed, lower back)

a) Canvas and chromed metal folding stool in canvas b) Carry case with leather handle, top flap with studcamping, stool, travel

Wooden hand made fishing lure for barracouta and salmon. Solid wood, round white plastic coating, two holes drilled into one end, wire threaded through and out two holes either side of lure, hook attached.fishing, travel, lure, recreation, sport

Lockable pendulum clock with key

Female plaster mannequin torso with head, no arms. Brown/gold helmet style 'hair', red lips, brown weye liner, silver painted pretend earrings. Socket in base for insertion of polemodel, model making, mannequin

A stereoscope is a device for viewing a stereoscopic pair of separate images, depicting left-eye and right-eye views of the same scene, as a single three-dimensional image. A typical stereoscope provides each eye with a lens that makes the image seen through it appear larger and more distant and usually also shifts its apparent horizontal position, so that for a person with normal binocular depth perception the edges of the two images seemingly fuse into one "stereo window". In current practice, the images are prepared so that the scene appears to be beyond this virtual window, through which objects are sometimes allowed to protrude, but this was not always the custom. A divider or other view-limiting feature is usually provided to prevent each eye from being distracted by also seeing the image intended for the other eye.Stereoscope, silver metal decorated face piece, with glass viewing holes, wooden folding handle, wooden cross-piece with wire loop at each end, to hold the stereoscopic cards/photos. Cross piece detachable. 'PAT'D APR 5TH 1904' stamped on metal'PAT'D APR 5TH 1904' stamped on metalstereoscope, 3d, photography

Wide leather belt with large metal buckle and leather holder for pistolweapon, pistol, holder

Footwarmer

Curling tongs

White bakelite comb, in the shape of a leg (teeth end) and foot

Black bodice

Henty cordial bottle