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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.

What's in the box

  • Vespa scooter booklet
  • CD – Rock and Roll Masterpieces
  • Beaded purse
  • Sewing patterns
  • Lancashire Soccer book
  • Playing Cards - Circus snaps
  • Playing Cards - Romany Fortune telling cards
  • Playing Cards - Speed Card GamePlaying Cards – Sum It
  • Pack of 12 photographs featuring pubs, cinemas and other leisure activities
  • The Gentle Art of Photography Coronet camera
  • Copy of Grand Theatre Stalybridge programme
  • Binoculars in case
  • Dukinfield Soiree programme
  • Box of dominoes
  • Draughts game
  • Reginald Dixon record
  • Knitting pattern and knitting
  • Stalybridge Athletics Club leaflet
  • Vernons pools advert
  • Belle Vue Zoo booklet3 whist drive invitiations
  • Housewife magazine
  • Picturegoer magazine
  • Illustrated Magazine
  • 60’s Swimming costume
  • Swimming cap
  • Airfix Spitfire model kit
  • Plastic snooker triangle
  • Snooker chalk
  • Snooker balls
  • Beer mats
  • Mystery

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. The box includes suggested activities and prompts for conversations.

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

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