Donated by Margaret Jean Buegge, this bag was handmade by a relative and sent from England to Ms Buegge in the mid 1900s.
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Bruce Rock Museum and Machinery Museum
From a cabinet of curiosity to a museum.
The old bank has been given a new lease on life, with the Bruce Rock Museum located within its walls. Some of the rooms have been refurbished with items from the early to mid 1900s to tell the history...
This washing machine would have been filled and emptied twice per load. Once to wash, and once to rinse. Without this washing machine, the clothes would have been washed by hand, using a washboard.The...
In a 'cabinet of curiosity', there is an armadillo basket from Rhodesia. The item was purchased by Mrs Butler who started a private collection, which eventually formed part of the Bruce Rock Museum...