Curator’s blog
Discover a treasure trove of local history and some unusual artefacts in this regularly updated blog from our curator.
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A sun ray lamp
There has been a programme on TV recently about household items that caused death in Victorian homes. We’ll move on a generation here and find an object from the 1930s which looks utterly lethal –...
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Clarke’s Pyramid Food Warmer
Market Lavington Museum has one of these wonderful nursery aids which probably dates from the early twentieth century. The information below comes from the Science Museum website. 'Pyramid' food warm...
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