| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | Item |
| Reference Number | RC/1/8/9 |
| Creator Name | Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs |
| Title | [Richmal Crompton] Promotional message bug [belonging to Richmal Ashbee? niece of Richmal Crompton] promoting Bury Metro [Bury Metropolitan Borough Council] and [Richmal Crompton's] "Just William" |
| Date | c1990 |
| Extent | 1 artefact |
| Description | The message bug is a small pompom with eyes and feet attached. [The message bug has been made to look like Richmals Crompton's character, William]. The pompom is made of pink and brown wool [or synthetic wool], which simulates a pink face with brown hair. The pompom wears a blue and white striped cap, made from felt.
Attached to the base of the pompom is a white ribbon that has been printed with the words "Just William" and the logo of Bury Metro [Bury Metropolitan Borough Council].
[It is likely that this message bug was produced by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council as a promotional item to be handed out during the celebrations held in Bury to mark the centenary of the birth of Richmal Crompton.] |
| Physical Description | The message bug, including the ribbon, is 14cm long. The pompom is 3.5cm high. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Copyright to be determined. |
| Related Material | Further items relating celebrations held in 1990 for the centenary of Richmal Crompton's birth can be found in RC 86, RC 87, RC 88, RC 142, RC 143, RC 216, RC 217, RC 218, RC 221, RC 241, RC 269, RC test 7, RC test 12, RC 288, RC 289 and RC 324. |