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'Sucrets' Tin
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The product Sucrets lozenges were used as a treatment for a sore throat. It was introduced in Baltimore, Maryland, by Sharp & Dohme in 1932.
Blue and cream tin. Cream lid with blue printed text. Blue base with cream square containing blue printed text.
'Sucrets' Antiseptic throat lozenges tested for germicidal activity
non-fiction
Magazine with articles of historical interest
port phillip association, state library of victoria, exhibition, 1982, john helder wedge, michael connolly, john batman, charles swanston, joseph tice gellibrand, george mercer, william buckley
Standard manual eggbeater with unusual stand to allow easier addition of ingredients while mixing.
Vintage metal eggbeater with cream enamel clamp made for purpose. Propert clamp Persinware beater
Clamp - Propert Pat. NO 28044/49 Beater - Persinware
domestic object, egg beater, propert, stand, persinware
Utensil used in kitchens when preparing coffee.
Black enamel Cast iron coffee grinder attach to table or bench. Long handle clamp
Rapide No.1 Beatrice Coffee grinder
domestic object, kitchen utensil, coffee, grinder, bench top, manual
Kitchen gadget used in the 1930s/1940s to be a labour saving device
Green metal domestic slicer with three blades on a wheel turned by handle, can be clamped to bench
Initials KBC, Cast iron
domestic object, kitchen, bean slicer, ken bowes & co ltd, labour saving
This iron was used by women to press the clothes from the mid 19th century. Coal embers were put inside, heating the base of the iron. Small bellows could be used to fire up the embers in order to keep the iron hot.
This item is significant as it represents the appliances used by women from the mid 19th century until the advent of electricity.
Brass iron with hinged lid, curved funnel and wooden handle with asbestos stand
domestic object, iron, laundry, appliance
Tin box (1 of 4), for 'Ayrton's Sulphur & Yeast Tablets', metal, Ayrton, Saunders and Co Ltd, Liverpool, England, 1910-1940
A small Ayrton's Sulphur and Yeast tablets with seven red dots showing usage features of these tablets.
Ayrton's Sulphur and Yeast Tablets Ayrton's, Saunders & Co Ltd, Hanover Street, Liverpool
ayrton's sulphur & yeast tablets, remedy, sulphur, yeast, tablets
Frederick A. Lewis; Rene A Lewis; Len Ricketts
Communication between donor's acent and BHS
2x letters covering donation and item list. A4 size sheets
lewis & whitty, frederick a. lewis, tea set, silver, presentation
F. A Lewis, Irene A. Lewis
Provides provenance and history of the coffee/tea set item BHS- 00001-2024
A 2 Page Handwritten letter
f.a. lewis, irene a. lewis, lewis & whitty, richmond, tea set, silver
Larus and Brother Company (1877-1968) was a diversified tobacco company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The company manufactured pipe tobacco, cigarettes and charcoal.
Relates to historic past times and habits.
Vintage Edgeworth extra high grade pipe tobacco tin - features a blue lid with old style font.
Edgeworth extra high grade sliced pipe tobacco Larus & Bro Co, Richmond, VA USA
smoking, tobacco, container
Tobacco Tin, Murray Sons & Co Ltd, Erinmore Flake Pipe Tobacco, Estimated date: 1930's Rectangular metal tin with fitted lid. Yellow painted lid with red print in centre on lid. Murray's trademark pineapple at lower centre on lid. Yellow top. Red writing. Dark grey base.
Relates to historic past-time and habits
Rectangular metal tin with fitted lid. Yellow painted lid with red print in centre on lid. Murray's trademark pineapple at lower centre on lid. Yellow top. Red writing. Dark grey base.
Murray's Erinmore Flake Made in Northern Ireland by Murray Sons & Co Ltd, Belfast
smoking, tobacco, container
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