Alarm Clock
An alarm, jolting you awake, and starting the day. This alarm clock is from Ikea, in addition to serving as an alarm is can also tell the temperature.
These are some simple, everyday objects that everyone might use every day. They are laid out in the order that they get used throughout the day.
An alarm, jolting you awake, and starting the day. This alarm clock is from Ikea, in addition to serving as an alarm is can also tell the temperature.
Buttered toast, a quick breakfast. In ancient times, bread was toasted to preserve it or so make already-stale bread more palatable.
Car keys, a quick way to get to the station. This is a simple set of keys, with a bottle-opener, car key, house key and fob.
A Myki card, used to pay for public transport. The development and rollout of this particular system was not smooth, many people still miss the old metcards.
Money, for a quick snack while out and about. The exact amount presented is $6.90. The RBA estimates that 73% of cafe transactions occur through EFTPOS, and not cash.
A phone, a good way to keep in contact with people, distract yourself, or even work. The phone pictured has more processing power than the computers used in the moon landing.
A quick shower before bed can be refreshing. We have records of people using soap to clean themselves as far back as Ancient Babylon (2800 BCE).
A sleep mask, to block excess light while you try to sleep. This sleep mask in particular was handed out as a complementary gift on an international flight.
This collection was assembled by Ben Clarke, a student at Monash University. Most of the objects in the collection are used every day, and can happily be viewed upon request. The soap and toast are no longer available to be viewed.