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85/1497 Crucibles (6), ceramic, used at Sydney Observatory workshop, maker unknown
85/1498 Ladles (2), (metallurgists), iron, used at Sydney Observatory workshop, maker unknown, c 1950
85/1499 Pit saw, steel blade, wooden handle, used at Sydney Observatory workshop, maker unknown, 1950-1960
85/1500 Pitch-fork, (garden or hay), used at Sydney Observatory workshop, 1930-1950
Two rain gauge measuring cylinders.85/1913 Rain gauges (2), measuring cylinders, glass, made by Angelo Tornaghi, used at Sydney Observatory, New South Wales, Australia, 1861-1900
85/1914 Sieve, cylindrical, copper, used at Sydney Observatory workshop, [Australia]
85/1915 Funnel, conical, ceramic, size 6 (or 9), used at Sydney Observatory workshop, [1930-1950]
85/1916 Mortar & pestle, ceramic, used at Sydney Observatory workshop, made in [England]
85/1917 Cylinder, glass, graduated, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1918 Cylinder, glass, graduated, stoppered, used at Sydney Observatory, Australia, 20th century
85/1919 Measuring vessel, possibly rain gauge, glass with spout, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1920 Tubing (2 pieces), chemical glassware, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1921 Watch glasses (2), used at Sydney Observatory
85/1922 Test tube, fused silica, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1923 Tube, sealed glass, containing liquid, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1924 Glass discharge tube, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1925 Discharge tubes (3), glass, (containing powders), used at Sydney Observatory
85/1926 Vessels (5), glass, handblown, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1927 Filter flask, glass, used at Sydney Observatory, Crown, Australia
85/1928 Boiling flasks (2), glass, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1929 Funnel & filter chamber, porcelain/glass, used at Sydney Observatory, Buchner's, Japan/England
85/1930 Roentgen tubes (2), X-ray, used at Sydney Observatory, Newton & Co, London, England
Names
Donald Harkness Archive Collection
IDs
1972
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/collection=Don_Harkness_Archive
Descriptions
Personal papers of Donald James Harkness, relating to motor racing and the design of aero engines from 1916 to 1971.
Donald James Harkness, pioneer in the Australian automotive and aeronautical industries, racing driver and record breaker, was born in Leichhardt, NSW, in December 1898. This archival collection consists of photographs, scrapbooks, news cuttings, letters received, subject files and biographical notes. It relates to Harkness's career in motor racing and aero engine design, particularly his collaboration with racing driver Norman `Wizard' Smith, 1930-1932 to break the Australasian one mile record and the world ten mile record. Harkness also had an early interest in aviation and included is material relating to the construction of the Harkness Hornet aero engine in 1930, the first Australian built engine to pass the Commonwealth Government's airworthiness type test.
Some material included in this collection may be subject to copyright.
A printed guide to the full archive is available at the museum
Subjects
Aeronautics; Harkness Hornet aero engine; Motor racing
Archives; Letters; Newspaper clippings; Photographs; Scrapbooks
Donald Harkness; Norman 'Wizard' Smith
Coverage Spatial
New South Wales, Australia
Coverage Temporal
1916
1971
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Dates
2012-05-30 23:40