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Description: | The social history collections have a wide range of objects, ephemera and images that tell the story of Reading since the 1700s. The Huntley & Palmers collection explores the history of ReadingÃ's world famous biscuit maker. The textile collection consists of costume and costume accessories, some working clothes and banners with Reading links. There is an extensive collection of images and ephemera from Reading and the surrounding area. These mostly date from the late 19th century and 20th century. The Museum is continuing to collect images and ephemera that reflect the lives of Reading people today. Since 1995 the Museum has been collecting audio recordings of Reading peopleÃ's life stories and experiences. The most usual item is the unique full-size Victorian replica of Bayeux Tapestry (see www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk for full details).
Working life | Subjects: | Industry & commerce working domestic | Temporal: | 20th century - early 1900-1930 18th century - late 1776-1799 20th century - late 1971-1999 20th century - mid 1931-1970 19th century - early Victorian 1837-1850 18th century - mid 1730-1775 21st century 19th century - early 1800-1836 18th century - early 1700-1730 19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899 19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875 | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 0118 9399 881 | Telephone: | 0118 9399 800 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:4900 | Go to resource |
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