Victorian Domestic - Loan Box

Victorian Loan Box 1

Key Ideas:

What was life at home like for people living in Victorian Gloucester?

How are the things used in homes in the past different to what we have in our homes today?

This loans box contains a rich selection of genuine Victorian domestic items to help you bring a Victorian home into your classroom. The objects will help you explore life in a Victorian home in detail and provide evidence for pupils to compare their home lives and routines against those of children over 150 years before them. Whether you are taking your home corner back in time, looking at household chores and routines or exploring how daily life has changed this box will be an asset and help to your teaching.

All of the objects in this box can be handled by pupils. Handling notes and information about all the objects are included in the box, along with ideas about the box can be used effectively in the classroom to support and inspire learning.

Box Content

Apple Corer, Chamber Pot, Bottle Jack & Spit & Key, Pastry Jigger, Bread Rasp, Sad Iron, Candle Holder, Sugar Cutters, Information Folder.
If this box is unavailable for the dates you require you might like to consider borrowing Victorian Box 2 or Victorian Box 3.

You can phone us to book or for more details on our loans boxes on: +44 (01452) 396868 (Gloucester Folk Museum) and +44 (01452) 396139 (Lifelong Learning & Access Officer) or use our online booking system by clicking here http://www.glrcm.co.uk/Login.aspx|

Victorian Loan Box 2

Key Ideas:

What was life at home like for people living in Victorian Gloucester?

How are the things used in homes in the past different to what we have in our homes today?

This loans box contains a rich selection of genuine Victorian domestic items to help you bring a Victorian home into your classroom. The objects will help you explore life in a Victorian home in detail and provide evidence for pupils to compare their home lives and routines against those of children over 150 years before them. The objects themselves also provide evidence and clues about Victorian society. So whether you are taking your home corner back in time, looking at Victorian society or exploring how daily life has changed this box will be a source of inspiration to your pupils.

Box Content

Bed Warmer, Lemon Squeezers, Candle Holder, Pastry Jigger, Candle Snuffers, Sad Iron, Food Chopper, Sugar Cutters, Goffering Iron with Poking Sticks, Information Folder.

If this box is unavailable for the dates you require you might like to consider borrowing Victorian Box 1 or Victorian Box 3.

Victorian Loan Box 3

Key Ideas:

What was life at home like for people living in Victorian Gloucester?

How are the things used in homes in the past different to what we have in our homes today?

This loans box contains a rich selection of genuine Victorian domestic items to help you bring a Victorian home into your classroom. The objects will help you explore life in a Victorian home in detail and provide evidence for pupils to compare their home lives and routines against those of children over 150 years before them. The objects themselves also provide clues about Victorian society and lives. So whether you are taking your home corner back in time, or exploring what chores used to be done in a household, this box will prove invaluable.

Box Content

Bottlejack & Key, Pastry Jigger, Candle Stick Holder, Sad Iron, Coffee Grinder, Snuffer, Goffering Iron with two Poking Sticks, Sugar Cutters, Jelly Mould, Information Holder.

If this box is unavailable for the dates you require you might like to consider borrowing Victorian Box 1 or Victorian Box 2.