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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Thimbles
We have featured ‘lost and found’ thimbles before on this blog but today’s collection were never lost so didn’t have to be found. They were essential items at Market Lavington School. This ...
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A skirt marker
The items that arrive at a museum are varied and wonderful. This one (there is a part missing) has recently been given. It was, no doubt, deemed very useful in its day. Indeed, we believe similar item...
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A Hussif
A hussif is a serviceman’s emergency sewing kit. It is suggested that the word is a corruption of ‘housewife’. At Market Lavington Museum we have a hussif which belonged to Squadron Leader Wat...
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