Museum in a Box

MUSEUM IN A BOX CATALOGUE 2020/2021

Loans Listed by Subject

Art 2

History 3

19th and 20th Century Life 6

Religion 7

World Cultures 8

Story Boxes 8

Natural History 9

Museum in a Box Loans Agreement

How to Book 11

Loan Period 11

Collecting your Order 12

Delivery Service 13

Payment 13

Care of Loans 14

Terms and Conditions 14

Booking Form 15

A copy of this catalogue and the booking form are available online at birminghammuseums.org.uk/schools

ART

t: 0121 348 8001 e: [email protected] 2

Key Stage Cost

Designoscopes, Kaleidoscopes, Miragescopes and Periscope A set of various refracting and reflecting scopes

1, 2, 3, 4 £50

Sources of Design A selection of corals, driftwood, fossils, an abalone shell and sheep skull

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

HISTORY All artefacts are original unless stated otherwise


Key Stage Cost

Anglo-Saxon 2 available Replica artefacts: runes, stamps, pots

1, 2, 3, 4 £50

Anglo-Saxon Costume 2 available Replica costume: male/female Anglo-Saxon outfits

2, 3, 4 £50

Aztec 1 available

Replica artefacts: calendar, ocarina, pestle and mortar, death mask, decoration

2, 3, 4 £50

Egyptian Costume 7 available Replica costume: wealthy and poor costume, (suitable to try on)

1, 2, 3 £50

Egyptian Everyday Life Artefacts 5 available Beads, pots, amulets, make-up jars, etc

1, 2, 3, 4 £50

Egyptian Funerary Artefacts 4 available Amulets, scarab beetles, Osiris figures etc

1, 2, 3, 4 £50

First World War 1 available Queen Mary tin, trench periscope, identity card, death plaque, gas rattle, medals

1, 2, 3, 4 £50

Georgian Everyday Life 1 available All objects are related to Soho House the home of Matthew Boulton Iron keys, brass chamberstick, cartwheel coins, candle snuffer, sugar nipper and replica sugar cone (at Soho House)

1,2,3 £50

Greek Costume 6 available Replica costume: wealthy and poor costume, (suitable to try on)

1, 2, 3 £50

Greek Everyday Life 3 available Oil lamps, sling shots, arrow heads, coins, rings etc

1, 2, 3, 4 £50

Greek Replica Artefacts and Sculpture Replica artefacts: Theatrical masks, discus, coin, lamps, CD of music, posters and slides, Maenad sculpture

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Native American Indians 1 available Replica artefacts: wooden carvings, books and cassette tape

2, 3, 4 £50

Native American Indian Costume 2 available Replica artefacts: male and female costume

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Native American Indian Warbonnet 1 available Replica artefact: Warbonnet (not suitable for wearing)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Prehistoric 1 available Hammer, archer’s wristband, spokeshave, axes, core, chisel, and arrowheads

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Roman Costume 5 available Replica costume: wealthy and poor costume, (suitable to try on)

Foundation, 1, 2, 3 £50



Key Stage Cost

Roman Everyday Life 5 available Replica artefacts: oil lamp, coins, knucklebones game, wax tablets and styli and torc bracelets

Foundation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Roman Kitchen 3 available Replica artefacts: mortaria, samian ware bowl, hunt cup and face pot

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Roman Mancetter 1 available Various pottery shards, flagon fragment etc

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Roman Settlers 6 available Oil lamps, coins, mosaic fragments, pottery shards etc

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Roman Soldier Costume 3 available Replica costume: (suitable to try on)


Roman Wall 1 available Various pottery shards, flagon fragment etc which were found at Roman excavation site “Wall”

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Second World War Air Raid Warden 1 available Stirrup pump, warden’s hat, flashlight, gas rattle etc

1, 2, 3 £50

Second World War Home Front 1 available Blackout lamp, badges, shrapnel, whistle and documents relating to the home front and a set of posters

2, 3, 4 £50

Second World War Soldier's Kit 1 available Goggles, uniform, cape and groundsheet

2, 3, 4 £50

Second World War Tin Hat 4 available Choose two from Air Raid Warden, Fire Marshall or Soldier

1, 2, 3, 4 2 for £50

Tudors 1 Replica artefacts: goblet, coins, pattens, tyg, rushlight holder, trencher, lady's hat

1, 2, 3, 4 £50

Tudors 2

Replica artefacts: horn mug, spoon, book, comb and pane, inkwell, quill pen, shaker

1, 2, 3, 4 £50

Tudor Costume 4 available Replica costumes: wealthy and poor costumes – male OR female (please specify your preference on booking form) (suitable to try on)


Tudor Costume Boy and Girl Replica costume: Tudor costume for a boy and a girl (suitable to try on)




Key Stage Cost

Tudor Costume Henry VIII and Lady Replica costume: Tudor costume in the style of Henry VIII and a Tudor Lady (suitable to try on)


Tudor Everyday Life 5 available Replica artefacts: horn mug, spoon, book, comb and pane, inkwell, quill pen, shaker

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4 £50

Tudor Plague Doctor’s Costume Replica costume: Plague doctor’s mask, hat and cape (suitable to try on)

2, 3, 4 £50

Victorian Everyday Life 6 available Stoneware hot water bottles, chambersticks, coins, candle snuffers, etc

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Victorian Replica Costume 4 available Replica costumes: wealthy and poor costumes – male OR female (please specify your preference on booking form) (suitable to try on)

1, 2, 3 £50

Victorian Women’s and Children’s Clothes 6 available Authentic ladies underwear – combinations, nightdresses, camisoles, drawers (not to be tried on)

1, 2, 3 £50

Vikings 2 available Replica artefacts: pair of shoes, oil lamp, coins, purse, wool, beads, wooden spoon, Thor’s Hammer, tooling leather, bracelets etc

1, 2, 3, 4 £50

19TH & 20TH-CENTURY LIFE


Key Stage Cost

1920s Home Life 1 available Assorted artefacts including: male and female clothing, dress-making patterns, ladies hair clippers, ornaments, buttons, purse, shoes, ointment

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

1930s Home Life 1 available Assorted artefacts including: clothing for men, women and children, night light, cigar box, “Brownie” camera

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

1940s Home Life 2 available Assorted artefacts including: clothing for men, women and children, literature from the era (magazines and books), metal shoe tree, etc

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

1950s Home Life 1 available Assorted artefacts including: literature from the era (magazines and books), shoes, clothing, curlers

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Bed Warmers 1 available A variety of bed warmers: stoneware, copper, Bakelite and rubber

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Canals Artefacts 3 boxes: Picture, water carrier, frying pan, picture, dipper, stool, mug, candlestick, red can with filter

1, 2, 3 £50

Corner Shop - Victorian to 1950s 1 available Cigarette tin, toffee hammer, milk chocolate tin, counter bell, stoneware beer bottle, shopkeeper’s apron, paper bag, tea container, coffee bottle

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Footwear, Handbags, Hats and Haberdashery Two boxes: Victorian to 1950s footwear and a selection of handbags, hats and sewing patterns from the past

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Heating / Lighting 1 available Examples of heating and lighting from 1920s-1940s

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Kitchen Life 2 available A variety of kitchen artefacts dating from 1920s-1950s

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Lady’s Boudoir 1 available 19th and early 20th century bedroom artefacts

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Medicine Through Time 1 available Bile beans tin, enema tin, glass eyebath, medicine bottle, carbolic acid atomiser, feeding cup and various other medical related artefacts

3, 4, 5 £50

Nursery Days in the Past 2 available Late 19th and early 20th century nursery artefacts

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

School Days in the Past 2 available Late 19th and early 20th century schoolroom artefacts

2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Seaside Holidays 2 available Brownie box cameras, swimwear, sunglasses, penny lick, sand flags, postcards

1, 2, 3 £50

19TH & 20TH-CENTURY LIFE


Key Stage Cost

Seaside Puppets 1 available Punch, Judy, Policeman, Baby and Crocodile

1, 2, 3 £50

Sugar (Soho House) 1 available A loans box developed in liaison with Soho House: contains items relating to the history of sugar

2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Tea (Soho House) 1 available A loans box developed in liaison with Soho house: contains items relating to the history of tea

2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Toys from the Past 5 available Replica artefacts: sets of wooden toys including Jacob’s ladders, cup and balls, Archie acrobats, wooden tops and a zoetrope per box


Upstairs / Downstairs 1 available Late 19th and early 20th century artefacts from kitchen and drawing room

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Washday in the Past 2 available Washboard, dolly peg, flat iron, carbolic soap

Foundation, 1, 2 £50

What’s This? 2 available Late 19th, early 20th century artefacts to stimulate discussion and develop historical skills

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Women’s Clothes and Children’s Clothes 1 available Two boxes: A selection of women’s clothes from 1950s and selection of children’s clothing from 1930s-1950s

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Zoetropes 2 available 6 plastic zoetropes, animation strips, information pack and worksheets

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

RELIGION

Key Stage Cost

Buddhism Prayer beads, Guanyin statue, Buddha Rupa, embroidery, bell, fragment of frieze

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Judaism Seder plate, Kiddush cup, Kippah, Tallit, Mezuzah, Hanukkiah and DVD

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

WORLD CULTURES


STORY BOXES

Story boxes come with a large full colour story book and a selection of props to bring stories to life

in the classroom.

Key Stage Cost

The Elves and the Shoemaker Foundation, 1, 2 £50

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Foundation, 1, 2 £50

Handa’s Surprise Foundation, 1, 2 £50

Little Red Riding Hood Foundation, 1, 2 £50

Owl Babies Foundation, 1, 2 £50

Key Stage Cost

African Textiles and Sculpture Original West African textiles and adinkra stamps, replica Benin Plaque

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Masks Replica artefacts: African dot-painted mask, Ganesh mask and Raksassa mask

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

World Music: Asia Box containing a variety of musical instruments from Asia

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

World Music: South America Box containing a variety of musical instruments from South America

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

World Music: West Africa Box containing a variety of musical instruments from west Africa

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

NATURAL HISTORY


Key Stage Cost

Birds All birds are in individual Perspex covers within wooden carrying boxes

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 3 for £50

Barn Owl 2 available

Blackbird – Female Blackbird - Male

Black-Headed Gull Blue Tit Bullfinch

Chaffinch - Male Corncrake Crow

Cuckoo Jay Kestrel - Female

Kestrel - Male Little Grebe Magpie

Mallard Meadow Pipit Moorhen

Nightjar Pied Wagtail Red-Backed Shrike

Robin Short Eared Owl Snipe

Sparrow Starling Swift

Tawny Owl 2 available

Teal - Male

Teal - Female

Thrush

2 available Turtle Dove

Water Rail

Wood Pigeon

Key Stage Cost

Animals All animals are in individual Perspex covers within wooden carrying boxes

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 2 for £50

Ferret Field Mouse Hedgehog 2 available

Mole Rabbit Rat

Shrew Squirrel Stoat

Water Vole Weasel

NATURAL HISTORY


Key Stage Cost

Cat and Mouse Skeletons

In Perspex inner case with wooden carry cases Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

2 for £50

Dental Models 1 available Replica artefacts: models of canine, incisor and molar teeth, including giant set of plastic teeth and giant toothbrush

Foundation, 1, 2 £50

Food Chains Illustrates food chains on land and in water, with frog, heron, vole and cat skulls

1, 2, 3 £50

Fossils and Coal Fossils 2 boxes: Fossils of plants and animals and Fossils within coal samples

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Garden Insects Moths, butterflies, bees, wasps, beetles in glass-topped box

2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Insect Life Cycles Different species from egg to adult in glass-topped box

2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Miniature Human Skeleton Replica artefact: miniature plastic human skeleton on stand

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

Skulls Fox, cormorant, duck, stoat in individual Perspex boxes within a flight case

Foundation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 £50

MUSEUM IN A BOX LOANS AGREEMENT


How to Book

1. Fill out the booking form below by selecting the box(es) you would like to order

2. Choose whether you would like to collect the box or have it delivered (delivery costs £40.00 + VAT

per organisation, per half term)

3. Return by email to: [email protected]

The deadline for booking requests is no later than 5.00pm on the Friday prior to the commencement of each

half term. However, it is advisable to book as far in advance as possible to ensure the box you want is

available.

A confirmation of your booking will be sent to you within five working days.

Please note that some boxes are periodically removed for redevelopment or conservation. Whilst every effort

is made to give you your first choice, we may occasionally have to offer alternatives.

You are welcome to add to or amend your allocation, although we would ask that any changes are made at

least two weeks prior to the beginning of the half term for which the box is required.

For cancellations please allow at least a full half term's notice, so that we can still allocate the box to another

customer.

Loan Period

The loan period is for a half term period. The loan dates for 2021/2022 are:

• Autumn 1 2021: Week commencing 6th September – 18th October

• Autumn 2 2021: Week commencing 1st November – 13th December

• Spring 1 2022, Week commencing 3rd January – 14th February

• Spring 2 2022 Week commencing 28th February – 4th April

• Summer 1 2022, Week commencing 25th April – 23rd May

• Summer 2 2022, Week commencing 6th June – 18th July

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Collecting your Order

Museum Boxes can be collected from the Museum Collections Centre on the first Tuesday of each half term

between 3.00pm and 5.00pm. This date is subject to change and will be confirmed by email in advance.

If you do not collect your Museum Boxes, you will still be charged for your booking.

Museum Boxes must be returned to the Museum Collections Centre on the last Thursday of each half term

between 3.00pm and 5.00pm. This date is subject to change and will be confirmed by email in advance.

There will be an additional charge for late return of Museum Boxes. If you have any unexpected issues

with returning the loans boxes, please get in touch with the Museum in a Box administrator as soon as

possible.

The Museum in a Box loan service has its own car park, around the side of the Museum Collections Centre

(25 Dollman Street, Nechells, B7 4RQ), when you turn off Dollman Street it is immediately on your right.



Delivery Service

We operate a delivery service for Birmingham and the surrounding areas (up to 25 miles by road from B7

4RQ), whereby you have your loans delivered to your school. They are also collected at the end of the half-

term.

This service operates at a charge of £40.00 (+ VAT) per half term to cover costs.

On arrival at the school or organisation, the Museum Boxes will need to be signed for by a member of staff.

This does not have to be the staff member that ordered the boxes.

All borrowers must have loans boxes ready at their reception desk from the Tuesday of each loans collection

week. If boxes are not available when the collection van arrives you may be charged an additional collection

fee if the waiting time exceeds 10 minutes.

In your loan box you will find a guide in how to keep the objects and yourselves safe during the Covid-19

pandemic. You can also find this information on our schools webpage, under Museums in a box.

Payment

Your organisation will be invoiced for your order after the loans boxes have been delivered.

Payment can be made by credit/debit card and BACs.

Please make cheques payable to Birmingham Museums Trust and send them to

Accounts Receivable

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Chamberlain Square

Birmingham

B3 3DH

Credit/debit card payments can be made by calling 0121 348 8001, please have your invoice to hand when

calling.

Payment must be made within 14 days of the invoice date.

Payment details will be on your invoice.

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Care of Loans

The borrower who orders the loans is responsible for looking after them.

Most of them are irreplaceable and should be treated with respect. Please do not display any objects in direct

sunlight or subject to actions that may harm the objects such as burial or submergence. Do not affix

adhesives, labels, sellotape, blu-tack etc. to loans or loan cases.

Please keep them in a secure place, especially overnight.

If any loss or damage occurs, please inform the Museum in a Box service at once.

Do not attempt repairs.

Children can try on the replica costume, but please make sure it fits! Any damage to replica costume and

artefacts will be charged to the school concerned, so that we can purchase replacements.

Terms and Conditions

By making a booking with Museum in a Box you have agreed to abide by the terms and conditions below.

It is a condition of the loan that objects are used for educational use only and not for profit making purposes.

Due care and diligence must be taken to safeguard the items on loan.

Items on loan must be locked away when not in use.

On rare occasions we may have to supply an alternative box to that which was ordered. This will be clearly

stated at the time of collection/delivery.

Borrowers are liable for costs of breakages or loss for up to £150.00 per box.

Evaluation forms must be completed for each loan box.

By making a booking you are agreeing to these terms and conditions.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the education bookings team on 0121 348 8001 and

we will do our best to help you.

MUSEUM IN A BOX BOOKING FORM

2021/2022


Send this form in via email; subject: Museum in a Box booking, to:

[email protected]

Borrower’s Details

Borrower’s Name

School / Organisation

Address

Postcode

Telephone Number

School / Organisation

Email

Borrower’s Email

Purchase Order Number

(if required)

The deadline for booking requests is no later than 5.00pm on the Friday prior to the commencement of

each half term.

Collection or Delivery?

I would like my loans boxes to be delivered to and collected from the school / organisation on the first

and last Thursday* of each half term. (£40.00 per half term + Vat). Our delivery service covers up

to 25 miles from B7 4RQ.

I will collect my loans boxes from the Museum Collections Centre on the first Wednesday* and return

them on the last Thursday* of each half term between 3.00pm - 5.00pm. (Free)

*Exact dates and times will be communicated closer to the time, it is subject to change depending on staff availability.

.

Loans Agreement

I have read and accept the conditions of the Loans Agreement.

Date

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MUSEUM IN A BOX BOOKING FORM

2021/2022


Please list the box(es) you require per half term below:

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Autumn 1 w/c 6 September – w/c 18 October Autumn 2 w/c 1 November – w/c 13 December

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 5

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Spring 1 w/c 3 January – w/c 14 February Spring 2 w/c 28 February – w/c 4 April

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 5

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Summer 1 w/c 25 April – w/c 23 May Summer 2 w/c 6 June – w/c 18 July

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 5

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