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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
Roy Wells Totalisator Archive
IDs
2006
Descriptions
Archive of Universal Totalisator and Roy Wells, Australia, 1926-1985, inventor of the automatic logarithmic odds calculator.
Archive of Universal Totalisator and Roy Wells, Australia, 1926-1985, inventor of the automatic logarithmic odds calculator. Includes (-1) press clippings, 1927-1985, (-2) papers re patents, 1931-1968, (-3) correspondence, 1939-1948, (-4) Electra Totalisators Pty Ltd records, 1939-1948, (-5) agreements and legal contracts, 1937-1975, (-6) Universal Totalisator Company of Australia Pty Ltd records, 1948-1985, (-7) robot tests and results, 1960-1962, (-8) records of other companies, 1940-1983, (-9) electric circuit diagrams, n.d., (-10) job procedures and instruction sheets for operation of totalisators, 1954-1973, (-11) photographs, negatives and slides, 1933-1970s, (-12) biographical material on Roy Wells, 1926-1984, (-13) totalisator tickets, program cards and related objects, 1952-1977, (-14) racing records, 1951-1965, (-15) drawings, 1933-1965, (-16) miscellaneous publications and reports, 1936-1974 and (-17) audiotapes and films. The museum also holds four Totalisator machines from the Roy Wells companies.
Some items in this collection may be subject to copyright
By appointment
A printed guide to the full archive is available at the Museum (P3535).
Subjects
Archives; Business records; Totalisator equipment
Electra Totalisators Pty Ltd; Roy Wells; Universal Totalisator Company of Australia Pty Ltd
Gambling; Manufacturing
Coverage Spatial
Australia
Coverage Temporal
1926
1985
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Dates
2013-12-10 14:02