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Wedding Gifts

There are wedding reports in the newspapers which have included gift lists,
a list in a 1940 diary, and a list found when celebrations were in hand for a golden wedding.
They reflect the changes of fashions and economics.


Dinner Service
Gift List 1959
Milk Basket
Basket & Vinegar Bottle
Saucepans
Towels
Dinner Service
Pillow Cases & Tea Towels
Table Cloth
Clock
Table Cloth
Sheets
Coal Hod
Electric Alarm Clock
Cruet & Tea Spoons
Wine Glasses
Towels
Pyrex Casserole Dish
Pyrex Gift Set
Ironing Board & Iron
Bread Board & Knife
Double Saucepan
½ dozen Glasses
Wines
Pepper & Salt
Tea Service
Table Cloth
Colander
Companion Set
Hand Towels
Pedal Bin
Bathroom Cabinet
Thermos Jug
Kitchen Utensils
Sheets
Table Cloth & Napkins
Bread Bin
Bread Board & Knife
Tray
Sheets & Pillow Cases
Table Cloth & Napkins
Soup Cups
Towels
Bread Board & Knife
Cake Rack
Butter Dish
Carving Set
Fruit & Butter Dish
Pyrex Cups
Sheets & Blankets
Towels
Pyrex Soup Dishes
Towels
Butter Dish
Pyrex Plates
Kitchen Canisters
Sheets
Chip Pan
Butter Dish
Bolster Set
Pillow Cases & Pyrex Dishes
Cheque
Dressing Table Mats
Pillow Cases
Cash (several)
Clothes Basket
Pedal Bin
Cutlery
Fruit Dish
Mirror
Pillow Cases
Casserole Dish
Water Set
Eiderdown
Vase

Other Gift Lists in Year Order
Sartoris - Craven 1881
Lack - Willmott 1898
Parkin - Linnitt 1898
Battersby - Evans 1899
Leeding - Watford 1899
Shelton - Knight 1899
Claridge - Skinner 1900
Denton - Skinner 1902
Simpson - Browning 1902
Browning - Fisher 1903
Maddock - Haddon 1915
May - Bates 1904
Vorley - 1905 (golden)
Linnitt - Bayes 1907
Garrod - Stacey 1910
Parker - Button 1911
Hinde - Stacey 1914

Knight - Hopper 1914

Denton - Burton 1915
Millard - Willmott 1915
Penman - Bayes 1916
Walker - Bates 1917
Childs - 1922 (silver)
Wilson - White 1936
 Holloway - Sail 1940 

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