Have a look at our two new
display cases in the upper atrium of Wakefield One. They are a chance to show
off some of the bigger and more robust objects from Wakefield’s brilliant
museum collections. A delivery cart used by Wakefield printers John Lindley and
Son during the 1920s was installed on Wednesday and a flurry of typewriters is
forecast for the other case early next week. These new cases will
complement the case already on display in the lower atrium which is currently
showing off a beautiful Victorian printing press. All three are based on the
theme of printing.
The cart on display at Wakefield One |
Staff from John Lindley,
printers, with their two handcarts, in front of the office in the 1920s
|
Handcarts were a common sight on the streets of Wakefield and beyond for much of the first half of the 1900s, before vans became more affordable and reliable. Lindley’s had two until the 1940s.
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