List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. World War One Battle Honours World War One Battle Honours These are the three basic WW1 service medals given to my grandfather, Sgt.F.W.Toynbee of the 172nd Tunnelling Company ... Contributed by Individual
  2. A Thank You from strangers to strangers A Thank You from strangers to strangers For several years in the 1950s,my mother and her friends in the Townswomens Guild sent clothes and presents to a widowed ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Mighty cast iron warehouse wheel Mighty cast iron warehouse wheel This mighty cast iron wheel is one of four that are attached to the substantial 15 foot high wooden door at the original ... Contributed by Individual
  4. The Robert Raikes centenary medal The Robert Raikes centenary medal This medal, found in a field at Aughton, was struck to mark the 100th anniversary of the foundings of the sunday school ... Contributed by Individual
  5. Prayer Rope used in Orthodox Christianty Prayer Rope used in Orthodox Christianty This prayer rope was made at The Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Crawley Down, West Sussex. It is an Anglican ... Contributed by Individual
  6. Murdoch Steam Engine Murdoch Steam Engine Willian Murdoch was the inventor of Gas Lighting but also worked in Cornwall with James Watt (Boulton and Watt) on steam ... Contributed by Museum
  7. Hedwig glass beaker Hedwig glass beaker Glass beaker from central Europe probably made by a Muslim craftsman in Syria or Egypt during the Crusades Contributed by The British Museum
  8. roman intaglio ring roman intaglio ring This Roman intaglio depicts the godess Fortuna and was carved in the first century AD. I think of all that it has seen ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Victorian Insect Trap Victorian Insect Trap This was especially used against cockroaches. They are tempted by bait, placed in the little round dish in the middle, ... Contributed by Museum
  10. Calf-weaning band. Calf-weaning band. This implement was used, when a calf was to be weaned off. Placed around the calf's head, the spikes would prick the ... Contributed by Museum
  11. HMS Victory Oak & Copper Wine Stopper HMS Victory Oak & Copper Wine Stopper This wine stopper is crowned with original oak and copper reclaimed from HMS Victory during her restoration. HMS ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Viking silver ingot Viking silver ingot Leicestershire was part of the Danelaw and Leicester was one of the 'five buroughs' along with Derby, Nottingham, ... Contributed by Museum
  13. The Diana and Minerva Commode The Diana and Minerva Commode The Diana and Minerva Commode is the most valued and famous piece of Chippendale furniture at Harewood. The piece would ... Contributed by Individual
  14. The Chinese Wallpaper The Chinese Wallpaper The Chinese Wallpaper is situated in the East Bedroom at Harewood House it was painted by hand and each sheet is unique ... Contributed by Individual
  15. The Linely Table The Linely Table This table was designed by David Linley and was made in Yorkshire. It is made from English Walnut and is inlaid with ... Contributed by Individual
  16. The last working Trip Hammers The last working Trip Hammers These Trip hammers were aquired 'second hand' by the Finch family around 1820. They helped William Finch establish his ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Bronze Age ring money Bronze Age ring money Bronze age 'ring money' is a bit of a mystery. Many people believe it is proto currency (hence the name) and that people ... Contributed by Museum
  18. Straw marquetry boat Straw marquetry boat Straw marquetry Prisoner of War work. On the underside of this decorative little boat is written the following: Made ... Contributed by Individual
  19. In Verdure Clad by BW Leader In Verdure Clad by BW Leader Worcester City Museums hold an important collection of the work of Worcester-born Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923). ... Contributed by Museum
  20. Worcester glove-making Worcester glove-making Worcester's gloving industry reached its peak between 1790 and 1820 when 150 manufacturers of gloves employed over ... Contributed by Museum
  21. Worcestershire Sauce Worcestershire Sauce Worcestershire sauce is perhaps the Worcester's most famous product. It was first produced in Worcester by two chemists, ... Contributed by Museum
  22. The Ravages of WW1 The Ravages of WW1 My grandfather, John Wood, enlisted in the West Yorkshire Regiment in 1899 aged 21. I have only two pictures of him, the ... Contributed by Individual
  23. Johnson Jeffries Fight July 4th 1910 Johnson Jeffries Fight July 4th 1910 This is in part the origin of the expression 'great white hope', and a famous moment in Black history. The programme of ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Postcards from my German Grandfather Postcards from my German Grandfather The postcards are amongst letters which were found after the death of my aunt. They had been hidden because the family ... Contributed by Individual
  25. Athletics Programme Athletics Programme Angela Bryant brought in this programme to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February, 2010. ... Contributed by Individual
  26. Granny's jar Granny's jar Granny was chief parlourmaid to the gentry in Bath. She saved all broken crockery. When she married she found a large ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Corn Dolly - Topsham Cross Corn Dolly - Topsham Cross This is a Harvest Cross specific to Devon, made at Harvest time for display in the church. It is an example of ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Targe, 18th c. Scottish Targe, 18th c. Scottish This scottish targe came down from my husband's family in Galloway and was supposedly carried by a forebear in the ... Contributed by Individual
  29. Targe, 18th c. Scottish Targe, 18th c. Scottish This scottish targe came down from my husband's family in Galloway and was supposedly carried by a forebear in the ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Targe, 18th c. Scottish Targe, 18th c. Scottish This scottish targe came down from my husband's family in Galloway and was supposedly carried by a forebear in the ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Targe, 18th c. Scottish Targe, 18th c. Scottish This scottish targe came down from my husband's family in Galloway and was supposedly carried by a forebear in the ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Weaver's bowl used to amplify light Weaver's bowl used to amplify light This is object is a weaver's bowl and is part of the National Trust's collection of objects from Townend in Troutbeck. ... Contributed by Individual
  33. slide rule slide rule Imagine a world just 60 years ago without PCs or even calculators, but a time when there was an increasing demand for ... Contributed by Individual
  34. A .Copper Alloy Tudor Mount A .Copper Alloy Tudor Mount This object is a mount worn on a leather strap and was made in the reign of Henry 8th. It is in the shape of four ... Contributed by Individual
  35. VASE VASE Painted Vase Moulded from the bladder of a camel. From Moultan, Pakistan, mid – 19th cent. Contributed by Individual
  36. Folk violin? Possibly early 1920's Folk violin? Possibly early 1920's My sister and I found this picture that belonged to my father. This could be a record of folk music played in the New ... Contributed by Individual
  37. TORSO TORSO Leather Torso (1999) A leather sculpture in two parts by Whittikar & Malam. Made in vegetable-tanned calfskin, wet ... Contributed by Individual
  38. SIDE SADDLE SIDE SADDLE Made by Gordon & Co, London, quilted pigskin seat and panel. First used by her at a review in 1856. Contributed by Individual
  39. 'Hessian' Boot 'Hessian' Boot 'Hessian' style officers boots, made by Peal & Co, London. 1860-1870. Contributed by Individual
  40. LEATHER ROPE LEATHER ROPE Roll of Plaited Leather Rope 'Tawed-Leather' rope for ship's tiller, Russian. As exhibited at international exhibition ... Contributed by Individual
  41. PYX PYX A small container, sometimes used for consecrated wafer or bread. Thin hide over wood, the decoration was made using ... Contributed by Individual
  42. ‘Hessian’ Boot ‘Hessian’ Boot ‘Hessian’ style officers boots, made by Peal & Co, London. 1860-1870. Contributed by Individual
  43. BOMBARDS BOMBARDS Leather Vessels 'Black Jacks', 'Bombards' and a small jug, wet-molded in heavy hide, 17th to 19th century. Leather ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Miniature antique Willow vase Miniature antique Willow vase Could be either Chinese export {Nanking?} or English chinoiserie {Broseley?}. The research has just as much joy as ... Contributed by Individual
  45. Candle holder Candle holder The Bridport Water Works Act 1872 authorised the taking of water from the springs at Litton Cheney for Bridport's first ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Reminder of the Battle of Britain Reminder of the Battle of Britain This object reflects a moment in time when Britain was on the tipping point of ceasing to exist as a sovereign nation. ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Archbishop Nichols' Pilgrim's Badge Archbishop Nichols' Pilgrim's Badge This small, fragile object is about 600 years old, yet neither rare nor precious. It is a souvenir, bought by a ... Contributed by Individual
  48. Norman Cooking Pot Norman Cooking Pot A cooking pot made in the Malvern area in the eleventh-twelfth century, found in excavations in Hereford. It shows the ... Contributed by Museum
  49. Green Glazed Jug Green Glazed Jug This jug was made near Worcester in the thirteenth century. It was found in the King’s Ditch, outside the city wall, in ... Contributed by Museum
  50. WW1 cigarette case WW1 cigarette case This simple curved silver cigarette case was the property of 19 year-old 2nd lieutenant Leonard George Maddox of the ... Contributed by Individual

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