This refillable ink bottle was extensively in use in the early 1900's, firstly with the nib pen and then with the fountain pen. Both these pens required to be refreshed with ink as they had no long term self storage capacity. The requirement, before the 1970's, for all legal documents, wills and heath certificates etc. forms had to be signed with penned ink and not biro(1950's onward). This caveat was to prevent forgeries (signatures) from ocurring. Hand writing experts can clearly distinguish forgeries because by using nibs, the "natural" and distinctive hand inflections whilst forming the signiture cannot be replicated by forgers.This item is significant to the Kiewa Valley because it details that even in the rural sector,(Kiewa Valley) the legal requirements of the day had to be adhered to. This was even at a time when in the rural areas a "man's word and handshake" was his bond", especially between neighbours or others in a small rural region. This however was not the case for Government Departments , banks and the hospital. To highlight certain words or paragraphs due to their importance, the red ink application was not only highly visible but also less likely to be tampered withThis empty bottle is cylindrical with curved "shoulders" tapering to a neck the size of a 20c coin. It has a white screw on lid bearing the name SWAN triple filtered INK. There is a paper label on the side of the bottle.SWAN TRIPLE FILTERED INK. 'SWAN' INK PERMANENT BLUE BLACK MABIE TODD & CO (AUST) PTY LTD SYDNEY CONTENTS 1 1/2 FLUID OZS.dip pen ink, ink bottle, writing methods, nib.

WW1 1914-1918 Greetings postcard WW1. Sent to Ethel (Mrs. William Fuge) from brother Bert WW1 soldier.WW1 The Great War 1914-1918Buff coloured greeting postcard WW1 with yellow embroidery wording "I'm Thinking of you". Card contains lace overlay envelope which is empty but has flowers embroidered in white, green and pink. Card has yellow embroidered wording " I'm thinking of you ". ww1, the great war 1914-1918, ethel fuge (mrs. william fuge) cornishtown resident via chiltern

An empty Wright & Ditson (USA) 'Championship' lawn tennis balls box. Patents listed on box: pat No 1146523 (1915); Pat No 1566974 (1925) and Pat No 1593211 (1926). Materials: Cardboard, Inktennis

An empty, unsealed Pro Penn 'Championship' tennis ball can. Missing metal ring-pull seal lid. Has original plastic reclosure lid. No balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Plastictennis

In 1974, during the "Bottle Brings Backa" campaign, scouts throughout Melbourne knocked on doors collection empty drink bottles to raise money for the scouting movement.News clipping, black and white text. boy scouts association, scouts - greensborough, recycling

This item is a Sharpe Bros stone jar, presumably from the Warrnambool factory. The Sharpe Bros soft drinks factories in Australia and New Zealand existed from 1903 to 1972 and at one stage they had 35 factories. They were best known for their home deliveries of ginger beer and other brewed beverages in one gallon stone jars. The Warrnambool Sharpe Bros factory was established in 1919 and existed until 1951. It was situated at the old Rowley cordial factory at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. It was established by the founder of the Sharpe Bros business, John Sharpe. The signature on the base of the Warrnambool and District Historical Society Sharpe Bros jars is that of John H. Sharpe who for many years was the manager of the Sydney Sharpe Bros factories. He put the signature on the jars when he was visiting History House in Warrnambool in the mid 1980s. This demijohn is of considerable importance as it comes from the Sharpe Bros aerated waters factory, a business that was prominent in Warrnambool for over 30 years. Cordial manufacturing was an important industry in Warrnambool for over 100 years.This is a cylindrical stone jar with a buff-coloured base, a light brown top and a composite material screw topper. The top above the neck is bulbous-shaped and above this it is dome-shaped. A metal handle is attached to the neck. The maker’s information is on the sides in black printing. Part of this information includes a horseshoe-shaped scroll and a decorative pattern. There is a signature and other writing on the base of the jar in blue ballpoint pen. Health Beverages When empty return to Sharpe Bros Australia & New Zealand Persons damaging, retaining or trading with this jar are liable to be prosecuted John H. Sharpe Jar made prior to 1914 sharpe bros soft drinks factory warrnambool, john h. sharpe, history of warrnambool

Colour photograph, mountedThis photo shows that not many people want to leave Ripponlea because look at the station, it's almost empty. You can see lots of nature so it's eco-friendly. By Annabel Ellisripponlea, businesses, ripponlea station, ripponlea state school

This box contained Seidlitz Powders. These powders were used for indigestion and constipation with the name coming from the village of Sedlec or Sedlitz which was the source of a bitter mineral water once used for indigestion. The 19th century product was produced by many chemical factories with nothing to do with the original Sedlitz town. The powders were a mixture of tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate and potassium sodium tartrate. This box contained powders distributed by the chemist firm of Sambell and Son. John Sambell came to Warrnambool in 1886 and three generations of the Sambell family conducted chemist shops in four different locations in Fairy Street. Sambell and Son were operating at 151 Fairy Street in the late 1910s and in the 1920s. This is an item of interest as it not only shows us the type of box used by chemists t0 package their medicines in the 1920s but also reminds us of the days when Seidlitz Powers were commonly used for indigestion and constipation. It also has a strong link to the Sambell family, chemists in Warrnambool for over 40 years. This is an empty cream-coloured cardboard box with a lid with blue edgings and printed material in blue type and a British crest and an ornamental pattern around the edges of the lid. The sides of the box are torn and the box is discoloured and dirty. Superior Genuine, Seidlitz Powders, prepared by Sambell & Son, Dispensing Chemists, Fairy Street Warrnambool, ‘Phone 90, Directions – Dissolve the contents of one of the BLUE papers in half a pint of cold water, add the contents of one of the WHITE papers, and drink during a state of effervescence’sambell and son, chemists, seidlitz powders, warrnambool

Addlem collection - refer to Cat 432.2Tin with hinged lid, It is painted drab olive. The printing is in black ink. Inside the container - the lid has directions for use, 7 articles. The main part is empty, bar some large rust patches.Printed on top is the phrase - "Outfit First Aid Individuals"war, first aid

Good clean example of German M17 HelmetRolled edged 3 pad 2 pads filled with straw/horse hair 1 pad empty original apple green paint to inside both air holes and chin strap holders intact stamped to inside rim 1866

Historically this item represents women's fashion in the 1920s to 1950s. As the material used in the construction is not of a high monetary value it can be assumed it was a day to day working woman apparel to keep the hat firmly fastened into the hair. It does indicate that fashion of the time was important within the regionThis item is a reflection of both the fashion mode of the 1920s to 1950s when long hair needed to be controlled by hair pins rather than later manufactured hair sprays. It is also an example of society's mores of tidiness and quasi religious beliefs of covering the hair and head when outdoorsGold coloured pin adorned with two curls. One with fourteen small glass/diamond stones one red/ruby type stone three empty stone clasps gold coloured pin shaftmillinery, costume, pin hat accessories, female hair restrainer

Hand made can opener with brass base, black metal star (?) upright and lever with hinge and two piercing spikes. Empty steel beer can "Miller High Life" punctured on top by opener.D Company, 7RAR 67/68can opener, 7 rar, d company, nui dat

Brown vinyl, 3 part folder with one empty compartment. Contains 3 medals depicting Christ, Mary and St. Christopher. One cross. Also a a piece of yellowing paper with the "Act of contrition" printed on it.Items issued to practising Catholics by R.C. Padres from A. Singh.medals

A box of four Tretorn tennis balls vacuum sealed in clear plastic along with an empty silver metal can with screw top lid. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Wool, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

An empty tin printed with illustrations of tennis racquets and the word 'Tennis' on two sides. Other two sides printed with a tartan pattern. Has circular lid covered in houndstooth fabric. Materials: Metal, Painttennis

Commercially-operated boat tours on the Maribyrnong and Yarra Rivers in Melbourne were a major tourist attraction, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. A number of companies ran ferries and motor-launches to locations such as the Riverview Tea Gardens (1909-1947) at Ascot Vale, and the Hawthorn Tea Gardens on the corner of Power Street and Riversdale Road. One of the families which ran these services was Hicks Bros, which from circa 1921 operated a ferry service from Princess Walk (Melbourne) to Studley Park. This is one of a series of 17 black and white undated photographic proofs donated to the Kew Historical Society in 2013 by the Queenscliffe Historical Museum. The series includes images of individuals, tea rooms, ferries, motor launches, ocean liners and tugs. In 1953, the owner of Hicks Bros was involved in an inquest into the drowning of a Ukrainian tourist on a ferry operated by Melbourne Ferries, a rival firm. In published reports of the inquest, reference is made to a number of photographs taken by Robert Irvine Atchison, part-owner of Hicks Bros. As the reverse of the photographs indicates copyright is held by the State of Victoria, the collection may have derived from that year.Closeup photograph of a ticket seller touting for business for a tourist ferry moored at Princess Bridge The sign on the boat identifies the destination of the ferry as 'Studley Park via Hawthorn Tea Gardens'. The ferry is empty of passengers.hicks' cruises, tourism -- melbourne (vic.), river yarra, studley park, hawthorn tea gardens

The single storey Royal Hotel was built on the SE corner of Brook and Evans Street in 1861, two years after a rail service reached Sunbury. It occupied that site until July 1936 after a fire destroyed the building. It was decided to demolish the old hotel and replace it with a modern building. The first stages of the building's demolition have been captured in this image.The Royal Hotel was one of the first hotels to be built in Evans Street when businesses moved from Macedon Street closer to the station after rail services came to Sunbury in 1859.A non-digital black and white photograph of a single storey hotel building being demolished. The doors and windows have been removed as well a portion of the iron roofing. Three empty barrels are stacked by the doorway. royal hotel, brook street, evans street, hotels

When the ground depresses down at the point of a volcanic vent after a volcano’s magma chamber has been emptied it is known as a caldera, and not a volcano crater. (https://www.universetoday.com/31143/volcano-crater/, accessed 04 March 2019) A caldera is a volcanic feature formed by the collapse of a volcano into itself, making it a large, special form of volcanic crater. A caldera collapse is usually triggered by the emptying of the magma chamber beneath the volcano, as the result of a large volcanic eruption.(https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/caldera.htm)A volcanic vent, or depression on one side of Mount Franklin. mount franklin, volcano, volcanic vent, lalgambook

Gramophone cylinders, black, 6 grooves on interior stored in cardboard round container with detachable lid. Edison Gold Moulded Record, made and sold by National Phonograph Co. at Orange N.J. U.S.A Empty tube.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, gramophone cylinder, edison gold moulded record, national phonograph co

The sea water baths were built in 1876 on the line of the railway track and were moved to the Gilles Street site with the advent of the railway. Salt water was drawn from the sea by a windmill and later by steam pump. The main pool was 100 feet by 50 feet. The present site of Heritage Works, the offices of the Warrnambool & District Society Inc. and Warrnambool Family History Group, is on the area of the Town of Warrnambool's Swimming Baths of 1890s. The Warrnambool seabaths have social and historical significance to the local area.Two sepia photographs depicting the baths. The top photo shows people in the pool with a large number of mainly men around the edge of the pool. The bottom photo depicts an empty pool. Mounted on dark cream card. Text between photos states, “ Swimming match Warrnambool Baths 1890.sea water baths warrnambool, sea water baths warrnambool photos, warrnambool history

This bottle was used by the Warrnambool chemists, Dougall and Easton. Their pharmacy was at the corner of Liebig and Koroit Streets (102 Liebig Street) and it was established in 1913. In March 1923 they leased the business to Leonard Eason when Mr Easton opened a pharmacy business in East Camberwell in Melbourne. This bottle is of interest as it is one of the few items in our collection that is associated with the early 20th century Warrnambool chemists, Dougall & Easton. This is a glass bottle with a rectangular body with rounded sides, a circular-shaped neck and a moulded circular top with a glass stopper. The name of the chemist is embossed in an indent on the front of the bottle. The bottle is empty and the inside of the bottle is slightly discoloured. On base: ‘M’ On front: ‘3 V111’ ‘Chemists, Dougall & Easton, Warrnambool’ warrnambool chemists, history of warrnambool, dougall & easton,

Varnished tinplate container which originally held one pound of Special DSF Mustard Compound. Presumably a caterers size pack used by cooks in a camp mess or similar. The top of the container is removable. The container is empty.

Heavy, rectangular glass inkwell with three moulded hollows (currently empty) and one moulded ledge. Approximately 12cm x 8cm x 2cm. Includes one long wooden shaft with metal tip (inkpen).writing, pen + ink, communications, coal creek, korumburra, inkwell

Nitrous oxide has been used for anaesthesia in dentistry since December 1844, where Horace Wells made the first 12–15 dental operations with the gas in Hartford. Its debut as a generally accepted method, however, came in 1863, when Gardner Quincy Colton introduced it more broadly at all the Colton Dental Association clinics, that he founded in New Haven and New York City. Hospitals administer nitrous oxide as one of the anaesthetic drugs delivered by anaesthetic machines. Nitrous oxide is a weak general anaesthetic, and so is generally not used alone in general anaesthesia. In general anaesthesia it is used as a carrier gas with oxygen for more powerful general anaesthetic drugs.Medium size empty blue coloured cylinder with rounded base and painted white neck once containing Nitrous Oxide. A large blue on white diamond shaped label is adhered onto the main cylinder body.Printed on manufacturer's label: 'CIG [logo] / [blank weights table] / DRY / NITROUS OXIDE / C.I.G. (Victoria) PTY. LTD. / 50 LA TROBE STREET, MELBOURNE C3 / Telephones: FJ 6681 / FJ 4164 / USE NO OIL / OR GREASE'nitrous oxide, dental anaesthesia, dental anesthesia, gardner quincy colton, colton dental association

Small plastic tube with a red label for Carter's Little Liver pills. Carter's Little Liver Pills were billed as a medicine aiding bile flow in the liver. The tube is empty. Aileen and John Ellison Collectionmedicine, pills, carter's

Photo album once containing a range of photographs of male tennis stars from the 1960s-1970s. This album has now been emptied and the photographs catalogued separately. Materials: Paper, Ink, Vinyl, Photographic emulsiontennis

R Bell was a company based in London. They decided to open a factory in Richmond, Melbourne in 1894/5 to produce wax tipped vestas (matches).10 cylindrical matchboxes. On the lid the name R.Bell & Co. Melbourne with a red ornate cross in the middle. 6 of the boxes contains matches, 4 are empty. On the cylinders lines in different colours. from George Harris estateephemera, mementoes, match box