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
Crown Crystal and Crown Corning Glass Collections and Archive
IDs
2009
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/search_tags.php?tag=crown+crystal
Descriptions
This collection of over 500 objects and archive contains Australian glass manufactured by Crown Crystal and later the Crown Corning companies for a 60 year period from the end of the first World War to the late 1970s.
This collection of over 500 objects contains Australian glass manufactured by Crown Crystal and later the Crown Corning companies for a 60 year period from the end of the first World War to the late 1970s. The collection includes many familiar items from Australian homes such as salad bowls, serving dishes, jugs, vases and drinking glasses. Hand cut crystal including the Grimwade line and carnival glass with Australian animal and plant motifs are also featured. Glassware for hotels, milk bars and restaurants such as beer glasses, bowls for ice cream sundaes, parfait glasses, dishes for banana splits, milk shake glasses and counter dispensers is included as well as industrial items such as insulators and laboratory glassware including flasks, gauge glasses, ounce measures and funnels. The archive consists of five order books of carbon copies of orders for moulds to be used in the production of glass objects from 17 April 1930 to January 1952. The orders are mainly for regular lines of domestic glassware, but also include orders for laboratory glassware and special defence orders during World War II for insulators, blood transfusion bottles, etc. The details recorded on each order are the date, the mould order number and a description of the job.
By appointment
Some material is available on the Powerhouse Museum website. It has not been fully digitised and records contain varying levels of information. A printed guide to the archive is available at the museum (85/525).
Subjects
Archives; Laboratory equipment; Order books; Tableware
Commercial glassware; Domestic glass; Glassware; Manufacturing
Crown Corning Ltd; Crown Crystal Glass Pty Ltd
Coverage Spatial
Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia
Coverage Temporal
1920
1979
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Dates
2013-12-10 12:55