A Vesta case is a small, portable box / safe to carry matches that came into use around the 1830s and was produced extensively between 1890 and 1920. During this period, almost everyone carried strike-anywhere matches, so they could light stoves, lanterns and other devices. Early matches were unreliable and prone to ignite from rubbing on one another or spontaneously. Accordingly, most people carried a match safe / box to house their matches. Wealthy people had match safes made of gold or silver, while common folk had ones made of tin or brass.C 1900 A small silver vesta case, with a roughened strike plate, to hold matches for lighting fires, lamps, cigarettes or pipes. The tin case has been embossed with a bird and floral design on the front and back Embossed with bird and floral design on the front and back .jewellery, personal effects, craftwork, vesta case, lights, candles, safety matches, moorabbin, brighton, bentleigh, cheltenham, early settlers, pioneers

A pressed metal spectacle case with brass hinges and clasp and lined with blue moire taffeta. The lid is decorated with an inlaid floral motif and inside each section is a 1/2 pocket . Both top and bottom expand by 1cm with concertina folded materialfloral design inlaid on lidspectacles, optomotrists, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, early settlers

Celluloids are a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, with added dyes and other agents. Generally considered the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkesine in 1856 and as Xylonite in 1869, before being registered as Celluloid in 1870. Celluloid is easily moulded and shaped, and it was first widely used as an ivory replacement. The main use was in movie and photography film industries, which used only celluloid films prior to acetate films that were introduced in the 1950s. Celluloid is highly flammable, difficult and expensive to produce and no longer widely used, although its most common uses today are in table tennis balls, musical instruments and guitar picks. Celluloid was useful for creating cheaper jewellery, jewellery boxes, hair accessories and many items that would earlier have been manufactured from ivory, horn or other expensive animal products. It was often referred to as "Ivorine" or "French Ivory". It was also used for dressing table sets, dolls, picture frames, charms, hat pins, buttons, buckles, stringed instrument parts, accordions, fountain pens, cutlery handles and kitchen items. The main disadvantage the material had was that it was flammable.. It was soon overtaken by Bakelite.A miniature, oval, Ivorine hand mirror with floral engraving on back. An accoutrement for use in a lady's Evening bag c19thCFloral design engraving on back of mirrormoorabbin, brighton, early settlers, pioneers, cheltenham, craft work, mirors, ivorine, evening bags, celluloids, bakelite, plastics,

Pale yellow-green, uranium glass object was used as a newspaper holder. The rolled newspaper was inserted through the hole in the middle. The glass has been pressed with geometrical patterns.Green-yellow frosted glass with floral design etchings.newspapers, glass, uranium glass, depression glass, vaseline glass

Wallpaper fragment with brown and white textures background. A floral border has been attached to one edge. The border is a floral design, possibly hand painted, with black, pink, green, yellow and white flowers. The fragment is backed with newspaper.Newspaper print of back of fragment.buildings, painting/decorating, wallpaper, wall, floral design, flowers, hand painted, newspaper, interior, decorations.

Item used in offices to secure receipts and other paper work by piecing the paper itemsSignificant as a decorative object used in offices from the early 20th centuryMetal spike for paper or receipts Item has a square ornate base decorated within its casting a floral design. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, spike, paper spike

A Boch Delfts wall plate with hanger. The blue-painted scene is set outside a pub where 4 men and a woman are drinking, smoking, making music and gambling.On the back one reads: " Boch La Louvière Delfts". These words are encircled with decorative floral designs. All is in blue.

Cup & Saucer with floral designstawell

4 matching object set. Object 1:Tea cup, object 2: saucer, object 3:plate, object 4: milk jug. Off white china tea set with moulded ribbed pattern. Floral painted design on all items in black and deep red. All items have gold leaf trim on edges.On object 4, milk jug: Rd64638 stamped on bottom and 2339 written in gold paint also on bottom.domestic items, food & drink consumption, tea set, milk jug, cup, saucer, plate, floral design, set, matching.

Cream glazed serving dish.Pottery dish, cream glaze with floral designs"Royal Staffordshire Pottery A. J. Wilkinson Ltd. - Honeyglaze" Batch mark 480 Adish, staffordshire pottery

Round rubber mould of a decorative floral design. Nonematcham skipper, mould, rubber, decorative design

Moustache Cup with floral design and square shaped handlestawell

The Hamilton-Smith collection was donated by the children of Grace Mary Hamilton-Smith nee Ellwood (1911-2004) and John Hamilton-Smith (1909-1984) who settled in Wodonga in the 1940s. The Ellwood family had lived in north-east Victoria since the late 1800s. Grace’s mother, Rosina Ellwood nee Smale, was the first teacher at Baranduda in 1888, and a foundational member of the C.W.A. Rosina and her husband Mark retired to Wodonga in 1934. Grace and John married at St. David’s Church, Albury in 1941. John was a grazier, and actively involved in Agricultural Societies. The collection contains significant items which reflect the local history of Wodonga, including handmade needlework, books, photographs, a wedding dress, maps, and material relating to the world wars. This item has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of social and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history. A rolled bundle of cream coloured lace with a floral design.lace, needlework, embroidery, hamilton-smith, hamilton-smith collection, ellwood, wodonga

Johnson Brothers was a British tableware manufacturer and exporter that was noted for its early introduction of "semi-porcelain" tableware. In 2003, the manufacturing of Johnson Brothers products in Britain ceased and was transferred to China. Owned by Wandin J. Sebire Keywords White ceramic jug and basin with green floral design."Vienna" Johnson Bros. Englandjugs, water pitchers

Hand painted by Eliza Jane Quayle, mother of Gwen Sebire.White and green floral design painted on a wooden board.paintings

World War 1, 1914-1918.. Silk embroidered postcard. Two handkerchiefs with floral design.Card addressed to Annette and Olive Sebire. postcards, handkerchiefs

Silver metal belt with an engraved floral design.

Worn by Miss Frances Quayle (later Mrs. W.J. Sebire)Silver brooch with a raised floral design in a fan shape.

Belonged to the late Miss Olive Sebire.Silver marcasite brooch in a floral design, with five pearls.

Small blue and white porcelain plate. Blue and white floral design on border.plate domestic crockery china

English blue and white plate. Floral design border and plain centre.Back -Worcester E.F.A. & Son -Bodley & Sonplate domestic crockery china bodley

Lady's large fabric black fan with floral design and wooden frame.fan costume-accessories-female

one of set of six small vases with floral design of different shapes"PMA 0257/1"

Breen challenge cup. A Bright Cricket Club trophy for six clubs competing April 1893.Siver plated inscribed trophy cup, etched with floral design arranged in garlands.Presented by / T & T Breen / Ladies Nomination 1889 / Won by / M Duane / Nominated by Mrs. G.S. Larman / 22.4.89trophy, silver, cup, cricket, breen, duane, larman