Travelling shaving brushes

Travelling shaving brushes

Two-piece, screw-together bone handles from portable shaving brushes, from travellers’ wash-kits. Possibly tourist rubbish cleared out of Yarmouth hotels. The brushes have decomposed or had been removed. The brushes were sent to Rainer Hausgen, in Solingen,...
Yarmouth souvenir cup

Yarmouth souvenir cup

Coloured souvenir cup, showing ‘Yarmouth beach from the jetty’. Bathers, bathing machines and deck-chairs can be seen in the foreground. Like other souvenir cups sold to Yarmouth tourists, this one was made in Germany. It has been re-used, probably after...
Souvenir cup, Lowestoft

Souvenir cup, Lowestoft

White ceramic cup displaying a red transfer-printed image of ‘The Pier & Beach, Lowestoft’. The handle is missing. Underneath, it is stamped ‘Made in Germany’.     
Eiffel tower bottle

Eiffel tower bottle

White glass moulded bottle in the shape of the Eiffel tower. A star of David is embossed on the base, containing an illegible two-digit numeral ending in 6. Bottles of this sort may have been sold containing liquor, fruit juices, or coloured sands as a souvenir....
Cowrie shells

Cowrie shells

A large and a small cowrie shell. They may have been sold as souvenirs in shops on the seafront.