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Britain in the 1950s and 60s

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Museum in a box

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What’s Involved

Let the museum come to you and get hands on with history at your own pace. Use this curated box of handling objects to spark conversations and reflect on changes over time. This loan box contains objects that mark memorable moments in time like the Queen’s Coronation and the Festival of Britain, as well as items of the everyday in the 1950s and 1960s like the instamatic camera, pre-decimal coins, magazines and fab fashion. The box includes suggested activities and prompts for conversations.

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What's in the box

  • Festival of Britain stamps
  • Cine camera in box with instruction, 1960’s
  • Portable radio, 1960’s
  • Selection of sewing patterns 1960’s-70’s
  • Practical Mechanics magazine
  • Pre-decimal coins
  • ‘United Review’ programme for Manchester United from 1969
  • Festival of Britain Teapot
  • 1950’s ‘Woman’ magazine
  • 1960’s sunglasses
  • 1960’s bangle
  • CD – hits from the 1950’s
  • CD – hits from 1961
  • Tala measuring jug
  • Tin to commemorate the Queen’s coronation in 1953
  • 1960’s flower patterned dress
  • 1960’s Flower Power jacket
  • Milk recipes book
  • Trex cookery book
  • 1960’s caps
  • Mystery object

Please note: All ‘Museum In A Box’ loan boxes need to be collected from and returned to Portland Basin Museum. As these loan boxes are part of our handling collection, from time to time we may need to remove or replace some objects.

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The box dimensions are approximately 520mm x 440mm x 310mm

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Cost: £41 per week (or £7 per day for community groups)

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