Object of the Month – December 2023
December’s object of the month is the Christmas Staff Magazine 1954 for City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd.
Author: RobH
Marilyn Airstone
Marilyn came to live with her grandmother during the Second World War. The recordings are her recollections of her life in Thame from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Object of the Month – November 2023
November’s object of the month is a clock made by Richard Stone in Thame during the 1770s.
Maurice Barton
Memories of Maurice Barton covering Thame before WWII, shooting down a German bomber over Thame, being a prisoner of the Japanese and a fire in Long Crendon while he was a voluntary fireman.
Object of the Month – October 2023
October’s Object of the Month is a child’s Disney tea-set. Find out more about the tea set and Disney.
Joy Campoli
Joy’s recollections from her time growing up in Thame, working for the BBC during the move to Broadcasting House in 1932, and her husband Alfredo.
Object of the Month – September 2023
September’s Object of the month is a Wooden Milkmaid’s Yoke. The Museum’s example was used on a local farm.
Joyce Clarke
In 1936 Joyce came to live in Thame at No 1 Park Terrace.
Object of the Month – August 2023
Two part promotional card advertising Daisy Vacuum Cleaner models. The card dates from the early 20th century.
Trevor Cook
Trevor was born in Benson and moved to Thame in 1933. He has many recollections from his youth living in Thame.
