MEREM:2010.74.3

Brief description: small geography textbook bound in brown paper, c.1890 Classifications: society / education Identifications: textbook / Place: Paternoster Row Measurements: height 16.6cm Material: paper, thread Completeness: complete
MEREM:2010.74.4

Brief description: small geography textbook bound in brown paper, c.1910 Classifications: society / education Identifications: textbook / Place: Measurements: height 18.1cm Material: paper, thread Completeness: complete
MEREM:2010.74.5

Brief description: used handwriting textbook bound in brown paper, c.1890 Classifications: society / education Identifications: textbook / Place: Minerva House Measurements: height 17.1cm Material: paper, thread Completeness: complete
MEREM:2010.74.1

Brief description: small geography textbook bound in brown paper, dated 1891 Classifications: society / education Identifications: textbook / Place: Paternoster Row Measurements: height 16.6cm Material: paper, thread Completeness: complete
MEREM:2010.74.2

Brief description: small geography textbook bound in green paper, stamped with the date 1905 and Country Borough of Bournemouth Education Committee Classifications: society / education Identifications: textbook / Place: Paternoster Row Measurements: height 16.9cm Material: paper, thread Completeness: complete
MEREM:2010.70.2

Brief description: brown leather handbag with purple lining containing various trade bills and a Kodak Beau Brownie cameral leaflet, once belonging to Mrs Toogood, early 20th century. Classifications: person / accessory / person Identifications: handbag / Place: Measurements: height 12.5 cm (closed, excluding strap Material: leather, fabric, metal, paper Completeness: complete Additional images: Click the […]
MEREM:2010.70.5

Brief description: illustrated children’s book entitled ‘Little Wide Awake’ in blue cloth binding with gold decoration, once belonging to Gladys Toogood of Prospect House, given to her by Gwendoline Taylor of The Mill, Mere, no publication details, early 20th century. Classifications: recreation / toys and games / person Identifications: book / Place: Measurements: height 24.7 […]
MEREM:2010.70.6

Brief description: part of a calendar for 1935 pasted to a cardboard mount on which is also a photograph of Miss Wilcox’s class at the infant school, Mere in 1934 Classifications: society / education / society Identifications: calendar / photograph Place: Blackpool Measurements: height 25.4 cm Material: cardboard, paper Completeness: calendar leaves for Jan – […]
MEREM:2010.69

Brief description: children’s game called ‘Dizzy Dots, The New Parlour Game’, consisting of red folding board comprising a central circle and rotating disk and blank printed circles, and a small red box with lid containing 6 red, 7 green and 9 cream cardboard disks or counters, 1900 = 1949 Classifications: recreation / toys Identifications: game […]
MEREM:2010.70.1

Brief description: cardboard case in two parts containing a pair of bone-framed spectacles, made by Herbert Hooper of Mere for Mrs Toogood, early 20th century Classifications: person / accessory / society / health Identifications: spectacles Place: Castle Works Wiltshire Measurements: height 13 cm (case closed) Material: cardboard, paper, bone, glass Completeness: complete