Pyramid Hill and District Historical Museum

Main Building - collection of Pyramid Hill and District memorabilia yesteryear.
Annex - Machinery, Tools etc
RSL Hall - Display of service memorabilia, honour boards, photos of soldiers etc.
Large collections of photographs and family history archives available for research.

Address: 
McKay Street, Pyramid Hill, VIC
Tel: 
0354557192
0354557090
Hours: 
2-4pm Sun, 10.30am-3.30pm Tuesday or by appointment
Admission: 
Adults $2.00, children 50c
Facilities: 
Access for the disabled, toilets also for the disabled, car and bus parking, refreshments
Collection: 
Over 500 objects catalogued. Local community archival records. We produce books for family history research from Pyramid Hill Advertiser.

Items

Telephone Exchange

Description:
Used as Pyramid exchange until automatic exchange came in. The centre section came from Kyabram. The original exchange opened in 1908 with 2 subscubes.
Date:
1920 - 1982
Item Id Number:
429

Sewing Machine

Description:
Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine. Was purchased in 1878 and debuted to Bridgwater R/S. Was used by the Adams family until 1973. In a cupboard with drawers and 2 pedals the shape of foot and belt drum.
Date:
1878
Item Id Number:
425

3 Pairs of Hand Knitted Socks

Description:
Knitted on a very fine needle. Won prizes in Agricultural and Pastoral Society shows. On display in a Melbourne exhibition.
Date:
1900
Item Id Number:
776.4

Collection of Irons

Description:
Collection ranges from flat metal heated on a stove to small electronic, large electronic, kerosene and one with coal or charcoal heated.

Pyramid Hill

Butter Factory

Description:
Articles mostly made for butter making. They have come from Pyramid L Mancha Butter Factories. We also have seven different butter churns.
Date:
1890 - 1970's