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Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Domestic object - Server, Cake
Used at the Stag Inn now Seacombe HouseBone handled silver cake slice with filigreed bladeStag Hotel (silver stamps)local history, domestic items, cutlery -
Mont De Lancey
Decorative object - Silver Presentation Platter, Hecworth Reproduction Old Sheffield, Mid 20th century
A presentation Platter to the Frank Lewis Family. Hecworth was a brand created by Platers Pty Ltd to produce silver-plated tableware and other household items. in May 1949 Platers Pty Ltd merged with Rodd (Australia founded in 1919 manufacturers of silver and jewellery and in 1960 merged with Mytton Rodd (Australia)Ltd. The products were known for their high quality and affordable prices and were popular in the 1960's. Hecworth silver plate was often used as wedding gifts and other special occasions.A large vintage 1960's heavy decorative round silver plated presentation platter with a leaf trim on the raised edge, an inscription in the middle surrounded by a circular group of seven large floral or leaf patterns.'Presented as a token of esteem to the Frank Lewis Family from the residents of Seville - Yellingbo & District July 15th 1966' On the back is stamped - 'Hecworth Reproduction Old Sheffield'silver, awards, trophies, plaques, chargers, platters -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Domestic object - Silver Cup, Not later than 1984
Sergeants' Mess SilverSilver Cup. Cup and base in one piece. Flared top then straight sides to bulbous section above base.Two horizontally set handles (80 mm) affixed to bulbous section4/19 P.W.L.H. SGT'S MESS Presented by WO2 M D'Atri BEM 1984sergeants' mess, trophy, d'atri, sergeants' mess, silver, trophy, d'atri, silverware -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Shield
Wangaratta RSL golf tournament which commenced around 1949 to presentBrown timber shield with silver metal banner and silver cast of golfer mounted on larger timber shield with 38 small metal shields with inscriptions.Silver metal banner "Wangaratta RSL"wangaratta rsl, golf tournament -
Mont De Lancey
Nail buffer
With silver top and handle and red velvet base, with round ends. One end has embossing.Embossed with silver stamp.nail buffers, manicure equipment, toiletries -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing, lady's silk belt and silver buckle c1880, c1880
A lady's black silk belt with ornate silver buckle c 1880.belt buckle is filigree silvermoorabbin, brighton, early settlers, pioneers, cheltenham, dressmaking, silversmiths, craftwork -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
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Rectangular shaped cardboard with silver writing on grey background.Silver Star Starch The best in the world. -
The Cyril Kett Optometry Museum
Georgian silver spectacles, early 19th century
These silver spectacles are of a design widely used through the early to mid-19th century. They may have been used by several generations after the original owner. They are part of a major donation to the Kett collection by Mrs Wantrup, widow of optometrist Cyril Wantrup.These silver spectacles have significance to the collection as part of a major donation to the Kett collection by Mrs Wantrup, widow of optometrist Cyril Wantrup.Silver oval eye Georgian spectacles with saddle bridge and glass lenses. Sliding sides with small loops at ends for a riband. Partial hallmarks: lion passant and IP (maker's mark)on front and each side.Stamped with lion passant and maker's mark 'IP'.silver, spectacles, glasses, georgian spectacles -
Greensborough Historical Society
Functional object - Cutlery, Serving spoon, 1950s
Silver or silver plate serving spoonServing spoon, possibly silver or silver plate. No manufacturers marks.cutlery, spoons -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - KEROSENE LANTERN
Small black lantern with silver frame around glass, wick insideOn top in silver disc British Madelantern, illumination -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Candle Stick
Silver candle holder in shape of leaf. Curved handle.Silver mark. 'James Dixon & Sons Sheffield'lighting, candle -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Accessory - B/W photograph, Snuff horn, Early 19th Century
This snuff horn belonged to the Rev. Thomas Hastie, pioneering Presbyterian minister at Buninyong from 1847 to 1898. It was presented to the Society by his great grand-daughter in 2010.This item is historically significant for its connection with an important figure in the history of Buninyong, who was also a notable figure in the Free Presbyterian Church in Victoria in the 19th Century.A brown snuff horn, made of ivory, with a silver band and inlaid silver decoration on the lid. The lid opens to reveal a cavity, where snuff was stored.Lid has a silver disc with the inscription 'T H'.buninyong, hastie, snuff, free presbyterian church, presbyterian church, victoria -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Muffineer Set with Tray, Nanking Store, 1900c
The donor of this gift, Professor John Gibbs, has played an important role in the history of ANZCA as a board member of the first ANZCA Council. In the late 1980s Professor Gibbs was President of the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists and in 2004 received the ANZCA medal for his major contributions to the status of anaesthesia. The muffineer set was presented in a custom made box bearing the manufacturer's mark 'Nanking Store', active in Shanghai, China from the late 19th century until early 20th century. Each item in the set is stamped with the makers mark and character of a rooster. It is unknown as to the symbolism of the rooster, however, it may have represented the Chinese year of the rooster. It is possible this is a Chinese export silver piece, as a result of increased export trade to the West in the early 20th century. Chinese export silver were made in foreign taste for export, in particular common items such as tea and coffee sets. A Muffineer is a small container with a pierced top for sprinkling sugar, salt, spice, or other powder. It gained its name from its early use for sprinkling sugar or salt on muffins and were part of the Victorian tableware. After the First World War and the change of life style, this was later referred to as sugar shakers.A sterling silver muffineer set of Queen Anne revival with tray. Muffiner set contains 3 silver shakers (muffineer), 6 silver condiment dishes on stand 3 with lid and handle, 10 small, rounded spoons, 10 blue, glass inserts for condiment dishes. The set comes with a custom made presentation box, lined with beige silk. The box proper is lined in dark blue velour with individual sections cut out to sit each set piece. Each piece is hallmarked except four spoons. Large heavy oval shaped silver tray with extended loop rope designed handle on either side decorated with a very ornate fern leaf pattern design etched into the entire base of the tray. [printed in gold lettering on beige fabric inside lid cover] Chinese name of manufacturer in Chinese characters / NANKING STORE / GOLD AND SILVER SMITHS / 444 SZECHUEN ROAD / SHANGHAI / markers mark and Chinese characters [hallmarks on condiments dishes] NKSTERLING / SILVER / character of rooster [hallmarks on muffineer] NANKING / SILVER / character of rooster [hallmarks on spoons - 6 only] NANKING / character of rooster [hallmarks on tray reverse] 19722 number scratched into surface.professor john gibbs, nanking store, chinese export silver, muffineer, sterling silver -
Vision Australia
Badge - Object, Association for the Blind name badge, 1970-1990
To identify AFB staff a silver badge was struck.. A type written card name is located below the main part of the badge, which consists of the guiding light symbol with black 'wings' and a whtie light, against a silver background. The words 'Assocation for the Blind' sit around the symbol, in silver lettering, on a black background. 1 metal badge with name card holderAssociation for the Blind (silver on black background at base of badge)badges, association for the blind -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Functional object - Silver Vesta Case, David & Lionel Spiers, 1885
Vesta cases, also known as match safes, are small boxes that are used to carry matches and keep them safe from the elements. In the early 1800's, it was common to carry matches, since some type of portable fire was needed to light lanterns and stoves. The matches of that day were crude compared to today's standards, and were known to light when making contact with each other, and sometimes even spontaneously. In order to alleviate this potentially hazardous situation, it made good sense to utilize a Vesta case or match safe. One of the more interesting features of the vesta case or match safes is that they almost always include some type of rough or ribbed surface, usually on the bottom of the case that is used for striking the matches. This vesta case is a portable pocket vesta. These cases take their name from the virgin Roman goddess of fire, home, hearth and family. Usually Vesta was depicted as the fire in her temple. Only Vestals (her priestesses) were allowed into her temple. Her association with fire made her name the natural choice for British companies that manufactured matches. The hallmarking of sterling silver is based on a combination of marks that makes possible the identification of origin and age. The town mark identifies the Assay Office where the item was verified. The town mark on this piece is an anchor, so it is from Birmingham, England. The lion passant certifies the silver quality, as at least 925. The maker's mark, identifying the silversmith presenting the piece to the assay office is D&LS for David and Lionel Spiers. The date letter identifies the year the piece was verified, this item was verified in 1885. Lionel Spiers was a significant figure in the Jewellery Quarter and in 1906 was chairman of the Jewellers and Silversmiths Association. The item also has NHILL 1928 engraved on the front, this is likely a recent addition to the piece. Nhill is a town in Victoria so it could be that the previous owner lived here or it was gifted in commemoration. The social history objects held in the Burke Museum's collection help to tell the stories of Beechworth's past by showing the social, cultural, and economic aspects of the town's history.Silver vesta case with ribbed strike plate at the end and an etched design. D&LS/ lion symbol/ anchor symbol/ l/ Sovereign head/ [hallmarks] CHH/ NHILL 1928/ [obverse inscription] A01198/burke museum, silver, vesta, fire, silversmiths -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Memorabilia - Pestle and Mortar
There has been a fair amount of confusion about this object as the paperwork states that a 'greenstone' gavel with a maori head carving and plaque mounted on green nephrite stone' was gifted when in fact the gavel is made of wood with a silver plaque. There has been no suggestion made as to what happened to the greenstone gavel. We can assume that it was lost or stolen and replaced with a plain wooden one that we now hold at ANZCA. From the attached plaque the Gavel was gifted to the Faculty of Anaesthetists by the New Zealand Fellows of the Faculty in 1965. Plain highly polished wooden pestle sits on a central walnut block on a flat wooden board, a silver plaque is attached on a piece of nephrite stone to one side of the board.[silver plaque] PRESENTED BY THE / NEW ZEALAND FELLOWS / 1965 [in black ink on back of stand] 1992/9aotearoa, new zealand, wood, nephrite, corporate gift -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Mirror
Ornately embossed sterling silver backed hand mirror with handle.Initial 'H' engraved on silver frame .|Sterling Silver Hall Mark stamped.|On back of mirror ink stamped 'Glace de France'personal effects-toilet requisites, cosmetics -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Spoon, Henry Barnascone & Sons, 1860s-early1930s
This spoon, made by Henry Barnascone of Sheffield, was recovered from an unknown shipwreck in the coastal waters of Victoria in the late 1960s to early 1970s. The spoon is one-o-a-kind in our Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village Collection of shipwreck artefacts. It is possibly from a passenger’s luggage on one of the shipwrecks. The shipwrecks in the area range from around the 1840s to the early 1930s. It is part of the John Chance Collection. HENRY BARNASCONE & SONS, Sheffield, UK- Henry Barnascone (1827-1894) was born in Switzerland. He and his brother Lewis settled in Sheffield in 1851. Henry operated as Henry Barnascone from 1868 to 1883, trading in Angel Street as a cutler, manufacturer and general merchant, moving to York Street in 1874. His work included electroplating metalware. Products ranged from cutlery and serving trays to straight razors, measuring tapes and pocket knives. In 1884 his firm became H. Barnascone & Son and from 1901 to 1934 be firm was renamed H. Barnascone & Sons, with his son (or nephew) Charles Henry ‘Harry’ Barnascone brought in to join the business. The firm employed eight men and four women in 1881. Around 1892 the firm moved to Empire Works in Eyre Street. Charles (Harry) inherited the business when Henry died in 1894. In 1909 the company became ‘Ltd.’, with Charles continuing until his death in 1917. The firms trademarks were EMPIRE (with ‘trefoil’ or ‘clover’ symbol), THE HUNGRY WOLF BRAND and PROLIFIC. The firm was liquidated in 1934 and acquired by Harrison Fisher & Co. Ltd., which specialised in plated goods and silverware, and retained Barnascone’s trademarks. In the early 1990s Harrison Fisher, which employed about 200, was arguably the only surviving example of the type of firm that had flourished in nineteenth century Sheffield – one which marketed a full range of cutlery. It remained family-owned. In 2007 Harrison Fisher & Co. Ltd. was renamed Taylor’s Eye Witness Ltd, which, in 2016, ‘swapped’ the nineteenth century historic factory for a new industrial unit in Sheffield. Although the spoon is not linked to a particular shipwreck, it is recognised as being historically significant as an example of hardware either as part of the ship’s flatware service or imported for use in Colonial Victoria in the 19th to early 20th century. The spoon is significant for being Flagstaff Hill’s only shipwreck artefact amongst many hundreds of objects, including cutlery, to be branded with ‘Empire Silver’ and the only piece in our collection by Sheffield manufacturer Henry Barnascone. The spoon is also significant as it was recovered by John Chance, a diver in Victoria’s coastal waters in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Items that come from several wrecks have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value. Spoon; teaspoon, electroplate nickel-silver, silver discoloured to brown. Fiddle design. Five embossed Hallmarks. Five embossed Maker’s Marks on back of handle, arranged in a column from tip towards bowl. Made by William Page and Co., Birmingham. The spoon no longer has its silver plating. Bowl has a cut in the side, and is nicked and dented. Embossed “EMPIRE“ (trefoil or clover logo) “SILVER” flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck artefact, john chance, henry barnascone, sheffield, cutlery, eating utensils, electroplate, silver plate, silverware, flatware, empire works, prolific, hungry wolf brand, antique flatware, old english flatware pattern, spoon, teaspoon -
Orbost & District Historical Society
catheter, Mayer & Co, early 20th century
This veterinaary item as found in an old walk-through dairy on Wombat Track, Orbost.These items are representative of items used in Orbost on dairy farms in the first half of 20th century.A very small trumpet-shaped funnel made of silver/brass(?). It has a loop handle at the funnel end and is bent towards the end for insertion.MAYER & Co LONDON SILVERcatheter veterinary-instrument dairy farming -
Orbost & District Historical Society
bowl, late 19th century -first half 20th century
A circular bowl on a raised round base with a ridged rim. It is a silver plated copper bowl.On bottom : A.J. Quality Sterling Silver platedcontainer bowl silver-plated -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Swagger Stick
Wooden shaft 680mm tipped with 25mm silvered metal cap and 40mm silvered metal head with pressed Royal Irish Fusiliers crest Royal Irish Fusiliers crest pressed into silvered cap on head of shaft -
Seaworks Maritime Museum
silverplated shipmodel
Model of silver-plated ship, housed in a glass and wood display case.Plaque: ‘silver plated by TAKEHIKO’ Bottom edge: PMA0342gifts -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Brooch
This badge is an example of 'sweetheart' jewellery from the Second World War. Often worn by female relatives, girlfriend or wife, the brooches were a symbol of pride, support and affection for a loved one serving in the armed forces. They could be purchased by the women themselves or given as a gift by servicemen Silver coloured metal brooch depicting soaring eagle with pin at backOn rear of tail stamped STG SIL - sterling silverbrooch, airforce, raaf, ww2 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Medal, 1908
Presented in 1908. Kept by R. Barron until his death, then by his family until 2009.Silver medal awarded at fire brigade competitions at Mooroopna in the 'sixes' event, 1908. Silver chain attached.Sixes won by R. Barron at Mooroopna 26-12-08. T.F.B. Sterling Silvertatura, fire brigade, tatura fire brigade, civic, memento, presentations -
Box Hill RSL Inc.
Memorabilia - Model Vickers Gun, 1939-1945
WW2 Model Vickers Naval Gun on timber stand with silver engraved plaque. Silver engraved plague reads: MODEL / of 12P or. / Vicker's -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Domestic object - Silver Candelabra, 5 Stem
Candelabra, OV EP zinc silver plated, 5 candle, I centrally located, four on armsOV EP ZINC SILVER PLATED Not engravedcandelabra, mess property -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Slide - Betatron Plates, 20th Century
Associated with object # 336.10 silver bromide images on glass plates depicting graphics and information associate with the betatron.Label on box: 'PLATES FOR ENLARGER' 'KODAK SILVER BROMIDE'betatron, silver bromide, kodak, plates, visual aids, education aids -
Mont De Lancey
Medal and Spoon, 1904 and 1916
Silver medal awarded to Mr Thomas Quayle Jnr for Rifle shooting 1904. Silver spoon awarded to Mr Thomas Quayle for 400yds 1916. Mr. Thomas Quayle, son of Mr Thomas Quayle (pioneer) was manager of Rifle Range at Port Melbourne.Round Silver medal with red ribbon. Silver spoon Medal - "Won by T. Quayle Melbourne 1904" Spoon - "SYRC won by T. Quayle 400yds 1.11.16" -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Award - Trophy - Spoon RSL Memorial Bowling Club, n.d
Spoon silver plated, yellow enamelled badge with 'Portland RSL Memorial Bowling Club'. Royal blue plastic box with clear plastic lid.Back: 'Stuart Silver Plate' on badge -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Packet - Starch
Packet 'Silver Star' starch with illustration of ironing lady in ironing room with ''Gentlewoman'.'Silver Star Starch' won't stick to iron|The Best in the Worlddomestic items, laundering