Workman's toolsUsed in the Kiewa ValleySmall tools. 2 wedges (yellow on them); 2 spikes for cable support when suspending cable off the ground, 1 spanner, 1 tool with a tap at the thick end as it is hollow.small tools

This Water tap is typical of those used by early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c1900 Water tap, small brassearly settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, cheltenham, tools, metal workers, plumbers

A small metal hooked tool for the "Beehive" benchtop sock knitting machine.A small metal hooked tool.knitting textile machinery machine knitting, hosiery, knitting, textile machinery, machine knitting

A gimlet is a hand tool for drilling small holes, mainly in wood, without splitting. A gimlet is always a small tool made of a piece of steel of a semi-cylindrical form, hollow on one side, having a cross handle at one end and a worm or screw at the other. A similar tool of larger size is called an auger. Early settlers in Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant as they established their farms and built their homes using tools like this gimlet. 2 x small hand tool with a screw point, grooved shank, and cross handle for boring holes early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, cheltenham, tools, blacksmiths

Small tool with wooden handle small with small flat metal screw driver type piece set in ferrule, possibly used for marking. 95mmL x 20mmWflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Used in the 20th century.A handmade rectangular shaped large wooden mallet head and handle. It was used in carpentry to knock wooden pieces together or to drive dowels or chisels. Used in the 20th century.wood, mallets, woodworking tools, striking tools, small wooden hammers

Small footprint tool with "The Footprint" and "Made in England" on handle.The Footprint, Made in England.tool, footprint

Finger from an agricultural finger bar mower for cutting hay.This item has no known local provenance but is retained as an interesting example of a farming tool of the past. This is small metal tool in the shape of a knife with a sharp curved tapering point at the end, a mid cross piece and a hole at the top. The tool is very rusty. warrnambool, vintage farming tool

Handbag owned and used by Myrtle Grant, grandmother of donorSmall handbag with tooled coloured front: red, tan on dark brown background.costume accessories, female

Small hand tool. May be yarn hooks. From Collins Bros Mills.

Frederick Simons collection. Refer Cat No 10159Tool roll, small, cotton drill. When opened it reveals that right side has 2 simple pockets with 8 smaller slots for small tools. The top and bottom have 4 cm flaps that fold over to keep the tools in place. The left end has a curved flap that shuts the tool roll. There are two cotton cords sewn into the end of the closing flap. There is a four string cord stuck through the closing flap in an ad hoc manner. It forms a c.100mm loop. There has been some hand stitching at the end of the tool 'slots'.Written on one of the tool slots is “R.A.A.F. 41707”equipment, tool roll

This tool is one of a collection of tools which are believed to have belonged to the Warrnambool carpenter and businessman, Henry Phillips. English-born Henry Phillips (1821-1896) came to Australia with his wife Elizabeth in 1849. They lived for some time in Port Fairy and in 1865 Henry Phillips formed a partnership with Christopher Beattie and established the Warrnambool undertaking business of Beattie and Phillips. This business continued on after the deaths of the founders and lasted until the year 2000. In Warrnambool Henry Phillips was involved in the management of the Mechanics’ Institute.This tool is of interest as a good example of a vintage tool and as a memento of the Warrnambool carpenter and businessman, Henry Phillips. This is a small plane tool with a rectangular body which is slightly curved. A metal blade resting on a piece of wood has been inserted at the top and protrudes at the base to form a planing blade. vintage tools, henry phillips, warrnambool, history of warrnambool

Small hand tool. It has been made utilising one end of a spindle as a handle. From Collins Bros Mill.

This tool belonged to Ernest Brighton Phillips, a Warrnambool furniture maker. Ernest Phillips (1875-1924) was born in Warrnambool and learnt his carpentry trade at the Warrnambool Box Works. In the late 1890s Phillips established a furniture store at the corner of Liebig and Koroit streets and by the early 20th century he had the largest furniture warehouse and factory in Victoria outside of Melbourne. His products were sold all over Australia. Phillips and his family lived at ‘Heatherlie’ in Koroit Street. Today this property is the site of the residential complex for senior citizens known as ‘Heatherlie’. This tool is of considerable interest as it belonged to Ernest Phillips, a prominent businessman in Warrnambool at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. It is also of interest as a good example of a tool that was in use 100 years ago. This is a small tool with a wooden handle. The top part of the handle that screws in is missing. The tool is attached to the handle by a brass ring and a screw and the tool itself is a thin nail-like piece of metal with a small metal piece at the end in the shape of a star with six points. This end piece gouges out a hole or a pattern in wood or other hard material. The tool belonged to Ernest Phillips and his name is stamped on the handle. Three oblong-shaped metal nails were also with this tool but were not necessarily used with it. ‘E. Phillips’ernest phillips, history of warrnambool

A relic from the principal's garage area near the house (Burnley College Principal's house was demolished in 1980)Small cast iron metalworking tool (very rusty). "A relic from the Principals' garage."metalworking, principal, tool, burnley college, artifact

In 1999, a series of photos were taken of Arthritis Victoria member, Glenda Shalman, demonstrating arthritis-friendly gardening tools and aids, and how to use them. Some of these photos were used to accompany an article in the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. In this photo, a woman sits at an outdoor table, tending to her potted plants with a pair of hand-held pruning shears. The shears have thick, wide handles. On the table, there are three more handheld gardening tools with thick handles. A similar photo appears on page 13 of the Vol 12 Issue 3, Spring 1999 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update.COL photo of a woman is sitting at a table in the garden. She is holding up a pair of gardening shears with thick handles. On the table, there are several potted plants and three more pairs of various types of small gardening tools, all with the same type of thick handles.[On a yellow sticky note, in blue ink] Glenda Shalman Gardeningarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritic aids, gardening aids, gardening tools, pruning shears, living with arthritis, pain management, arthritis update, 1999

Pittock saddler's box: small pipe cutting tool Maker's mark : No 10 RIDCID USA, patent no. 287133 metal construction, operaable, fair conditionNo 10 RIDCID USA

The cylindrical cardboard container with lid formerly contained a ventometer, a small simple tool for measuring wind speed. It consisted of a clear tube containing a small diaphragm which had a hole in the bottom for wind to enter. Once the wind entered the tube it pushed up the diaphragm, indicating the rate of velocity. Ventometers were common devices that have since been replaced by more sophisticated measuring equipment, such as digital air speed meters. Further information on this particular example, including perhaps the name of the manufacturer, may survive on the container but this has not been recorded. The small simple tool for measuring wind speed pre-dates the electronic devices at Gabo Island.Tubed shaped cardboard container with lid to house instrument for measuring. (instrument is missing) Inscriptions and illustrations on exterior.

This small hand-held tool was used in the maize industry in Murrungowar and Orbost district during 1900-1960s. Prior to machine harvesting coming about in the 1960s, each cob of maize had to picked by hand using this tool. Maize growing was a huge industry in the Orbost district and the job of picking the maize involved hand labour by many employees. This small hand-tool would have been common, but is now rare. This particular tool was owned and used by Nelson Northrope (from Orbost) in the early 20th Century and used at Murrungowar by Frances Eilman (nee Somerville). A highly significant small hand tool associated with the maize industry. This item is rare. A small hand-held metal and leather tool. A metal 'knife' has a curved shape and is attached to 2 leather straps which are connected by a small buckle. maize growing, agriculture, orbost district

Used by turning the auger around to create a round hole.Used by residents of the Kiewa ValleySmall steel hand auger tools with a wooden handle. Used for digging more shallow holes eg. gathering soil samples and making post holes

Button press and buttons, for covering buttons with fabric. 2 small cardboard boxes with tools plus large quantity of uncovered buttons & disc shaped wooden block.handcrafts, dressmaking, buttons

A soft cover book grey/ light brown in colour with high gloss covers front and back. On the front cover there are 9 small paintings of men doing different crafts by hand. On the back cover are 11 small paintings of tools that are used in these trades or crafts.old crafts, workshops, textiles, traditional skills, practical guide, arts.woodwork.

Collection re G.A. Jones 3790932, refer Cat No 10053.2P for his service details.Entrenching tool (small spade) pouch cover, heavy webbing materials, has a fold over press stud to hold spade in, on the rear are two metal sliding pins for attachment to a webbing belt. Text on rear re make/model are not readable, other text on rear and front.On front in large black, “US”. On rear in black, A square with the figure “8” in.equipment, entrenching, tool, gajones

Type written report named My Career at Sunshine 1919 to 1970 by Roy Day|Type written letter Letters of Introduction from Alfred Herbert Ltd Makers Imports and Exported of Machine Tools and Small Tools Makers of the Atritor Coal Pulveriser Coventry England dated 18 August 1937|Type written letter Letters of Introduction from The Universal System of Machine Moulding East Sheen London datd 31 July 1937|Type written carbon copy Letters of Introduction to AJ Youngman Sunshine Harvester Works dated 5 September 1937|Type written letter Letters of Introduction from HS Pearce and Co Ltd Agents for HV McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd Dated 28 May 1937|Type written letter Letters of Introduction from British Insulated Cables Ltd Prescot Lancashire dated 23 June 1937 Subject Magnetic Moulding Machines|Type written letter Letters of Introduction from HS Pearce and Co Ltd Agents for HV McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd Dated 12 June 1937|Type written letter Letters of Introduction from HS Pearce and Co Ltd Agents for HV McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd Dated 9 August 1937roy day, history

A spokeshave is a hand tool used to shape and smooth woods in woodworking jobs such as making cart wheel spokes, chair legs, paddles, bows, and arrows. The tool consists of a blade fixed into the body of the tool, which has a handle for each hand. Historically, a spokeshave was made with a wooden body and metal cutting blade. With industrialization metal bodies displaced wood in mass-produced tools. Being a small tool, spokeshaves are not suited to working large surfaces. The name spokeshave dates back to at least the 16th century, though the early history of the tool is not well documented. The name spokeshave reflects the early use of the tool by wheelwrights. The first spokeshaves were made of wood usually beech with steel blades, before being largely superseded by the development of metal-bodied spokeshaves in the latter half of the 19th century, though many woodworkers still use wooden spokeshaves. Due to their widespread use and versatility vintage wooden spokeshaves remain commonly available and relatively low in price. Spokeshaves consist of a blade or iron secured to the body or stock of the tool, which has two handles one for each hand. The bottom surface of the tool is called the sole. The blade can be removed for sharpening, and adjusted to vary the depth of the cut. An early design consisted of a metal blade with a pair of tangs to which the wooden handles were attached, as with a draw knife. Unlike a draw knife, but like a plane, spokeshaves typically have a sole plate that fixes the angle of the blade relative to the surface being worked. There are a wide variety of different types of spokeshave, suited to different trades and applications. A now vintage tool made by an Australian manufacture in NSW who specialised in making pruning shears, hacksaw frames and heel shaves under the Erskin brand name. This tool is now sought after by collectors even though it was probably made in the first quarter of the 20th century. It gives a snapshot of how carpenters work with wood by hand showcasing their craftsmanship. Hollow face Spokeshave, metal body with black enamel finish. Erskin stamped on frontflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, spokeshave, cabinet makers tools, wood working, cutting tool, shaping tool