Digitised Documents

A small selection of the many different keys that the Melbourne Athenaeum has used since 1839.

A set of scales and weights used for weighing items to be sent to postal members.

An important helper at a busy desk, stamp stands were essential to keep workspaces tidy.

Tickets were given as receipts to library members who paid to reserve books or pay fines.

Handmade brick from the original building, note the animal tooth embedded in the top left corner.

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