| ID |
Category |
Simple Name |
Detailed Description |
Thumbnail |
Location |
| A198 |
Containers |
Can |
Can used for carry milk before bottles. Dark blue |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| A245 |
CONTAINERS |
egg carrier |
For sending eggs to market; sole manufacturers The Dairy Supply Co Ltd, London, Edinburgh, Cork and Belfast. |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| A351 |
Embroidery |
Picture |
Crude picture of flowers embroidered in wool red, green, brown and blue flowers on brown and green background in crossed wood frame. |
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ABC Upper display area |
| B341 |
HORSES |
horses kneepads |
Used for hunting. Woven canvas red lines on beige leather. The padded centre is decorated with fox and hunting horn circled with strap embossed on leatherembossed on leather. |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| B463.1 |
CONTAINERS |
hot water bottle |
Bag shapedhot water bottle with green cap and flower decoration round neck. |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| B465 |
Lighting |
headlamp cover |
For use during blackout square headlamp cover with shade over the top. |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| B465.1 |
WAR |
headlight cover |
For use during blackout square headlamp cover with shade over the top. |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| B497 |
Containes |
Fire bucket |
Canvas bucket for sand or water canvas bucket with rope handle for carrying water to a fire |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| B945 |
Military |
Ammunition |
Firing blanks in strips firing blanks used in the 1939-1945 war |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| C246 |
Containers |
Milk churn |
Milk churn 1 gallon milk churn. |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D126 |
FARMING |
Horse nose bag |
Nose bag from a horse called Captain used on the farm |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D287 |
CONTAINERS |
billy can |
Billy can, enamelled dk. Blue |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D290 |
DOMESTIC |
saucepan |
Cast iron saucepan, 1.5 gallons |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D292 |
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milking stool |
Milking stool 3-leg milking stool with round seat, wood |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D399 |
Domestic |
Stove |
Parafin cooking stove, marked Esso Blue, single burner |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D417 |
Domestic |
Enamel measure |
Enamel measure w/spout, 'KOCKUMS' SWEDEN, 1.5l |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D420 |
TRANSPORT |
car headlamp dimmer |
Three 2nd world war headlamp dimmers; all different |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D459 |
MILITARY |
helmet |
WWII steel helmet, British pattern , chin strap and head padding missing |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D481 |
DOMESTIC |
tilley lamp |
Tilley lamp |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D501 |
Domestic |
Stone bottle |
2 gallon stone bottle with handle; in wicker outer case |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D523 |
Domestic |
Tin box |
tin box, Pidgeways Darjeeling Tea |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D550 |
Music |
Bugle |
Brass Bugle complete with Mouthpiece |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D674 |
Container |
Container |
"Blow" aluminium 1 gallon container |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| D684 |
DOMESTIC |
enamel dish |
enamel dish |
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ABC Upper display area |
| D689 |
Farming |
Scoop |
for transferring swill from a bulk mixing vessel, or pit, to a smaller vessel, or trough, to feed pigs; needs new handle making and fitting |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| E209 |
BREWING |
Earthenware jug with wicker cover |
sprung handle shears. |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| E338 |
Domestic |
Selection of 11 ivory sewing items |
E338-1 large ivory needle case.
E338-2 small ivory needle case.
E338-3 'ivory/bone' sewing tape.
E338-4, collection of 8 needles etc |
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ABC Upper Display area |
| E339 |
Domestic |
5 small ivory items |
E339-1 one napkin ring, cracked
E339-2 ,two tiny goblets with lids,
E339-3 one tiny ivory goblet.
E339-4 one small decorative item |
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ABC Upper Display area |
| E605 |
Domestic |
Suitcase |
Small, brown, leather suitcase. No 272 inside base. |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| E606 |
Domestic |
Cat basket |
Wicker cat basket with metal fastening. |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| E610 |
Domestic |
Scrapbook |
Scrapbook containing War Maps & Cuttings, April & August 1918. Constructed by H Kirkwood as a boy. |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| E633 |
Domestic |
Cooking Pans |
Aluminium, cooking pans- presving pan, frying pan, 2 saucepans. |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| E634 |
Military |
Thermos Flask |
WW2 British Aircrewman's Thermos Food Flask |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| E635 |
Dairy |
Milk Can |
Aluminium, quart milk can |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| E652 |
WW2 |
Newspaper cuttings |
Selections of cuttings from the "Herts Advertiser" August 30th 1940. |
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ABC Upper display Area |
| E716 |
WW2 |
Certificate |
WW2 RAF Discharge certificate. Albert Hammersley. November 1941 |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| E758 |
Military |
RAF Chamber Pot |
RAF chamber pot with RAF on bottom, made by Wadams & Son |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| E800 |
Military |
Ammunition Box |
US Army, WW2, 2.30 Cal M1 Ammunition Box, type used for M1919 Browning machine gun. |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| E829 |
Military |
WW2 helmet |
WW2 (1930s) MK2, British , standard issue, steel, combat helmet. Desert sand coloured finish. |
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ABC Upper Display Area |
| F473 |
Home |
Chamber pot |
Enamel chamber pot |
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ABC Upper display Area |