Welsh Hand Loom & Flying Shuttles
From the 16th century Montgomeryshire was the centre of the Welsh textile industry. By the 1870s there were several smaller and 9 major woollen factories with over around 815 hand looms in operation in Llanidloes.
Scale-model of Van Mines lead mine at Y Fan
Scale-model of Van Mines lead mine at Y Fan
Miner’s Watch
Miner's watch holder, made from brass, used for carrying a watch underground in the mines. Used by a miner in Van Mines.
Miner’s Pith Helmet
Miner’s pith helmet from Van Mines, a lead mine operating between 1865 -1891 and was at one time the richest mine in the country
Town Seal (Llanidloes Coat of Arms)
Town Seal from early 1900s with Llanidloes’ coat of arms with the motto of St.Idloes ‘Goreu cynneddf cadw moes" ‘the best quality is that of maintaining morals’.
Police Constable's Truncheon
Police Constable's truncheon, said to have been taken from one of the London policemen during the Llanidloes riot in 1839. Since it bears the Arms of Welshpool Borough, it may have belonged to Constable Armishaw of Welshpool.
Penny Farthing
Penny Farthing circa 1880 ridden by a local Llanidloes woman.