Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Let it rain, let it blow... (lady in bed)Let it Rain, Let it Blow…/Warrnambool Blankets and Rugs/Warmer Wool from Warrnambool blanket, blanket fever, wool, warrnambool, advertisement, australian women's weekly

not knownA common sight in shop and house windowsBrown card with gold lettering - 'Room To Let' - border in goldRoom To Let, W.H. Banks 120 Brunswick Street, Fitzroysigns, to let

Mary Egan who died on April 4th, 1981, spent 23 years as a greatly-respected lecturer in English curriculum at the Ballarat Teachers College, State College of Victoria and Ballarat College of Advanced Education. 120 page book , Let's have fun with words - used to teach reading.Book Plate, For use M.Egan written on first page. M.Egan signed on front covermary egan, ballarat teachers college, state college of victoria, ballarat college of advanced education, education department victoria, mavis l. wauchope, joan jagoe, trained infant teachers' certificate

Postcard with photo of small dog in doorway. Just to let you know At Maryborough.

Typed letted from R.W. Richards, Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines, to G.P. Paterson.ballarat school of mines, r.w. richards, dick richards, g.p. paterson, steam meter

Book: Lets get into Ace Tennis, by David Shields Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis

Letters to Alfred Ferris’s Mother and Sister,. Refer 4183.3P.1) Envelope, rectangular, off white colour, P O stamp in black, censor stamp in red, hand addressed in black pencil, dated. .2) letter, “YMCA with the B.E.F” letterhead, rectangular shape, off white colour, hand addressed in black pencil, dated. .3) Letter, YMCA with the A.I.F” letterhead, rectangular shape, off white colour, hand written in pencil, dated..2) “France 6th June 1917, Dear Marian” .3) “France 22nd June 1917, Dear Mother”leters, envelopes, france, ymca

40th Anniversary badge in a shape of a Linden leaf. Linden tree is very symbolic for Slovenians. During the period of the Slovenian national awakening and the Slovenian people's increasing national awareness, the linden tree became one of the symbols of the Slovenian nation.SDM 40 let - SAM 40 yearsbadge, slovenian associoation melbourne, 40th anniversary

Postcard sent to Dorothy Davidson from Roy Minich at Lark Hill 5.2.1919Black and white postcard of a boy dressed as a soldier sitting on a stoolWonder when they'll let me go ww1

Postcard. Many happy returns. Let this little card convey, Good Wishes for your Natal Day.

Postcard. With Kind Greetings. Let us love one another: For God is Love. rear. Names deleted.

Poster published by the Department of Transport , Communication, Federal sea Safety and Surveillance CentreSafety at sea InitiativePoster depicting a reproduction of 'The Shipwreck' by JMW Turner with the heading 'Let's make the next 200 years safer' poster, public awareness, safety at sea, turner, 'the shipwreck'

World War 1 issue.World War 1 issue.Brown thin cardboard Tag, Small metal eye-let. Tag has a peferation across the middle of the tag.WW1 issue.To be attached to the top button tunic. Assigned to S.W. Ellis. Reverse of the tag : A.I.F. Unit : 2 MGC Name : Ellis S.W., Rank : Pte. Number : 640, Hospital : , Diagnosis : Effort Sysdrome. Information is duplicated on both sides of the perforation of the tag.

Music book, cover is missing. First song "Let the Rest of the World Go By", Roland's Pianoforte Tutor the Best in the World.

Receipt dated February 27th, 1895 issued by Bendigo Advertiser Office, Market Square to W. G. Bentley. To let butchering premises.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

This girl's half petticoat is an example of the dressmaking skills of the women of the early settlers families in Moorabbin Shire in the early 20th CEarly settlers and market gardeners established their families in Moorabbin Shire and this item shows the skill and craftsmanship of the women of these families The Walker family were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire.A young girl’s half-slip, pin-tucked and with lace edge. Notice the sewn "tuck" of extra material to be "let down" as the child grows.clothing, brighton, moorabbin, dressmaking, market gardeners, early settlers, craftwork, walker alice

Photograph of Maggie Buick (aged 3 - 5 yrs?) beside chair (wearing watered silk cape-let). Carte de Visite format.Mr Fred Frith, 7 Collins St East, Melbourne.person, individual, buick family collection

.1) Metal spoon, silver, enamelled design at top, surmounted by a crown. The motif has a light blue life buoy surrounding a square signal flag. The flag is divided 2 ways diagonally with colours of dark blue, white, red, & yellow. Dark blue banner at the bottom of the motif with encryption. .2) Same as above except the inscription on the banner. .3) Silver metal tea spoon, silver & enamel badge on top. The motif has a small shield in center with a tree on the shield. The shield is supported with a fish on each side, blue enamel worded banner at the bottom..1) “PMS MOOLTAN” .2) “RMS MONGOLIA” .3) “LET GLASGOW FLOURISH”domestic items-cutlery, military history - souvenirs

This book was owned by the late Dr Elizabeth Kerr and was donated to the Museum by the executor of her estate, Margaret Cameron. It was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains three knitting patterns and instructions re: knitting and embroidery on knitting. It also contains ads for various different Patons wools, and provides lists and gives the contents of, other Patons knitting books.Let's / Knit / with / Patons / P&B / WOOLS / FOR FASHION WEAR / AND FAMILY WEARknitting handicrafts - history, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

Coloured photograph of the Darwin 44 RDF Wing with the words ''Nil Bastardo Carborundum'' Latin for ''Don't let the bastard get you down''. There are two photographs.military, airforce, raaf radar

Four page photocopy of 'Let Me Go to Bendigo' sheet music. Allan's Popular Sixpenny Edition No 181 with words by Leonard Wilson, music by Fred Hall.bendigo, history, music

The Sunshine Choral Society was founded in the early 1900s. James "Jim" Burns Gray was one of the Society's founding membersLet That Blessing Be Restore To The C..... Andante Quasi recit J. E. Gray Sunshinesunshine city band

B089.1 - Oval metal tin B089.2 - Tin lid B089.3 - B089.22 - Round communion tokens [a total of twenty]."I.COR.11.28. BUT LET A MAN EXAMINE HIMSELF" "LUKE 22.19. THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME"

Plain turkey red fabric with paisley border and pine cone floral style in red, blue, green and yellow. Paisley border has been let in, and fringe attached to it.weaving, scotland, 1920-40, shawls

2 round metal communion tokensB120.1 & B120.2: "LET A MAN EXAMINE HIMSELF 1COR XICP 28VR" "PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BALLARAAT"presbyterian church ballaraat