After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 23 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view. (Margaret Picken, 2020)This drawing is one of a series created by Margaret Picken for a range of real estate agents in Melbourne between c.1983 and c.2005. Each work is signed and dated by the artist.Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020Pen and ink architectural drawing on drafting film of 11 Bradford Avenue, Kew by Margaret Picken.11 BRADFORD AVE., KEW / MARGARET PICKEN '98 / WOODARDS ~ HAWTHORNartist -- margaret picken 1950-, architectural drawings -- houses -- kew (vic.), 11 bradford avenue -- kew (vic.)

Bradford Kendall was established in 1922 by Lesley Bradford and Jim Kendall, investing their winnings on a race horse. They both previously worked at the BHP Steel Works. They gained contracts with the railways and mining industry. During World War II they also manufactured armaments. During the boom of the 1950s they established several foundries in South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria. Bradford Kendall Ltd Wodonga foundry was established in 1954. It melted down old railway wheels, rails and redundant machinery to produce a range of low-alloy steel products, especially for earth-moving vehicles, railways, oil rigs and sugar factories. Wodonga was ideally placed as a change point between the different rail gauges of Victoria and New South Wales, close to the Hume Highway and the Snowy Mountain Scheme. The first sod for the site was turned on 2nd June 1954 and the first melt and pour of molten metal at Wodonga took place on 7th July 1954. Bradford Kendall Plant No.5 in Wodonga became one of the most profitable foundries in the Bradford Kendall group. Bill Black became the first plant Manager, a position he held for 30 years. Another long term employee was Pat Gooding who began work at a 15 year old and retired for the position of Bradken foundry Manufacturing Manager 51 years later. In the early 1980s, Australian National Industries Ltd bought Bradford Kendall and other heavy engineering companies. The Wodonga foundry with its (then) 170 or so staff became part of Bradken Consolidated along with nine other foundries in Australia and New Zealand. In 1989, Kerry Packer’s Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd took control of ANI. In January 1999, Smorgon Steel Group acquired ANI, which included the Bradken business. The company changed hands again in 2001 when Smorgon Steel Group sold Bradken to Castle Harlan Australian Mezzanine Partners (CHAMP). In 2016 negotiations began for Bradken to be taken over by Hitachi Construction for A$689 million. In April 2017 Bradken became a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Limited.A collection of black and white images and advertising for Bradford Kendall (Bradken) Wodonga.bradford kendall, wodonga industries, wodonga businesses

Engravings of looms produced by George Hodgson Limited, Frizinghall Works, Bradford, Yorkshire, England.Engravings of looms produced by George Hodgson Limited, Frizinghall Works, Bradford, Yorkshire, England.textile machinery, george hodgson limited

Photographs were most likely used for promotional purposes. Loom made by David Crabtree & Son, a loom manufacturer based in Laisterdyke, Bradford.Black and white blue tinged photograph of a loom in landscape format.Stamped top right corner - David Crabtree & Son HOPE IRON WORKS, Laisterdyke, BRADFORDtextile machinery, wool manufacture, wool, loom

Photocopy of a letter (four A4 pages of an unknown number of pages), from the English Electric Co Ltd of Bradford dated 29/6/1938, addressed to the MMTB via Heap and Ryley London. Follows the visit of Mr Bell and Mr Spencer to the Bradford works. Has notes on Tramway Motors, controllers, notch regulators, multi-notch remote control, trolley slider heads and Bow collectors. Refers to enclosures but not found with the document.trams, tramways, english electric, motors, controllers, trolley poles, bow pantograph

Black & white photo taken October 1917 of unknown hospital group from Bradford, England during WWI. Mounted on green background, brown wooden frame with glass front, white cardboard backing & wire hanging strap.Written in white at bottom of photo: “The War Hospital, Bradford, October 1917”photograph, bradford, hospital

George Hodgson Limited Business Card, a British loom manufacture based in Bradford England. The card showcases the awards the company as won as well as a description of one of their looms.Cream business card printed with the black ink. The front of the card lists the awards and medals the company had one in the background with an image of each award. The company logo is placed in the center. The back of the card has a drawing of a loom with a decorative border.Front top edge - Awards for Improvements & Excellence in Power Looms for Weaving. Front middle - George Hodgson Limited Makers of Power Looms for Weaving. Bradford, Yorkshire, England Front bottom edge - Presented by J T Elioors (?) Back bottom edge - One shaft heavy underpick worsted and woollen cloth loom, with 4 holed drop box on each side, fitted with positive wheel dobby.textile machinery, wool manufacture, wool, loom, george hodgson limited

Example of a shuttle used for a loom in the weaving process. This shuttle was probably used as an advertising piece for Waddington's company as it is constructed differently to other examples of working shuttles in the museum collection. This shuttle is a a unique item in the collection as a shuttle made for advertising purposes instead of being made for use on a loom. Wooden loom with metal tips on either end. Loom is rectangular. One side has a green sticker. Metal pieces inside loom are not present.WADDINGTON'S/ FOR/ SHUTTLES OF QUALITY/ Phone Bradford 27668waddingston's, weaving, shuttle, loom, advertising, geelong, wool

'Presented to the College in 1889 by Rev. James Hutchinson, who had it from the widow of the Rev. John Waterhouse.' (E.H. Sugden in "The Wesleyan Methodist Magazine" 132 (1909): 531 Letter 1773 September 29, Bradford to Mr Valton at Purfleet, Essex, from John Wesley. Holograph, signed.john wesley, john valton

Male wool shirt made in Bradford, U.K. The shirt is cut from first fabric woven from 100% traceable Australian wool. Bradford Mills differ to Australian mills in that the entire process of producing worsted material does not take place at the one firm/factory. Rather it is split between many firm/factories specialising in their task in the production of worsted material. For example, the wool goes from merchants to combers to produce tops, the tops to spinners to produce yarn and then the yarn is sold to manufactures who weave it into cloth. After the weaving is done the cloth has to be sent to the dryers and finishers, who scour, dye and finish the cloth. Finally, the finished cloth is purchase by a fresh set of merchants, who will later sell the cloth elsewhere in England or abroad. At each these steps a new firm is handling the wool/cloth making it hard to track lineage of wool through this process and hence hard to guarantee 100% Australian wool. This shirt was purchased and worn by the donor’s husband, George H. Gerber, an Australian Wool Buyer. The shirt was purchased on one of George’s trips to Bradford in the U.K. on company business. Gerber was a second-generation Wool Traders in his family. His father, also named George H. Gerber, worked for Kreglinger & Furneau. He worked for them in Boston, U.S.A. before he died from the Spanish Flu in 1918. The company then promised a job to his oldest son (donor’s husband) once he finished school. Thus, George came to be trained as a Fine Wool Classer by Kreglinger & Furneaux (Aust.) Pty Ltd where he was employed as a Wool Buyer all his working life. He retired in 1969 as the head of their Australian office when the company was taken over Also of note, the shirt was sold with 2 add-on collars. Having additional collars was advantageous as changing only the collar increased the number of days the shirt could be worn without washing. Cream coloured shirt with black and red single thread verticle stripes.“Grandpa” collar (with 1 of its 2 supplied add-on collars included). French cuffs. Sold with 2 add-on collars, hence both ends of the collar have buttonholes to take a stud, and a partially-opened button-hole is at the centre of the neck on the outside of the collar for a second stud.Letering label on shirt: GENT’S OUTFITTER Herbert Winfield 23 CHEAPSIDE, BRADFORDbradford, u.k, kreglinger & furneaux (aust.) pty ltd, 100% australian wool

Donated by Cliff Marshall the brother of Clyde Marshal who was a RAAF Medical Orderly and served with 2 Squadron in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968.Australian servicemen on duty in Vietnam who smoked generally had Zippo Lighters. It was a smoking accessory that was widely known worldwide and made popular in Australia by returning veterans. Rectangular stainless steel liquid fuel cigarette lighter with flip up lid.Internally a pull out receptacle that contains cotton absorbent wad to soak up the liquid fuel, flint tube and wick. The exposed top half has the flint striker roller, exposed wick, flame shield and locking toggle.On flip up lid “CLYDE / MARSHALL” on reverse VIETNAM /67-68; on case [RAAF MEDICAL INSIGNIA]. On reverse side “map of South Vietnam and North Vietnam showing names of towns, Danang, Hue Quihon Nhatrang Camranh Phanrang, Saigon Hanoi, Haiphong, Haiman, and South Vietnam flag. The base in inscribed with manufacturers name and patent number "BRANDFORD PA/ZIPPO/PAT.2517191"zippo, cigarette lighter, smoking accessories

"Illustrated catalogue of power looms for weaving, manufactured by George Hodgson Limited, Frizinghall Works, Bradford Yorkshire: treading tappet section". Among items from Yarra Falls Mill."Illustrated catalogue of power looms for weaving, manufactured by George Hodgson Limited, Frizinghall Works, Bradford Yorkshire: treading tappet section".textile machinery weaving, yarra falls mill george hodgson limited, weaving looms, weaving machinery, textile machinery, weaving

This is a book of 603 pages. It has a maroon-coloured cover with gold printing on the front and the spine. The pages contain printed text, black and white illustrations and advertisements.non-fictionTechnical Information on loom tuningloom tuning, warrnambool woollen mill

Published by George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., Ruskin House, Museum Street, London. There is no clue as to the owner of this bookThis book provides a factual scientific account of sex and human reproduction as taught in the 1950's. It is particularly interesting to compare the expected conduct of young women in this era with the standards of today.A grey, hard covered text book with the title "Attaining Womanhood" in blue print on the front cover and "Attaining Womanhood George Corner" on the spine of the book Written by George W. Corner M.D., Director, Dept. of Embryology, Carnegie institute of WashingtonOn the first page is the title "Attaining Womanhood" and below this "A Doctor Talks to Girls About Sex". Written by George W. Corner, M.D. and an introduction by Dr. Eustace Chessersex education, book, school, reproduction

This Collection was produced in 2011.The Collection is an Artists impression of life on Gallipoli 25 April-19 December 1915Replica Knife Collection. There 10 knives in the collection. Timber construction with artists impressions of Gallipoli.On the front - The Spirit of Gallipoli. On the Back - No SG0565 First Issue in 'Spirit of Gallipoli' Replica Knife Collection.ww1 gallipoli collection of knives 1915

Stitched illustrated book with cream cover and black printnon-fictionBook features detailed human anatomy drawingshuman anatomy, anatomical drawings, regional anatomy

Ill, p.14.non-fictionPictorial account of the Katoomba Scenic railwayblue mountains - scenic railways, scenic railways - katoomba

ill, maps, p.96.non-fictionA pictorial of steam hauled trains in New Zealand.railroads pictorial - new zealand, railroads - new zealand - history

0022 Limited edition Vereans Remembered 50 Anniversay Commemorative Plate 1965-2015 Painted plate of Australian soldiers in combat in Vietnam with the words "Initiative Bravery Courage Mateship Sacrifice" around the outside in box with certificate.ON BACK Limited edition plate No.0022. Veterans Remembered 50th Anniversay Commemorative Plate only 1965 made Not for Food Use50th anniversary, commemorative plate