War and family memorabilia collated by Betty Thornton, daughter of local Thomas Thornton.

WW1 & Family Memorabilia - Thomas Thornton contains: ~ 2 x leather-bound photo albums containing b&w photos of family members, some labelled with hand-written notes ~ Sample of small stones containing copper ~ Several sized detachable buttons used on WW1 service uniforms (cuffs, collars, shirts) ~ Small purple-coloured cardboard box containing a number of service medals, fund-raising badges, royal family medallions ~ B&W photos of Thomas Thornton and comrades in uniform ~ Small leather-bound book containing information about servicemen known to Thomas Thornton (My Roll of Honour) ~Small white cardboard box containing plaster Welcome Home plaque in the shape of Australia. Lid has floral decoration, Auld Land Syne and Thomas Thornton written in the corner ~ Photocopies of Thomas Thornton's war records (AWM) ~ Homemade cardboard frame covered in clear plastic, containing some WW1 items of Thomas Thornton

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thornton, ww1, copper, badges, medals, buttons

Vitamin B supplement in powder form

Thin round tin container with rusted pull-off lid. Has faded white and grey coloured background with white and black writing.

VitaB

vitab, tin container, vitamin powder

Henry Berry was a British-born merchant who came to Melbourne in 1856 and established a successful business in salt and general goods. He later expanded into tea, flour, sugar and other commodities. He founded Henry Berry and Company (Australasia) Ltd1 which became one of the largest importers and distributors in Australia.

Round tin container with purple and sliver coloured background, and purple writing. has round pull-off lid

Glen Valley Tea

glen valley, tea, tin container, henry berry

A grader-like blade attached to horses or a tractor to dig through the ground to create channels, especially drainage channels.

Long metal plated "trough-shape" with raised edges, connected by metal brackets

farming, delver, irrigation, channels, drainage

Singer hand-operated black steel sewing machine. Has gold floral design. Is on a rectangular wooden base with a compartment containing associated sewing machine tools

Singer / Floral designs (see photos)

sewing, sewing machine, singer, hand-operated

From Fiona Seager's family (Stewart)

Light blue satin dress, full-length (ballgown). Gold thread patterns across dress, floral paisley pattern. Crown decorative buttons.

ladies dress, ballgown, satin

Metal knitting needle templates (1X rectangular, 1 x bell-shaped) / Knitting pins in red & white packet / Knitting bag

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35 x Knitting Books, various publications (Patons, New Idea, Women's Weekly, Fredelle)

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Wooden box has hinged lid, with wooden insert to rest razor. Metal razor head has metal handle which is screwed into it to attach. Metal head would contain a safety razor blade.

Gillette Ringwood - see photo

personal care, shaving, safety razor

Black & white photo of three young women in white dresses in front of a tree