Centrifuge, used to measure fat content in milk (see attachment), metal with metal cylindrical containers which adopt a horizontal position as you turn the handle. Cylinder hinged to four sets of twin spokes. Worm wheeled shaft attached to geared handle, pinned to base at 3 points. Thumbscrew at back to attach to a shelf or table. Embossed "OFFICIAL BABCOCK TESTER", "Made in USA" and "467x".flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Camera rectangular "six-20 Brownie C" with wide and narrow angle lenses. Manual film changer and push button for shutter. Opens at back with catch to hold, and leather hand strap with "Made by Kodak Ltd London".flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Pencil sharpener, metal with metal drawer, handle with metal levers for opening and shutting aperture to hold pencil. Metal screws attach sharpener to base.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Morse key stainless steel. "The Simplex Auto" Registered 4420. Made by Leo G. Cohen, Melbourne Victoria. Supported on three rubber legs, with connecting lead across two terminals under base.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Tobacco cutter, wooden base with hollowed area under cutting edge. Curved metal handle. Heavily rusting.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Heater three coil immersion heater with hook, Bakelite handle and hook. Three core rubber insulated cord with "Acmark 240 volt 10 amp" written on plug.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Bottle green glass with inscription "Greathead's Mixture" Diphtheria, Fevers, Colds&c, Influenza, Bronchitis&c. "12".flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Nail remover with rounded handle and brass ferrule. Arm and metal claw corroded. Wooden handle has grooved turns in handle.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Nail remover with even round handle. Arm and metal claw corroded. Handle has one single groove. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Corkscrew with turned wooden handle.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Mug, white enamel with black rim. Enamel partly chipped on handle. Chipped around bottom edge.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Cross/crucifix, wooden with circle around intersect. The vertical arm is elongated. The three tip point are rounded.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Container metal with lid labelled "Robur Cross Stitch Caddy" from the Robur Tea Co Ltd, printed in crosses and circles, painted yellow. Lid corroded and "R" imprinted in centre.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Morse key, three pointed base with three terminals under base, and a spring loaded key with black plastic handle. Has letters WSY on top of base. "The Simplex Auto" No 6032 Regd, Melbourne, Victoria. Base has name N.E.Syrett. Has piece of brown flex attached to base terminal.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Ink pot metal with lid, round container with spring in lid to contain bottle and cork. Contains small glass bottle with cork under 2nd hinged lid. Has hole in side & base. Travellers ink potflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Camera fold away which expands out along tracks. Adjustment for distance, light aperture and lens speed. Manufactured in Rochester NY USA Model No 2-c, Kodak Jr Film is inserted and removed around 2 rollers at back of cameraflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Stove portable Primus in a tin container. Burns auto-fuel benzine, benzoline, gasoline etc. Described as "Original Primus No. 70" "Household, Picnics, Boy Scouts, Motoring, Boating, Camping." Contained in rectangular tin, with metal shelving through which burner protrudes. Two-wire grill to hold containers for cooking. Made in Sweden by A.B.A.Huorth & Co.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Ship model Loch Pearl 3 masted ship in glass case with clear rigging. Has 4 flags at rear end, bow is black with white line and ship is leaning to one side because the tissue paper is damaged. Has backdrop of lighthouse and sky.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

The company R. Fowler Limited was established in Ultimo, Sydney, in 1837 when Enoch Fowler (1807-1879) came to Australia from Ireland and is known today as the oldest pottery still in operation in Australia. They were mostly known for producing bottles, jars, and pipes. The pottery was originally located at Abercrombie Place on Parramatta Street, Chippendale, NSW before they relocated to Glebe in 1847. Later the pottery manufactured building materials such as tiles, pipes, and chimney pots. As the business grew, they moved to Parramatta in the 1850s. Enoch's son Robert (1839-1906) had joined the company, and took over its management in 1873, changing the name to “R Fowler Sydney” in 1880. Robert, introduced the black under glaze trademark with the archer as shown on the subject item. He went on to opened further sites at Marrickville and Bankstown, with the company becoming R. Fowler Limited in 1919. The factory at Thomastown, Melbourne was opened in 1927. Fowler also owned a Pottery somewhere near Lithgow, where they produced clay pipes that look like salt-glazed Earthenware pipes. There have been numerous developments to the company over subsequent decades, and the company was still operating in 2002 but is now owned by Caroma Industries Ltd, manufacturing only sanitary fixtures. An item made by an Australian company during the first half of the 20th century and quite rare today. The item is significant as it gives a snapshot of the early development of manufacturing companies in Australia. This informs our social history in Australia marking Australia's evolution into an independent country and no longer a colony of England. Bed pan ceramic white glaze handle at one end.Marked R Fowler Ltd and trademark a person sitting with a bow and arrow "00"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Wilhelm and Marie Wischer were the founding couple of the successful Wischer phosphate and chemical works at Yarraville, Melbourne. They had emigrated from Magdeburg in Germany in the late 19th century and had undertaken the journey to Australia over three months. During this voyage, several passengers had died and a number of babies had been born. The travellers had endured storms, injuries, broken equipment, and numerous other privations. The couple had lived in the suburb of Hawthorn and their family history is documented in a book by John Wischer. The link is in references this document from "Kainos Books" and makes for fascinating reading as it reveals an account of life in Melbourne during the late 19th and early 20th century. The book also gives an account of the Wischer phosphate mining activities on Ocean Island in 1904, Wischer & Co. eventually merged with Mt. Lyell Chemical works.An item giving a snapshot of early industrial life in Melbourne during the late 19th century with also an interesting story of early migration to Australia. The item also makes us aware of the privations early migrants had in trying to establish a life in a new country and how the Wischer family overcame these challenges to establish a very successful business.Jug, clay large with handle glazed screw on stopper. Sulphur Acid Wischer Chemical Company Yarraville printed on side, also a number 5 on the screw lidflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Draw knife, iron with wooden handles manufactured by Hales Bros Sheffield England. Trademark is a Horses Head.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Axe, ships carpenters broard axe. two rivet on side of blade, cross mark on heel. Straight wooden handle cracked with hole in the bottom and rivet. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Ice Scale (Hide scales, Sussex wool scales) with hook at bottom and ring at top with another hook and ring on the side. "Made in Germany", scale on one side 0 - 50lbs and on the other 20 - 4000lbs.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Lamp carbide metal with hinge, latch and thick glass lens. Part where calcium carbide is missing. Maker Reimann's, Phaenomen. Munichflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Ship model, 4 masted ship-set on green surface. Ship is brown varnish, rope trip along sides. Glass case with timber frame, on legs. No name on ship. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Photograph of the sailing ship 'William Mitchell' in a wooden frameflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Case stone for cigarettes or jewellery, red, hand carved box and lid, with hinged lid and decorative gold painted metal rim.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Bucket brass with semicircular top handle and small grip at rear. Ribbed circular base, beaten upper part and lip. Seam at rear. Coal bucketflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Double sided Pen Rack, with three rod inserts. Holds seven pens. Made in England. Varnished finish.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Container, wooden box with push on lid. Main body of box built from turned laminated wood. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village