"Souvenir with Compliments: progress of the cotton industry and textile machinery making" issued by Platt Brothers and Co. Limited, 1929. Offers an overview of the cotton industry including its history, examples of English cotton mills and textile machinery for cotton.Book: "Souvenir with compliments from Platt Brothers and Co. Ltd - progess of the cotton industry and textile machinery making" 1929.cotton, textile machinery, textile mills history, platt brothers and co. limited, textile mills - history

Grey cylinder shaped dressing with blue labelCestra Cotton Wool

This flag was used at the original club rooms at Livingston St Highett when they opened in 1947. Hiett RSLs original FlagCotton Flag flag

1 x inscribed with D.C.Hodge on back of belt. 1 x Inscribe with 10495 RAAF on back of belt. 1 x inscribed with Treasure .I.J 54391 Ex WA on back of belt. 1 x Z.Aglas 254803 on back of belt

The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.White cotton petticoat with bands of inserts of lace. Th petticoat was donated at the same time as a white cotton day dress. Probably of Tasmanian origin, and of a similar period to the dress, the petticoat was donated by a local Kew resident.women's clothing, petticoats, underwear, coralie coulston

T shirt, white cotton, short sleeves, XXL size with a Basic Cotton 100% featuring an image of tram W6 665 showing City and route 64 in the Met colour scheme. This tram was donated to the Danish Tramway Museum c2006. Advised by Mikael Lund, Chairman of the Danish Tramway Museum 15-12-17, that these t-shirts are still in production by them.trams, tramways, clothing, t-shirts, w6 class, tram 965

Stawell Army Drill Hall. Davies-Coop Cotton Factory Staff Sloane Street during WW2stawell industry war

This item is undated, but style suggests 1850s to early 1900s. History of item to be checked.White cotton sleeveless bodice with lace trim around neckline and armholes. Two inverted 'V' shapes of lace in front. Slight frill at lower edge.underwear, costume

Underwear worn by women from the late 1800s to early 1900s.White cotton, fairly plain except for tiny lace edging around neckline. Five hand worked buttonholes. Two sharing darts each side of front.underwear, costume

A commonwealth of Australia Rule Book - For use at the Gun Cotton Factory at Ballarat- WWII. 17 numbered pages- printed one side only. Cover sheet- addendum with hand stamp p6. Images of cover and inside page added 5/9/13.Opposite page 6 - addendum date 21/7/1943.trams, tramways, manufacture of munitions, factory rules, gun cotton, ordnance

This dress was featured in the book "Love Vintage", published 2009 by Carter's and has appeared in vintage fashion parades at the "Love Vintage" fair and the 2016 Glen Eira Storytelling Festival. This dress is an example of the "atomic" style printed design that was popular in the '50s and also shows adaptive use by its wearer, to facilitate breast-feeding.Sleeveless day dress with flared, mid-calf length skirt and big style front. Extra deep pockets and black piping trim to ornament. Bib style front features two large buttons and has been adapted for breast-feeding: the front is secured with press studs and the centre front seam underneath has been opened up, secured with a hook and eye. Side metal zipper. Printed cotton in multi-coloured "atomic" style design. Labelled Julius Pollack Original

Simple day dress constructed from feedsack cotton fabric: Short, puffed sleeves, small opening with slight V neck and pointed collar. Centre front fold with red plastic buttons - the originals were missing but these are period correct replacements that match the red plastic buckle. Two front pockets on the bodice shaped like flower pots. No openings, pops over your head. Self-covered belt has a different material underneath: a smaller blue and white floral print. None

Sourced at Battersea Vintage Clothing Fair, London in 2005.A good example of an early 20th century corsetEarly 20th century corset underbust style with ivory coloured cotton with lace detail. Front opening with busk and lacing, allowing easy adjusting. Six wide, adjustable suspender straps with fancy metal clips Boning at between one and four inch intervals, mostly no more than two inches apart. Several re-enforced seams inbetween the boning. Lace trim across the top is not original and has been removed. Elastic panel at base for movement. Gossard

Purchased through the Horsham Art Gallery Trust Fund, 1996