The Hydro mixer was attached to the kitchen tap which drove the mixing paddles.Mostly made of cast iron covered with green enamel. Its base is a 20 centimetre diameter and two centimetres high and shaped to hold a bowl, there is a protrusion eight centimetres long, four centimetres wide and nine centimetres high. A hinged section is attached to the protrusion of the base, it's a curved oval shape that's four centimetres by three centimetres at its base and tappers to four centimetres by two centimetres at the top, it then widens to an eleven centimetre diameter and three centimetres high shape that is parallel to the base, the centre of it is above the centre of the base. There is a removable eleven centimetre diameter plate screwed to the top. A two centimetre diameter 60 centimetre long plastic hose with a brass fitting on the end that is flared to four centimetres is attached to the side of the circular top. A one centimetre diameter metal tube is attached underneath that has two beaters on the end of it.HYDRO MIXER PAT APP FORfood preparation, hydro mixer

Connects to a kitchen sink tap.Hydro Mixer water powered whisk, with marble patterning on body of enamelled cast iron mechanism.Hydro Mixer Pat. App.whisks, food processing equipment

Three tennis balls, with inscription: SPALDING/APP. U.S.L.T.A./CHAMPIONSHIP. Materials: Rubber, Felt, Inktennis

Pack of 'Tennis Sporting Personalities' playing cards. Back of each card features a photographic image of a famous tennis player or stadium. UK patent app. number 8707446 and design app. numbers 1041081/2/3 & 4. Materials: Cardboard, Inktennis

Kitchen sink plug, a souvenir of GHS kitchen, replaced by Banyule Council in December 2018.Pink plastic plug with neoprene rubber sealDouble T Product Pat App No 92838762sink plugs

Purchased by donor from the collection of the 'Cobweb Antiques' owned by Ken and Faye TurnerThe Glide On Iron stand made of mild steel which has been chromed stamped 'The Glide On Iron Stand Pat app. for' with the original box.The Glide On Iron Standdomestic items, irons

This is a manual hedge trimmer which has a push pull action. It is not a very common garden tool possibly a lot slower to use than clippers. It dates from mid 20th century.This is quite a rare tool.This tool is consists of a metal bar with a row of prongs attached . A blade on one end is moved along the length of the metal bar thereby trimming the bush. There is a wooden handle attached to the metal bar and a wooden ball and spring on the righthand side.Code Half Time. Made in England Pat App No 16418/49warrnambool, tool, hedgetrimmer, code halftime

Skiers used this binding to hold their foot onto the ski.The Bogong High Plains has been a skiing destination for Cross Country and Downhill skiers since the 1930's and especially during and after the State Electricity Commission of Victoria's construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. The steel plate indicates it is for the Bogong High Plains area.Dirty metal binding with a leather adjustable strap on each side and a flexible coil joining the two straps at the back. There are 4 holes on the steel plate allowing for attaching it to the ski.Inscribed on the metal plate at the front. "Bogong / toe iron / pat app for / Australia"ski binding; bogong high plains; cross country skiing

Hard cover book of 145 pages; Apps A-F, Acknowledgements, Bibliography and Index, by Jane Sandilands. The mainly black cover features a photograph of Helen Macpherson Smith as a young woman. The title is printed in pink. non-fictionHelen Macpherson Schutt (née Smith) was a remarkable woman for her time. Born in 1874 to a prosperous Scottish-Australian family, Helen lived comfortably in the financial and social legacy of her family in Melbourne, Victoria. She was also an active supporter of, and donor to, organisations including the Victorian Missions to Seamen (now Mission to Seafarers), the RSPCA, the Royal District Nursing Service, the Royal Children’s Hospital and the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind.helen macpherson smith (1874-1951), philanthropy, jane sandilands, benefactor, hmst, helen mcpherson smith trust

Cardboard periscope - folded with two mirrors. Directions for use are included on top and bottom.Top: "Directions for use . . ." Bottom: "Directions for use . . ." "VIMOS PERISCOPE" PAT APP FOR NO 25973 / 1936periscope - collapsible

Russell SebireStainless steel, cylindrical bed-warmer, with removable screw stopper."Sunrise Stainless Steel Co Pat App 6368/42" Patent marks around the stopper.bed warmers

Standard .303 Vickers Machine Gun Belt from ww2250 round Vickers Machine Gun Ammunition Belt MK III 1940 Brass loading tabTF&S Ltd .303 250 M/C PATd APP 40 III to brass tabvickers machine gun

Small yellow travellers' steam iron. Light 'n' Easy General Electric. Controls on side of iron with water indicator."App. No. 77554 Cat. No. 04/08. Mod. No F200. 240 volts. 700 watts. AC only"

Elastrator Kit containing a metal box, elastrator tool and marking rings. Used for the castration and docking of livestock.On Tool - Elastrator Reg. Trade Mark Aus. Pat. No. 122217 Des. App. No. 24946 On Glass Bottle - Part No

Travelling iron and stand - red top with black handle and electric cord. Instruction leaflet in stand.Gem 200/250 Volts Pat App For 31678/45|Clayton, Lewis and Miller LTd British made.domestic items, irons

This Dice holder from the Woods Point goldfields would have been used to while away the time in the evenings, and the odd moments of time off during the day, children may have had use of it also, but would have had to be very careful not to lose the dice , because they would have been in big, big trouble. if the dice was lost !This item is of some significance because of its rareity and oral history passed on with the Item.Leather Dice Holder and Dice mounted on wooden base, leather dice holder is original. dice and wooden base is a mock up.(there is a small hole in the leather pouch 1.5cm from the bottom 2.5cm from the base, the hole is .2cm in size )W F Pickersgill Warburton 1960, Woods Point Gold Field circa 1890 app. Donated by Susan Issacs.recreation, leather, dice, dice holder, game, woods point, w f, pickersgill, mrs isaacs, mrs susan isaacs, yarra junction, gold field, game accessory gambling

1950s. Keeps boiling and doesn't turn off automatically.Used by a resident of the Kiewa Valley Yellowish cream ceramic body of jug with black bakelite hinged lid. One end is a spout and the other the plug and handle. The cord is brown and white and of medium length. It has a thermostat.Printed on the Base: 240V - 1650W / Model No EEJ I-AC only / App. No. N550 / Jug Body by / Fowler Ware.electric jug, fowlers ware

Silver metal truck with green windowsPat. App./Mercedes/Matchbox Series Toys/Scaffolding truck/Made in England/1969/Lesney Products Co. Ltd.toys, general

1 chrome metal barrel with adjustable parts; black grip and trigger; 1 Instruction manual."ASHTON AUTOMATIC INJECTOR / MANUFACTURER" "ASHTON & CO. LTD." "ADELAIDE, S.A." "PAT. APPN. 37054 / 58" "APP. RD. 39141"

Ship's Lifeboat matches in Brown bakelite screw top cylinder containing 21 waterproof matches protected by felt pad and paper disc (dated 1 May 1965) and rubber "O" ring on lid. Grooved sides show marks left when matches struck to igniteBryant & May Ship's Lifeboat matches App by M of T & C A. Unscrew to open. To ignite matches strike on grooved surface.matches, ship's lifeboat

Pamphlet, printed and cut for use in buses around passenger hanging rails, titled "Explore the world of Melbourne by Bus" - with an image of a bus in the PTV colour scheme with the background of various Melbourne icons or features. On the rear, advertising the "PTV App" that passengers can use to plan their journeys.trams, tramways, buses, ptv, public transport, computers

An autism research centre at La Trobe University developed an app to detect whether children might be on the autism spectrum.News clipping, black text and colour imageautism, la trobe university