87/2001/3
The first electric tram in Exeter operated in 1905 and the routes were extended over the following years.
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110/1981/322
Zinc ointment would have been used to soothe and help heal skin irritation, particularly conditions like nappy rash or chapped skin.
110/1981/323
110/1981/324
Boracic ointment is used as a mild antiseptic and treatment for minor burns and wounds.
110/1981/327
Bile Beans were a laxative tonic, it was marketed as a ‘cure-all’ and promised to “disperse unwanted fat” and “purify and enrich the blood”, as well as treating headaches and digestive complaints.
110/1981/328
Wintergreen rub is an ointment made with menthol scented essential oil, and used to relieve aching muscles and joints.
110/1981/329
These adhesive plasters would have been used to dress wounds in order to keep them clean and prevent infection.
110/1981/330
9/1889/73
Tobacco was introduced to Africa by the Portuguese who brought it from Brazilian plantations.
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51/1916/41
Ivory toggle-type harpoon head with a metal blade.
51/1916/42
Head made from walrus ivory.
51/1916/91
Notched to carry a point. It has an ownership mark of a standing human figure with arms raised.
51/1916/43
Made from walrus ivory and a thin piece of iron.
51/1916/44
Toggle head made from walrus ivory.
22/1994/1
A one-third scale salesman’s sample.
6/2005/9/1
Small spoons like this were used for personal hygiene or to extract cosmetics from containers.
99/2003/53
This token was issued by James Crocker.
200/2003/11
This trade token was issued by David Harte of St Thomas, Exeter.
200/2003/12
This halfpenny trade token was issued in Exeter in 1792.
200/2003/14
This token was issued by the Buckfastleigh Co-operative Society and could be used to purchase 20 cwt (hundred weight) of coal.
200/2003/17
Issued by the Exmouth Industrial Co-operative Society, this token could be used to pay for bread from its bakery department.
200/2003/22
This token was issued by an establishment in Uffculme, Devon.
200/2003/20
This token could be used at the Exmouth Commercial Coffee Palace, which was part of a temperance hotel.
133/2004/17
In the 1790s many traders and factory owners across England issued tokens for use in their businesses.
133/2004/18
The Exeter Coffee Tavern was established in 1880, with their main coffee house situated in the High Street.
864/1989/30
This is a farthing trade token for John Bennett, a tailor in Exeter.
93/1993/1
This token was worth one farthing and was issued by John Collibeer in Exeter.
76/1955
This token was worth one farthing and was issued by William May in Exeter.
36/1935
This trade token was worth one farthing.