Hot water bottle

Ovaltine mixer

Sleep eye mask & Lavender sleep comforter

Vintage lunch box

Seed packet

Plastic water bottle

Glass spring water bottle

Masala chai tea spices & Stainless steel chai cup

2 x medicine bottles (vintage)

Oral health posters (vintage), Toothbrushes (vintage) & Denticlor toothpaste

Lifebuoy soap

Sun screen

The Girl Guide’s Book & Australian Girl Guiding Badges

Family recipe book (handwritten)

Mobile phone

Tea caddy, Tea strainer & China mug

Dominoes

English Lakes walking guide book & Compass

Pedometer watch

Swimming costume

Bicycle repair kit, Hi vis vest & Snap band reflector

Vintage garden pack (replica)

Book of Magic

Knitting needles, wool and knitting sample & Knitting pattern for child’s jumper

The Practical Home Handyman book

Mouli grater and guide

Paintbrushes of artist Simeon Stafford & Print of Simeon Stafford painting

Artist’s paint palette

Framed Harry Rutherford artwork

Kodak Brownie camera

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RESOURCES

• teacher guide & in-class slides (available as PDF, ahead of collecting your loan box)

• themed object information cards

• curriculum-connected pupil journals

• local archive photos as ‘chatty cards’ to get you talking

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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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