List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Indian Made Table Runner Indian Made Table Runner Mr Harrison brought in this handmade item from India to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February, ... Contributed by Individual
  2. China Doll's Leg China Doll's Leg Paul Botwright dug up this doll's leg whilst digging in his garden in Bramford, Suffolk, and brought the item to the BBC ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Victorian Medicine Bottles Victorian Medicine Bottles Brothers William and Edward Botwright brought these items in to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16, ... Contributed by Individual
  4. Christening Gown made in Suffolk Christening Gown made in Suffolk John Doy brought in the family owned gown to the BBC event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February, 2010. The ... Contributed by Individual
  5. Houghton Butcher Man Co. Camera Houghton Butcher Man Co. Camera Robert Carr brought his 1920's camera to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February 2010. The ... Contributed by Individual
  6. 19th Century Stoneware Jug 19th Century Stoneware Jug This red clay pot was made in the middle of the 19th Century and was used to keep water brought from a well. Paul ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Horse control objects Horse control objects The cord and steel objects were brought along to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February, 2010 ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Horsemans Book and Stallion card Horsemans Book and Stallion card These items were brought to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February, 2010 by Ray Hubbard from ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Handwritten Cookery Book made in Suffolk Handwritten Cookery Book made in Suffolk Valerie Packer was given the handwritten book as a present and shared its story at the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich ... Contributed by Individual
  10. Horseshoes from Suffolk Punch Horseshoes from Suffolk Punch Ray Hubbard from the Suffolk Punch Museum brought these horseshoes to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on ... Contributed by Individual
  11. British Railways Apprentice Paper British Railways Apprentice Paper This was one of the items brought to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February, 2010. Valerie ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Treasured Brass Doll Treasured Brass Doll Margaret Fitton brought this brass figurine to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February, 2010. ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Axe from Old Newton, Suffolk Axe from Old Newton, Suffolk Peter Robinson was digging in his garden and found a flint axe believed to have been made 6,000 years ago. It was ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Bandalasta Bandalasta Beryl Knight brought in this Bandalasta to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February, 2010. ... Contributed by Individual
  15. Snake and Budha Carving Snake and Budha Carving A listener brought the item to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February, 2010. The carving was ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Cannon Ball Cannon Ball Steve Catchpole brought this 3lb cannon ball to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February, 2010. ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Lead Lead Mrs Butcher brought this object to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February, 2010. Mrs ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Andy Garland's European Cup Programme Andy Garland's European Cup Programme Andy says: "I was given this piece of magical football memorabilia in about 1982 by a friend of mine called Smiler - It ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Human skull cup and lid Human skull cup and lid Vessels such as this were used in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries as part of the rituals to appease fierce deities. Often ... Contributed by Museum
  20. Chinese porcelain wine cup Chinese porcelain wine cup The delicate stem cup form was a new shape derived from the Mongolian taste of the then rulers of China, and became ... Contributed by Museum
  21. Iban headhunting sword and scabbard Iban headhunting sword and scabbard This sword once belonged to the paramount chief of the Iban, Temonggong Koh. He was an Iban war leader who had risen ... Contributed by Museum
  22. Tibetan prayer wheel Tibetan prayer wheel Rolls of written prayers, or mantras, are sealed inside the cylinder, which is spun with a flick of the wrist. Spinning ... Contributed by Museum
  23. Chinese landscape painting Chinese landscape painting Landscape painting and calligraphy were the ultimate expressions of art in traditional China. The ideal for the scholar ... Contributed by Museum
  24. Gandharan Bodhisattva head Gandharan Bodhisattva head This Bodhisattva belongs to the corpus of Buddhist schist statues from the ancient territory of Gandhara, which lay ... Contributed by Museum
  25. Chinese bowl with mandarin duck design Chinese bowl with mandarin duck design The Chinese ceramic industry experienced a period of considerable growth and innovation under the Song Dynasties. One ... Contributed by Museum
  26. Chinese astronomical clock Chinese astronomical clock This remarkable astronomical clock is one of only two known examples worldwide. Its counterpart, in the Forbidden City ... Contributed by Museum
  27. Cigarette Box Cigarette Box A silver engraved cigarette box presented by Captain Pochin, a local industrialist, to my grand father H.Buffey. Both ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Wooden doll Wooden doll My great aunt went to Canada in 1908 to visit her son. A sailor on the ship had carved her this doll to give to her ... Contributed by Individual
  29. Centenary Commemorative Medal Centenary Commemorative Medal This is a commemorative coin owned by Frank Greasley noting the centenary of 'Robert Raikes Founded Sunday Schools ... Contributed by Individual
  30. CLAY PIPE CLAY PIPE When demolishing an old wash house (with a copper in the corner) just outside the back door of my house, I found this ... Contributed by Individual
  31. The centre of a piece of crown glass. The centre of a piece of crown glass. I have chosen this small piece of window glass, bearing the rough mark where the pontil rod was broken off, to represent ... Contributed by Individual
  32. WW2 Pilot's log book WW2 Pilot's log book This is the flight log book belonged to my father who was a pilot of a Whitley bomber during the second world ... Contributed by Individual
  33. The Credit Card The Credit Card Credit cards have been around since the 1900’s in one shape or another. The idea was to create customer loyalty to ... Contributed by Individual
  34. Nuclear Weapons Test Site Souvenir Nuclear Weapons Test Site Souvenir Maralinga is Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal dialect for "Field of Thunder�. Maralinga was developed in South Australia, ... Contributed by Individual
  35. Victorian window frame Victorian window frame This Victorian engraved window frame with the initials CWK belonged to Charles Whitfield King who was my Gt ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Kabuki Review Magazine February 1930 Kabuki Review Magazine February 1930 This Kabuki Review magazine was published at the beginning of the period of Japan's militarization in the lead up to the ... Contributed by Individual
  37. John Warnett's Driving Licence John Warnett's Driving Licence This is the first driving licence to be held by John Warnett. He is BBC Radio Kent's Breakfast presenter. The licence is ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Photo of Emral Hall, Worthenbury N Wales Photo of Emral Hall, Worthenbury N Wales Photo of Emral Hall, Worthenbury N. Wales, home to the Puleston family for 700 years, was taken by my great aunt, ... Contributed by Individual
  39. I submit my saw setting hammer! I submit my saw setting hammer! My saw setting hammer has blunt square flat ends. These were used to set teeth in saws made by hand. My grandfather ... Contributed by Individual
  40. World War II Medal World War II Medal This was passed down to June Chandler from her grandmother Elizabeth Ann Chandler (Nee Sumby) after the death of her ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Rotary hat iron Rotary hat iron We have the original instructions for use.Made for gentlemen ( and Lady Equestrians) who wore silk top hats, but ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Gas mask tin Gas mask tin My dad's gas mask tin, he was an ARP warden. It would appear it was made to hold biscuits as it has the words on the ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Lawn Tennis Club Trophy Lawn Tennis Club Trophy Royal Leamington Spa was home to the first lawn tennis club in the world. Lawn tennis is said to have been developed by ... Contributed by Museum
  44. Medal Medal It was given to my grand father Arthur Taylor, who was verger of this church; it has been passed down to my father ... Contributed by Individual
  45. First World War Army Paybook (leics) First World War Army Paybook (leics) Six years after the First World War, a lady from England went on holiday to Germany and was given an army pay book at ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Chessmen Chessmen Chessmen The game of chess was invented in the early 15th century in India. From there it spread out to the Far East, ... Contributed by Individual
  47. First World War Handmade Cusion Cover First World War Handmade Cusion Cover This is proudly owned by me Ann Burton and was found inside a cedar chest underneath several other objects during a ... Contributed by Individual
  48. Medal Medal Frank Greasley found this when he was collecting materials from mansion houses in Leicestershire. On one side is a ... Contributed by Individual
  49. Travelling Font Travelling Font The cholera epidemic of the 1830s and 40s was so bad that tiny portable baptismal fonts were used by the clergy to ... Contributed by Museum
  50. HANDCUFFS HANDCUFFS Frank Greasley found these handcuffs when clearing a house approximately 40 years ago. They are similar to others ... Contributed by Individual