THE BROADS MUSEUM, SUTTON WINDMILL NEAR STALHAM
Having recently visited "The Broads Museum" at Sutton near Stalham I was so impressed with what I saw I feel I have to recommend it to anyone interested in shops, their products and the household in bygone days. You can also climb Sutton Mill, the tallest in the country and picnic on a field at the back.
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This is the interior of a beautiful chemist shop in the days when prescriptions were prepared from ingredients such as are stored in the jars to the right and many dubious patent medicines were on offer. |
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Left is a milkmans cart used by some dairies up until the 1950's. Next to it is a cart used by grocery errand boys for deliveries. Right is an icecream trike. "stop me and buy one". Just look at the prices. |
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Left is an early valve radio
Right are three early televisions and an accumulater powered radio.
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Left is a hand operated washing machine with a wringer. Right is a war time garment with a utility mark. Clothing was like much else rationed during the war. |
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Left is a scissor and knife grinders trike. The grinder would travel from door to door and the trade survived well into the 20th century. Right is a cobblers bench with a pair of leather sea boots
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Left is the counter at a tobacconists shop. Right is a till that would have been seen in grocers and many other types of shops. behind the till can be seen part of a bacon slicer
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Start date 24th June 2005