Collection: South Molton Museum

Collection-level records:

• Collection overview (Cornucopia)

  Archaeology Collection

  An important Celtic carved stone head found locally and a small collection of other varied material.

  Subjects

  Archaeology

  Arms and Armour Collection

  This collection comprises firearms and 20th century militaria.

  Subjects

  Arms and Armour

  Decorative and applied Art Collection

  There is a small collection of British and European pewter.

  Subjects

  Decorative and Applied Arts

  Ethnography Collection

  A small collection including some African items.

  Subjects

  Ethnography

  Agriculture Collection

  Agricultural history items including tools, animal traps and silver trophies. There is a large 18th century wooden cider press with contemporary implements.

  Subjects

  Agriculture

  Fine Art Collection

  This collection comprises paintings, engravings and other pictures of local interest, demonstrating changes in the locality over the last two centuries.

  Subjects

  Fine Art

  Geology Collection

  There is a collection of minerals lent by John Rattenbury, local mining expert. It comprises minerals mostly mined from local and other north Devon workings. There are also mining maps, diagrams and models.

  Subjects

  Geology

  Transport Collection

  This aspect of the collection includes two fire engines, a Newsham’s model bought with 12 leather buckets (five of which survive in the museum) in 1736 for 46 and a horse drawn Merryweather appliance dated 1886.

  Subjects

  Transport

  Social History Collection

  The collection includes the Corporation weights and measures; the town stocks (on loan); cabinet maker’s tools; shoe maker’s tools; blacksmith’s tools and other craftsmen’s tools and equipment. There is a collection of mid 20th century dolls in period costume, a penny-farthing bicycle and various domestic social history items including ceramics, glass, metalwork, wooden items, clocks and watches.

  Subjects

  Social History

  Archives Collection

  There are some books, maps and documents relating to the South Molton area which are available for reference.

  Subjects

  Archives

  Photographic Collection

  Photographs of local interest, including eight albums of photographs by a local professional photographer, Elizabeth Askew, dating to c.1903.

  Subjects

  Photography

  Other

  Subjects

  Biology; Maritime; Medals; Medicine; Music; Numismatics; Personalia; Costume and Textile; Science and Industry

  Source: Cornucopia

  Date: Not known, but before 2015

  Licence: CC BY-NC