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The #50LancashireObjects campaign celebrates the rich heritage of our county – and your vote decides which items make the final list! 🗓️ Vote for your top 3 objects by 21st August: https://t.co/LoFdOt4UmF

This television was purchased by Mary and Rowland Gibson in 1953 in anticipation of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. They lived above 'Hadwin's' grocers which they ran in Queen Street, Morecambe. https://t.co/l5VpZuAN2X #50LancashireObjects

This letter was written in 1827 by Mary Hindle in Sydney, Australia where she had arrived as a convict weeks earlier. Mary was sentenced to transportation for life for taking part in the Power Loom riots across east Lancashire in 1826. https://t.co/l5VpZuBkSv #50LancashireObjects

Quality cotton sheets from Preston epitomised Horrockses brand. After the war Horrockses launched a fashion line so well respected that Queen Elizabeth II packed Horrockses Fashion dresses for her tour of the Commonwealth in 1953-54. https://t.co/l5VpZuBkSv #50LancashireObjects

Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum, which later became Lancaster Moor Hospital, opened in 1816 and was the fourth county asylum to open in England. By the end of 19th century the asylum had farms, joinery shops, gardens and a theatre. https://t.co/l5VpZuAN2X #50LancashireObjects

William Pickles Hartley made jam in Colne before moving to Liverpool and creating Hartley's jam empire. Caleb Duckworth bought the Colne business in 1874 and patented this machine twenty years later to wash and de-stalk soft fruits https://t.co/l5VpZuAN2X #50LancashireObjects

This wood is part of a Roman writing tablet found at the bathhouse in Ribchester. There was no written word in Britain before the Romans arrived in AD43 and this tablet is one of the earliest examples of writing found in Lancashire. https://t.co/l5VpZuAN2X #50LancashireObjects

Postcards sent by RAF airmen to 124 Hornby Road, Blackpool which was a boarding house for recruits during World War Two. Over 800,000 recruits had training in Blackpool, described as 'the greatest troop-training station in the world' https://t.co/l5VpZuBkSv #50LancashireObjects

A silver thimble dated 17th century found near Gisburn by a metal detectorist in 2019. Decorated with conjoined hearts, flanked by cupids and engraved with the initials 'AH'. It was clearly intended as a sign of love or betrothal. https://t.co/l5VpZuBkSv #50LancashireObjects

Ewbank, a word that just means carpet sweeper to millions. Did you know that it is a Lancashire success story made by a company called Entwisle and Kenyon Ltd of Accrington, and still going strong today? https://t.co/l5VpZuBkSv #50LancashireObjects

The waterframe, a cotton spinning machine, was invented by Richard Arkwright (1732-1792) from Preston. Regarded as father of the factory system, his machine could spin 96 spindles of cotton at once, making Arkwright became very rich. https://t.co/l5VpZuBkSv #50LancashireObjects

A working example of a typical power loom ubiquitous across the weaving sheds of Lancashire, made by Pemberton & Co of Burnley c.1890s. On display at Queen Street Mill, Harle Syke, Burnley until Thursday 12 June. https://t.co/l5VpZuBkSv #50LancashireObjects

The Lancashire clog can be seen as the footwear of the industrial revolution. Flexible styles could be used in the factory, on the land or down the mine, but most Lancashire clogs were worn in the cotton mills. https://t.co/l5VpZuBkSv #50LancashireObjects

The Silverdale Hoard is one of the largest Viking hoards discovered in the UK. Over 200 items were found by a metal detectorist near Silverdale, Lancashire. It includes armlets, ingots, coins and fragments of broken silver jewellery. https://t.co/l5VpZuAN2X #50LancashireObjects

On #BlueMonday why not take a look through our #Lancashire in 50 Objects. We're up to item 36. Find all 36 objects and learn more about the history and heritage through our museums collections. https://t.co/eRMpDmJ8nv #50LancashireObjects

This signed print of Alan Groves painting of the last Tornado delivery to the RAF in 1993. Signed by over 40 dignitaries including the pilot of flight ZH559, the pilot of the first Tornado in 1979, and the serving Preston Guild Mayor. https://t.co/l5VpZuAN2X #50LancashireObjects

Fleetwood trawler Red Falcon F04 was lost with all hands in a dreadful storm off the Inner Hebrides in 1959. Local reports of the disaster, and the model itself can be seen at Fleetwood Museum, 6-7 Queens Terrace, Fleetwood FY7 6BT. https://t.co/l5VpZuAN2X #50LancashireObjects

Love the #Romans? Visit #ClitheroeCastle before 31 March to see these beautiful gemstones. Excavated at the Roman bathhouse in Ribchester the incised stones, known as intaglios, were originally set into rings almost 2000 years ago! https://t.co/S2eUMdL5yT #50LancashireObjects