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  • Neolithic stone adze © NMAG

    Neolithic Adze

    With the start of Neolithic farming came new stone tools. This adze is of a type and stone more commonly found in Denmark.

    Neolithic 4,100 - 2,500 BCE Geologic to Prehistoric

  • Neolithic flint axe found in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire © NMAG

    Thorpe (Neolithic) Axe

    The Thorpe axe, named after the finder of the Axe in the inter-war years, is a large neolithic flint axe found in Higham Ferrers.

    Neolithic 4,100 - 2,500 BCE Geologic to Prehistoric

  • Large painted wood and lead boot advertsing Cottons, boot and shoe manufacturers and retailsers in Oundle. © NMAG

    Advertising Boot

    Large advertising boot for Cottons, a family run boot and shoe business located in Oundle from 1877 to the 21st century.

    Victorian 1877 Modern

  • Large copper ball added to the cast iron Victorian Market Square fountain in Northampton in 1954. © NMAG

    Fountain Ball

    This copper ball was added in the 1950s to the Victorian ornate cast iron fountain installed in the Market Square, Northampton.

    Victorian 1863 Modern

  • Star shaped Metal neon advertising sign for Phipps NBC Brewery © NMAG

    Phipp's Sign

    Neon sign advertising Phipps Brewery, brewer in Northampton since the early 1800s.

    1957 Modern

  • Vinyl record and sleeve released in 1980 entitled 60 Miles by Road or Rail © NMAG

    60 Miles by Road or Rail

    Released in 1980 this "novelty record" began life as an advertising jingle intended to promote Northampton as a great place for people to move to.

    1980 Modern

  • Replica of the 1976 Ketetring Town Football Club shirt bearing the sponsors name © NMAG

    Kettering Town Football Club Shirt

    Kettering Town Football Club was the first Bristish club to wear shirts advertising their sponsors, sparking a revolution in football marketing.

    1976 Modern

  • Microphone fader component used at BBC Radio Northampton © NMAG

    BBC Radio Microphone Fader

    Late 1980s microphone fader used in the BBC Radio Northampton Studios. It was replaced with the advent of digital broadcasting in the 21st century.

    1980s Modern