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Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Functional object - Antique white Enamel Chamber Pot, c1900

... Primarily used at night to avoid trips to the outdoor toilet and were commonly kept under the bed or inside a specialised bedside cabinet called a commode...Primarily used at night to avoid trips to the outdoor toilet and were commonly kept under the bed or inside a specialised bedside cabinet called a commode a common article in use through the late 19th century into the early 20th century. less used after indoor plumbing became more available Nil White enamel chamber pot with blue outer ring Antique white Enamel Chamber Pot Functional object Antique white Enamel Chamber Pot ...

Examle of early 20th century mass produced chamber pot - enamel covered metal. historically usd as a portable indoor toilet. household staple from the late 19th through the mid 20th century. Primarily used at night to avoid trips to the outdoor toilet and were commonly kept under the bed or inside a specialised bedside cabinet called a commodea common article in use through the late 19th century into the early 20th century. less used after indoor plumbing became more availableWhite enamel chamber pot with blue outer ringNil
Parks Victoria - Point Hicks Lightstation
Bookcase (2)

... The CLS supplied the same bookshelves to a number of other lightstations, including Cape Nelson (3 examples), Cape Otway and Gabo Island (2 examples), as well as other types of furnishings such as tables and nests of coffee tables, cabinets, drawers, bedside tables. The Point Hicks bookcases original function was more likely office-related rather than domestic. ...The CLS supplied the same bookshelves to a number of other lightstations, including Cape Nelson (3 examples), Cape Otway and Gabo Island (2 examples), as well as other types of furnishings such as tables and nests of coffee tables, cabinets, drawers, bedside tables. The Point Hicks bookcases original function was more likely office-related rather than domestic. ...

The two identical bookcases probably date to the 1960s-70s period and retain their original light wood finish. They contain two adjustable shelves as well as the base shelf and stand on four legs braced by a stretcher extending across the front and around the sides. The bracing and the angled slightly curved front legs, which do not align with corners of the cabinet, produce the appearance of a box resting on a separate frame. These modern style bookshelves are examples of the low-cost furnishings that the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service (CLS) introduced to Australian lightstations in the post-war years. Most notably, it commissioned a number of light, compact and functional items in bulk from émigré designer, Steven Kalmar (1909-1989), who played a significant role in popularising modernist design concepts in Australia and drew his ideas from Scandinavian and American design trends. Born in Hungary, he trained as an architect and his contemporary affordable furnishings were especially suitable for the open-plan houses being built in Australia’s new post-war suburbs. It is not known whether the bookcases bear the Kalmar label, but the design, particularly the legs and bar bracing, is a signature style of his Sydney-based firm, Kalmar Interiors. The CLS supplied the same bookshelves to a number of other lightstations, including Cape Nelson (3 examples), Cape Otway and Gabo Island (2 examples), as well as other types of furnishings such as tables and nests of coffee tables, cabinets, drawers, bedside tables. The Point Hicks bookcases original function was more likely office-related rather than domestic. The bookcases have first level contributory significance for their provenance and historic value as examples of the modernist furnishings that the Sydney-based firm, Kalmar Interiors supplied to the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service in the post-war years.Two bookcases in the Scandinavian style. Each have 3 internal shelves and four legs, light coloured wood.