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Found 2003 objects in the category Social History
Roman vase, souvenir ware china
roman vase, Penzance crest, turquoise background, yellow surround, sticker reads Mark Xmas 78, gift tag
PEZPH : 1998.111
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Rotary hand whisk, Swift Whip
green wood handle at top
PEZPH : 1990.1862
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Rough cast with head and shoulders of a Pope, reverse shows volcano belching smoke and portcullis date 1891
PEZPH : 1991.51
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Royal Air Force Air Sea Rescue flag
pale blue background RAF logo Union Jack
PEZPH : 1995.5
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Rugby supporters tee shirt
This is a t-shirt worn by Cornish rugby supporters when Cornwall won the cup at Twickenham, 1991-1992; it depicts a rugby player eating a pasty whilst holding a rugby ball.
PEZPH : 1996.235.2
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Saddle plaque, Sergeant Major Joseph Tonkin 1st Regiment of Mounts Bay Volunteers
brass saddle plate engraved
PEZPH : 1975.59
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Sad iron
handle shaped forward Trade mark of a knot with an s also marked Salter
PEZPH : 1990.1929
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Sad iron
badly damaged handle Trade mark cirle surrounding 5 700 K
PEZPH : 1990.1930
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Sad iron
Sad iron painted with aluminium paint. Made by T Sheldon and Company, Wolverhampton.
PEZPH : 1984.1
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Sad iron number 4
cast handle trade name within shield on top with the letters LYNG.
PEZPH : 1990.1926
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Salt pot, souvenir ware china
salt pot, Penzance crest, turquoise background. yellow surround
PEZPH : 1998.113
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Sampling seal
wooden handled brass seal used by food and drug inspector, c.1960, bearing town crest
PEZPH : 1998.176
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