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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Wool Press

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Humble & Nicholson

c. 1885

Overview

wood & steel, repainted red, white & blue with black lettering.

Historical information

This wool press was shipped to Geraldton in mid 1885 and taken east to Sandsprings Station, property of the Sewell family. Here it remained until 1983, when it was taken back to Geraldton and restored by Rupert Weller and his Geraldton Senior High School class before being installed in the former Laundry building at this museum.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB0150

Item type

Woolwork Equipment

Material

Width

2100 mm

Height or length

3800 mm

Depth

2100 mm

Themes

Mining and Resources

Inscriptions and markings

On top box Humble & Nicholson Makers Vulcan Foundry Geelong 456.
On bottom box D. Ferrier patent Woolpress Vulcan Foundry Geelong.

Keywords

Place made

Geelong
Victoria
Australia

Year

c. 1885

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

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