List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. 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
  2. Parker Slimfold Fountain Pen Parker Slimfold Fountain Pen George S Parker filed his first patent in 1889. He established the Parker Pen Company to manufacturer a superior writing ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Minox 8x11 subminiature (spy) camera Minox 8x11 subminiature (spy) camera Walter Zapp developed the concept of a camera to be carried with you are all times in 1936. The original Riga model of ... Contributed by Individual
  4. A German Military Dagger A German Military Dagger I was involved in an attack on the German town of Kleve, it was early morning on the 10th February 1945 when we entered ... Contributed by Individual
  5. Wooldale County Primary School Chair Wooldale County Primary School Chair I bought the chair from my school, Wooldale County Primary, in the early 1960's for sixpence, 2 1/2 pence. They were ... Contributed by Individual
  6. Pendant Pendant This pendant represents a catfish, a species found in many West African rivers; the face/head is decorated with stamped ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Pin badges from 1897 Pin badges from 1897 Pin badges from 1897 Wherever you go today it is possible to buy a pin badge as a souvenir. They can even be a part ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Improvised blood transfusion cooler Improvised blood transfusion cooler Steph Wiles, from Ipswich, came into the BBC Suffolk building with a fascinating object for us to add. Her father, ... Contributed by Individual
  9. French newspaper brought on VE day French newspaper brought on VE day This newspaper was brought by my grandfather in Paris on VE day, 8th May 1945. He was on leave serving with the Royal ... Contributed by Individual
  10. Miner's 'snap' tin made by Acme Miner's 'snap' tin made by Acme Barry Jackson from Rotherham bought this 'snap' tin (lunchbox) from a bric-a-brac stall but has no idea who it belongs ... Contributed by Individual
  11. Carved wooden heads, Solomon Islands Carved wooden heads, Solomon Islands This carved wooden figure of multiple heads is by Kuai Maueha, Polynesian artist from the tiny raised coral atoll of ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Stone Hand Axe Stone Hand Axe Found this Stone Age hand tool, while digging building foundation's in the Village of Selborne, Hampshire. The ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Referee medal for 1981 FA Cup Final Referee medal for 1981 FA Cup Final Football referee Keith Hackett began his career in local leagues in Sheffield in the 1960s. He was given a gold medal ... Contributed by Individual
  14. RAF 274 Squadron Badge RAF 274 Squadron Badge Jack Aldred, (born Bramfield, Suffolk, 1924 died 2004), flew Spitfires with 274 Squadron, (Detling, Kent), during ... Contributed by Individual
  15. flint arrow head flint arrow head I found this just outside a field near my home many years ago. I think of it as a direct link to people who lived in ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Spitfire Mk9 - 274 Squadron - 1944 Spitfire Mk9 - 274 Squadron - 1944 This is a painting of a Spitfire Mk9 of 274 Squadron, flown by Jack Aldred, (born Bramfield, Suffolk, 1924, died 2004). ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Chinese Luohan Figure Chinese Luohan Figure This almost life-size seated Buddhist Luohan (disciple of the Buddha) was made c.1484 at the imperial kilns in ... Contributed by Museum
  18. Hand Axes Hand Axes This hand axe looks like any Palaeolithic axe from Europe but it was bought in 1995 in a maket in Garoka in Papua New ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Display dish "Empress of Ireland" Display dish "Empress of Ireland" The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Ireland was sunk in the St Lawrence River, Canada, in May 1914, sinking in 14 ... Contributed by Individual
  20. 8thC. Anglo Saxon aestle/page turner 8thC. Anglo Saxon aestle/page turner This rare Anglo Saxon artifact was discovered on the University of Bristol's research excavation at Berkeley Castle, run ... Contributed by Individual
  21. fender stratocaster fender stratocaster This is the timeless guitar design that still looks fresh and modern and has and is played by every great guitar player. ... Contributed by Individual
  22. Tail wheel of a Spitfie Plane Tail wheel of a Spitfie Plane Years ago when I was a small boy I would love to play in my Grandparents garden,but mainly in my grandfathers shed. It ... Contributed by Individual
  23. Post War Communication Post War Communication This modest and mysterious letter was written to my father from Lawrence of Arabia. In the absence of an address, we ... Contributed by Individual
  24. A 1971 Decca Colour television A 1971 Decca Colour television This television was bought by my grndparents, in 1971. They lived next door to us,so as children we would find excuses ... Contributed by Individual
  25. A spade for gardening A spade for gardening The spade belonged to my grandfather. He used it to dig up an new allotment during World War 2 as part of the Dig for ... Contributed by Individual
  26. Coronation Cup 1896 Tzar Nicholas 2nd Coronation Cup 1896 Tzar Nicholas 2nd This cup was given to my grandmother when she was a child by the private tudor of the young Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Stoneware spirit flask from Whitechapel Stoneware spirit flask from Whitechapel In the second quarter of the 19th Century, east London was suffering great poverty and deprivation, and parts were too ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Tail end of WW2 german incendiary bomb Tail end of WW2 german incendiary bomb My father, a young teenager, on August 30th 1940 was with a friend in Southend when they saw a Heinkel 111 bomber with ... Contributed by Individual
  29. 1885 Diary Jonathan Walton, Weardale 1885 Diary Jonathan Walton, Weardale This is a year in my Great Granfathers life in 1885 he was a stone mason in Westgate Upper Weardale. I have copied a day ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Saltglazed stoneware ale bottle Saltglazed stoneware ale bottle This bottle was made in the London area, around 1685, in the very early years of the British stoneware manufacturing ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Post medieval devotional plaque Post medieval devotional plaque Found under the landing floor of our cottage opposite old foundry in Compton Devon. premilinary identification by local ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Minangkabau Waterbuffalo Minangkabau Waterbuffalo I bought this slip bronze water buffalo in Bukit Tingi in the Minang Highlands of West Sumatra. Though staunchly Islamic ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Chinese paste jar Chinese paste jar This Late Imperial Chinese Dynasty paste jar was purchased in a small town called Cibondang on the West coast of Java. ... Contributed by Individual
  34. Hose Coupling re Heath fire 1976 Hose Coupling re Heath fire 1976 This is the result of a fire on Horton Common in 1976, the long hot summer. A whirlwind spread the fire from one part of ... Contributed by Individual
  35. An Ashbee Type I Axehammer An Ashbee Type I Axehammer This object was found in an East Anglian orchard in 1983. It shows that there was an agricultural community in this area ... Contributed by Individual
  36. 1944 ID POW Setley Plain 1944 ID POW Setley Plain This is how thousands of Italians came to this country and brought their love of food and culture to the UK. these were ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Curta mechanical cylinder calculator Curta mechanical cylinder calculator This Calculator was brought home from his office by my father in about 1970 when it had became redundant due to the ... Contributed by Individual
  38. A History Of The World by Polybius A History Of The World by Polybius The map is from the second volume of "A History of the World by Polybius". These volumes were printed in 1698, being ... Contributed by Individual
  39. A hand-made brass valve A hand-made brass valve A brass regulator/valve hand-made by an apprentice-trained machinist model maker to control steam output to a model ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Elephant Coffee Table Elephant Coffee Table My maternal Grandfather Horace James William Rush (1914-1973) brought this table back when returning from working in ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Great Grandpa's Piano Great Grandpa's Piano This is a Bechstein Piano from Germany. It has a brass plaque saying "Made expressly for Bruton & Co, 22 High Street, ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Oak coke or coax, a type of location peg Oak coke or coax, a type of location peg This was given to me to me when I worked on HMS Victory as a shipwright. This object is normally completely hidden from ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Ships Bible Ships Bible My Great,Great Grandfather Captain J.E Dutton was given this Bible "for years of kindnesses ot the orphan & Destitute ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Shintomiza Kabuki playbill 1899 Shintomiza Kabuki playbill 1899 This Kabuki poster, which I own, advertises a show run which included a memorial performance of Karukaya Doshin Tsukushi ... Contributed by Individual
  45. AK47 Assault rifle AK47 Assault rifle The AK 47 is ubiquitous in warfare following its invention. For me, it represents the many conflicts fought since the ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Funeral Boat made of dark animal skin Funeral Boat made of dark animal skin Probably a funeral boat to mark the death of a particular person. Made of very smooth dark leather.Remnants of the ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Cheselden medal Cheselden medal The Cheselden Medal ( named after a famous 17th century St Thomas's Hospital surgeon) is a prize for medicine - awarded ... Contributed by Individual
  48. Stone age tool - pounding or grinding? Stone age tool - pounding or grinding? Found in the soil in Penmaenmawr Conwy. Below an old stone-age settlement. Now a quarry overlooking Conwy Bay. ... Contributed by Individual
  49. leather face mask of mussollini leather face mask of mussollini mussolllini's ballroom dance mask, past it on too a women called mrs. costello and was past on too me. Contributed by Individual
  50. Testimonial Heaton Binns silk mill India Testimonial Heaton Binns silk mill India This testimonial was given to my great grandfather, who lived and worked in the Leeds / Bradford area as a mechanical ... Contributed by Individual