Selection of recipe books from the 1930sRichmondshire Museum, North Yorkshire Vintage cookery book covers can reveal a lot about their time. They show culinary trends and design preferences, but can also help us to understand cultural values such as gender roles or...
Explore a selection of ‘Fisher Folk’ Having a portrait painted was often expensive, which is why most surviving portraits tend to be of the wealthier members of society. Sometimes portraiture was even used to demonstrate wealth and status, but it could...
Exploring Stone Age hammer heads Despite being thousands of years old, Stone Age tools can often be found in museum collections around the country. Such items were highly practical and would have been commonly used as our early ancestors turned to farming. Neolithic...
Toy Soldier SkittlesKiplin Hall and Gardens This set of toy soldier skittles from Kiplin Hall and Gardens has been well played with. Can you see from the wear and tear? It has been common for toys for children, particularly those aimed at little boys, to be themed...
What’s the mystery object? If you loved this object and want to know more, why not explore it in more depth? Explore further Hands on History The object is from The Rotunda in Scarborough. Why not pay them a visit? Museum Location More activities It’s...
