List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Victorian rosewood parlour chair Victorian rosewood parlour chair BBC Radio Suffolk producer Sally Burch has chosen a piece of family furniture. The objects we fill our homes with, which ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Commemorative medallion Commemorative medallion Chelmsford was home to the United Kingdom’s first electrical engineering works established by Colonel Rookes Evelyn Bell ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Baltic Medal and Crimea Medal Baltic Medal and Crimea Medal These are replica medals of the ones that my Great Grandfather, William Noble won in 1854 in the Crimea War. Contributed by Individual
  4. Doulton Lambeth water purifier Doulton Lambeth water purifier I do not have any detailed knowledge about this item. It is a glazed ceramic jar and is stamped with the information " ... Contributed by Individual
  5. Prestel badge Prestel badge Twenty years before MSN, Google, Amazon and the rest of the internet was heard of BT launched the first interactive ... Contributed by Individual
  6. iPhone iPhone The iphone is a truly modern device. It's the first phone which allows people to achieve all the things all the other ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Cassette recording of chart show. Cassette recording of chart show. This is a cassette recording that I made of a chart show on commercial radio in the early 90's. I would record the chart ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Fanny Mendelssohn's Music Stand Fanny Mendelssohn's Music Stand This is a picture of a music stand which belonged to Fanny Mendelssohn, composer, sister of Felix Mendelssohn, and my ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Telephone cable Telephone cable The label was attached by my Aunt Dora who lived in Leytonstone (East London) and reads as follows: This is a piece ... Contributed by Individual
  10. ICL flowchart template ICL flowchart template These templates were used to draw (manually) the design of computer systems and programs. An example of the rapid ... Contributed by Individual
  11. 80 column punch card 80 column punch card Cards like these were used widely to input and store data for specialised data processing equipment from about 1890 to ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Commemorative medallion Commemorative medallion This medallion has a duel function, firstly it commemorates the coronation of George VI in 1937 and secondly it is ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Baby's WWII gas mask Baby's WWII gas mask Children's gas masks were often made in bright colours to make them less frightening. This baby's mask would have ... Contributed by Museum
  14. Mumbles Tramcar Mumbles Tramcar The Mumbles Railway was the first passenger carrying railway in the world. The Swansea foreshore tramcars were the most ... Contributed by Museum
  15. Mark Murphy's marriage certificate Mark Murphy's marriage certificate BBC Radio Suffolk presenter Mark Murphy has chosen his wedding certificate from Las Vegas. Tens of thousands of happy ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Mummy of Hor Mummy of Hor Field Marshal Lord Francis Wallace Grenfell (1841 – 1925) was born in Swansea, and went into the army rather than the ... Contributed by Museum
  17. Datsun 260z Datsun 260z 2nd generation of Japan's first successful sports car. 240Z was the original in approx 1970, with 260z coming out in ... Contributed by Individual
  18. 20mm Cannon Shell 20mm Cannon Shell This is one of the 20mm Cannon Shells fired by Mosquito II DD612, flown by my father (Group Captain R G Slade) on the ... Contributed by Individual
  19. A personalised Ghanian wicker sunhat A personalised Ghanian wicker sunhat BBC Radio Suffolk Journalist Jon Wright writes: This hat, with my name woven into the front, was a leaving present after ... Contributed by Individual
  20. Dr Feelgood toby jug Dr Feelgood toby jug BBC Radio Suffolk presenter Stephen Foster has chosen one of his much loved Dr Feelgood toby jugs. The band started ... Contributed by Individual
  21. T-Shirt T-Shirt I am nominating the T-shirt for its ubiquity. It is a symbol of the penetration of the commercial economy into the ... Contributed by Individual
  22. Leica IIIb 35mm Camera Leica IIIb 35mm Camera The Leica series of cameras, developed by Oskar Barnack prior to the First world war, liberated photography from the ... Contributed by Individual
  23. Ghanaian pottery figure Ghanaian pottery figure In 1964 I made a collection of pottery in the north of the country for the University of Ghana Dept.of Archaeology, and ... Contributed by Individual
  24. This is a photograph of my Grandfather, This is a photograph of my Grandfather, This is a photograph of my Grandfather. He served in the Irish Guards from approx 1914 to 1921. He fought in World War ... Contributed by Individual
  25. Battery Battery Without the humble battery, few things in the past 50 years would have been possible. Portable power, power-off power. Contributed by Individual
  26. SCWS Co-op Milk Token SCWS Co-op Milk Token You bought the tokens from the local Co-op, and put them out with your empties, to pay your Co-op Milkman. It was ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Richard Curtis' Band Aid Record Richard Curtis' Band Aid Record The dramatist Richard Curtis is best known for making Rom-Coms (romantic comedies). Hits include Four Weddings and a ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Gibraltar dolls Gibraltar dolls Historically, Gibraltar has been an important base for the British armed forces and is the site of a naval base. A ... Contributed by Individual

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