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Shoemaker's Bench

This shoemaker's bench is evidence of the shoemaking trade before mechanisation aand factory manufacture when solitary shoemakers mostly worked in small workshops in their home.

Victorian 1860 - 90 Modern

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

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

Hobby Horse

Hobby horse costume worn for the Yardley Gobion Morris dance on May Day in the early 20th century.

Victorian 1890-1910 Modern

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

Paisley Pear

This Paisley Pear is an exceptional piece of Bucking Point Bobbin lace. Lacemaking was a prominent Northamptonshire industry from the 17th to 20th centuries.

Victorian c. 1901 Modern