Browse Items (69 total)

Inquest into the deaths of Robert Jackson Craig & William Smith

oldsmithfield.com_056.1877_Inquest_IID_348655.jpg
17 pages of blue foolscap paper, containing a transcript of the Inquest into the death of: Robert Jackson Craig & William Smith which was held on 27 December 1877 at Smithfield Police station.

Grave Marker, cast iron

oldsmithfield.com_057.Cast_Iron_grave_marker.jpg
Decorative cast-iron grave marker (a tablet or stele) which contains the embossed inscription: "In Affectionate Remembrance of". There are no further details or identifying marks to determine whose grave it was erected over.

Grave Marker, wrought iron

oldsmithfield.com_058.Wrought_Iron_Grave_Marker.jpg
Marked grave at Smithfield Cemetery, consisting of a badly damaged wrought-iron fence surrounding a rudimentary iron grave marker. There are no identifying marks to determine whose grave it is. Mulgrave Shire Council built a timber picket fence…

Assay Weight, 6 dwt

oldsmithfield.com_059.6DWT.jpg
Brass assay standard 'Penny Weight'.Lozenge shape (retangular with clipped corners).Embossed with the letters: '6 DWTS.'

Assay Weight, 5 dwt

oldsmithfield.com_060.5DWT.jpg
Brass assay standard 'Penny Weight'.Lozenge shape (retangular with clipped corners).Embossed with the letters: '5 DWTS.'

Assay Weight, 3 dwt

oldsmithfield.com_061.3DWT.jpg
Brass assay standard 'Penny Weight'.Lozenge shape (retangular with clipped corners).Embossed with the letters: '3 DWTS.'

Finney, Isles & Co. Button

oldsmithfield.com_062.Finney_Button.jpg
Small, copper alloy, sew-through four-eye button with dished centre and raised rim, stamped with the words: 'FINNEY & ISLES' / 'BRISBANE'

Metal Button [small]

oldsmithfield.com_063.button1.jpg
Small, copper alloy, sew-through four-eye shallow dish button.No diagnostic markings.

Two-hole Button

oldsmithfield.com_065.button3.jpg
Copper alloy button with two, lenticular sew-through eyes formed by a central bar.No diagnostic markings.

Decorative Two-hole Button

oldsmithfield.com_066.button4.jpg
Two piece copper alloy button with iron back and two, sew-through eyes set in an oval-shaped centre.Button had embossed words or a decorative marley, which is now corroded and illegible.No diagnostic markings.