Object number
93/11/1-4
Creator
Description
Tin of 'Pelaw' polish. It contains a canvas pouch, a bristle brush and polishing block. From the home of the Lawrence family in Reading.
A rectangular tin with silver and blue decoration, once containing 'Pelaw' polish. Pelaw polish was made by the Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd of Pelaw, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and one several medals in the early-twentieth century. The tin now contains a small canvas pouch, a bristle brush and a polishing block. It came from the home of the Lawrence family in Reading.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: TIN – “PELAW POLISH” // Accession number: 93/11 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 11.8.93 // Description: Rectangular tin, silver with blue decorations // Inscription: “PELAW” POLISH, // CO-OPERATIVE WHOLESALE SOCIETY LTD // PELAW, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE // AWARDED GOLD MEDAL AT JAPAN-BRITISH EXHIBITION 1910 // AWRADED GOLD MEDAL AT IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1909 // AWARDED GOLD & SILVER AT MILAN EXHIBITION 1906 // Dimensions: 14 x 7.5 x 7 cms. // Associated information: The tin contains a small canvas pouch, a bristle brush and a polishing block. These could be the original contents although the polish is not present. // The tin came from the home of the Lawrence family see 93/5. [The Lawrence Family lived at Avebury Square, Reading, until the death of Dorothy Lawrence in the mid-1970s.]’
Production place
Pelaw
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Associated person/institution
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16225.tif - High resolution image
