Portrait of Pauline Brenda Hood as a Baby with her Mother
A sepia photograph of a woman holding a baby standing in a garden. The baby is Pauline Brenda Hood, aged six weeks. 82mm x 107mm
Pot Head Doll
This doll was made in Staffordshire during World War I (1914 - 1918).
Imported German dolls were not available during the war, and some English porcelain factories made doll heads to fill the gap left ...
Pram
A four wheeled pram.
Preston on Stour. Infants in school yard
Infants in the school yard at Preston on Stour. 1947
Priors Marston. Thatched cottage
A girl and a boy standing outside a thatched cottage, Priors Marston. 1900s
Pull-along Bull toy
This is a child's pull-along toy of a bull on a four-wheeled base. It is made from polychrome painted wood and metal, and the bull's hide is painted in liver and white dapples.
Toys that moved, especially ...
Puppet
This string puppet represents 'Muffin the Mule', a popular puppet character on children's television.
Puppet
Wooden articulated 'Jolly Boy' puppet.
Puppets
These Punch and Judy puppets have painted papier-mache heads and hats, mounted onto turned wood sticks.
They may have been used in professional puppet shows rather than as children's toys.
Puppets
These glove puppets represent 'Sooty' and 'Sweep', two popular puppet characters on children's television.
They are made from fur fabric, and belonged to a brother and sister called Sophie and Jeremy ...
Quinton, Lower. Large house by the green
Large house by a green, Lower Quinton. 1900s
[The property centre and left is now the College Arms public house (2018)]
Quinton, Lower. School
Group of children standing outside the school at Lower Quinton. 1900s
Radway. Children prize-winners at parents' day
Children prize-winners at parents day, Radway. July 28th 1937
Radway. Children standing in the road
Group of children standing in road at Radway. 1910s
Rag Doll
Rag dolls, made from fabric, have been popular for hundreds of years. They could be made at home, using any scraps of material and trimming.
Factory-made rag dolls date from the mid 19th century. By ...
Rag Doll
This little sailor doll, made of velvet, is by the Norah Wellings factory.
Norah Wellings began work with the Chad Valley Company, but set up in business on her own in the 1920's.
Sailor dolls like ...
Ragley Hall. Large group of people on steps of Hall
Large group of men, women and children on the steps of Ragley Hall. Possibly the event is a fete or similar. July 20th 1922
Rattle
Senegalese, ceramic child's rattle in the shape of a man. It is made from a beige fabric with moulded features and traces of red paint. There may be a small seed on the inside which causes the rattle.