Box 11: Childhood years

Reminiscence Loan Box

  1. Cotton reel “French knitting” (L5099)
  2. Marbles x 9 (L4191)
  3. Pocket Money in pence ( four pennies) (L5100)
  4. Morse Code Flags from the Guides (3) (L899 .1.2.3)
  5. Girl Guiding Book and Badges (L552.2)
  6. Spinning Top (Does not spin)
  7. Poster ‘New Meccano’
  8. Wire doll with making instructions (in file) (L4611.1.2)
  9. Skipping rope (L4395)
  10. Radio Times July 1948 – look for Children’s Hour
  11. ‘LOTTO’ game in a box (L806)
  12. Card Game – Happy families (1995.114)
  13. Rupert Bear (L4268)
  14. Reminiscence on ‘sweets’ (in file)
  15. Book – ‘Pip and Squeak’ (1994.685)
  16. Three birthday cards (in file) (L2052, L2053 & 1990.209)
  17. Wooden Jigsaw puzzle by ‘Victory’ (L4064)
  18. Comic ‘Rover’ – 1951 (in file) (L832)
  19. Wooden toy car (L5098)
  20. Train engine carriage and 4 track pieces (L5096)
  21. Money box : PO Savings Bank (L4347)
  22. Book ‘Black Beauty’ (L24)
  23. Book ‘Rupert’ (L5095)
  24. Doll (L670)
  25. Scouting for boys (L912)
  26. Mini Umbrella (L5097)
  27. Poster – Shirley Temple 1930s
  28. Poster – Muffin the Mule 1930s
  29. Book – ‘Stirring Boys Stories’ (L632)
  30. Poster – Comics for Boys during the War
  31. Poster – ‘Lets Play House’ matchbox furniture
  32. Virol jar (X1997.228.2)
  33. Pictures of Childhood activities x 4

Total: 33 items value £230

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