- Wikidata identifier:
- Q50424918
- Instance of:
- local museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 713
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q50424918/
- Object records:
- Yes, see object records for this museum
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Social History Collection
The social history of the area is covered in a collection which includes domestic equipment, laundry items, sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, and some furnishings and domestic textiles. Retail items from local shops are included, as are the local mineral water companies and bakeries. Leisure activities are covered through books, toys and games. The social history of the area is covered in a collection which includes domestic equipment, retail items and material from the local mineral water companies and bakeries. Leisure activities are covered through books, toys and games.
Subjects
Shops (commerce); People (society); Home economics; Social History; Games; Toys; People
Costume and Textile Collection
The costume collection dates mainly from the Second World War.
Subjects
Costume and Textile
Geology Collection
The collections include material of relevance to coal mining in the area.
Subjects
Geology
Photographic Collection
The collection includes photographic equipment as well as a photographic record of the area’s history and development.
Subjects
Photographic equipment; Photography
Archives Collection
Archives associated with the Cannock area.
Subjects
Archives
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC