Physical description
Small iron cog with seven rounded cogs around edge. Raised circle in centre on both sides, square hole through centre.
Inscriptions & markings
No visible markings
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Small iron cog with seven rounded cogs around edge. Raised circle in centre on both sides, square hole through centre.
No visible markings
Newspaper fragments with German text. Queenslander Herald.
As per photo.
documents, newspapers
A pair of iron resting bars built into the smokehouse fireplace. Each bar is cylindrical, and they are placed one behind the other near the base of the fireplace. They both have a large iron bolt which passes through the centre of the rod. The front bar is bent in the middle.
No visible markings
food technology, food processing, smokehouse, curing, fire, meat, iron
A single iron bar set into the fireplace near the top. At the centre of the circular bar is an attachment with a hook. From this attachment hangs a ring, through which two shaped bars overlap to forma cross. Each of these smaller, curved bars has an attachment at the end (two with flat, round rings, one with a V-shaped piece with upturned ends) for securing smoking items,
No visible markings
food technology, food processing, smokehouse, curing, fire, meat, hanging, iron
Wallpaper fragment with grey background and linear floral design in white, pink and grey. One edge has a border with scalloped floral design in black, pink, green and yellow. The wallpaper is layer and has a cloth layer in the middle which is white with think blue stripes.
No visible markings
buildings, painting/decorating, wallpaper, wall, interior, floral, border, scalloped, decorations.
Wallpaper fragment with brown and white textures background. A floral border has been attached to one edge. The border is a floral design, possibly hand painted, with black, pink, green, yellow and white flowers. The fragment is backed with newspaper.
Newspaper print of back of fragment.
buildings, painting/decorating, wallpaper, wall, floral design, flowers, hand painted, newspaper, interior, decorations.
Wallpaper fragment consisting of thick paper material with pink-brown textured background. Border along one side of fragment with leaf and curved line intertwined in red, green and brown.
Lounge Room written on the back in red marker. Newspaper markings also on back.
buildings, painting/decorating, wallpaper, fragments, interior, wall, decoration, leaf design, vine.
Wallpaper fragment with two different layers of wallpaper. The bottom layer consists of cloth material with a white background and thin blue stripes. The top layer consists of paper material with a grey background and a linear floral pattern in white, pink and blue.
No visible markings
buildings, painting/decorating, wallpaper, decorating, interior, wall, fragments, floral, pattern, stripes.
Large cream quilt with red edging, decorated on front with hexagonal pieces of various materials. Backed with cream material
No visible markings
manchester, needlework, quilt, hexagonal, bed linen, handicrafts
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