Meet Archive Archie
Archie's journey from design to the National Archive's Education Department

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Winning Design
the winning design
the winning design
Archie (002)
the runner up
the runner up
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the patterns cut out
the patterns cut out
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the fabric selected ...
the fabric selected ...
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... and cutting out begins
... and cutting out begins
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short of some stuffing
short of some stuffing
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the back view completed ...
the back view completed ...
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... and the front
... and the front
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strapped in safely for the journey to Kew
strapped in safely for the journey to Kew
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inspecting his(?) new home
inspecting his(?) new home
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waiting to sign in
waiting to sign in
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geeting Emily from the Education department
geeting Emily from the Education department
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Sue the maker, with Tony Wakeford, Vice Chair FTNA
Sue the maker, with Tony Wakeford, Vice Chair FTNA
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Sue chatting to Simon the winning designer
Sue chatting to Simon the winning designer
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Archie presides at "Look out, there’s a mini-beast about!" on June 2nd 2017
Archie presides at "Look out, there’s a mini-beast about!" on June 2nd 2017
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Sue Waters, Tony Wakeford, Simon
Sue Waters, Tony Wakeford, Simon
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Joined by Carol the runner up in the design competition
Joined by Carol the runner up in the design competition