Electric steam iron
A Hoover electric steam iron, model 4004. Made of chrome-plated steel and plack plastic. Collected from Ettingshall Park, Wolverhampton.
From the Staffordshire County Museum collection.
Electric steam iron
A Rowenta Trio 19 INOX electric steam iron. This sophisticated iron is a more complex version of the traditional laundry flat iron. It is made of white plastic with a steel base. It has control dials ...
Elford Hall domestic staff
Maids and footman outside Elford Hall.
Elford Hall was built by the Howard family and completed in 1758. In 1936 Francis Paget donated the hall to Birmingham Corporation together with its estate of 650 ...
Elford Hill, Eccleshall
Flower and vegetable gardener Albert Lunt pictured in the garden of his thatched cottage at Elford Hill, Eccleshall.
Eliza Loveday, Great Haywood
Eliza Loveday, laundress at Shugborough and wife of George Loveday, butler at Shugborough. She lived at Rock Cottage, opposite St. Stephen's Church, Great Haywood.
Elsie James, Yarlet
Elsie Elaine James (1928-1921), later Robinson, pictured with the family dog outside the front door of 27 Yarlet, one of the Staffordshire County Council farms around Yarlet and Whitgreave, tenanted at ...
Employees outside Bostock's Shoe Factory, Stafford,
Edwin Bostock's shoe factory was originally in Foregate Street, Stafford, but was destroyed by fire in 1901. This resulted in a new factory being built on Sandon Road, which opened in 1903.
Bostock's ...
Entrance Hall and Staircase, Highfield Manor, Stafford,
Highfield Manor was built in 1880 by David Hollin, a boot and shoe manufacturer.
In 1900 Mr Hollin commissioned a series of photographs, showing the inside and outside of his home.
Although Highfields ...
Ernest Brandrick, Altar screen and cloth, Stafford
Mr Ernest Brandrick, of 47 New Street, Stafford, is pictured with the altar screen and cloth, which he embroidered in his spare time.
Ernest was a seaman at the age of 16, and during his shipboard ...
Ernest Hector Haywood and his dog, Stafford
Fireman Ernest Hector Haywood (1903-1990) and his family dog, 'Old Don', who is seated on a motorcycle. The photograph was probably taken in the back yard of his home at 1 Orchard Street, Stafford. Note ...
Ernest Hector Haywood and 'Old Don' , Stafford Fire Brigade
Fire fighter Ernest Hector Haywood, son of the Stafford Chief Fire Officer Alfred Ernest Haywood, is pictured driving the Brigade's fire engine. He is accompanied by 'Old Don', the family dog. Ernest ...
Evacuees at Church Cottage, Seighford
Sisters Joan and Pat (last name unknown) were evacuees from Ramsgate, Kent. They stayed with the Breeze family at Church Cottage in Seighford for two or three years during the Second World War.
Left ...
Eviction of Gypsies, Eccleshall
In 1906 there were reports of German Gipsies who had migrated from Prussia, who were travelling the country thieving and committing acts of violence. The police were called to move them out. In this ...
Excursion to Trentham Gardens
Jackson and Follick's Bakery staff outing to Trentham Gardens.
The vehicle belonged to A.T. Boult who was an undertaker and also hired out carriages for special occasions. His premises were on Eastgate ...
Extact from the Census Return for Rolleston 1871
Census returns are among the most useful sources of historical information about places and households. The first national census was taken in 1801 and they were repeated every 10 years. This extract ...
Extrac from the Census Return for Clifton Campville 1871
Census returns are among the most useful sources of historical information about places and households. The first national census was taken in 1801 and they were repeated every 10 years. This extract ...
Extract from the Census Return for Grindon 1871
Census returns are among the most useful sources of historical information about places and households. The first national census was taken in 1801 and they were repeated every 10 years. This extract ...
Extract from the Census Return for Hanbury 1871
Census returns are among the most useful sources of historical information about places and households. The first national census was taken in 1801 and they were repeated every 10 years. This extract ...