These are objects which we do not consider are the ‘core’ of the collection, things that Ian Wilkinson began to collect later on in his life, rather than those objects that were the original inspiration for the collection. Over 1000 objects have been kept at what we are calling a ‘Secondary Collection’ level. This Coronation Street tea-towel was disposed of as it is not directly relevant to the collection. There really is something for everyone in the Wilkinson Collection! The photos we’ve put on Flickr today show some of the Collection’s highlights and oddities, from a Mickey Mouse money box to a letter box cigarette holder. The BPMA’s predecessor, the National Postal Museum, received the Wilkinson Collection in 1989, but it is only in the past year that it has been catalogued by Collections Cataloguer Emma Harper, and made available on our online catalogue (read more about this in Emma’s blogs). Amongst the items are money boxes, model letter boxes and model vehicles some feature characters such as Snoopy, Mickey Mouse or Postman Pat, or were manufactured by companies such as Lego, Fisher Price or Dinky. The Wilkinson Collection is named after the late Ian Wilkinson, who collected over 3000 objects related to post boxes and the postal service. Today we added some photos of items from the Wilkinson Collection to Flickr. Quite decorative in style, it may well have been used to hold cigarettes. A model letter box made of metal and brown leather.
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