
Leisure object - Tennis ball
Other items from this collection
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Clothing - Waist band
Belonged to Julie Jones' mother
Green plastic 'apron band' to support tea towel-apron.
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Article, Heritage Week 2023, Aug 2023
Heritage Day was Sunday 10 SeptHeritage Week 2023 in Whitehorse highlights transport and describes activities at Schwerkolt Cottage for Heritage Day on Sunday 10 Sept .
non-fiction
Heritage Day was Sunday 10 Sept
city of whitehorse, schwerkolt cottage, heritage week 2023
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Article, Don Cheyne OAM, Aug 2023
Don Cheyne OAM died on 01/06/2023non-fiction
Don Cheyne OAM died on 01/06/2023
eastern suburbs and churches table tennis association, cheyne don oam, st ninian's unitingchurch blackburn south, mahoney's reserve
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Article, Burwood Brickworks, Aug 2023
Cultivating Community is transforming the Rooftop Garden at the Burwood Brickworksnon-fiction
Cultivating Community is transforming the Rooftop Garden at the Burwood Brickworks
cultivating community, burwood brickworks
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Document - Letter, Mary Elizabeth Jack, Letter from Mary Jack to Charles Schwerkolt, Oct 1962
Colour photocopies, A4, covering letter (3 pgs) and an envelope (i pg).
non-fiction
jack mary elizabeth, schwerkolt charles clarence victor
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Functional object - Hand cranked projector and films
Metal hand cranked 32 mil movie projector with early cartoon films.
film projector movie
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Article, HomeCycle, Sep 2023
HomeCycle collects pre-loved household items and repurposes themnon-fiction
HomeCycle collects pre-loved household items and repurposes them
homecycle, city of whitehorse
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Artwork, other - Lino print
Found by David Cooper in an Op Shop
Schwerkolt Cottage
A lino cut picture of Schwerkolt Cottage by B.M.Pritchard, 32 Creek Rd, Mitcham. Picture is black with off white and has a pinky brown xxxxx
B.M.Pritchard, 32 Creek Rd, Mitcham 872765 Schwerkolt Cottage - Lino cut
schwerkolt cottage, b.m. pritchard
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Domestic object - Chamber pot
Light grey ironstone chambered pot with a relief leaf design. Stamp on underside: Coat of arms WH Grindley & 02, England. Royal ironstone China.
Royal ironstone China coat of arms W H Grindley & 02 England
browne, dot
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Functional object - Yarn Winder and Swift
The swift winder together with lace pieces was bought in Europe by Nan Warner, who was a retired school teacher and together with her husband Max travelled to Europe and China after they retired. Nan joined a lace making group in the late 1970s who until well into the 1980s and 1990s the group met in each others homes once a month in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne around the Vermont and Ringwood area. The group later became part of the Australian Lace Guild. The donor was also a lacemaker in the group. Hand turned spindle winders and swifts are also used by weavers and spinners.
Hand turned wooden wool winder and swift and spindles. It has a wooden base with drawers with a vertical wheel, spindle with winder on an arm with rotating thread holders.
spindles, winder, swift, yarn, spinners
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Functional object - Child's harness for high chair
Used by Lilian Rowley for her 5 children in the 1960's
Leather harness for child in a high chair.
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Banner - Rotary International 'Sow the Seed of Love', Rotary International theme 2002 - 2003, Sow the Seeds of Love, Approx 2002
Used by Rotary for Rotary International Theme 2002 - 2003 ' Sow the Seeds of Love'
White oblong banner with blue with blue fridge at the bottom and blue rope on top for hanging via a rod
'Sow the Seeds of Love' Rotary International, Rotary International Theme 2002 - 2003 on back of rod.
rotary international, banner
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Container - Boracic Acid container, Boracic Acid non irritating antiseptic, C 1950's
C 1950's medical equipment, Collected by nursing sister during training in this period.
Example of 1950's medical equipment.
Container for boracic acid
Boracic acid, a non-irritating, non-poisonous & efficacious antiseptic for household and veterinary use.
antiseptic powder
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Booklet - Booklet - Guide to Fruit & Vegetable preserving, Preserving fruits & vegetables, C 1940's
Marked 'D M Smith 1944'
A booklet from the Victorian Dept of Agriculture detailing 'Preserving fruits & vegetables'.
Dept of Agriculture, Victoria Bulletin No 43. 'Preserving fruits and vegetables'. Price 1 shilling.
instructional preserving cookbook
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Instrument - Compass & Set Square, C 1950's
Example of school equipment, c 1950's
Example of equipment used in the teaching of geometry.
Example of school geometry equipment.
C E H engraved on reverse of set square. Mathematic scales on face of set square.
school equipment, geometry
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Clothing - Pink patterned doll's hat, 1970's / 1980's
Pink Doll's hat with pattern and small brim.
dolls, dolls clothing, wool, knitting, toys
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Clothing - Pink & white doll's Bonnett, 1970s /1980s
Pink & white checked bonnet with white brim edged with pink rick rack edging and white ribbon ties.
dolls, dolls clothing, knitting, toys, wool
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Postcard - Collection of 56 Postcards, Postcards, personal collection, C 1900's
Postcards quick communication of the day for family & friends. C 1900s . Example of greetings, Christmas greeting etc
Example of C 1900's postcards - printed in Britain,
Collection of C 1900's postcards, written, sent, various production methods, some embossed.
Various
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Clothing - Bridesmaid's dress, Broderie Anglais dress, C 1953
made by & worn as bridesmaids dress by Estelle Macnaughtan (Bannister), 10th Jan 1953 at sister's wedding.
Example of handmade bridesmaid's dress & cap.
Broderie Anglais bridesmaids dress Cap & belt
handmade wedding party costume c 1953
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Clothing - Child's dress and bolero jacket, Dress & jacket, c 1968
Handmade by Estelle Bannister for her daughter Giselda.
Fine example of domestic dressmaking
Child's handmade apricot wool dress and bolero jacket for age approx. 3-4 years.
Nil
child's dress & bolero jacket
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Clothing - Doll's maroon socks and maroon cream strip cardigan, 1970's /1980's
Maroon dolls slacks with elastic top, maroon cream strip cardigan with long sleeves and collar and 5 maroon buttons.
dolls, dolls clothing, knitting, toys, wool
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Functional object - Officers Dress Bag
World War 2 Noel Edmund Charles West
Large khaki Army Dress bag with handle and many compartments VX102715 Lieut. N. West.
VX102715 Lieut. N. West
army, bag, w.w.2, noel edmund charles west
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Book - Little Golden Book, Noah's Ark, C 1950's
From the collection of Giselda Bannister.
Example of 1950's children's storybooks.
Example of Biblically themed children's story book.
D15
, 1950's children biblical storybook
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Book - Child's foldup Bible Story Book, Ark Full of Animals Book, C 1955
Read to Giselda Bannister as a toddler in 1966-1967. Her favourite story: read, at her request, every night for 6 months, before bed!
Example of child's Bible story book used in 1960s.
Child's colour picture book of the Bible Story of Noah's Ark with die-cut tabs.
2707 ST100
bible story book
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Clothing - Doll's blue dress, C 1970/1980's
Blue doll's dress with both knitting and crochet and chain stitch ties.
dolls clothing, knitting, crochet, wool, toys
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Instrument - Hypodermic syringe, Becton, Dickenson & Co, Rutherford, N.J, Hypodermic syringe No.5Y, c 1947
Example of c1947 medical equipment.
From equipment of a trained infant welfare nurse.
Glass syringe with needles & "suggestions" (instructions!) in cardboard box. Dated June 1947.
One 5cc. B.D Yale, hypodermic syringe, No 5Y, graduated 1/5 cc "Resistance glass" Becton, Dickenson & Co., Rutherford N.J. Made in USA
medical equipment
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Container - Ointment container, Menthol camphor ointment, Unknown
Example of medical equipment.
From equipment of trained infant welfare nurse.
Small tin container for camphor ointment.
9 ozs net weight, menthol camphor ointment phenol 2 1/4 grains per oz.
medical equipment
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Clothing - Aqua doll's cardigan, 1970/1980's
Aqua doll's patterned cardigan with long sleeves and collar also has three pearly gold buttons.
doll's cardigan, knitting, toys, wool
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Container - Medical container bottle, IFAS9Industrial First Aid Services) Acriflavine, C 1950's
Example of C 1950's medical equipment.
See above
Glass medicinal bottle containing Acriflavine antiseptic.
I.F.A.S, Industrial First Aid, poison, Acriflavine IFAS Laboratories, Sydney & Melbourne
antiseptic c1950's
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Equipment - Metal set square
Tin set square.
tenths and m/m on back W.E.B.H.
set square, tools, drawing