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2009/1/1 Bench lathe with triangular bar bed, mandrel, tailstock with loose runner, hand rest with one tee, slide rest, attachment for converting lathe to back gear, foot wheel, and box, metal / wood, made by Henry Maudslay, England, c. 1805

92/755 Bench, 'Forest Bench', huon pine/ myrtle, designed by Peter Michael Adams, made by D. Vise Workshop, Hobart, Tasmania, 1992

Glass plate negative of Sydney Botanic Gardens scene with man reading on bench

2008/165/1-129 Glass plate negative (1 of 193), Sydney Botanic Gardens scene with man reading on bench, glass, photographer possibly Arthur Phillips, Australia, c. 1900

2008/56/1 Bench, silky oak / beefwood, designed and made by Leon Sadubin, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1987-88

2008/56/2 Bench, prototype, Australian blackwood / jarrah, designed and made by Leon Sadubin, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1987

Model of bench designed and made by Leon Sadubin

2008/56/3 Bench, 1:10 scale model, wood, designed and made by Leon Sadubin, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1987-88

2008/79/28 Piano roll editing and marking out bench, metal / timber, maker and place unknown, 1960-1980, used by Mastertouch Piano Roll Company, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1960-2005

Photograph of Wunderlich terracotta bench

A7437-28/106 Photographic print, black & white, terracotta bench with ornate supports designed and made by Wunderlich Limited, Wunderlich Limited, Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1920s

Photograph of bench in aircraft workshop

88/289-417 Photographic glass plate negative, man wheeling a portable bench on casters, aircraft workshop, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1940

88/289-418 Photographic glass plate negative, bench in aircraft workshop, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1940

88/289-935 Photographic glass plate negative, 'The Wolf' belt driven firewood saw bench, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1910-1920

Selection of tools, instruments and spare parts associated with John Barton

2009/1/2 Tools, instruments and parts (851), associated with bench lathe, metal / wood, unknown makers / Henry Maudslay, England, owned by John Barton and his descendants, England / Australia, c. 1805

H9493 Wooden bench Screw (LC).

H10118 Router bench/ Coopers jig (AF)

H10513 Sewing machine, Pocket lock stitch, bench mounted type, portable, includes screw brace for bench support, Singer Manufacturing Co., USA., 1890-1910 (AF).

86/770D Seat, bench-type, eucalypt wood, Australia, 1880-1920

85/2537 Anvil, blacksmiths, bench top type, 1900-1940

93/433/60 Bench-top cover, cardboard, A L Lindsay & Co Pty Ltd, Australia, 1970-1993

91/1189 Work bench, with vices, boilermaking, steel/wood/iron, Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Australia, c 1940-1960

B1519 Tram, full size, electric, 0-class, No. 805, "Toastrack", timber/metal, Meadowbank Manufacturing Co., Meadowbank, NSW, 1909.

2001/81/4 Work bench and vice, toolmakers, used by WJ (Bill) Dunn from 1944 till 1996, wood, Australia, c1930

H7075 Sewing machine, bench, small, Moldacot, c. 1856.(OF). Hand operated bench sewing machine, marked No.7-38, Moldacot, patent and crown, c. 1856. Height 8".(SB).

2002/58/3-5/4 Toy farm accessory, log seat, painted lead, made by William Britain Ltd, England, 1930-1939

IBM 1130/2250 Computing system and graphic display

2008/176/1 Computing system, IBM 1130/2250, metal / plastic / electronic components, made by IBM, United States of America, 1965

2005/92/1 Bench saw set, 'No. SP 105', metal / paper, made by Wolf Electric Tools Limited, London, England, 1959-1963

2005/92/5 Bench clamp with instruction brochure and packaging, Supa Power SPC, metal / paper / cardboard, made by Wolf Electric Tools Limited, London, England, 1959-1963

2005/92/6 Bench sander set with instruction manual and packaging, SUPA POWER No.SP109, metal / paper / cardboard, made by Wolf Electric Tools Limited, London, England, 1959-1963

2004/43/1 Caravan, Propert patent folding 'Overlander', No. 176, timber/aluminium/glass, made by Propert Gold Seal Products, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia, 1953-1960

88/289-930 Photographic glass plate negative, circular sawing plant comprising of saw bench with fence and rollers, two timber trolleys and tram rails, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1910-1920

Photograph of parachute fittings laid out for inspection

88/289-1239 Photographic glass plate negative, parachute fittings laid out for inspection, three workmen examine fittings on work bench, image blurry, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941

88/289-416 Photographic glass plate negative, portable vice and bench on casters, aircraft workshop, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1940

2008/25/2 Toggle bench press, manually-operated, metal, maker unknown, 1880-1920, used by A L Lindsay & Co Pty Ltd, Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 1930-1987

86/611 Optical Bench (Melloni's Apparatus), Societe Genevoise, Switzerland, c. 1900

D9366 Oregon - Portion of a bench attacked by furniture beetle.

87/161 Tool, woodworking, carvers bench screws, used at Sydney Observatory, Marples, England, 1900-1940.

94/200/1 Tools, wood-working and allied trade (including housing cabinets and jarrah work bench), wood/metal/cord, Europe/North America/Australia, 1850-1950

H7313 Cork extractor, bench attachment, cast iron, nickel plated, "Champion" brand, U.S.A.(OF). The "Champion" brass cork extractor. Made in U.S.A.(SB).

H9841 Cork extractor, 'The Rotary Eclipse', brass, bench-top, hand-operated, 40 x 20 cm (AF).

H9945 Bench cramp, iron, adjustable jaw orientation, c. 1910-70 (AF)

K540 Clothes wringer, manual, 'The Austral Clothes Wringer', with bench clamps, galvanised iron, rubber rollers, Australia, 1920s-1930s (OF).

K878 Cutter, marmalade, domestic, The Magic marmalade cutter, cast-iron, bench clamp, wooden forcer, Reg No. 442022, (AF), USA, c.1900s - 1910s (OF)

On display in:
Domestic History Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

K1035 Pea sheller, mechanical household pea sheller, metal with rubber rollers, attachment for bench use, Whittingslowe, England, 1940s (OF).

K1091 Apple parer, peeler / corer, 'Little Star', mechanical, manual, with bench attachment, cast iron, with Bakelite handle, [Canada], patented 1895 (OF).

K1226 Butter worker, upright, bench-type, manual mechanical machine for making butter, late 19th Century to 1920s (AF).

96/182/1 Workbench, tools and related objects, from domestic shed of Tom Shaw, wood/metal, Tom Shaw, Sydney, Australia, 1928-1991

96/182/2 Shelves (10),and contents from workbench (351), from domestic shed of Tom Shaw, glass/wood/metal/plastic/paper/paint, Tom Shaw/various makers, Sydney, Australia, 1928-1991.

96/182/3 Tools and other miscellaneous items relating to home, garden and car maintenance, mixed media, from domestic shed of Tom Shaw, Sydney, Australia, 1928-1991.

95/28/215 Photographic print, [carbon print], mounted, Arthur Jandaschewsky, his wife Ysidra and a dog, with handwritten dedication to his parents, paper, Koene & Co, Batavia, 1908

95/28/224 Photographic print, gelatin print, framed, paper/glass/wood, Arthur and Ysidra, unknown maker, Australia, c 1904.

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2005/182/1 Seat, 'Leda seat', plywood / aluminium, designed by Jon Goulder, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2003, made by Jon Goulder and CNC Industries, Australia, 2004

98/191/1 Sewing machine, industrial, cast iron/ brass, Singer Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co, USA, 1900-1950

2008/165/1-129 Glass plate negative (1 of 193), Sydney Botanic Gardens scene with man reading on bench, glass, photographer possibly Arthur Phillips, Australia, c. 1900

2008/165/1-33 Glass plate negative (1 of 193), Sydney Botanic Gardens with view of lake and sculpture of figure of standing girl (Diana?), glass, photographer possibly Arthur Phillips, Australia, c. 1900

85/1284-1823 Glass negative, full plate, 'St Mary's Cathedral from Hyde Park', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-801 Glass negative, full plate, 'The Bandstand, Hyde Park', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1285-142 Glass negative, full plate, 'Botanic Gardens, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

85/1285-143 Glass negative, full plate, 'Botanic Gardens, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

85/1285-2 Glass negative, full plate, 'Fig Tree Avenue, Domain', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

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92/755 Bench, 'Forest Bench', huon pine/ myrtle, designed by Peter Michael Adams, made by D. Vise Workshop, Hobart, Tasmania, 1992

2008/165/1-129 Glass plate negative (1 of 193), Sydney Botanic Gardens scene with man reading on bench, glass, photographer possibly Arthur Phillips, Australia, c. 1900

2008/56/1 Bench, silky oak / beefwood, designed and made by Leon Sadubin, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1987-88

2008/56/2 Bench, prototype, Australian blackwood / jarrah, designed and made by Leon Sadubin, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1987

2008/56/3 Bench, 1:10 scale model, wood, designed and made by Leon Sadubin, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1987-88

2008/79/28 Piano roll editing and marking out bench, metal / timber, maker and place unknown, 1960-1980, used by Mastertouch Piano Roll Company, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1960-2005

A7437-28/106 Photographic print, black & white, terracotta bench with ornate supports designed and made by Wunderlich Limited, Wunderlich Limited, Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1920s

88/289-417 Photographic glass plate negative, man wheeling a portable bench on casters, aircraft workshop, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1940

88/289-418 Photographic glass plate negative, bench in aircraft workshop, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1940

88/289-935 Photographic glass plate negative, 'The Wolf' belt driven firewood saw bench, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1910-1920

H9493 Wooden bench Screw (LC).

H10118 Router bench/ Coopers jig (AF)

H10513 Sewing machine, Pocket lock stitch, bench mounted type, portable, includes screw brace for bench support, Singer Manufacturing Co., USA., 1890-1910 (AF).

86/770D Seat, bench-type, eucalypt wood, Australia, 1880-1920

85/2537 Anvil, blacksmiths, bench top type, 1900-1940

93/433/60 Bench-top cover, cardboard, A L Lindsay & Co Pty Ltd, Australia, 1970-1993

91/1189 Work bench, with vices, boilermaking, steel/wood/iron, Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Australia, c 1940-1960

B1519 Tram, full size, electric, 0-class, No. 805, "Toastrack", timber/metal, Meadowbank Manufacturing Co., Meadowbank, NSW, 1909.

2001/81/4 Work bench and vice, toolmakers, used by WJ (Bill) Dunn from 1944 till 1996, wood, Australia, c1930

H7075 Sewing machine, bench, small, Moldacot, c. 1856.(OF). Hand operated bench sewing machine, marked No.7-38, Moldacot, patent and crown, c. 1856. Height 8".(SB).

2002/58/3-5/4 Toy farm accessory, log seat, painted lead, made by William Britain Ltd, England, 1930-1939

2008/176/1 Computing system, IBM 1130/2250, metal / plastic / electronic components, made by IBM, United States of America, 1965

2005/92/1 Bench saw set, 'No. SP 105', metal / paper, made by Wolf Electric Tools Limited, London, England, 1959-1963

2005/92/5 Bench clamp with instruction brochure and packaging, Supa Power SPC, metal / paper / cardboard, made by Wolf Electric Tools Limited, London, England, 1959-1963

2005/92/6 Bench sander set with instruction manual and packaging, SUPA POWER No.SP109, metal / paper / cardboard, made by Wolf Electric Tools Limited, London, England, 1959-1963

2004/43/1 Caravan, Propert patent folding 'Overlander', No. 176, timber/aluminium/glass, made by Propert Gold Seal Products, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia, 1953-1960

88/289-930 Photographic glass plate negative, circular sawing plant comprising of saw bench with fence and rollers, two timber trolleys and tram rails, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1910-1920

88/289-1239 Photographic glass plate negative, parachute fittings laid out for inspection, three workmen examine fittings on work bench, image blurry, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941

88/289-416 Photographic glass plate negative, portable vice and bench on casters, aircraft workshop, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1940

2008/25/2 Toggle bench press, manually-operated, metal, maker unknown, 1880-1920, used by A L Lindsay & Co Pty Ltd, Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 1930-1987

86/611 Optical Bench (Melloni's Apparatus), Societe Genevoise, Switzerland, c. 1900

D9366 Oregon - Portion of a bench attacked by furniture beetle.

87/161 Tool, woodworking, carvers bench screws, used at Sydney Observatory, Marples, England, 1900-1940.

94/200/1 Tools, wood-working and allied trade (including housing cabinets and jarrah work bench), wood/metal/cord, Europe/North America/Australia, 1850-1950

H7313 Cork extractor, bench attachment, cast iron, nickel plated, "Champion" brand, U.S.A.(OF). The "Champion" brass cork extractor. Made in U.S.A.(SB).

H9841 Cork extractor, 'The Rotary Eclipse', brass, bench-top, hand-operated, 40 x 20 cm (AF).

H9945 Bench cramp, iron, adjustable jaw orientation, c. 1910-70 (AF)

K540 Clothes wringer, manual, 'The Austral Clothes Wringer', with bench clamps, galvanised iron, rubber rollers, Australia, 1920s-1930s (OF).

K878 Cutter, marmalade, domestic, The Magic marmalade cutter, cast-iron, bench clamp, wooden forcer, Reg No. 442022, (AF), USA, c.1900s - 1910s (OF)

On display in:
Domestic History Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

K1035 Pea sheller, mechanical household pea sheller, metal with rubber rollers, attachment for bench use, Whittingslowe, England, 1940s (OF).

K1091 Apple parer, peeler / corer, 'Little Star', mechanical, manual, with bench attachment, cast iron, with Bakelite handle, [Canada], patented 1895 (OF).

K1226 Butter worker, upright, bench-type, manual mechanical machine for making butter, late 19th Century to 1920s (AF).

96/182/1 Workbench, tools and related objects, from domestic shed of Tom Shaw, wood/metal, Tom Shaw, Sydney, Australia, 1928-1991

96/182/2 Shelves (10),and contents from workbench (351), from domestic shed of Tom Shaw, glass/wood/metal/plastic/paper/paint, Tom Shaw/various makers, Sydney, Australia, 1928-1991.

96/182/3 Tools and other miscellaneous items relating to home, garden and car maintenance, mixed media, from domestic shed of Tom Shaw, Sydney, Australia, 1928-1991.

95/28/215 Photographic print, [carbon print], mounted, Arthur Jandaschewsky, his wife Ysidra and a dog, with handwritten dedication to his parents, paper, Koene & Co, Batavia, 1908

95/28/224 Photographic print, gelatin print, framed, paper/glass/wood, Arthur and Ysidra, unknown maker, Australia, c 1904.

Show all 200 objects

Tagged objects. Showing 9 objects

2005/182/1 Seat, 'Leda seat', plywood / aluminium, designed by Jon Goulder, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2003, made by Jon Goulder and CNC Industries, Australia, 2004

98/191/1 Sewing machine, industrial, cast iron/ brass, Singer Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co, USA, 1900-1950

2008/165/1-129 Glass plate negative (1 of 193), Sydney Botanic Gardens scene with man reading on bench, glass, photographer possibly Arthur Phillips, Australia, c. 1900

85/1284-1823 Glass negative, full plate, 'St Mary's Cathedral from Hyde Park', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-801 Glass negative, full plate, 'The Bandstand, Hyde Park', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1285-142 Glass negative, full plate, 'Botanic Gardens, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

85/1285-143 Glass negative, full plate, 'Botanic Gardens, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

85/1285-2 Glass negative, full plate, 'Fig Tree Avenue, Domain', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

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