List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Toy Cricket Set Toy Cricket Set This is a set of small wooden figures of a cricket team. You needed two people to play. The ball was fired from the ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Match box cars Match box cars It shows how toys have changed over the years. It's been handed down from my dad. Contributed by Individual
  3. Carriage Clock Carriage Clock This clock originates from the UK, but was taken out to the States by the employer of the contributor’s great aunt, ... Contributed by Individual
  4. Glaxo Milk Bottle Glaxo Milk Bottle Alfred Mckenzie was born in Teeside in 1929 weighing just 1lb 8oz. He lived in a shoebox for one year, and was fed on ... Contributed by Individual
  5. Silver Tray from the 1920s Silver Tray from the 1920s This tray is made from Chinese silver, and was brought back to UK by the contributor’s grandfather who was in business ... Contributed by Individual
  6. A Victorian Umbrella A Victorian Umbrella Story This tattered umbrella is made from bone and silk and dates from around 1840. The handle is finely carved from ... Contributed by Individual
  7. A Pick Axe Brooch A Pick Axe Brooch This was probably dates from the turn of the century. It’s an unusual subject for a brooch – it shows a pick axe, ... Contributed by Individual
  8. German Smoking Pipes German Smoking Pipes There pipes originate from Germany. One of the pipes were made in 1898, the other in 1906. The contributor’s wife is ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Military Books Military Books These books date from 1945 and record the reconstruction of the Rhine Bridges, which had been blown up by the retreating ... Contributed by Individual
  10. Midland lace bobbins Midland lace bobbins Pauline bought this beaded lace bobbin at the Exeter Lace Day in 1994 to commemorate he birth of her first grandchild. ... Contributed by Individual
  11. Embroidered Jacket from India Embroidered Jacket from India This was made in India in the late 1930s, where the contributor’s mother was an English History teacher. This jacket was ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Pre 2nd World War Dictaphone Pre 2nd World War Dictaphone This is an Emdicta machine and comes from the contributor’s father’s collection. Alexander Graham Bell developed an ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Canal bargee's stick Canal bargee's stick This elaborate stick was hand made by Paul Mitchell from Melksham in Wiltshire to an original design. It is designed to ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Camera - Minolta -16 (Chiyoda Kogaku) Camera - Minolta -16 (Chiyoda Kogaku) Solid steel. Made to last. Amazingly high quality photographs. I captured wonderful unique scenes in Yemen and East ... Contributed by Individual
  15. Minolta Pocket Camera. Minolta Pocket Camera. Long before high tech and iPads/Pods et al, there was the Minolta Pocket Camera. I captured some pricesless pictures ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Majacraft Little Gem Spinning wheel Majacraft Little Gem Spinning wheel Alison thinks of the previous spinners who had hard lives when she works on her new wheel. Her life is a good one and ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Honiton lace bobbins Honiton lace bobbins Honiton lace has been made in the Devon town of Honiton for hundreds of years. The traditional lace can only be made ... Contributed by Individual
  18. MEDAL FOR PUNCTUAL ATTENDANCE 1896 MEDAL FOR PUNCTUAL ATTENDANCE 1896 My Great Grandmother Elizabeth Bennett (Born Camden Town 1884)won this medal for punctual attendance at school every day ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Drawing of Ruhleben Horse-box - WWII Drawing of Ruhleben Horse-box - WWII My father was interned in the Ruhleben Prisoner of War Camp at the beginning of WWII. He was 19 and was living in ... Contributed by Individual
  20. Carding Combs Carding Combs Sue likes to use the old fashioned way of using carding combs to tease the fleece and remove knots prior to spinning. ... Contributed by Individual
  21. Foldable spinning wheel Foldable spinning wheel Heather says times have changed so much since people first started spinning. It's no longer an arduous job to make a ... Contributed by Individual
  22. Spinning Wheel Ashford Joy Spinning Wheel Ashford Joy Mary bought her modern spinning wheel from New Zealand. It's called the Ashford Joy as it is named after the person ... Contributed by Individual
  23. Glass fibre wedding dress Glass fibre wedding dress The Turner Museum of Glass at Sheffield University's Department of Engineering Materials is based on a collection of ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Threshing machine driven by steam Threshing machine driven by steam Bob took 15 years to build this one sixth size machine. It was a labour of love and it is an accurate classic replica ... Contributed by Individual
  25. Coffee pot from Gaza Coffee pot from Gaza This traditional copper coffee pot was acquired by Trupti Desai of East Devon when she was working in the Gaza Strip in ... Contributed by Individual
  26. Dartmoor deer journal Dartmoor deer journal This Dartmoor deer leather casing for a book or journal was made in 2009 by leatherworker John Haggar using traditional ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Hare bag Hare bag THis unusual bag was made by John Haggar, a traditional leather worker from Dartington in Devon. It is made primarily of ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Leathermaker's ploughgauge Leathermaker's ploughgauge This ploughgauge, which is used to cut leather hides into pre-measured strips, was originally made in the 1930s and ... Contributed by Individual
  29. A viameter or measuring wheel A viameter or measuring wheel This wooden viameter or measuring wheel with brass dial is believed to have been used by Blind Jack, real name John ... Contributed by Museum
  30. Tyre roller for wooden wagon wheels Tyre roller for wooden wagon wheels This tyre rolling machine, manufactured around 1850, bends and rolls out iron strips to be fitted as tyres for wooden ... Contributed by Individual
  31. A VINTAGE RECEIPT FROM THE 1920'S A VINTAGE RECEIPT FROM THE 1920'S I like the essence of history brought about by this vintage post Edwardian receipt. Having lived in Bedford England for ... Contributed by Individual
  32. A ceramic po A ceramic po My father Jack Amos used to work on early television development with John Logie Baird. At one point they were working ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Roman coin 1st century AD Roman coin 1st century AD A bronze 1st century Roman coin in good condition, discovered 3 years ago in the Beer Quarry Caves explorations in ... Contributed by Individual
  34. Wesleyan Sunday School Medal Wesleyan Sunday School Medal The first London Methodist Sunday School was established in 1798. Hinde Street followed soon after in 1810. On the ... Contributed by Individual
  35. wooden water pipe wooden water pipe This is a section of wooden water pipe that carried water from Clerkenwell round pond to the City of London. The pipes ... Contributed by Individual
  36. The Anti-Suffrage Review April 1909 The Anti-Suffrage Review April 1909 This is an Anti-Suffrage pamphlet (cost 1d), published by the Women's National Anti-Suffrage League which was founded on ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Third size Thresher Bailer Third size Thresher Bailer The engine was built in 1996 in Reading. It powers a threshing machine which was also built in Reading in 1992. It took ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Single Crank Compound Traction Engine Single Crank Compound Traction Engine This Burrell Single Crank compound traction Engine was built in Thetford. It is still used to drive a saw bench or ... Contributed by Individual
  39. East Lothian Star Traction Engine East Lothian Star Traction Engine The East Lothian Star was built as a general purpose agricultural engine. She was the last one made by Wallis and ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Marshalls Threshing Machine Marshalls Threshing Machine Dennis bought this working machine in 1978. It was originally sold at the Bath and West Show in 1929. The machine was ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Burrell Showmans Traction Engine Burrell Showmans Traction Engine in 1990 Alan had a phone call at midnight to say this traction engine was for sale. He immediately bought it. The ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Toby Jug Toby Jug This is an example of Yorkshire ‘Pratt’ ware, also known as ‘cream’ ware – which uses just a slip glaze and soft clay. ... Contributed by Individual
  43. A Statue of an Angel A Statue of an Angel This statue is made of bronze and and marble and was bought in the nearby Weatherby Racecourse. It is an elaborate ... Contributed by Individual
  44. A China Doll A China Doll This has been dated from the early 1900s and shows the extent of the Chinese influence on art and culture in Britiain. ... Contributed by Individual
  45. GlassTeacup GlassTeacup This delicate glass cup has been dated at 1400, and was made in Venice. Much Venetian glass was made in the district of ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Staffordshire Jug Staffordshire Jug This jug was made in Staffordshire, sometime between 1860 and 1880. It’s a classic style of Staffordshire pottery and ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Beatrix Potter First Edition Beatrix Potter First Edition This book was bought in a Beverley bookshop, but Beatrix Potter is most closely associated with the Lake District. She ... Contributed by Individual
  48. A French Carriage Clock A French Carriage Clock This was made in France in the late 19th century. It is actually a combination of two clocks - the outer case and the ... Contributed by Individual
  49. A Filigree Silver Belt A Filigree Silver Belt This came from Montanegro in 1915. It took local craftspeople 30 days to make. The contributor's grandfather carried it ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Art Deco Clock Art Deco Clock This clock is from the 1920s. Shows the clean lines of design during that period and the classic proporations of the Art ... Contributed by Individual