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Direct current microammeter, Weston Instruments Inc. Model 622

Direct current microammeter, Weston Instruments Inc. Model 622

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 11th July 1966 About this object: The Weston Model 622 is a precision direct current (DC) microammeter used to measure extremely small electrical currents down to millionths of an ampere. Instruments like this were essential in t...
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Decade resistance box, H. Tinsley & Co, No. 1718

Decade resistance box, H. Tinsley & Co, No. 1718

Item Type: Museum ObjectsAbout this object: Decade resistance box measures electrical resistance to determine if a circuit is leaking current to the earth, thereby not transmitting signal correctly. This device features two dials that adju...
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Telegraph condenser, No. 225

Telegraph condenser, No. 225

Item Type: Museum ObjectsAbout this object: Also known as a capacitor, this device stores and releases electrical energy. In telegraphy, condensers were used to reduce electrical noise, smooth out voltage fluctuations in the circuit and im...
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Electromagnetic mechanism

Electromagnetic mechanism

Item Type: Museum ObjectsAbout this object: The object is an educational or laboratory apparatus from the late 19th to early 20th century, used to demonstrate electromagnetic principles. It features two electromagnet coils with a flat ment...
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Elliott portable standard Mil-Ammeter, No. 129241

Elliott portable standard Mil-Ammeter, No. 129241

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 20th August 1920 About this object: This analogue device is one of two mil-ammeters in the La Perouse Museum collection. It measures small electrical currents in milliamperes – one-thousandth of an ampere. Ammeters and mil-ammete...
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Induction coil

Induction coil

Item Type: Museum ObjectsAbout this object: Also known as a Ruhmkorff coil or electromagnetic induction coil, this device is a type of transformer designed to generate high-voltage pulses from low-voltage direct current source. It consists...
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Cambridge Fluxmeter, No. C543768

Cambridge Fluxmeter, No. C543768

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s-1950s About this object: This precision instrument was designed to measure changes in magnetic flux, i.e. the variation of a magnetic field passing through a coil or given area. Functioning as a ballistic galvanometer, i...
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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: A decorated kaleidoscope, relic from the Salvation Army Women’s and Children’s Home once housed in the La Pérouse Cable Station.
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Miniature Australian naval flag

Miniature Australian naval flag

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: A miniature Australian naval flag made of red painted fabric with a wooden toggle. A relic from the Salvation Army Women’s and Children’s Home once housed in the La Pérouse Cable Station.
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Toy, timber stacking block

Toy, timber stacking block

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: Set of 9 cylindrical multicoloured wooden blocks of various diameters and colours used by the children at the Salvation Army Women’s and Children’s refuge.
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Children's Christmas stocking

Children's Christmas stocking

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: A children’s Christmas stocking made from red netting, once used at the Salvation Army Women’s and Children’s Home at the La Pérouse Cable Station.
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Glass figurine

Glass figurine

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: Glass doll figurine with a screw end at the feet. Traces of red paint remain on the shoes and lips, and black paint traces are visible on the eyes and eyebrows. A relic of the Salvation Army Wome...
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Glass rigurine

Glass rigurine

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: Glass doll figurine with a flat base and screw top on the head. Red chequed details on the clothing and traces of green paint remain on the right shoe and tie. A relic of the Salvation Army Women...
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Children's skipping rope

Children's skipping rope

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: Children's toy skipping rope with timber handles painted red (round ends) and blue (handles), used by the children at the Salvation Army Women’s and Children’s refuge.
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Paint box with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs illustration

Paint box with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs illustration

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1938 About this object: A rectangular tin-plated children’s paint box with a hinged lid featuring an illustration of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Produced in the UK from around 1938, it is an example amongst other...
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Toy rolling pin

Toy rolling pin

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: Timber Rolling Pin Toy made from raw wood. Used by children at the Salvation Army Women’s and Children’s refuge.
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Set of wooden block toys

Set of wooden block toys

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: A set of seven wooden building blocks, including five narrow rectangular blocks and two cylindrical blocks. Used by children at the Salvation Army Women’s and Children’s refuge.
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Toy, fish

Toy, fish

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: Green-coloured tin toy fish, likely to have been used by the children at the Salvation Army Women’s and Children’s refuge.
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Toy pistol

Toy pistol

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: Silver-coloured metal toy pistol with a movable trigger. Lightweight and designed for play.
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Cap Gun - Toy pistol

Cap Gun - Toy pistol

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1930s-1940s About this object: Silver-coloured metal toy pistol with a moving trigger, possibly inspired from Ned Kelly cap gun. Very detailed and heavy. From the time when the Museum building housed the Salvation Army Womenâ€...
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Building Bricks Toy

Building Bricks Toy

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: A set of wooden toy building bricks used by children at the Salvation Army Women’s and Children’s refuge, when the Cable Station building was their home. These toys reflect the kinds of play ...
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Toy Oven

Toy Oven

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: This tin toy stove, with blue sides and a white back panel, was played with by children at the Salvation Army Home for Women and Children, located in the Cable Station building (now the La Pérou...
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Toy Car, Chrysler Airflow Four-Door Sedan

Toy Car, Chrysler Airflow Four-Door Sedan

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1934 About this object: A red tinplate model of the 1934 Chrysler four-door sedan, with gold, white, and yellow detailing and a black base with multi-coloured wheels.

This toy was played with by children living at th...
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Plaque, Salvation Army

Plaque, Salvation Army

Item Type: Museum Objects
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