Shoes worn by Joseph Sewell
Joseph Sewell was seven feet four inches (2.2 metres) tall and weighed 37 stone. From an early age he made a living by charging people to see him at fairs...
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Vase
This miniature china vase manufactured by Queen Crest displays the arms of Minehead. Items like these were popular with holiday makers wanting to buy souvenirs to take home....
Souvenir
This small diamond-shaped china finial features the arms of Burnham-on-Sea. These items were popular with holiday makers to the town wishing to buy souvenirs to take home....
Medallion commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
To commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887, the drapers, Lott and Company of Binford Place, Bridgwater, issued this brass medallion....
Medallion commemorating the coronation of King George VI
After the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936, George VI unexpectedly became king. In 1937 George was coronated. To mark this event the Mayor of Bridgwater, F J Reed, issued...
Poster of Luccombe
This poster, promoting rail travel, is by Frank Wootton for British Railways and shows the Exmoor village of Luccombe....
Medallion commemorating the coronation of Edward VII
Edward VII was coronated in 1902, after the death Queen Victoria in 1901. To commemorate this occasion the Mayor of Bridgwater, T W Manchip, issued these medallions....
Medallion commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
The village of Banwell is found in the North Somerset district of the county. In 1887 the village's Fire Brigade issued this medallion to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. That...
Puzzle jug
Dated 1880 this Donyatt puzzle jug has three spouts to drink from. The body of the jug is inscribed: 'William Pardy, Lewiston House 1880, Fill Me Full'. As the name,...
Jug
This miniature china jug which shows the arms of Weston-super-Mare was made by Swan China as a souvenir popular with tourists....