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.
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 first Avro trainer A6-1588/289-145 Photographic glass plate negative, first Avro Cadet trainer aircraft A6-15, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1939
Tin plate toy coal tender from train set85/2587-25 Toy coal tender, from train set, tin plate, made by Meccano, England, c. 1937
Rain cloak (charkab)A10955 Rain cloak (charakab) or blanket, wool, Bumthang area, Central Butan, 1890-1920
Photograph of Avro Anson trainer aircraft88/289-969 Photographic glass plate negative, Avro Cadet trainer aircraft, A6-3, A6-15, A6-23, in workshops, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1940
'Moraine' sofa by Zaha Hadid2005/180/1 Sofa and cover, 'Moraine', polyurethane foam/ leather/ canvas, designed by Zaha Hadid, England, 2000, made by Sawaya & Moroni, Italy, 2004
Ship model of training ship "Vernon"H3009 Model of training ship "Vernon" in case.(SB).
Locomotive No.1 which hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales7949 Locomotive, steam, No. 1, hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales in 1855, made by Robert Stephenson and Company, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 1854
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
Concept drawings for the 4th Generation 'Millennium' train2006/52/8 Drawings (3), concept sketches and renderings for the 4th generation 'Millennium' train, paper / plastic, made by TDI (Transport Design International) and Design Resource Australia, Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia, 1997-1998
Tea strainer with stand made by Silverbrite Electroplating Company2005/66/25 Tea strainer with stand, from the 'Perfection A.1 Electro Plate' series, electroplated nickel silver, made by Silverbrite Electroplating Company, Redfern, 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
Dring & Fage grains rule2010/1/393 Slide rule, Grains Rule, single-sided, open frame, wood / brass, made by Dring & Fage, London, England, c. 1903-1938
Toy Tri-ang Express floor train85/2566-1 Toy Tri-ang Express floor train, metal, Tri-ang, England 1950
Rain CloudsP3548-291 Photographic negative, rain clouds, glass / gelatin, photographed by James Short and Henry Chamberlain Russell, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1891-1900
Training manual for 'Breathalyzer' blood alcohol testing apparatus/2006/8/3 Training manual for blood alcohol testing apparatus, 'Breathalyzer Training Manual I', paper, prepared by Sergeant 2nd Class W E Burns, Breath Analysis Section, NSW Police Department, published by Authority of the The New South Wales Commissioner
Anatomical model of a human brainH1704 Anatomical model, human brain, papier-mache / plaster / paint, maker unknown, 1850-1894
Bullock team clearing drains85/1284-982 Photographic negative, bullock team clearing drains with a piece of equipment called a 'delver', glass / gelatin emulsion, photographed by George Bell (attributed), published by Kerry and Co, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1890-1900
Servomechanism training equipment2008/182/1 Servomechanism training equipment (2), AC servo system and mechanical gear set Kit 'A', metal / wood / plastic / electronic components, AC servo system designed and made by Servomex Controls Ltd, mechanical gear set designed and made by Feedbac
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
