Loans Box -1950’s Household
£0.00 – £15.00
Loans Box 20 1950’s Household
KS 2
Subjects: History, Science, Technology. Music
After the shortages and rationing of the immediate post-war period, life began to improve in the 1950’s. As well as more availability of foodstuffs there were more consumer goods, such as record players and 45 rpm discs. The first ’45 had actually been pressed by RCA Victor in 1948, and was called “PeeWee the Piccolo”. As few people would have had equipment to play it, however there is no sign that poor Pee Wee was a great success.
Contents:
2 identity cards |
1950s Ration Books (6) |
Motor Fuel Ration Book |
Festival of Britain Souvenir |
Coronation mug |
Coronation souvenir book 1953 |
Her Majesty the Queen Book |
1950s Newspapers (5) |
National Dried Milk Tin |
Flying duck wall ornament |
House Beautiful Magazine 1956 |
Fabric sample |
Homemaker plate |
Sputnik influenced lamp |
Cookery books (3) |
Stiff net petticoat |
Lady’s spotted dress |
White gloves – 2 pairs |
Best hat |
Liberty bodice |
Powder compact |
White Fire soap |
Photo of Eclipse 1954 |
Radio and Television Diary 1956 |
Wedding Photo late 1950s |
CDs Time of Your Life 1952 & 1953 |
Picture of women’s 1950s fashion |
Pink frilly elastic |
2 circular skirts (replica) |
Pifco Trouser Press |
1957 music CD |
DVD Happy & Glorious (Royal Wedding & Coronation) |
Pins and Needles Magazine |
Baby & Toddler knitting patterns |
Tatting book |
Pryce Jones Catalogue |
Rabbit Jelly Mould |
Set of child’s silver cutlery |
Meat skewer |
Lady’s jumper knitting pattern |
Brass dinner gong |
Wooden biscuit barrel |
11 x 78 rpm records |
Jim Reeves 45 rpm record |
Record player – not working (Supplied separately) |
Magazine Rack (Supplied separately) |
2 x Tennis rackets (Supplied separately) |
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Loans Boxes for Educational purposes
Our Loans Box service is again free of charge to schools, childminders, home educators and youth organisations.
A small charge of £15 per box for up to two weeks is made for care homes and all other individuals and organisations wishing to use this service.
Free and paid-for loans boxes are booked online (if you have any questions, please telephone on 01665 605847)·
How to Book
Free and paid for loans boxes are booked online (if you have any questions, please telephone the museum office on 01665 605847)·
- Please contact the office by telephone during working hours or by email to ask@bailiffgatemuseum.co.uk to check the dates you want to loan this box are available.
- When you have agreed a satisfactory period, then select whether you are a sponsored or not and click on Add to Basket to process your booking, stating the period you want to borrow the box for in the Order Notes on the Checkout page.
Please note: All bookings run from Saturday to Saturday and users must collect and deliver the loans boxes back to Bailiffgate Museum & Gallery (Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am – 4pm, Sundays 11am-4pm)). Loans Boxes and any additional items not contained in the loans box must be returned by at least the stated return date. You may return them early but note we are not open on Mondays. See our Terms and Conditions (and please ensure you read paragraph 12 which details terms and conditions for Loans Boxes).