World War 2 Pepper Pot
Sometimes the most unassuming donations can have an interesting story. The museum has had a recent donation from a local family of a metal cannister of black pepper. The outside looks a bit rusty, and the inside contains an ordinary paper bag of pepper. During World War 2 this pot of pepper was kept in the family’s air raid shelter. However, it wasn’t used for seasoning their rations. The donor’s grandmother kept it there as a last line of defence if the Germans invaded. She had it ready to throw in their faces to blind them so the family could make a quick getaway.
This donation is part of a collection of three items related to WW2 in Swansea. The other two items in this donation are photographs of the donor’s relatives who worked as a nurse and an ambulance driver during the war.
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