SCHOOL LOANS SERVICE
ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR LOAN
We have themed boxes on different topics and a wide range of individual
items.
If possible, please give two weeks’ notice of a loan. School Loans is a parttime volunteer-run service. We try to meet urgent requests but cannot
guarantee it. If you let us know well in advance, we will reserve items for you.
Please note that all items are subject to availability
To keep costs low we cannot delivery or collect items. You will need to arrange
transport.
Categories of items available for loan
Themed boxes
Historical
Miscellaneous
Individual items
History
Geology and Geography
Biology/Zoology
Textiles
Posters
Images on CD
Miscellaneous
History
Biology
Zoology
Botany
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List of themed boxes for loan
In some cases we have more than one box available (the number is shown in
brackets e.g. ‘Romans (5)’ – five boxes available). The contents of each box varies
slightly.
Historical:
Miscellaneous:
Egyptians
Clothing (2)
Greeks
Heating
Romans (5)
Lighting (4)
Vikings
Lighting and Sound
Tudors
Materials
British Empire
Seaside (2)
Florence Nightingale
Sewing
Victorian farming (3)
Shopping (2)
Victorian kitchen (6)
Transport
¶ Laundry (5) (see note below)
Writing and communication
Victorian schoolroom (3)
Victorian toys (8)
Victorian Toy Theatre
WW1
1930s (3)
WW2 (4)
¶ Laundry – these are not ‘boxes’ but consist of several items in a large wash tub.
The wash tub is relatively bulky.
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List of individual items for loan
Because of the number of available items, when requesting a loan please use the item
reference (e.g. AB 123).
Most items are housed in a wooden box; size varies according to the particular object.
Categories:
1 History
3 Industry/Transport
Prehistory
Early Civilisations
Roman Britain
Anglo-Saxon & Viking
Norman
Other Mediaeval
16th Century
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century
General history
2 Geology and Geography
4 Biology/Zoology
Mammals
Dinosaurs
Other Reptiles
Birds
Marine Creatures
Human Biology
Minibeasts
(invertebrates & Insects)
Botany
4 Textiles
Historical Designs
William Morris
Modern Designs
Textured Woven Textiles
Minerals
Rocks
Fossils
Crafts from Overseas
Industry/Transport
Arts and Crafts
History
Prehistory
HD 220B
HH 9
HH 10
HH 628C
HH 684B
HM 560A
HT 600A
Prehistoric Boy
Old Stone Age Tools
New Stone Age Tools
Late Bronze Age Sword
Iron Age Shield found at Battersea
Iron Age Homestead
Bronze Age Dug-out Canoe
Costume figure
4 specimens
4 specimens
Cast
Cast
Model
Model + slides
Early Civilisations
HA 668
HH 273A
HH 667
HM 551
HM 122A
HM 122B
Egyptian King - carved quartzite head
Ptolemaic Egyptian Bronze Cat
Greek Mounted Warrior
Grecian Theatre
Greek Temple
Greek Temple
Replica
Replica
Replica
Model
Model
Model
Roman Britain
HA 1
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Roman Road - method of construction
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Model + notes
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HA 311A
Trebuchet
Model + notes
HD 223A
Roman Girl and Boy
Costume figure
HM 16A
Hypocaust
Model
HT 300F
Chariot
Model
The stuffed edible dormouse (glis glis) (ref: VC363) may also be relevant.
Anglo-Saxon & Viking
HD 221A
HT 304A
HT 565B
Anglo-Saxon Boy and Girl
Celtic Chariot
Viking Warship
Costume figure
Model
Model
Norman ballista
Domesday Book for Buckinghamshire
Norman Boy and Girl
Centurion and Legionary
Model
Photos + translation
Costume figures
Model
Norman
HA 590
HC 17
HD 241B
HD 371B
Other Mediaeval/Middle Ages (up to end of 15th Century)
HA 313A
HD 346
HD 347
HD 240
HT 566A
HH 3A
HH 675E
HD 672
HM 358A
HM 601A
HT 569
HT 567B
12th Century Mangon
Model
Man (c 1350)
Costume figures
Woman (c 1350)
Costume figures
13th Century Girl and Boy
Costume figures
Hansa Cog - 13th century Merchantman
Model
14th century Hounskull Helmet
Replica
13th century Crusader Helmet
Replica
15th Century Boy
Costume figure
15th century Timber Building: King's Head Hotel, Aylesbury
(please note that this is a substantial model requiring two people to
carry)
15th century Kiln for decorated floor tiles
Model + notes
Ship (1492) "Santa Maria"
Model
15th century Merchantman, Mediterranean Carrack
Model
16th Century
HD 604
HD 605
HD 177A
HD 178
HM 19C
HM 99B
HT 117C
Early 16th century boy
Early 16th century girl
Elizabethan Boy
Elizabethan Girl
Elizabethan Theatre
Elizabethan Timber Framed House
Elizabethan Coach
Costume figures
Costume figure
Costume figure
Costume figure
Model
Model
Model
18th Century
HM 97A
HT 550B
HT 568A
HT 681B
Georgian House
Model
Sedan Chair
Model
Ship "HMS Victory"
Model
Hot Air Balloon (1793), Montgolfier Brothers - inventors
Model + notes
19th Century
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HT 568A
HT 651
HT 563B
HD 252
HT 570
HD 281
HT 564C
Ship "HMS Victory"
Stage Wagon (c 1800)
Royal Mail Coach (1820)
Girl and Boy (1825-1836)
Shillibeer's Horse-drawn Omnibus (1829)
Boy and Girl (1860)
Hansom Cab
Model
Model
Model
Costume figures
Model
Costume figures
Model
Girl and Boy (1910)
Girl and Boy (1949)
Costume figures
Costume figures
20th Century
HD 275
HD 279
General history
HM 561A
HM 584D
HM 94A
HT 14C
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Lockleys Villa, Hertfordshire
Dining Room of Lullingstone Villa, Kent
Architectural Styles
Merchant Ship
Maypole (full size)
Model
Model
Model
Model
Geology and Geography
Minerals
GF 12
GF 13
Carboniferous limestone fossils & minerals
Quartz family of minerals
32 specimens
10 specimens
Intro to Rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Igneous rocks (each about 2.5cm large)
Sedimentary rocks
Rocks of Buckinghamshire
Sedimentary rocks
Volcano
20 specimens
10 specimens + notes
20 specimens
20 specimens + notes
Rocks etc.
GF 678
GF 6
GF 20
GF 21
GF 677
GF 679
GB 135
3 models
Fossils (see also Dinosaurs)
GF 185
GF 676
Introduction to fossils
Portland limestone fossils of Bucks
13 specimens + notes
12 specimens + notes
Crafts from Overseas
PA 454
PA 460
PM 666
Southern Mexican Bruserig Bark Doll
Polish Paper Cut-out
Benin Crested Bronze Head of a Woman
Tree and 6 chickens
Cast
Arts and Crafts
AS 688
Geological specimens for art
Industry/Transport
For more transport models refer to the appropriate era in the History section
PH 100
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PH 101
PH 102
HC 700A
PA 437
PH 517
PH 4A
PM 674
PM 582B
Domestic/office telephone from 1950s
Domestic/office telephone from 1960s
Buckinghamshire Farming
Dutch Pastry Mould
Wedgewood Plate, Manufacture – 2 pieces
Cement Manufacture
Yangtze Sampan
Blast Furnace
Photographs
Horse and carriage
15 samples + booklets
11 samples + notes
Model
Model + leaflets on
smelting
Biology/Zoology
Some specimens are preserved in formaldehyde;
health & safety instructions are included.
Mammals
VC 38
VC 293
VC 327
VC 334
VC 342
VC 349
VC 395
VC 363E
VF 161
VF 162
Grey squirrel (Sciurus carlinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Red fox cub (Vulpes vulpes)
Bat – Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Edible dormouse (Glis glis)
Skull of hare (Lepus europaeus)
Skull of rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Fossils/Dinosaurs
GB 139
GB 144
GB 145
GB 591
GB 592
GB 653
GF 2
Mammoth
Stegosaurus
Triceratops
Iguanodon
Ichthyosaur
Trachodon
Archaeopteryx
model
model
model
model
model
model
Other Reptiles
VB 51
VB 57
VB 228
VB 264
VB 270
VB 53
VF 166
Adder (Vipera beris)
Newts
Green Lizard (Lacerta viridis)
(not found in Britain, but other species are)
Toad
Frog, life history
Skeleton of frog
Skeleton of frog (disarticulated)
Birds
VA 84
VA 87
VA 249
VA 274
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Chick Development
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Great tit (Parus major)
Blue tit (Parus caeruleus)
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VA 289
VA 298
VA 332
VF 615
VA 336
VA 535
VA 335
VA 644
VA 343
VA 345
VA 351
VF 172
VA 364
VA 367
VA 372
VA 481
VA 510
VA 518
VA 519
VA 579
VA 595
VA 613
VA 527
VA 616
Long tailed tit (Aegithalus caudatus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Barn owl (dissection of pellet)
Little owl (Athene noctua)
Tawny owl (Strix aluco)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Sparrow hawk (Accipiter nisus)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
Skull of pigeon
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
-- empty box -Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Starling (Sturnis vulgaris)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Greenfinch (Fringilla chloris)
Marine Creatures (incl. fish)
For amphibians see Other reptiles
BB 255
IB 101
IB 173
IB 258
IB 269
IB 283
IB 384
IB 484
IB 686
IB 687
IF 131
IF 224
IF 626
IF 627
VF 106
Coral
- 6 specimens
Feather star (Antedon bifida)
Freshwater crayfish (Astacus fluviatilis)
Crustacea
Pond leach (Nephelis vulgaris)
Acorn barnacle (Balanus sp)
Starfish (Asterias rubens)
Sea spider (Pycnoganum littorale)
Sea urchin (Echinus esculentus)
Sea mussel
Insects of Ponds & streams
Insects and molluscs of ponds and lakes
Common seashells of the British Isles
Common Land & Freshwater Molluscs of Buckinghamshire
36 specimens
Sea horse (Hippocampus sp) (not native to British Coasts)
Minibeasts (Invertebrates & Insects)
IB 55
IB 190
IB 194
IB 227
IB 259
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Common gnat (Culex pipiens) - barely visible
Mayfly (Ephemera vulgate)
Great diving beetle (Dysticus marginalis)
Anemones
Mollusca
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IB 269
IB 599
IF 17
IF 22
IF 56
IF 58
IF 64
IF 71
IF 95
IF 114
IF 131
IF 181
IF 182
IF 184
IF 218
IF 224
IF 272
IF 286
IF 288
IF 359
IF 360
IF 543
IF 559
IF 626
IF 627
IF 663
IF 689
Pond leach
Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
Not found in UK
Garden butterflies
13 species
German Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Life cycle
Blowfly (Calliphora)
Life cycle
Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) Life cycle
Destructive and beneficial insects
29 species
Butterflies of lanes & fields
19 species
Butterflies of Heath and Hillside
15 species
British Butterflies
30 species
Insects of Ponds & streams
13 species
British Lepidoptera (Moths)
56 species
Insects and their allies
30 species
Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae)
Life cycle
British ants, bees and wasps
40 species
Insects and molluscs of ponds and lakes
17 species
Domestic wood-boring beetles
6 species
(samples of damaged wood + photographs and leaflets)
Marveille-du-Jour Butterfly (Griposia aprolina) showing camouflage
Housefly (Musca demestica)
British beetles (Coleoptera)
30 species
British butterflies
20 species
Scorpion (Isometrus sp)
Snails of Chiltern downland
10 species + notes
Common seashells of the British Isles
37 species + notes
Common Land & Freshwater Molluscs of Buckinghamshire
36 species
Snails of Chiltern Woodland
12 species + notes
Garden insects
15 species
Human Biology
VH 45
VH 47
VH 48
VH 49
VH 108
VH 109
VH 115
VH 128
VH 147
VH 148
VH 149
VH 151
Ear (enlarged)
Skeleton (miniature [75cm] on stand)
Skin
Human skull
Human brain
Torso (miniature, detachable parts)
Teeth (birth - 12 years)
Human larynx
Human heart/lungs
(detachable parts to show internal structure)
Kidney (enlarged)
Heart (enlarged)
Human foot
- model
- model
- model
- model
- model
- model
- model
- model
- model
- model
- model
- model
Botany
BB 330
BB 387
BF 238
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Wheat – germination stages
Lichens
Seed dispersal
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Textiles
In 3 yard lengths, with Rufflette tape and curtain rings for hanging
Historic Designs
Exact reproductions by Parker Textiles
T3
T6
‘Guelder Rose’
Mid-19th century French multi-colour block print chintz.
‘Provencal’
18th century French block print. Taken from a child’s bodice.
William Morris
Exact reproduction by Sandersons
T38
T39
T40
T51
T55
‘Golden Lily’
Green and brown floral pattern on linen.
‘Eden’
Orange and blue on linen.
‘Marigold’
Green and brown floral pattern on linen.
‘Honeysuckle’
Red, pink and brown floral pattern on linen.
‘Honeysuckle’
Gold, green and brown floral pattern on heavy linen.
Modern Designs
Hamdi el Attar
T9
‘Lariat’ – Heals
Large concentric circles in mauves and orange on a white ground.
Taco
T12
5173 – 2
Floral design in blue.
Marimekko (Finland)
T47
‘Karuselli’
Abstract design in bright green, blue, yellow, red, mauve and black.
Print on cotton.
February Fabrics
T50
T54
T57
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‘Water Lily’
Red, brown and fawn intertwined floral pattern. Linen.
‘Anarkali’
White woven abstract pattern on natural colour cotton net.
‘Daisy Walk’
Bright, multi-coloured landscape. Print on cotton.
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Textured Woven Textiles
FC Moore
T15
T18
T21
T24
T27
T30
Dralon sheer, blue/green mixture.
Vinyon acrylic sheer, pink/purple mixture.
Dralon lace sheer, fawn.
Dralon, white loose woven.
Dralon pink and orange ‘lacework’.
Dralon yellow, orange and red.
Sandersons
T37
T42
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‘California’
Bright multi-coloured floral pattern on linen.
‘Nagako’
White and strong reds, floral pattern.
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Posters
These posters (about A2 size) are mostly from the Macmillan' History Pictures
series, produced for use in schools during the 1950s. They are fairly stylised but
convey ideas that may be helpful, quite apart from illustrating education in the mid20th century.
Mediaeval
P002 Norman warriors, 11th Century
P004 The Naming of St John the Baptist, 12th Century
P005 The investiture of a priest, 12th Century
P006 Three famous effigies, 12th Century: Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard I
P007 An English village in early Norman times
P009 A Norman castle, 12th Century
P011 Tournament 14th Century
P015 A hunting party at a monastery gate
P016 Pilgrims returning from Canterbury
P019 Ladies and their sons, 14th and 15th Centuries – two images for comparison
P020 Children playing hoodman blind
P025 Illuminations by scribes - A
P026 Illuminations by scribes - B
P027 Wayfarers
P028 A "good pull-up" for wayfarers -- looking surprisingly cheerful!
P029 John Ball preaching
P030 Spinning, carding and weaving in a lady's bower
P031 Shooting with the long-bow 15th Century
P034 A market hall
P036 A sea-fight
P038 Knights tilting
P039 The lady of the tournament delivering the prize
P042 A bedroom scene
P043 A lady's bower
P044 Ladies dining
P045 Building for a lady 15th Century
P046 Monks at their devotions
P047 The apple harvest
P048 A gentleman travelling in a litter
P049 Boats on an inland waterway
P050 Earl Rivers presenting his book to King Edward IV
P051 A miracle play
P052 Shooting, fowling and fishing
P053 Winter in the country
16th Century (including Tudors)
P064 Reading the Great Bible - with note on the Great Bible
P066 May-day revels
P067 Busy cooks
P068 A play in an inn yard
P069 St Paul's Cathedral, The Bear Garden and The Globe Theatre - shows St
Paul's before the Great Fire
P071 Queen Elizabeth's coach
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P073 An Elizabethan theatre
P074 A royal picnic
P076 Merry-making, Tudor times
P077 Village life, Tudor times
PX04 A Tudor Grammar School
17th Century
P078 Gentleman and attendants hawking, time of James I (would also be suitable for
Tudor times)
P083 A fire-engine, late 17th Century
P084 Tetbury market place, built in 1655
P086 A shooting party, late 17th Century
P087 Poultry stalls
P088 A lace and book shop, late 17th Century
P089 A boot and shoe shop, late 17th Century
P090 A children's playroom in a gentleman's house, late 17th Century
P091 A small school, late 17th Century
18th Century
P092 A charity-school (the children appear improbably well-fed!)
P093 The interior of a coffee house
P094 A barber and wigmaker's shop
P095 The Taj Mahal
P096 The attack on Quebec, 1759
P097 A post chaise and a sedan chair, late 18th C – some ink splashes
P099 A goods waggon and a London mail-coach, late 18th Century
P100 Spinning, weaving and dyeing cloth
P104 A stage-coach and turnpike
P105 The aqueduct on the Bridgewater Canal at Barton, 1761
(related to P105: SP619 The waterways of Britain)
P106 The Montgolfiers' hot-air balloon, 1783
P107 The pit-head of a coal mine (This poster is a bit tatty)
P108 (Construction of) A cast iron bridge over the Wear at Sunderland, 1796
P109 Rush bearing
P110 A turnspit in an inn kitchen, late 18th Century – shows the spit being driven by a
dog
P111 Smugglers loading up the ponies
19th Century
P113 Hyde Park on a Sunday, 1804
P115 An early steam-carriage 1833
P118 Australian settlers receive news from home, 1852
P119 The "Lady of the Lamp" receiving wounded soldiers at the Hospital, 1854
P120 A promenade in The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, 1855
P121 Crowded houses of the industrial age - 1850
P122 A middle-class family at home - 1850s
P124 The relief of Lucknow 1857
P125 Opening the first underground railway 1863
P126 The 'Great Eastern' successfully lays the transatlantic cable 1866
P127 The Suez Canal opened 1869
P128 Country life in the seventies
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P134 1897 Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
P135 Horse-drawn vehicles in the heart of London 1889
P137 Famous people of Victorian times - 1
P138 Famous people of Victorian times - 2
P139 August bank holiday on Hampstead Heath 1900
20th Century
P136 Cycling becomes a craze
P140 The invention of wireless 1901
P141 The County of London's first electric tram 1903
P143 1905 The cinema had come to stay (Two images – before the talkies and a
more modern scene shoot)
P144 Bleriot flies the channel 1909
P145 1912 The Scott Antarctic Expedition – 3 images including the Party at the
South Pole
P146 Changes in women's dress 1912
P148 1914-18 A recruiting station in Trafalgar Square
P150 1914-18 Threshing wheat – more wheat is needed owning to the U-boat
campaign
P151 Formation of Women's Institutes - a busy centre in war time 1915
P152 The fateful sinking of the Lusitania 1915
P153 The battle of Jutland 1916
P160 Carrying out the law - a scene at the Old Bailey 1920
P161 Scouting comes of age: Lord Baden-Powell with the Prince of Wales (later
King Edward VIII) at a jamboree, 1929
P162 Famous people at the turn of the 20th Century
P163 Famous people 1910-1930
P180 Famous people 1930-1955
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Images on CD
Description
Ref No.
CD No.
Video
The Agrarian revolution (23 minutes)
F 698
51
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53
10
52
Early Civilisations
Life in Ancient Egypt
Tutankhamun
Greek Art
HS44
HS74
HS45
14
31
15
Roman Britain
Bancroft Villa
Objects from Roman Britain
HS93 45/46/47
HS56
20
Anglo Saxon and Vikings
Anglo-Saxon Art
Life in Anglo-Saxon England
The Age of the Vikings
HS24
HS59
HS60
3
21
22
Mediaeval
The Bayeux Tapestry
Medieval ships and seafaring
Medieval Transport
Medieval costume (c600 AD – 1500 AD)
HS91
HS32
HS33
HS61
44
6
7
23
General
Heraldry and living traditions
HS77
34
Crafts
The Cooper
The Potter's craft
The Willow Basket Maker
S89
S73
S88
43
30
42
LS76
LS78
LS41
33
35
12
Animals of Africa
Colour in animals
LS51
LS79
18
36
Insects
British Butterflies
Butterflies and moths of Buckinghamshire
LS29
LS65
5/48
24
Slides
Miscellaneous
British Costume
Physical Geography
Tissue Paper Kite - Master
History
Biology
Freshwater life
Nature Conservation in the British Isles
Marine biology
Zoology
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Hive bee anatomy
Hive bee – life history
LS26
LS1
4
1
Vertebrates – Amphibians
Life History of the Frog
LS16
2
Vertebrates – Birds
Birds of Buckinghamshire
Waterside birds of Buckinghamshire
LS49
LS50
16
17
Vertebrates – Mammals
Tracks and signs of commoner British mammals
Mammals of Buckinghamshire
LS42
LS75
13
32
Common poisonous plants and fungi
Trees in spring and summer
Trees in winter
LS52
LS84
LS83
19
41
40
Fungi
British Fungi
LS66
25
LS34
LS35
8
9
50
29
28
26
27
11
39
37
38
Botany
Flowers and Plants
Spring flowering plants
Summer flowering plants
Wild flowers
Chalk downland plants – late summer
Chalk downland plants – spring and early summer
Hedgerow plants – spring and early summer
Hedgerow plants – late summer
Maritime plants
Flowers of Buckinghamshire woodland
Water and waterside plants of Buckinghamshire
Wild orchids of Buckinghamshire
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LS70
LS69
LS67
LS68
LS39
LS82
LS80
LS81
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