List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Britain's First Decimal Coins Britain's First Decimal Coins Decimal Day was on the 15th February 1971. It was when the country changed its currency to pound and new pence. This ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Eiffel Tower Fruit Juices glass bottle Eiffel Tower Fruit Juices glass bottle It was sold when the Eiffle Tower first opened and would have a cork in it instead of a lid. It was hand blown and ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Stip Master 35mm Projector Stip Master 35mm Projector The Stip Master was how people wathced films and stories years ago as there was no TV. It would have been watched at ... Contributed by Individual
  4. Early book from 1600s Early book from 1600s It was made about 400 years ago. It is made out of different materials. It has been passed down the Howe family across ... Contributed by Individual
  5. American Vietnam war helmet (M1 helmet) American Vietnam war helmet (M1 helmet) It is a helmet that was worn in the Vietnam war. We do not know who exactly wore it. It was worn by infantry men. It ... Contributed by Individual
  6. War Medal War Medal This was my Great Grandad's medal. He fought during the war. We keep it in my Grannys and Grandpa's farm so that it ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Motor Car Ration Book Motor Car Ration Book This was passed down through my family from the past. It is a ration book that people used to get a certain amount of ... Contributed by Individual
  8. The Roman Coin The Roman Coin This coin is oftencalled cartwheel. It was the largest copper ever made in britan. Contributed by Individual
  9. primary 6 intresting relic primary 6 intresting relic My object is a sextant andand it used to measure an angle between two objects. Its main use is to get position lines ... Contributed by Individual
  10. Primary 6's interesting relics.... Primary 6's interesting relics.... for the relic challenge i have brought an old football ticket first of all the football was used in 1967 on saturday ... Contributed by Individual
  11. camel bell camel bell My grandfather gave this camel bell to my father and my father gave it to me. It was my grandfather's idea to have bells ... Contributed by Individual
  12. postcard postcard Its a postcard that my great nan's next door neighbour sent when they went on holiday.It shows us a stamp with the ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Papyrus Papyrus Papyrus makes us think of a long long time ago and how clever the ancient people were.We tried to make our own papyrus ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Safety Lamp Safety Lamp Mining was important to Cornwall and so we were interested in the lamp.Humphrey Davy invented the Davy lamp in ... Contributed by Individual
  15. A piece of shipwreck A piece of shipwreck This piece of wreck is from a ship called the S.S.Wilston which was wrecked off Cape Cornwall in 1939.On the same night, ... Contributed by Individual
  16. British Empire Medal British Empire Medal This was given to the Grandad of one of the children at school for volunteering to run a youth club,which he did for for ... Contributed by Individual
  17. World War II medals - Olivia Little World War II medals - Olivia Little These medals belonged to my Great Uncle Len and were given to him throughout the course of World War II. He was in ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Freddy the Bear - Ellie Devlin Freddy the Bear - Ellie Devlin This is Freddy the bear, although I know he has had many names throughout his life! He has now been in my family for 4 ... Contributed by Individual
  19. The Wolly Mammoth's Tooth - Ethan Green The Wolly Mammoth's Tooth - Ethan Green This object is around 2 million years old and belonged to my family. It is a tooth from a Wolly Mammoth which lived ... Contributed by Individual
  20. The Talking Toys book - Ella Pearce The Talking Toys book - Ella Pearce This book belonged to my Great Nan Margretwhen she was 9 years old. It was a present from her parents for Christmas ... Contributed by Individual
  21. Non Digital camera Non Digital camera This camera was used by my grandfather before it was given to my dad just before he went to university. It is special to ... Contributed by Individual
  22. Automobile book Automobile book This is a book of my great granpa's He was a macanic.It tells us that cars a long time ago had gas engines.It showed him ... Contributed by Individual
  23. rolling rule from cruiser Prinz Eugen rolling rule from cruiser Prinz Eugen A rolling rule, used as a navigational instrument by sailors of the Kriegsmarine during WWII, in heavy dark wood. It was ... Contributed by Individual
  24. gold ring gold ring My great, great, great, great grandfather was a tin miner in Cornwall.He went to the klondike during the America gold ... Contributed by Individual
  25. Butter Knife Butter Knife This is a butter knife that was made in a Sheffield factory. It belonged to my step Grandma who worked for British ... Contributed by Individual
  26. A model plane called The Tiger (VG104) A model plane called The Tiger (VG104) This plane was painted by Grandad David Palmer who was part of the 'Century 21 Productions Special Effects Unit' from ... Contributed by Individual
  27. A certificate of sale A certificate of sale The land which now holds 6 houses was sold for £295.00 which must have been a lot of money back then. I can imagine a ... Contributed by Individual
  28. The Burbage Map The Burbage Map A large sculptured boulder of local granite showing the engraved peaks of Croft and Huncote and those of Stoney Stanton ... Contributed by Individual
  29. a surah verse in the Quran a surah verse in the Quran My family got this from souk madinah in Dubai. It reminds me of all those fun times with my family and just looks very ... Contributed by Individual
  30. bangladeshi picture made of rice bangladeshi picture made of rice The object that I have was made by my granfather. It is made from rice because Bangladesh is famous for the amount of ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Prayer beads Prayer beads These were passed down through my family since my grandfather who has passed away. I got them when I was in my home ... Contributed by Individual
  32. North American buckskin map North American buckskin map Map made of deer skin showing the Ohio River, USA drawn by Native Americans and traded with Europeans Contributed by The British Museum
  33. World War 1 soldier's Ditty Box World War 1 soldier's Ditty Box World War 1 Soldier's Ditty Box belonging to Lance Corporal George Botting, a Cuckfield man who fought with The Royal ... Contributed by Individual
  34. Sikh Star Medals from World War Two Sikh Star Medals from World War Two Sikhs fought in World War 1 and 2 and because they fought in both wars, they got awarded medals by the king. The medals ... Contributed by Individual
  35. World War Two R.A. F. pilot hat World War Two R.A. F. pilot hat The R.A.F. pilot hat is my grandad's. He was a pilot in World War 2. We also have his smart, blue RAF uniform. These ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Coin gold plated medalion Coin gold plated medalion This is a coin to represent my grandad being born.It is a 1941 half-penny and has been cut to show the ship and then ... Contributed by Individual
  37. World War Two Gas Mask World War Two Gas Mask This Gas Mask was used from 1939 - 1945 in World War 2. It shows how prepared Britain was for World War 2. Britain had ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Notebook recording births and deaths Notebook recording births and deaths This small, cheap notebook, measuring just 101x53mm, is a touching and affecting testament to late nineteenth century ... Contributed by Individual
  39. I will remember him I will remember him Lance Serjeant Robert Bell Hannay was killed in action on 14th April 1944 during the Battle of Kohima in India. He was a ... Contributed by Individual
  40. mysterious stone head mysterious stone head stone head,i do not know anything about it.. i own it for years(i am from morocco)i asked many museums(british ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Moon God Figurine Moon God Figurine This is a bronze seated figure of a moon god, shown in human form with a tripartite wig, uraeus, moon crescent and disc, ... Contributed by Museum
  42. William Etty, 'Male Nude' William Etty, 'Male Nude' William Etty (1787-1849) was renowned for the studies he made from life, and his ability to render flesh tints won him ... Contributed by Museum
  43. Windscreen projector (head up display) Windscreen projector (head up display) I hereby affirm that I own 2 Windscreen Projectors – serial numbers 209 and 211. I acquired one from a fellow ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Victorian Police Truncheon & Flashlight Victorian Police Truncheon & Flashlight Both were left when an old friend of the family, Mrs Baker, who lived with my parents and I in her old age died ( I was ... Contributed by Individual
  45. Fire Bellows Fire Bellows My Bellows have been past down to me from my Great Great Great Great Grandad. He made it in Bremridge, from when he died ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Victorain Tea Set Victorain Tea Set This tea set was given to a girl called Miss.Benser 1890 for being top of standard 4 at school.She then became a teacher ... Contributed by Individual
  47. WW1 Decorated Shell Case WW1 Decorated Shell Case This WW1 Decorated Shell Case is now used to keep Knitting Needles in. It was my Great Great Great Great Grandads. Its ... Contributed by Individual
  48. Huntley And Palmers Buiscuit Tin Huntley And Palmers Buiscuit Tin My Great Grandmother probably bought this around the 1900s.My Great gran gave my grandma the tin.My grandma gave my mum ... Contributed by Individual
  49. Ashtray Ashtray This ashtray was found by my mom and dad in 2002 when we moved into our house. It was found buried really deep down in ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Victory bell, WW2, aluminium Victory bell, WW2, aluminium This is a hand-bell made by the Buckinghamshire Die-Casting Co. of Burnham, Bucks using aluminium alloy from German ... Contributed by Individual