‘As snug as a bug in a rug’: post-war housing, homes and coal fires
This article examines the layers of meaning and value attached to the image of the open coal fireside in the years immediately following the end of the Second World War. Although the open fire has a much longer economic, social and cultural history, it is argued here that after 1945 it took on new,...
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| Language: | English |
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Science Museum, London
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Science Museum Group Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.sciencemuseum.org.uk/browse/issue-09/as-snug-as-a-bug-in-a-rug/ |