Table top museums

A wonderful visit, as part of Open House London, to the Art Workers Guild yesterday. The building is amazing, especially the light fittings -

Even more wonderful was the Table Top Museum show in the big hall. So much to wonder at, in these displays put on by dedicated collectors!

Mandy talked me through some highlights from her selection of interesting objects from car boot sales and elsewhere -

A graphite sculpture, showing some signs of having been used for drawing

In the stapler box ... "my daughter's arm"

Clay whistles in the shape of animals - you can play a tune on them

Tins for needles, and an ashtray with the shipping forecast areas

 Going round the room, wonder after wonder met the eye....

A rainbow of disposable ice cream spoons
[were those stickers on the light switches always there?]

The Rough Sea Postcard and Associated Ephemera Museum

Things made of wood, including a mysterious object
"designed and made by Kay Bojesen, originally
designed in 1932; Denmark"

Mincers!

In the cabinet of tiny things, a knitted grub!

Breadboards

Feathers

Cows (I covet the pencil box on the right)

"My consumption diaries: a glimpse into trough and basket"
complete with evaluation and price paid

Wonderful things collected on travels around the world

I do hope this wonderful museum of museums will pop up again!