In Tudor times pewter was cleaned by a variety of methods. Ground-up eggshells cleaned it so it looked like silver. Strawberry spinach which was a commonly grown salad veg was also used.
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Testimonials
History Boxes understand the high standards that we require for our company and have consistently delivered, frequently requested personally by the schools we work with
York Time Travel
Our company York Time Travel create bespoke residential educational school trips.
So we require the highest integrity and professionalism for our business, which is what we get from Lynn and Dave Thirlwall of History Boxes
York Time Travel
Picking up and weighing a mail shirt was far more educational than drawing a picture from a book and making up the weight with stones!
Angela Hardman - Teacher North Yorkshire
I commend History Boxes for the quality and diversity of the range of resources they bring to the classroom and their professionalism in supporting the learning of pupils at Ganton School.
Sue Jones – Head-teacher – Ganton School
The learning corridor has been a monumental success, so much so that other schools are now bringing their classes to experience this new hands-on learning environment.
Sue Jones – Head-teacher – Ganton School
The boxes give lots of opportunities to develop cross curricular links, and to help history come alive
Angela Hardman - Teacher North Yorkshire
This is fantastic, where did you get all this stuff?
Royal British Legion
We have worked extensively with History Boxes for over 15 years and we are more than delighted with the with the service they provide for us
York Time Travel
The experience and knowledge they bring to York Time Travel is invaluable.
Providing numerous formats of historical activities for our schools visiting York
York Time Travel
Without the support, advice and resources provided by History Boxes we would have been unable to create our Centenary WWI learning corridor.
Sue Jones – Head-teacher – Ganton School