Our Mementos  -  25th September

Our 'show and tell' day was very interesting with a quite wide range of items brought for the occasion 

an old sewing box from Penny's grandmother, 

a small box of Sheila's family treasures from WWI including the tin of unused tobacco given to the troops by Princess Mary

Frances brought her favourite plaything as a child - her whip and top.  The top had a design chalked ready for a game.   She hadn't forgotten how to play!

We saw a number of other items including a first prescription engraved on slate, an embroidery by a talented local embroiderer and teacher -  Isabel  Walton, a soap dish bought in Brighton that started a small collection, a box of Treasures, a millennium lace project and heard about the latest information the Textiles Collection had discovered about a Honton lace fascinator in the collection.   

We all had an enjoyable afternoon finishing with tea and biscuits.