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88/1034 Postage stamp watermark bits, brass / cloth, [Perkins, Bacon & Co], England, United Kingdom, c 1850

H6907 2 wood bits with holes to tips. Whitehouse & Sons, Inventors. Sizes: 1 1/8" & 3/16".(SB).

87/183 Smith's drill (stock drill bit; brace drill bit), used at Sydney Observatory, maker & place unknown, date unknown

H5462 Bridle Bit - very old - ex Goulburn.(SB).

H9940 Assorted drills (6) & bits (19) (AF).

H10393 Drill bits, small, unfluted, originally the property of a tool maker (OF).

H10394 Auger bits (8), screw type (AF).

H9885 Mining drill bits (2), supposedly the original drill bits from the first oil strike at Moonie Fields (AF)

2004/112/1 Display figure, 'Chocka Bits', containing surgical implants and prostheses, figure made & fitted out by David Yardley Pty Ltd, Australia, contents by Dow Corning Australia / Huckstep / Howmedica / Bio-Spectrum Australia / Johnson & Johnson / Te

85/46 Tools & books (36 pieces), woodworking & machine tools, E V Clay Collection, USA, Sweden, Australia, Scotland, [1900-1920].

87/154 Tools, woodworking, Swiss Gimlet bits (11), used by Sydney Observatory, made by Boker / Schmidt / Snell, Germany / USA, [1870-1920]

87/155 Tools , woodworking, Forstner pattern bits (5), used by Sydney Observatory, made by P.M. Co / Chas Neil & Co Ltd , USA / England, 1886-1940

87/156 Tools, woodworking, brace bits, snail horn countersink, used at Sydney Observatory, made by Flather & Sons, England, 1900

87/157 Tools, woodworking brace bits, flat head countersink, used at Sydney Observatory, made by Mathieson, Scotland, 1900-1940

87/159 Tools, woodworking (2), brace bits, spoon & shell gimlet, used at Sydney Observatory, made by H Boker, Germany

96/244/1 Dandy roll and stand, Commonwealth of Australia Postage, metal / wood, E Aimes & Son, Maidstone, England, 1914

H7975 1910 Model Pathe Frere 28mm. Hand operated projector complete with own generator and several bits of film (SB) RE-REGISTERED FROM B1174a.

H4380 Auger bit container (2), 'Craftsman', plastic, maker unknown, probably made in the United States of America, 1935-1941.

K1443 Computer memory, magnetic core, ... stack of eleven arrays of 1000 bits, with circuit board connectors, ... c. 1960, ... Second generation computer hardware (AF).

On display in:
Cyberworlds Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2007/38/1 Demain cordless drill with internal power chuck, plastic / metal / rubber, designed by Demain International, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, maker unknown, Dongguan, China, 2005

2004/13/3 Slipper faces (2), unmade, cotton velvet/cardboard, Nyonya women, Kuching, Malaysia, c.1920-30s

2004/13/4 Slipper faces (2), unmade, cotton velvet/cardboard, Nyonya women, Penang, Malaysia, 1920-1940

2003/11/1 Coining Press, cast iron / steel / leather, used at Royal Mint Melbourne, made by Taylor and Challen, Birmingham, England, c. 1910

2003/11/2 Marking (or rimming) machine for making coins, cast iron / steel, used at Royal Mint Melbourne, made by Taylor and Challen, Birmingham, England, c. 1910

90/731 Quilt, 'Friendship', embroidered crazy patchwork, cotton / silk / felt, Marion Gibson, Australia, 1892

89/623 Dental supplies and equipment from the dental practice of Gordon Frederick Young, Newtown, NSW, [1930-1980].

H9339 Collection of Luthiers tools, (14), wood/metal, various makers, various places, twentieth century

On display in:
Musical Instruments Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2008/79/6 Piano roll copier and perforator, metal, made by Acme Machine Company, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America, 1930-1940

Crazy patchwork table cover by Marion Gibson

92/168 Table cover, embroidered patchwork, silk / wool / cotton, made by Marion Gibson, Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1890-1904

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

2004/133/2 Bicycle, Victa, racer/ tourer, metal/ rubber/ leather/ celluloid/ glass, designed by James B Wilson, made by Victa Bicycles, Sydney, Australia, c.1930

2005/77/1 Photographic processing equipment, Gevacolor enprinter, metal / glass / electronic components, designed by Mr. EG (Ted) Wallis, manufactured by Williamson of North London, UK, 1958

98/142/1 Vase, 'Yellow Vessel', glass, fused, blown and wheelcut murrine decoration, Giles Bettison, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 1995

98/142/2 Vase, 'Magenta Vessel', glass, fused, blown and wheelcut murrine decoration, Giles Bettison, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 1995

96/319/37 Quilt, 'My Garden', hand appliqued, hand quilted and embroidered cotton/polycotton, Denise Vanderlugt, Proserpine, Queensland, 1987

97/310/9 Newspaper clipping, 'Novel Australian Film', paper, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 August 1955, Australia, 1955

Computer hardware cabinets, part of computer system used by Transgrid NSW

2008/58/1 Computer hardware cabinets (6), from TOSBAC (Toshiba Scientific and Business Computer) computer system, metal / plastic / electronic components, made by Toshiba Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, 1983, used by Transgrid NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Aus

95/224/1 Trumpet, copy of instrument by Johann Leonhard Ehe III, silver/brass/gold/wood/cord, Robert Barclay, Ontario, 1995

2003/114/1 Lion dance costume, head and skirt, bamboo / cardboard / silk / cotton / hair / metal / hessian / rope, used by the Yiu Ming Society, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, maker unknown, Guangdong Province, China, c.1950

2003/210/1 Wood jig, Model DJ68, with 4 samples and test pattern with dowels, hardened steel / timber, designed by Des Fenelon, Ozzie Jigs Pty Ltd., Ryde, Sydney, Australia, 1999

2003/215/1 Outfit, women's, 'Pant' jacket, 'Fan' skirt and blouse, wool / polyester, designed and made by Denise Sprynskyj and Peter Boyd for their label S!X, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2002

2003/90/1 Presentation outfit, women's, silk/ glass beads, presentation of Mrs Joseph Hurley to King George V, designed and made by Maud Hanaford, London, England, 1928

95/328/1 Container, 'Two-stack', titanium / stainless steel / sterling silver / titanium nitride, designed and made by Mark Edgoose, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1995

On display in:
Inspired! Design across time Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2001/84/6 Vehicle, four wheeled, 'quad cycle', metal/plastic/rubber, designed by Neill Gladwin, made by Ua3 David Trethewey, used in the Lawnmower Man segment of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games closing ceremony, Sydney 2000.

Scale model of the clipper ship "Thermopylae"

B2372 Ship model, tea and wool clipper, "Thermopylae", of Aberdeen White Star Line, scale model, wood/fibre/glass, made by Cyril Hume, New South Wales, Australia, 1935 - 1979

96/197/1 Vase 'Stone vessel', glass, Garry Nash, New Zealand, 1996

97/310/8 Transparencies (22), mounted, taken on location during making of film 'Wirritt-Wirritt', Malcolm Otton / Dora Chapman, Australia, 1955

2001/119/1 Bowl, 'Tripod bowl', porcellaneous stoneware / copper and chrome glazes / gold and silver leaf, made by Greg Daly, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 2001

2009/77/1 Portable impact / percussion drill and chuck key with packaging, manual, receipt and guarantee, Model SB2-400N, plastic / steel / rubber / cardboard, made by AEG / Atlas Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH, Germany, 1994

2001/62/1 Vase, 'Cell series', glass, cold assembled murrini, hot worked, blown, ground, made by Giles Bettison, Adelaide, South Australia, 2001

On display in:
Inspired! Design across time Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2001/62/2 Vase, 'Cell series', glass, cold assembled murrini, hot worked, blown, ground, made by Giles Bettison, Adelaide, South Australia, 2001

On display in:
Inspired! Design across time Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

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92/1335 Medallion plaque, framed, Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition 1866-67, copper / cedar / glass, designed by Charles Summers / made by W Calvert, Victoria, Australia, c. 1866

85/1285-1075 Glass negative, full plate, 'Australian Rabbiter, N.S.W.', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

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Full text matches. Showing 50 of 51 objects Show all 51 objects

88/1034 Postage stamp watermark bits, brass / cloth, [Perkins, Bacon & Co], England, United Kingdom, c 1850

H6907 2 wood bits with holes to tips. Whitehouse & Sons, Inventors. Sizes: 1 1/8" & 3/16".(SB).

87/183 Smith's drill (stock drill bit; brace drill bit), used at Sydney Observatory, maker & place unknown, date unknown

H5462 Bridle Bit - very old - ex Goulburn.(SB).

H9940 Assorted drills (6) & bits (19) (AF).

H10393 Drill bits, small, unfluted, originally the property of a tool maker (OF).

H10394 Auger bits (8), screw type (AF).

H9885 Mining drill bits (2), supposedly the original drill bits from the first oil strike at Moonie Fields (AF)

85/46 Tools & books (36 pieces), woodworking & machine tools, E V Clay Collection, USA, Sweden, Australia, Scotland, [1900-1920].

87/154 Tools, woodworking, Swiss Gimlet bits (11), used by Sydney Observatory, made by Boker / Schmidt / Snell, Germany / USA, [1870-1920]

87/155 Tools , woodworking, Forstner pattern bits (5), used by Sydney Observatory, made by P.M. Co / Chas Neil & Co Ltd , USA / England, 1886-1940

87/156 Tools, woodworking, brace bits, snail horn countersink, used at Sydney Observatory, made by Flather & Sons, England, 1900

87/157 Tools, woodworking brace bits, flat head countersink, used at Sydney Observatory, made by Mathieson, Scotland, 1900-1940

87/159 Tools, woodworking (2), brace bits, spoon & shell gimlet, used at Sydney Observatory, made by H Boker, Germany

96/244/1 Dandy roll and stand, Commonwealth of Australia Postage, metal / wood, E Aimes & Son, Maidstone, England, 1914

H7975 1910 Model Pathe Frere 28mm. Hand operated projector complete with own generator and several bits of film (SB) RE-REGISTERED FROM B1174a.

H4380 Auger bit container (2), 'Craftsman', plastic, maker unknown, probably made in the United States of America, 1935-1941.

K1443 Computer memory, magnetic core, ... stack of eleven arrays of 1000 bits, with circuit board connectors, ... c. 1960, ... Second generation computer hardware (AF).

On display in:
Cyberworlds Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2007/38/1 Demain cordless drill with internal power chuck, plastic / metal / rubber, designed by Demain International, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, maker unknown, Dongguan, China, 2005

2004/13/3 Slipper faces (2), unmade, cotton velvet/cardboard, Nyonya women, Kuching, Malaysia, c.1920-30s

2004/13/4 Slipper faces (2), unmade, cotton velvet/cardboard, Nyonya women, Penang, Malaysia, 1920-1940

2003/11/1 Coining Press, cast iron / steel / leather, used at Royal Mint Melbourne, made by Taylor and Challen, Birmingham, England, c. 1910

2003/11/2 Marking (or rimming) machine for making coins, cast iron / steel, used at Royal Mint Melbourne, made by Taylor and Challen, Birmingham, England, c. 1910

90/731 Quilt, 'Friendship', embroidered crazy patchwork, cotton / silk / felt, Marion Gibson, Australia, 1892

89/623 Dental supplies and equipment from the dental practice of Gordon Frederick Young, Newtown, NSW, [1930-1980].

H9339 Collection of Luthiers tools, (14), wood/metal, various makers, various places, twentieth century

On display in:
Musical Instruments Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2008/79/6 Piano roll copier and perforator, metal, made by Acme Machine Company, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America, 1930-1940

92/168 Table cover, embroidered patchwork, silk / wool / cotton, made by Marion Gibson, Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1890-1904

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

2004/133/2 Bicycle, Victa, racer/ tourer, metal/ rubber/ leather/ celluloid/ glass, designed by James B Wilson, made by Victa Bicycles, Sydney, Australia, c.1930

2005/77/1 Photographic processing equipment, Gevacolor enprinter, metal / glass / electronic components, designed by Mr. EG (Ted) Wallis, manufactured by Williamson of North London, UK, 1958

98/142/1 Vase, 'Yellow Vessel', glass, fused, blown and wheelcut murrine decoration, Giles Bettison, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 1995

98/142/2 Vase, 'Magenta Vessel', glass, fused, blown and wheelcut murrine decoration, Giles Bettison, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 1995

96/319/37 Quilt, 'My Garden', hand appliqued, hand quilted and embroidered cotton/polycotton, Denise Vanderlugt, Proserpine, Queensland, 1987

97/310/9 Newspaper clipping, 'Novel Australian Film', paper, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 August 1955, Australia, 1955

95/224/1 Trumpet, copy of instrument by Johann Leonhard Ehe III, silver/brass/gold/wood/cord, Robert Barclay, Ontario, 1995

2003/210/1 Wood jig, Model DJ68, with 4 samples and test pattern with dowels, hardened steel / timber, designed by Des Fenelon, Ozzie Jigs Pty Ltd., Ryde, Sydney, Australia, 1999

2003/215/1 Outfit, women's, 'Pant' jacket, 'Fan' skirt and blouse, wool / polyester, designed and made by Denise Sprynskyj and Peter Boyd for their label S!X, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2002

2003/90/1 Presentation outfit, women's, silk/ glass beads, presentation of Mrs Joseph Hurley to King George V, designed and made by Maud Hanaford, London, England, 1928

95/328/1 Container, 'Two-stack', titanium / stainless steel / sterling silver / titanium nitride, designed and made by Mark Edgoose, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1995

On display in:
Inspired! Design across time Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

B2372 Ship model, tea and wool clipper, "Thermopylae", of Aberdeen White Star Line, scale model, wood/fibre/glass, made by Cyril Hume, New South Wales, Australia, 1935 - 1979

96/197/1 Vase 'Stone vessel', glass, Garry Nash, New Zealand, 1996

97/310/8 Transparencies (22), mounted, taken on location during making of film 'Wirritt-Wirritt', Malcolm Otton / Dora Chapman, Australia, 1955

2001/119/1 Bowl, 'Tripod bowl', porcellaneous stoneware / copper and chrome glazes / gold and silver leaf, made by Greg Daly, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 2001

2001/62/1 Vase, 'Cell series', glass, cold assembled murrini, hot worked, blown, ground, made by Giles Bettison, Adelaide, South Australia, 2001

On display in:
Inspired! Design across time Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2001/62/2 Vase, 'Cell series', glass, cold assembled murrini, hot worked, blown, ground, made by Giles Bettison, Adelaide, South Australia, 2001

On display in:
Inspired! Design across time Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

Show all 51 objects

Tagged objects. Showing 2 objects

92/1335 Medallion plaque, framed, Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition 1866-67, copper / cedar / glass, designed by Charles Summers / made by W Calvert, Victoria, Australia, c. 1866

85/1285-1075 Glass negative, full plate, 'Australian Rabbiter, N.S.W.', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

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