Doing the same—only differently

Extra Time is an intergenerational heritage project—meaning that we work with different generations to explore local heritage and create new work to record and celebrate what we discover.

Often, we bring groups of children and adults together, to work side-by-side; other times, the groups work independently of each other.

At the beginning of June, we were joined by members of the Curious Minds Saxmundham Legacy group, who come to morning sessions each week at the Long Shop Museum. They’ve been working with the same artists as the children, and using similar resources to create their unique artworks.

This week, the group produced a fresh batch of cyanotypes.

First they traced images printed on acetate and then layered up their pictures by adding shapes and objects.

Several of the ‘older’ Extra Timers had never set foot in the Long Shop Museum before this project, other than to cast their vote at election time.

However, one of the group had a particular mission—they were hoping to find their great grandfather’s tool box. After some searching, they discovered a box, on the lid of which was stencilled the same surname, but the box was locked and they left it where it lay, under a work bench. Fast forward a few weeks, and staff at the Museum were able to break the seal on the tool box and ‘reveal the treasure’ inside.

The box is what’s known as a ‘commissioning box’, containing lightweight and essential tools only.

This is because it was built for worldwide travel, as part of the engineer’s basic kit wherever he was sent to work.

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