Candleholder Donated by Mrs Johns For use underground, with a spike that could be wedged into gaps between rocks. Candles were the only light source for miners until the early 1800s. They were also used as a measure of time and an indicator of air quality/oxygen levels. #everydaythings #armchairmuseum #museumfromhome #cornwall #lockdown #confinedspaces
Rouge Box. Acquired through Helston Old Cornwall Society Museum Fund in 1954. Small wooden rouge box still with traces of scented rouge inside. #everydaythings #armchairmuseum #museumfromhome #cornwall #lockdown #standards
Elijah Fed by Ravens. Presented by Mrs Rickard. #armchairmuseum #museumfromhome #cornwall #lockdown #biblical #isolation #lifeinthecave
Paper Calendar. Made by C A Johns. Naturalist, and Assistant Master at Helston Grammar School 1831-43. The calendar was designed to fit into the back of a watch. #armchairmuseum #museumfromhome #cornwall #lockdown #sequenceofevents #significantdates #phasesofthemoon
Beach Days A Visit to St Michael’s Mount. From the photographic collection @musecornishlife. #everydaythings #armchairmuseum #museumfromhome #cornwall #lockdown #beachdays #socialgroups
Gwennap Pit. This image comes from one of the many personal photo albums that are held in the photography collection @musecornishlife. Gwennap Pit at Busveal near Redruth, is a geographical and historical anomaly - formed by the falling of old mine workings. It marks the spot John Wesley termed “the most magnificent spectacle this side of heaven”. https://photographs.museumofcornishlife.co.uk #everydaythings #armchairmuseum #museumfromhome #cornwall #lockdown #congregation #sundayservice
1950s Canvas Flooring Presented by Mrs E Bray. Vinyl-coated canvas was a popular mid-Century choice for kitchens and bathrooms. It was cheaper and easier to fit than linoleum. However, it was less durable, and not quite as forgiving to walk on. This piece, which covers the floor of the 1950s kitchen @musecornishlife, is studded with tiny, round dents - probably from stiletto heels. #everydaythings #armchairmuseum #museumfromhome #cornwall #lockdown #domesticactivity
Beauty Parlour From the toy collection @musecornishlife. #everydaythings #armchairmuseum #museumfromhome #cornwall #lockdown #afewsplitends
Cardboard Glove Templates (Home Fur Craft for the Beginner). Donated by Miss M Hollingworth. The donor’s mother kept rabbits during the Second World War, for food and fur, and turned to glove-making to fully utilise the rabbit skins. Numerous cardboard glove templates were donated to the museum by Miss Hollingworth, along with newspaper cuttings on keeping rabbits. #everydaythings #armchairmuseum #museumfromhome #cornwall #lockdown #extendingresources #domesticgoddessing
Teeth Donated by retired local dentist, Dr Arthur Brooks #everydaythings #armchairmuseum #museumfromhome #cornwall #lockdown #spareparts #checkups
Death’s-Head Hawk Moth. Found at Carminowe Farm, Gunwalloe, by Mrs F C Lane. With its skull-like marking, in folklore, it is an omen of death, and also seen as a cue for radical transformation. Known as the 'Bee Robber', it can emit a sound similar to the hum of the queen bee, which is a signal to suspend activity within the hive. #armchairmuseum #lockdown #cloakedintruder
Dolls House Armchair From a range of 1960s homemade furniture created with matchboxes #armchairmuseum #museumfromhome #cornwall #lockdown #homemaker #upholstery #heresoneimadeearlier
Selection of curios, including shells that fell at Illogan with the rain in 1886 Donated by Mr W J Wright #armchairmuseum #museumfromhome #cornwall #lockdown #everyday #talismans
Local classified ads, Helston Packet, Feb 1980 #museumfromhome #armchairmuseum #lockdown #Cornwall #upstairs #Elnett #goingnatural
3mm Scale Model of Helston Railway Station. Created by Keith Gowen in 2010. Helston Railway Station closed to passengers in 1962. #everydaythings #museumfromhome #armchairmuseum #cornwall #lockdown #daysout #wanderlust #tourists #holiday #ghosttrain #beechingcuts