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1922 Sale Poster for the Treasures of Stowe House
Black and sepia poster, printed on paper 173cm H x 94cm W, printed by Clarke & Sherwell Ltd. The poster is one of a pair, both at Stowe House, this one is located in the Museum, the other can be seen on display in the Ante Library.
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Stowe House Preservation Trust
Insulator Egg
Ceramic insulator egg used to hold together the aerials transmiting shortwave radio from the BBC radio masts at Borough Hill in Daventry.
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NMAG
Dr Waddy's Sterilising Drum
Sterilising drum belonging to Dr Francis Fisher Waddy, first anaesthetist at Northampton General Hospital. The drum contained small items of anaaesthetic equipment during their sterilisation.
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NMAG
Torah Scroll
Torah scroll smuggled out of Austria following the events of the Kristallnacht in 1938. It is now on loan to the Northampton Hebrew Congregation.
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NMAG
Madonna and Child Maquette
Maquette (preliminary model) for Madonna and Child statue at St Matthews Church, Northampton. It was commissioned from the now-famous sculptor Henry Moore.
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NMAG
Spy Radio
Spy radio belonging to Swedish national and Nazi Sympathiser Gösta Caroli, recovered when he was caught parachuting into Northamptonshire in 1940.
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NMAG
School Wall Clock
Wall clock from Alfred Street School, stopped at 10.12am on the morning of a bombing raid which killed a number of children in the school.
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NMAG
Escape Boot
Escape boot designed for RAF pilots by local manufacturers Haynes and Cann in 1943. Northamptonshire has a long history of making military footwear.
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NMAG