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Description: | Large collection of material relating to the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow includes
a. small group of poorly documented agricultural items
b. large collection of domestic items particularly strong for the period 1850 to 1910, including 1830s kitchens in the Large Mansion which houses the museum,
c. items related to education locally, mainly late 19th and early 20th century but also material on local pioneers of educational reform such as Buckmasters and Sarah Trimmer, plus toys, dolls and games especially from later 19th and early 20th centuries
d. personal items and portraits relating to people connected with the two boroughs, especially if they have made a significant contribution to national or local life or because of a link with items in the collection
e. a small collection relatng to personal hygiene and health, strong in late 19th and early 20th century material but now being developed to include more recent material, especially from local manufacturers such as Beechams, Gillette etc
f. Weapons from prehistoric, early mediaeval and Civil War periods, early 19th century armed associations, civil defence material especially from World War 2
g. Local trades and industries - craft tools (eg tailoring, coopering, barge-building, parchment and vellum making) p;us large collection of ephemera and photos recording local industries especially those of the Great West Road (A4) | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 020 8752 0686 | Telephone: | 020 8992 1612 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:5236 | Go to resource |
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