Bring the past to life in your classroom with our original historical objects
See History come to life in your classroom as pupils handle genuine objects from times gone by. Handle the very objects that our ancestors handled!
Objects illustrate the value of the everyday and demonstrate that everything, however mundane it might appear, can be extraordinary and a source for history.
Ideal for fostering knowledge and understanding, and for teaching a range of historical subjects, themes, skills, techniques, and practices.
Each box contains everything you need to deliver a lesson, including thematic overviews and object information cards, created in collaboration with qualified teachers.
How it works
Step 1
You browse our selection of boxes and choose the one that works for you. Then, complete our Booking Enquiry Form with your preferred dates.
Step 2
We check availability and confirm your booking. You then pay online, or on collection, or we can invoice you.
Step 3
You collect your box from our location in New Cross, London. Our standard rental period is two weeks.
Step 4
You deliver exciting interactive lessons and, when you’re done, you pack up the box and return it to us in New Cross.
Browse our boxes
Be transported back to the streets of Homefront London at the height of the Blitz.
Explore household items that shaped everyday life in Victorian and Edwardian homes
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Additional Services
One of our professional Historians delivers an interactive assembly to foreground the topic or theme and introduce thinking around material culture and objects as evidence.
Sit back and enjoy the ride as one of our professional historians delivers an interactive lesson for your class using the contents of your box.
Price List
Standard box rental (2 Weeks) = £50
Standard box rental + 20-30 minute assembly = £100
Standard Box Rental + 45-60 minute facilitated lesson = £175