This glass dish would probably have been used at the dining table to hold salt, mustard or another condiment. Or it could have been used in an office to hold small pins etc. or it could have held a flower or flowers but it is a little shallow for this purpose. This item has no known local provenance but is retained for display purposes as an item more likely to have been used in past days. This is a small oval-shaped glass dish. The base is made of plain glass but the sides are patterned with plain glass interspersed with ridged glass. household items, history of warrnambool

The Joseph H Scammell sailed from New York on 13th January 1891 bound For Melbourne Australia. On 7th May 1891 she hit rough weather outside Port Phillip Bay, and hit the reef 400 metres off Port Danger, at Torquay. The people on board were rescued the next day but the ship broke up and cargo and goods were strewn along the foreshore. An auction of goods was conducted by Burns and Sparrow and this dish was purchased by Edwin Molyneaux, one of the Founding Fathers of Torquay, and donated by his Great Grand daughterThis item was rescued from the only shipwreck off Torquay. The focus of this wreck has formed part of Torquay's history and folkloreA solid rectangular clear cut glass dish, part of collection from the Joseph H. Scammell.Original Note of unknown author "off /Joseph H/Scammell/May7th 1891glass dish, wreck of joseph h scammell

This glass dish would have been used for holding sweets or savouries or small cakes or biscuits.This item, highly collectable Carnival -Ware, is kept for display purposes.This is a Dugan marigold Carnival- ware glass bowl. It is made of iridescent pressed glass.It has an pressed image of a horse's head in the centre surrounded by a patterned rim and fluted edges.vintage household item., glass dish, carnival ware

Plates such as this were a souvenir of a trip or holiday. Greensborough was a popular picnic destination in the mid 20th Century and this style of souvenir would have been a popular purchase. The Greensborough pool in the Plenty River was opened in the 1930s, so the plate was manufactured after this.Photograph laid on glass dish, cut glass edge."Wading Pool Greensborough" overlaid on photograph. Price written on back "2/9"greensborough swimming pool, plenty river, wading pool greensborough

Small cut glass dish, round with floral design on base.domestic equipment, table setting, dish

Small cut glass dish with serrated rim & intricate pattern on base.domestic equipment, table setting, dish

Small cut glass dish with fluted top, flower pattern in base and around sides.domestic equipment, table setting, dish

Small fluted cut glass green dish with four feet and dotted pattern.domestic equipment, table setting, dish

Photograph taken in the early 1930's Photographer unknown ? taken for tourism purposes Photograph shows early buildings of Myrtleford.taken from Reform Hill looking towards Mt BuffaloA small, square glass butter mixer. In the base is an early photograph of Myrtleford in the 1930's looking towards Mt Buffalo taken from Reform Hill In the foreground are the homes of early retailers the Robertson's and Glass Families 1870 and 1880 in the middle of the photo is the School Building No 995 and in the distance is an early building of the Butter FactoryPhotograph in base of glass butter mixer is titled 'Myrtleford'glass dish, myrtleford, homes of early retailers, butter factory, state school 995 streetscape

A clear patterned glass jam dish with a fitted glass lid. It is circular in shape and has a knob on the lid. The lid is 1863.1 and the dish is 1863.2.glass container tableware jam-dish

Fluted green glass dish. Square shaped with symmetrical designs on bottom.glass dish

Small glass dish, possibly sold as a souvenir of a trip to Greensborough in the days when Greensborough was a popular destination for day-trippers and picnickers.Pressed glass dish, clear glass, with coloured scene of Greensborough."Greensborough" printed on scenedishes, greensborough, souvenirs

Small glass dish with lid, possibly sold as a souvenir of a trip to Greensborough in the days when Greensborough was a popular destination for day-trippers and picnickers.Pressed glass dish with lid, clear glass, with coloured scene of Greensborough on lid."Greensborough" printed on scenedishes, greensborough, souvenirs, jewellery boxes

This item has an aesthetic appeal and is a good example of an early 20th century piece of tableware.Small glass butter dish with cut glass lid.dish glass butter-dish crockery domestic

Local orchardists generally had their own cow and were milked daily. They would seperate the cream from the milk in a seperator and then churn the cream that had not been used into butter using the butter churn The butter pats were then used to roll the butter into small balls or cylindrical shapes called bats. Wooden butter churn and internal photo Wooden butter pats

This item is an example of domestic tableware commonly used in the early 20th century.Small mauve rectangular glass butter dish. Intricate designs etched into glass. There is no lid.glass dish butter-dish crockery domestic food tableware

Donor, Grace Cameron, was daughter of John Cameron who in 1875 selected first land on the Snowy River flats. Married Elizabeth Roadknight.Small red glass moulded dish. Symmetrical square design with small red handle on one side.glass dish domestic crockery cameron