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Garden Tools and Sundries

Illustrated catalogue of Gardening Tools including spades, lawnmowers, sprinklers, garden furniture and outdoor cooking stoves.

Letter from Andrew Pelling MP

(Copy of?) Letter from Andrew Pelling MP to Jeremy Turtle expressing his sadness that the store is closing and proposing an Early Day Motion on the matter.

Small Paper Bag

Small white Turtle's branded paper bag with blue and red print on one side including 'Centenary Year 1894-1994'.

Screws and Fixings List

Single sheet A4 folded booklet illustrating the range of steel and brass screws and fixings including pricing.

Newspaper and magazine features

Collection of press cuttings (original and copies) covering various events including the death of Louis Henry, recognition of the companies long service and adverts.

Image of a demonstration

Copy of a black and white photograph labelled 'Demonstrati' [Demonstration] showing a lady in the foreground. Image is very blurry and poor quality.

Tools for All Traders

Four catalogues (Issues 6, 10 and two unknown) showing blow-torches, drilling machines, chisels, tool chests and larger machinery.
Printed by H. R. Grubb & Roffey and Clark.

Hobbies Specialities

Includes items for model railways, air and shot guns and roller skates.
Printed by Roffey and Clark.

Christmas window display

colours photographs showing the Christmas window display. One shows the window display overall. Two are closeups of each side.

Green Photo Album

Green fabric bound album containing photographs of Crown Hill and North End store fronts, stands at events and staff; press cuttings of a Poem advert for Thomas Lindsley, Crown Hill and page from Models, Railways and Locomotives containing a letter from L. H Turtle about a new product.

Tools for Woodworkers

Illustrated catalogues Numbers 14 and 20 of tools for woodwork including axes, chisels, planes, rulers, saws and levels.
Printed by H. R. Gubb

Cutlery and Domestic Requisites

These black and white catalogues covering Cutlery, Shaving and Dressing Equipment, Scissors, Manicure Sets, Kitchen Utensils, Carpet Sweepers and 'Domestic Novelties' such as coffee mills.
Issues 8, 13 and unknown (printed 1922)
Printed by Roffey and Clark & H. R. Grubb

Louis, Kate and Marion Henry and negatives for images of Carriage and shopfront

1 black and white image of 3 people sat around a dinner table. Housed within paper frame-which is labelled in hand with 'Louis Henry Wife Kate Daughter Marion'. The back of the envelope has the handwritten note 'Mrs Jacquet'.
One set of negatives with 2 images: 1 shows a Turtle's branded horse-drawn carriage, 1 show a Turtles shopfront labelled 'Crown Hill Shopfront'.

Envelope marked "Photographs 'Turtles'

Black and white images of Founder, Louis Henry Turtle; Turtle's Stores across the years and locations including the Horse and Cart, the Crown Hill Store, an outdoor stall showcasing gardening equipment and the shop on Park Street; a cutlery set; street car with advert on the front.

Branded lawnmower on display

A4 printed image of a green lawnmower on display with the words 'Turtle Croydon' on the wheel. Some research suggests image was taken at the British Lawnmower Museum.

Interior of 6 Crown Hill

Photocopied black and white image of the interior of the Crown Hill Shop. Presented in a paper black bordered frame with a handwritten label at the top.

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