MEREM:2009.88.2
Brief description: wooden jigsaw in Rowntree’s cocoa tin with photograph of complete picture, mid 20th century Classifications: recreation / toys Identifications: jigsaw / Place: Measurements: height cm Material: wood and paper and photographic paper Completeness: complete
MEREM:2009.88.3
Brief description: wooden jigsaw puzzle in old tin with lid, with photograph of complete picture, mid 20th century Classifications: recreation / toys Identifications: jigsaw / Place: Measurements: height cm Material: wood, paper and photographic paper and tin Completeness: complete
MEREM:2009.5
Brief description: a miniature snuff box made of mahogany by Derek Bristow of Mere, in the shape of a boot with nails in the sole, laces and a sliding lid Classifications: recreation / tobacco / personalia Identifications: snuff box / Place: Measurements: height 3.8 cm Material: mahogany, metal nails, metal wire Completeness: complete Additional images: […]
MEREM:2008.111
Brief description: cigar and/or cigarette holder made of meerschaum and amber in a shaped, hinged wooden case covered in patterned leather and lined with red velvet, inside the lid of which are stamped in gold two winged rampant lions and a crowned shield which bears the initial B, ?19th century Classifications: recreation / tobacco Identifications: […]
MEREM:2008.113
Brief description: walking stick (‘thumb stick’) made of varnished dark hazel with a horn handle, made by Robert Nurden (formerly Mere butcher), 2008 Classifications: recreation / person / accessory Identifications: walking stick / Place: Mere Wiltshire Measurements: height 50cm Material: wood, horn Completeness: complete Additional images: Click the images to view larger image
MEREM:2008.53-8
Brief description: postcard with black and white photograph of people in a charabanc owned by Lawley’s of Mere, on an outing, c.1923 – 25. Classifications: recreation / holiday / person / costume Identifications: photograph / postcard Place: Measurements: height 8.6 cm
MEREM:2008.53-9
Brief description: black and white photograph (post card) of people waiting outside The Talbot Inn, Mere, perhaps for a bus, in order to go on an outing, 1927 Classifications: recreation / holiday / person / costume Identifications: photograph / postcard Place: Measurements: height 8 cm
MEREM:2008.51
Brief description: Kodak Brownie six-20 Camera, Model F Classifications: recreation / photography / technology Identifications: camera / box camera Place: Measurements: height 10.5 cm Material: metal, glass, plastic Completeness: complete
MEREM:2014.13
Brief description: black and white photograph of cups and medals won by Mere Football Club, 1925-6 Classifications: recreation / sports Identifications: photograph / postcard Measurements: height 8.6 cm
MEREM:2007.4
Brief description: empty packet, white with red and black printing, once containing Black Cat Cigarettes, found in The Rutter Pavilion in the Recreation Ground, Mere; possibly dating from 1920s or 1930s. Classifications: recreation / tobacco Identifications: cigarette packet Measurements: height 7.3 cm Material: cardboard, printer’s ink Completeness: complete