Powerhouse Museum Object Name Thesaurus

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Object Name Thesaurus

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3-D glasses

USE Three dimensional glasses

3-D photographs

USE Three dimensional photographs

110 film

USE Cartridge film

120 film

USE Roll film

126 film

USE Cartridge film

220 film

USE Roll film

35mm cameras

BT Film cameras Pocket cameras

NT Midget cameras Miniature cameras

SN Cameras using 35mm film. Features vary widely, e.g. they can be direct viewfinder or SLR, automatic or manual.

35mm film

BT Camera film SN Sprocketed 35mm film enclosed in a single

spool in a light-proof metal or plastic cassette for use in 35mm cameras. Use `Movie film' for 35mm film used in movie cameras.

Abacus

BT Calculating devices SN Calculating devices consisting of beads or

balls strung on wires or rods set in a frame.

Abas

BT Outerwear SN Sleeveless outer garments, worn by arabic

peoples.

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Abbot filters

USE Water filters

Aboriginal breastplates

BT Breastplates SN Breastplates awarded to aboriginal people

during the 1800s and up until 1950 recognising achievement, role or status. They are generally inscribed with the wearer's name and tribe.

Aboriginal dolls

USE Indigenous Australian dolls

Aboriginal flags

BT Flags SN Use for Australian mainland Aboriginal,

Tiwi Islands and Torres Strait Island flags.

Aboriginal weapons

USE Weapons

Abrading instruments

BT Instruments

NT Abrading stones Abrasives

SN Equipment, machinery or utensils which use friction to wear down, smooth out or add a sharp edge to objects. Where possible, use a more specific term.

Abrading stones

BT Abrading instruments Stones

NT Emery stones RT Abrasives SN Stones used to abrade objects.

Abrasive grinders

BT Grinding tools SN Machines or tools which grind with

abrasives. They are used to cut hardened or tempered metals and to develop a smooth finish on metal, wood, stone or concrete.

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Abrasives

BT Abrading instruments NT Carborundum

Garnet paper Sandpaper RT Abrading stones

AC generators

BT Rotating generators NT Induction generators

Synchronous generators RT AC motors SN Machines, usually rotary, which convert

mechanical power into alternating-current electric power.

AC motors

BT Motors NT Induction motors

Synchronous motors RT AC generators SN Motors that convert alternating current

into mechanical energy.

Academic dress

BT Costumes SN Formal university dress, usually

consisting of a cap and gown, and sometimes stole.

Academic regalia

BT Regalia

Academicals

USE Academic dress

Academy boards

BT Artists paper RT Canvas boards SN Pasteboards used for painting, especially

in oils, since the early C19th.

Acanthus

BT Plants

Terms alphabetical

Accessories

BT Objects

NT Animal accessories Audio equipment accessories Babies accessories Baby accessories Bathroom accessories Beach accessories Book accessories Bottle accessories Clothing accessories Computer accessories Document accessories Engine accessories Fireplace accessories Game accessories Knitting machine accessories Lapidary accessories Lens accessories Microscope accessories Money accessories Music accessories Musical instrument accessories Photograph accessories Telescope accessories Timepiece accessories Typewriter accessories Vehicle accessories Weapon accessories

Accordions

BT Wind instruments

NT Concertinas Flutinas Piano accordions Player accordions

SN Portable wind instruments with bellows and button-like keys sounded by means of metallic rods.

Account books

BT Books Financial records

NT Ledgers

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Account records

BT Business records

Accounting machines

BT Electronic calculators SN Machines that deal with all aspects of

accounting, for example, billing, bookkeeping, wages, taxation.

Accounts

USE Account books

Accounts books

USE Account books

Acetylene generators

BT Generators SN Steel cylinders or tanks that provide for

controlled mixing of calcium carbide and water to generate acetylene.

Acetyline generators

USE Acetylene generators

Acid carboys

USE Carboys

Acid jars

BT Chemical jars RT Demijohns

Acoustic guitars

BT Guitars NT Classical guitars

Flamenco guitars Steel string guitars SN A general terms for guitars which produce their sound through non-electric or non-electronic means. All pre-20th century and some modern forms of guitar are acoustic; where possible use a more specific term or combine this term with a specific type of guitar.

Acrylic paintings

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BT Paintings

Actinometers

USE Tintmeters

Acupuncture equipment

BT Health and medical equipment NT Acupuncture needles

Acupuncture needles

BT Acupuncture equipment Needles

Adaptors

BT Electrical equipment SN Accessory plugs for connecting a piece of

apparatus fitted with one type of terminals to a supply point with a different type.

Adding machines

USE Calculators

Address books

BT Books SN Books listing names with residences

and/or business locations, usually in alphabetical order

Addressing machines

BT Office machines SN Machines that use stencils to print

addresses upon envelopes and other paper. Often referred to by the trade name, Addressographs.

Addressographs

USE Addressing machines

Adhesive paste

BT Adhesives

Adhesive stamps

BT Objects NT Cinderella stamps

Postage stamps

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Adhesive tape

BT Adhesives SN A tape coated with an adhesive substance

on one or both sides.

Adhesives

BT Objects NT Adhesive paste

Adhesive tape Cellotape Glue Sticky tape SN Substances for sticking objects together. Where possible, specify a type of adhesive.

Adjuster door lapping

USE Lap sets

Administrative files

BT Business records

Administrative records

BT Documents NT Letter books

Minute books Order books Purchase orders

Admirals chests

BT Chests RT Decanters SN Travelling cases containing a set of spirit

decanters and drinking glasses.

Admiral's chests

USE Admirals chests

Admission badges

BT Badges

Advertisements

BT Objects NT Advertising booklets

Advertising cards

Terms alphabetical

NT Advertising fans Advertising leaflets Advertising mirrors Advertising pamphlets Advertising postcards Advertising posters Advertising signs Advertising stamps Advertising stickers Advertising tokens Billboards Handbills Pub mirrors Pub paintings

RT Promotional material; Sales catalogues SN Devices, publications, signs etc designed

to attract public attention in order to bring in custom or sell products.

Advertising booklets

BT Advertisements Booklets

Advertising cards

BT Advertisements Cards

Advertising catalogues

USE Sales catalogues

Advertising fans

BT Advertisements Hand fans

SN Fans whose mounts contain advertising messages or pictures.

Advertising leaflets

BT Advertisements Leaflets

RT Handbills

advertising material

USE Advertisements

Advertising mirrors

BT Advertisements

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BT Mirrors

Advertising pamphlets

BT Advertisements Pamphlets

SN Advertising publications of between 2 and 4 pages.

Advertising postcards

BT Advertisements Postcards

RT Advertising cards

Advertising posters

BT Advertisements Posters

SN Posters advertising companies or products.

Advertising signs

BT Advertisements Signs

Advertising stamps

BT Advertisements Cinderella stamps

NT Poster stamps SN Non-postal stamps used for advertising

purposes. Advertisements in stamp form.

Advertising stickers

BT Advertisements Stickers

Advertising tokens

BT Advertisements Tokens

Adzes

BT Cutting tools Woodworking tools

NT Coopering adzes SN Long-handled tools with a chisel-like or

curved blade set at right angles to the handle, used for dressing timber.

Aerial charts

USE Aeronautical maps

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Aerial photographs

BT Photographs

NT Air photos SN Photographs of air-to-ground views and

air-to-air pictures of other craft, cloud formation and meteorological phenomenon taken from aircraft. Use `Space photographs' for photographs taken from beyond the earth's atmosphere. Use `Astrophotographs' for photographs of astronomical phenomena. Use `Air photos' for stereo photographs designed to be used for measuring buildings and earth features in air photo interpretation.

Aerials

USE Antennas

Aero-engines

BT Internal-combustion engines

NT Jet engines Reciprocating aero-engines Rocket engines

SN Engines that develop either shaft horsepower or thrust and incorporate design features advantageous for aircraft propulsion.

Aerograms

BT Postal stationery SN Sheets of special lightweight airmail

paper which can be suitably folded, gummed and addressed to simultaneously serve as letter and envelope.

Aeronautical charts

USE Aeronautical maps

Aeronautical maps

BT Aviation documents Maps

SN Maps designed primarily for use in air navigation, giving surface features of aeronautical importance.

Aerophones

USE Wind instruments

Aeroplane engines

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USE Aero-engines

Aeroplane logbooks

USE Aircraft logbooks

Aeroplane piston engines

USE Reciprocating aero-engines

Aeroplanes

BT Aircraft NT Air ambulances

Biplanes Flying boats Monoplanes Seaplanes Training aeroplanes RT Toy aeroplanes

Aerosol cans

USE Aerosol containers

Aerosol containers

BT Containers RT Atomisers SN Small metal containers for storing under

pressure, and subsequently dispensing as a spray, such domestic products as insecticides, waxes and lacquers.

Aerosol packs

USE Aerosol containers

Aerospace engines

USE Aero-engines

Afoxes

BT Percussion instruments SN South American percussion instrument

Aftershave lotion

BT Shaving toiletries

Agates

Terms alphabetical

BT Gemstones SN Variegated varieties of quartz

(chalcedony) showing coloured bands or other markings.

Agricultural engines

BT Engines

NT Ploughing engines RT Agricultural equipment SN Engines used for agricultural purposes

such as thrashing corn, pumping water, sawing timber, bruising oats or beans and chopping hay.

Agricultural equipment

BT Occupation-based equipment

NT Agricultural machinery Agricultural machines Agricultural tools Corn crushers Farm equipment Lassos Shearing equipment Stockwhips Yokes

RT Agricultural engines; Winemaking equipment SN A broad term for collections of implements

used in agriculture. Where possible, specify particular tools or machinery.

Agricultural machinery

USE Agricultural machines

Agricultural machines

BT Agricultural equipment Machines

NT Agricultural vehicles Cotton gins Cultivators Fruit sorters Harrows Harvesters Ploughs Reapers Threshing machines

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