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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Old Post Office
Old Stawell Post Office 1860 - 1869. Leslie StreetB/W Photograph: weatherboard home, iron roof. Iron Side fence Wood and wire front fencepost office, stawell residence homes -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
photograph, Undated c.1969
Scrub Hill Presbyterian/Uniting Church was in existence from 1869 to 1994. This photograph was possibly taken at a centenary event. For further information see "Scrub Hill Church: a pastoral history 1869 - 1994" by Katrine Anderson Kelly, published Ballarat Victoria c.1994.B & W waist length photograph of Mrs J S Baxon seated at a table, signing a book.Mrs J S Bacon invited to and photographed at Scrub Hill Presbyterian.scrub hill, presbyterian, mrs j s bacon -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Town of Stawell, Centenary of Town of Stawell - Centenary Council Meeting 1970, 1969-1970
Produced for the Centenary of the town of Stawell. contains Photographic copy of the proclamation of the Borough of Stawell, list of the members of the Borough Council 1870, Minutes of the first meeting of the Council. Past Mayors and othe rinformation White Card Cover with Blue Print, including the Town of Stawell seal,Centenary of the Town of Stawell (Seal of Stawell) Proclaimed a Municipality - November 10th 1869 First Council Meeting January 12th 1870 Centenary Council Meeting Monday, January 12th, 1970stawell -
Mont De Lancey
Album
Original Methodist Chapel built 1868-1869. The Vestry was added in 1936. Dark blue leather photo album of Historical items."Memento Early Days Wandin Methodist Church" -
Kilmore Historical Society
COUNTY COURT DIGEST, Charles F. Maxwell, 1888
Digest of Cases, explanatory of the County Court Statute, 1869 to October 1879.Brown cloth-bound hardcover book, loss of cloth bottom front & spine extremities, faded. Discolouration of back & front flyleaves. Binding a little loose. 122 pp. Fair condition.Inside frond cover, sticker, ' J. Powceby/Book Binder/Little Collins St. East/Melbourne'. Front flyleaf, stamp, 'LAW DEPARTMENT/VICTORIA'. county courts, kilmore court house library. -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardback book, The Dynamic Forest-A History of Forestry and Forest Industries in Victoria, 1991
A history of forestry and forest industries in VictoriaHardback. Green dust cover with photograph of forest undergrowth. Front end paper shows a map of Victoria detailing forested and non-forested areas in the State of Victoria in the year 1869. Back end paper shows a map of Victoria detailing forested and non-forested areas in the State of Victoria in the year 1987. To Jean, who bore the/ brunt of it all - and to/ Jan, Rob, Sue and Andy Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779forests, forestry, forest products industry, victoria, history, moulds, francis robert -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Rev. William Corly Butler, 1929
Methodist minister. Born Ireland 1869; died Cheltenham 1955, aged 86.Sepia portrait of Butler as a man of approximately 60 years of age, wearing clerical collar and rimless glasses."Rev. W. Corly Butler 1929"butler, william corly -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Souvenir - Wood Sample, 1869
This Teak wood sample has been taken from a handrail on the wreck of the ship Otago. The fully rigged iron-hulled sailing ship Otago was built in Glasgow for the New Zealand Government as an immigrant ship, launched in 1869. One of the captains of the Otago was Joseph Conrad. He was one of the captains of the Otago and it was the only ship that he had ever commanded. Joseph Conrad (1857-1927) Joseph Conrad was Polish-born and became a British subject in 1886. He was a renowned marine fiction writer and also, for a short time, a mariner and Captain. As a boy of 13 years old, Joseph Conrad’s desire was to be a sailor. At 19, he joined the British merchant marine, working in several roles. He eventually qualified as a captain but only served in this role once, from 1888-89, when he commanded the barque Otago sailing from Sydney to Mauritius. In 1889 he also began writing his first novel, Almayer’s Folly. He retired from life as a mariner in 1894, aged 36. Conrad’s visits to Australia from 1878 to 1982, and his affection for Australia, were later commemorated by a plaque in Circular Quay, Sydney. Conrad continued as an author. It is said that many of the characters in his books were inspired by his maritime experiences and the people he had met. By the end of his life, he had completed many stories and essays, and 19 novels, plus one incomplete novel titled ‘Suspense’ that was finished and published posthumously. Shortly before he passed away, in 1924, Conrad was offered a Knighthood by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald for his work but declined. The Otago: - The 1869 iron-hulled barque Otago changed hands several times in the late 19th century. In 1903 the Melbourne shipping company Huddart, Parko & Co., purchased the ship and it was converted to a coal hulk for use in Sydney. The Otago was later sent to Hobart in Tasmania where it was in use there until 1931. The ship was eventually left to lay on the banks of the Derwent River until destroyed by fire in 1957. The wood sample is significant for its association with the ship Otago, the only ship that author Josep Conrad had command of as Captain. It was known as Joseph Conrad's Otago. The sample of teak is significant as an example of materials used in the construction of the 1869 iron hulled sailing ship, bult in Glasgow, Scotland. The association with the Otago is also significant for its use in building an immigrant ship for New Zealand.Wood sample; a rectangular section of a teak wood handrail that has a bead planed along one side. Two cards with the sample have inscriptions, one handwritten and one typed. The sample is from the wreck of the barque Otago, once under the command of Captain Joseph Conrad. Handwritten card: "PART OF TEAK HANDRAIL / from / Joseph CONRAD'S ship / OTAGO / (HULK at RISDON, DERWENT River, TASMANIA) Typed card: "PART OF THE TEAK HANDRAIL / FROM JOSEPH CONRAD'S SHIP / "OTAGO" / (HILK AT RISDON, DERWENT / RIVER, TASMANIA)"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, joseph conrad, joseph conrad's ship, otago, ship's handrail, 1869 ship, migrant ship, immigrant ship, new zealand, sydney, newcastle, tasmania, iron hull, captain joseph conrad, author, mauritius -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Religious Book, Oxford University Press, The Holy Bible, 1866
This King James version of the Holy Bible, with Old and New Testaments, was published in 1866 in London. The large Bible contains family records of Joseph Bell (born 9-5-1829) and Elizabeth Bell (born 22-101833). Joseph and Elizabeth Bell were married on 12-09-1854 in St Paul's church, in Bristol, England. The loose endpaper within the Bible is headed 'Singleton, 2nd day of 1st month 1869" It records their marriage and the birth of their ten children. between 1856 and 1878. It appears that the entries up until their 8th child were written at the same time, 2nd January 1869, with the last two entries for children number 9 and 10, written at a later date. This fits with the Bible being published in 1866. The children were Thomas, Mary, James, John, Ruth, Andrew, Joseph, Elizabeth, Lewis and Hannah. Further research is being carried out to connect this branch of the Bell family with local history.The Holy Bible is significant for being published over 150 years ago when printed books were very expensive. The book contains handwritten records of the Bell family of Bristol and is a significant source of the Bell family history. Book, black hard cover with embossed pattern and gold test, metal locking clasp. King James Version of the Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments. It was published by Oxford University Press in 1866. Inscriptions on the loose endpaper list the marriage of Joseph and Elizabeth Bell in 1854 at St Paul's, Bristol, England, and their ten children born from 1856 to 1878.Spine: "HOLY BIBLE" Fly: "THE HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS: TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES:: AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED, BY HIS MAJESTY'S SPECIAL COMMAND" "APPOINTED TO BE READ IN CHURCHES" "OXFORD: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS FOR THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY, INSTITUTED IN LONDON IN THE YEAR 1804." "SOLD TO SUBSCRIBERS AT THE SOCIETY'S HOUSE, EARL STREET, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON." "MDCCCLXVI" (converts from Roman Numerals to the number 1866) LOGO with a motto: [shield with scroll, three crowns and test] "dominus illuminatio mea" (Latin, translates to "The Lord is My Light") On endpapers: Heading in script: "Singleton 2nd day of 1st month 1869" and listed below " Joseph Bell, born 9/5/1829 married Elizabeth Bell, born 22/10/1833 on 12/9/1854 at St Pauls, Bristol, England." (Numbered 1 to 10, their children and their birth dates, from 1856 to 1878, are also listed. The children were Thomas, Mary, James, John, Ruth, Andrew, Joseph, Elizabeth, Lewis and Hannah.) flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, holy bible, book, religious book, bell family, bell family bible, elizabeth bell, joseph bell, 1826, 1833, 1854, st paul's bristol -
National Wool Museum
Decanter
Decanter was obtained from the wreck of clipper ship "Lightning" which was burnt and lost at Geelong in 1869.Clear glass water decanter. Heavy round base, straight sides narrowing to the top, with a collar and lipped rim.wool transportation, wool - transportation -
Clunes Museum
Document - LAND AGREEMENT
.1 HANDWRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN J H GUBBINS AND LACHLAN MCLENNAN. PROPERTY KNOWN AS RANDALLS DATED 1873 .2 HANDWRITTEN MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMNT BETWEEN J H GUBBINS AND W HARRIS FOR LAND AT SMEATON PLAINS .3 AGREEMENT BETWEEN J H GUBBINS AND W HARRIS DATED 7 MAY 1869land transfers, written agreements -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper, News Limited, The Weekly Times September 7, 1994, 07/09/1994
Souvenir edition, published to mark the 125th anniversary of the first Weekly Times, published September 11, 1869.136 p., col. & black and white illus.newspapers -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church looking North
View of St. Matthew’s Church looking north. Shows Baptist Church (built 1869) in background on right.View of ST Matthew's Church looking north. a long wooden picket fence along the path in front of the church. A building in the background to the right of the church.stawell religion -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, James Stewart Johnston
The photograph is of James Stewart Johnston who served as a councillor on the former Shire Of Bulla from 1869 - 1871.A portrait photograph, mounted on board, of a man with a beard and wearing a dinner suit.shire of bulla, jjames stewart johnston, councillors -
Clunes Museum
Book, KATRINE ANDERSON KELLY 1994, SCRUB HILL CHURCH - A PASTORAL HISTORY, 1994
THE AIM OF THIS BOOK IS TO COMMEMORATE THE BUILDING OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT SCRUB HILL...A SOFT COVER BOOK, THE FRONT COVER IS A BLACK AND WHITE PASTORAL SCENE WITH AN INSET IMAGE IN BLACK AND WHITE OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE CONGREGATING AT THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH. THE BACK COVER SHOWS BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS OF A SUNDAY SCHOOL ON PARK LAKE, CRESWICK, C 1925, BELOW ARE THE CHILDREN FROM A SUNDAY SCHOOL PLAY 1979THE AIM OF THIS BOOK IS TO COMMEMORATE THE BUILDING OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT SCRUB HILL...book, churches, presbyterian -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDEN DAYS HISTORICAL EXHIBITION COLLECITON: BLACKSMITH'S ANVIL
Black and white photograph: blacksmith's anvil. Written on back of photo in blue pen 'Golden Days Historical Exhibition' 12 to 17 August, 1960. Reputed to be the anvil on which The Welcome Stranger (210 lbs) nugget was cut up on Dunolly 1869. Present owned (1960) Mr. Noel Gray, Backhaus Street, Long Gully, Bgo.bendigo, history, golden days historical exhibition -
Clunes Museum
Document - DOCUMENTS
1.Photocopy of Clunes Township 1864 2.Copy of envelope which contained above plan 3.Agreement between William Allison & Others & Comet Gold Mining Company Nov 1869 4 HISTORY OF SOUTH CLUNES AND LOTHAIR MINES 5.Typed copy of above agreement 6.USB Stick with all above informationcomet mining company, plan of clunes township, william allison -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Tatura and District Presbyterian Churches, 1962
Time line of events from 1869-1962 of Presbyterian Churches in Tatura and district. Including Toolamba and Girgarre East.Cream cover with blue writing. "Burning But Not Consumed" burning bush logo. Historical sketch. 1882-1962. tatura male choir, turaton choirs, toolamba victoria, girgaree east victoria, presbyterian church in tatura -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Artwork, 'The Yarra" by John Shirlow, 1900
John SHIRLOW (1869-1936) Melbourne born John Shirlow made a significant contribution to the development of etching in Australia.Framed etching by John Shirlowtownscape, john shirlow, etching, printmaking -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Lake Mungo Woolshed
Mungo Woolshed was built in 1869 on the historic Gol Gol pastoral station. It is an ingenious drop-log cypress pine construction.Colour photographs of the woolshed at Lake Mungo.lake mungo, lake mungo woolshed, ann gervasoni, clare gervasoni -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph, Webb, William
William Webb Councillor Port Fairy Municipal Council served 1869-1882-1883-892-1901-1903-1905William Webb served as a Councillor in the early days of Port Fairy effectively having a hand in the shaping of the townBlack & white photograph - Portrait of William has a neat pointed beard and moustache and hair parted on the right he is wearing a ribbon bow tiewilliam webb, councillor, port fairy, municipal council -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing Archive
Print - Coloured print, The Original Design of The Alfred Hospital
The Alfred Hospital commissioned architect Charles Webb to design the hospital. [Picture submitted 1869. Open for inspection Dec 1870.]A historical record of the original Alfred Hospital designFramed photo print of original design of Alfred HospitalPerspective of original design of Alfred Hospital / by C Webb, Architectstreet view of building elevation, horse and carriage in foreground, alfred hospital, architects drawing -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Lifebuoy, Loch Ness, 1869-1909
This lifebuoy bears the name of the ship, its origin, the shipping company and the red ensign. These details mean that the lifebuoy was part of the lifesaving equipment on the sailing ship the Loch Ness, part of the Glasgow Shipping Company’s Loch Line (G.S.C. on the red pennant) and a British-registered ship (the red flag with the Union Jack on it). Lifebuoys were part of the emergency lifesaving equipment carried on vessels in the late 19th and early 20th century. The ring was made of strips of cork wood joined together to make the ring shape then covered in canvas and sealed usually with white paint. Four evenly spaced canvas reinforcing bands would be added for strength and for a place to thread a rope or line. A lifebuoy, or life-preserver, is used as a buoyancy device often thrown to an endangered or distressed person in the water to keep them afloat while they receive help. It is usually connected by a rope to a person in a safe area such a nearby vessel or on shore. Lifebuoys is a made from a buoyant materials such as cork or foam and ae usually covered with canvas for protection and to make it easy to grip. The first use of life saving devices in recent centuries was by the Nordic people, who used light weight wood or cork blocks to keep afloat. Cork lifebuoys were used from the late 19th to early 20th century. Kapok fibre was then used as a filling for buoys but wasn’t entirely successful. Light weight balsa wood was used as a filler after WW1. In 1928 Peter Markus invented and patented the first inflatable life-preserver. By WW2 foam was combined with Kapok. Laws were passed over time that has required aeroplanes and water going-vessels to carry life-preservers on board. The ship LOCH NESS 1869-1922 … The ship Loch Ness, of Glasgow, was the same ship what William Carmichael sailed on to Australia when he laid the commemoration stone on behalf of his sister Eva and himself, dedicated to their parents, brothers and sisters. The family members lost their lives on June 1, 1878, when their ship, the Loch Ard, was wrecked at Mutton Bird Island in south west Victoria. Eva Carmichael was one of the two survivors from that shipwreck, the other 52 tragically lost their lives. The ship Loch Ness was a three-masted sailing ship built in 1869 for the Loch Line owned by the Glasgow Shipping Company. The line transported cargo and passengers from Glasgow, Scotland, to Australian ports. The Loch Ness was sold in 1908 to Stevedore & Shipping Co, Sydney for use as a coal hulk. In 1914 the Australian Government took over the ship for naval defence purposeless. In 1926 the ship was sunk during gunfire practice by HMAS Melbourne, near Fremantle, Western Australia. The lifebuoy is an example of equipment carried on vessels in the late 19th and early 20th century to help preserve life. There were many lives lost in Australia’s colonial period, particularly along the coast of South West Victoria. The lifebuoy is significant for its connection to the ship Loch Ness on which William Carmichael, brother of Eva Carmichael, travelled to lay a memorial to their parents and all of their other siblings who lost their lives in the Loch Ard disaster of 1878 near Peterborough, Victoria. Lifebuoy, round, cork filling inside canvas cover, painted white, with rope attached. Lifebuoy has printed name of vessel Loch Ness, Glasgow. Symbols of red flag with white initials G S Co. There is also a red ensign."LOCH NESS", "GLASGOW" "G S Co"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, loch ness, loch ard, william carmichael, eva carmichael, lifebuoy, glasgow sailing ship, loch ness of glasgow, life rings, safety ring, life-saving buoy, ring buoy, life preserver, personal floating device, floatation device, safety equipment, g s c, glasgow shipping company -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Sadler, William
William Sadler of Eltham contracted to supply forage for Victorian government employees in 1878 Contents Photocopy of page from Victorian Government Gazette, (possibly 1869 or 1 February 1878). List Contracts for Supply of Forage. Handwritten notes on reverse mention dates 1869 and 1 February 1878, and "Forage for government employees, eg surveyors, was a bit issue; it was part of their salary allowances. A big industry."Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcwilliam sadler, supply of forage for government employees -
Ballan Shire Historical Society
Map - Map. Bullarook State Forest, Bullarook State Forest Reserve
A small map of the Bullarook State Forest Reserve. Drawn on a fine buff coloured paper attached to a stiff cloth backing sheet. The title is hand written and includes a "scale one mile to one inch" hand written also. The map is signed "John Wrigglesworth, assistant ? and dated 26/6/1869" although the month and year are almost illegible.moorabool west, state forest, bullarook, eastern moorabool river, werribee river, moorabool east, blakes saw mill, wombat, andersons saw mill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: TWO BUILDINGS
Two photographs (155 and 172). 155, Brick Church in a rural setting, sign at the front reads: Bible Christian Chapel AD, 1869. 172, Double storey stone building in a bush setting. The front section has a gable roof, there is a single storey extension at the rear with a skillion roof. There is a small wooden structure at the left hand side of the buildingbuildings, church, bible christion chapel, bible christian chapel, stone building -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Wood Moulding Plane, 1869-1920
A moulding plane is a specialised plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings that are used to decorate furniture or other wooden object. Traditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. The blade, or iron was likewise formed to the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinetmakers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds, of moulding planes for the full range of work to be performed. Large crown mouldings required planes of six or more inches in width, which demanded great strength to push and often had additional peg handles on the sides, allowing the craftsman's apprentice or other worker to pull the plane ahead of the master who guided it. All we known about Richard Routledge is that he was a tool maker and retailer that operated a business at either 23 or 64 Bull St Birmingham between 1869 to sometime in the early 20th century. There are many of his tools including decorative moulding planes of all sizes and designs for sale around the world and that his tools in particular moulding planes are well sought after by collectors of vintage tools. A vintage tool used before routers and spindle moulders came into use after World War ll, a time when to produce a decorative moulding for a piece of furniture was done by hand using one of these types of plane. A significant item from the mid to late 19th century that today is quite rare and sought after by collectors. It gives us a snapshot of how furniture was made predominately by hand and with tools that were themselves hand made shows the craftsmanship used to make such a unique item. Moulding Plane Hollow type Marked Routledge No.8 Blade Stamped JAS Burden (owner). flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Wood moulding Plane, Between 1869 early 20th century
A moulding plane is a specialised plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings that are used to decorate furniture or other wooden object. Traditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. The blade, or iron was likewise formed to the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinetmakers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds, of moulding planes for the full range of work to be performed. Large crown mouldings required planes of six or more inches in width, which demanded great strength to push and often had additional peg handles on the sides, allowing the craftsman's apprentice or other worker to pull the plane ahead of the master who guided it. All we known about Richard Routledge is that he was a tool maker and retailer that operated a business at either 23 or 64 Bull St Birmingham between 1869 to sometime in the early 20th century. There are many of his tools including decorative moulding planes of all sizes and designs for sale around the world and that his tools in particular moulding planes are well sought after by collectors of vintage tools. A vintage tool used before routers and spindle moulders came into use after World War ll, a time when to produce a decorative moulding for a piece of furniture was done by hand using one of these types of plane. A significant item from the mid to late 19th century that today is quite rare and sought after by collectors. It gives us a snapshot of how furniture was made predominately by hand and with tools that were themselves hand made shows the craftsmanship used to make such a unique item. Plane, Moulding, Hollow Size No 18 Routledge Maker (Owner "J.A.S.Burden")flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Wood moulding Plane, Richard Routledge, 1869- Early 20th century
A moulding plane is a specialised plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings that are used to decorate furniture or other wooden object. Traditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. The blade, or iron was likewise formed to the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinetmakers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds, of moulding planes for the full range of work to be performed. Large crown mouldings required planes of six or more inches in width, which demanded great strength to push and often had additional peg handles on the sides, allowing the craftsman's apprentice or other worker to pull the plane ahead of the master who guided it. All we known about Richard Routledge is that he was a tool maker and retailer that operated a business at either 23 or 64 Bull St Birmingham between 1869 to sometime in the early 20th century. There are many of his tools including decorative moulding planes of all sizes and designs for sale around the world and that his tools in particular moulding planes are well sought after by collectors of vintage tools. A vintage tool made by a known maker, this item was made commercially for firms and individuals that worked in wood and needed a tool that could produce a ornamental finish to timber. The tool was used before routers and spindle moulders came into use to produce a decorative moulding for a piece of furniture, door trims etc or other timber items that had to be accomplished by using hand tools and in particular one of these types of planes. Profiled planes came in various shapes and sizes to achieve the required decorative finish. A significant tool from the mid to late 19th century that today is sought after by collectors. It gives us a snapshot of how furniture and other decorative finishes were created on timber by the use of hand tools. Moulding plane size No 2Marked Routledge Birmingham. Stamped JAS Burden (Owner)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Wood Moulding Plane, Routledge, 1869-1910
A moulding plane is a specialised plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings that are used to decorate furniture or other wooden object. Traditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. The blade, or iron was likewise formed to the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinetmakers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds, of moulding planes for the full range of work to be performed. Large crown mouldings required planes of six or more inches in width, which demanded great strength to push and often had additional peg handles on the sides, allowing the craftsman's apprentice or other worker to pull the plane ahead of the master who guided it. All we known about Richard Routledge is that he was a tool maker and retailer that operated a business at either 23 or 64 Bull St Birmingham between 1869 to sometime in the early 20th century. There are many of his tools including decorative moulding planes of all sizes and designs for sale around the world and that his tools in particular moulding planes are well sought after by collectors of vintage tools. A vintage tool made by an early tool manufacturer Richard Routledge, this item was made commercially for firms and individuals that worked in wood and needed a tool that could produce an ornamental finish to timber. The tool was used before routers and spindle moulders came into use after World War ll, a time when to produce a decorative moulding for a piece of furniture, door trims etc. or other items had to be accomplished using hand tools and in particular one of these types of planes. These profiled planes came in various shapes and sizes to achieve a decorative finish. A significant tool from the mid to late 19th century by a known maker that today is quite rare and sought after by collectors. It gives us a snapshot of how furniture and other decorative finishes were created on timber by the use of hand tools. Tools that were themselves handmade shows the craftsmanship used during this time not only to make a tool such as the subject item but also the craftsmanship needed to produce a decorative finish that was needed to be made for any timber item. Moulding Plane Side Bead 5/8 type with a single Box 5/8" "Routledge Birmingham " also inscribed "J.A.S. Burden" (owner of the plane)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, plane, moulding, routledge, side bead, single box, moulding plane, richard routledge, jas burten