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Copy of Milton’s Paradise Lost
HIWLH : 2682.e
…and a rare billhead found! John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost has particular local relevance both in that the author lived in Chalfont St Giles, and that the book is one of the earliest pieces of evidence for the trade and manufacture of Windsor chairs in Wycombe district. This copy is from 1740 – it contains a bill head for William Treacher with two pictures of chairs, one ladderback joined chair with a cane seat and box stretchers, the other a hoop-back Windsor armchair with cow horn stretchers. William Treacher was one of the earliest chair makers in the area. 3.4
Shoe
HIWLH : 2008.62.29.1-2
Buried Treasure! A leather shoe which was found under the floorboards during an archaeological survey done at Lodge Farm in Medmenham in 1993. It is one of many discoveries found in the Grade II listed building that were donated to the Museum by the National Trust.
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Toy Soldiers War Games? These toy soldiers belonged to Clifford Colmer who played with them in around 1910. His father, Francis Colmer was a wellknown local historian and artist. Lead soldiers like these were common toys for children after the late 1800s. They were affordable as pocket-money toys. Clifford’s son, Tony, gave these toy soldiers to the Museum.
HIWLH : 2000.24