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Victorians
Learn about Victorian life in these fascinating boxes.
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Florence Nightingale- Discovery Museum
Full of original 19th century artefacts, this box reflects the daily life of Florence Nightingale whilst she worked at the hospital in Scutari during the Crimean War.
Box contents
- lantern
- apron
- lace cap
- black bonnet
- owl model
- velvet box
- shell souvenir box
- rosary beads
- Crimean medal
- flower dust
- watch
- hair pins
- seal and sealing wax
- travelling ink well
- huckaback towel
- scrubbing brush
- soap
- dressing case
- handkerchief
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Victorian Homelife- Discovery Museum
What was everyday life like in Victorian times? Provide your class with a stimulating array of objects that will bring the Victorians to life. Please note box contents may vary.
Box contents
- stone hot water bottle
- book 'English History'
- pair of Victorian girl’s shoes
- house key
- chamber pot
- toasting fork
- curling tongs
- candle stick holder
- lady’s drawers
- flat iron
- Victorian photographs
- local letter
- proggy mat
- zoetrope strip
- Exchange and Mart paper
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Victorian Homes - Sunderland
What was home life like for Victorians? Where did they shop? How did they prepare meals? How did they style their hair? This selection of original Victorian domestic objects helps to provide answers to these questions and a lot more!
Box contents
- Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management
- Mincer
- Potato masher
- Curling tongs
- Miser’s purse
- Button hook
- Receipt from Wherly and Sheraton
- Receipt from Moore’s Butcher
- Baking tin
- Original photograph (taken in Sunderland)
- String dishcloth
- ‘A Victorian Village’ book
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Victorian Kitchen- Discovery Museum
Use Victorian kitchen objects to enable children to distinguish between old and new, and to learn about life at a time beyond living memory.
Box contents
- flat iron
- weighing scales
- weights x 4
- butter pats
- wooden egg cup
- Bovril bottle
- baking powder tin
- rolling pin
- wooden spoon
- beaded food cover
- poss stick
- potato masher
- toasting fork
- book “Food and Cooking in 19th Century Britain”
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Victorian Schoolroom - Sunderland
Explore what it would have been like for Victorian school children through this fantastic selection of original and replica objects and photographs.
Box contents
- Case and spectacles
- Dip pens
- Chalk holder and chalk
- Glass inkwell
- Pottery inkwell
- 'Stories and Rhymes for Holiday Times’ book
- ‘Home Art Book of Fancy Stitchery’ book
- Boots
- Slates
- Slate pencils
- Board tools
- Set of photographs
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Victorian Schoolroom Costume Set- Discovery Museum
A whole class set of boys' and girls' costumes to enhance your pupils' understanding of a Victorian classroom.
Box contents
- 15 girls' mop hats
- 15 girls' pinafores
- 15 boys' caps
- 15 boys' waistcoats
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Victorian Schoolroom- Discovery Museum
Compare modern and Victorian schooling with original and high quality replica objects and role play girls' and boys' uniforms. Please note contents may vary.
Box contents
- 15 slates
- 15 ink wells and tray
- slate pencils
- 2 dip pens
- finger stocks
- boy’s costume
- girl’s costume
- skipping rope
- school bell
- whip and top
- cup and ball
- backboard
- ‘The Handy Book of Object Lessons’
- Victorian schoolroom resource pack
- Vere Foster’s Copybook
- original school photograph
- 3 re-enactment photographs
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Victorian Toys- Discovery Museum
What were toys like in the past? How do they differ from toys and games today? This box contains original objects that children can take delight in handling. Please note contents may vary from box to box.
Box contents
- wooden ‘Betty Doll’
- stereoscope and 8 photographs
- dominoes
- Archie Acrobat
- whip and top
- yo-yo
- hoop and stick
- skipping rope
- marbles
- ping pong bat
- diabolo
- pick up sticks
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Victorian Washday- Discovery Museum
Discover the reality of a typical washday in the nineteenth century with this original poss tub full of washing implements.
Box contents
- poss tub - used as container for objects
- poss stick
- washboard
- split willow pegs
- iron
- carpet beater
- grater
- soap
- scrubbing brush
- washing line
- cap and apron
- ‘Rachel’s Washday’ book
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Victorians and Edwardians at School and Home - Sunderland
Try your hand at being a Victorian or Edwardian by investigating these genuine objects from schools and homes of the era.
Box contents
- Hoops and sticks
- Skipping ropes
- Diablos
- Finger stocks
- Ceramic inkwells
- Vere Foster’s copy books
- 'The Victorian School Day' book
- Dip pens
- Griddle Pan
- Wooden spoon
- Ink bottle
- Cocoa tin
- Marbles and penny
- Tobacco tin
- Baking tins
- 'The Enquirer’s Oricle’ book
- Bunting
- Slates
- Coronation Mug
- Crumb Tray
- Poss stick
- Ladies boots
