The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hand made model of SMS Emden, realised in wood, brass, copper and wire, in approximately 1:150 scale. The hull is carved from wood, and features teak decking, full rigging, gun turrets, separate lifeboats (one is missing on the starboard side), brass screws and rudder, and brass name and decorative scroll/coat of arms on the bow. The whole model is mounted on a pair of turned brass rods.
This model was originally made by the Quartermaster of the SMS Emden while he was a prisoner of war at Holdsworthy Camp after the destruction of the Emden by HMAS Sydney in 1914. The model then passed into the hands of Lieutenant Kenneth Briscombe, who served as a dentist at Holdsworthy. The model was donated to the Memorial in the late 1940s, where it was repaired (but not improved) by model maker Peter Andreas. There were concerns about the accuracy of the rigging, but every effort was made to replicate the original maker's intention.
Launched in Germany in 1908, the light cruiser SMS Emden was based in Tsingtao, China, before the outbreak of war. Originally painted white with buff coloured funnels it was camouflaged grey ahead of
German boat's compass and binnacle from SMS Emden, housed in a simple wooden box with a brass chimney over the lamp. A brass plate denotes it is a war trophy of the Sydney- Emden fight. There is no la
Brass Steering Wheel with wooden spokes from SMS Emden. SMS Emden was a German cruiser which was launched in 1908. At the start of the First World War, she was a member of the German East Asiatic Sq
Brass diving helmet with circular top window and side windows, circular faceplate, rear air intake and air outlet with head purge, with front and rear weight hangers. Screwed onto the helmet's shoulde
Large wooden hulled maker's model of the Royal Mail Ship Orvieto. The model is finished in enamel paints in the livery of the Orient Steam Navigation Company, the lower hull below the waterline in an
Single shot, bolt action aiming rifle with an iron frame that clamps to the knox form. The barrel has an outer tube with a muzzle that has a large disc and an 'L' shaped bracket. The rifle has a brass
