Handmade wooden board incorporating a two-sided movable ruler marked in centimetres for measuring fruit, […]
Material: Wood
portrait of Alexander Walker Wetherspoon
Hand-tinted photographic print depicting an elderly man in green tartan Scottish highland dress and holding a set of bagpipes, mounted in an oval shaped wooden frame with convex glass. […]
matchstick tray
matchstick tray made by Albert Witton in the Narrabri gaol […]
Mary White’s woodworking tools
Rectangular pine box with hinged lid and lock. Rose pattern transfer on lid and sides ready for chipwork. Contains woodworking tools: five wooden handled tools with wooden ends, one horn handled retractable blade, a handle black and bone, a sacking needle with cork over point. […]
carved magazine rack
Magazine rack, made of wood, with dark stain, that consists of two hinged panels decorated with carved birds and flowers, central turned handle and four feet. Matches one of the patterns from marbled exercise book. […]
potato shovel
A shovel with a wooden shaft and metal sifting blade designed to harvest potatoes and allow soil to fall through. The blade is broken and two middle tines are missing. The front cutting edge is snapped on the right side. Blade: 40cm (L) x40cm(H) Shaft: 120cm (L) x 10cm(circ) […]
Japanese officer’s sword and dagger
Steel sword with silk-wrapped (ito) handle, brass and inlaid timber scabbard; steel dagger with decorative handle bearing a cherry blossom design; linen tags with Japanese characters in black ink, attached to both weapons […]
Chinese watercolour scroll, Yuan Song-nian
Paper scroll with painting scene depicting river, trees and mountains, small boats with men, Chinese characters inscribing a poem, title translates as ‘An Autumn Morning Outing’ […]
wool basket
Four-sided basket made from spaced wooden slats. Open top which is wider than the bottom. One missing slat on bottom. […]
nut display cases
Four handmade wooden cases with glass covers containing varieties of hazelnuts, macadamias, almonds, and walnuts […]