This spectacle case is designed to be worn attached to a belt or waistband in the style of a 'chatelaine'. It is made of electroplated nickel silver (EPNS) and is lined with blue velvet. This style of spectacle case was used late in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.This spectacle case is one of the most ornate in the collection.Chatelaine spectacle case with elaborately pierced pattern decoration made of electroplated nickel silver. Empty cartouche. Deep blue velvet lining. Small chain links case to holding clasp.Rear of clasp hook stamped 'EPNS W Ltd'spectacle case, epns, chatelaine

A group of serving cutlery, including spoons and forks.Five pieces of EPNS serving cutlery.EPNScutlery, food servers

EPNS silver candlestick with handle and white candle.EPNScandle holders, candlesticks

The family would have used this cutlery on a daily basis as it is not the 'best' cutlery used for special occasions. Assorted very worn kitchen cutlery for every day use by the family. Most of it has a wide end at the handle with a small scalloped pattern: Forks, one large and one small, seven very rusted knives with bone handles, spoons, two larger serving, six dessert, ten teaspoons, two very small round sugar spoons, one patterned butter knife and two decorative servers.Various makers which are indecipherable. Two knife have 'G R Joseph Rodgers & Sons Cutlers to His Majesty (with a lined star shape and a cross underneath)'. Another knife has 'C J on a flag outline, with C Johnson & Co Sheffield England'. A smaller knife has a 'round symbol shape with a crown on the top - inside is Viner & Hall Sheffield Made Stainless Deluxe' One of the non matching servers has 'Grovesnor Delphic EPNS A1'cutlery, kitchenware, kitchen knives, table spoons, teaspoons, tableware, servers

Abbott Collection: EPNS tankard won by H. A. Abbott at Bendigo Golf Club 19.6.38 engraved as such on side.EPNS Chancerytrophies & awards, sports, golf

EPNS tray presented by the Eaglehawk Borough Council to Cr G H Green on 13.12.1915. Cr Green first elected Councillor June 1910, elected Mayor August 1914. Rectangular EPNS tray with 2 handles and ornate engraving.Borries EPNS 9207civic mementoes, presentations, tray, bendigo-eaglehawk-councillors-green

Decorative silver-plated matching salad serversThese salad servers speaks to the value placed on decorative table settings during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.A pair of EPNS (electroplated nickel silver) salad servers, each with three tines and decoration around the edge of the handles.On back of handle: 'EPNS'salad servers

This item is from a collection donated by descendants of John Francis Turner of Wodonga. Mr Turner was born on 6 June 1885. He completed all of his schooling at Scots Boarding School in Albury, New South Wales. On leaving school, he was employed at Dalgety’s, Albury as an auctioneer. In 1924 John was promoted to Manager of the Wodonga Branch of Dalgety’s. On 15/03/1900 he married Beatrice Neal (born 7/12/1887 and died 7/2/1953) from Collingwood, Victoria. They had four daughters – Frances (Nancy), Heather, Jessie and Mary. In 1920, the family moved from Albury to Wodonga, purchasing their family home “Locherbie” at 169 High Street, Wodonga. "Locherbie" still stands in Wodonga in 2022. The collection contains items used by the Turner family during their life in Wodonga.This item comes from a collection used by a prominent citizen of Wodonga. It is also an example of silverware of the early 20th century.A set of tongs for serving or moving fresh bread. Tongs have one hinged arm. They are made of electro plated nickel silver as marked on the arm. The letters EPNS A1 indicates that the item is made from Electro Plate Nickel Silver. A1 indicates that it was manufactured with the highest quality EPNS the manufacturer produces.on back: "EPNS A1"domestic items, electroplated silver

Essendon shooting cupHistoricalSilver trophy shaped as a standard trophy with two handles and the main area has been engraved with a flower like pattern58 - 32. BN. H.Q. COY COMD. Trophy 1953 LT F.W. Hill Sig Pl 1954 SGT D.W Gray Tpt Pl 1955 L.TRBLANGDON Tpt Pl5/6 rvr, 5/6 rvr pipes and drums, command trophy

A Silver trophy with square arched handles58-32.BN. B COY COMD TROPHY 1953.LT.B.J.GREENWOOD.4PL. 1954.LT.D.C.ARNOLDT.6PL. 1955.LT.C.A.ARNOT.4PL.58 battalion, 58/32 battalion

BHS CollectionSouvenir spoon - Flynn's Church Alice Springs. EPNS> Oval shaped motif of Flynn's Church at Alice Springa. Leaf shaped pattern on handle.Peninsula Plate EPNS A1ephemera, mementoes, silver plated spoon

- Reproduction old Sheffield EPNS- Ice bucket with ice lifting device - 2 handles with decorative applied grape - Vine motifUnicorn, Silver Lusta, Plate, Reproductrion old Sheffielddomestic, epns, sheffield

The metal jug commemorates the group’s first prize win at the 1964 Bendigo Competition (now known as the Bendigo Eisteddfod).The Benola Singers were founded in 1957 by Mavis Webster MBE; the choir was a prominent four-part community group in Bendigo. After Mavis Webster's retirement, the group changed its name to the Bendigo Chorale. Benola Singers collection, EPNS trophy won by The Benola Singers in the shape of a jug with attached handle, barrell shaped. Engraved Bendigo Competitions 1964 First Prize Benola Singers.Silverware EPNS 12110trophies & awards, public events, music

Small silver coloured spoon - EPNS - plain circular bowl, embossed design along handle or stem. Probably a sweet spoon.RP 756 - 70 and EPNS (stamped on underside of spoon)domestic items, cutlery

EPNS cut glass Cruet set in holder, 3 bottles with stoppers, 2 bottles with screw tops, 1 smaller bottle with hinged lid.A1 EPNS Excella Villiers & Co Englanddomestic equipment, table setting, cruet set

This item is from a collection donated by descendants of John Francis Turner of Wodonga. Mr Turner was born on 6 June 1885. He completed all of his schooling at Scots Boarding School in Albury, New South Wales. On leaving school, he was employed at Dalgety’s, Albury as an auctioneer. In 1924 John was promoted to Manager of the Wodonga Branch of Dalgety’s. On 15/03/1900 he married Beatrice Neal (born 7/12/1887 and died 7/2/1953) from Collingwood, Victoria. They had four daughters – Frances (Nancy), Heather, Jessie and Mary. In 1920, the family moved from Albury to Wodonga, purchasing their family home “Locherbie” at 169 High Street, Wodonga. "Locherbie" still stands in Wodonga in 2022. The collection contains items used by the Turner family during their life in Wodonga.This item comes from a collection used by a prominent citizen of Wodonga. It is also an example of silverware of the early 20th century.A cake slide or server made of electro plated nickel silver as marked on the back of the handle. Moulded in one piece with no joins obvious. The letters EPNS on the back indicate that the item is made from Electro Plate Nickel Silver. On back of slide handle "EPNS"domestic items, electroplated silver, household items

Dr Ian Stephen MacLeod Murphy (1905-1981) studied at Geelong College (1919-1922) and then Melbourne University (1929-1937). He practised briefly at Ballarat Hospital before enlisting in the Royal Australian Navy in 1939 and serving as a navy surgeon for the duration of World War II. He moved to Emerald in 1947 after running a successful medical practice in Hampton, with the intention of retiring and breeding turkeys. But Emerald and the surrounding districts had no doctor, so for the next 34 years, Dr. Murphy provided tireless medical care to the local community. Dr Murphy was awarded the British Empire Medal in 1977 for devotion to the health of the community. He died in 1981 at the age of 76 years and a Memorial Fund was set up in his name to provide support for local students studying Medicine. This award mug relates to his time at Ballarat Hospital and was given to the doctors there by the Army Lacrosse Club in 1939.This mug belonged to Emerald's first and much-loved GP and was significant for him.Mug with one handle made of electroplated nickel silver (EPNS)On front inscribed: ' Presented by / THE ARMY LACROSSE CLUB / To the / BALLARAT HOSPITAL MEDICOS / IN APPRECIATION / 10-6-39' On base inscribed: ' GEORGIAN / EPNS S & S / WARRANTED / HARD SOLDERED / 150'dr. murphy, emerald, world war ii, ballarat hospital

From home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Wilms, 1909.Wooden biscuit barrel with EPNS lid, EPNS handle and EPNS bands around the barrelbiscuit containers

This small Australian made EPNS trophy was presented to W.R. Hiscock aged 14 by the Middle Brighton Life Saving and Surf Club, MBLS &SC, in 1922.An example of an Australian made silver plate amateur trophy from the 1920s reflecting the art nouveau influence and presented by the Middle Brighton Life Saving and Surf Club.MBLS&SC under 15 years 33 1/2 yards Won by W. R. Hiscock 1922. Underneath stamped EPNS Made in Australia with a logo.hiscock, mildura, brighton

This children's eating utensil is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. The level of tarnish and the mark 'EPNS' may indicate it is electroplated. The blade also contains the maker's mark 'APEX', which was used by John Biggin & Co, Sheffield, United Kingdom. Pushers such as these were a common utensil in Victorian and early twentieth-century households. They were used to help children too young to use knives learn to eat politely at the table - the blunt blade was used to push food onto the fork. Pushers could also be used to pull food from a serving platter onto an individual plate. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960.This child's eating utensil is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region. It may also be significant in understanding the customs and practices of English-speaking nations in the early Twentieth Century. The object is a metal food pusher, a child's eating utensil with a blunt lozenge at right angles to the handle. The metal is tarnished, indicating that it may be silver or silverplated. APEX EPNS AI w.c. busse, wilfred clarence busse, chiltern, indigo shire, north-east victoria, gold fields, gold mining, gold rush, table manners, etiquette, children, childhood, john biggin & co, sheffield, golden plague, blue beyond, historical fiction, 1930s, 1850s, t.e. rofe, henry lawson society, electroplate, tableware, cutlery

This item is from a collection donated by descendants of John Francis Turner of Wodonga. Mr Turner was born on 6 June 1885. He completed all of his schooling at Scots Boarding School in Albury, New South Wales. On leaving school, he was employed at Dalgety’s, Albury as an auctioneer. In 1924 John was promoted to Manager of the Wodonga Branch of Dalgety’s. On 15/03/1900 he married Beatrice Neal (born 7/12/1887 and died 7/2/1953) from Collingwood, Victoria. They had four daughters – Frances (Nancy), Heather, Jessie and Mary. In 1920, the family moved from Albury to Wodonga, purchasing their family home “Locherbie” at 169 High Street, Wodonga. "Locherbie" still stands in Wodonga in 2022. The collection contains items used by the Turner family during their life in Wodonga. Thomas Stokes a diesinker and electroplater was born in Birmingham in 1831, and arrived in Victoria in the 1850s. By the 80s he was well-established in Melbourne, employing 30 tradesmen and apprentices. The business became a proprietary concern in 1911, re-named Stokes & Son Pty Ltd. This assists in establishing the provenance of the item to before 1911.This item comes from a collection used by a prominent citizen of Wodonga. It is also an example of silverware of the early 20th century.A silver plate sugar bowl. It is circular in shape but has a scalloped rim and has a handle attached to the top. The hallmark of Stokes and Son, Australia is embossed underneath the bowl. This indicates that the item is made from Electro Plate Nickel Silver. A1 indicates that it was manufactured with the highest quality EPNS produced by Stokes and Son.On underside of bowl: "W S in the middle of a star and above a boomerang EPNS S&S A1 MADE IN AUSTRALIA 462 MATES LTD ALBURY"silverware, silver plate, domestic items

George Rodd and his brother Ernest established G. & E. Rodd as a manufacturer of silver goods in the 1920s. Initially, they produced popular small accessories such as collar pins and bangles before expanding in the mid-1920s to create more complex items such as rings, broaches, and cufflinks. In the 1930s, they began to produce ornate silverware, predominantly flatware which capitalised on the High Tea elegance of the time, and children's silverware. Much of their silverware was EPNS—or electroplated nickel silver—and identified with various embossed markings. They steadily expanded over the next decades, with a slight dip in production during WWII, and merged with Platers Pty Ltd. in 1949, gaining them access to the 'Hecworth' name. This plain serving spoon is larger than most everyday utensils as it was likely used to serve smaller portions of a communal meal. The spoon's bowl is worn away at the top-left edge, indicating that it may have been used as leverage to frequently to open sealed jars or tins. It is also missing several of the markers which would easily identify it as Rodd silverware, such as the APEX mark, or an A1 label.This item is significant as it is an example of a well-loved and regularly-used utensil from an everyday home. Its wear is indicative of the way it was used on a regular basis, and how similar utensils may have been used in other homes around the area.This silver spoon has a deep, slightly misshapen bowl that is tarnished by a great deal of scratches and marks. The bowl's edges are also slightly bent and warped. The handle extends slightly over the bottom of the bowl, narrowing at the neck before widening at the base of the handle. There is a small engraving on its underside.Rear, base of handle: "GROSVENOR PLATE EPNS" Rear, base of handle, sideways: "A"20th century, domestic life

EPNS Pickle Fork with bone handle.domestic equipment, food consumption, fork

Electro Plated Silver cutlery. Part-set comprising of 2 teaspoons, 1 butter-knife and 1 sugar- tongs in an olive coloured cotton-sateen lined, embossed-paper covered box.EPNSkitchen equipment, cutlery, silverplate, early settlers, pioneers, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, market gardeners

A silver two pronged fork widely spaced tinesEPNSdomestic items, cutlery