The darning of the toes indicates that the items were costly to replace so rather than discard the item they were mended. A pair of grey silk stockingscostume, female underwear

Toy metal truck chassis with green windows and red front. Four rubber wheels.Daf. Lesney. Made in England.toys, general

Minute gold coated lady's safety razor in box with red lid. Instructions in box. Fully enclosed in a green cardboard boxThe Laurel Ladies' Boudoir Safety Razor.personal effects-toilet requisites, shaving

Inductance coil for a crystal set. Cross wound to minimize capacitance between normally wound adjacent turns.communication, radio

Leather strop enclosed in red and white box.Valet strop made by the manufacturers of the Valet Autostrop Safety Razor British Made.personal effects-toilet requisites, shaving

Doul;ton Wares founded in Lambeth London from 1825. Became Royal Doulton in 1901.Child' china cup and saucer with white background. Pattern of yellow flowers and green leaves.domestic items, crockery

Cardboard cigarette box with silver paper lining inside.Ardath Specials Virginia Cork Tipped 20 cork tipped cigarettes.personal effects, smoking accessories

Small Tin for Spear'S PillSpeares Pills for Constipation, Biliousness Complexion Promotes Healthy Action of Liver and Kidneysmedicine, pharmacy

Manicure set: Two jars with lids and a bow pattern.One nail buffer with matching pattern. Small brush with matching pattern - all above are silver. Nail file, eyebrow tweezers, cuticle press have scroll pattern. All these items have silver handle. The seven items are enclosed in a velvet lined leather case.personal effects-toilet requisites, manicure

Small tin for menthol snuffComp Menthol Snuff Prepared by Burroughs Wellcombe + Co London.personal effects, snuff taking

Large brown bakelite box with lid. 'Cigarettes' engraved on top of lid.Three Caftles Cigarettes Made in Englandpersonal effects, smoking accessories

Used for buttoning boots.Button hook for buttons on shoes. Has grey wooden handles.costume accessories, footwear accessories

Red cardboard box containing:|1 Dice|6 large coloured counters|22 small coloured countersThe Game of Tiddlywinks(sic) Edition Deluxe British Made.recreations, games

Metal tongs with two prongs and two handles. Used for curling hair.Marcel 9costume accessories, hair accessories

Metal glove stretcher with two prongs and decorated handles. Operated by spring devices.costume accessories, glove accessories

Button hook for boots with amber and green pearlised handle.costume accessories, footwear accessories

Tin containing waxed vestas (matches) with a green and lid.Bell's waterproof waxed Vesta'spersonal effects, smoking accessories

White porcelain toy cup and saucer. Motif of child painting dog house with dog beside her on both items.Made in Japan.toys, general

Matchbox with green and black lidOn back -- Scorn the know-all Don't be a war alarmist.|On Front-- Duncan's 60's heavy weight safety matchespersonal effects, smoking accessories

Packet containing round jar of strop dressing. Packet is yellow - jar black with white writing instructions in box.PACKET - Rolls razor strop dressing for all razor strops.|JAR - Rolls strop dressing Rolls Razor Co. of Aust P/L 8a Castlereagh St Sydney N.S.W.personal effects-toilet requisites, shaving

Eight wooden blocks - different colours and different letters of the alphabet.toys, general

Small booklet - Official guide to XVI Olympics, Melbourne, 1956.documents, programmes

Two dark blue and white programmes for the athletics at Melbourne Olympics.Olympics Games Melbourne Australia 1956 Athletics Main Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Friday 30th November Official Programme One Shilling.documents, programmes

Paper booklet in two shades of brown containing knitting instructions.P+B Knitting Made Easy 1941 Edition Patons + Baldwinsbooks, reference

Paper booklet of needlework.Always in print.|Weldon's Pen Painting And Stencilling--- Fan, Bag, Screen, Etc.books, reference, handcrafts, needlework

Booklet containing instructions on 'The Art of Embroidery Shading'. Two peacock feathers on front cover.books, reference, handcrafts, needlework

Linen bag with drawstring. 'Linen' in yellow embroidered on front and surrounded by white flowers and green leaves.handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, laundering

White heavy cotton lace blouse with high neck. Large white flowers are 'over' embroidered on lace. 3/4 Length sleeves and hooks and eyes all down the back.costume, female

Apron made from jute bag. One pocket. All edges bound in apricot wool blanket stitch.costume, female working

Small apron in brown and White Pattern. One pocket. All edges in whitecostume, children's