| ID |
Category |
Simple Name |
Detailed Description |
Thumbnail |
Location |
| A047.1 |
HUSBANDRY AND LIVESTOCK |
calf collar |
to prevent calf sucking after weaning, leather collar with metal prongs |
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BB small loft store 2C2 |
| A078 |
BUILDING |
bat, brickmaking |
Possibly used in making hand made bricks . Small ball ended club |
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BB small loft store 2D4 |
| A079 |
BUILDING |
bat, brickmaking |
Possibly used in making hand made bricks Large ball ended club |
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BB small loft store 2D4 |
| A137 |
CARPENTRY |
auger |
long T handle auger 3/8 inch diameter |
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BB small loft store 2G4 |
| A164 |
HUNTING |
man trap |
Spring trap . Mechanism has been removed for safety, |
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BB small loft store 2B1 |
| A281 |
CONTAINERS |
jar |
brown with decorative bands |
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BB small loft store 2G4 |
| A326 |
DOMESTIC |
tin |
large green tin as used in shops with no 25 on it. Tin has narrw neck with very tight fitting lid |
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BB small loft store 2A3 |
| A331 |
DOMESTIC |
paperweights |
twocut glass paperweights not a pair |
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BB small loft store 2G5 |
| A339 |
DOMESTIC |
stopper |
heavy glass decanter stopper |
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BB small loft store 2D3 |
| A354 |
DOMESTIC |
spectacle case |
leather spectacle caseconsisting of two similar parts, the smaller sliding within the larger |
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BB small loft store 2F4 |
| A386 |
DRESS |
gaiters |
two pairs of leather gaiters one in bad condition. One small pair, fastened by buckles and leather straps at top and metal hook and eye at bottom. Other larger pair is fastened by buttons. One of these latter gaiters has large hole in main part of leg, w |
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BB Small Loft Store 2C4 |
| A401 |
DOMESTIC |
badge Primrose league |
small yellow lapel badge in the shape of a primrose flower. yellow with gold edging |
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BB small loft store 2F2 |
| A423 |
DOMESTIC |
corkscrew |
corkscrew with cast iron handle |
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BB small loft store 2F4 |
| A499 |
DOMESTIC |
clothes peg |
woodeb clothes peg split peg bound in tin |
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BB small loft store 2E2 |
| A511 |
DOMESTIC |
oven |
Frame of oven placed over fire. Back of oven is open to fire. Meat hangs from hook. small three sided oven. Top and front are closed with door for meat inspection. |
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BB small loft store 2G2 |
| A620 |
AGRICULTURE |
weeding iron |
for digging up or severing the roots of weeds Long rough wormy wooden helve bound at far end with metal ring with metal ring set into it. Blade is straight and narrow, rectangular bar, slightly rounded and sharpened at end, and with similar bar protrudin |
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BB small loft store 2C2 |
| A652 |
AGRICULTURE |
pitchfork |
for loading on to wagon . 2 prong 1.56m long |
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BB small loft store 2C5 |
| A891 |
CONTAINERS |
hat box |
metal (steel) hat box, light brown outside, dark blue inside |
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BB small loft store 2B1 |
| A894 |
DOMESTIC |
shoe trees |
wooden shaped shoe trees two blocks of shaped wood hinged at instep. Peg at heel section. Toe section hollowed ladies shoe. marked 8 3 237R(l on other) |
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BB small loft store 2B4 |
| A931 |
WHEELWRIGHTS |
chisel |
chisel, firmer |
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BB small loft store 2G4 |
| B350 |
WAR |
gas mask, infant |
gas mask used by a baby during the 2nd World War. Grey metal object shaped like the top of an egg with a rubber tube and fillter coming from one side and a metal support and the bottom curving down. It has a window on one side. |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| B376 |
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watch |
watch on chain with key; simple pocket watch but heavy second hand missing. roman numerals.snake chain |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| B390 |
MILLING |
millstone gauges |
stone staff, prover, millbills and 2 thrifts metal prover in case. staff with remnants of paint. 8 bills a bit rusty and one thrift unusable.... Collection of 8 mill bills, two thrifts, a stone staff, and a prover P keeley |
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BB small Loft Store 2E3 |
| B391.1 |
BASKETS |
basket or platter |
used forweighing babies or for fruit. Willow, Open work oval baskets. |
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BB small loft store 2B3 |
| B391.2 |
BASKETS |
basket or platter |
used forweighing babies or for fruit. Rattan cane. Open work oval baskets. |
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BB small loft store 2B3 |
| B396 |
DOMESTIC |
spectacles |
pince-nez spectacles; two lenses on a metal spring with loop for string. Loop for holding is missing. neat pair of pince-nez |
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BB small loft store 2F2 |
| B473 |
CONTAINERS |
flour bin |
one peck tub for storing flour made of bent wood bound with wooden bands top and bottom. Inscribed Buzzard Self Raising flour. HC Tooley, Leighton Buzzard |
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BB small loft store 2B3 |
| B530 |
DOMESTIC |
tin opener |
very simple tin opener. This has a prod at the end for opening tin and a sliding spike for leverage. It also has a semi circular hollow at the other end. |
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BB small oft store 2G5 |
| B607 |
DOMESTIC |
butter hands |
ribbed wood for shaping butter These have chamfered back. small size. |
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BB small loft store 2G5 |
| B630 |
BADGES |
silver jubilee badge |
silver jubilee varicoloured badge circular badge 6cms in diameter black printing with Queens head flanked with Union Flag and Royal Standard |
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BB small loft store 2G4 |
| B631 |
BADGES |
silver jubilee badge |
silver jubilee varicoloured badge, circular badge with white background, with gold and red metal crown and laurel leaves and gold Boy Scout and Girl Guide emblems. "The Queens Silver Jubilee" in gold on blue |
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BB small loft store 2G5 |
| B723 |
CONTAINERS |
small can with spout |
Small can with spout Painted gray can with spout, originally contained oil.Few rust pinholes. Handle at rear. Tappering spout and top half cover at front. |
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BB small loft store 2A4 |
| B726 |
LIGHTING |
candle stick |
elegant wooden candle stick on a saucer |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| B807 |
HORTICULTURE |
cast iron and enamel labels |
metal labels used at Mentmore cast iron labels with white enamel inserts. Black writing gives details of the various plants and flowers on display. One label broken. |
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BB Small Loft Store 2C3 |
| B940 |
HORSES |
horse shoes |
special vetinary shoes Horse shoe shaped pads put on by vets to protect the hoof. |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D4 |
| B951 |
ENGINES |
casting pattern |
casting mould for steam engine rods casting mould for some unspecified engine, possibly incomplete. |
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BB small loft store 2B1 |
| B960 |
WAR |
gas mask |
2nd world war gas mask gas mask issued to civilians in world war 2. elastic with perspex eye piece and three tapes for holding to the face. a filter is fastened to the front with large elastic bands. has the word ,medium, stamped on tape. also ,C1558 Hen |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| B979 |
WAR |
gas mask |
service gas mask 2nd World War service gasmask with carrier. Normal,31.5.40,Lot 679 stamped on face. Z. 21.4.41.JST stamped on red cannister. Glass eye pieces, metal exhaler. |
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BB small loft store 2C3 |
| B982 |
IMPLEMENTS |
map reading instrument |
map reading instrument This instrument is designed to be used in the field.It has a leather hand strap. There is a compass at the top, a scale marker on the bottom. On the other side it has an inclinometer and a metal holder for the strap. A threaded rod |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| C094 |
CONTAINERS |
flask |
glass bottle hip flask Glass bottle partially covered with basket work. It has a metal closure device to ensure cork does not work loose. Stopper missing |
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BB small loft store 2G5 |
| C095 |
DOMESTIC |
razor strop |
razor strop with case Razor strop and leather case. Has Taylor's witness, Sheffield and a logo in gold stamped on the case. |
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BB Small Loft Store 2E2 |
| C108 |
FURNITURE |
photo frame |
decorated wooden photo frame, oblong shaped and varnished on front,.includes badly fitted glass. |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| C110 |
DOMESTIC |
shoe horn |
copper shoe horn with "Harry Hall tailor and habit maker, 181,Oxford Street,W1. and 149,Cheapside,EC2" on one side, and other side cross legged Buddha , "Good Luck" a swastika and other engraving. |
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BB small loft store 2G5 |
| C124 |
PRINTING |
name stamps |
16 embossing stamps for printing names Various sized stamps with names and adresses used for printing details on to such items as invoices or receipts. One stamp also has date which can be easily changed as required. |
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BB Small Loft Store 2B2 |
| C131 |
GAMES |
Halma set |
halma board game Square board with smaller squares 13x2 in opposite corners and 19x2 in alternate corners. The smaller squares are coloured green,yellow or red. Board folds in two for carrying. Counters are red, green, yellow, and black. |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| C151 |
DOMESTIC |
cream maker |
Pentecreme home creamer with instructions funnel and mechanism on top of base. This consists of plunger,operating arm,curved pipe and thumb screw. Base is white porcelain. Printed instructions included. |
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BB small loft store 2G5 |
| C157 |
DOMESTIC |
icing set |
Ad Hoc icing bag for piping icing or cream, eg on a cake, complete with 5 nozzles and instruction sheet in original box |
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BB small loft store 2F2 |
| C174 |
DOMESTIC |
spectacle case |
spectacle case for sale in Clement's shop Dark brown spectacle case. Hinged opening. Interior lined with velvet. Front littered with chips of coloured glass round edges, gold coloured emblem in centre. |
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BB small loft store 2G4 |
| C177 |
DOMESTIC |
material repair kits |
sheets of material and adhesive for repairing many items of clothing. Has full instructions included. Contained in 2 tins with yellow and black markings and ,JOHN BULL, MEND A TEAR, A John Bull Logo in black and yellow on the lid. |
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BB small loft store 2F2 |
| C197 |
BAKING |
peel |
wood peel Wood pole with shaped flat paddle on end. Carved pattern on handle. |
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BB small loft store 2E5 |
| C214 |
DOMESTIC |
enema |
rubber enema Red rubber tube with bulb in centre and attachments for either end. One end is for insertion and a filter at the other. Different attachments are also included in the kit. Contained in thin cardboard box. |
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BB Small Loft Store 2A3 |
| C225 |
DOMESTIC |
watch |
gentlemans pocket watch with winder key which does not fit;.printed on face of watch ,Best centre seconds chronograph, TELL; Swiss made; hands coloured gold but seconds hand is black; decorated gold coloured case. |
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BB small loft store 2F2 |
| C226 |
DOMESTIC |
watch |
small ladies watch, black and gold face with one hand; no glass. |
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BB small loft store 2F2 |
| C242.2 |
DOMESTIC |
washboard |
washboard for scrubbing and washing clothes Wooden board with grooves on either side for washing and scrubbing wet clothes or material. |
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BB Small loft store 2E2 |
| C287 |
CRAFTS |
chisel |
Wood carvers chisel. Blade is curved at end. |
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BB small loft store 2F2 |
| C288 |
MEASURES |
thermometer |
milk thermometer; for measuring temperature of milk; has mercury container at one end, and ring for hanging up at other end: the scale is black printing inside. |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| C289 |
MEASURES |
salt water tester |
salt water tester measure for testing salt water. Bulb at lower end contains small lead shot; Upper end is narrow and has scale printed in black. |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| C290 |
MEASURES |
specific gravity measure |
specific gravity measure Instrument for measuring specific gravity. Has two bulbs at lower end connecting with a narrow tube inside which is printed scale. |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| C294 |
HORTICULTURE |
rake |
wooden rake Wooden rake. 2 prongs broken |
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BB Small Loft Store 2B5 |
| C412 |
CARPENTRY |
mallet |
small wooden mallet small wooden mallet. |
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BB Small Loft Store 2E2 |
| C438 |
BELLS |
cow bells |
cow bells (a) Circular with holes near the top, and cutouts round bottom. Hanging hook from top. Clanger inside. (b) Oval shape with hanging harness on top. Ball shaped clanger. |
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BB Small Loft Store 2C2 |
| C448 |
DOMESTIC |
butter churn |
Hand butter churn on metal frame. Has strap round glass container attached to handle for turning. Lid is missing. Has full instructions printed in black on cream paper. Named Rowlway. |
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BB small loft store 2F4 |
| C467 |
DOMESTIC |
mug |
Queen Elizabeth II golden jubilee commemoration mug |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| C468 |
PHOTOGRAPHY |
camera and letter |
Agfa Karat camera with letter from donor re 35 millimetre film and casettes |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| C760 |
HORSES |
string threader |
Long String Threader |
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BB small loft store 2A2 |
| C791 |
DOMESTIC |
door latch |
door latch |
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BB small loft store 2G5 |
| C861 |
CONTAINERS |
bottle |
small brown bottle |
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BB small loft store 2D3 |
| C879 |
DOMESTIC |
purse |
Small childs purse, leather cloth, plated brass frame. british made |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D2 |
| C881 |
DOMESTIC |
lamp |
lamp, V and F moonlamp transformer lamp 200-250v 50-100~ with 6v 0.3A bulb |
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BB small loft store 2D3 |
| C910 |
TOYS |
top childs top |
child's spinning top, green, marked with child's name; would be used with whip |
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BB small loft store 2D3 |
| C961.1 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
Pole Axe |
Pole Axe with cleaver |
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BB small Loft Store 2G2 |
| C961.2 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
Pole Axe |
Pole Axe with drag |
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BB small Loft Store 2G2 |
| C961.3 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
cleaver |
Cleaver with hook, long, George West, Smithfield |
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BB small Loft Store 2G2 |
| C961.4 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
cleaver |
Cleaver with hook, short WMD Warrant see accession form for symbol |
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BB small Loft Store 2G2 |
| C961.5 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
cleaver |
Cleaver with wooden handle; marked "A1....ooke....LD" |
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BB small Loft Store 2G2 |
| C962.1 |
AGRICULTURE |
trap |
rabbit trap |
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BB small Loft Store 2G2 |
| C962.2 |
AGRICULTURE |
trap |
mole trap |
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BB small Loft Store 2G2 |
| C962.3 |
AGRICULTURE |
trap |
mole trap |
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BB small Loft Store 2G2 |
| C962.4 |
AGRICULTURE |
trap |
rat trap |
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BB small Loft Store 2G2 |
| D273 |
DOMESTIC |
plaque |
plaque in memory of Charlie Dixon who used to demonstrate basket making at the museum brass mounted on oak base |
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BB Small Loft Store 2C3 |
| D294 |
CONTAINERS |
dixie |
cast iron dixie, 5-gallon, with lid, by Clarke and Co |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D1 |
| D352 |
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scythe |
scythe |
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BB Small Loft Store 2G6 |
| D353 |
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scythe |
scythe |
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BB Small Loft Store 2G6 |
| D354 |
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metal bottle |
small metal bottle with screw top and lid, made in England. |
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BB Small Loft Store 2G5 |
| D355 |
DOMESTIC |
boot |
single child's boot, condition as new. |
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BB Small Loft Store 2G5 |
| D358 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
bracket |
wall bracket compare D359 |
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BB Small Loft Store 2G5 |
| D359 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
brackets |
set of 3 wall brackets, Benett Bros, L'pool Compare D358 |
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BB Small Loft Store 2G5 |
| D361 |
MEASURES |
scales |
personal scales, 'JARASO', 20-stone, mirror scale, patent, British made. Restored |
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BB Small Loft Store 2G5 |
| D362 |
MEASURES |
scales |
household scales, 28 lbs, No 46. British made. Restored |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G5 |
| D363 |
DOMESTIC |
burner |
burner unit from parafin stove |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G4 |
| D364 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
pressure guage |
old pressure guage - 180 psi |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G4 |
| D365 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
pressure guage |
old pressure guage - 120 psi |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G4 |
| D366 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
lock |
old door lock; found on this farm; restored Peter Keeley 2006 |
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BB Small Loft Store 2G4 |
| D368 |
BREWING |
barrel tap |
small wood barrel tap |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G4 |
| D369 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
hammer head |
old hammer head |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G4 |
| D370 |
ELECTRICAL |
switch |
2-pole 'knife' switch on slate bed |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G4 |
| D371 |
DOMESTIC |
gas poker |
small gas poker |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G4 |
| D372 |
ELECTRICAL |
switch |
light switch, ceramic base, brass cover |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2E2 |
| D373 |
HORSES |
hames |
pair of large brass-cased hames |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G3 |
| D374 |
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hook |
grapnel hook (snudgel) |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G4 |
| D375 |
DOMESTIC |
flat iron |
flat iron, marked 4 illegible letters and 3 |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G3 |
| D376 |
DOMESTIC |
flat iron |
flat iron, marked W C and LYNO in a shield and 5 |
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BB Small Loft Store.2G3 |
| D377 |
DOMESTIC |
flat iron |
flat iron, marked SHELDON and Co, W-HAMPTON and 5 |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G3 |
| D378 |
DOMESTIC |
flat iron |
flat iron, marked 8 within a stylised sun logo. |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G3 |
| D379 |
DOMESTIC |
flat iron |
Wrought Iron Stand |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G4 |
| D386 |
DOMESTIC |
safe |
small safe with one key; 140 x 212 x 122mm dp |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G2 |
| D387 |
DOMESTIC |
wax |
large lump of wax broken into 3 pieces embossed 'PYRAMID PRIMROSE' |
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BB Small Loft Store 2G5 |
| D388 |
DOMESTIC |
hook |
support hook for fixing to a room ceiling |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G2 |
| D389 |
DOMESTIC |
chest |
old chest 405 x 260 x 250mm tall, wood covered with embossed leather; donated 1995 by Mrs Owen; label inside shows maker as John Clements, Nephew and Successor to Mr Henry Nickless, TRUNK-MAKER, at the original shop, the corner of St Paul's, next Cheapsid |
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BB Small Loft Store 2G2 |
| D390 |
DOMESTIC |
basket |
wicker basket with hinged lid, 230 x 330 x 130mm dp |
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BB small loft store 2G2 |
| D391 |
FARMING |
hames |
large pair steel and wood hames |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G1 |
| D392 |
FARMING |
scythe |
scythe with unusual handle, marked TURK HANDLE, and marked MacGinn |
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BB Small Loft Store 2C5 |
| D392.1 |
AGRICULTURE |
scythe handle |
spare new handle for D392 |
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BB small loft store 2C5 |
| D395 |
DOMESTIC |
stone jar |
stone jar with pouring lip; STIFF, LAMBETH |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D396 |
DOMESTIC |
press |
The Watts ironing tie press |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D397 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
jig |
wooden clamping jig with steel spike |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D398 |
DOMESTIC |
burner |
burner unit from parafin lamp, copper |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D400 |
SPORTS & PASTIMES |
dolly |
rounders dolly |
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BB small Loft store 2F14 |
| D402 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
bradawl |
bradawl or gimlet |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D403 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
bradawl |
bradawl or gimlet |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D404 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
bradawl |
bradawl or gimlet |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D405 |
DOMESTIC |
rug making tool |
rug making tool |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D406 |
SPORTS & PASTIMES |
banner holder |
pair of marching banner holders |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D407 |
DOMESTIC |
shredder |
kitchen shredder |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D408 |
DOMESTIC |
fork |
Victorian table fork from North Wales, wood bone or horn handle. |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D409 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
plaque |
plaque re malting |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D410 |
DOMESTIC |
paintbox |
box of watercolour paints |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D411 |
DOMESTIC |
hanger |
hanger , brass or bronze |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D412 |
SPORTS & Pastimes |
gun pull-through |
gun pull-through; for cleaning gun after firing |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D413 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
dolly |
boxwood cone dolly; plumber's.for belling lead drain pipes |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D415 |
DOMESTIC |
gelatine |
two boxes Cox's Instant Gelatine |
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BB small Loft store 2F4 |
| D418 |
MILLING |
mill bills |
two mill bills; ( not part of B390) |
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BB small loft store 2E3 |
| D419 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
lead beater |
plumber's lead beater, RANDALL A & C |
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BB Small Loft Store 2E2 |
| D422 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
oil can |
small oil can |
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BB Small Loft Store 2E2 |
| D423 |
BREWING |
tap |
brass barrel tap |
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BB Small Loft Store 2E2 |
| D424 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
spatula |
steel spatula 'MEXEAR & CIE', made in Sheffield |
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BB Small Loft Store 2E2 |
| D429 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
axe |
large butcher's axe |
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BB Small Loft Store 2E1 |
| D430 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
wooden bobbins |
2 large wooden bobbins, one 140 lg x 80 dia; other 210 lg x 80 dia |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D4 |
| D431 |
BREWING |
tap |
wooden barrel tap |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D4 |
| D432 |
DOMESTIC |
bell pull |
old domestic front door bell pull |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D4 |
| D434 |
MILLING |
shell case |
shell case dated 1908 |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D3 |
| D436 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
guage |
large strike; marked N. KEMPSTER, WINGRAVE |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D3 |
| D437 |
DOMESTIC |
spatula |
large wooden spatula |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D3 |
| D438 |
SPORTS & PASTIMES |
animal traps |
four animal traps of the same design but in different sizes suitable for animals from mouse up to fox |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D3 |
| D440 |
DOCUMENTS |
certificate of test |
certificate of test and guarantee for Petter Handyman engine number 23366, size HB, 3.5 BHP@400 RPM, 2nd Oct 1913, framed |
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BB small loft store 2D3 |
| D442 |
DOMESTIC |
shaving gear |
shaving brush and cut-throat razor |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D2 |
| D443 |
SPORTS |
fencing gear |
rapier and arm-guard |
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BB Small Loft Store 2C4 |
D447 |
DOMESTIC |
broaches |
two broaches, one cameo |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D2 |
| D449 |
DOMESTIC |
thimbles |
two thimbles; discovered near Pitstone Windmill |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D2 |
| D451 |
DOMESTIC |
dixie |
dixie with lid |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D1 |
| D452 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
guillotine |
guillotine (bookbinding ?) |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D1 |
| D453 |
DOMESTIC |
lantern |
lantern case; no burner or candle holder |
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BB Small Loft Store 2C4 |
| D455 |
DOMESTIC |
candles |
~40 candles in original wrapper |
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BB Small Loft Store 2C3 |
| D465 |
DOMESTIC |
Print |
Framed print; 'Lifting aparatus, Agricola' |
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BB small loft store 2A4 |
| D466 |
DOMESTIC |
Print |
Framed print; 'Chymie'; similar D467 |
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BB small loft store 2A4 |
| D467 |
DOMESTIC |
Print |
Framed print; 'Mineralogie'; similar D466 |
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BB small loft store 2A4 |
| D470 |
DOMESTIC |
tea tin |
tin for tea; 'Dairy Farm Tea Caddy' |
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BB Small Loft Store 2A4 |
| D511 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
saw |
butcher's saw |
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BB Small Loft Store 2E1 |
| D513 |
ELECTRICAL |
battery box |
box with terminals containing four LeClanche cells. |
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BB Small Loft Store 2A1 |
| D514 |
ELECTRICAL |
light bulbs |
a large quantity of electric light bulbe, unsorted, unknown voltages etc |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G1 |
| D517 |
FARMING |
lantern |
carriage lantern, very poor condition all glasses broken |
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BB Small Loft Store 2B3 |
| D518 |
FARMING |
lantern |
carriage lantern, very poor condition all glasses broken |
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BB Small Loft Store 2B3 |
| D522 |
SPORTS |
quoit |
3 rope quoits |
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BB Small Loft Store 2D4 |
| D526 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
oil stone |
oil stone mounted in wood box, lid missing |
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BB Small Loft Store. 2G4 |
| D527 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
adze |
trackman's spiking or shipwrights adze |
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BB Small Loft Store 2C2 |
| D532 |
FARMING |
pitchfork |
large pitchfork with which two sheaves together could be pitched to the to of the stack being built , 2.34m long |
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BB Small Loft Store 2C5 |
| D533 |
FARMING |
pitchfork |
large pitchfork with which two sheaves together could be pitched to the to of the stack being built , 1.91m long |
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BB Small Loft Store 2C5 |
| D542 |
DOMESTIC |
japanese mirror and picture |
framed mirror with fold out picture to hang on the wall; imitation bamboo frame; fire damaged, poor condition; japanese or imitation |
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BB Small Loft Store 2B4 |
| D545 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
time recorder used by a night watchman |
Manufacturer Servis. Contains a clockwork drive, wound by an internal key, which causes a chart to rotate; this chart becomes marked when a disturbance of an appropriate type is made to the machine; complete with one key |
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BB small loft store 2C3 |
| D548 |
TOOLS |
tap |
three-quarter inch BSP tap with detatchable handle |
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BB small loft store 2C3 |
| D613 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
watchmakers tool |
thought to have been used in watchmaking |
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BB small loft store 2D3 |
| D618 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
scales |
postal parcel balance; Salter No. 25; restored |
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BB small loft store 2G5 |
| D620 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
saw set |
saw set for large teeth saws |
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BB small loft store 2F4 |
| D621 |
DOMESTIC |
can opener |
can opener, old fashioned type |
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BB small loft store 2F4 |
| D622 |
DOMESTIC |
lamp burner |
paraffin lamp burner, two wicks, new |
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BB small loft store 2F2 |
| D623 |
DOMESTIC |
gas lamp |
wall mounted gas lamp fitting, missing mantle and shade |
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BB small loft store 2F2 |
| D629 |
DOMESTIC |
grate front |
front piece from an old fire grate, ornamental cast iron |
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BB small loft store 2F1 |
| D630 |
FARMING |
weight |
weight for attaching to edge of tarpaulin to prevent wind blowing tarpaulin off eg haystack; Nicholsons |
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BB small loft store 2E2 |
| D631 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
chain and pulley |
chain on spring-loaded pulley; small |
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BB small loft store 2E2 |
| D632/3 |
DOMESTIC |
bottle |
square-section, Paterson's Camp Coffee, Glasgow |
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BB small loft store 2E3 |
| D632/5 |
DOMESTIC |
bottle |
round one pint milk bottle, with original card top, Neustart & Mildmay, ONTARIO |
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BB small loft store 2E3 |
| D632.8 |
DOMESTIC |
bottle |
one third pint milk bottle, United Dairies |
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BB small loft store 2E3 |
| D633 |
LIGHTING |
light bulbs |
collection of 18 old light bulbs, sorted into different wattages and shapes, all either 50 volt or unknown |
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BB small loft store 2E3 |
| D635 |
LIGHTING |
candle holder |
steel candle holder, v/rusty |
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BB small loft store 2D2 |
| D637 |
DOMESTIC |
kettle |
cast iron kettle, missing lid |
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BB small loft store 2D1 |
| D638 |
DOMESTIC |
glass chimneys |
four glass oil lamp chimneys; three of them GRIFFIN BRAND, FIRE PROOF |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| D639 |
AGRICULTURE |
whippletree |
old whippletree, wood crosspiece painted black; may have Cheddington connection, cf A613 |
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BB small loft store 2B1 |
| D640 |
PLUMBING |
spirit blowlamp |
large brass spirit blowlamp, blowing nozzle missing; mad by Bladon, B'ham; marked S.E.G.B. |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| D641 |
HORTICULTURE |
cultivator iron |
iron from a hand cultivator; need handle making |
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BB small loft store 2C2 |
| D642 |
DOMESTIC |
stone jar |
very large stone jar, 5 gallons |
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BB small loft store 2C1 |
| D666 |
WAR |
cannon ball |
small cannon ball; probably from the civil war when the local area was staunchly parliamentarian |
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BB small loft store 2D3 |
| D667 |
DOMESTIC |
scissors |
short bladed powerful scissors |
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BB small loft store 2D3 |
| D668 |
FURNITURE |
framed photograph |
framed photograph of a girl, possibly from the Roberts (brewers) family of Ivinghoe; item was found amongst a selection of items from them |
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BB small loft store 2D3 |
| D670 |
TOOLS |
comparator |
She Tack pocket size comparator |
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BB small loft store 2D3 |
| D673 |
DOMESTIC |
miscellaneous |
collection old drawer knobs, picture hasngers etc in Sanders biscuit tin |
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BB small loft store 2C3 |
| D675 |
DOMESTIC |
syringe |
garden syringe; each hand grasps an orange coloured band to produce a reciprocating motion |
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BB small loft store 2C3 |
| D676 |
DOMESTIC |
syringe |
garden syringe; one hand holds body whilst the other hand pumps the wood handle |
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BB small loft store 2C3 |
| D679 |
CONTAINERS |
stone bottle |
stone bottle, one gallon; W.F. LUKES, Wine & Spirit Merchant,The Old Commodore, High Street, Poplar |
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BB small loft store 2B3 |
| D680 |
Domestic |
rug making kit |
rug making kit in CWS tin; consisting of 4 tools without handles, 5 tools with handles, and a hank of cord |
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BB small loft store 2C3 |
| D681 |
Domestic |
Flail |
used by beating flail on corns spread on barn floor long wooden pole with metal cap on end and leather thongs holding a wooden ring onto it. This is atached to a much shorter pole by means of a double leather thong between the poles. |
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BB small loft store 2A3 |
| D683 |
Woodworking |
square |
carpenter's square; steel blade with brass-faced hardwood member at right aangles |
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BB small loft store 2A3 |
| D705 |
Domestic |
shoe ornaments |
Ornaments for fitting to shoes |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| D706 |
CLOTHING |
ladies cape |
ladies evening cape in macrame, complete with two knotting implements |
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BB small loft store 2B2 |
| E100 |
TRANSPORT |
Heater |
Parafin fired under bonnet anti-frost unit. WD 1943 |
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BB small loft store 2C4 |
| E103 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
hand operated pump |
Hand operated pump for unknown purpose |
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BB small loft store 2D3 |
| E212 |
CLOTHING |
Breeches Stretcher |
Breeches Stretcher in bag with brass owners name plate |
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BB small loft store shelf 2F1 |
| E221 |
BRUSHMAKING |
Brush Set |
Set of 15 brushes, made at Beechwood Brushes Ltd, Bellingdon Rd. Chesham. Made in 1950/60s in a secret room, brushes set in pitch, have a special patent and were made in The Secret Room in the factory. The smaller brushes were made at Spa Brushes ltd, Alma Rd, Chesham, part of the same group of brush makers. |
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BB small loft store shelf 2F1 |
| E237 |
DOMESTIC |
Bread Peel |
Bread Peel for baking loaves with extra long arm |
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BB small loft store 2E5 |
| E295 |
TOOLS |
Power Tools |
Early, metal cased, Black & Decker 6" Hevy Duty Circular Saw |
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BB small loft store 2C1 |
| E297 |
TOOLS |
Drill Gun |
Desoutter Drill Gun. Type BI 5/16 |
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BB small loft store 2C1 |
| E298 |
TOOLS |
Hand Drill |
Vintage Breast Hand Drill |
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BB small loft store 2C1 |
| E382 |
DOMESTIC |
Glass Bottles |
Box of assorted glass bottles |
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BB Small Loft Store 2C2 |
| E518 |
MILITARY |
Army Uniform |
British Army Uniform, with boots and kit bag. last worn 1972. |
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BB small loft store 2A2 |
| E532 |
Electrical |
Lighting Weights |
Three electric light weights |
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BB2 Small Loft Store 2D2 |
| E585 |
Tools |
Wood Planes |
Collection of wood planes |
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BB Small Loft Store 2C3 |
| E586 |
Domestic |
Irons |
2 domestic irons |
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BB Small Loft Stoire 2G3 |
| E700 |
Memorabillia |
Post Cards |
Selection of family postcards |
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BB small loft store 2F2 |
| E721 |
Smoking |
Pipes |
Collection of 14 Meerchaum Pipes. |
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BB 2G3
&
CC Bay 6 |
| E790 |
Tools |
Coopers tools |
Coopers Tools belonged to W G Gough. |
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BB 2D3 |
| E839 |
Photography |
Screen |
Collapsible Slide Screen in black case |
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BB 2B2 |
| E840 |
Photography |
Video camera |
Sony Video Camera in brown case |
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BB 2B2 |