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Description: | The collections relate to the life of William Cowper and Rev. John Newton and selected people, the town of Olney and surrounding villages and the local lace industry, mainly 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The collections are small, but include objects and items of local and social history ranging from the 1st- 20th century including 250 archaeology items, 112 costume and textiles mainly from the bobbin lace industry, 248 decorative art objects, 113 geology specimens, 57 coins and medals and tokens, 77 items belonging to Cowper and Newton, 20 science and industry items relating to bobbin lace, 500 social history items, 219 archival items including Sparrow Collection, manuscripts and 1st editions, 1 agricultural object, 1 18th century electro-static machine, 7 musical items, a sedan chair and a funeral bier and 46 photographs. | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Orchard Side,
Market Place,
Olney Buckinghamshire United Kingdom,
MK46 4AJ | Telephone: | 01234 711516 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:4272 | Go to resource |
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