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THE MIDLAND RAILWAY ASSEMBLAGE TRAILS
"The Family Trail"
Stop One: The Bristol Stool

The trail begins at the north end of The Assemblage, starting in the Textiles area.

A low, highly varnished wooden stool with deep red upholstery continaed within a glass fronted display cabinet.

Stop 1

Where: D29

What: Bristol stool

Material: Wood and velvet upholstery (but would probably have been hardwearing moquette originally)

Why: This stool was designed to go between the facing bench seats of a First Class compartment to form a bed. They were intended to be used by invalided officers while recuperating from the First World War.

Ref: RFB13818

A low, highly varnished wooden stool with deep red upholstery. The front and back are shown side-by-side. The front reads, in gold lettering, 'M.R' while the back reads ' To be returned to Bristol'.