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Brooch - Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition, Sterling Silver, circa 1888
This brooch was made in Birmingham, circa 1887 to commemorate the Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition. The Birmingham silversmiths produced 'blanks' that could be stamped or e ...
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Christening Whistle - ESB, Silver, circa 1901
Alternative Name(s): Childs Rattle Silver Christening Whistle made by E. S. B., circa 1901. It was presented to Ernest Cecil Huber in 1905 and was probably a christening gift from his ...
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Screw Box - Robert Marples, Sheffield, circa 1900-1940
Screw box for cutting wooden threads. Made by Robert Marples Hermitage Works, Sheffield, circa 1900-1940. Used in the woodturning business of Adolph Bruhn & Son, South Melbourne, 1970- ...
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Screw Box - Edward Preston & Sons, Birmingham, circa 1900-1940
Screw box for cutting wooden threads. Made by Edward Preston & Sons, Birmingham, circa 1900-1940. Used in the woodturning business of Adolph Bruhn & Son, South Melbourne, 1970-1990, an ...
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Screw Box & Tap - Robert Marples, Sheffield, circa 1900-1940
Screw box and tap for cutting wooden threads. Made by Robert Marples Hermitage Works, Sheffield, circa 1900-1940. Used in the woodturning business of Adolph Bruhn & Son, South Melbourn ...
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Screw Box - Robert Marples, Sheffield, circa 1900-1940
Screw box for cutting wooden threads. Made by Robert Marples Hermitage Works, Sheffield, circa 1900-1940. Used in the woodturning business of Adolph Bruhn & Son, South Melbourne, 1970- ...
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Pocket Watch - Birmingham, circa 1834
Ladies pocket watch, silver case, open face, Birmingham, England, circa 1834.
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Socket Bayonet - Brown Bess
Bayonet, triangular blade, 432 mm long, fullered on two sides. Stamped on flat with Government proof mark for Birmingham.
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Revolver - Pepperbox, Birmingham, late 1840s
Percussion pepperbox revolver, cal. .360 in., six blued barrelled, 83 mm long. Birmingham proof marks on the barrel. Dated to late 1840s. One of 2 revolvers brought to Melbourne from E ...
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Revolver - Pepperbox, Birmingham, late 1840s
Percussion pepperbox revolver, cal. .360 in., six blued barrells, 91 mm long. Made in Birmingham, late 1840s. One of 2 revolvers brought to Melbourne from England in August 1853 on ...
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Rifle - Martini, Francotte Patent, Birmingham Small Arms Co, circa 1890
Australian Service rifle, Francotte Patent Martini, cal. .230in. (297/230), steel rifled (five groove) round barrel, 699 mm long. Made by Birmingham Small Arms Co, Ltd, circa 1890. Th ...
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Pocket Watch - Birmingham, circa 1835
Gents pocket watch, silver pair case, open face, Birmingham, circa 1835.
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Revolver - Transition, Birch, Birmingham, circa 1855
Transition revolver, cal. .390 in., smooth bore, octagonal barrel 5 13/16 in. (148 mm) long. Made by John Birch, Birmingham, circa 1855. Birch active 1840-1861.
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Spring Gun - Birmingham, 19th century
Percussion spring gun, cal. 27mm at muzzle, crudely made steel smooth bore cannon muzzle round barrel, 30.50cm long, secured via three screws to a steel collar mounted on a vertical pos ...
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Revolver - Pepperbox, James Rock Cooper, Birmingham, early 1840s
Percussion pepperbox revolver, cal. .400 in., six barrelled, 8.60 long, nipples in line with barrels. Made by James Rock Cooper, Birmingham (active circa 1840-1853), early 1840s.
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Pistol - Westwood, Birmingham, Percussion, circa 1840
Percussion pistol, cal. 56 bore (.437). Muzzle loading, smooth bore, octagonal barrel 4 1/2 in. (114 mm.) long with two platinum breech bands, "V" notch backsight, bead foresight, barre ...
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Revolver - Transition, Birmingham, 1850s
Transition revolver, cal. .422 in., smooth bore, octagonal barrel 4 3/4 in. (121 mm) long. Made in Birmingham, 1850s.
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Revolver - Pepperbox, Joseph Bourne, Birmingham, circa 1850
Percussion pepperbox revolver, cal. .360 in., six barrelled, 8.20 long, steel. Made by Joseph Bourne, Birmingham, circa 1850.
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Pistol - Henry Nock, London, Flintlock, early 19th century
Flintlock pistol, pair, cal. 25 bore (approx. .570), screw off brass smoothbore cannon barrel, 17.60cm long. Marked as made by H. Nock, London. Henry Nock (1741-1804) was a notable L ...
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Revolver - Pepperbox, Collins, Birmingham, circa 1845
Percussion pepperbox revolver, cal. .344 in., six barrelled, 8.10 long, nickel silver. Made by Collins, Birmingham, circa 1845.
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Revolver - Pepperbox, James Rock Cooper, Birmingham, circa 1845
Percussion pepperbox revolver, cal. .390 in., six barrelled, steel, 8.60 long. Made by James Rock Cooper, Birmingham (active c.1840-1853), circa 1845.
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Revolver - Transition, Birmingham, 1850s
Transition revolver, cal. .406 in., rifled (12 grooves), part octagonal part round barrel 5 5/8 in. (143 mm) long. Made in Birmingham, 1850s.
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Revolver - Pepperbox, Birmingham, circa late 1840s
Percussion pepperbox revolver, cal. .350 in., six barrelled, 7.10 cm long. No maker's name appears on the frame, barrels stamped with Birmingham proofmarks. Dated circa late 1840s.
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Shotgun - Scott & Son, Birmingham, circa 1880
Double barrelled shotgun, 12 gauge .719, side by side twist steel barrels 30 1/8 in. (765 mm) long. Made by W. & C. Scott & Son, Birmingham, (active 1862-1895), serial number 11041, c ...
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Rifle - Martini, Francotte Patent, Birmingham Small Arms Co, circa 1890
Australian Service rifle, Francotte Patent Martini, cal. .230in. (297/230), steel rifled (five groove) round barrel, 699 mm long. Made by Birmingham Small Arms Co, Ltd, circa 1890. Th ...
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Revolver - Tranter 3rd model, William Tranter, Bimringham, Cased, circa 1858
Tranter 3rd model double trigger percussion revolver, cased, cal. 442 in (54 bore), rifled blued steel octagonal barrel 15.30cm (6 in) long. Made by William Tranter, Birmingham, seria ...
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Revolver - Transition, Hollis & Sheath, Birmingham,1850s
Transition revolver, cal. .375 inch. Six chambered cylinder. Made by Hollis & Sheath, Birmingham and London, 1850s.
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Pistol - Egg, London, Percussion, circa 1830
Percussion pistol, cal. 16 bore (.660 in.) Marked as made by 'Egg, London.' Joseph Egg was a leading London gunsmith. This pistol is probably a contemporary forgery from the Birmingha ...
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Pistol - Westley Richards, Birmingham, Percussion, circa 1850
Percussion pistol cal. 16 bore (.660 in.). Double barrel. muzzle loading, smooth bore, twist steel barrels 7 1/2 in. (191 mm) long, fitted with a top rib, brass pin head foresight, over ...
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Pistol - Henry Nock, London, Flintlock, early 19th century
Percussion pistol, cal., 26 bore (.562 in.) Marked as made by Nock, London. Henry Nock (1741-1804) was a notable London gunsmith and became Master of the Gunmaker's Company in 1802. T ...
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Rifle - Westley Richards & Co, Birmingham, 1859
British Service percussion rifle, Westley Richards, cal. .450 in., steel rifled (eight groove) round barrel, 83.90cm long. Dinstinctive Westley Richards breech loading mechanism with h ...
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Rifle - Calisher & Terry, Birmingham, Percussion, circa 1865
British sporting percussion breech-loading rifle, Calisher & Terry, cal. .537 in., browned damascus steel rifled five-groove round barrel, 69.00cm long. Made by Calisher & Terry, Bir ...
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Rifle - Sporting, Hollis & Sons, London, circa 1880
British breech-loading sporting rifle, Field's Patent, cal. .450 in., blued steel rifled seven-groove round barrel, 66.50cm long. Made by I. Hollis & Sons, Brimingham, serial number ...
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Rifle - Martini Sporting, Braendlin Armoury Co, Birmingham, circa 1920
British sporting Martini rook rifle, cal. .360in. No.5 Rook, steel rifled (5 groove) round barrel with flat top, 67.50cm long. Made by The Braendlin Armoury Company, Birmingham, circ ...
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Revolver - Pepperbox, Birmingham, circa 1850
Percussion pepperbox revolver, cal. .344 in., six blued barrelled, 81 mm long. Made in Birmingham, late 1840s or early 1850s. Frame marked 'J.W. Rosier Melbourne'. Rosier was a Melbour ...
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Revolver - Tranter 3rd model, William Tranter, Birmingham, circa 1862
Tranter 3rd model double trigger revolver, cal. 442 in (54 bore), rifled blued steel octagonal barrel 15.20cm (6 in) long Made by William Tranter, Birmingham, serial number 14221T, ci ...
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Pistol - Henry Nock, London, Flintlock, early 19th century
Flintlock pocket pistol, cal. 88 bore (approx. .375), double barrelled, screw off steel smoothbore barrels, 3.90cm long. Marked as made by Nock & Co, London. Henry Nock (1741-1804) w ...
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Pistol - John Manton, London, Percussion, circa 1840s
Percussion pistol, pocket. cal. 37 bore (.500 in.). Muzzle loading, smooth bore, octagonal twist steel barrel 4 3/8 in. (111 mm) long, U notch backsight nickel silver foresight, overall ...
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Motor Cycle - BSA Model K, 1916
BSA Model K three-speed belt-drive motorcycle with vertical single-cylinder side-valve engine, manufacture in 1916. The Victoria agent for BSA motor cycles was Milledge Bros from 1912 t ...
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Revolver - Transition, Hollis & Sheath, Birmingham,1850s
Transition revolver, cal. .380 in.. Rifle (five grooves) barrel 5 inches (127 mm) long, screwed to end of cylinder pin & bottom strap. Made by Hollis & Sheath, Birmingham, 1850s. Vic ...
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Box - Standard Volumes, Petrol, Gaskell & Chambers, Quart to Half Gill
Box for set of five volume measures for petroleum spirits, in one fitted wooden box. Measures are made of brass, with handles, spillage lips and stopcocks for draining spillage lips. Ca ...
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Standard Length - Yard, W.& T. Avery Ltd, London, 1915
Standard brass yard, serial no. 3252, made by W. & T. Avery Ltd, 1915. Used as a standard yard at Melbourne Observatory. 1 yard is approximately 91cm.
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Pocket Watch - Birmingham, circa 1825
Ladies pocket watch, gold case, open face, Birmingham, England, circa 1825.
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Rifle - Hay Pattern Rifle, Hollis & Sons, circa 1860
British Service percussion rifle, General Hay's pattern, cal. .577 in., steel round barrel, 915 mm long. Made by Isaac Hollis & Sons, Birmingham, circa 1860. Buttplate tang stamped 'F/ ...
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Rifle - Westley Richards Carbine, 1861
British Service percussion rifle, Westley Richards carbine, cal. .451 in., steel rifled (eight groove) round barrel, 636 mm long. Manufactured by Westley Richards, Birmingham, 1861. Bu ...
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Rifle - Pattern 1853 Rifle 3rd Model, Birmingham, 1860
British Service percussion rifle, Pattern 1853 Rifle, third model, cal. .577 in., steel rifled round barrel, cut down to 661 mm long. Made by government contractors in Birmingham, and w ...
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Rifle - Reeves Patent Rifle, circa 1860
British percussion rifle, Charles Reeves patent, cal. .543 in., steel rifled (five groove) round barrel, 838 mm long. Manufactured by Charles Reeves, Birmingham, circa 1860. One of 2 ...
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Rifle - Westley Richards Carbine, 1863
British Service percussion rifle, Westley Richards carbine, cal. .451 in., steel rifled (eight groove) round barrel, 636 mm long. Manufactured by Westley Richards, Birmingham, 1863. Bu ...
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Rifle - Martini, Francotte Patent, Birmingham Small Arms Co, circa 1890
Australian Service rifle, Francotte Patent Martini, cal. .230in. (297/230), steel rifled (five groove) round barrel, 699 mm long. Made by Birmingham Small Arms Co, Ltd, circa 1890. Th ...
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Rifle - Martini, Francotte Patent, Birmingham Small Arms Co, circa 1890
Australian Service rifle, Francotte Patent Martini, cal. .230in. (297/230), steel rifled (five groove) round barrel, 699 mm long. Made by Birmingham Small Arms Co, Ltd, circa 1890. Th ...
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