Shipping Poster - Transatlantic Ocean Liners
Atlantic Transport Line A poster advertising ocean liners from London, Cherbourg or Boulogne to New York. The poster depicts the Minnetonka liner setting sail, waved on by onlookers at the quayside.
Shipping Poster - White Star Line
A poster advertising the White Star Line, from Southampton to Canada. The poster shows a steamer heading towards a colourful sunset. The poster is blue, yellow and orange within a beige border, 1925.
Shoe
An English dress shoe made from black leather with a heel. It has a large ruffled rosette and metal buckle at the front, c.1810.
Shorts
A pair of flannel shorts worn for badminton when the donor played for the county. The shorts were made by Hall & Son of Leamington Spa, with material manufactured in the West Country, 1936. Hall & Son ...
Shrewsbury Halfpenny Token
English Shrewsbury copper halfpenny token, 1793 Diameter 29mm The obverse features a shield bearing the heads of three lions, the Coat of Arms of the Borough of Shrewsbury. The inscription reads 'SHREWSBURY/ ...
Silk Winder
A silk winder used by Coventry weavers, c.1734. It is an eight spoked wooden spinning wheel set over a stand with four legs. There is a tray to one side for reels.
Silver Inkwell presented to Alderman W. Davis
This silver inkwell was presented to Alderman W. Davis, the Mayor of Leamington Spa, by the Refuge Assurance Company in 1903. The engraved inscription reads: 'REFUGE ASSURANCE COMPANY / PRESENTED TO / ...
Silver Jubilee Commemorative Milk Bottle
This glass milk bottle is from Clyde Higgs Farm, Leamington Spa. It was produced to commemorate the silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977. The verse printed on the reverse of the bottle reads: ...
Sixth Edition of Street Plans of Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth
A booklet from Warwickshire, which opens out to reveal local street plans. It has a printed card cover with a black and white photograph. It was published by Burgis and Colbourne Ltd, c.1965-1967.
Skate
A piece of skate from Thorney Marsh, Westminster. The piece is made of bone and is said to be from the Tudor period. One side has a flat edge where it has become worn.
Skate
A piece of skate from Thorney Marsh, Westminster. The piece is made from bone and is from the Medieval period. One side has a flat edge where it has become worn.
Skate
A piece of skate from Thorney Marsh, Westminster. The piece is made from bone and is from the Medieval period. One side has a flat edge where it has become worn.
Slight Mishap to the Ipswich Coach - The Yard of the White Hart, Brentwood
James and George Temple Slight Mishap To The Ipswich Coach - The Yard Of The White Hart, Brentwood Watercolour on paper 415mm x 785mm Courtyard scene with men fixing a coach, four horses are standing ...
Snow Field, Billericay
Alan Price (born 1926) Snow Field, Billericay, 1954 Oil on board 590mm x 900mm A snow scene with a girl walking through the snow, Billericay, Essex.
Soda Tumbler
Crystal tumbler, made in Stourbridge, with vertical cut spear decoration. The glass has a capacity of 12 ozs, c.1963.
Soho, Staffordshire
J. Walker Soho, Staffordshire, 1 September 1798 Ink on paper 190mm x 235mm A landscape scene with Matthew Boulton's Soho Buildings, Birmingham, in the distance. Boulton was an 18th Century industrialist ...
Solihull Church
A black and white postcard, by Poulter, showing an interior view of Solihull Church. 86mm x 136mm
Solihull Church
A black and white postcard of Solihull Church. 86mm x 136mm