Showing 6 items matching "glenelg manufacturing co"
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph, Glenelg Manufacturing Co, c. 1963
... Glenelg Manufacturing Co....Glenelg Manufacturing Co...Black and white photograph. Glenelg Manufacturing Co. Pty. Ltd building, Casterton. ...Back: 'Glenelg manufacturing Co. Pty Ltd (originally Casterton flour mill) handwritten in blue biro Blue biro line, arrowed both ends, drawn across photo, '3"' above line...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road SOURCED FROM CASTERTON TOWN HALL (FORMER SHIRE OF GLENELG) Glenelg Manufacturing Co Casterton Flour Mill Back: 'Glenelg manufacturing Co. ...SOURCED FROM CASTERTON TOWN HALL (FORMER SHIRE OF GLENELG)Black and white photograph. Glenelg Manufacturing Co. Pty. Ltd building, Casterton. This was originally Casterton Flour Mill.Back: 'Glenelg manufacturing Co. Pty Ltd (originally Casterton flour mill) handwritten in blue biro Blue biro line, arrowed both ends, drawn across photo, '3"' above lineglenelg manufacturing co, casterton flour mill -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionDecorative object - Plate, Glenelg Manufacturing Company, n.d
... 'MANUFACTURED BY Glenelg Manufacturing Co CASTERTON, VIC'...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Rectangular brass plate. Front black with brass lettering. Small hole in each corner. 'MANUFACTURED BY Glenelg Manufacturing Co ...Rectangular brass plate. Front black with brass lettering. Small hole in each corner. 'MANUFACTURED BY Glenelg Manufacturing Co CASTERTON, VIC' -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionLeisure object - Gibbs horse-drawn cart pull toy, Gibbs Manufacturing Company, Pacing Bob, 1908
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Gibbs Manufacturing Co initially made ploughs and other farming equipment. ...Gibbs Manufacturing Co initially made ploughs and other farming equipment. Eventually they branched out into toys. Gibbs Manufacturing Company Canton, Ohio 1884-2002 Gibbs Manufacturing originally was in the market of producing plows. In 1896, the company added toys, specializing in lithographed paper-on-wood, metal, wagons, spinning tops, and advertising toys. The company痴 first toy was a political spinning top for William McKinley to be given away as part of his campaign. Gibbs success prompted competitors to make similar products in the same town. Schoenhut started to make similar toys. Click the Schoehnut chapter to view. Gibbs Manufacturing Company declared bankruptcy in 2001. In March 2002 their buildings and equipment were auctioned. Gibbs toys are an unique combination of metal and wood, most designed to moved when pushed. B. Gropper toys are often confused by the public as Gibbs Toy.Toys, childhhod, pre-carWooden horse and cart, painted red, slat sides, metal axle, moveable wheels, attached to horse by metal rods. Horse originally covered with lithographed with horse's features and accoutrements. Most of the paper is missing. Horse has tin legs, which can be moved manually, leather reins. The wagon is a two wheeled hay wagon.toy, childhood, mechianical toy, play, farming, glenelg shire council cultural collection -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionCostume - Divers suit - Siebe Gorman-Davis type 6 suit, SIEBE GORMAN & CO LTD, c. 1950
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Port of Portland collection. Dive suit purchased in 1952 by the Portland Harbour Trust for the purposes of constructions and demolitions of timber and steel structures at the Port. |leant to Frank Ziegler, Dive shop.| Exhibited -|Suit worn to the ball at Sea-Bath on 13 September 1997 and wrist torn. The suit was manufactured by British company, Siebe, Gorman and Company Limited which traded until 1998. The Siebe Gorman (diving apparatus) company has traded as: A. Siebe (1819-1870); Siebe & Gorman (1870-1879); Siebe Gorman & Co ...Port of Portland collection. Dive suit purchased in 1952 by the Portland Harbour Trust for the purposes of constructions and demolitions of timber and steel structures at the Port. |leant to Frank Ziegler, Dive shop.| Exhibited -|Suit worn to the ball at Sea-Bath on 13 September 1997 and wrist torn. The suit was manufactured by British company, Siebe, Gorman and Company Limited which traded until 1998. The Siebe Gorman (diving apparatus) company has traded as: A. Siebe (1819-1870); Siebe & Gorman (1870-1879); Siebe Gorman & Co (1880-1904); Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd (1905-1998). The company was established as Siebe & Gorman in 1870 at the address of 5 Denmark Street, Soho. Siebe & Gorman traded at this address until 1876 at which time they moved to larger premises at Westminster Bridge Road in Lambeth. In 1881 the company changed the name to Siebe Gorman & Co. In 1905 the company was reformed as Siebe Gorman & Co Limited by the Vickers Family.This diving suit helmet was used during the construction of Portland Harbour. It is also an example of the equipment used by pearl divers in Australian waters before the development of the wet-suit, mask, fins and self contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA).Front: Siebe Gorman-Davis type 6 (on stud). Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives, diving, sving suit, port of portland, portland harbour trust, frank ziegler, portland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Brick - Portland Brick and Tile Companyh, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Displayed at History House bricks manufacture building industry Portland Brick and Tile Front: PORTLAND/B & TILE CO. ...Displayed at History HouseSection of brick with imprinted company name - Portland Brick and Tile CompanyFront: PORTLAND/B & TILE CO.bricks, manufacture, building, industry, portland brick and tile -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionBooklet - Brochure, Excelsior Catalogue of Type Faces for use in the Manufacture of Rubber Stamps, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Portland Town Council White paper booklet with three staples at top. Excelsior Catalogue of Type Faces for use in the Manufacture of Rubber Stamps Booklet Brochure Excelsior Supply Co. ...Portland Town CouncilWhite paper booklet with three staples at top.
