Seb Chan and the team at Powerhouse Museum in Sydney certainly likes to make sure they stay one step ahead of everyone else in the museums sector, and they’ve proved it once again with the launch of a custom WordPress plugin that interfaces with their collections information through the API (which, of course, they have had up and running for ages).
Here’s a little test.
Bottle of 'Pattinsons Brain and Nerve Tonic'2002/53/5 Proprietary pharmaceutical, 'Pattinsons Brain & Nerve Tonic', in glass bottle, Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co Ltd, Sydney & Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, [1955-1975]
Glass plate negative of Como Hotel, Como with Illawarra train line2008/165/1-126 Glass plate negative (1 of 193), Como Hotel, Como with Illawarra railway line, glass, photographer possibly Arthur Phillips, Australia, c. 1900
Photograph of boys marching on the training ship "Sobraon"P1845 Photographic print, albumen, black & white, mounted on card, 'Training Ship "Sobraon." On the March', NSW Government Printer, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Glass plate negative of Lavender Bay with steam train2008/165/1-137 Glass plate negative (1 of 193), Lavender Bay with steam train, glass, photographer possibly Arthur Phillips, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1910
Rain gauge (pluviograph)H7354 Rain gauge (pluviograph), wood / brass / galvanised iron / glass, made and used by Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1860-1900
Photograph of Wunderlich rainwater capping with grotesque animal antefixA7437-28/83 Photographic print, black & white, rainwater capping with grotesque animal antefix designed and made by Wunderlich Limited, E A Bradford, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c 1930
Photograph of parts for grain stripper88/289-213 Photographic glass plate negative, parts for Clyde horsedrawn grain stripper, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1900-1940
Malietoa supporters trained by Lieutenant Gaunt, Apia, Samoa, 189985/1284-1481 Photographic negative, Malietoa supporters trained by Lieutenant Gaunt marching through the streets of Apia, gelatin / glass, photographer unknown, published by Kerry and Co., Apia, Upolu, Samoa, March 1899
'Rainforest' vase by Ola Hoeglund and Marie Simberg- Hoeglund2000/97/1 Vase, 'Rainforest', crystal glass, made by Ola Hoeglund and Marie Simberg- Hoeglund, Nelson, New Zealand, 2000
Training manual for 'Breathalyzer' blood alcohol testing apparatus.2006/8/4 Training manual for blood alcohol testing apparatus, 'Breathalyzer Training Manual II', paper, prepared by Sergeant 2nd Class W E Burns, Breath Analysis Section, NSW Police Department, published by Authority of The New South Wales Commissioner of
Photograph of first Avro trainer A6-1588/289-146 Photographic glass plate negative, first Avro Cadet trainer aircraft A6-15, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1940
Photograph of Avro cadet trainer plane A6-1788/289-147 Photographic glass plate negative, Avro Cadet trainer aircraft A6-17 on float, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941
Length of toy train track, made by Mettoy85/2577-325 Length of toy train track, tin plate, made by Mettoy, England, 1934-1954
Violin bow made by Rainer Beilharz2009/3/2 Violin bow, wood / hair / metal / leather, made by Rainer Beilharz, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, probably 1982-2000
Anatomical model of a human brainH1704 Anatomical model, human brain, papier-mache / plaster / paint, maker unknown, 1850-1894
Toy train with track85/2577-170 Toy train with track, tin plate, maker unknown, c. 1955
Photograph of training ship "Sobraon"P1835 Photographic print, albumen, black & white, mounted on card, 'Training Ship "Sobraon." ', NSW Government Printer, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Train ticket from the first day of operation of Circular Quay railway station2004/129/1 Train ticket, Edmondson type, City to Epping return via Circular Quay and Strathfield, serial number 0000, pasteboard, printed by New South Wales Government Printing Office, Ultimo, Sydney, Australia, 1956
Two control units from Fleetwork Trainer98/113/1 Control units (2), Fleetwork Trainer components, pupil's course and speed unit & instructor's control panel, metal / alloy / electronic components, commissioned by the Communications School at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria, Australia, made by Research
Rain cloak (charkab)A10955 Rain cloak (charakab) or blanket, wool, Bumthang area, Central Butan, 1890-1920
