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Item of the Month: Hope Brothers Ltd Christmas Catalogue

This month’s Item of the Month is a 1938 Christmas Gifts catalogue from Hope Brothers Ltd.

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Item of the Month: 19th Century Pistol

This month it’s a 19th Century pistol with a mysterious past.

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Item of the Month: Apothecary Pill Roller

This month our Secretary Sandra Goodge has chosen the Apothecary’s Pill Roller.

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Item of the Month: Bone Skates

Item of the Month: Bone skates

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Item of the Month: Marmalade Cutter

This month’s item is an unusual object with a very specific job to do.

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Item of the Month: Neolithic Arrowhead

Librarian Peter Harley picks a flint arrowhead believed to be 5,000-6,000 years old.

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Item of the Month: Charles Defew’s 1871 Christmas present

A plain wooden box hides a treasured Christmas gift from 1871.

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Item of the Month: Hope Brothers sewing machine

This month’s item is a key part of the Hope Brothers Factory equipment.

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Item of the Month: Civil Defence Collection

Committee member John Bidwell has selected the Civil Defence Collection as the Item of the Month.

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Wanted: Littleport pub photos

We’re looking for old photos of Littleport’s pubs for a new book.