One yellow plastic pencil, with a retractable lead, in a boat shaped plastic presentation case.

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The printing on the base of this string tin suggests that originally it carried an advertisement for Hudson’s soap. It was used about 1906 in a Petone grocery shop owned by Mr Stutter.

1 green painted twine box, with string cutter. Distributed to retailers as a promotional item by Hudsons Soap, Liverpool, England. Has “November 1906” scratched on the bottom of the tin in a large script.

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Owned by Watchorn Family Palmerston north. Used at Foxton Beach house. Original house burnt down and this was put in new house in Carter Cresent next to West End Store in Palmerston North.

One promotional thermometer / barometer, distributed by Walker & Furrie Grocers, Foxton. Two gauges: 1 thermometer on the left and 1 barometer on the right.

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