MEREM:2010.70.4

Brief description: Geography textbook in a red cloth binding once belonging to Miss Gladys Toogood, c.1906 onwards

Associated person: Toogood, Gladys, Mrs

Associated date: 1906

height: 18.7 cm

width: 13.2 cm

Classifications:
society | education | person |
Material: book board, fabric, paper
Condition: fair

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MEREM:2010.70.5

Brief description: illustrated children’s book entitled ‘Little Wide Awake’ in blue cloth binding with gold decoration, once belonging to Gladys Toogood of Prospect House, given to her by Gwendoline Taylor of The Mill, Mere, no publication details, early 20th century

height: 24.7 cm

width: 19.6 cm

Classifications:
recreation | toys | person | books |
Material: book board, fabric, paper
Condition: poor

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MEREM:2010.70.6

Brief description: part of a calendar for 1935 pasted to a cardboard mount on which is also a photograph of Miss Wilcox’s class at the infant school, Mere in 1934

height: 25.4 cm

width: 20.8 cm

Classifications:
society | education | society | person

Material: cardboard, paper
Condition: fair

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MEREM:2010.70.7

Brief description: coloured photograph of a Wiltshire War Agricultural Committee demonstration of a Mole Plough, 1939 – 1945

County: Wiltshire

height: 21 cm

width: 29.7 cm

Classifications:
agriculture | ploughing | person |
Material:
Condition: fair

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MEREM:2010.71

Brief description: silver shilling issued in the reign of James II, 1685 – 1688

Classifications:
society | money |
Material: silver
Condition: poor

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MEREM:2010.72

Brief description: Colour photograph of UK and American Army vehicles on display in The Square, Mere, celebrating the 40th anniversary of V.E Day, June 1985

Place: Mere

County: Wiltshire

height: 10.1cm

width: 15cm

Classifications:
events | arms |
Material:
Condition: good

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MEREM:2010.73

Brief description: metal button (copper alloy?) stamped “Walton and Co. Mere”

Associated person: Walton, John, Mr

Associated date: 1900

Classifications:
person | costume | trade | tailor |
Material:
Condition: good

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MEREM:2010.74.1

Brief description: small geography textbook bound in brown paper, dated 1891

height: 16.6cm

width: 11.4cm

Classifications:
society | education |
Material: paper, thread
Condition: fair

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MEREM:2010.74.2

Brief description: small geography textbook bound in green paper, stamped with the date 1905 and Country Borough of Bournemouth Education Committee

height: 16.9cm

width: 11.6cm

Classifications:
society | education |
Material: paper, thread
Condition: good

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MEREM:2010.74.3

Brief description: small geography textbook bound in brown paper, c.1890

height: 16.6cm

width: 11.3cm

Classifications:
society | education |
Material: paper, thread
Condition: fair

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