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THE MUSEUM HAS GREAT VARIETY IN ITS COLLECTION Although the Benalla Museum focuses strongly on Costume and Local History, it also has many historical artifacts of general interest. |
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 The Smallest Whip in the World 95.5 cm - 37.5 inches This whip was given in the 1930's by the same Mr Kinnear (see the longest whip) to a small boy who was a frequent visitor to his shop. |
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A 1920s five valve radio |
The Longest Whip in the World 34.1 metres - 112 feet Known as Abraham's Whip, it was made in Echuca, Victoria, Australia, by Abraham Brooks, a saddler. Previously whips of 66 and 88 feet had been made by saddlers, each surpassing the previous record, but to this day Abraham's Whip, made from Kangaroo skin, still holds the record for a 16 plait whip. This whip has been cracked by a team of men. Foe many years it was used as an advertising gimmick by several Melbourne saddlers including a Mr Kinnear who rolled it out daily on its frame to the front of his business in Bourke St. Melbourne, Victoria. |
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| A large collection of old Pharmaceutical Products | Drum Used in the Battle of Waterloo 1815 | |
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An extensive camera collection |
An old plate camera |
An old Polaroid camera & an Agfamatic |
