88/4/1-2

Tomkins & Courage Ltd. White (Manufacturer)

These are two 2lb muslin bags used to package oats by White, Tomkins & Courage Ltd. They bear the inscription, 'WHITES WAFER OATS // WHITE, TOMKINS & COURAGE, LTD // BELFAST, LONDON & LIVERPOOL'. The back of the bags are printed with directions for making porridge out of the oats. The bags belonged to the donor's mother-in-law who had lived in Berkshire for fifty years.

2 bags for oats: muslin; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: BAGS // Accession number: 88/4/1+2 // Classification: MARKETING Grain // Negative number: 60/15432 + 3 // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from, date: Jean Hewitt, [...], January 1988 // Store: small object // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 23.2.88 // Description: 2 muslin bags for Oats 2lbs. // Inscription: WHITES WAFER OATS // WHITE, TOMKINS & COURAGE, LTD // BELFAST, LONDON & LIVERPOOL // Dimensions: Length: 28.0cm Width: 17.0cm. // Associated information: From Mrs Hewitt's mother-in-law who lived in Berkshire for 50 years. // References:', Letter, Jean Hewitt to uncertain, probably MERL, 14 January 1988 – 'Dear Sir, // In turning out some household stuff recently I came across these bags which I thought may be of interest to you so I am sending them to you. They belonged to my mother-in-law who has lived in Berkshire for the past 50 years. // Yours faithfully, // Jean Hewitt // Enclosed // 2 x 2lb bag of White's Wafer Oats // 1 bag printed Winalot Meal for all dogs // [‘9 1/2d’ scored through] 1 | 1 1/2 // By appointment to the late King George V // 1 Ideal basin cover'