Hackney has traditionally been able to offer cheap housing to new arrivals. This has made it a destination for settlers from all over the world, many of whom arrive with very little money.
        
    
On display: 06 A place to live
                    
                
            Domestic refrigerator
c.1930s
                    
                
            Tea cup
1850-1900
                    
                
            Porcelain saucer
1850-1900
                    
                
            Porcelain saucer
1850-1900
                    
                
            Milk jug
1850-1900
                    
                
            Cake tin
1950 = 1959
                    
                
            'GLC' gas cooker
1925 = 1955
                    
                
            Tin of cocoa : Rowntree's half pound cocoa
1925 = 1965
                    
                
            Sugar canister
1930-1950
                    
                
            Tea canister
1930 = 1950
                    
                
            Enamel bread bin
1930-1960
                    
                
            Place mat holder
                    
                
            Tala Cooks Measure
1967-1997
                    
                
            Pastry blender
1967-1997
                    
                
            Electric mixers & blenders
1969
                    
                
            Oxo cube tin
                    
                
            Wooden spoon
1930 = 1970
                    
                
            Gas kettle
1930 = 1970
                    
                
            Table fork
1935-1950
                    
                
            Tea spoon
1900-1950
                
            Hygena Kitchen cabinet
1930 = 1955
                    
                
            My flats where I live
2001
                    
                
            Woman Reading a Possession Order
1997
                
            The Art of Squatting
1997
                    
                
            Oral History Interview - Elvan Salih
2001
                    
                
            Oral History Interview - Josie Riley
04/06/2001