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The Bull Hotel Long Melford Suffolk

Paper Model
1952 (printed), 1953-1956 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This model was assembled by the donor, Peter Iveson (b.22/01/1938) in the mid 1950s when he was a pupil at Sedburgh School. Micromodels were readily available for a half-crown or three shillings and sixpence in a local shop. This amount was equivalent to a week's pocket money. The hobby of building them was very popular with the boys at the school aged 13 to 16.
Peter Iveson's best models were put away when he became more interested in building model aeroplanes and kept safe by his mother.


Object details

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Object type
TitleThe Bull Hotel Long Melford Suffolk (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Folded and glued paper
Brief description
Made-up paper model of The Bull Hotel, Long Melford, made in England by Micromodels Ltd in 1952
Physical description
Paper model of a Tudor house with extensive outbuildings surrounding a yard area. The building is black and white, the chimneys red and the roof mottled red and black. The surface of the yard and the surrounds on one side of the building is black and white denoting cobblestones. The building is mounted on a piece of wood painted black around its edge.
Dimensions
  • Base length: 11.8cm (maximum)
  • Base width: 7.8cm
Credit line
Given by Mr Peter Iveson
Summary
This model was assembled by the donor, Peter Iveson (b.22/01/1938) in the mid 1950s when he was a pupil at Sedburgh School. Micromodels were readily available for a half-crown or three shillings and sixpence in a local shop. This amount was equivalent to a week's pocket money. The hobby of building them was very popular with the boys at the school aged 13 to 16.
Peter Iveson's best models were put away when he became more interested in building model aeroplanes and kept safe by his mother.
Collection
Accession number
B.280-2011

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Record createdJune 26, 2012
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