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91/1260 Placemat, koala motif, embroidered linen / cotton, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1940

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

86/785-3 Doily, crocheted cotton, maker unknown, [Australia], 1920-1940

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

88/1083 Doily, cotton / glass beads, maker unknown, Australia, 1918-1939

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

B704 Cabinet sewing machine, wood / metal, made by Wheeler Wilson, USA, shown in the Melbourne International exhibition, 1880

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

H9535 Sewing machine, wood / metal, made by Willcox & Gibbs, United States of America, c. 1895-1905

H9427 Treadle sewing machine, wood / metal, made by Singer Sewing Machine Co, United States of America, c. 1920

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

K673 Domestic gas stove, 'The New Century Eureka No 607', cast iron, made by John Wright & Co, Birmingham, England, c. 1920

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

H7283 Hand operated sewing machine, wood / metal, made by Singer Manufacturing Company, United States of America, c. 1893

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

85/2019 Jelly mould, tinplate, maker unknown, Australia, 1900-1940

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

Nine coloured and packaged pie dish frills

85/1311 Packaged pie dish frills (9), cardboard, made by Cross Co, [Australia], 1895-1905

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

K1165 Manual washing machine, 'The Breville', galvanized iron / metal / wood, made by Breville [Radio] Pty Ltd, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, 1935-1940

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

K1211 Electric washing machine, glass / iron casing, made by Bendix Home Appliances Ltd, Birmingham, England, c. 1955-1959

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

K1235 Manual washing machine, galvanised iron, made by Wolter & Echberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, c. 1900-1910

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

2001/75/80 Posters (8), domestic violence series, colour offset print, paper, produced by the Gosford Domestic Violence Liason Committee/ Central Coast Area Health Service Health Promotion Unit, Australia, 1990s

B1070 Stove, heating, cast iron, made by F R Robinson and Son, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1885-1914

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

B1312 Treadle sewing machine, metal / wood, made by Davis & Co, New York, United States of America, c. 1876

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

H6848 Gas stove, cast iron, made by Raleigh Paragon, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, unknown date

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

88/55 Laundry copper, metal, made by Metters, Australia, c. 1930's

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

87/17 Electric toaster, metal / Bakelite, maker unknown, [Australia], 1945-1955

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

A fluted jelly and pudding tin plate mould

K1321 Jelly / pudding mould, tinplate, maker unknown, Australia, 1890-1939

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

K1376 Toasting fork and toaster, wire, probably made in Australia, 1890-1929

2007/115/1 Handkerchief, lace border, applique on net / cotton, maker unknown, Australia or Ireland, 1900-1950

85/1250 Needlework sampler, depicting letters and numbers, linen / cotton, made by Isabel Buist, Tasmania, Australia, 1839

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

Crocheted doily made by Mrs Ellen Farmer

85/1571 Doily, crocheted cotton, made by Mrs Ellen Farmer, Australia, 1915

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

2008/76/2 Smoking cap, men's, velvet / silk, maker unknown, probably made in Australia, 1870-1900

A8893 Needlework duchess set. Centre doiley with map of Australia, kangaroo, koala and native flowers for each state. Two smaller doileys also with maps of Australia and kangaroo and koala respectively. Australia. c. 1940

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

97/151/10 Dress, baby's, cotton/lace, Australia, 1873

97/151/11 Miniature shirt, cotton/paper/mother of pearl, Australia/England, 1868

97/151/12 Needle holder, cardboard/silk thread/felt/metal/textile, Australia, 1872

97/151/13 Rag rug, cotton/muslin, Australia, 1930-1933

Ceramic dish made by Chamberlain Worcester

A942 Dish, ceramic, made by Chamberlain Worcester, England, date unknown

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

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.

88/579 Workbox, wood / [ivory or bone] / textile, maker unknown, Australia, 1855-1865

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

88/389 Tea cosy, kangaroo motif, wool / hessian / satin, maker unknown, Australia, 1930-1950

96/229/1 Magazine and envelope, 'The Home', vol.19 no.11, November 1938, paper/metal/string, Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, 1938.

A7111 Vase, earthenware, made by McHugh Bros Pty Ltd, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1928-1938

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

87/645 Mugs (4), 'Marquis', Bakelite plastic, made by Commonwealth Moulding Co Ltd, made in Australia, 1925-1935

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

H5143 Needlework samplers (4), embroidered linen, various makers, England, c1821-1849

87/921 Clothes pegs (5), wood / wire, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1960

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

2005/75/1 Lawnmower and catcher, two-stroke petrol, Victa 'Razor', alloy / plastic / rubber, designed by Mark Armstrong, Henri Spaile, Attila Bertok from Blue Sky Creative and Paul Tonitto, Dominic Tamas, Patrick Doyle from Victa Lawncare, 2002-2003, manu

Bud vase made by Alexandra Porcelain Works Ernst Wahliss

2005/66/7 Bud vase, earthenware, with a hand-painted pattern, made by Alexandra Porcelain Works Ernst Wahliss, Turn-Teplitz, Bohemia, c. 1911-1912

87/1412 Tea cosy, felt, maker unknown, Australia, 1925-1935

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

A6531 Needlework case and contents, wood / mother-of-pearl / metal / thread, maker unknown, 1850-1900

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

86/774 Soap rack, wire, maker unknown, Tumblong, New South Wales, Australia, 1880-1900

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

86/90 Cupboard, made from wooden Spirit Box, maker unknown, Australia, 1930-1950

2005/192/1 Jumper, infants, hand-knitted, wool / plastic / cotton, made by Alfred Varley, London, England, 1926

K716 Soap powder, 'New Scram', paper / soap, made by Savons Pty Ltd, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia, 1950-1960

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

K689 Rotary grating machine, metal / wood, maker unknown, Austria, 1920-1940

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

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K1206 Commmercial and domestic appliances, collection of, food and cleaning products, 1920s - 1950s

2003/128/1 Band-Aid tin (empty), used as domestic money tin, metal, made by Johnson & Johnson (Gt. Britain) Ltd, United Kingdom, 1950-1960

88/784 Bottle, 'Faulding's castor oil', glass / castor oil / paper, made by F H Faulding & Co Ltd, Australia, 1940-1945

2003/94/1 Medal, boxed, with needlework samples (3) of chemise, petticoat, bloomers, bronze / cotton / wood / leather / metal / velvet / silk, made for the Sydney International Exhibition 1879, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, medal designed by Samuel

2005/257/3 Advertising booklet, 'Sunbeam Summer 2005 Lifestyle', paper / metal, produced by Sunbeam Corporation Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2004

2003/133/18 Card, carrying congratulations for the birth of a baby and advertising the Truby King system, paper, [Karitane Products Society Limited], New Zealand and/or Australia, 1957.

2006/16/3 Advertising pamphlet, Breville 'easy living' Summer '05, paper, published by Breville, Botany, New South Wales, Australia, 2004

2008/214/1 Poster, 'Electricity', colour lithograph on paper, designer unknown, printed by The National Printing & Engraving Co, United States of America, overprinted by Varleys Pty Ltd for the Melbourne Electric Supply Co Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Austra

2007/56/81 Poster, 'Free fabric painting workshop', screen print on paper, designed by Jan Mackay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1979

2007/56/68 Poster, 'Women's Centre', screen print on paper, maker unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1972-1979

2007/56/80 Poster, 'Whodunnit? A day of lunatic fringe culture', screen print on paper, designed by Jan Mackay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1977

98/71/1 Apron (podia), womens, embroidered, wool/ cord, Thessaly, Greece, 1920-1940

97/190/7-1 Architectural model, 'Interbau Moscow', designed by Harry Seidler and Associates, made by Arcmod Models Pty Ltd, Australia, 1994

91/1868 Archive, domestic construction and furnishing, James and Jean Bamford, Campbelltown, New South Wales, 1957-1962

94/77/1 Archive, pottery manufacture, Martin Boyd Pottery, Sydney, Australia, 1948-1957

94/119/1 Archive, project home construction, Pettit & Sevitt/ Ron Sevitt, Australia, 1961-1985

2000/41/1 Archive, Studio Anna Pottery, Sydney, Australia, 1953-1999

2008/106/1 Poster, 'Women Who Toiled', screen print on paper, designed and printed by Marie McMahon with Frances Phoenix for the Womens Domestic Needlework Group, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1979

2008/106/9 Poster, '...that as their daughters', screen print on paper, designed and printed by Marie McMahon with Frances Phoenix for the Womens Domestic Needlework Group, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1979

2008/106/6 Poster, 'Aboriginaland. Land rights, not mining', screen print on paper, designed and printed by Marie McMahon with Frances Phoenix for the Womens Domestic Needlework Group, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1979

2008/106/5 Poster, 'For Twenty Years', screen print on paper, designed and printed by Marie McMahon with Frances Phoenix for the Womens Domestic Needlework Group, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1979

2008/106/4 Poster, 'Sweating the Women', screen print on paper, designed and printed by Marie McMahon with Frances Phoenix for the Womens Domestic Needlework Group, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1979

2008/106/3 Poster, 'The Forgotten Women in the Home', screen print on paper, designed and printed by Marie McMahon with Frances Phoenix for the Womens Domestic Needlework Group, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1979

2008/106/2 Poster, 'The Song of the Skirt', screen print on paper, designed and printed by Marie McMahon with Frances Phoenix for the Womens Domestic Needlework Group, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1979

2008/106/7 Poster, 'When I had worked the pattern', screen print on paper, designed and printed by Marie McMahon with Frances Phoenix for the Womens Domestic Needlework Group, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1979

2008/106/10 Poster, 'Working class needlework', screen print on paper, designed and printed by Marie McMahon with Frances Phoenix for the Womens Domestic Needlework Group, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1979

2008/106/8 Poster, 'Fancywork: the Archaeology of Lives', screen print on paper, designed and printed by Marie McMahon with Frances Phoenix for the Womens Domestic Needlework Group, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1979

95/206/1 Artwork, 'Irons in the Fire', aluminium/electrical flex/acrylic, Judy Watson, Sydney, Australia, 1994

97/153/1 Ashtray, metal, manufactured by John Lysaght (Australia) Pty Ltd, stamped by Wunderlich, Newcastle, Australia, 1921.

2007/89/1 Baby binder, linen, made by a member of the Gill family, used by Minnie Barns, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1843

2007/155/1 Baby's dress, rayon or silk / cotton, made by Thelma Lovitt, Australia, 1961-1962

2007/155/2 Baby's dress, rayon or silk / cotton, made by Thelma Lovitt, Australia, 1961-1962

2007/151/1 Infant's dress, boys, cotton / lace, maker unknown, worn by James Leslie, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1907-1908

2007/156/6 Bag, drawstring, Irish crochet, cotton, made by Louisa Katherine Carter (nee Vaughan), Australia, 1915-1920

85/2025 Baking tin, cake, tinplate, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1950

86/464 Salad / egg basket, wire, maker unknown, Australia, 1900-1950

A10178 Beaker, cup shape, glass, Eastern Mediterranean, maker unknown, Roman Syria, 4th century

87/1555 Bedding bag, wool & goat hair, flat weave, probably Shahsavan tribe, Varamin village, north-west Iran, 1880-1920

85/1994 Birdcage, metal wire, [Adelaide], Australia, 1900-1940

85/2133 Birdcage, metal wire, Australia, 1900-1950

88/1120 Birdcage, with drawer, wood / metal wire / tin, Australia, 1930-1940

K743 Biscuit / paste cutters [7) in canister, tinplate, maker unknown, Australia, 1900-1940

A7644 Shortbread moulds (2), earthenware, made by Royal Doulton, England, 1891-1902

K1018 Biscuit tin, 'Arnott's Famous Adora Cream Wafers', tin / paper, made by Arnott's Biscuits Pty Ltd, Australia, date unknown

99/74/1 Blender [vitamiser], Emmco Kwikmix, plastic/metal/glass, designed and made by Emmco, Australia, 1948

2005/241/10 Blouse, women's, viyella, made by Zelma Steeper, Frankston, Victoria, Australia, 1980

K712-2 Laundry blue bag, 'Reckitt's Bag Blue', paper, made by Reckitt and Colman (Australia) Ltd, Australia, date unknown

2000/89/11 Board game, Boer War military game, 'Called to Arms', paper / cardboard, made by National, Great Britain, 1899-1902

97/145/1 Booklet, 'About Building a House', paper, The Australian Women's Weekly, Australia, 1957

2003/133/13 Book, '1000 medical hints: an encyclopaedic dictionary on the care of the body in health and disease', paper, Kemsley Newspapers Limited, London, UK, [1940-60]

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91/1260 Placemat, koala motif, embroidered linen / cotton, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1940

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

86/785-3 Doily, crocheted cotton, maker unknown, [Australia], 1920-1940

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

88/1083 Doily, cotton / glass beads, maker unknown, Australia, 1918-1939

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

B704 Cabinet sewing machine, wood / metal, made by Wheeler Wilson, USA, shown in the Melbourne International exhibition, 1880

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

H9535 Sewing machine, wood / metal, made by Willcox & Gibbs, United States of America, c. 1895-1905

H9427 Treadle sewing machine, wood / metal, made by Singer Sewing Machine Co, United States of America, c. 1920

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

K673 Domestic gas stove, 'The New Century Eureka No 607', cast iron, made by John Wright & Co, Birmingham, England, c. 1920

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

H7283 Hand operated sewing machine, wood / metal, made by Singer Manufacturing Company, United States of America, c. 1893

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

85/2019 Jelly mould, tinplate, maker unknown, Australia, 1900-1940

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

85/1311 Packaged pie dish frills (9), cardboard, made by Cross Co, [Australia], 1895-1905

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

K1165 Manual washing machine, 'The Breville', galvanized iron / metal / wood, made by Breville [Radio] Pty Ltd, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, 1935-1940

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

K1211 Electric washing machine, glass / iron casing, made by Bendix Home Appliances Ltd, Birmingham, England, c. 1955-1959

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

K1235 Manual washing machine, galvanised iron, made by Wolter & Echberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, c. 1900-1910

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

B1070 Stove, heating, cast iron, made by F R Robinson and Son, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1885-1914

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

B1312 Treadle sewing machine, metal / wood, made by Davis & Co, New York, United States of America, c. 1876

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

H6848 Gas stove, cast iron, made by Raleigh Paragon, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, unknown date

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

88/55 Laundry copper, metal, made by Metters, Australia, c. 1930's

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

87/17 Electric toaster, metal / Bakelite, maker unknown, [Australia], 1945-1955

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

K1321 Jelly / pudding mould, tinplate, maker unknown, Australia, 1890-1939

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

K1376 Toasting fork and toaster, wire, probably made in Australia, 1890-1929

2007/115/1 Handkerchief, lace border, applique on net / cotton, maker unknown, Australia or Ireland, 1900-1950

85/1250 Needlework sampler, depicting letters and numbers, linen / cotton, made by Isabel Buist, Tasmania, Australia, 1839

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

85/1571 Doily, crocheted cotton, made by Mrs Ellen Farmer, Australia, 1915

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

2008/76/2 Smoking cap, men's, velvet / silk, maker unknown, probably made in Australia, 1870-1900

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

97/151/10 Dress, baby's, cotton/lace, Australia, 1873

97/151/11 Miniature shirt, cotton/paper/mother of pearl, Australia/England, 1868

97/151/12 Needle holder, cardboard/silk thread/felt/metal/textile, Australia, 1872

97/151/13 Rag rug, cotton/muslin, Australia, 1930-1933

A942 Dish, ceramic, made by Chamberlain Worcester, England, date unknown

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

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.

88/579 Workbox, wood / [ivory or bone] / textile, maker unknown, Australia, 1855-1865

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

88/389 Tea cosy, kangaroo motif, wool / hessian / satin, maker unknown, Australia, 1930-1950

96/229/1 Magazine and envelope, 'The Home', vol.19 no.11, November 1938, paper/metal/string, Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, 1938.

A7111 Vase, earthenware, made by McHugh Bros Pty Ltd, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1928-1938

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

87/645 Mugs (4), 'Marquis', Bakelite plastic, made by Commonwealth Moulding Co Ltd, made in Australia, 1925-1935

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

H5143 Needlework samplers (4), embroidered linen, various makers, England, c1821-1849

87/921 Clothes pegs (5), wood / wire, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1960

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

2005/66/7 Bud vase, earthenware, with a hand-painted pattern, made by Alexandra Porcelain Works Ernst Wahliss, Turn-Teplitz, Bohemia, c. 1911-1912

87/1412 Tea cosy, felt, maker unknown, Australia, 1925-1935

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

A6531 Needlework case and contents, wood / mother-of-pearl / metal / thread, maker unknown, 1850-1900

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

86/774 Soap rack, wire, maker unknown, Tumblong, New South Wales, Australia, 1880-1900

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

86/90 Cupboard, made from wooden Spirit Box, maker unknown, Australia, 1930-1950

2005/192/1 Jumper, infants, hand-knitted, wool / plastic / cotton, made by Alfred Varley, London, England, 1926

K716 Soap powder, 'New Scram', paper / soap, made by Savons Pty Ltd, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia, 1950-1960

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

K689 Rotary grating machine, metal / wood, maker unknown, Austria, 1920-1940

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

Show all 4,884 objects

Subject field matches: Showing 50 of 604 objects

K1206 Commmercial and domestic appliances, collection of, food and cleaning products, 1920s - 1950s

2003/128/1 Band-Aid tin (empty), used as domestic money tin, metal, made by Johnson & Johnson (Gt. Britain) Ltd, United Kingdom, 1950-1960

88/784 Bottle, 'Faulding's castor oil', glass / castor oil / paper, made by F H Faulding & Co Ltd, Australia, 1940-1945

2005/257/3 Advertising booklet, 'Sunbeam Summer 2005 Lifestyle', paper / metal, produced by Sunbeam Corporation Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2004

2003/133/18 Card, carrying congratulations for the birth of a baby and advertising the Truby King system, paper, [Karitane Products Society Limited], New Zealand and/or Australia, 1957.

2006/16/3 Advertising pamphlet, Breville 'easy living' Summer '05, paper, published by Breville, Botany, New South Wales, Australia, 2004

2007/56/81 Poster, 'Free fabric painting workshop', screen print on paper, designed by Jan Mackay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1979

2007/56/68 Poster, 'Women's Centre', screen print on paper, maker unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1972-1979

2007/56/80 Poster, 'Whodunnit? A day of lunatic fringe culture', screen print on paper, designed by Jan Mackay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1977

98/71/1 Apron (podia), womens, embroidered, wool/ cord, Thessaly, Greece, 1920-1940

97/190/7-1 Architectural model, 'Interbau Moscow', designed by Harry Seidler and Associates, made by Arcmod Models Pty Ltd, Australia, 1994

91/1868 Archive, domestic construction and furnishing, James and Jean Bamford, Campbelltown, New South Wales, 1957-1962

94/77/1 Archive, pottery manufacture, Martin Boyd Pottery, Sydney, Australia, 1948-1957

94/119/1 Archive, project home construction, Pettit & Sevitt/ Ron Sevitt, Australia, 1961-1985

2000/41/1 Archive, Studio Anna Pottery, Sydney, Australia, 1953-1999

95/206/1 Artwork, 'Irons in the Fire', aluminium/electrical flex/acrylic, Judy Watson, Sydney, Australia, 1994

97/153/1 Ashtray, metal, manufactured by John Lysaght (Australia) Pty Ltd, stamped by Wunderlich, Newcastle, Australia, 1921.

2007/89/1 Baby binder, linen, made by a member of the Gill family, used by Minnie Barns, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1843

2007/155/1 Baby's dress, rayon or silk / cotton, made by Thelma Lovitt, Australia, 1961-1962

2007/155/2 Baby's dress, rayon or silk / cotton, made by Thelma Lovitt, Australia, 1961-1962

2007/151/1 Infant's dress, boys, cotton / lace, maker unknown, worn by James Leslie, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1907-1908

2007/156/6 Bag, drawstring, Irish crochet, cotton, made by Louisa Katherine Carter (nee Vaughan), Australia, 1915-1920

85/2025 Baking tin, cake, tinplate, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1950

86/464 Salad / egg basket, wire, maker unknown, Australia, 1900-1950

A10178 Beaker, cup shape, glass, Eastern Mediterranean, maker unknown, Roman Syria, 4th century

87/1555 Bedding bag, wool & goat hair, flat weave, probably Shahsavan tribe, Varamin village, north-west Iran, 1880-1920

85/1994 Birdcage, metal wire, [Adelaide], Australia, 1900-1940

85/2133 Birdcage, metal wire, Australia, 1900-1950

88/1120 Birdcage, with drawer, wood / metal wire / tin, Australia, 1930-1940

K743 Biscuit / paste cutters [7) in canister, tinplate, maker unknown, Australia, 1900-1940

A7644 Shortbread moulds (2), earthenware, made by Royal Doulton, England, 1891-1902

K1018 Biscuit tin, 'Arnott's Famous Adora Cream Wafers', tin / paper, made by Arnott's Biscuits Pty Ltd, Australia, date unknown

99/74/1 Blender [vitamiser], Emmco Kwikmix, plastic/metal/glass, designed and made by Emmco, Australia, 1948

2005/241/10 Blouse, women's, viyella, made by Zelma Steeper, Frankston, Victoria, Australia, 1980

K712-2 Laundry blue bag, 'Reckitt's Bag Blue', paper, made by Reckitt and Colman (Australia) Ltd, Australia, date unknown

2000/89/11 Board game, Boer War military game, 'Called to Arms', paper / cardboard, made by National, Great Britain, 1899-1902

97/145/1 Booklet, 'About Building a House', paper, The Australian Women's Weekly, Australia, 1957

2003/133/13 Book, '1000 medical hints: an encyclopaedic dictionary on the care of the body in health and disease', paper, Kemsley Newspapers Limited, London, UK, [1940-60]

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