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2018.1: Silver salver for Samuel Wilson The Auction house described the salver as a ' George III Silver presentation Salver by David Bell [small DB silver mark], London [sheild silver mark] 1761 [F silver mark] of circular form with a gadrooned and shell border, raised on three scroll feet, later presentation inscription and floral engraved field diameter 30 cm, weight 27oz. -
2018.2: 1887 Jubilee Exhibition medallion On the front: picture of Victoria Hall, surrounded by the words 'The Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition' with '1887' at the base. On the reverse: Head of Queen Victoria. -
2018.4: 1993 Salts Clothing Co. pin badge An enamelled pin badge, produced by Fattorini of Bradford. The badge has the a white alpaca on a black background standing above the words 'Established 1993' with a scroll underneath stating 'Salts Clothing Co'. This badge was made after Salts Mill had shut and the business had moved elsewhere. Drummonds owned the Trademarks and order books in 1985. -
2018.9.6.3: Tin box containing acorns Tin box containing 12 acorns and accompanying purple card with a written note by Isabel Salt. The tin is decorated with yellow and blue with black lettering: 'The 'Allenburys' Glycerine and Blackcurrant Pastilles. Made from the fresh ripe fruit. Manufactured by Allen & Hanburys Ltd London'. Late 19th or early 20th century. The note is written on the back of a Ticket for the Harrogate Infirmary Building Fund Pageant of English Literature, Saturday July 23rd 1921. The note states 'Autumn 2018. These have been picked up in the grounds of the Palace of Doorn (Amerongen, Holland) where the ex Kaiser was then living' -
2019.1.3: Silver Trowel Silver Trowel presented to Mrs Catherine Salt (wife of Titus Salt junior) after the laying a ceremonial stone for the extension of Sir Titus Salts Hospital in 1925. -
2019.4.3: Exhibition medals Exhibition medals from the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition one with an image of Queen Victoria and another with the Saltaire Crest. Stored in a purple box with signs of wear. One medal has an image of Queen Victoria bordered by a floral wreath pattern and includes the text 'The Royal Yorkshire Jubilee - Exhibition - Saltaire 1887' around the edge. The other medal has an image of the Saltaire crest with the text 'Registered common seal of the governors of the salt schools shipley' around the edge of the medal. -
2022.82: Two Salts (Saltaire) Limited metal badges A Salts (Saltaire) Ltd enamelled metal badge made for the Saltaire centenary in 1953. The badge is mainly oval with a black background and bearing the company logo consisting of a drawing of an alpaca and the words 'CENTENARY 1883-1953'. A scroll with a white background is underneath the oval and contains the words 'SALTS (SALTAIRE) LTD' -
2024.35: Small section of lead gas piping for lighting A small section of lead piping used for the supply of gas in a house in Saltaire. Pipe was found during redecoration of a first-floor rear bedroom in the 2020s. The lower end of the pipe was embedded in original lime plaster and connected to what may have been a wall mounting for a gas mantle. The lack of disturbance to the plasterwork, where the pipe joined the wall, suggests that the pipe was installed during construction of the house. This section of pipe provides direct evidence to corroborate contemporary newspaper reports that gas lighting was provided in Saltaire housing at the time of construction. -
B1-087.1: Fowler Textile Calculator with Leather case Fowler Textile Calculator, shaped like a pocket watch with a leather case. The calculator was a type of circular slide rule. -
C3a-028.1: Victory Medal awarded to Thomas Hodson The Victory Medal awarded to Thomas Hodson. Engraved with Winged Victory and 'The Great War from Civilisation 1914-1919' -
C3a-029.1: British War Medal awarded to Thomas Hodson The British War Medal awarded to Thomas Hodson. Man on horse, with King George V on reverse
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