List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Glasgow University Daft Friday Programme Glasgow University Daft Friday Programme A Glasgow University Daft Friday Programme from 1968. One of the act was The Humblebums featuring Billy Connolly and ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Queen's Park Secondary School Album Queen's Park Secondary School Album A 1925 Queen's Park Secondary School, Glasgow Souvenir Album. The school was built by the Cathcart Parish School Board ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Brass Matchbox Holder and Striker Brass Matchbox Holder and Striker A Victorian Brass Matchbox Holder and Striker with the Glasgow Coat of Arms and shipping motif. Property of Robert Pool Contributed by Individual
  4. 'Gone but not forgotten' Postcard 'Gone but not forgotten' Postcard This is just one postcard from my collection. It's a card which would have been sent to a soldier on the front-line in ... Contributed by Individual
  5. The P50, The World’s Smallest Car The P50, The World’s Smallest Car In the 1960s Peel Engineering in the Isle of Man made a record breaking, design classic; the P50, the world’s smallest ... Contributed by Museum
  6. Plastic Baton Round Plastic Baton Round BBC Cambbridgeshire - presenter Sue Dougan:'My parents decided to return to Belfast in May 1981, when I was just six ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Glasgow University Union Daft Friday Glasgow University Union Daft Friday A Glasgow University Union Daft Friday Programme from 1968. Appearing on the bill was the Humblebums who consisted of ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Hand Made Snooker Cue Hand Made Snooker Cue A 1953 hand made snooker cue by Glasgow's leading Billiard Table manufacturer. H. Nelmes & Co were located in Wellington ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Acme Wringer Pamphlet Acme Wringer Pamphlet A pamphlets from the Glasgow based Acme Wringer company showing its range of wringers. Acme wringers were common place ... Contributed by Individual
  10. Glasgow Daily Stock and Share List Glasgow Daily Stock and Share List A Glasgow Daily Stock and Share List from 1918. The Glasgow Stock Exchange is a prominent building and financial ... Contributed by Individual
  11. The Savings Bank Of Glasgow Bank Book The Savings Bank Of Glasgow Bank Book A 1973 savings account bank book from The Savings Bank Of Glasgow, Ingram Street, Glasgow. The largest UK savings bank ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Free Trade Union Meeting Invite Card Free Trade Union Meeting Invite Card A 1913 Free Trade Union Meeting Invite Card. The meeting was attended by The Right Hon, Sir John Simon KC, MP and was ... Contributed by Individual
  13. National Commercial Temperance League National Commercial Temperance League A 1925 invitation card to The Business Men's League, National Commercial Temperance League, Glasgow Branch at the Lounge ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Prehistoric flint hand axe Prehistoric flint hand axe This piece reminds me of how advanced we have become since the early days of mankind when flint provided a means to ... Contributed by Individual
  15. Glasgow Citizen Training Force Card Glasgow Citizen Training Force Card A 1914 Membership Card for The Glasgow Citizen Training Force. The object of the Force was to provide military training ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Royal Life Saving Society Certificate Royal Life Saving Society Certificate A Royal Life Saving Society Certificate awarded to Mr. Robert Brodie of the Arlington Baths Club. The Arlington Baths ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Red Cross Hospital, Springburn, Glasgow Red Cross Hospital, Springburn, Glasgow A Christmas Card from the Red Cross Hospital, Springburn, Glasgow. At the beginning of the war the Directors of the ... Contributed by Individual
  18. British Empire and Commonwealth Games British Empire and Commonwealth Games A souvenir mug from the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Property of Robert Pool Contributed by Individual
  19. Glasgow School of Art Matriculation Card Glasgow School of Art Matriculation Card A matriculation card from 1954 for The Glasgow School of Art. The building was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and ... Contributed by Individual
  20. Third Lanark Athletic Club Season Ticket Third Lanark Athletic Club Season Ticket A Third Lanark Athletic Club Season Ticket for 1964. The club played their last game of football on 28th April 1967. ... Contributed by Individual
  21. Burgh of Pollokshaws Centenary Medal Burgh of Pollokshaws Centenary Medal A medal celebrating the centenary of the Burgh of Pollokshaws, Glasgow. 1812 - 1912. Property of Robert Pool Contributed by Individual
  22. Stone arrowheads and tools Stone arrowheads and tools When travelling in Africa in 1989 we spent a day marooned in a sandstorm in the Sahel near Agadez in Niger. A group of ... Contributed by Individual
  23. Glasgow Industrial Exhibition Medal Glasgow Industrial Exhibition Medal An 1896-7 Glasgow Industrial Exhibition Medal. Glasgow has seen its fare share of exhibitions over the last 125 years ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Clyde Navigation Halfpenny Ferry Token Clyde Navigation Halfpenny Ferry Token A brass Clyde Navigation Ferry halfpenny token. For over 100 years the River Clyde had numerous Ferries and 'Cluthas' ... Contributed by Individual
  25. 'Doon The Watter' Passenger Ticket 'Doon The Watter' Passenger Ticket A 1947 Caledonian Steam Packet Company passenger ticket to the Kyles of Bute leaving Bridge Wharf, Glasgow at the cost ... Contributed by Individual
  26. Glasgow Southern Necropolis Certificate Glasgow Southern Necropolis Certificate The Southern Necropolis opened in 1840. The final resting place of over 250,000 contributors to Glasgow`s rich ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway An unissed 1854 share certificate for the Glasgow and South Western Railway, Adrossan Guaranteed Stock. Property of ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Dundas Vale Teacher Training College Dundas Vale Teacher Training College A student teachers note book from the Dundas Vale Training College. Built in 1837, the Normal School for the Training of ... Contributed by Individual
  29. W W 1 MEMENTO W W 1 MEMENTO THIS OFFICER'S HAT WAS MADE BY MY UNCLE WILL, FROM A BRASS SHELL CASE AND BEARS THE DATE 1916. HE WAS IN THE BRITISH ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Page from a teenagers diary - 1785 Page from a teenagers diary - 1785 Here is a page from a diary kept by Elvira Lothrup, my great-great-great grandmother. She was 17 years old in 1785, the ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Wrist Clasp Wrist Clasp It was a gift to my mother in the 1950's purchased from Baghdad. It's made out of some kind of metal alloy like Pewter. ... Contributed by Individual
  32. A prehistoric tool A prehistoric tool It is man-made from sandstone, poss. a portable grinding tool, when the Sahara was a savannah. Nothing like it has been ... Contributed by Individual
  33. ENGRAVING OF CHEB, CZECH REPUBLIC ENGRAVING OF CHEB, CZECH REPUBLIC I bought this copper engraving in the early 1990s. It comes from Sebastian Munster's 1550 edition of Ptolemy's ... Contributed by Individual
  34. The City of Glasgow Bank Blank Cheque The City of Glasgow Bank Blank Cheque The City of Glasgow Bank based at 21 Glassford Street, Glasgow went in to liquidation in October 1878. An unused cheque ... Contributed by Individual
  35. Kaiser Wilheim II Birthday Invite Kaiser Wilheim II Birthday Invite Kaiser Wilhelm II was the Grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Wilhelm II (Prince Frederick William Victor ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Lipton's Tea Caddy Lipton's Tea Caddy A Lipton's souvenir brass tea caddy from the British Empire Exhibition of 1924. It was opened by King George V on St ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Poem in praise of Joseph Lister Poem in praise of Joseph Lister My object is a boxed presentation copy of a poem written in Hungarian in Budapest on 29 September 1883 by a Dr. Farkas ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Waltham Pocket Watch Waltham Pocket Watch Waltham Pocket Watches were among the first mass produced watches brining affordable time keeping to the general ... Contributed by Individual
  39. Ruskin Memorial Cross: maquette Ruskin Memorial Cross: maquette John Ruskin [1819-1900] was the prophetic seer of his age, a world famous pundit on art, architecture & moral values. ... Contributed by Museum
  40. A military cap made by German POW, WW1 A military cap made by German POW, WW1 This item was made by a Rudolph Erren a German POW for my grandfather Thomas Shenton (1885 - 1962) who was a prison ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Penicillin culture vessel Penicillin culture vessel This unassuming object made it possible for the first clinical trials of penicillin to take place. Most people contact ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Stone Age Axe Stone Age Axe I came across this object in 1982 whilst double-digging the border in a new garden at Saxon Street, a small village near ... Contributed by Individual
  43. American WWII ration book American WWII ration book This is the cover of my WWII ration stamp book. (Chattanooga, Tennessee USA) . Here is a picture of the actual rations ... Contributed by Individual
  44. City of Glasgow Police 'B' Div Plaque City of Glasgow Police 'B' Div Plaque City of Glasgow Police 'B' Division Commerative Plaque. 'B' Division better known as 'The Marine' was the oldest of the ... Contributed by Individual
  45. 'Allan' Royal Mail Steamers 'Allan' Royal Mail Steamers Allan Royal Mail Steamers, 70 Great Clyde Street, Glasgow. Founded in 1819 by Alexander Allan, the Allan Line provided ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Model Railways - The Train Set Model Railways - The Train Set The first mass market railway sets where made by Marklin in Germany in 1891 but it was a group of English hobbyists who ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Yellow Lines Yellow Lines 1.After WW2, in Greenwich in 1947, a competition was launched for new ideas to improve road-safety. It was won by ... Contributed by Museum
  48. Calendar Medal for 1794 Calendar Medal for 1794 Medals like this were first produced in the 1680's and continued intermittently until the middle 19th Century. It is ... Contributed by Individual
  49. 1922 Letter to King George V 1922 Letter to King George V This letter is in my possession An original typed letter to King George V appealing that the powers of the newly formed ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Berlin Wall securing ring Berlin Wall securing ring This ring was used to hold a concrete pipe that ran along the top of the Berlin Wall to prevent potential climbers being ... Contributed by Individual