History in a box
The museum has a range of loan boxes for hire which support the National Curriculum.
Boxes are available for two week loan periods. £15 per loan period, boxes to be collected from the museum.
Loan boxes are not only for schools, any group is welcome to borrow one.
For more information contact us.
World War II
Contains:
- Gas mask in box*
- Baby’s Gas mask
- War Illustrated Magazine
- Headlight cover
- Incendiary bomb and tail
- Ration book
- Dried egg packet (replica)
- ARP warden whistle
- ARP warning rattle (replica)
- Home Guard photograph
*Replica: we are unable to provide original gas masks as they contain asbestos. This replica is safe for pupils to handle and try on.
Then and now: then
Contains:
- Oil lamp
- Teapot
- Horn beaker
- Codd-neck bottle
- Curling irons
- Flat iron
- Brass saucepan
- Baby's gown
Then and now: now
Contains:
- Torch
- Teapot
- Plastic beaker
- Plastic bottle
- Electric curling irons
- Electric iron
- Aluminium saucepan
- Baby grow
Britain since the 1930's
Contains:
- 1950s radio
- 1930s hair dryer
- 1930s electric iron
- 1940s man's swimming costume
- 1960s vinyl record
- Pre-decimal coins
- Pre-decimal currency converter
Victorian
Contains:
- Pewter tankard
- Glass pop bottle
- Hot water bottle
- Curling tongs
- Combinations
- Wick trimmer
- Candlestick
- Brass saucepan
Victorian: school
Contains:
- Sampler
- Hand bell
- Ink well
- Chalk
- Ink bottle
- Slates (replica) these can be used by pupils
- Nib pens (replica) can be used by pupils - please note ink is not supplied
Victorian: kitchen
Contains:
- Jelly mould
- Horn beaker
- Butter pats
- Cast iron kettle (replica)
- Brass weight
- Brass saucepan
- Horn handled knife and fork
Victorian: home
Contains:
- Brass candle stick
- Ink well
- Shoe horn
- Skirt lifter
- Man's nightshirt
- Crimping tongs brass
- Wick trimmer
Romans and celts
Contains:
- Strigil
- Coins
- Knucklebones
- Purse
- Brooch
- Celtic pot
- Boy’s red tunic
- Girl’ s white underdress
- Girl’s blue overdress
- Palla
Geology
Contains:
- Hecticoceras ammonite (163m years)
- Dactylioceras ammonite (180m years)
- Meandrina (80m years)
- Favosites colonial coral (425m years)
- Micraster echinoid (85m years)
- Bi-valve (150m years)
- Gryphaea
- Fossilized wood
(All the items in this loan box are replicas)
The slave trade
Contains:
- Cotton gown
- Sugar loaf (replica)
- Sugar nippers
- Brass manilla
- Horn snuff box
- Clay tobacco pipe
- George III penny