Small black and white photo of a man holding a large diesel fuel Scalebuoy unit. The man is in front of a large building. Written on the back: Large Diesel Feul Unit. Glass container. Scalebuoys visible at all times.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, diesel fuel scalebuoy unit

Small black and white photo of a Hollman Ace Compressor with Scalebuoys. Compressor has steel wheels. Name written on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, hollman ace compressor with scalebuoys

Small brownish black photo of a Hollman Ace Compressor Unit with S.Bs. Compressor has steel wheels. Name on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, hollman ace compressor unit with scalebuoys

Small black and white photo of Scalebuoys mounted on hot and cold water taps. Name written on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy twin tap units

Small sepia? Photo of a tap unit. Photo shows a water heater? On the right. Tap unit written on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy tap unit

Small black and white photo of Bendigo City Road Roller No 2. Name written on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo city road roller no 2

Small dull black photo of the Bendigo City Road Roller No 1. Name written on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo city road roller no 1

Black and white photo showing: 1. Carbon removed from the exhaust stack of the semi diesel engine of the Bendigo City Council road roller. 2. Section of exhaust stack before being cleaned out. 3. Piece of carbon taken from Victorian locomotive cylinder and 4 Samples of scale scabs taken from the cylinder of the diesel engines at the Little 180 Gold Mining Coy. Vincent Kelly Bendigo impressed in the bottom left corner. Information typed on the back of the photo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo city council, little 180 gold mining coy bendigo, vincent kelly

Black and white photograph showing sixteen buoy unit at Walshes Crown Hotel Bendigo. Name typed on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, walshes crown hotel

Photo of Scalebuoy set-up with the driving mechanism in factory. Also shown is the pipe work. On the back are two articles from Transport and Engineering in Australia December 16, 1937. One is about how the Scalebuoy came to be and the other is about Scalebuoy in the Victorian Railways locomotives. The name COCHRANE is embossed on two covers near the top of the large container.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, photograph of scalebuoy apparatus , victorian railways, kew gardens, mr abbott

Brown Genuine Ostrich Leather Wallet with press stud on strap for clasp. Red leather and material lining. Pockets for Passport, Bills, Landing Card, Luggage Check and Rail Ticket embossed in gold on the inside. R.H.S. Abbott also embossed in gold. Small coin purse also on the inside and a large pocket on each side.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, ostrich skin wallet, r h s abbott

Two black and white photographs of two gentlemen shaking hands. Both are wearing suits. One is wearing a bowler hat and the other an ordinary hat.photograph, person, male, bill ashman collection - correspondence, photo of two men

Vacuum Road Map of Tasmania and Complete Touring Information with the Compliments of the Vacuum Oil Company Pty Ltd. Coloured map of Tasmania with trucks, aeroplane, oil bottles and petrol bowsers in the margins. Alphabetical Index of Towns, Lakes, Mountains, Bays, Capes, etc., with key and Licensed Public Aerodromes in Tasmania and Their Location. On the back is Outlets of Hobart, Outlets of Launceston, What to See in Hobart, Beauty Spots and Tourist Information, What to See in Launceston, Vacuum Products, Traffic Hints, Super Plume or Plume, Making Sure of a Trouble-Free Trip and the front cover picture of a lady, child and a man in their car at the petrol bowser. Map folds up and is kept in a light green folder.map, bill ashman collection - correspondence, vacuum road map of tasmania and complete touring information, vacuum oil company pty ltd

Vacuum Road Map of South Australia with Interstate Routes with the Compliments of the Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd. Coloured map of S.A. with car, trucks, aeroplane and petrol bowsers on the map. Map only shows the Southern half of S.A. On the back is Adelaide-Melbourne Routes, Traffic Hints, Eucla to Perth, Tours Around Adelaide, Acknowledgement to the Royal Automobile Association of South Australia, Inc., Darwin-Adelaide Routes, Outlets of Adelaide, Vacuum Products, What to See in Adelaide, Super Plume Ethyl, Making Sure of a Trouble-Free Trip, and the front cover. Also folded in the map is a small map from Hancock's Garage, Kingston with routes from Melbourne to Adelaide and distances. On the back is an advertisement for Hancock's Garage and a map of Kingston. Map folded and kept in a light green cover.map, bill ashman collection - correspondence, vacuum road map of south australia, vacuum oil company pty ltd, commissioner of crown lands for south australia, royal automobile association of south australia, inc.

Vacuum Road Map of New South Wales with Interstate Routes with the Compliments of the Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd. Coloured map of NSW with car, trucks, aeroplane and petrol bowsers around the margin. Has a list of principal Towns and Distances from Sydney. On the back is Beauty Spots around Sydney, Traffic Hints, Sydney-Melbourne Routes, Short Tours Around Sydney, Outlets of Sydney, Canberra and Newcastle, What to See in Sydney, Vacuum Products, Making Sure of a Trouble-Free Trip, Super Plume or Plume and the front picture of the folded map which has a car with a lady, child and a man at the petrol bowser. Map folds up and has a brown card pocket to keep it in.map, bill ashman collection - correspondence, vacuum road map of new south wales, vacuum oil company pty ltd, clive barass

Telegram with coloured scene of trees,hills and water at the top of page with AWA in a circle at the top centre. Beam Wireless printed underneath. Stamped Telegraphic Office Bendigo Vic, dated 23 De 38. Telegram is from Baillie, 4 Ovington Gardens. London to Abbott, Bendigo Electric Company, Market Square, Bendigo. Message reads Scalebuoys having sold Italian Patent Want your signature to transfer stop May I sign.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, awa, beam wireless, abbott, bendigo electric company, telegraph office bendigo, baillie

Lay Out of Scalebuoy at the Rochester Butter Factory drawn in pencil on a piece of paper with the bottom right corner missing. Lay Out includes measurements, pump base, 2 valve houses, front and side walls and pipe layout.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, rochester butter factory lay out

Cream booklet with brown printing titled Bendigo Electronic Company of Australia Proprietary Limited. Includes Capital, number of Shares, Directors, Solicitors, Bankers Registered Office, Copy of a letter re Patents, Information about Scalebuoys, Users of Scalebuoys, What Scalebuoys Do and Where they are used, Also copies of letters from the Victorian Railways, City Overseer Bendigo, Lane's Motors Pty Ltd Melbourne, Union Oil, Soap & Candle Co. Ltd NZ, Knox Home NZ, Maungatapere Co-Op Dairy Co. Ltd., Whangarei Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd. NZ, Kettering Cartons Limited England, Pennsylvania Rubber Company USA, and the Kansas City Public Service Company USAsciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo electronic company of australia pty ltd, a s bloomfield, r h s abbott jnr, harry ponsonby mackenzie rn (retd), arthur robinson & co, the commercial banking company of sydney limited melbourne, a t madden, h a abbott, e c eyers, frank stevenson, city of bendigo, frank h day, lane's motors pty ltd, h c holland, national mutual chambers (n.z.) ltd, union oil soap & candle co ltd, knox home, n a duthie, w h mccorkindale, maungatapere co-op dairy co ltd, j stevenson, the whangarei co-op dairy company ltd, w h millingford, kettering cartons limited, j g arlidge, pennsylvania rubber company, paul a douden & company, w e humphrey, kansas city public service company, h w smith, j t picken & sons

Six copies of an eight page brochure titled 'Scalebuoys'. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo. Items mentioned are: Scientific Treatise of Scalebuoy - Process of Water Treatment, How Scalebuoys Function, Not a 'Water-Softener', Special Features, First Cost is the Last Cost. Scalebuoy Units for Domestic Household Tanks, Hydraulic-Nozzle Tank Unit, Scalebuoy Tap Unit, Practical Applications of Scalebuoy for Domestic Uses, Scalebuoy Hand Unit, Vest Pocket Unit, Large Hydraulic-Nozzle Agitation Tank Unit, Motorised Tank Unit. Also A Few of the Many Industrial & Processing Applications, Motor Car Unit. On the back page is a list of where Scalebuoy Units have been installed.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, frank a stevenson, r h s abbott, jnr, bendigo electronic coy of australia, civic square bendigo, cambridge press

Brochure from the Peabody Museum of Salem, Massachusetts, dated 1934.Photo of the building on the front of the brochure. Founded in 1867. Brochure contains notes on the Entrance Corridor, Marine Room, John Robinson Hall, Academy Hall Corridor, Hall of Natural History, Hall of Ethnology and the Weld Hall. The back page contains a list of the Trustees and Officers.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, peabody museum of salem, george peabody, elihu thomson, william c endicott, richard whetland, francis h appleton, john c phillips, ward thoron, dudley l pickman, frank w benson, warren k moorhead, george a vickery, lawrence w jenkins, albert p morse, stephen w phillips, william e northery, s gilbert emilio, miss jessie s ives, j russell treadwell, john w stromberg, albert f hall, dr charles goddard weld

7 black and white negatives and 1 larger one. Contained in a beige envelope. Br 1235 3/- written on the envelope. One negative is a Scalebuoy, 1 is the interior of a room and the rest are photos of scales?sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, negatives, envelope

White envelope with typed address to Mr. F. A. Stevenson,244 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. Victoria. Has 3 1/2d red stamp attached. Contained 3 photos of a Scalebuoy set up outside a building. The Scalebuoy is set up on two blocks of wood and has 3 pipes attached to it. There is also a pipe coming out of the ground on one end and returning underground on the other end.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, f a stevenson, scalebuoy

Frank A. Stevenson Engineer Motor Service Station 244 Hargreaves St., Bendigo (Next Crown Hotel) printed on left side of envelope. Contained the negatives and one small photo of an object, possible Scalebuoy arrangement. Contained in 2 pocket pages. One small photo has printing on the back -Cohuna Factory Scalebuoy Machine 24 Buoyssciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, negatives, frank a stevenson, motor service station, crown hotel

Black and white 16.5 x 21.9 photograph of a kidney stone. Written on the back is: Kidney Stone. Passed after drinking Scalebuoy Water 21 Months. Also three 8.3 x 13.6 cm photos.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, kidney stone

Two black and white photographs of a Scalebuoy Unit ready to be installed on the water supply. It is a long tubular shape with ends bolted onto it. At the top it has two vertical fittings with gate valves on each one. Above the gate valves are 2 T's and another gate valve in the centre. The side of the barrel is cut away to reveal the Scalebuoy Units inside. Teal and white label on the back Reg. V. Brock of Bendigo and the photo number.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, cutaway scalebuoy, reg v brock of bendigo

Two black and white photographs of a Scalebuoy Unit ready to be installed on the water supply. It is a long tubular shape with ends bolted onto it. At the top it has two vertical fittings with gate valves on each one. Above the gate valves are 2 T's and another gate valve in the centre. The name Scalebuoy is along the side of the barrel. Teal and white label on the back Reg. V. Brock of Bendigo and the photo number.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy unit

Two black and white photographs of Scalebuoy Vest Pocket Units. Very clear photos of the Scalebuoy with its glass bulb on the end. Handle on the other end. Teal and white label on the back Reg. V. Brock of Bendigo and the photo number.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, reg v brock of bendigo, scalebuoy vest pocket unit

Two black and white photographs of Scalebuoy Hand Units. Teal and white label on the back Reg. V. Brock of Bendigo and the photo number. Very clear photo shows the Scalebuoy Hand Unit mounted in a wire cage and has a handle on it. Scalebuoy engraved on the glass.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, reg v brock of bendigo, scalebuoy hand unit

Three copies of 25.0 x 17.6 black and white photographs of Scalebuoy Tap Units. Very clear photos shows how the Scalebuoy is fitted to the tap. Also shows the glass and interior of the Scalebuoy. Teal and white label on the back Reg. V. Brock of Bendigo and the photo number. Horizontally mounted.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, reg v brock of bendigo, scalebuoy tap unit

Three copies of 25.2 x 17.9 black and white photographs of Scalebuoy Tap Units. Very clear photos shows how the Scalebuoy is fitted to the tap. Also shows the glass and interior of the Scalebuoy. Teal and white label on the back Reg. V. Brock of Bendigo and the photo number. Vertically mounted.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, reg v brock of bendigo, scalebuy tap unit