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History Homeschool

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The Robert Opie Scrabooks really give us a feel for an era in history. Homeschool heaven!

History Homeschool - Robert Opie Scrapbooks

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The scrapbooks really are a delight to look at. The Robert Opie collection is the worlds largest collection relating to British nostalgia and advertising memorabilia. Each of the scrapbook covers a different era, and there are usually separate pages devoted to fashion, groceries, household products, childrens toys and books. Each large scrapbook-type page is filled with photographs of packaging, advertising pictures or other images relevant to the era.

As well as the pictures, each page has some historical information about the times and the products used. For example, in the Victorian scrapbook, on the childrens books page, the explanation begins:

    “With the arrival of cheaper methods of colour printing during the 1860’s and after, a profusion of decorative illustrated books for fortunate children were now available; prior to this many books had been hand coloured.”

History Homeschool - 1950's ScrapbookWe have found the books have greatly added to our studies when dealing with a historical period. They seem to really give a feel for the times. We have also enjoyed comparing the books - oxo cubes make a regular appearance! This has led to several discussions about packaging and brand awareness - and how the marketing of products had changed over time. The children even began to scrapbook their own labels for a while (my daughter is convinced she is going to be able to sell her scrapbook for a fortune when she is older!!).

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If you haven’t come across the scrapbooks, then do check one out of the library and take a look. There are ten books in total :

  • The Victorian Srcapbook.
  • The Edwardian Scrapbook.
  • The 1910s Scrapbook.
  • The 1920s Scrapbook.
  • The 1930s Scrapbook.
  • America's Wartime Scrapbook or The Wartime Scrapbook for the UK
  • The 1950s Scrapbook.
  • The 1960s Scrapbook.
  • The 1970s Scrapbook.
  • The Royal Scrapbook.

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