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Elephants on your dinner table – looking at an old trade catalogue

Librarian Christine Kiddey browses for jelly moulds and other assorted household items in a trade catalogue from 1850.Read more

2017-03-21
By: Christine Kiddey
On: 21 Mar 2017
In: History

Old jersey, new knickers

Librarian Christine Kiddey discusses The housewife’s guide to making and mending published in WWII and the amusing annotations left my its owner.  Read more

2016-06-13
By: Christine Kiddey
On: 13 Jun 2016
In: History

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