Items from the 1940s

Tetley Tea Caddy

Tetley Tea Caddy

1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010sCookeryCelebrationsHome & Garden

Sponge Mix (Nabisco)

Sponge mix (Nabisco)

1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010sChildhoodCookeryHomemade HomeShopping

CHILDRENS TOY IRON

CHILDRENS TOY IRON with Holly Hobby design (Chad Valley)

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010sChildhoodHome & Garden

Royal Custard Tart Filling (twin packs)

Royal Custard Tart Filling (twin packs)

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990sCookeryChildhoodChristmasCelebrations

GYM KNICKERS

GYM KNICKERS

1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010sChildhoodSportsHealth

1939 threepenny coin

This coin is a round 'silver' threepenny piece issued in 1939

1930s, 1940sShoppingHome & Garden

Kaleidoscope toy

Kaleidoscope toy

1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010sChildhood

Childs Toy Iron

Childs Toy Iron

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010sChildhood

Box of Atora Beef Suet

Box of Atora Beef Suet

1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010sCookeryShopping

Florin (pre-decimal coin worth two shillings)

Florin (pre-decimal coin)

1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960sShopping

Horlicks Tablet Tin

A Horlicks tin, which once would have held 20 tablets priced at 9d (9p).

1940s, 1950s, 1960sChildhoodHealthShopping

1947 Two Shilling Coin

A 1947 two-shilling coin, also known as a florin or a two-bob bit.

1940sChildhoodWorkShopping

Cutlery Set

This vintage gift case of cutlery consists of six knives and forks for eating fish

1930s, 1940s, 1950sHome & GardenCookery

Three Pence piece (1943)

Three Pence piece (1943)

1940sChildhoodShopping

Smelling Salts

This vintage bottle contained a well-known brand of Smelling Salts

1900s, 1940s, 1960s, 2010sHealthGoing OutHome & Garden