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Mont De Lancey
Glass bottle, The Borer & White Ant Exterminating Co
4-sided, brown, glass bottle, with damaged label on the front and a cork stopper.On label: "Borantibane". A shield-shaped logo is surmounted by a banner with the name "Borantibane" printed on it. The shield has 4 pictures relevant to "Borer and white ant exterminator" (printed around the shield). Under the shield: "The sure preventative against Borers and White Ants. Manufactured by Borer & White Ant Exterminating Co.". On base: "L 718. 16 ozs.". On centre rear side: "Not to be taken" and on both adjoining sides there are 5 rows of small, embossed stars.bottles -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Booklet, CSIRO, Forest Products Newsletter, June 1964
forest products, borer, longicorn borers, newsletter -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Increment borer
An increment borer is a specialised tool to extract a core sample of wood tissue from a living tree. The tool consists of a handle, an auger bit and a small, half circular metal tray (the core extractor) that fits inside the auger bit. The core sample can be used to count the rings, to reveal the age of the tree and its growth rate.Increment borer. The central core is stuck. AGN Mattison - Sweden #4333forest measurement, forests commission victoria (fcv) -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Bung borer, Prior to 1950
Bung borer are a class of tools that bore a tapered hole in a wooden barrel, cask or flask, the tool makes a graduated tapered hole called a bung hole. The bung that goes into the hole can be made from wood, rubber or cork to make a tight seal or a tap is used to dispense the liquid inside the barrel. Often two holes would be made the first in the middle of the barrel and its highest location when laying on its side, this is use to fill the barrel. The second one, with the barrel now standing up, would be bored on one side of the head, near the rim, opposite the filling bung. That would be the one that would receive a tapered wooden or metal tap for dispensing liquid. There have been many models of bung borer used, the age old pattern is of a simple tapered spoon, later more sophisticated models would appear to do the same job and over the years numerous types of design have been patented.The subject item at this time cannot be associated with an historical event, person or place, provenance is unknown, item assessed as a collection asset as it is believed to have been produced before 1950.Bung borer threaded with wooden handle. Nonewarrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, barrel bung hole borer, barrels, coopers tools -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Bung borer, Prior to 1950
Bung borer are a class of tools that bore a tapered hole in a wooden barrel, cask or flask, the tool makes a graduated tapered hole called a bung hole. The bung that goes into the hole can be made from wood, rubber or cork to make a tight seal or a tap is used to dispense the liquid inside the barrel. Often two holes would be made the first in the middle of the barrel and its highest location when laying on its side, this is use to fill the barrel. The second one, with the barrel now standing up, would be bored on one side of the head, near the rim, opposite the filling bung. That would be the one that would receive a tapered wooden or metal tap for dispensing liquid. There have been many models of bung borer used, the age old pattern is of a simple tapered spoon, later more sophisticated models would appear to do the same job and over the years numerous types of design have been patented.The subject item at this time cannot be associated with an historical event, person or place, provenance is unknown, item assessed as a collection asset as it is believed to have been produced before 1950.Bung borer threaded with wooden handle. Nonewarrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, barrel bung hole borer, barrels, coopers tools -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - dredging, Portland, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: Dump Borer on R/ Lima Barge on L./ Steel. (black ink on white label, centre)port of portland archives, dredge, harbour dredging -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Shears
Garden Shears. 660mm long. Borer in handle. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Block plane
Alexander Mathieson & Sons Ltd ('& Sons', after c. 1890), of the Saracen Tool Works, Glasgow, advertised as 'manufacturers of planes, mechanical, engineering and edge-tools'. They received 'prize medals' at the London, Melbourne and Edinburgh International Exhibitions of 1851, 1862, 1880 and 1886, in their 'quest for perfection in tools'. Mathieson's vast output included specialised craft implements for coopers, ship's carpenters, tinsmiths and wheelwrights. The firm originated when master plane-maker John Manners opened premises in Saracen Lane, Glasgow, in 1792. 4 Alexander Mathieson (c. 1797–1852) took over his business in 1821, which he gave as the foundation date of his firm. He was later succeeded by his son, Thomas A. Mathieson (1822–1899), a prominent Glasgow magistrate and preceptor of Hutcheson's Hospital charitable institution. In 1854, Mathiesons moved to East Campbell Street, and had opened branches in Edinburgh, Dundee and Liverpool by 1876. The third generation comprised Thomas O. and James H. Mathieson (born 1867), the latter being a Glasgow bailie (councillor), whose estate totalled an enormous £150,939 in 1926. Mathieson's hand- and small machine-tools (e.g. bandsaws and beading machines) were exported worldwide, especially their 'heavy duty auger bits used... for boring railway sleepers'. Wooden smoothing plane with handle. Adjustable via wedge. Borer holes in handle.Ward blade. Plane made by Mathieson & Son Glasgow Best Guaranteed.plane, block plane, hand tools, carpenter's tools, mathieson, churchill island -
Orbost & District Historical Society
fossil
Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.A large oyster shell fossil from the Miocene Era. There is evidence of borers. It is a Mother-of-Pearl flap.oyster fossil mother-of-pearl miocene -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Block
2 sheave wood block with hook and heavy borer infestation. Block has metal hook.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, 2 sheave wood block, wood block, block -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - dredging, Portland, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives, dredge, harbour dredging -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - dredging, Portland, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives, dredge, harbour dredging -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Ruins of Borer's Bakery ovens, 116 Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Peter Libbis, May 1999
Four of five colour photos of ruins of Borer's Bakery ovens at 116 Princes Street, prior to demolition, May 1999.demolitions, business and traders - bakers, g borer & co -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Round Shave
Round Shave - metal with 2 wooden handles. Borer damage. Stamped Wm Greaves & Sons Sheaf Works. 10cm diameterflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Image, Ballarat School of Mines Machine Shop, 1960s
A set of photos from the Ballarat School of Mines Machine Shop, showing students working with machine tools. .1) a centre lathe, with belt drive from overhead transmission .2) Cincinatti milling machine .3) Horizontal borer .4) P. Van Bergen and P. Johnson working on a jog borer in the Ballarat School of Mines machine shop machine shop, ballarat school of mines, jog borer, p. van bergen, p. johnson -
Orbost & District Historical Society
wash board
Glass washboards were popular during World War II due to a shortage of metal. The body was made of wood, but the scrubbing area was glass. Washboards were normally two-sided with one side having more refined ridges and also came in a variety of sizes. The smaller washboards were used for delicates such as undergarments and petticoats, while larger washboards were used for such items of clothing as shirts and pants. They were used over the laundry tubs. (ref. Antique Traders)This glass scrubbing board is an example of the typical laundry equipment used by families in the Orbost district in the early 20th century.A rectangular glass washboard with a wooden frame. The glass insert is corrugated glass and the backing at the top is original. Frame is new (original had borer damage).On backing at top - Possum trademarklaundry-equipment washing scrubbing-board -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Panel saw, Disston Saws
Panel saw with tapering blade and small corrugations, wooden handle affixed with brass rivets. Borer holes in handle. Surface rust and pitting on steel.DISSTON [on brass plaque on handle] -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Rip saw
Used for straight cutting along the grain of thick timber, rip saws were typically 24 to 28 inches long with 3 to 6 points (ripsaw teeth) per inch along the length of the steel blade. The saw’s closed timber handle is positioned above the heel of the saw and the blade tapers along its length to a narrow toe. The cut made by the saw, the ‘kerf’ is wider than the thickness of the blade as the bent teeth take out small pieces of wood, or sawdust. The kangaroo brass stamp indicates the saw originated from Robert Sorby and sons’ Kangaroo Works, in Sheffield, UK. The kangaroo brand emerged in the early 1800’s and was used extensively until the 1980’s.Tapered steel blade with corrugations and scalloping on cutting edge, affixed to a sturdy wooden handle by brass rivets. Some surface rust and borer holes.KANGAROO [on plaque on handle]rip saw, woodworkers tools, churchill island, amess barn -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Newspaper clipping, J SMITH bread carter for Borer's Bakery, Borer's Geese, c. 1920
Digital image of undated newspaper clipping, probably 1920s-30s, of J. SMITH bread carter for Borer's Bakery and the geese and goats that follow him seeking bread.business and traders - bakers, livestock, j smith, g borer & co -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Bill hook, pre World War 1
A billhook or bill hook is a versatile cutting tool used widely in agriculture and forestry for cutting woody material such as shrubs, small trees and branches. A billhook consists of a handle and a blade with a bevelled cutting edge. The blade is curved at the top end to form a hook shape. The handle is virtually always wooden.Rough pine handle with many borer holes. Commercially made (no ID) cast in socket one end, strap iron riveted other end. Cast blade.tools, hook, bill hook, churchill island, farm, iron -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, 1999
Ron Laing at the request of the Society photographed the same view as item 799.01 in 1999, prior to the Borer's Bakery site being redevelopedColour photograph taken of Princes Street from the same viewpoint as 1933 photograph of construction workers in the excavation for the main drain in Princes Street (799.01 & .02).built environment, ron laing -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Angular Bit Stock extension, 1897-1922
Millers Falls Co. is a tool manufacturing company originally based in Millers Falls, Massachusetts. It was established in Greenfield, Massachusetts in 1868 as Gunn & Amidon by Levi J. Gunn and Charles H. Amidon. Gunn and Amidon, along with a third partner, Henry L. Pratt built a factory in the north of Greenfield. After the Greenfield factory burned down, the company was reorganized as the Millers Falls Manufacturing Co. It merged with Backus Vise Co. in 1872 to form the Millers Falls Co. In 1931 Millers Falls tools purchased the majority of the shares of Goodell-Pratt tools and merged with that manufacturer in 1932.In 1962 the company was acquired by Ingersoll Rand. In 1982, Ingersoll Rand sold the Millers Falls business to the newly created Millers Falls Tool Co. The company was head quartered in Alpha, New Jersey. Since 2002 the company trademark has belonged to Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co., Ltd, of Hangzhou, China.An interesting an unusual tool made by the Millers Falls Tool company that continued to be featured in it’s catalogue up and till 1922. The tool was manufactured from 1897 until this date and is sought out by collectors of vintage tools.Universal Angular hand operated bit stock with spring type alligator jaws, main casting is Japanned bright parts are nickel plated item used with a bit & brace as an extension or angular borer. Millers Falls Co. USA Model 109flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, tools, screw driver, angular hand operated driver, tool accessory -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photograph Ruins of Borer's Bakery ovens, Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Peter Libbis, May 1999
One of five colour photos of ruins of Borer's Bakery ovens at 116 Princes Street, prior to demolition, May 1999. Close-up on detail of manufacturer of baking oven door: 'Engineers Small & Shatell Melbourne'demolitions, business and traders - bakers, g borer & co -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Various buildings, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, 1990s
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.A set of 16 colour photographs by Ron Laing covering the Herald and Weekly Times building, the ex Borer's Bakery ovens and buildings, view from Coles parking area, Bridge Street industrial medical clinic and HMAS Lonsdale building 1990sbuilt environment - commercial, built environment - civic, ron laing -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Sepia print, Pruning in the Orchard, c. 1917
This photograph was attached to B91.78 so probably around the same date, 1917. Note by T.H. Kneen 4 December 1991, "Location may be the orchard which had been established on the Swan St. frontage & later pulled out (because of apple root borer infestation?)" Perhaps an illustration from a book, edges have been lost.Sepia photograph. Male and female students pruning in the Orchard.pruning, orchard, students working outside, students, east orchard -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Manual of Mining Tools, 1871, 1871
The author, William Morgans, was a lecturer on mining at the Bristol School of Mines. The owner of the book, William Baragwanath, was a former student of the Ballarat School of Mines who held the following positions: Department of Mines (1897-1922); director of the geological survey (1922-24); chief mining surveyor (1924-32); secretary for mines (1932-34); chief mining surveyor (1934-43); consultant to the Department of Mines (1943-50); President, Royal Society of Victoria (1943-44), councillor of the Ballarat School of Mines (1916-50).Hard cover book of 207 pages with buff cloth cover. The books covers materials andf processes used in the manufacture of tools, special uses, qualities and efficiciency. It includes 235 wood engravings of mining tools drawn to scale. Tools include borers, hammers, sledges, picks, shovels, spades, saws, helves and handles.Title page handwritten in ink 'W.B.' [William Baragwanath]mining, tools, ballarat school of mines, geology, bristol school of mines, government geologist, william baragwanath -
Rye RSL Sub Branch
Cane hand carved
Hand carved wooden cane depicting a Rising Sun Emblem, and the names of places visited and vessels traveled on. Including, K.M. MURRAY AANS 1917 HMS MOOLTAN COLOMBO ADEN SUEZ ALEXANDRIA PORT SAID and on the reverse, KANDY It is riddled with borer holes and is broken at the neck. The tassle is also suffering wear as it is a woven grass like material. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Chair
Chair wooden Spindle Back Bent with a pressed foliage pattern to the top rail. The seat also pressed and all supported on four splayed legs with a supporting circular rail. Height 900 mm, Width 470 mm, made from black wood, circa 1880, one of the spindles is broken, bad wood borer damageflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, C. French, A Handbook of the Destructive Insects of Victoria, Part One, 1891 (exact)
Purple hardcovered book153 pages plus 20 figures. Contents inlcude: Introduction to Entimology, classification of insects, quarantine rules, Woolly Aphis, Codlin Moth, Curve-winged Apple moth, Apple-tree borer, Apple-bark Scale, Apple Beetle, Red Spider, Harlequin Fruit Bug, Pear and Cherry Slug, Rutherglen Fly-pest, Cherry borer, Pear Phytoptus. Coloured plates (by C. Brittlebank)of insects and figures (by Hart Vonarx) include the Knowles' Pump, Charnwood Spray, Danks' Lever Spray Pump, Spawn's Climax Spray, Apparatus for Sparying Orange Trees, Strawsonizer, French Portable Hand Spraying Machine, Lowe and Park's Insect Exterminator, Greenhill Codlin Moth Lamp, Wolfskill Fumigator, Tutus Fumigator, Oliver Fumigator, Agitator Spray PumpBookplate - Ballarat School of Mines Ballaarat No 1201. Presented by Secretary for Agriculture, Melbourne, 14th July 1891 insects, pumps, c brittlebank, hart vonarx, c french -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Furniture - School Teacher's Desk, Early 20th century
This is a teacher's desk which came from Woodford State School. The school began in 1854 in a private dwelling with a new building constructed in 1874. The school still operates today.This is a very fine example of an early 20th century school teacher's desk. As it comes from one of the earliest schools in the district, it is of considerable significance.This is a wooden desk, now varnished, with a lift up, slanted lid with brass hinges and a brass key hole. On the top right hand side is a brass insert with a porcelain ink well. The desk has four turned legs with end struts. The desk lid may be made of pine but the rest of the desk seems to be made of a different wood. There are signs of old borer on the left hand front and the curved part on that side is missing.woodford state school, teachers desk, wooden teachers desk