Smithy visitor Colin Griffiths bought some of these old light bulbs for cars and motorcycles years ago as a lot, purely because he liked the colourful graphic designs of the packaging.
He has bought more over the years and even used some of the contents as he needed them for his other passion: restoring vintage British motorcycles!
This is just a fraction of a collection of 1960s and 70s matchboxes that we are planning to display. It is interesting that such ephemeral disposable items have survived, although the boxes are empty. They range from individual match company … Continue reading
These are two examples of a large collection of textile costume dolls from the mid 20th century, due to be loaned from The Atkinson, Southport for our Objects of Desire exhibition. Dolls in national dress were popular tourist collectables throughout … Continue reading
