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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
Gerard Herbst and Prestige Limited Textile Design Archive
IDs
2016
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=117543
Descriptions
Collection of archival material from Prestige Limited, 1940-52, preserved by Gerard Herbst who was the company's Art Director from 1946-56. It includes textile designs, photographs, negatives and transparencies, designs for posters, a video copy of a newsreel on the company and newscuttings. Accompanying the Prestige material are personal papers of Herbst, 1940-1995, including textile designs, posters, certificates and papers concerning his promotion of poster art.
Some material included in this collection may be subject to copyright.
By appointment
A selection of material and a PDF Guide to the full archive is available on the Powerhouse Website (91/503).
Subjects
Design archives; Design drawings; Photographs; Posters
Gerard Herbst; Prestige Limited
Poster art; Textile design; Textiles
Coverage Spatial
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Coverage Temporal
1940
1995
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Dates
2013-12-10 13:38