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
Bob Lucas Australian Cinema Archive
IDs
2069
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/collection=Bob_Lucas_Archive
Descriptions
An archival collection relating to Australian cinema, collected by Robert (Bob) Lucas, who was the Chief Technician of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Australia. The archive dates from 1927 to 1987.
Robert Lucas commenced work as a lolly boy at the Haymarket Theatre in the mid 1920s and was employed by MGM in the late 1920s. Robert remained an employee of MGM for 45 years until his retirement in 1973 as the chief technical officer. This archive documents his life and career in cinema exhibition from the mid 1920s to the late 1980s. It offers a highly detailed and personal insight into the activities of the chief technical officer of a premier cinema chain. The archival material includes high quality commercial photographic prints of now demolished cinema interiors such as 'The Regent' / 'Plaza Talkies' (Melbourne) and records of the controversy surrounding the introduction of drive-in cinemas in Australia. The period covered by the archive demonstrates the changing culture in the presentation, promotion and technology of theatrical exhibition - ranging from the richly illustrated and quirky 1930s Loewe's theatre management training manual to prospectuses for new theatre multiplex developments of the 1980s. The donor's archive is rich in images, offers technical detail and illustrates a colourful life and career in cinema exhibition. There are also a number of objects in the Powerhouse collection that support and complement the archival material. These were also donated by the Lucas family and include projectors, projector lenses, cinema audio amplification system and cinema testing and measuring instruments.
1987
Some material included in this collection may be subject to copyright.
By appointment - Powerhouse Archives
Selected material is available on the Powerhouse Museum Website. Further material is held at the museum. A PDF guide to the full archive is available on the Museum Website (2007/191/1).
Subjects
Archives; Correspondence; Photographs
Australian cinema
Bob Lucas; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Films
Coverage Spatial
Australia
Coverage Temporal
1927
1987
Related Collections
Dates
2012-05-30 23:40