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Functional object - Haeusler Collection Australian Made Telescope with Booklet c. late 1800s to early 1900s, The Union Mfg, & Agency Co

  • Paper covered olive green telescope c. late 1800s to early 1900s

    Haeusler Collection Australian Made Telescope c. late 1800s to early 1900s

  • Telescope pictured with accompanying booklet

    Haeusler Collection Australian Made Telescope c. late 1800s to early 1900s with original booklet

  • Telescope booklet with 10cm scale

    Haeusler Collection Telescope Booklet c. late 1800s to early 1900s with 5cm scale

  • Back cover of Haeusler Collection Telescope booklet

    Back cover of Haeusler Collection Telescope Booklet c. late 1800s to early 1900s

  • Interior front pages of Haeusler Collection Telescope booklet, title reads "TELESCOPE TALK"

    Interior front pages of Haeusler Collection Telescope Booklet c. late 1800s to early 1900s

  • Haeusler Collection Australian Made Telescope c. late 1800s to early 1900s with 5cm scale

    Haeusler Collection Australian Made Telescope c. late 1800s to early 1900s with 5cm scale

  • Paper covered olive green telescope c. late 1800s to early 1900s
  • Telescope pictured with accompanying booklet
  • Telescope booklet with 10cm scale
  • Back cover of Haeusler Collection Telescope booklet
  • Interior front pages of Haeusler Collection Telescope booklet, title reads "TELESCOPE TALK"
  • Haeusler Collection Australian Made Telescope c. late 1800s to early 1900s with 5cm scale

Historical information

The Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection provides invaluable insight into life in late nineteenth and early twentieth century north east Victoria. The collection comprises manuscripts, personal artefacts used by the Haeusler family on their farm in Wodonga, and a set of glass negatives which offer a unique visual snapshot of the domestic and social lives of the Haeusler family and local Wodonga community.

The Haeusler family migrated from Prussia (Germany) to South Australia in the 1840s and 1850s, before purchasing 100 acres of Crown Land made available under the Victorian Lands Act 1862 (also known as ‘Duffy’s Land Act’) in 1866 in what is now Wodonga West. The Haeusler family were one of several German families to migrate from South Australia to Wodonga in the 1860s.

This telescope belonged to Louis Haeusler (b.1878) and is one of the many objects in the Haeusler Collection that represent home and social life in early twentieth century Wodonga. It was manufactured by The Union Mfg [manufacturing], & Agency Co. in Melbourne.

Significance

This item has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of domestic and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history.

Physical description

Australian made telescope covered with a faux shagreen paper. Extends to three and a half feet long, with a five to ten mile sight range.

Inscriptions & markings

On front of paper booklet: "TELESCOPE TALK/SOMETHING TO LOOK THROUGH/The Union Mfg, & Agency Co./299 ELIZABETH STREET,/MELBOURNE"

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