hand-painted blue glass ornaments with hanging glass known as ‘Lustres’ […]
Material: Glass
horsehair ligatures
sterilised horsehair used surgically for sutures at Narrabri District Hospital […]
Charlie Nettleton’s pocket watch
Gilded pocket watch engraved with serial number and owners’ name / 5cm (diameter of face) x 7.2cm from base of case to top of bow (metal loop above the stem winder) […]
mourning cap
Black silk and linen mourning cap with beads, sequins and floral applique, machine-made lace with ribbon ties and ornamental bows made of velvet cotton. […]
music box
Music box, inlaid wood with diamond pattern on top, tambourine front and inlaid border. Removable lid, glass lid to workings, leather tongue to pull out glass. Inside painted black with brass roller and bells and other workings. […]
Clarke’s Codd-neck bottles
Three glass – one frosted two clear – bottles with beads in the bottleneck from J.H. Clarke, cordial maker, Narrabri. […]
nut display cases
Four handmade wooden cases with glass covers containing varieties of hazelnuts, macadamias, almonds, and walnuts […]
infant respirator
A metal cabinet/chest that is narrower at the top than it is at the bottom. It has a round opening on one side for the child’s head to emerge. The cabinet is painted a soft yellow/cream colour. The control switches and dials are on the front of the cabinet with the lid to put in/take […]
Mereah Austen’s rubber cricket ball
Indian rubber inner of a late 19th century tennis ball mounted on glass stand. […]
framed sketches of Dardanelles coastline
Watercolour sketch, with pen and ink annotated sketch below, and typed label below, all in the same wooden frame. Typed label reads: ‘Copy of sketch by Lieutenant Leith MC invalided from Gallipoli on December 23rd 1915 with P.R.W. / Original tinted sketch of south eastern area of the coastline at the Dardanelles – prepared by […]