List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. A Bible with leather cover A Bible with leather cover The bible was made before 1913 in London before World War One. It has a leather cover and thin paper pages. The bible ... Contributed by Individual
  2. A Victory medal from World War One A Victory medal from World War One This is a medal from 1914 to 1919. It was owned by a Grandfather of a boy in our class. It says on it 'The Great War of ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Silk Sampler by a nine year old girl Silk Sampler by a nine year old girl This Sampler was made by an ancestor of a girl in our class called Lydia Bently. It was made over two hundred years ago. ... Contributed by Individual
  4. Pedestal Bowl Pedestal Bowl This bowl has a pedestal foot of pinkish buff pottery ware, it is decorated inside with two bands of incised parallel ... Contributed by Museum
  5. Bear ornaments Bear ornaments This ornament has been in my family since 1982 but I think that it was made in the 1970's. It was bought from a car boot ... Contributed by Individual
  6. Direct link with D Day Direct link with D Day These are the Night Glasses through which my father first saw the coast of Normandy from the bridge of his landing craft ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Credit card Credit card Credit card, the first form of electronic payment, issued in the United Arab Emirates and Shari'a law compliant Contributed by The British Museum
  8. it is a cigarette case it is a cigarette case My father was a soldier in the somerset light infantry. one of their famous battles was for Hill 112 during the second ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Rose given to Dodford Chartist settlers Rose given to Dodford Chartist settlers After the failure of the Chartist petition's MP Fergus O'conner came up with the National Land Company. The idea was to ... Contributed by Individual
  10. Alexander style SEAL, a global brand Alexander style SEAL, a global brand Privately-owned chalcedony gem SEAL has fine coloured intrusions to secure its uniqueness. Intaglio shows seated Zeus ... Contributed by Individual
  11. Three screwdrivers Three screwdrivers These three screwdrivers were made by me in 1958 in the first weeks of my five-year apprenticeship at White Electrical ... Contributed by Individual
  12. A coffee pot from the Musandam A coffee pot from the Musandam In 1982 I was surveying the Musandam Peninsular for Arabian leopard, I was following an animal track, which passed below ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Stalingrad Sword Commemorative Box Stalingrad Sword Commemorative Box Evelyn Waugh wrote the Sword of Honour trilogy. The sword is of course the Stalingrad Sword presented to Marshal Stalin ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Truncheon issued in General Strike 1926 Truncheon issued in General Strike 1926 For eight days in May 1926 thousands of workers went on strike in support of the miners, who were being asked by the ... Contributed by Individual
  15. AC Motor AC Motor Introduction of Tesla's motor in 1888 initiated what is sometimes referred to as the Second Industrial Revolution, ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Jet engine designed by Frank Whittle Jet engine designed by Frank Whittle This is the oldest running jet engine in the world. It was manufactured by Rolls Royce at Barnoldswick in Lancashire in ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Ain Sakhri lovers figurine Ain Sakhri lovers figurine The world's earliest representation of a couple having sex. This figure is about 11,000 years old. Contributed by The British Museum
  18. Hand graver Hand graver This tool is a ‘hand graver’ and was given to me in 1958 by Bert Allen during my apprenticeship as an electrical ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Limestone figurine of girl Limestone figurine of girl This is the upper half of a limestone figurine depicting a recumbent girl playing a lute. The legs are missing and it ... Contributed by Museum
  20. Limestone relief Limestone relief This limestone slab was found at Koptos by the eminent archaeologist Flinders-Petrie. Found on the floor of the temple ... Contributed by Museum
  21. Qau Bead-Net Dress Qau Bead-Net Dress This bead-net dress was found by Guy Brunton in the Qau cemeteries during his excavations of the 1920s. Possibly ... Contributed by Museum
  22. Ivory Carving Ivory Carving I was on board a merchant ship, SS Itola,which was a part of an invasion fleet which entered Rangoon in 1945. The Japs ... Contributed by Individual
  23. Washington Window at Selby Abbey Washington Window at Selby Abbey The Washington Window, containing the Heraldic arms of the Washington family, is to be found in the south clerestory ... Contributed by Museum
  24. Handbook of Brit Birds : Harry Witherby Handbook of Brit Birds : Harry Witherby I am proud to own the 5 volumes of The Handbook of British Birds of which Harry Witherby was editor and co-author. In ... Contributed by Individual
  25. Boat sails on the keyboard Boat sails on the keyboard This object was made during the Prix Italia media event in Cagliari, Sardinia in Italy. Its fine structure says a lot ... Contributed by Individual
  26. Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle Ship's clock designed to keep time at sea and used on HMS Beagle as it took Charles Darwin around the world Contributed by The British Museum
  27. THE WORKING MAN'S CHAIR THE WORKING MAN'S CHAIR This chair was bought in a village auction room on the Isle of Wight. It is an ordinary chair but it is old and softly ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Gardening machine Gardening machine Given to me by a friend. No idea what it is. Looks like a weeding device. Contributed by Individual
  29. Two miniature portraits. Two miniature portraits. My great, great, great, great uncle became best friends with William IV. This is because they both joined the navy ... Contributed by Individual
  30. First World War Medals and Brooch. First World War Medals and Brooch. My great, great grandfather, William (Bill) Williams was born in 1895. He served on the Royal Naval Battle Cruiser HMS ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Ticket punch, money bag, rack & tickets. Ticket punch, money bag, rack & tickets. The punch and the ticket system were first used on the horse drawn buses and trams in the 1890s. They were used until ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Aero Broadcast Seed Sower D.L.K Aero Broadcast Seed Sower D.L.K The seed sower was bought about 1945 from North Devon Farmers, which was an agricultural merchant in Bideford. It was ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Horse Shoe Horse Shoe My great, great, great uncle, Mr Jack Cardew, was a farrier who lived at Woolsery. He was in France during the first ... Contributed by Individual
  34. Roman/Celtic(?) Cauldron- melting bronze Roman/Celtic(?) Cauldron- melting bronze Found in our garden which is on a hill overlooking Old Stevenage/Great North Road half a mile from Six Hills burial ... Contributed by Individual
  35. Promotional Photograph of Movie star Promotional Photograph of Movie star In 1918, when Otto F. Leopold. president of the Pompeian Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio, decided to advertise ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Radiotherapy Mask Radiotherapy Mask Masks have been found throughout history in drama, art and dance. They capture and reflect the rituals of different ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Amethyst Geode Amethyst Geode The stone was found by a Sheffield man, when he was on holiday in South America, over 30 years ago. He found it on the ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Medals- Police Force and Fire Service Medals- Police Force and Fire Service Harold Merrick defense medal 1939-1945 he was enlisted in the auxilliary Fire Service in Sheffield which later became ... Contributed by Individual
  39. Sheffield School Badge Sheffield School Badge This is grandads old school badge which he took off his black jacket during the first world war so that it did not get ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Commemorative Medal - 1884 Commemorative Medal - 1884 This medal commemorates the Representation of the People Act 1884 (also known informally as the Third Reform Act) which ... Contributed by Individual
  41. My great, great Grandad's diary My great, great Grandad's diary My grandad wrote a diary to show my mum and aunties what life was like for him, from start to finish. It shows how he ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Cable of World War Two German surrender Cable of World War Two German surrender On May 7th 1945 my father Tom Townsend, then a young man, having served in the Royal Corps of Signals with the British ... Contributed by Individual
  43. A world war 1 post card story A world war 1 post card story These postcards were made in france 1916.They were sent from my great grandfather, to my great grandmother ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Ed Vaizey's choice - Lord Wantage Ed Vaizey's choice - Lord Wantage Ed Vaizey's choice Colonel Loyd-Lindsay (later Lord Wantage of Lockinge) was instrumental in the formation of the ... Contributed by Museum
  45. Our Victorian Garden Our Victorian Garden This is our Infant Victorian Garden, where our children can watch Punch and Judy Shows on the beach just like the ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Clay Cooking Pot from Papua New Guinea Clay Cooking Pot from Papua New Guinea Clay Cooking Pot, Amphlett Islands, Papua New Guinea Collected about 1990 PNG is a nation in transition from ... Contributed by Individual
  47. 'Paris Goblet' wine glass 'Paris Goblet' wine glass A 1699 Act of Parliament required measures used for the sale of ale and beer to be marked with a crown and the letters ... Contributed by Individual
  48. Medal from School for the Indigent Blind Medal from School for the Indigent Blind This medal was award to my great uncle, Samuel James Brooks, when a pupil at the School for the Indigent Blind, St. ... Contributed by Individual
  49. Dr Johnson's Bible Dr Johnson's Bible A pocket New Testament printed by Evan Tyler in Edinburgh in 1647. This tiny book published ‘By The King’s command’ ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Lego kingdom Lego kingdom This is what was stocked away in my Nan's spare room after 5 or 6 years. I have no idea when it was made, only when I ... Contributed by Individual

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