Arrangements for the above Exhibition are going well, with members and locals generously lending items to display alongside Queen Victoria’s Marmion which is being lent from the Royal Collection. So far, we have traced 25 different examples of the Robbs’ stock out of the 60 odd items they advertised.

Among the items still needed are the following:

Bookmarks Crochet Cases Dog Calls

Egg Cups Folios Glove Boxes

Hair Pin Boxes Ink Stands Knitting Wire Cases

Ladies Companion Cases Match Stands Note Books

Pails Pin cases, trays and boxes Pin cushions

Paper Cutters Pen Wipers Pounce caps

Quaichs Razor cases Ring trays and boxes

Rules with pencil Silk winders Spectacle cases

Scissor cases Stereo slide boxes Tatting shuttles

Tape caskets Thimble cases Thermometers

Yard measures Trunks

If you have any of the above which you would be willing to lend or sell to enhance the Exhibition please contact Jane Bowen at boward@hotmail.co.uk