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suitcase

Accession Number GRSRM : 2012.3.2

Description

Suitcase made of leather. It is worn on the outside and and it is a golden brown colour. The inside is lined with printed, patterned paper (also very worn). It has a plastic handle and 2 locks. It contains a variety of clothing and haberdashery that were sold by the owner of the suitcase. The suitcase was owned by local hawker, Frederick Beckerton who lived in South Pickenham. He cycled around the local villages selling goods from his tricycle, and sometimes travelled on the buses selling goods from the suitcase.

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These suitcases belonged to Frederick Beckerton, a travelling salesman who sold items from them during the 1940s -1960s.

Creation Date 1930-1960