List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

Click on the titles in the blue bar below [Location, Theme, Contributor Type, etc.] and then choose a category to see a list of objects - e.g. click Theme and then click War. (All objects have been classified by their contributor.)

You can also chose to see objects from a particular time period by clicking on the dates in the box below.

To start again and see all the objects, click this link: Start again

Time Periods

  1. Girl Guide sash Girl Guide sash This sash represents the Girl Guide movement. I was a patrol leader in Bromham, Bedfordshire, and collected many ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Shoe last Shoe last Used to mould shoes, this shoe last is believed to date the mid 19th Century when boot and shoe manufacturing was a key ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Matrix Matrix Medieval bronze seal matrix Contributed by Individual
  4. Ancient Bronze Ptolmy coins Ancient Bronze Ptolmy coins The exact time it belongs to I am really not sure, but as I have brought it from Alexandria, where Ptolmeys (Alexander ... Contributed by Individual
  5. Complete edition of 'Breeches' Bible Complete edition of 'Breeches' Bible The Geneva Bible was first printed in 1560 and was the translation of choice for the early puritans including the ... Contributed by Individual
  6. Sony Vaio, 2000 Vintage Sony Vaio, 2000 Vintage This is my old Sony Vaio Z600TEK laptop. I bought it in 2000 and it was my main computer until I changed to an Apple ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Hand inscribed metal plate Hand inscribed metal plate This plate was made by hand from scrap metal as a thank you gift for Edith Robinson, a Red Cross nurse who was stationed ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Shinotmiza Kabuki waybill 1912 Shinotmiza Kabuki waybill 1912 A kabuki poster dated 1912, eleven years before the Shintomiza Theater was destroyed in the 1923 Tokyo earthquake. The ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Kabuki actors woodblock print Kabuki actors woodblock print The performance in the picture took place in the four months between March and October 1903. It may possibly have been ... Contributed by Individual
  10. Kabuki actors oshiguma face pressing Kabuki actors oshiguma face pressing An oshiguma, or face pressing by three Kabuki actors; Ichimura Takematsu IV, Ichimura Uzaemon XV and Onoe Baiko VI ... Contributed by Individual
  11. The Australia Letter The Australia Letter The letter was sent to my Great Grandmother from her half brother in AUstralia during the GOld rush - mentioning her ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Gambrell Brothers Cabinet 3 Radio Gambrell Brothers Cabinet 3 Radio We were astonished when researching our family history to discover that my Great-grandfather's firm, the Gambrell ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Decorative fire side bellows Decorative fire side bellows These bellows were made by a forbear, Thomas Linley & Sons, described in 1930 as Sheffield's oldest firm, established in ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Flint Arrowhead, circa 1800 BC Flint Arrowhead, circa 1800 BC The arrowhead was found by chance on a visit to Hembury Fort near Honiton, Devon, the British Museum classified it as ... Contributed by Individual
  15. British Rail badge British Rail badge BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Gareth Evans submitted this 1980s British Rail badge which depicts the Advanced Passenger ... Contributed by Individual
  16. First World War petrol locomotive First World War petrol locomotive When the First World War got bogged down in trench warfare, thousands of miles of narrow-gauge railways were laid to ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Back Stage Pass Back Stage Pass This was the back stage pass given to me in 1978 at Madison Square Garden NY USA. When I met the Moody Blues and they ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Rony Robinson 'mini-me' Rony Robinson 'mini-me' Rony Robinson has been a presenter on BBC Radio Sheffield since the early 1980s and in that time he has broadcast ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Painted Feather by ship's captain Painted Feather by ship's captain The feather was painted by a Cape Horner, the name for seamen who voyaged in the copper trade around Cape Horn. Captain ... Contributed by Museum
  20. Sketchbook EM Wimperis Sketchbook EM Wimperis I am struck by how empty the landscape seems, not many roads, no houses, just occasionally a horse. In just over a ... Contributed by Individual
  21. Thomas Tye's Account Book 1738-1783 Thomas Tye's Account Book 1738-1783 Thomas records every penny he spends in this book, starting from the day he left Nottinghamshire to work in the City of ... Contributed by Individual
  22. Dance card Dance card This is my mother's dancing card from a dance she went to in 1924. You can see on one side the invite to the dance and ... Contributed by Individual
  23. Grandfather clock Grandfather clock This is a Grandfather clock made in Edinburgh in 1835. It was made by David McDonald - his name is enscribed on the ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Filofax Filofax This is my filofax. It represents a point in the 1980s when it was a cultural phenomenon. It was an early form of ... Contributed by Individual
  25. Gin filled miniature Blue Delft house Gin filled miniature Blue Delft house BBC Radio Suffolk presenter Rob Dunger has chosen something which reminds him of the high life. "A part of history ... Contributed by Individual
  26. A disposable plastic insulin syringe. A disposable plastic insulin syringe. BBC Radio Suffolk presenter Lesley Dolphin has chosen a 0.5 ml insulin syringe. "My object is a lifesaver. Without it ... Contributed by Individual
  27. A Lower Palaeolithic Ficron A Lower Palaeolithic Ficron The Ficron was found on a beach having been washed out of a cliff face, it is one of the largest in existance and would ... Contributed by Individual
  28. The Liverpool & Manchester Railway, 1830 The Liverpool & Manchester Railway, 1830 The Liverpool & Manchester Railway, 1830 This simple souvenir was produced by Robert Stephenson in 1830 to ... Contributed by Individual
  29. Bridge Builder Medal - Tyne Bridge 1928 Bridge Builder Medal - Tyne Bridge 1928 A medal given to the workers on the Tyne Bridge by Dorman Long of Middlesbrough in 1928. It was made by The Northern ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Commemorative plaque of the Great War Commemorative plaque of the Great War This was one of two plaques given to my husband's family in 1919 to mark the death of their two oldest sons during the ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Zdzislaw Niedowoz's soldiers pay book Zdzislaw Niedowoz's soldiers pay book Until he was 14, my grandad (known as Eric) lived in Eastern Poland with his parents and 3 brothers. In 1939 the ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Mountain hoe from Rwanda Mountain hoe from Rwanda According to the World Wildlife Fund report on the Rift Valley mountains of East Africa "the farming activities of rural ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Medals -Constrtn of Sydney Harbor Bridge Medals -Constrtn of Sydney Harbor Bridge This is a medal given to workers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge by Dorman Long Middlesbrough. The medal was made by Angus ... Contributed by Individual
  34. Mystery of Admiral Rodneys glass seal Mystery of Admiral Rodneys glass seal In december 2000 in a Warwickshire field was found an oval glass georgian seal that you make an inpression into wax for ... Contributed by Individual
  35. the electric guitar the electric guitar The electric guitar is one of the iconic objects of the 20th century. It made, and still makes, sounds which have the ... Contributed by Individual
  36. The Irish TURF SPADE The Irish TURF SPADE For countless centuries Irish peat land (bog land) has covered much of rural Ireland and every farmer and almost every ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Shintomiza Kabuki playbill 1891 Shintomiza Kabuki playbill 1891 Shintomiza Shin Kyogen - Flower Kabuki Show of 1891. Programme 1 - Gosho Moy? Hagi Fuyo : Aoba: Torimuratsu mono aka the ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Blue/Grey slate/clay pipe Blue/Grey slate/clay pipe A certain John Palmer initiated a line of coaching Inns i believe between York, Bath and Bristol towards London ( i'm ... Contributed by Individual
  39. Astrolabe -ancient astronomical computer Astrolabe -ancient astronomical computer The astrolabe was highly developed in the Islamic world by 800 and was introduced to Europe from Islamic Spain ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Hand Axe Hand Axe I was given this by our neighbour about 30 years ago in Gloucestershire. I don't know where it came from. Its designed ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Digital/mobile phone camera Digital/mobile phone camera The object is quite generic- the stories are imbued in the images and moments in time that it can capture. It shows how ... Contributed by Individual
  42. A lead cutter - leading type spaces A lead cutter - leading type spaces My grandfather was a compositor using movable type on the Albion Press for the Leicester Mercury before the first world ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Post-war London starts again. Post-war London starts again. I know no better painting than this one, by my husband Cyril Mann (1911-1980), to illustrate London's slow and painful ... Contributed by Individual
  44. hotpoint empress wringer washer hotpoint empress wringer washer i remember these washing machines when i was a child the smell of wash day the clothes going through the wringer hot ... Contributed by Individual
  45. World War I Brass Box World War I Brass Box I found this box in the ruined home of my great grandfather in Goa. The box created an interest in family history. ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Flint Arrowhead (Pt.2 of 2) Flint Arrowhead (Pt.2 of 2) I found this flint arrowhead while out walking one day, the toe of my boot just caught it and sent it skidding along the ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Demob souvenir from World War One WW1 Demob souvenir from World War One WW1 A padded needle case embroidered with "1918" in the flags of the nations involved and "SOUVENIR FROM FRANCE" in pink. ... Contributed by Individual
  48. A Pair Of 16th Century Alms Dishes A Pair Of 16th Century Alms Dishes A pair of 16th Century Brass Alms Dishes, probably Nuremburg. The first with lozenge and diamond repoussé and ... Contributed by Individual
  49. ancient African sharp tool -Kenya ancient African sharp tool -Kenya An ancient African tool, probably used in same way as a knife to cut meat from hunted animals or possibly in killing of ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Sian Lloyd brings in family sextant Sian Lloyd brings in family sextant This sextant belongs to Clive and Judy Williams, my parents in-law from Cardiff. They bought it from a local sea captain ... Contributed by Individual