Book of blanket samples manufactured at Gold Medal Mill.First entry of blanket sample book."crenella" banket luxury made especially for Carrigans Invicta Gold Medal Mill Made in Australia Pure New Woolwoollen mills, textile mills, invicta mills pty ltd, blankets samples

Set of 'Physician' blanket samples produced by Collins Bros Pty Ltd.Book of ten blanket samples in various colours held together with navy blue vinyl binder with two metal rivets. Sixteen samples of various colours and designs. The spine at the top of the book has a length of 6mm white nylon rope tied through to act as a carry handle for the sample book.[printed] Physician Blanket Range / Fashion Award Mill / AUSTRALIAN / MADEphysician, blankets, samples, textiles, collins bros mill pty ltd, marketing, wool

Book of blanket samples manufactured at Collins Bros Mill.Spectra Satin bound luxury blankets Australian Made Pure New Wool Spectra Blanket manufactured by Collins Bros A Physician product Pure New Woolwoollen mills, textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, label, blankets samples

Set of 'Physician' blanket samples produced by Collins Bros Pty Ltd.Set of 'Physician' blanket samples produced by Collins Bros Pty Ltd.Physician Blankets Manufactured by Collins Bros Pty Ltd Established 1874 PHYSICIAN Made in Australia Mothproofed Pure New Wooltextile design, textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, label

Ten striped blanket samples held together with split pins. Colours include brown, pink, blue and cream. Each sample has an ink printed Physician label and a Physician sticker with a number.wool, fabric, blankets, sample, physician, collins bros mill pty ltd

Fold out card brochure containing blanket fabric samples in a range of colours.front: [printed] Eagley / LUXURY / BLANKETS / FASHION / PIECEGOODS / PIECEGOODS front: [handwritten] Range / 1670eagley woollen mills, samples, fabric, brochure

Fold out card brochure containing blanket fabric samples in a range of colours.front: [printed] Eagley / LUXURY / BLANKETS / FASHION / PIECEGOODS / PIECEGOODS front: [handwritten] Range / 1523eagley woollen mills, samples, fabric, brochure

This wagga style blanket was made by May Shortte using blanket samples from Solomons department store, Geelong (now Market Square Shopping Centre). May Shortte is the grandmother of Emily McNeight. Part of a collection of three blankets donated by Emily McNeight.Blue, orange, green, yellow, purple and grey wagga style blanket made with off cuts of blankets.wool, blankets, wagga, solomons, geelong, may shortte, samples

This is an advertising leaflet issued by the Warrnambool Woollen Mill Co. This mill was established in South Warrnambool in 1910 with John Bennett the first Manager. The mill’s production increased during both World Wars with government contracts and wartime demands. In the 1940s the mill employed over 700 people. In 1968 the mill was sold to the multinational company Dunlop which in turn sold the business in 1982 to Onkaparinga Woollen Mill. In 1983 Onkaparinga was taken over by Macquarie Worsteds and in 1994 this group pulled out of Warrnambool. The Warrnambool Woollen Mill closed in 2000 after 90 years of operation. This leaflet is of interest as an example of the advertising mechanisms produced by the Warrnambool Woollen Mill when it was a locally run large-scale business in the city. The business was a dominant one in Warrnambool for many decades, employing many local people. The factory itself was a well-known landmark in the city. This is a sheet of buff-coloured thick paper folded in two places to make a six-page leaflet. The front page has an aerial black and white photograph of the Warrnambool Woollen Mill, two of the inside pages have 12 black and white photographs showing the processes in making woollen blankets and two other pages have advertisements for Warrnambool blankets and dress suiting material. Inside the folder is a sample piece of pink blanket with a card in red and cream colouring showing the factory’s guarantee. The sample has been glued to the paper. There is evidence of silverfish damage on both the blanket sample and the paper. ‘With the Compliments of the Warrnambool Woollen Mill Co. Ltd.’warrnambool woollen mill

This folder contains photographs, advertisements and a sample of a piece of blanket from the Warrnambool Woollen Mill. This mill was officially opened in South Warrnambool in 1910 following the establishment of a local public company. The first manager was John Bennett from Yorkshire, England. The operations of the mill expanded with new buildings enabling the business to double in size by 1915. In the 1940s the factory was employing 700 people. In 1968 the factory was sold to Dunlop Australia but was sold again in 1982 to Onkaparinga Woollen Company. In 1983 Mcquarie Worsteds took over the factory with the business then known as Warrnambool Textiles. In 2000 the mill closed and most of the buildings were later demolished for a housing estate. This item is an attractive and informative memento of one of Warrnambool’s most important businesses of the past. The Warrnambool Woollen Mill operated for 90 years and employed many local people. The photographs are of particular interest.This is a rectangular-shaped sheet of buff-coloured lightweight cardboard. It has been folded twice to create six pages in a folder. Three pages contain black and white photographs of the woollen mill operations and two pages contain advertising material with black and white images. One page has a cream blanket piece of material attached to the page by two staples and this has the brand name stitched onto the right hand corner This piece of blanket also has a paper guarantee card attached by staples. The Warrnambool Woollen Mill Co. Ltd. South Warrnambool The 100% Wool Warrnambool Super Blanket Made in Australia warrnambool woollen mill, history of warrnambool

"The United Pyrites Company's Works are situated about three quarters of a mile from Spargo Brothers, and are on the northern side of the Marong road, in Pinch-gut Gully. Two processes are followed at these works, viz., the amalgamating process and the treatment by means of chlorine gas. The latter is called the Newbery-Vautin system, and the mode pursued is that laid down by Mr. Cosmo Newbery and Mr Vautin, whose names have been given to the process. Mr. Edwards manages these works. Three reverbatory furnaces are used to roast the pyrites, which is weighed in the truck before being put into the furnaces. At this weighbridge a sample of each lot is kept, and if the yield is not equal to expectation, the works are carefully gone over to see where the fault occurs. Care is taken at the furnace to regulate the heat, otherwise the pyrites might slag instead of roasting evenly right through. An immense revolving furnace (made of boiler iron) was used at these works. It was found to be suitable for treating blanket sand, but was not a success for roasting coarse pyrites. The process of amalgamating by means of Chilian mills is the same in these works as at the Western Works, but the United Works are on a larger scale, and eleven mills are utilised. It is the chlorine gas process which is most interesting here. The gas is made from sulphuric acid, black oxide of manganese, and common salt, and the gas is introduced into huge vats, where it works its way through a filter of pieces of quartz and then through the bed of roasted pyrites lying above. The action of the gas transforms the gold into chloride of gold. This is easily dissolved in water, and in that form is drawn off into huge delf jars, where the use of sulphate of iron precipitates the gold to the bottom. A small battery—eight head of stamps in two boxes—is in use here to crush small consignments of stone sent for trial. Test crushings come from all the Australasian colonies, and even from India. The jars used are manufactured at Epsom, and some of the salt used is also of home manufacture, from the Salt Lakes on the Northern plains. Mr. Edwards took us over a new building in course of erection, and in which the chlorine gas is to be generated in the midst of the pyrites— a still further advancement in the new process. There is some very good machinery in this new building, and the tailings from the ordinary pyrites works will also be treated by this chlorine gas system, which has been found to work well at Mount Morgan, in Queensland. The purest of gold is obtained by this process, the gold passing in solution into a charcoal filter, from which it emerges in the shape of metallic gold. We saw some nice cakes of retorted gold at the works. One of 26oz. was from some New Zealand pyrites (2½ tons), and assayed over 23 carats. There were also cakes of Avoca gold, of silver, and of the tremulous amalgam." (The Argus, 4 February 1887)Two handwritten letters to the Ballarat School of Mines on Bendigo United Pyrites Company Letterhead.bendigo united pyrites company, pyrites, ballarat school of mines, j.j. deeble, joel deeble, joel james deeble, a.m. dean, fred j. martell, martell, s.h. cowan, letterhead

Sample book of the Knighthood range of Physician blankets manufactured by Collins Bros.Sample book of the Knighthood range of Physician blankets manufactured by Collins Bros.Knighthood satin bound luxury blankets Knighthood and Pure new wool logotextile design textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, label, textile design, textile mills

Samples of wool, fibres and cloth demonstrating the processes in the creation of blankets, from greasy wool to finished cloth, produced by Collins Bros Pty Ltd.Samples of wool, fibres and cloth demonstrating the processes in the creation of blankets, from greasy wool to finished cloth, produced by Collins Bros Pty Ltd."From Sheep to Sleep" when buying Blankets or Flannels, always look for, and insist on "PHYSICIAN' 'CHILLPROOF' Brand Only the finest and best of wool used in the production of "Physician" Productstextile industry - education, collins bros mill pty ltd, blankets

Set of eight costing estimates with cloth samples, for Godfrey Hirst textiles 1924-1925.Set of eight costing estimates with cloth samples, for Godfrey Hirst textiles 1924-1925.July 1st 1924 to June 30th 1925..textile industry - history textile production, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd excelsior woollen and worsted mills, blankets, cloth - woollen, cloth - union, textile industry - history, textile production

Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Salesman's Wool sample card containing samples of wool at different stages of processingJohn Taylor/With Compliments from Onkaparinga/Woollen Co.Ltd/Adelaide, Sth Aust. Mills Lobethal and Thebarton, S.A/Always insist on Onkaparinga Rugs.Blankets.Worsteds.Melanges.Woollens and Flannelswool, blanket fever, advertisement, onkaparinga, sample

Sample of fabric produced by Collins Bros Mill for use in Physician brand blankets, c.1930s.TRADE MARK / PHYSICIAN / REG NO 16997 / SPOTLESS FINISH / FREE FROM FILLING / GUARANTEED PURE VIRGIN WOOLtextile production, collins bros mill pty ltd

Sample of fabric produced by Collins Bros Mill for use in Physician brand blankets, c.1930s.TRADE MARK / PHYSICIAN / REG NO 16997 / SPOTLESS FINISH / FREE FROM FILLING / GUARANTEED PURE VIRGIN WOOL "PHYSICIAN" Regd.textile production, collins bros mill pty ltd

Sample of fabric produced by Collins Bros Mill for use in Physician brand blankets, c.1930s.TRADE MARK / PHYSICIAN / REG NO 16997 / SPOTLESS FINISH / FREE FROM FILLING / GUARANTEED PURE VIRGIN WOOL "PHYSICIAN" Regd.textile production, collins bros mill pty ltd

This quilt was exhibited as part of the 'solo exhibition' component of the Expressions 2002: the Wool Quilt Prize exhibition. Paull exhibited 9 quilts in this series along with samples for the 'touch table'Woollen quilt made from grey army blankets and backed with hessian. Golden sheep motif attached with red wool on verso of quiltquilting, blankets

Long crinkle cut blue fabric sample with label stamped in ink. A brown paper tag is attached with string with hand written blue text.front: [tag] SW3 Dyed / Blue 4 / 37 ½ lln(?) – 70 yds / PeNo 678 front: [label] TRADEMARK / PHYSICIAN / REG No 76880 / SPOTLESS FINISH / CHILLPROOF / GUARENTEED PURE VIRGIN WOOLwool, fabric, blankets, sample, physician, collins bros mill pty ltd

Notes relate to blanket design, marketing, retail and production and repeatedly refer to ‘Phillips’. Refers to Physician Blankets, so possibly related to Collins Brothers Mill Pty Ltd. Note book with black cover, containing notes typed on pink, green and white paper, cut out and sticky taped into note book. Also contains some loose newspaper articles and wool samples. wool, victoria, working life, blankets, correspondence, scrapbook, letters, record keeping, woollen mill, collins bros mill pty ltd