Handle used for Warmray heater to remover hot ash pan from briquette and wood heaters c1950sSteal with hooks at both ends, rustytools, heaters

Brass door handle of original Administration Building Alfred Hospital. Rescued by Sister Eileen Emms Of significance to the AHNL as it is part of the history of the Alfred HospitalBrass plate with attached C shaped handle, with screw on one arm"PILOT" on underside of handle alfred hospital, door handle

Made in England by Swann-Morton, Sheffield. The company was founded in 1932 and manufactured scalpel handles, blades, and surgical equipment.The metal handle comes to a narrow protruding piece at one end. It has identical indented patterning on both sides. Swamm-Morton scalpel handle BS 2892. Made in England.medicine, scalpels

Basket weaving and brush making was a source of income for those who worked in the workshops at RVIB and other institutions in New South Wales and Queensland. A diverse range products could be produced with cane, such as cane chairs, cots, washing baskets and trolleys, and the Institution sought to highlight these in the annual report. Over time the demand for, and supply of, cane changed - particularly during World War 2 when Asian sources were under attack or destroyed. At home, other materials such as plastics as well as the ability to import cheaper pre-produced products further reduced the demand for workshop pieces. Generic style basket that would have been used for shopping or any household task requiring movement of multiple items. Cane baskets were the original green alternative to plastic shopping bags. Note that the handle is deliberately askew, for easier carrying against the hip.1 cane basket with askew handleemployment, royal victorian institute for the blind

Flat irons were also called sad irons or smoothing irons. Metal handles had to be gripped in a pad or thick rag. Some irons had cool wooden handles and in 1870 a detachable handle was patented in the US. The detachable insulated handle was designed to be always cool for ironing. The handle was detachable, so that several irons could be on the stove at one time and the handle swapped between several bodies. This handle appears to belong to a Mrs Potts' sad iron - Reg. No. 1885. This item is an example of an invention that was universally adopted because it meant that users could keep several irons on the stove at one time and the handle swapped when needed. The original Mrs Potts irons had handles made of wood (walnut) and this enabled the user to us the iron without sustaining burns. The item reminds us of the difficult circumstances experienced in their daily routines by the early families in Orbost A wooden handle which has been painted green. The base is made of cast aluminium and is attached to the handle by two screws ( not original). In the base is a hinged piece for attaching to the iron, held to the base plate by a spring and operated by a wooden knob for quick release. A hook holds the handle to the iron.On the base is an indecipherable number.handle sad-iron flat-iron mrs-potts domestic laundry

Hugh LEGGE Hugh Legge attended the Canberra School of Art (at time of Alan Peascod) and moved to Rosedale (near Batemans Bay) back in the 1980s where he was wood firing. His work may be marked with an impressed 'HL' in a circleWoodfired bottle with handlehugh legge, ceramics, jan feder memorial ceramics collection, gippsland campus

Wood auger often used to drill holes for bridge decking spikes.Wood auger with handletimber tools

Metal Handle of unknown use. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, handle

Cane is thick with walking stick handle to support weight as well as be an identification that the person using it is blind or vision impaired. It is white with a red tip on the lower part of the cane, a rubber grip on end and brown plastic handle.4 metal/plastic pieces joined together with an elasticized cordassistive devices, orientation and mobility

Handle wooden for keyhole saw or a pad saw.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, handle, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, handle

Bruce ANDERSON (20 August 1950- Born Surry Hills, Melbourne, Victoria In 1971 Bruce Anderson obtained a Diploma of Art (Sculpture) from the Prahran Institute of Technology. For the next two years, he worked at Raynham Ceramics in East Bentleigh, making slipcast ware. After a year of National Service, he completed a teacher education course at the State College of Victoria, Auburn and taught for a time in the secondary school system. In 1977, he moved to Queensland to take up a position as Head of the Ceramics Department at Townsville TAFE. In 1984, he relocated to the Darling Downs Institute in Toowoomba and was still teaching there in his entry in the 1986-7 directory, working in raku and blackware fired with gas in a ceramic fibre kiln. During 1986, he moved to Adelaide to take up a position as senior lecturer in ceramics at the South Australian School of Design. During the late 1980s and 1990s, he began to make sculptural works of architactural form cast from a mixture of terracotta clay and refractory concrete. Part-glazed, the works allude to primitive industry and utilitarianism. In 1984 Bruce Anderson was a guest at Spotkanie held at the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education.Raku teapot with tall handle. bruce anderson, ceramics, jan feder memorial ceramics collection, gippsland campus, teapot, raynham ceramics

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 excellent example of Britannia ware of the early 20th century.A silver 3 tined toasting fork with mother of pearl handle. There is a floral design on the silver connecting the handle and fork blade.domestic items, silver cutlery

Historical remberance of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOMGlass Tankard "Operation Iraqi Freedom" with handle.On the front of the glass, it has a circular logo, outer ring has a combination of Flags of Nations involved in the conflict, the interior of the circle states OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM - TILLIL AS ALI LSA ADDER, the center of the circle is a map of Iraq and a flag of Iraq.glass, operation iraqi freedom

Possibly around 1800, belonged to the Scott family of Mount Buninyong, used for storing grains.This pail belonged to, and was used by a prominent early settler family at Mount Buninyong, the Scott family, possibly around 1800.Wooden pail with leather handle and wooden lidpail, grains, agriculture, farming, mount buninyong, scott family

Domestic Iron Blue Enamelled with wooden handle stawell

Used by nursing staff to assist with feeding patientsUsed by nursing staff to assist with feeding patients white enamel spouted feeding mug with blue handlesticker label to upper surface near spout - GENUINE SWEDISH WHITE/ENAMELLED WARE/COMPANY LOGO/GUARANTEED PURE/AND OF HIGHEST QUALITYpatient care, alfred hospital nurses league, alfred hospital school of nursing, linay pavillion, nutrition

Domestic Iron Very Heavy with unusual twisted handlestawell

One Domestic Iron with black Bakelite Handle (Tilley)stawell

Another example of a painted white cane, made from a tree branch stripped of lateral buds, but with a metal tip indicating its primary use as a navigation device rather than a support stick.Wooden white cane with crooked handle with metal tipassistive devices, white caned

Handle brass with square end and square section punched out.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, handle brass, handle

Found under house at 6 Mt Pleasant Road Nunawading following demolition.Example of handmade tools used in wool industry.X 2 bag hooks used to handle bagged material(wool bales?)Nilbag hooks, wool industry

Cast brass and machined handle used on tramcars fitted with air operated sliding doors.trams, tramways, sliding door tramcars, tramcar component, preston workshops

Handle wooden for crosscut saw. Marked Spear and Jackson Ltd flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, crosscut saw, handle, spear and jackson ltd

Jack for changing wheels on light horse-drawn wagons. Contoured Lever Handle with holding Ratchet