The Emsworth Museum collection includes items ranging from the Stone Age until the present. A careful selection of 20 key objects provide a taste of that range including a 13th century Edward 1st silver penny, letters from P G Wodehouse to Lillian Barnett and pub signs from Emsworth pubs that have closed. This online exhibit takes you through the 20 key objects on display in the permanent exhibition hall of the museum.
When you visit the museum and you have a mobile phone with QR Code capability, you can follow the on-line information in the digital exhibit. Take the tour in the Museum and learn about the objects. See if you can find all 20…
- No 1. Stone Axes
- No 2. Tricorn Hats
- No 3. Condor and Sir Peter Blake
- No 4. Lewmar Winches
- No 5. Edward 1st Silver Penny
- No 6. Amphora
- No 7. Louisa Kelsey and Robert Joseph Ripley
- No 8. Model of Oyster Smack
- No 9. PG Wodehouse letters to Lillian Barnett
- No 10. Madgwick Clock
- No 11. Suntan Lotion Recipe
- No 12. Order for Hand Spikes
- No 13. Brick Making
- No 14. Poppy Diagram
- No 15. Free French Camp
- No 16. Parachute Scarf
- No 17. Margaret Tatchell’s Wedding Dress
- No 18. Rope Walk
- No 19. Pub Signs
- No 20. Maurice Broomfield
Object 17 is Margaret Tatchell’s wedding dress
Object 4 is the Lewmar Winch
