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Household and Personal

Clothing, Accessories and Hygiene

Satin ladies half boots
K1398 Ladies half boots, 1700s
Straw bonnet with lace detail
K3931 Child's straw bonnet with lace detail, 1800s
Open gold locket on chain containing a lock of hair and a handwritten note
K2358 Gold locket containing baby's hair from first haircut in 1909
Cream coloured child's dress with smocking across chest
K3482 Girl's dress with smocked front, 1950s
Beige and brown crochet bag with tassels at the bottom
K4062.2 Crochet bag, handmade in Seal, 1970s
Box of 'Nymph' ladies razor blades with illustration of woman in underwear
K3885 'Nymph' razor blades, 1950s
Striped cotton shorts with embroidered detail on legs
K2191 Underpants, hand sewn at Sevenoaks Weald School, early 1900s
Orange satin buttoned bodice with cream lace trim
K2534.1 Ladies bodice, Victorian
K1472 Horse riding spur (rowel missing), worn on heel, 1600s
Round, cream enamelled metal basin with green edge
Wash tub, 1950s
K3061 Packet of shampoo, 1940s
K3830 Velvet and straw ladies bonnet with ostrich feather, worn by Ellen Wells of Sevenoaks, 1800s
K3839 Corde handbag purchased from Ricemans of Canterbury, 1940s
K3055 Tweed mens sports jacket, 1940s
Gold rimmed, oval spectacles with case
K3340 Spectacles from Leslie Warren opticians, Sevenoaks, c.1920

See also Bodice , Silver hook and Roman finger ring

Home Entertainment and Toys

Bush radio, veneered wooden case
K3832 Bush radio, 1950s
'Gramette' portable record player in cream coloured case with red interior
K3358 Portable record player, 1960s
Wicker baby's rattle
K1846 Wicker baby's rattle made by Amos Pett, 1800s
Teddy bear wearing red buttoned up jacket and tweed trousers
K4053 Teddy bear in homemade clothes, c.1930
Doll wearing bonnet and long white dress in black wooden pram with large metal wheels
K3271 Victorian wax head doll and pram
Plastic figurine in brown hat, blue textile smock and red trousers
K4064 Figurine of Windy Miller from 1960s children's TV

See also Magic lantern , Gramophone record and Card games

Food, Drink and Tobacco

Clay, metal and bone tobacco pipe
K1394 Clay, metal and bone tobacco pipe, probably 1600s
McDougall's flour textile bag
K3695 McDougall's flour bag, textile, early 1900s
Aluminium kettle with bakelite handles and a power socket at back
K3841 Aluminium electric kettle, c.1940
Rectangular tortoiseshell and metal snuff box
K13 Tortoiseshell effect snuff box with metal inlay, early 1800s
Metal patty pans
K911 Patty pans, 1800s
Metal roasting jack with wheel at one end
K2200 Roasting jack, 1800s
Four gilded metal lion's paw tea caddy feet
K1464 Gilded tea caddy feet, bought from Franks & Son on Sevenoaks High Street, 1800s

Household Chores

Flat wooden pieces with holes in
K1782 Knitting sheaths, used with a belt to knit whilst on the move or with one hand, 1700s
Close up of mangle
K1789 Ewbank mangle, cast iron with wooden rollers, 1920s
Green bar of Fairy household soap
K4031 Fairy household soap, 1970s
Hoover 'Dustette', grey plastic hand held vacuum cleaner with grey textile bag
K3556 Hoover hand-held vacuum cleaner, 1960s
K2202 Metal well bucket, 1800s

Lighting

Chunk of wood with iron rod with v shape at top fixed in top
K1431 Rushlight holder, probably 1700s
Iron candlestick with lever in side
K1428 'Hog scraper' iron candlestick, 1800s

Personal Administration and Correspondence

Printed pink card with handwritten individual's details, National Health Insurance member's record
K3138 National Health Insurance member's card, c.1920
Certificate of Alice Adams' First Communion in Sevenoaks, 1924, card decorated with cross imagery and bible quote
K2087 Certificate of Alice Adams' First Communion in Sevenoaks, 1924
Christmas card with floral imagery, quote about friendship and joy, red tasselled edges
K2268 Victorian Christmas card
Handwritten indenture document
K3326 Indenture document for Joseph Blow, apprentice grocer and draper, 1877
K64 Glass inkwell used by Sevenoaks rate collector Amos Pett, late 1800s
K3910 Portable typewriter used by horticultural writer Marguerite James of Hartley, 1920s
White paper lace mourning card, printed and handwritten, black border
K3496 Mourning card for Solomon Saunders of Eynsford, 1864
Paper lace and textile tri fold Valentine's card with poem in the centre
K1732 Paper lace and textile Valentine's card, 1800s

See also Signed, Sealed, Delivered