Object from 1904-1924
Coffee can, bone china, decorated with black transfer-printed lake scene from Belle Vue Zoological Gardens. Text reads "The Lake. Belle Vue. Manchester".
Manufactured by Arkinsall and Sons Limited
Mosley StreetManchesterM2 3JL
Free entry Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm (Thursday to 9pm)
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Object from June 1943
Oral history
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