Address
Wellard Street, Serpentine, WA, 6125
Work Hours
Mon-Tues: Closed
Wednesday: 9am-1pm
Thur-Fri: Closed
Sat-Sun: 10am-3pm
Public Holidays: 10am-3pm
Note: Closed on Good Friday and Christmas Day
The portable milking machine on display was used on small farms with 1 – 4 cows. It originally had a Villiers petrol engine but has been converted to an electric motor to help show the functions of the parts, that…
Powered by Villiers mark 25 engine (Made in W.A.)
This saw used a patented shaft drive instead of belts. Made in Maylands W.A. by W. Schulstad.
The New Record drag saws were made by New Record Machinery Company of West Melbourne, using a Roseberry 2hp Hit & Miss engine. They were mainly used to cross-cut felled logs. Some were rebadged with the New Record name &…
Made by Bill and Harry Dennis at 38 Hardy Road Maylands W.A. The saw on display is powered by a single cylinder, 2-stroke engine with some versions having a 2-cylinder engine driving via “V” belts to a 48” circular blade.…
Powered by single cylinder, 2 stroke 5hp engine with a belt drive. They were made by Dennis Bros in Maylands W.A.
Penguin marine engines were initially manufactured by Chapman Engineering Pty Ltd of Sydney. Production began in about 1939 and the firm came out with a parallel-sided water jacket until 1947. Production was then carried out by Power & Head Pty…
The Pelton Water Wheel is a very efficient (90%) means of turning water pressure into dynamic energy to drive either electrical motors or implements. Normally consisting of 2 rows of buckets and a water nozzle that sprays into the middle…
The Museum’s Olds is a type “A” mounted on a transporter. These engines ranged in capacity from 1½hp to 4½hp and use petrol for fuel, where as the “AK” uses kerosene in the 3hp to 12hp range. The engine was…
It may surprise many the know that Metters Ltd had a significant factory based in the light industrial area of Subiaco, WA – now a substantial housing estate! The machine makes rope making easier and stronger than hand assembly.