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The Royal School For The Deaf And Dumb Children, Margate, Male Teacher’s Uniform.
The Royal School for the Deaf and Dumb Children, Margate, generously donated to the Deaf Museum and Archive an early 19th/20thC navy blue gentleman teacher’s uniform when the school closed down in December 2015 as its rarity was recognised. Above: The cap with R.S.D.D.C embroidered on the band Is the..View Exhibit
A World War II Civil Defence Helmet
This helmet was worn by Henry Beville MacDonald, a born Deaf Missioner in Truro during WWII when he acted as a firewatcher in Truro Cathedral. It was loaned to the Museum by his granddaughter, Davina Merricks, in 2019. Who was Henry Beville MacDonald? Henry, known as Harry, was born deaf..View Exhibit
Deaf GB Cricket Team Signed Cricket Bat, Team And Sports Uniforms
David Morris, as the Great Britain Cricket Team Coach in the very first Test matches between Great Britain and Australia, wore the team uniform in 1992. He decided to donate his GB cricket equipment to the Deaf Museum in 2017 as he said “I would rather the BDHS have them..View Exhibit
Dog Collar
A Royal School For Deaf And Dumb Children, Margate, Dog Collar This unusual dog collar was presented to Mr. H. Jones in June 1913 and the brass inscription reads “Buller”. It was donated by The Royal School for Deaf Children, Margate, along with other artefacts when it closed down in..View Exhibit
A Unique Jumper
The 1960s polo-neck jumper with the manual fingerspelling alphabet is so far the only one known to be in existence. A Level 1 British Sign Language student spotted it in a charity shop in Hastings and presented it to her tutor Davina Merricks who recognised its distinctive style and so..View Exhibit
A Pair Of White Gloves
A pair of white gloves was used in one of the BSL Marches and was donated by Peter Brown who wore them. What makes this pair special? In 1987/88 the British Deaf Association mounted a campaign calling for the official recognition of British Sign Language (BSL) as an accepted language..View Exhibit