Receipts from Magdalene Laundry, Donnybrook; Findlater's; Arnotts; RDS; Irish Times (1878); Piggott's; Roches Stores; ESB; Trinity College; Slane Brick Co.

Two oak panels engraved with the names R. Mitchell and J. W. Elvery.
From donor email 'these individuals are prime examples of prominent Dublin retailers. I contacted Mitchells some time ago regarding Bobby Mitchell’s panel but sadly heard nothing, so my original thoughts about the Little Dublin Museum came into play.

Bobbie also had a lot of sporting interests, he was an international rugby football referee having played the game at a high level for many years. He also played polo and enjoyed his hunting in the winter months.

I am very glad that the two panels will be displayed somewhere as they are part of Dublin’s retail history."

Cardboard box from Clery's with a picture of the store and the captions 'Ireland's Greatest Department Store' 'Tailoring Department' 'Clery and Co.(1941) Ltd. Dublin'

A box from Clery’s tailoring department in 1941. Clery’s was founded as ‘The New or Palatial Mart’ in 1853, bought over and renamed by M. J. Clery in 1883. The current building – which is modelled on Selfridge’s of London – dates from 1922, the original having been destroyed during the Easter Rising. In 1943, this much-loved department store was taken over by the Guiney family, who also owned the nearby Guiney’s department store.

I've Seen Santa' badge for Switzers with a picture of a waving Santa.

Switzer’s department store had the best in-house Santa Claus, and their Christmas window displays were a seasonal benison. With lights, music and animatronic puppets, people would make trips from all over the country just to visit this much-missed institution.