Item Reference: 001619
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: The Golden Hind plastic model kit, titled “Flagship of Sir Francis Drake”, 1:96 scale; a Revell Authentic kit product; in original packaging with all its contents, and assembly instructions; made in England.
Date: 1965
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Item Reference: 001612
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Assorted playing cards, including three decks of incomplete poker cards, one set of “Happy Families” cards depicting animal characters, and another set of “Cheery Families” depicting human characters.
Date: c. 1940s
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Item Reference: 001605
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Assorted Christmas cracker toys, made of plastic and rubber.
Date: c. 1980s
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Item Reference: 001577
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Miniature cane wicker armchair for dolls and dollhouses.
Date: c. 1980s
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Item Reference: 001615
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: A ceramic-like doll’s head with drawn-on features, like eyes, mouth, and eyebrows.
Date: c. 1930s
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Item Reference: 001610
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Mini-Toons’ action transfer on the theme, “Ye knights of olde”, includes an envelope with user instructions, graphics, and transfers; printed in England by Letraset Limited.
Date: 1971
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Item Reference: 001609
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: A “Clover Bank Cheque Book” for children’s playtime, cannot be used in payment, orange covered.
Date: c. 1970s
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Item Reference: 001604
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Brooke Bond picture card album on “famous people from 1869-1969,” illustrated by Angus McBride, with words by Virginia Shankland, acquired for free with the purchase of Brooke Bond Tea and Teabags. The album features some cards collected, displayed above the information of the ‘famous person’ though many remain empty.
Date: 1970s
Further Information: Collected cards were intended be glued into the photo album above the relevant information, however this would mean forgoing unique information on the rear of the card.
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Item Reference: 001591
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Reeves’ stencils packet no. 21, four bird designs, manufactured by Reeves and Sons Ltd, made in England.
Date: c. 1960s
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Item Reference: 001589
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Striker football scoreboard in original packaging with all its contents, including 20 names of world teams and user manual, acquired from “Raggity Ann’s” closing down sale for 20 pence.
Date: c.1980s
Further Information: The scoreboard features several former countries such as East and West Germany (reunified in 1990) and Yugoslavia (disintegrated in 1992 to become separate states). Holland is also presented as a country, as opposed to a region of the Netherlands.
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