MEREM:2010.10.5

Brief description: black and white photograph, enlarged copy of a postcard made by Frederick Holmes, of the Walton’s float in Mere carnival July 1919

Place: Mere

County: Wiltshire

Associated person: Walton, John, Mr

height: 12.6 cm

width: 17.7 cm

Classifications:
trade | cabinet maker | person | events

Material:
Condition: good

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MEREM:2010.10.6

Brief description: detail a copy of black and white photograph of the Walton’s float in Mere Carnival showing three cabinet makers, July 1919

Place: Mere

County: Wiltshire

Associated person: Walton, John, Mr

height: 12.6 cm

width: 17.7 cm

Classifications:
trade | cabinet maker | person |
Material:
Condition: good

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MEREM:2010.10.7

Brief description: copy of a black and white photograph of Henry Parker, polisher for John Walton & Co, cabinet makers, c.1920

Place: Mere

County: Wiltshire

Associated person: Walton, John, Mr

height: 12.6 cm

width: 17.7 cm

Classifications:
trade | cabinet maker | person |
Material:
Condition: good

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MEREM:2010.10.8

Brief description: copy of a black and white photograph of a miniature chest of drawers made and signed by James Phillips, former cabinet maker to John Walton & Sons, 1954.

Place: Mere

County: Wiltshire

Associated person: Phillips, James, Mr

height: 12.6 cm

width: 17.8 cm

Classifications:
trade | cabinet maker |
Material:
Condition: good

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MEREM:2010.10.9

Brief description: copy of a black and white photograph of the underside of a miniature chest of drawers made and signed by James Phillips, former cabinet maker to John Walton & Sons, 1954.

Place: Mere

County: Wiltshire

Associated person: Phillips, James, Mr

height: 12.6 cm

width: 17.8 cm

Classifications:
trade | cabinet maker |
Material:
Condition: good

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MEREM:2010.11

Brief description: copy of a sepia photograph of Victor Main and his fiancee Emily Adams, taken by Frederick Holmes, Mere photographer, c.1917

Place: Mere

County: Wiltshire

height: 18.7 cm

width: 13.5 cm

Classifications:
arms | person |
Material:
Condition: good

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MEREM:2009.88.9

Brief description: white china clay egg used to encourage chickens to lay eggs, used by Miss Pat Twiney of Kilmington, Wilts, second half of the 20th century

Associated person: Twiney, Pat, Miss

height: cm

width: cm

Classifications:
agriculture | chickens |
Material: china clay
Condition: good

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MEREM:2009.89

Brief description: wooden box covered in green flowered velvet with lid containing 36 items used for knitting and sewing by Miss K. Bouverie of Kilmington, mid 20th century

Associated person: Bouverie, K, Miss

Associated date: 1901

height: 8.7cm

width: 36.3cm

Classifications:
domestic craft | needlework |
Material: wood and velvet and braid and fabric
Condition: good

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MEREM:2009.9.1

Brief description: receipted bill from John Walton and Co. Ltd issued to Mr Taylor of Semley Common, Wilts for a mattress, dated Lady Day (March 2nd) 1923

height: 17.5 cm

width: 20.4 cm

Classifications:
trade | shopkeeper |
Material: paper, ink
Condition: fair

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MEREM:2009.9.2

Brief description: receipted bill with signature over 2 pence stamp, from John Walton and Co Ltd to Mr Taylor of Semley Common for a costume, dated Michaelmas (May 11th) 1923

height: 17.5 cm

width: 20.5 cm

Classifications:
trade | shopkeeper |
Material: paper, ink
Condition: good

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