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The words 'BEE CONSTANT' can just be made out on the handle of this skillet. This motto is associated with the South Petherton Sturton Foundry. The F mark indicates that...
The words 'BEE CONSTANT' can just be made out on the handle of this skillet. This motto is associated with the South Petherton Sturton Foundry. The F mark indicates that...
Made by Thomas Sturton I of South Petherton in 1630, this is the largest and earliest dated of all our skillets. When the skillet is half full of water...
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...
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....
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....
This mortar was cast by Thomas Sturton II at the South Petherton foundry between 1651-1683. It is thought that mortars as large as this were often cast for grocers and...
This 3 and 1/2 pint skillet features the marks of John Fathers I, who worked in the foundry in Montacute between 1650-1688....
To commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887, the drapers, Lott and Company of Binford Place, Bridgwater, issued this brass medallion....
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...
This poster, promoting rail travel, is by Frank Wootton for British Railways and shows the Exmoor village of Luccombe....