This wooden carved model of a butcher's shop is an advertisement showing the butcher and the various cuts of meat that he sells. When the shop was shut the meat was removed and placed on ice: the model was then placed in the window instead. It was a hygienic and fun way of showing the huge variety of meat on sale. The butcher appears very prominently and displays the specialist tools of his trade. In 1900 meat formed a very large part of people's diet.

This model was made before supermarkets and the invention of household fridges. The butcher's shop was an extremely important part of the local community and the status of the butcher is reflected in the architecture of his shop and his range of products. Above the door is a crest which may indicate royal patronage.

This image of a tradesman at work is an insight into the past. By comparing this model to modern advertisements and shops we can see how our world has changed in the last hundred years.