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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Sewing Machine, 1890s to 1911
... domestic sewing... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Sewing Machine Domestic object Sewing ...This machine was made in Baden, Germany, for the Ward Brothers of Melbourne, who imported machines from various manufacturers and had them branded with their Ward Brothers decals. This machine is most likely dated before 1911, when the Ward Brothers became two separate businesses, as one of the decals appears to have been deliberately removed. The case is made in an attractive design and the machine itself has decorations that are pleasant to the eye. Even the metal cover of the folding handle has a swirling design on it. The machine has the added bonus of a ruler along the front base. Many sewing machine manufacturers in Germany produced their machines specifically for export. A company could mass-produce its machines and give the same product several different brand names, according to their overseas buyers. There was a huge market for domestic machines as it enabled tailored clothing to be made in households at a fraction of the retail prices. Ward Brothers began in Australia in the late 1890s and early sewing machines sold by them had the three brothers on their decals. In 1911 the brothers divided into two separate firms, one operating on his own, the other two remaining together, and all still operating in Melbourne and at first still using the name Ward Brothers.This sewing machine is one of two hand-operated Ward Brothers machines in our collection that were made in Baden, Germany, and the only one that has had the three Ward Brothers on its decal, and that has front and rear slide plates. This machine represents the early domestic market for sewing machines, making it possible for the everyday homemaker to produce fashionable garments and linen ware that was affordable. The owner of this machine could work at more than one location as it was portable and did not require a large space to set up. The machine is associated with the well-known Ward Brothers of Melbourne, who sold imported sewing machines that were branded with their own name. Sewing machine, hand operated, in wooden case. The machine is painted black with gold decals, and front and rear slide plates. The wooden base of the machine has an inlaid ruler. The case has curved sides and shaped ends, decorative woodwork on corners, an inlaid diamond pattern on top, and a folding metal handle. Accessories are included. The decals include doves, inscriptions and swirls, and there is a map of Australia with two portraits of men. The machine was made in Baden, Germany, for Ward Brothers, Melbourne. Images: Map of Australia with States marked, and with portraits of two men. [A portrait-sized area on the left of the men has had the image removed.] Text in printed script: "Specially / Made in Baden" "WARD BROTHERS / MELBOURNE" " with a Logo is a map of Australia,flagstaff hill, warrnambool, great ocean road, sewing machine, hand operated, pre-1911, domestic sewing, homemade clothing, fashion, ward brothers, made in germany, baden, front and rear slide plates, crank handle, hand crank sewing machine -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Sewing Machine Attachment - Buttonhole
... singer manufacturing co.. clothes. fetes. domestic. sewing.... manufacturing co.. clothes. fetes. domestic. sewing. ...This sewing machine was bought by Alex Craig's dad in 1942 for his wife whom he married in 1943. Alex's grandmother used it in 1942 to make button holes.Historical: Type of machine used by S.E.C.V. wives living in Mt Beauty in the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's. Ladies made the family's clothes and sewed for the Annual Church and chook fetes e.g.. children's clothes and dolls clothes. They bought dozens of dolls and made 'fairy' dresses for them using coloured netting.Green & white box containing black & silver metal with 4 parts for attaching to Singer sewing machine for sewing button holes."Singer Buttonhole Attachment" on green 'cloud' top of box. "The Singer manufacturing Company" on green 'cloud' on side of box. "For Light Manufacturing and Home Use" on green 'cloud' on side of box. "Made in Great Britain" on white top half of end of box & teen 'cloud' below end of box is "Singer / Buttonhole Attachment / No. 86662 / For Singer Lock Stitch/ Family Sewing Machines.singer manufacturing co.. clothes. fetes. domestic. sewing. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Sewing Machine Accessories
... singer manufacturing co.. clothes. fetes. domestic. sewing..... singer manufacturing co.. clothes. fetes. domestic. sewing. ...This sewing machine and its accessories was bought by Alex Craig's dad in 1942 for his wife whom he married in 1943. Alex's mother used it and the accessories in 1942. Historical: Type of machine used by S.E.C.V. wives living in Mt Beauty in the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's. Ladies made the family's clothes and sewed for the Annual Church and School fetes. eg. children's clothes and dolls' clothes. They bought dozens of dolls and made 'fairy' dresses for them using coloured netting.Dark green box with red & white inscription on top. Inside are 7 metal (silver coloured) attachments for Singer Sewing Machine including one for sewing zips, ruffling foot, rolled hemming foot .singer manufacturing co.. clothes. fetes. domestic. sewing. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sewing Basket, 1940's
... domestic sewing ...Used by internees at Camp 3Top wooden frames shaped into handles. Slots at bottom of handles allow material bag to be threaded hrough and hand sewn back on to bag.sewing basket, bissinger g, wied k & n, camp 3, tatura, ww2, domestic, sewing -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sewing Machine, 19th Century
... uhlherr h camp 3 tatura domestic sewing ...This sewing machine, made in Germany in the 19th Century, was used extensively in Tatura Camp 3. Its owner; Mrs Elisabeth Hoffmann, was permitted to bring it with her from Palestine on condition that she would make it available to everyone who wanted to use it. There was a roster system and the machine was in constant use for five years. Because normal dress material was scarce, the internees made clothes out of some of the grey army blankets and burgundy overcoats issued to them. The coats were boiled to remove the burgundy dye, then re-dyed green, navy or black, and converted into various items of clothing. The sewing machine coped well with this heavy use. After release from the camp in 1946, Mrs. Hoffmann continued to use it until 1972.Hand operated, table top model sewing machine, with decorative pattern and lettering in gold, hinged to wooden caseGM Pfaff, Kaiserlauternsewing machine, pfaff, polacsek e, uhlherr h, camp 3, tatura, domestic, sewing -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sewing Basket, 1940's
... , Tatura sewing basket hornung g frank g camp 3 tatura ww2 domestic ...Made and used by internees at Camp 3 , TaturaTop wooden frames shaped into handles (small), 2 wooden crossed legs at each end of cloth bag, which has elastic at each end and attached to the wooden frame through holes in the framesewing basket, hornung g, frank g, camp 3, tatura, ww2, domestic, sewing -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Box - Sewing, 1940's
... wood liebeskind wagner camp 3 tatura ww2 camp 3 domestic sewing ...Handmade by internees at WW2 Camp 3, TaturaHandmade varnished wooden sewing box with concertina-like opening sections/drawers. Two at the top having doors and cut out handles. One top drawer is divided into 2 sections and has a picture of a Kookaburra on its door, the other has 4 sections and a picture of a koala and baby on the door. Corners of sections are dovetailed and doors hingedsewing box, wood, liebeskind, wagner, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, sewing -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Sewing Machine Accessories
... Domestic Sewing Equipment; Accessories; Containers.... Domestic Sewing Equipment; Accessories; Containers ...(See Registration No. 26.3). Green rectangular cardboard box with lid containing 5 feet for various sewing operations, a screw for attaching them, a button hole guide and a hem guide.On lid in red, "Singer / Accessories for 66K Machine No. SIMANCO / 120842", "25527", "12466", "35931", "36583". 31.4 is etched with Singer logo and USA.domestic sewing equipment; accessories; containers -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Sewing Machine, 1911-1920s
... domestic sewing... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Sewing Machine Domestic object Sewing ...This machine was made in Baden, Germany, for the Ward Brothers of Melbourne, who imported machines from various manufacturers and had them branded with their Ward Brothers decals. This machine is most likely dated after 1911, when the Ward Brothers became two separate businesses, as there are only remnants of two portrait decals on the machine bed. There is a fitted embedded ruler in the wood of the base. Many sewing machine manufacturers in Germany produced their machines specifically for export. A company could mass-produce its machines and give the same product several different brand names, according to their overseas buyers. There was a huge market for domestic machines as it enabled tailored clothing to be made in households at a fraction of the retail prices. Ward Brothers began in Australia in the late 1890s and early sewing machines sold by them had the three brothers on their decals. In 1911 the brothers divided into two separate firms, one operating on his own, the other two remaining together, and all still operating in Melbourne and at first still using the name Ward Brothers.This sewing machine is one of two hand-operated Ward Brothers machines in our collection that were made in Baden, Germany, and the only one that has the two Ward Brothers on its decal and that has side to side slide plates. This machine represents the early domestic market for sewing machines, making it possible for the everyday homemaker to produce fashionable garments and linen ware that was affordable. The owner of this machine could work at more than one location as it was portable and did not require a large space to set up. The machine is associated with the well-known Ward Brothers of Melbourne, who sold imported sewing machines that were branded with their own name.Sewing machine with case. The black-painted metal machine is hand-operated and the crank handle is wooden. The machine is on a wooden base and has a box included that contains many machine accessories. Made in Baden, Gemnamy, for Ward Brothers of Melbourne. There is an attached metal plate on the front with rows of groups of numbers on it. The wooden bed has an embedded ruler. The machine had decals with geometric designs and the maker's name.Printed in script: "Specially made in Baden / by Ward Broth Melbourne"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, sewing machine, hand operated, domestic sewing, homemade clothing, fashion, ward brothers, made in germany, baden, front and rear slide plates, post wwi, post 1911 -
Clunes Museum
Container - BOX
... Domestic sewing... AND 25' WRITTEN IN BLUE BIRO .2 12 YARDS EXTRA SUPER Domestic ....1 BOX BOTTOM COVERED WITH WHITE SATIN PAPER GLUED TO THE OUTSIDE .2 BOX LID COVERED WITH WHITE SATIN PAPER GLUED TO THE OUTSIDE HAS A FINELY DRAWN CITY SCENE IS ON THE LID IN BROWN INK .1 481 PRINTED ON WHITE STICKER AFFIXED TO ONE END OF THE BOX AND 25' WRITTEN IN BLUE BIRO .2 12 YARDS EXTRA SUPERdomestic sewing, thread -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - SEWING MACHINE/MINIATURE
... TO BUY IT AS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT. local history domestic sewing . ...MINATURE SEWING MASHINE WAS GIVEN TO JOAN SANDWITH BY HER MOTHER, WHO HAD SAVED "EGG MONEY" FOR ABOUT A YEAR TO BUY IT AS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT.MINIATURE "SINGER" SEWING MACHINE & COTTON REEL AND PACKET OF NEEDLES. GREEN FELT BASE. "TRADE MARK" SHUTTLE WITH NEEDLES AND THREADSINGER STENCILLED ON TOP OF MACHINElocal history, domestic, sewing, . -
Clunes Museum
Booklet - BOOK, Embroidery Stitches, 1937
... Domestic sewing... Home Book Embroidery Domestic sewing Modern Home ...15 page booklet - "Gift Book"included in Modern Home publication, October 1937Presented free with Modern Homebook, embroidery, domestic sewing, modern home -
Clunes Museum
SAFETY PINS
... domestic sewing ...2 SAFETY PINS WITH SOLID ROUND KEEPSlocal history, domestic, sewing -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Wooden Sewing Box, Unknown
... The domestic sewing box would have been used in the home..... The domestic sewing box would have been used in the home. Sewing ...The domestic sewing box would have been used in the home.A brown varnished rectangular wooden lidded Sewing Box with a lift out top section which has 16 varying sized compartments for storing sewing accessories. There is a has a hollow area underneath the tray. The lid is attached with brass hinges and it has a brass lock and small key. There are several sewing items included - cotton reels and thread, assorted darning thread for hosiery, wool and nylon threads, a box of black pins, assorted sewing needles, thimbles, small decorative sewing scissors, black rolled tape, mixed buttons, hooks and eyes, nickel plated fittings for hats, vintage stocking hooks, a stick of white chalk, two (one green and one ivory) antique cotton thread winders and a medium sized vintage safety pin.a Variety of brands of items include - 'Rite Tone', 'Della Darn' 'C No Darn', 'Clark's Filosheen' hosiery thread, 'Barbour's Linen Wax Thread', 'The Flora MacDonald Best Steel Bodkins' 'National Hat Guard' nickel plated steel and brass fittings, 'Chadwick's Wool and Nylon' reinforcing mending thread, 'The Myrene Snap Studio' size 1 rustless press studs, 'The Pagoda Brand' rolled tape 5 yds, 'Cross Fox Brand' Best quality Steel Stems (long plastic headed pins), 'Toledo' brass thimble and a black box of 'F. Tayler & Co's Solid Headed Mixed Pins'. The brass lock has 'SECURE PATENT' stamped in to it on the inside of the edge of the front of the box. there is also a small VR with a tiny rounded pattern opposite the Patent sign. sewing equipment, sewing box, sewing, embroidery scissors, functional object -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Sewing machine
... A domestic sewing machine used for dressmaking.... A domestic sewing machine used for dressmaking and handcrafts which ...A domestic sewing machine used for dressmaking and handcrafts which was operated by hand.A hand sewing machine with a cast metal body and gold leaf decoration on the 'arm'. It stands on four 'legs/feet' with a kidney shaped base. The driving wheel is grooved for a belt. This has no handle. All cogs move.domestic, needlework, sewingmachine, stitching, dressmaking, needlecraft -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - SEWING MACHINE, Wertheim
... MACHINE Domestic object Black treadle sewing machine with gold ...Black treadle sewing machine with gold markings, on wooden base which has inlaid wood patter and inlaid ruler 2ft marked in inches, on black iron stand with wheel and treadleOn machine; Wertheim Metal plate; Wertheim Frankfurt Metal tension plate; S 524559 Stand; One plate either side of the stand with "Wertheim Frankfurt Trademark"sewing, domestic item, home sewing -
Friends of Westgarthtown
Sock darner, 1893
... , March 8BP 1893. domestic items sewing franz kaaden sock repairer ...Wooden mushroom shaped object for fixing holes in socks. Handle is natural wood coloured with top is red with stamp on top. Handle screws off from top and contains storage space for needles.Hose Darning Stock, Registered Franz Kaaden, March 8BP 1893.domestic items, sewing, franz kaaden, sock repairer, wooden object, needle holder, personal effects. -
Friends of Westgarthtown
Sock darner
... widest section. No visible markings domestic items sewing sock ...Wooden mushroom-shaped sock darner with hole in centre of head. Turned and waisted handle with groove around widest section.No visible markingsdomestic items, sewing, sock, darner, wooden, mushroom shaped, domestic. -
Friends of Westgarthtown
Sewing machine, Wertheim, Frankfurt
... sewing machine wertheim francfort domestic Wertheim, Frankfurt ...Hand sewing machine on stand with storage compartments. Ironwork frame, very decorative casting. Large wheel on right as part of sewing machine. Two wooden boxes on each side, with brass pull rings. Wooden box also for covering sewing machine. Decorative border around sewing mechanism. Frame is on wheels.Wertheim' cast in iron in centre of frame, and on both sides. 'Wertheim Francfort' on brass plaque nailed onto sewing machine, along with Wertheim symbol of man with pick.domestic items, sewing, machine, wertheim, francfort, domestic -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sewing Kit
... . Contents:buttons pins, safety pins and threads domestic items sewing ...Small complimentary sewing kit supplied by Sheraton Motor Hotel, Spring St., Melbourne. Sewing items contained plastic "bag" which is stapled to folder of card. Contents:buttons pins, safety pins and threadsdomestic, items, sewing -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Darner, Wooden, 1941
... socks. tatura ww2 camp 3 internment internee camps domestic ...Else-Lore Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A as a child, with her mother from 1940-1945. Woodworking was popular amongst the internees and Werner Dehnel, another internee in camp 3, made the darning mushroom for Else-Lore, for darning socks.Wooden darning mushroom. Darker wood at top. Base (stalk) is of lighter wood. Both possibly varnished. Stalk has bevelled lines where it meets top. Base has 1939 Australian penny underside. Attached by (ribbon?) to stalk is a cardboard gift tag.Underside of mushroom top: Else/ Love von Onkel Werner. TATURA 1939/41|Attached tag: Fur Else-Lore. Von Onkel Werner.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, domestic, items, sewing, handcrafts, woodwork -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sewing Kit, 1940's
... domestic items sewing ...Made at Camp13 by POW and used there as sewing repair kitHandmade fabric folding sewing kit with tapes for tying. Has piece of felt as lining with buttons of various sizes and colours attached. Main material is green in ncolour,innerlining is beige,felt maroon. Inside pocket is a piece of card wound with white thread. Label stitched with the words Red Cross, Qld Division, Australia and a redform of a cross in centredomestic, items, sewing -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Sewing Machine
... domestic items sewing machinery... domestic items sewing machinery ...Hand operated Singer sewing machine. Metal with wooden base, storage compartment missing. Machine and base plate painted with design of stylised flowers in green, yellow, brown and gold. Etched silvered metal end and side plates. Model No 66 Kdomestic items sewing machinery -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Sewing Machine
... Domestic Items Sewing Machinery... outlined in black - "Singer". Domestic Items Sewing Machinery ...Singer sewing machine mounted on a wooden base with domed wooden cover.On front of cover in gold outlined in black - "Singer".domestic items sewing machinery -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Sewing Machine
... Domestic Items Sewing Machinery... with flywheel. Domestic Items Sewing Machinery ...Singer sewing machine without base, decorated with stylised flowers (as per VMVM 27). Hand operated with flywheel.domestic items sewing machinery -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Sewing Machine
... Domestic Items Sewing Machinery.... Hand operated. Domestic Items Sewing Machinery ...Singer sewing machine mounted on a wooden base. Oval gold coloured metal plate on arm support near handle. Hand operated.domestic items sewing machinery -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Domestic object - Sewing Box, C.1850
... Street Port Fairy great-ocean-road Sewing Box Domestic object ...This work box belonged to Miss Mary Southcombe who, with her parents Thomas and Mary came from Devon Wales to Portland on the sailing ship "Clara" in 1854. Later that year they settled in Belfast (Port Fairy). Miss Southcombe resided in Port Fairy all her life and carried a wonderful record of citizenship extending over a period of more than 80 years.This workbox used by Miss Mary Southcombe a pioneer of Port Fairy is also a beautiful piece of it's type.Pearl inlaid wooden sewing box with many compartments made of card and covered in purple silk each compartment had a lid made of the same componentsdomestic items, sewing, box, miss mary southcombe -
Clunes Museum
SEWING MACHINE
... , ON WOODEN BASE. LOCAL HISTORY DOMESTIC ITEMS SEWING ...HAND OPERATED SEWING MACHINE, SINGER BRAND, BLACK ENAMELED, ON WOODEN BASE.local history, domestic items, sewing, -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Stocking darner, 1950's
... for darning ladders in nylon stocking DOMESTIC ITEMS Sewing ...Used for darning ladders in nylon stockingsUsed for darning ladders in nylon stockingOval wooden stocking darner, 2cm valley cut down the centre,& 6cm handle for holding while darning ladders in nylon stockings.Pic - Quick - URGM989116domestic items, sewing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Sewing reel tidy, circa 1950's
... Mitcham melbourne Sewing reel tidy Domestic object Hexagonal ...not knownHexagonal shaped box. Orange plastic lid and base with clear plastic sidesWalkers Sewing Tidee. A British Productdomestic items, sewing