Household and Personal
/ The Collection / Social History Objects / Clothing, Accessories and Hygiene K1398 Ladies half boots, 1700s K3931 Child’s straw bonnet with lace detail, 1800s K2358 Gold locket containing baby’s hair from first haircut in 1909 K3482 Girl’s dress with smocked front, 1950s K4062.2 Crochet bag, handmade in Seal, 1970s K3885 ‘Nymph’ razor blades, 1950s […]
Makers, Merchants and Retailers
/ The Collection / Social History Objects / Carpenters and Wheelwrights K1423 Carpenter’s ‘Archimedes’ drill K18 Awl, carpentry tool used for puncturing holes, c.1900 K2178.31 Jack plane used for dressing down timber, 1800s K1429 Large cabinet maker’s screwdriver, 1800s K1610.6 Wheelwright’s draw knife Food and Drink K1435 Baker’s peel K3607 Milk churn, early 1900s K4052.2 […]
The Aristocracy
/ The Collection / Social History Objects / Knole and the Sackvilles K16 Pear shaped lead sweetmeat mould used at Knole in the 1600s K3562 Sample of fabric said to be from dress worn by the Duchess of Dorset K128 Model of the Knole Park gate which was destroyed during the 1884 access dispute The […]
Farming and Animal Husbandry
/ The Collection / Social History Objects / Hops and Crops K1419 Hop dog, used for pulling hop poles from ground Scythe, used for cutting down crops K1447 Share, cutting component of horse drawn plough K1370 Scuppet, used for moving hops on drying floor Cattle and Sheep K1861 Forged iron shepherd’s crook head, c.1800, found […]
War
/ The Collection / Social History Objects / South African War K1912 Certificate to welcome home the West Kent Regiment from the South African War, 1901 First World War K1494 Arm badge worn by nurse Ethel Glasier at Chipstead VAD hospital, WW1 K3958.2 WW1 identity tags for Thomas Wesley Thorpe of Sevenoaks who served in […]
Public Services
/ The Collection / Social History Objects / Fire, Police and Local Militia K37 Brass crests from Knole Volunteers helmet, c.1800 K75 Knole Volunteer helmet, incomplete, felt and paper with bronze crest, c.1800 K6 Knole Volunteer brass coat badges, c.1800 K3858 Matchbox model of the 1933 Borough Green fire engine, a converted Rolls Royce K241 […]
Community
/ The Collection / Social History Objects / Social, Religious and Political Organisations K343 Band of Hope (temperance organisation) plate, mid 1800s K3141 Sevenoaks Division Liberal Association membership card K2302/ K2303 Primrose League badge and medal K3517 Oil lamp from Sevenoaks branch of Toc H K2166 Poster for Women’s Institute event, Sevenoaks, painted by Felix […]