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  • Object number
    68/261
  • Description
    A can of metal polish found at South Leigh, Oxford, station. Inscribed ‘G. W. R. Metal Polish'.
    This is a can of metal polish found at South Leigh, Oxford, station. Inscribed ‘G. W. R. Metal Polish'. It is likely that this polish was used by the Great Western Railway company to polish parts of the trains.
  • Archival history
    MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘TRANSPORT Land // POLISH (Metal) // R. G. Holt Esq. Dept. Agriculture, W. Oxford Tech College, Witney // TIN (Rusted) From South Leigh, Oxford, station. Inscribed ‘G. W. R. Metal Polish' [pencil drawing].’
  • Object name
    Polish
  • Associated subject
    DOMESTIC AND FAMILY LIFE : cleaning
    INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION : transporting and travelling
  • Associated person/institution
    Great Western Railway
  • External document
    • L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11346.tif - High resolution image
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