Each month an interesting object from Thame Museum’s collection is put in the spotlight.
Read on and enjoy!
Each month an interesting object from Thame Museum’s collection is put in the spotlight.
Read on and enjoy!
A commemorative piece celebrating the end of World War One
As a result of the Suez Crisis, fuel was rationed in Britain
The Next of Kin memorial plaque commonly known as a Dead Man’s Penny
A Dutch wooden peg doll that was very popular in Victorian Britain
Sales brochure for the Girls’ Grammar School 1949
Orignially known as Mansion House, it was the home of Sir Francis Knollys and his family from 1572-1700s
Worn by former pupil Joan Fonge in 1928
The Military Cross awarded to Frank Mitchell of Thame for bravery, following the battle of Passschendaele
An early 20th century doll with a painted face and cloth and composite body.
War Saving Plaques commemorating efforts to raise funds for the war effort
A Blue velvet cushion used to display the Holy Bible at Freemason Lodge meetings in Thame
Do you recognise this person? Were you at the Medieval May Fete in 1977
One of many amazing artefacts found in an archaeological dig in Thame in 2015 and now forms part of our latest exhibition
A painting of 1 Priest End – a gift given to Alec Slade when he retired as Manager of Lloyds Band, Thame in 1966.
A beautiful elegant mourning fan, one of several items from a new display in our Hidden Treasures cabinet
Two Cartwheel Pennies dating from 1797 in the reign of George III
A framed print of the Fat Stock Market in Thame in December, by renowned engraver Clare Leighton, taken from her book The Farmer’s Year.