Lifebuoy was originally a carbolic soap and was red in colour, with a very distinctive medicinal smell.
This particular soap was purchased in ‘Woolworths’ for 35p. A High Street staple for decades, Woolworths reached its peak of 1,141 branches in the UK in the late 1960s. The last Woolworths shop in the UK closed in January 2009.
A paraffin gas burner made by the Valor company.
Round wooden butter mould with a thistle stamp.
This is a Philips Analogue Mini Cassette Recorder: model Pocket Memo LFH 381
The object is a stylish, slim case designed to hold cigarettes
This tin of adhesive dressings for minor wounds was produced by family firm Crela in Manchester
This vintage gift case of cutlery consists of six knives and forks for eating fish
A classic telephone of the 1950's-1970's with rotating dialling plate.
Child's skipping rope with wooden handles.
This coin is a round 'silver' threepenny piece issued in 1939
Briers floral gardening gloves in a yellow and purple design
Cross-stitch embroidery on fabric within a hoop featuring a harvest mouse design
Wooden clothes pegs also known as a dolly pegs
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