Posted by: Blog Administrator
on Jun 23, 2011
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Whilst Wiltshire’s museums are full of the varied and interesting objects that define the county’s character, there are also clues within their collections to local people who have had a broader, historical impact.
I noticed this myself when I came across an image on the Chippenham Museum database http://www.chippenham.gov.uk/tourist-information/local-attractions/chippenham-museum--heritage-centre.aspx, which showed a silver and gilt hand bell, surmounted by a male figure representing industry and the handle showing the Trades Union Congress armorial emblem. A handsome piece of town silverware - but on closer inspection, the piece is inscribed ‘Presented to Florence Hancock CBE….September 1948’.
