Address:
a Byaduk Second-Hand Store
5787 Hamilton-Port Fairy Rd
BYADUK VIC 3301
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From what I can glean the word ‘byaduk’ is not Scottish, despite many tartan settlers in the area, but indigenous. It means either stone axe or running water. With plenty of bluestone chips in the volcanic soil and a permanent stream in Scott’s Creek, it’s hard to choose.
Whatever the origins of the place name, for no particular reason, I have started to collect ducks. Or, if you prefer, I like to buy a duck. And they are flocking in.
My favourites are the vintage wooden decoy ducks, sometimes in cork and often with hand-painted heads and plumage. More often than not there are a few pellet wounds as well.
It is staggering what a range of ducks have been produced in wood, china, plastic and in such a variety of styles. Why are these feathery creatures so popular? Even Leunig features them in his cartoons. The short answer is that there is something very reassuring about a duck.
That may explain why there are quite a few duck fanciers out there. Every time my flock develops, someone comes along to convince me that they need them more than I do. Who can argue? When you are in duck H.Q. (Byaduk) there are always new birds arriving or, if needs be, you can always ’sell a chook and buy-a-duck’!
July 21st, 2009 Postcards 0
Latest Listings
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Pair of Baltic Pine Church Pews
Circa: 1920s
Features: Baltic Pine
Condition:
Surfaces worn
Dimensions:
122cm wide x 95cm high x 43cm deep
Seat height from ground 45cm
Seat depth 30cm
Price: AUD $ 95.00 each
(Can be delivered to your home in Melbourne or a freight depot in Melbourne. Please contact me for further details.)
Baltic Pine Church Pew
Baltic Pine Church Pew - Side View
September 1st, 2010 Furniture 0 Tags: Baltic Pine Church Pew, Byaduk second-hand, Church Pews, Circa 1920s -
Anatolian Woven Rug
Circa: TBA
Condition:
Wearing evident in places
Dimensions:
2.4 metres long x 1.35 metres wide
Price: AUD $ 220.00
(Can be delivered to your home in Melbourne or a freight depot in Melbourne. Please contact me for further details.)
Anatolian Woven Rug
Anatolian Rug - midsection
Anatolian Rug - corner
January 17th, 2010 Miscellaneous 0 Tags: 2.4 metre rug, 2.4m Rug, Anatolian, Anatolian Rug, Byaduk second-hand -
Colonial Meat Safe
Circa: 1890s
Features: Pine
Condition:
Wire mesh broken (see images)
Timber broken
Dimensions:
85cm wide x 133cm high x 45cm deep
Price: AUD $110.00 (Sold as is)
(Can be delivered to your home in Melbourne or a freight depot in Melbourne. Please contact me for further details.)
Colonial Meat Safe
Colonial Meat Safe - side view
Colonial Meat Safe - back view
January 3rd, 2010 Furniture 0 Tags: Byaduk second-hand, Circa 1890s, Colonial, Colonial Meat Safe, Meat Safe -
Hand Luggage
Circa: 1940sFeatures:Dark brown leatherette with leather trim.Comes with original nametag.Victorian Railways stickerDimensions:45.5 cm wide x 22cm high x 41 cm deepCondition:Very good condition.Rust spotting on mounts.Slight scuffing of trim.Price: AUD $ 55.00(Can be delivered to your home in Melbourne or a freight depot in Melbourne. Please contact me for further details.)
Inside hand luggage
Hand luggage
Base of hand luggage
Victorian Railways sticker
October 27th, 2009 Luggage 0 Tags: Byaduk second-hand, circa 1940s, Dark Brown Hand Luggage, Hand Luggage, Leatherette, Nametag, Victorian Railways sticker -
Skyways SuitcaseCirca: 1940sFeatures:Brown suitcase with fawn leather trim (perhaps pigskin).Comes with a key and original nametag.Dimensions:65cm wide x 19cm high x 42cm deepCondition:Very good conditionRusted mounts.Very slight lifting of veneer for a few centimetres along trim at RHS top.Three very small tears in base.Small hole in material lining, RHS of opening crease.Slight scuffing and scratching of trim in places.Price: AUD $55.00
(Can be delivered to your home in Melbourne or a freight depot in Melbourne. Please contact me for further details.)
Inside suitcase
Skyways suitcase
Base of suitcase
Suitcase detail
October 27th, 2009 Luggage 0 Tags: Brown Skyways suitcase, Byaduk second-hand, circa 1940s, Nametag, Skyways suitcase
