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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. Ideal for reminiscence with groups or individuals, this box focuses on how hair dressing and grooming styles have changed over the past century. The box includes suggested activities and prompts for conversations.

What's in the box

  • Glass Rowlands Macassar Oil Bottle Circa 1880’s
  • Antimacassar Circa 1930’s
  • Plastic comb and wallet
  • Manual hair clippers
  • Old Spice shaving mug
  • Carola Bobby Pins Circa 1930’s
  • Hair fact cards
  • Doris Oldham salon photographs
  • Vanity mirror and brush Circa 1930’s
  • Electric shaver in brown leather pouch Circa 1930’s
  • Flat Cap
  • Shaving jug
  • Shaving brush
  • Brylcreem
  • Velcro hair curlers
  • Moustache cup and saucer Late 19th Century
  • Dress up Judge’s wig Circa 2010
  • Hair Advertisements
  • Hairnet
  • Blue paisley silk headscarf Circa 1960
  • Crisco hair net package
  • 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 with like for like objects.

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

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