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School suitcase

School suitcase

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: This school suitcase seemed to have belonged to Bev. Harris, and contains an edition of the Sunday Telegraph dated April 3rd, 1949.
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Leather knife sheath

Leather knife sheath

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1880s-1950s About this object: Leather knife sheath
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Miniature cannon barrel

Miniature cannon barrel

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1800s About this object: This small wooden cannon barrel was carefully shaped using a lathe. It may have been made as a practice piece or as a model to help plan the production of a full-size cannon. Objects like this gi...
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Miniature model cannon barrel

Miniature model cannon barrel

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1800s About this object: This small cannon barrel was made by pouring molten metal into a mold. It may be a cast version of a model used to test the shape and proportions of a full-size cannon. Objects like this show how...
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Indelible linen marking outfit - Black Crow

Indelible linen marking outfit - Black Crow

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1900s About this object: This boxed marking set was used to permanently label clothing and household linens. It contains black indelible ink and simple tools for marking fabric by hand or with a stamp. Before modern fabr...
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Floor standing ashtray

Floor standing ashtray

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1900s-1950s About this object: This floor-standing ashtray is made of metal with a brass-like appearance. It features a shallow dish at the top for collecting ash, supported by a long vertical rod and a dished base that rests ...
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Cooper, Dennison & Walkden Ltd, Melanyl Marking Ink

Cooper, Dennison & Walkden Ltd, Melanyl Marking Ink

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1930s About this object: This ink was used to permanently mark textiles, such as clothing or household linens, for identification purposes in domestic, institutional, or commercial settings.
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Music Clip

Music Clip

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1900s-1950 About this object: This metal clip is designed to hold sheet music on a music stand or piano. The spring mechanism keeps the music in place while allowing it to be easily removed or adjusted.
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Box of stencils

Box of stencils

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1900s-1950 About this object: This metal box once contained 1/2" stencils, likely used for marking, labeling, or decorative work. The box also holds a sponge, a black block, and the stencils themselves. A fingerprint on the u...
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Buttons, Military Forces NSW

Buttons, Military Forces NSW

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1880-1910 About this object: These metal buttons were made for the Military Forces NSW. Each features a crown, a cross enclosing a lion, and stars around the edges. The back of each button has a sewing ring and the maker’s...
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Garrison Artillery Training Vol 3 1911 (1914)

Garrison Artillery Training Vol 3 1911 (1914)

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1914 About this object: This book was published under the authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrison & Sons, London. It was used for training in garrison artillery, providing both theoretical and practical...
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Cartridge Reloader

Cartridge Reloader

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1870-1920s About this object: This hand-held, two-part metal tool with a hinge and multiple holes was used for reloading cartridges. The short right-angle extension helped manipulate cases or bullets during the process. Tools...
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Powder Measure

Powder Measure

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1850s-1920s About this object: This metal powder measure, with a wooden handle and adjustable numbered mechanism, was used to measure precise amounts of black powder for loading bullets. Tools like this were essential for safe...
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Bullet Mould

Bullet Mould

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1800s About this object: Metal hand-held tool, two part, hinged. Used as a bullet mould for lead bullets.
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Beer Stubby Holder - La Perouse Snake Show

Beer Stubby Holder - La Perouse Snake Show

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 2010s About this object: This rubber beer stubby holder was produced as a promotional item for the La Perouse Snake Show, a long-running local tourist attraction in La Perouse, New South Wales. The black holder features ...
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First aid dressing box

First aid dressing box

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1950s About this object: This is a metal first aid cabinet manufactured by A. De St Dalmas & Co. Ltd., Leicester, designed to store and organise waterproof first aid dressings. The box is coated in shades of brown with r...
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Signal Lanterns

Signal Lanterns

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1880s-1920s About this object: Signal lanterns were used as signal, warning or boundary lamps before electric lights were available.
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Photograph - "Joe Timbery" house and car

Photograph - "Joe Timbery" house and car

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1950s About this object: This photograph shows the home and roadside sign of Joe Timbery (1912-1978), grandson of Emma Timbery, a Wallangang Indigenous Australian boomerang maker and celebrated thrower from La Perouse, S...
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Photograph - MT Cactus Maru Entering Botany Bay

Photograph - MT Cactus Maru Entering Botany Bay

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 2nd April 1967 About this object: This framed photograph captures the MT Cactus Maru, a Japanese motor tanker, entering Botany Bay on her maiden voyage on 2 April 1967. The image documents an important moment in maritime history,...
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Embossing stamp "La Perouse Museum"

Embossing stamp "La Perouse Museum"

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1990s About this object: Metal implement with sturdy base and handle extending upwards.
Used as an embossing stamp, "La Perouse Museum" is impressed into any paper or cardboard that is inserted between the two circular ...
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Cake Tin "Orange Cake"

Cake Tin "Orange Cake"

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1930s About this object: Orange Cake Tin, used in the Happy Valley camps.
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Sandwich Cake Tin

Sandwich Cake Tin

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1930s About this object: Sandwich Cake Tin, used in the Happy Valley camps.
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Tin-plated steel plates

Tin-plated steel plates

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1930s About this object: Tin-plated steel plates, used in the Happy Valley camps.
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Enema can

Enema can

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1881-1934 About this object: This large white enamelled cylindrical can was used for administering enemas or clysters, a common medical practice for bowel cleansing and therapeutic treatment in the 19th and early 20th centur...
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