Posted on March 6, 2009 by kkrocketlibrarian
Lawn Mower Man. Sydney salesman Mervyn Victor Richardson invented the Victa Lawn Mower in the 1950’s. The Richardson radial aero-engine and the Victa prototype lawnmower (1952) are held by the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. If visiting Sydney, Australia go to the Powerhouse Museum or browse on their website for Special Collections.
“Museum records include objects which are [...]
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Posted on March 3, 2009 by kkrocketlibrarian
Hidden in Plain View: The Forgotten Flora is an unusual and wonderful exhibition on “form and colour of fungi, lichens, mosses and liverworts, and some of the extraordinary people who work with them” National Museum of Australia
What do fungi and stonewash jeans have in common?
What has a moss got to do with the Tyrolean icemen?
How [...]
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