Faulkner’s soft drink bottles

glass bottle with applied ceramic two-colour (red and white) label depicting a mother and baby polar bear and lettering larger bottle: 26 (h) x 7 (w) x 7 (l) x 2.5 (opening)  (d)  smaller bottle: 22.5 (h) x 6 (w) x 6 (l) x 2.5 (opening) (d)  […]

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magic lantern

‘Exhibition’ lantern (projector) and set of 24 glass slides in a timber box. The slides have wooden frames, and illustrate nursery tales, riddles, ‘changing comics and views.’ There is a paper copy of ‘Whittington and His Cat’ in the box which is a numbered set of slides showing Whittington’s story.   Lantern: 28.5 cm (w) […]

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mourning cap

Black silk and linen mourning cap with beads, sequins and floral applique, machine-made lace with ribbon ties and ornamental bows made of velvet cotton. […]

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music box

Music box, inlaid wood with diamond pattern on top, tambourine front and inlaid border. Removable lid, glass lid to workings, leather tongue to pull out glass. Inside painted black with brass roller and bells and other workings. […]

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