RDDHM.2022.63 – Alcester Street Painting
Looking up Alcester Street circa 1900 Print from original watercolour by Charles G Stallard based on a photograph of the town in around 1900.
RDDHM.2022.62 – Norman Neasom Items
A3 mounted poster of 2003 exhibition of Norman Neasom material at Forge Mill Needle Museum. Two copies Birchensale ‘?? Farm Memories and a Notecard 10.5 cm wide by 15 cm high, showing Gortons Arch
RDDHM.2022.61 – Terry’s Long Service Certificate
Herbert Terry and Sons Limited Long Service Award presented to Harry Aston in December 1944 in appreciation of forty-one years’ service. Frame dimensions: 30 cm wide, 38 cm high.
RDDHM.2022.60 – HDA Photograph Album
Photograph album of equipment in High Duty Alloys Laboratory in 1950’s. The album contains 27 photographs. The album was found by the son of John Alan Griffiths (father in picture) in a shed.
RDDHM.2022.59 – WW2 Gas Masks
Two WW2 gas masks, one large and one small in original boxes. Box size 17 cm wide, 11 cm high, 13 cm deep.
RDDHM.2022.58 – Framed Redditch Advertising Poster
Advertising poster for Redditch Industry and Trades. Date believed to be about 1906. Frame dimensions: 64 cm wide, 31 cm high
RDDHM.2022.57 – Building Society Money Box
Building Society money boxes were supplied to children to encourage saving. The base is opened with a key (not supplied) which was held by the Society, the money would then be placed in the account.
RDDHM.2022.56 – Alcad Batteries Poster
This framed poster, which was produced shortly after the purchase of ALCAD by Saft Batteries of France in 1987. It gives a brief history of the company and was hung in the reception area of the Union Street site until its closure in 1993.
RDDHM.2022.54 – Redditch Postcards
Three original Postcards from the 1970s/80s showing St Stephen’s Church, Worcester Square in the Kingfisher Centre and the Market in Royal Square.