List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Teething Bones Teething Bones These are Teething Bones made for babies to chew on at that time in their life They're probably late Victorian and ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Customs and Excise Slide Rule Customs and Excise Slide Rule This slide rule has been in our family since the 1920's. It belonged to our grandparents who lived in Hanley, near ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Birmingham Municipal Bank Home Safe Birmingham Municipal Bank Home Safe This is a Home Safe issued by the Birmingham Municipal Bank that was given to me by the manager of my local branch in ... Contributed by Individual
  4. A washing-line pole A washing-line pole From pleasure to leisure via the Third Reich - the humble history of a washing line pole. The pole that holds up the ... Contributed by Individual
  5. Piece of Hitler's map desk Piece of Hitler's map desk My father Duncan Dewdney was a scientific advisor to the Ministry of Defence during the Second World War. Shortly after ... Contributed by Individual
  6. The Glastonbury bowl The Glastonbury bowl The Glastonbury Lake Village is the best-preserved Iron Age settlement known in Europe. The village was constructed on ... Contributed by Individual
  7. World first DFB /EA Laser World first DFB /EA Laser This is the First DFB / EA TRANSMISSION Laser wafer which has over 200 laser chips on its surface, designed and ... Contributed by Individual
  8. American Civil War Bullets American Civil War Bullets The Bullets were found in the fields around Franklin,Tennesee. Franklin was the site of one of the major battles of the ... Contributed by Individual
  9. First GPS wafer scale chip First GPS wafer scale chip This is the first Global Positioning Satalite (GPS) SATNAV technology wafer scale SILICON chip designed by Standard ... Contributed by Individual
  10. The Columbian Press The Columbian Press The Columbian Press was invented in 1813 by George Clymer of Philadelphia (1754 - 1834). This individual model was ... Contributed by Museum
  11. Child's shoe circa 1800 Child's shoe circa 1800 The shoe was found in the roof of a 17 century cottage in a viilage in Worcestershire. Shoes were often placed in roofs ... Contributed by Individual
  12. WWI shaving kit WWI shaving kit This shaving kit was won by my father George Gray when he was a soldier with the Canadian Army in WWI. He won it in a ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Carved Pew End Carved Pew End Pews with carved ends in this style can be seen across Norfolk and Suffolk. These were originally in the church of St ... Contributed by Museum
  14. An 1897 mug An 1897 mug A mug from 1897 In 2012 it is likely that many school-children in Britain will receive a medal or mug as a souvenir ... Contributed by Individual
  15. Plastic items from 1897 Plastic items from 1897 Plastic items from 1897 Plastic is now so common that it has become a source of concern because of the difficulty in ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Stained Glass Window Stained Glass Window Stained glass like this can be seen in parish churches across the county of Norfolk. Stained glass reflects the ... Contributed by Museum
  17. George Cross awarded to Ben Gimbert George Cross awarded to Ben Gimbert On 2nd June 1944, Locomotive driver Ben Gimbert and fireman James Nightall took an ammunition train of 51 wagons, 44 of ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Japanese POW camp food coupon. Japanese POW camp food coupon. This is a canteen coupon brought back from a POW camp in Taiwan by my uncle James Mead. He was captured by the Japanese ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Iron Age Spoons Iron Age Spoons These mysterious bronze spoons are almost always found in pairs and date from 800 BCE - 100 CE Until their discovery ... Contributed by Museum
  20. Myddle Coin Hoard Myddle Coin Hoard This is the only coin hoard of this type in the UK and suggests links between Myddle in Shropshire and the Black Prince. ... Contributed by Museum
  21. Wroxeter Roman Silver Mirror Wroxeter Roman Silver Mirror This is one of very few Roman mirrors of this type known from anywhere in the Roman Empire. A slave would have held the ... Contributed by Museum
  22. Porcelain Dogs from Barbados Porcelain Dogs from Barbados It represents wealth and they came from Barbados with my great great great great grandmother. Contributed by Individual
  23. The tin canister. A revolution in diet a The tin canister. A revolution in diet a 1810, Peter Durand, receives a patent from King George III for a tin-plated iron canister as a food container. Skilled ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Trobriand Island Stone Axe head Trobriand Island Stone Axe head I taught in Papua New Guinea for a number of years and travelled extensively with groups of students as part of my work. ... Contributed by Individual
  25. The Four Bath Worthies Oil Painting The Four Bath Worthies Oil Painting The Four Bath Worthies on display at the Building of Bath Collection Anonymous, c.1735 Oil on Canvas Bath ... Contributed by Museum
  26. Joiner's Tool Chest Lid Joiner's Tool Chest Lid Tool Chest Lid on display at the Building of Bath Collection This exquiste marquetry panel was undertaken in the ... Contributed by Museum
  27. Stone Axe or Hand Axe from South Ireland Stone Axe or Hand Axe from South Ireland Found by two pensioners struggling up a wooded slope from a river - tugged some bushes for support - dislodged some ... Contributed by Individual
  28. World war 2 game. . Period World war 2 game. . Period Small card from a set of wartime aircraft cards. Part of a game. It was called Air power but as we lack a rule book was ... Contributed by Individual
  29. It is a time clock. It is a time clock. It tells the time by magnification, a battery and a switch, which reflects the clockface on the wall or the ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Lithograph by Edward Bawden "Dunkirk" Lithograph by Edward Bawden "Dunkirk" On 3rd March 1940, Edward Bawden was appointed as an offical war artist at a salary of £650 a year, and on 31st March ... Contributed by Individual
  31. VE day circular letter from 'C' VE day circular letter from 'C' This is a circular sent to all members of SIS/MI6 at the end of WWII. Always known as 'C' [or 'M' if you believe Ian ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Spitfire Pilot - Squadron Badge Spitfire Pilot - Squadron Badge This is a squadron badge,(worn on the breast pocket of a jacket), owned by my late father, Jack Aldred, who flew ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Clay salt pan support Clay salt pan support It is a squidge of clay used to support a pan in which iron age people boiled sea water to extract salt somewhere on the ... Contributed by Individual
  34. 1966 Football World Cup Final ticket 1966 Football World Cup Final ticket A moment in time when the country came together to witnes a global sporting event. Contributed by Individual
  35. Small metal skull Small metal skull This metal skull, was found behind the fire place, when a new fire was being fitted in the 1940s. The house that it was ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Handmade silk pin cushion Handmade silk pin cushion This beautiful handmade silk pin cushion was made by a sailor's sweetheart, as a keepsake for his long voyages. This ... Contributed by Museum
  37. Flying Scarf - Spitfire Pilot Flying Scarf - Spitfire Pilot This flying-scarf was worn by my late father, Jack Aldred, (1924-2004) a Spitfire pilot with 274 Squadron. It was bought ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Dulcie Cup Dulcie Cup This impressive looking trophy was awarded to Jean Louis Blondin for the best herd in 1935, by which date the export of ... Contributed by Museum
  39. Cinery Urn Cinery Urn This restored urn is one of a number at Alderney Museum uncovered in 1968 at the site of an Early Iron Age pottery. An ... Contributed by Museum
  40. Curry Powder Bottle Curry Powder Bottle This bottle containing Crosse and Blackwell ‘Pure Currie Powder’ arrived on Alderney by somewhat dubious means. ... Contributed by Museum
  41. Chapman Sampler 1841 Chapman Sampler 1841 I inherited this sampler from my mother to whom it was left by her Aunt, Mary Callear of Wolverhampton. I do not know ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Painting of Captain John Marshall Painting of Captain John Marshall Commanded the Scarborough on the First Fleet to Australia in 1788. He went on to China and on the way discovered and ... Contributed by Individual
  43. neolithic flint point neolithic flint point An beautiful example of early manual skill made by a person with excellent eyesight. Contributed by Individual
  44. Mentawai Island House plaque Mentawai Island House plaque Many old rural wooden houses in Indonesia are falling into disrepair as people become more and more urban, many falling ... Contributed by Individual
  45. Invite to Kaiser Wilheim II birthday Invite to Kaiser Wilheim II birthday The last Kaiser of Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm II. Celebration at the Windsor Hotel, 250 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Postal Worker Brass Button Postal Worker Brass Button This item is a small metal disc embossed with the image of an old fashioned postman leaping over a sail ship and a ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Neolithic Leaf shaped arrow head Neolithic Leaf shaped arrow head A leaf shaped flint tool usually interpreted as arrow heads. The macro photograph displays the multitude of strikes ... Contributed by Individual
  48. Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Rolls-Royce, alongside Coca Cola, is probably one of the most recognised icons in the world. It is said that the factory ... Contributed by Individual
  49. Jim Rodgers JR149 LS5/3A design speakers Jim Rodgers JR149 LS5/3A design speakers Jim Rodgers worked as an engineer for the BBC where he designed the famous BBC LS3/5A bookshelf speaker. The 1970s ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Cernunnos - the Horned God of the Celts Cernunnos - the Horned God of the Celts From the Roman period but with strong British (Celtic)influence. For me it shows a fusion between Mediteranean and ... Contributed by Individual

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