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Makers, Merchants and Retailers

Carpenters and Wheelwrights

K1423 Carpenter's 'Archimedes' drill
Metal point with rounded wooden handle
K18 Awl, carpentry tool used for puncturing holes, c.1900
Rectangular wooden tool with metal blade inside
K2178.31 Jack plane used for dressing down timber, 1800s
K1429 Large cabinet maker's screwdriver, 1800s
Steel one sided blade with wooden handle on each end
K1610.6 Wheelwright's draw knife

Food and Drink

Long handled iron peel with flat spade shaped end
K1435 Baker's peel
Metal milk churn with carrying handle and screw-off top on chain
K3607 Milk churn, early 1900s
Horsley & Co. stoneware ginger beer bottle
K4052.2 Horsley & Co. ginger beer bottle, late 1800s
Stoneware flagon
K1944 Stoneware flagon from Bligh's brewery, late 1800s
Brown ale bottle label
K3859 Brown ale bottle label from Black Eagle Brewery, early 1900s
Brown slip-ware pottery dish with cream decoration and inscription
K3965 The Dorset Arms slipware dish
Alfred Pool Sevenoaks glass mineral water bottle
K4052.8 Alfred Pool mineral water bottle, late 1800s

Shops

Paper bag with printed colour pattern and 'Smith's' repeated
K2079.8 Paper bag from W.H. Smiths in Sevenoaks, c.1950
Brown paper bag with printed text
K2079.2 Beehive shoe stores paper bag, c.1950
Brown paper bag
K2079.6 Paper bag from Young's department store, early 1950s
Cigarette tin from Young's shop, Sevenoaks
K3492 Sewing pin tin from Young's department store
South Suburban Cooperative Society bread tokens 1LB and 2LB, one copper, one aluminium
K31 South Suburban Cooperative Society bread tokens, 1930s
Black and gold plastic carrier bag
K3989 Plastic carrier bag from Dale Johnson's furniture shop, c.1980
Woolworths biggest sale ever brightly coloured sign
K3446 Woolworths closing down sale poster from Sevenoaks, 2008

See also Gramophone record

Merchant Tokens

Bronze farthing token with lettering circling initials and stars
K26 Bronze farthing token issued by Thomas Wickenden of Sevenoaks, 1666
Round green metal token with lettering surrounding a coat of arms
K25 Bronze farthing token issued by Sevenoaks grocer William Allen, 1650

Tailors, Milliners and Cobblers

Scissors, measuring tape, marking chalk, lead button weight
Tailor's objects, early 1900s
Cotton reels, wax, thimble, needles packet
Tailor's objects, early 1900s
K63 Wooden roller used to flatten straw for hat making, 1800s
Iron last mounted on three legged tree branch
K1455 Last used for making and mending shoes
K1040 Treadle sewing machine purchased from S. Davis and Co. in South London, circa 1900

Brick, Tile and Pottery

Small earthenware pot with glazed inside
K1514 Pot made in Sevenoaks Weald by James Richardson, late 1800s
Pottery antefix in the form of a head and bust
K1518.1 Sevenoaks Weald Pottery antefix, c.1870
Rectangular red clay tile with wooden pegs in two holes at top corners
K810 Kent peg hanging tile from a building
Dunton Green brick and brick mould, © Kent County Council Sevenoaks Museum
Dunton Green brick and bullnose brick mould, 1800s

Blacksmiths and Metalwork

K1413 Iron fire tongs made at Charcott Forge
K1877 Blacksmith's shovel used at Charcott Forge, 1800s
Large iron scissors
K1441 Blacksmith's shears
K53 Billhook made by William Swift at Shoebridge's Edge Tool Works in Seal, circa 1900

Printers

Engraved rectangular copper printing plate and associated envelope with printed design on
K1716.1 Copper printing plate for C. Hooker's business card, made by C. Hooker
Wooden letterpress printing blocks, 'A', 'N', 'X' and 'G'
K15 Wooden letterpress blocks from J. Salmon printers, founded in Sevenoaks 1880
Orange enamelled metal sign with black lettering and finger pointing
K1715 Wall sign pointing to the office of the Sevenoaks Chronicle, 1940s
Small metal printing block
K2557 Metal printing block used for Salmon's 'Ambassador' card series, early 1900s
Printed postcard size advertisement for Vincent New, artist and printer. Feature image of oast house.
K3698 Printed advertisement for Vincent New, artist and printer, 1934
Metal rule with sliding component
K3348 Printer's composing stick, mid 1900s