Solid wooden base with a red and black terminal at one end for electrical connection. Steel rods with space between which generates sparks when connected. Rubber plugs on wooden base. Yellow plate SMB in green. CHEM engraved indicating department it was used in. Serial Number: 97812 Volts: 6 Amps: 5analite, chemistry, terminals, sparks, volts, amperes

Hinged timber box containing 14 weights (200g, 100g, 50g, 20g, 20g, 10g, 8g, 6g, 2g, 2g, 1g, 0.5g, 0.2g, 0.2g) and a pair of tweezers. weights, measurement

These items were removed from the Mt Helen Campus S-Building before refurbishment in September 2015They are made of grey metal and have orange rubber tubes attached, connecting them to gas when necessary. They have a ring of metal around the base to control the oxygen. .3) is manufactured by Analite Pty Ltd .4) is an image only.bunsen burner, laboratory, science, scientific equipment

These scales were used by students at St Joseph's School in Orbost. St Joseph's Catholic School in Orbost was planned from 1913 when the town's population was increasing rapidly. It wasn't until 1923 that the school was built in Raymond Street next to St Colman's Church. The Catholic school was opened in thecharge of Sister Moira and Sister Lucy, Fifty-five students were initially enrolled and taught in two rooms. When the numbers increased to 170 work began on extensions which were completed in 1959. St Joseph's school had classes to Form 4 at one stage. Later on Form 2 was the highest level. However, after Nagle College at Bairnsdale built a new school on the Lindenow Road site, a Nagle College school bus ran from Orbost and the school was reduced to Grade 6. It was also about this time that the last of the St Joseph teaching nuns left Orbost. From 1969 to the early 1980s the secondary St Joseph students attended Orbost High School for the practical subjects of Woodwork and Home Economics. Today enrolments reflect the declining population of the district.This item is an example of early school equipment.A set of beam balance scales in a wooden framed cabinet with glass windows on all for sides. The front is a vertical slide which allows acess to the scales. The scales have one fixed leg and two adjustable legs for accurate levelling. GRIFFIN GEORGE LIMITED, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER label on front of wooden section of case -ANALITE PTY LTD ASG@W EDINBURGH MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN MINOR REG DES No's 891235 & 891238education science scientific-apparatus measurement