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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
Max Forbes Design Archive
IDs
2019
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=114872
Descriptions
Archive, industrial and exhibition design, Max Forbes, London/Melbourne, 1948-1989
Max Forbes was a Melbourne based graphic, industrial and exhibition designer. Born in 1923, he worked as a freelance designer in Melbourne from 1951, after working for Richard Haughton James and travelling overseas. The Archive contains examples of his work, which included exhibition design of the 1947 Red Cross Modern Homes Exhibition; design of the International Exhibition of Advertising in 1953 and the Arts Festival of the Olympic Games Exhibition in 1956. There are also his design drawings for his street decorations for the Melbourne Olympic Games and the poster he designed for the Olympic Games.
By appointment
A printed guide to the archive is available at the Museum
Subjects
Commercial artworks; Design archives; Design drawings; Posters
Exhibition design; Industrial design
Max Forbes
Coverage Spatial
London, United Kingdom; Melbourne, Victoria
Coverage Temporal
1948
1989
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Dates
2012-05-30 23:40