Publication type
non-fiction
Summary
Magazine with articles of historical interest
From the collection of
Broadmeadows Historical Society & Museum
Magazine - Exhibition Catalogue, Trespassers and Intruders, 1982
Other items from this collection
11 items
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Broadmeadows Historical Society & Museum
Domestic object - Egg beater, Persinware Beater and propert stand, Vintage - no date
Standard manual eggbeater with unusual stand to allow easier addition of ingredients while mixing.
Vintage metal eggbeater with cream enamel clamp made for purpose. Propert clamp Persinware beater
Clamp - Propert Pat. NO 28044/49 Beater - Persinware
domestic object, egg beater, propert, stand, persinware
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Broadmeadows Historical Society & Museum
Domestic object - Coffee Grinder, Rapide No.1 Beatrice Coffee Grinder, Circa 1950's
Utensil used in kitchens when preparing coffee.
Black enamel Cast iron coffee grinder attach to table or bench. Long handle clamp
Rapide No.1 Beatrice Coffee grinder
domestic object, kitchen utensil, coffee, grinder, bench top, manual
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Broadmeadows Historical Society & MuseumDomestic object - Rotary Slicer, KBC Bean Slicer, Circa 1940
Kitchen gadget used in the 1930s/1940s to be a labour saving device
Green metal domestic slicer with three blades on a wheel turned by handle, can be clamped to bench
Initials KBC, Cast iron
domestic object, kitchen, bean slicer, ken bowes & co ltd, labour saving
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Broadmeadows Historical Society & Museum
Domestic object - Charcoal iron
This iron was used by women to press the clothes from the mid 19th century. Coal embers were put inside, heating the base of the iron. Small bellows could be used to fire up the embers in order to keep the iron hot.
This item is significant as it represents the appliances used by women from the mid 19th century until the advent of electricity.
Brass iron with hinged lid, curved funnel and wooden handle with asbestos stand
domestic object, iron, laundry, appliance
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Broadmeadows Historical Society & MuseumContainer - Tin
Tin box (1 of 4), for 'Ayrton's Sulphur & Yeast Tablets', metal, Ayrton, Saunders and Co Ltd, Liverpool, England, 1910-1940
A small Ayrton's Sulphur and Yeast tablets with seven red dots showing usage features of these tablets.
Ayrton's Sulphur and Yeast Tablets Ayrton's, Saunders & Co Ltd, Hanover Street, Liverpool
ayrton's sulphur & yeast tablets, remedy, sulphur, yeast, tablets
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Broadmeadows Historical Society & MuseumContainer - Tin
The product Sucrets lozenges were used as a treatment for a sore throat. It was introduced in Baltimore, Maryland, by Sharp & Dohme in 1932.
Blue and cream tin. Cream lid with blue printed text. Blue base with cream square containing blue printed text.
'Sucrets' Antiseptic throat lozenges tested for germicidal activity
sucrets antiseptic throat lozenges, container, tin
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Broadmeadows Historical Society & Museum
Letter, Ros Willis et al, Letters Clarifying Donation and Acknowledgement, 3rd May 1997 - 12 June 1997
Frederick A. Lewis; Rene A Lewis; Len Ricketts
Communication between donor's acent and BHS
2x letters covering donation and item list. A4 size sheets
lewis & whitty, frederick a. lewis, tea set, silver, presentation
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Broadmeadows Historical Society & Museum
Letter - Donor Letter, Letter of donation - Irene A. Lewis, 7 July 1997
F. A Lewis, Irene A. Lewis
Provides provenance and history of the coffee/tea set item BHS- 00001-2024
A 2 Page Handwritten letter
f.a. lewis, irene a. lewis, lewis & whitty, richmond, tea set, silver
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Broadmeadows Historical Society & MuseumContainer - Tin
Larus and Brother Company (1877-1968) was a diversified tobacco company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The company manufactured pipe tobacco, cigarettes and charcoal.
Relates to historic past times and habits.
Vintage Edgeworth extra high grade pipe tobacco tin - features a blue lid with old style font.
Edgeworth extra high grade sliced pipe tobacco Larus & Bro Co, Richmond, VA USA
smoking, tobacco, container
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Broadmeadows Historical Society & MuseumContainer - Tin
Tobacco Tin, Murray Sons & Co Ltd, Erinmore Flake Pipe Tobacco, Estimated date: 1930's Rectangular metal tin with fitted lid. Yellow painted lid with red print in centre on lid. Murray's trademark pineapple at lower centre on lid. Yellow top. Red writing. Dark grey base.
Relates to historic past-time and habits
Rectangular metal tin with fitted lid. Yellow painted lid with red print in centre on lid. Murray's trademark pineapple at lower centre on lid. Yellow top. Red writing. Dark grey base.
Murray's Erinmore Flake Made in Northern Ireland by Murray Sons & Co Ltd, Belfast
smoking, tobacco, container
