London Transport Road Spotters shrapnel helmet. 1939-1945
Penny toy of a horse-drawn trotter, 1906
Piccadilly line train, 1933
One of the first BBC Television Broadcasts from Alexandra Palace. c. 1936
Portrait of Huldine Green, and her daughters Rebecca, Bonita and Charmaine, of Tottenham, 1986
Ilford Warship Week Float, used to raise money to purchase the HMS URCHIN, which fought throughout the Second World War. 1939-45
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