| ID |
Category |
Simple Name |
Detailed Description |
Thumbnail |
Location |
| A031 |
MEASURES |
measure, half pint |
inscribed 326, V.R.239 1/2pint JB on outside wooden measure bound in iron |
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BB Small Loft Store 3B2 |
| A053 |
HUSBANDRY AND LIVESTOCK |
marking iron |
brand on iron T inside a crcle, for use on livestock eg cattle. |
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BB small loft store 3C3 |
| A069 |
HORSES |
horse shoe |
old horse shoes |
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BB small loft store 3E2 |
| A074 |
BUILDING |
rasp |
For filing purposes |
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BB small loft store 3C3 |
| A075.1 |
PLUMBING |
pincers |
pincers, may be used for holding pipes while soldering. |
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BB small loft store 3B3 |
| A077 |
BUILDING |
square and level |
Used for measuring in the building industry. |
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BB small loft store 3C3 |
| A078.1 |
BUILDING |
bat, brickmaking |
Possibly used in making hand made bricks; one face flat, obverse curved |
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BB small loft store 3C2 |
| A079.1 |
BUILDING |
bat, brickmaking |
Possibly used in making hand made bricks |
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BB small loft store 3A3 |
| A081 |
SADDLERY |
clamp |
leatherworkers clamp; used in saddlery, held between the knees of a seated craftsman |
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BB small loft store 3B2 |
| A084 |
BUILDING |
ridge tile |
From a roof. Tile inscribed W'iam Grub May 26 Day 1742. |
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BB small loft store 3F3 |
| A127 |
WHEELWRIGHTS |
drawing knife |
Used to smooth spokes in wheel making. This one for timber spokes which were riven rather than cut and therefore rougher. |
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BB small loft store 3B2 |
| A128 |
CARPENTRY |
spokeshave |
Used to smooth spokes in wheel making. |
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BB small loft store 3B3 |
| A129 |
CARPENTRY |
spokeshave |
Used to smooth spokes in wheel making. |
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BB small loft store 3A3 |
| A130 |
CARPENTRY |
spokeshave |
Used to smooth spokes in wheel making. |
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BB small loft store 3A3 |
| A132 |
CARPENTRY |
spokeshave |
Used to smooth spokes in wheel making. |
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BB small loft store 3A3 |
| A133 |
MEASURES |
calipers |
For measuring wheels. |
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BB small lft store 3C3 |
| A134 |
CARPENTRY |
plane, rounder |
Blade setting is square. |
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BB small loft store 3B3 |
| A135 |
CARPENTRY |
plane, rounder |
Rounded semi-circular blade setting. |
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BB small loft store 3C3 |
| A136 |
CARPENTRY |
plane, rounder |
Rounded semi-circular blade setting. |
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| A137.1 |
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augers, twist with barrel eye |
three augers of varying sizes for different size holes. |
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BB small loft store 3E3 |
| A138 |
CARPENTRY |
augers, twist. |
Wooden handled auger 7/8 inch diameter |
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BB small loft store 3E3 |
| A141 |
TRADE TOOLS |
compases |
compases for scribing circles and arcs; with two pointed straight legs hinged at top. Carving arm joins the two legs, welded to one and sliding through a hole in the other.
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BB small loft store 3B3 |
| A143 |
WOODWORKING |
saw, bow |
Common bow saw. Bates, R stamped on frame. |
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BB small loft saw 3A3 |
| A144 |
CARPENTRY |
auger, taper |
Wooden handled taper auger with unusual screw head, ennabling auger to be inserted into wood without previously making a dent for it. |
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BB small loft store 3B3 |
| A146 |
WHEELWRIGHTS |
adze, wheelwright's |
Used by Mr Heady |
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BB small loft store 3B3 |
| A147 |
TOOLS |
traveller |
Used for measuring the circumference of wheels and tyres wheels |
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BB small loft store 3B3 |
| A148 |
CARRIAGES CARTS AND WAGONS |
wheel, cart, part |
Sample wheel part for display and instruction purposes. |
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BB small loft store 3E3 |
| A162.1 |
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bricks, kiln |
Bricks have holes in them.When laid on kiln floor they assist in the drying of grain |
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BB small loft store 3E2 |
| A174 |
CONTAINERS |
can |
Used for carrying milk before bottles. |
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BB small loft store 3E2 |
| A227 |
MEASURES |
balance |
hand-held balanceo weigh 4lbs, weights missing, brass beam, fulcrum and suspension, steel remainder |
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BB small loft store 3E2 |
| A270 |
DOMESTIC |
cup |
for every day use. used in the kitchen |
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BB small loft store 3F3 |
| A275 |
DOMESTIC |
jar, ornamental |
Large jar with pattern of red roses and gilding round top and bottom. Large tubular shaped jar in cream . Has two small china lugs one on each side approx 1 inch from rim. Inside has ledge at top possibly once had a lid. |
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BB small loft store 3C2 |
| A279 |
DOMESTIC |
chopper |
Curved spade shaped blade for use in a bowl. Handle is very large being same width as blade. |
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BB small loft store 3F3 |
| A280 |
DOMESTIC |
cake tin |
loose bottomed held with hinge pin high sided cake tin with 2 bottoms one with holes in it. |
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BB small loft store 3C1 |
| A281.2 |
DOMESTIC |
jar |
brown jar with decorative bands |
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BB small loft store 3B1 |
| A311_2 |
DOMESTIC |
jar |
not trade-marked. Wide necked with light brown glaze. |
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BB small loft store 3C2 |
| A319 |
DOMESTIC |
Stewpot |
Brown glaze with zigzag decoration |
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BB small loft store 3A3 |
| A329 |
DOMESTIC |
cake plate |
3 plates on a stand. damaged Flesh coloured shell shaped dishes. with inlaid pattern and gold handle. |
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BB small loft store 3C2 |
| A367 |
DOMESTIC |
bellows |
small bellows no proper handle at the top, restored J. Brantom ~2004 |
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BB small loft store 3E1 |
| A453 |
DOMESTIC |
sieve |
small sieves two are round, cup size and one is smaller and cone-shaped. |
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BB small loft store 3C2 |
| A454 |
TRADE TOOLS |
boot hook |
boot hook |
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BB small loft store 3A3 |
| A474 |
DOMESTIC |
towel rail |
holder for roller towel roller is fitted to board on the wall |
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BB small loft store 3G2 |
| A495 |
LIGHTING |
candlestick |
small oil / candle ? lamp with hinged hood yellow short candle in poor condition. hood needs repainting and rehinging |
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BB small loft store 3C2 |
| A501 |
DOMESTIC |
stew pot |
Earthernware stew pot for oven cooking Wide necked pot with two lug handles . Dark brown with plain colour bands. |
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BB small loft store 3C1 |
| A538 |
AGRICULTURE |
wimble and rope sample |
two wimbles of different designs, with a sample of rope made from hay using them |
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BB small loft store 3C3 |
| A541 |
AGRICULTURE |
fagging stick |
for holding corn for cutting wooden rod with end turned to a sharp angle |
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BB small loft store 3C3 |
| A542.2 |
AGRICULTURE |
fagging stick |
for holding corn while cutting corn by the armful |
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BB small loft store 3B2 |
| A549 |
AGRICULTURE |
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. Shorter pole is pointed. Long pole is turned short pole is barked. |
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BB small loft store 3B2 |
| A559 |
HUSBANDRY AND LIVESTOCK |
marking iron |
brand on iron HD |
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BB small loft store 3E2 |
| A562 |
HUSBANDRY AND LIVESTOCK |
shears |
sprung hand shears handle sprung by two meeting pieces of metal. Can be held in one hand and operated like scissors |
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BB small loft store 3B2 |
| A577.1 |
AGRICULTURE |
charlock header |
for grubbing up thistles wooden handle with flat metal blade set horzontally at angle of approx 30 degrees to handle. Both sides of blade are sharpened and end is pointed. Made from an old scythe blade. |
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BB small loft store 3B2 |
| A604 |
AGRICULTURE |
wimble |
wimble; use with A637 |
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BB small loft store 3B3 |
| A634 |
CRAFTS |
wimble and leather |
for making straw rope well made wimble . leather attached round spike. |
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BB small loft store 3B3 |
| A635.1 |
CRAFTS |
wimble |
for making straw rope . |
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BB small loft store 3C3 |
| A636 |
CRAFTS |
wimble and leather |
for making straw rope well made wimble . leather attached round spike. |
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BB small loft store 3B3 |
| A637 |
CRAFTS |
leather |
leather; use with A604 |
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BB small loft store 3B3 |
| A640 |
CRAFTS |
rake |
to straighten and hold thatch in place. short straight wooden bar with six iron nails driven through it at right angles |
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BB small loft store 3B2 |
| A642.1 |
CRAFTS |
thatching needle |
patent device for binding thatch with string |
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BB small loft store 3A3 |
| A647 |
AGRICULTURE |
fagging stick |
used to hook round ears of corn when using sickle wooden stick cut one growing naturally. 3 inch bar growing at 90 degree angle from main branch |
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BB Small Loft Store 3B3 |
| B155 |
CRAFTS |
thatching needle |
patent device for binding thatch with string , iron shaft with square iron bar set in a hollow carrier. shaft ends in a semicircular open bar with a point on the end. |
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BB small loft store 3B2 |
| B331 |
BLACKSMITHS |
3 thread makers |
Used for making screws and screw holes. 1. 41 cms long with crack in polished wooden handle. 2. 41cms long handle cracked. spaces unnumbered. 3. 32cms long. no handle. Double row of holes. |
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BB small loft store 3F2 |
| B364 |
LIGHTING |
gas light |
gas light, complete with new mantle, made by Tilley, Hendon |
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BB small loft store 3G3 |
| B373_3 |
CONTAINERS |
foot warmer |
stone hot water bottles; has top at top. |
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BB small loft store 3C2 |
| B462.3 |
CONTAINERS |
hot water bottle |
Hot waterbottle , round, brown end with black screw top |
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BB small loft store 3C2 |
| B467 |
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strike |
small strike with very rough edges. note on it says illegal. |
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BB small loft store 3E2 |
| B468 |
MEASURES |
steelyard |
balance with three hooks and two arrows bar calibrated to work either way up for either 10lbs or 40lbs and arrows placed accordingly on head. weight missing. |
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BB small loft store 3E2 |
| B491 |
HUSBANDRY AND LIVESTOCK |
marking iron |
brand on iron - P with star surround |
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BB small loft store 3E2 |
| B857 |
HUSBANDRY AND LIVESTOCK |
bottles |
bottles of Brown Draught bottles of medicine given to cattle for treatment of bloat, and horses for colic. |
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BB small loft store 3F3 |
| B950 |
TOOLS |
tow rope |
rope and chain tow rope tow rope with 6 loops for holding onto by men. chain and spring clip at end. This was probably for pulling a wagon stuck in a sticky situation. |
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BB small loft store 3G3 |
| B952 |
HUSBANDRY AND LIVESTOCK |
halter |
rope sheep halter rope sheep halter. used for showing at Smithfield show. |
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BB small loft store 3G3 |
| B958 |
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 "large" stamped on tape. also "4400 HENLE |
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BB small loft store 3C2 |
| B978 |
AGRICULTURE |
grain shovel |
wooden grain shovel shovel for moving grain. Letters J C H A burned on top of the handle and a leather holding device on bottom of handle. |
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BB small loft store 3G3 |
| C107 |
MEASURES |
measure |
wooden 1 gallon measure circular wooden measure with F.D. C.C. stamped on outside in two places.Dark brown colour. |
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BB small loft store 3C1 |
| C127 |
MEASURES |
measure |
1pint measure wooden measure with size 'Pint, crown, G.R, 2,coat of arms, and 26' burnt on side. |
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BB Small Loft Store 3C1 |
| C128 |
MEASURES |
measure |
wood measure wooden pint measure. trading standard official mark and pint burnt on side. |
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BB Small Loft Store 3C1 |
| C138 |
SPORT |
racquet press |
tennis racquet press for holding one racquet Press to hold one tennis racquet. Has three thumb screws for holding racquet firmly. Racquet inside. |
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BB small loft store 3E2 |
| C222.1 |
DOMESTIC |
curling tongs |
curling tongs; used hot for putting curls in ladies hair. |
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BB small loft store 3F3 |
| C229 |
AGRICULTURE |
shovel |
grain shovel semi-circular grain shovel. Closed at one end holding handle |
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BB small loft store 3B2 |
| C248 |
DOMESTIC |
can opener |
can opener single hand can opener. metal head for various functions |
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BB Small Loft Store 3E3 |
| C249 |
DOMESTIC |
knife cleaner |
manual knife cleaner 2metal and fabric plates facing each other with room to put knife in betweem. Turning handle in centre of plates. Improved star knife cleaner embossed on both metal plates. AW Co Ltd; restored J. Brantom ~2005 |
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BB Small Loft Store 3E1 |
| C407 |
MACHINES |
bellows |
foot bellows; T. Fletcher, Museum Street, Warrington; restored J. Brantom ~2005; foot operated bellows foot operated bellows. Has air exit pipe and foot bar on top. whole unit is clamped to base with 2 metal bars, bellows are made from leather. |
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BB Small Loft Store 3E1 |
| C444 |
CRAFTS |
reed comber |
reed comber Base of item wood with long curved spikes. Shaped handle. See note on handle |
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BB small loft store 3A2 |
| C463 |
DOMESTIC |
heater |
old 500w electric heater recently repaired with modern moulded plug |
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BB small loft store 3G2 |
| C598 |
BASKETS |
basket |
basket |
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BB small loft store 3B1 |
| C600 |
BASKETS |
basket |
basket |
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BB small loft store 3B1 |
| C601 |
BASKETS |
basket |
basket |
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BB small loft store 3B1 |
| C602 |
DOMESTIC |
Storage Jar |
Brown storage jar |
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BB small loft store 3A3 |
| C604 |
BASKETS |
basket |
basket |
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BB small loft store 3B1 |
| C605 |
BASKETS |
basket |
basket |
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BB small loft store 3B1 |
| C828 |
SOCIAL |
trungeon |
Victorian Police Constables Trungeon |
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BB small loft store 3A3 |
| D475 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
spanners |
pair of old cart spanners |
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BB Small Loft Store 3A3 |
| D477 |
AGRICULTURE |
clippers |
hedge clippers |
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BB Small Loft Store 3A2 |
| D478 |
AGRICULTURE |
sickle |
sickle |
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BB Small Loft Store 3A2 |
| D479 |
AGRICULTURE |
sickle |
sickle |
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BB Small Loft Store 3A2 |
| D482 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
mallet |
boxwood rounded-head mallet |
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BB Small Loft Store 3B3 |
| D484 |
DOMESTIC |
preserving jar |
Kilner preserving jar, Forsters Glass Co |
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BB Small Loft Store 3B2 |
| D485 |
DOMESTIC |
chopper |
kitchen food chopper . T handle centrally fixed to blade |
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BB Small Loft Store 3F3 |
| D486 |
DOMESTIC |
oven jack |
large oven jack |
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BB Small Loft Store 3B1 |
| D487 |
DOMESTIC |
basket |
Two fruit picking baskets of differing sizes |
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BB Small Loft Store 3B1 |
| D488 |
DOMESTIC |
hot water bottle |
stone hot water bottle; donor Roy Curzon |
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BB Small Loft Store 3C2 |
| D489 |
FARMING |
branding iron |
branding iron, 'W' , wood handle missing |
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BB Small Loft Store 3C2 |
| D491 |
DOMESTIC |
scoop |
small wooden scoop with holes |
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BB Small Loft Store 3E3 |
| D494 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
apron |
Leather apron . Good condition |
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BB Small Loft Store 3F2 |
| D495 |
DAIRY |
butter churn |
hand butter churn; Sanatogen, made by Cenatosan Ltd, Loughborough, Leicestershire |
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BB Small Loft Store 3F2 |
| D496 |
DOMESTIC |
stone bottle |
1 gallon stone bottle with handle , in wicker case, Roberts & Wilson, Ivinghoe |
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BB Small Loft Store 3F1 |
| D499 |
DOMESTIC |
stone bottle |
1 gallon stone bottle with handle |
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BB Small Loft Store 3F1 |
| D500 |
DOMESTIC |
stone bottle |
2 gallon stone bottle with handle; 'Claridge' |
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BB Small Loft Store 3F1 |
| D502 |
DOMESTIC |
stone bottle |
1 quart stone bottle |
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BB Small Loft Store 3F1 |
| D503 |
DOMESTIC |
stone jar |
2 gallon stone jar with hole for fitting tap |
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BB Small Loft Store 3F1 |
| D508 |
DOMESTIC |
pressure cooker |
Easiwork' health cooker, model 9; Easiwork Ltd Tottenham Court Road, London |
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BB Small Loft Store 3G1 |
| D645 |
MILITARY |
kit bag lock |
device inserted through eyelets at top of a kit bag and closed using padlock |
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BB small loft store 3G3 |
| D655 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
rake |
to straighten and hold thatch in place. short straight wooden bar with six iron nails driven through it at right angles |
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BB small loft store 3B2 |
| D656 |
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frying pan |
cast iron frying pan, 260 dia. |
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BB small loft store 3B1 |
| D658 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
apron and belt |
leather apron & canvas belt |
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BB small loft store 3A2 |
| D659 |
DOMESTIC |
pair of fire iron stands |
pair of cast iron stands for fire irons or for spit roasting; no spit or irons |
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BB small loft store 3A1 |
| D660 |
BREWING |
two stone bottles |
two of stone bottles, not a pair, each two gallons, no stoppers |
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BB small loft store 3E1 |
| D661 |
DOMESTIC |
curling tongs |
curling tongs; used hot for putting curls in ladies hair; handles insulated with a string binding |
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BB small loft store 3F3 |
| D662 |
TRADE EQUIPMENT |
unknown object |
unknown object; blade 250 mm long with rectangular hole at end 9 mm x 3 mm, andf fitted with a T- handle, 123 mm long, which shows signs of being used as a punch. |
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BB small loft store 3F3 |
| D663 |
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strike |
large strike |
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BB small loft store 3F2 |
| E214 |
CRAFTS |
wimble |
for making straw rope well made wimble |
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BB small loft store 3A3 |
| E215 |
CRAFTS |
Thatching Needle |
thatching needle. |
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BB small loft store 3A3 |
| E216 |
HUSBANDRY AND LIVESTOCK |
Spung handle shears |
sprung handle shears. |
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BB small loft store 3A3 |
| E230 |
PICTURES |
Framed photograph |
Gilt framed photograph of Earl Brownlow seated with large dog. |
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BB small loft store Shelf 3E1
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| E246 |
DOMESTIC |
Stone Bottle |
Stone Bottle Lambeth |
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BB small loft store 3F1 |
| E252 |
BREWING |
Beer Bottle |
Roberts & Wilson Ltd Ivinghoe, brown beer bottle. Damaged base. |
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BB small loft store 2G3 |
| E253 |
DOMESTIC |
Coffee mugs |
Coffee mugs for Tunnel Cement & Castle Cement Pitstone |
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BB small loft store 2G3 |