Summary

Alternative Name(s): Handbasin; Hand Basin

Toy bathroom sink made of cream coloured moulded plastic,

Part of a dolls' house, built around 1920 by Neil McArthur for his much younger half-sister Elizabeth (Beth) Twycross, born in 1917. Neil made the doll's house out of found materials including cigar boxes; he also made many of the furnishings in the doll's house. Some of the contents of the doll's house may date back to the 1860s, played with by ancestor Charlotte Twycross; most date to either the 1920s or the 1940s-50s. In the early 1950s the donor was given the spruced-up doll's house as a birthday present by her parents. In later years her own daughter later added items, although she wasn't allowed to play due to its fragility.

Physical Description

Freestanding bathroom sink made from moulded cream coloured plastic, with black plastic spout and taps with maker's mark moulded on underside.

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