List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Covenanter Gravestone Covenanter Gravestone Uploaded by Past Lives on behalf of Dane Love: This gravestone is from Airds Moss and commemorates the famous ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Lusitania (German) Medal Replica Lusitania (German) Medal Replica This is an exact replica of the medal designed in Germany to commemorate the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. RMS ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Chix Bubble Gum Football Picture Album Chix Bubble Gum Football Picture Album This is a Chix Bubble Gum Football Picture Album I have kept since I was a lad. Just flicking through it brings back ... Contributed by Individual
  4. Water carrier, Solomon Islands Water carrier, Solomon Islands This water container is made from a particularly large hollowed out coconut shell, with a carved wooden stopper and ... Contributed by Individual
  5. Gold necklace Gold necklace Gold is a valuable commodity in many cultures around the world, and has been traded for centuries. Early trade routes ... Contributed by Individual
  6. Ledger and Spike Milligan Letter Ledger and Spike Milligan Letter There are three objects here but they are all connected. The first is a ledger from a shop in Carrickfergus, Northern ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Robert Burns commemorative beaker Robert Burns commemorative beaker My great-grandmother lived close to Burns' birthplace and knew the area very well. As a result the poetry and the work ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Medal Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Medal The Jubilee (Police) Medal 1887 was issued to all ranks of the Metropolitan and City of London Police Forces, who were ... Contributed by Individual
  9. First World War medals First World War medals These medals were awarded to my great uncle (Private John Cecil Croll) who fought and the desert campaign of the ... Contributed by Individual
  10. SAMPLER 1774. Work by Ann Turner (Wedge) SAMPLER 1774. Work by Ann Turner (Wedge) A sampler beautifully worked in 1774 by Ann Wedge (nee Turner) at the age of 14. Ann, my Great, Great, Great ... Contributed by Individual
  11. Clock belonging to the magician Houdin Clock belonging to the magician Houdin This magic clock was designed and built by one of the greatest magicians in history, Houdin, described as the founder of ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Margot Fonteyn's belt Margot Fonteyn's belt This belt belonged to the Prima Ballerina Margot Fonteyn. It features a poison amulet and was given to Debbie McGee by ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Sir Francis Drake's Atlas of the World Sir Francis Drake's Atlas of the World Ptolemy's Geographia or "Atlas", [Strasbourg edition] from 1520, with authentication notes and notes about possible use ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Nigerian ceramic 'casserole' Nigerian ceramic 'casserole' Ladi Kwali was a Nigerian Gwari potter (died 1983), taught traditional potting skills as a young girl by an aunt, who ... Contributed by Individual
  15. Polio epidemic, October 1949. Polio epidemic, October 1949. The single entry on 29 October in my dad's 1949 diary indicates that I had contracted polio in one of its periodic ... Contributed by Individual
  16. The History of Writing The History of Writing This book The History of Writing was a present from my husband - he bought it online and the previous owner lives in ... Contributed by Individual
  17. World's first printed Valentine's Card World's first printed Valentine's Card This is possibly the oldest printed Valentine’s card in the world. The delicate card has been pierced to produce a lace ... Contributed by Museum
  18. Objects from India (Region round Jaipour Objects from India (Region round Jaipour I bought 3 of those heads, 30 years ago in India from a kind of beggar, who could not speak a single word of ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Gibson Les Paul Guitar Gibson Les Paul Guitar This guitar was firstly a concept and dream by the late Jazz guitarist Les Paul. He saw ‘modern’ guitars to be too ... Contributed by Individual
  20. Flint arrow head from Ullapool area Flint arrow head from Ullapool area it was used by the earliest farming communities in Britain.In the remote West highlands these were used up to ... Contributed by Individual
  21. Kabuki actor Matsumoto Koshiro VII Kabuki actor Matsumoto Koshiro VII This is a photograph of the popular Meiji actor Matsumoto Koshiro VII and the companion photo to the one of Ichimura ... Contributed by Individual
  22. White Collar White Collar This is a white collar and it's where the phrase 'white collar worker' comes from. The term 'white collar' is accredited ... Contributed by Museum
  23. Lorry radiator cap Lorry radiator cap My father-in-law had a haulage business in Belfast. Highly decorative radiator caps/mascots, like the one in the ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Viking cloak pins Viking cloak pins These are two cloak pins - one would have been used by a lady and the other by a man. They date to the Viking era and I ... Contributed by Individual
  25. Stone with man-made hollow Stone with man-made hollow This is a stone with a man-made hollowed-out middle - the hollow is kidney-shaped and very tactile. I found this stone ... Contributed by Individual
  26. Silver Cup Silver Cup This beautiful silver cup was won by my grandmother when she took part in a singing competition in Londonderry Feis in ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Sligo Feis Ceoil medal Sligo Feis Ceoil medal This object comes from Ireland. It is an award presented to my grandmother in 1903 for piano playing at the first Sligo ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Siver Tea-pot Siver Tea-pot This tea-pot belonged to my grandmother and then my mother, who was very proud of it. We think it came from Dundrod in ... Contributed by Individual
  29. A letter from astronaut Neil Armstrong A letter from astronaut Neil Armstrong Like many young people in 1969 the historic American moon landing is a key memory. Looking up at the moon that night and ... Contributed by Individual
  30. The Graphite Pencil The Graphite Pencil The Graphite Pencil was discovered before 1565, when a deposit of graphite was discovered near Grey Knotts of Seathwaite ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Blackpool medallion W.H Cocker Mayor Blackpool medallion W.H Cocker Mayor This medallion was struck to mark the visit of the Mayor of London to Blackpool on July 11th 1879 Contributed by Individual
  32. The Plug The Plug An iPod, laptop, phone even a microwave, items which would surely be anomalies in our lives without the plug. I was born ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Bronze Medieval Imp/Devil Bronze Medieval Imp/Devil The item was found by a metal detector in Tweksbury (after the flood) It seems to be a devil or a imp. Seems that it's . Contributed by Individual
  34. Match box Match box Makes me imagine a time in Victorian Britain Contributed by Individual
  35. Cavalry Sword Cavalry Sword BBC Cambridgeshire - presenter Jeremy Sallis - This is my great-grandfather's calvary sword which bears the inscription ... Contributed by Individual
  36. eye liner eye liner This represents an essential part of my life – an eyeliner pencil. Eyeliner was first used in Ancient Egypt and ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Roman gold coin of Carausius Roman gold coin of Carausius How many people in Britain know that for ten years, between AD 286 and 296, Britain was ruled by two emperors ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Nintendo Entertainment System Game Pad Nintendo Entertainment System Game Pad The NES controller used Nintendo's patented cross-shaped joypad (a modified version of Milton Bradley's Cosmic Hunter ... Contributed by Individual
  39. Brass model WW1 Tank Brass model WW1 Tank This object, a desk paperweight, illustrates the technical advance of the time. It seems to me that the strength and ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Nigerian Dress Nigerian Dress My dress is originally from Nigeria; the material is called woodin which has been around for generations. This can be ... Contributed by Individual
  41. 1851 Great Exhibition Exhibitor's Medal 1851 Great Exhibition Exhibitor's Medal This medal was intended to be awarded to exhibitors at The Great Exhibition of 1851 that took place in Joseph Paxtons's ... Contributed by Individual
  42. R. & J. Dick Playing Cards R. & J. Dick Playing Cards Brothers Robert and James Dick discovered that the gummy substance termed gutta-percha, derived from an equatorial tree, ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Training Ship "Formidable� Report Training Ship "Formidable� Report This Certificate was given to my great grandfather Christopher Dye when he left the Training Ship “Formidable� off ... Contributed by Individual
  44. The Merchants House of Glasgow The Merchants House of Glasgow A plate to commemorate the 400th aniversary of the Merchants House, Glasgow. This one of only 200 made. The Merchants ... Contributed by Individual
  45. Ty Beanie Baby Billionaire Bear Ty Beanie Baby Billionaire Bear The Beanie Baby craze that swept most parts of the world at the turn of the 20th century said a great deal about the ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Respirator Instructions for WW2 Soldiers Respirator Instructions for WW2 Soldiers Tucked inside my late father's Soldier's Service Book, I found this little booklet of instructions on using a Respirator ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Grand Theatre and Opera House, Glasgow Grand Theatre and Opera House, Glasgow A programme and souvenir of the First Grand Shaksperian Revival performed at the Grand Theatre, Glasgow. The Grand ... Contributed by Individual
  48. Sunday School prize Sunday School prize This is a Sunday School Prize presented to my grandma's childhood sweetheart, John Whitley in 1878, at the Primitive ... Contributed by Individual
  49. Toffee tin sewing kit Toffee tin sewing kit This toffee tin belonged to my mother and may have belonged to her mother before her. She kept all her wee bits and bobs ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Temperance Certificate Temperance Certificate A temperance Certificate from the Wellington Church, Cranstonhill Mission, Glasgow. The certificate was printed by ... Contributed by Individual