List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Mak'Merry Bowl Mak'Merry Bowl This bowl was made by women from the Scottish Women’s Rural Institute in the town of MacMerry, East Lothian. Catherine ... Contributed by Museum
  2. Lieutenant Tulloch's RAMC microscope Lieutenant Tulloch's RAMC microscope three lense optical brass microscope Contributed by Museum
  3. Lucie Rie Bowl Lucie Rie Bowl Bowl, 1977 was made by Lucie Rie. It is made from thrown porcelain with Manganese glaze and sgraffito decoration Contributed by Museum
  4. Column from Ihnsaya el-Medina Column from Ihnsaya el-Medina Red granite column from Ihnsaya el-Medina (ancient Herakleopolis Magna) A column such as this would have originally ... Contributed by Museum
  5. South African scenes and people South African scenes and people This undated sketch was painted by a relative of mine, Thomas Elliot, who made several visits to southern Africa. In ... Contributed by Individual
  6. Manchu Head-dress Manchu Head-dress 0.5390/A This is a Manchu head-dress and it is over 60 years old. It would have been worn by an important Manchu woman. ... Contributed by Museum
  7. Samurai armour Samurai armour 0.9324/1 Suits of armour have been made in Japan for thousands of years but most of those in museum collections are from ... Contributed by Museum
  8. Pithoo Pithoo These pithoi shows that the Minoans were conscious of the effects of storing food for a large community. Products such ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Happy, a Reading University robot Happy, a Reading University robot Happy', is a small intelligent robot invented by the University of Reading's department of Cybernetics. Contributed by Museum
  10. Concorde Concorde Concorde is the world's only supersonic passenger air plane. Contributed by Museum
  11. Home made Radio Home made Radio A home-made radio made under occupation in order to listen to the BBC and stay informed of progress against the enemy Contributed by Museum
  12. Horn Spoon Horn Spoon A spoon made from a cow's horn by a traveller craftsman Contributed by Museum
  13. River Don Engine River Don Engine The most powerful surviving steam engine in Britain Contributed by Museum
  14. luo pan luo pan Based on my research the history of the luopan and the compass are intertwined. The compass was invented by the Chinese ... Contributed by Individual
  15. Roman umbonate brooch Roman umbonate brooch This is a romano british brooch that has some of the original enamelling remaining. It was found in a field not far from ... Contributed by Individual
  16. American Indian jewellrey American Indian jewellrey I was in the RAF, training to be a fighter pilot, at Falcon Field, Arizona in 1944. I bought this ring and bracelet for ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Baked Clay Marbles Baked Clay Marbles Dug up from my allotment in Benson about 15 years ago. Helps give an understanding of childrens activities during those ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Railway Ticket Railway Ticket Boothferry Park, the home of Hull City AFC, was the only football station with its own railway station. Fans would ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Stainless Steel Necklace Stainless Steel Necklace This Stainless Steel necklace was presented as a gift to all female workers at Firth Browns, Sheffield and is said to be ... Contributed by Museum
  20. 1938 Quarter Gill Pewter Measuring Pot 1938 Quarter Gill Pewter Measuring Pot A 1938 John McGlashan of Glasgow pewter quarter gill measuring pot with GR34, 38 & 50 stamps. The pot is Imperial ... Contributed by Individual
  21. 1935 Glasgow Football Association Badge 1935 Glasgow Football Association Badge 1935 Glasgow Football Association Pin Badge. The Glasgow Football Association Cup used to be seen as an important ... Contributed by Individual
  22. 1930 Old Glasgow Club Members Badge 1930 Old Glasgow Club Members Badge 1930 Old Glasgow Club. The first meeting of the Old Glasgow Club was held Monday 17th December 1900 at 8 o’clock in the ... Contributed by Individual
  23. 1928 Daily Record Chum Badge 1928 Daily Record Chum Badge A 1928 Daily Record Chum Club Badge. The Daily Record Chum Club with Uncle Jack. It cost sixpence (a Tanner) to join and ... Contributed by Individual
  24. 1950 Police Key Check 1950 Police Key Check 1950’s City of Glasgow Check for Keys. Police Key Checks were used for identifying sets of keys belonging to a ... Contributed by Individual
  25. A 1930 Bakelite Ashtray A 1930 Bakelite Ashtray A 1930 Bakelite Ashtray. Bakelite was developed in 1907–1909 by Belgian chemist Dr. Leo Baekeland. One of the first ... Contributed by Individual
  26. King George V Coronation Medal King George V Coronation Medal The King George V Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal made in 1911 to celebrate the coronation of George V. ... Contributed by Individual
  27. A 1945 78 rpm Gramaphone Record A 1945 78 rpm Gramaphone Record In America in 1900, the two leading manufacturers of flat records were Columbia, which used 80 rpm as its speed, and ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Serpentine whorl Serpentine whorl In the 19th century many stone whorls were removed from Sark. More than a dozen cromlechs were broken up to provide ... Contributed by Museum
  29. Copper alloy armlet Copper alloy armlet The armlet was found by chance. The solid casting and incised repeat pattern are typical of the ‘Ornamental Horizon’ of ... Contributed by Museum
  30. British Railways last steam locomotive British Railways last steam locomotive Oliver Cromwell hauled the UKs last scheduled steam service in August 1968. People flocked from across the country to ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Handcrafted wooden bowl with shell inlay Handcrafted wooden bowl with shell inlay This bowl is from the Solomon Islands and the technique used to craft it has been around for hundreds of years. ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Polished neolithic stone axe head Polished neolithic stone axe head Lucy Harnden brought this polished stone axe head to BBC Guernsey's outside broadcast event at the Guernsey Museum. It ... Contributed by Individual
  33. 78 rpm recorded vinyl disc 78 rpm recorded vinyl disc Val Le Feuvre brought a 78 rpm vinyl disc to BBC Guernsey's outside broadcast event at the Guernsey Museum. Val was a ... Contributed by Individual
  34. English Civil War objects English Civil War objects Collection of objects found near Highnam, Gloucestershire, possibly related to the nearby battle of Barbers Bridge ... Contributed by Individual
  35. Identity Card in English and German Identity Card in English and German Terry Rowe brought his grandfather's second world war identity card to BBC Guernsey's Outside Broadcast event at the ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Soldiers Small Book Soldiers Small Book This Soldiers' Small Book was issued to my maternal grandfather Clarence Bryant, of the Norfolk Regiment, in February ... Contributed by Individual
  37. EYMS enamel advertising sign EYMS enamel advertising sign East Yorkshire Motor Services ran a parcel delivery service where parcels could be handed to the depot or to a bus ... Contributed by Individual
  38. 1950 Queen's Park FC Pin Badge 1950 Queen's Park FC Pin Badge A 1950’s Queen’s Park FC supporters pin badge. Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in ... Contributed by Individual
  39. 1929 Eastern Star Membership Card 1929 Eastern Star Membership Card A 1929 membership card for The Eastern Star. The Order of the Eastern Star is the largest fraternal organization in the ... Contributed by Individual
  40. 1924 Sunday School Convention Badge 1924 Sunday School Convention Badge A book and badge from the 1924 Worlds Ninth Sunday School Convention. Sunday schools, contrary to the name, are ... Contributed by Individual
  41. 1937 King George VI Coronation Glass 1937 King George VI Coronation Glass A celebration glass for the coronation of King George VI. George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 6 ... Contributed by Individual
  42. 1909 St Andrew's Ambulance Certificate 1909 St Andrew's Ambulance Certificate A 1909 St Andrew’s Ambulance Association Certificate. In 1882 the St. Andrew’s Ambulance Association was created by a ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Lourdes Pilgrimage Medal Lourdes Pilgrimage Medal A pilgrimage medal for Lourdes. Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the ... Contributed by Individual
  44. 1960 Soda Syphon Bottle 1960 Soda Syphon Bottle A 1960 soda syphon bottle. The soda syphon bottle is a device for dispensing soda water. As early as 1790, the concept ... Contributed by Individual
  45. 1983 IAAF Bottle Opener 1983 IAAF Bottle Opener A 1983 bottle opener from the First IAAF World Championship in Helsinki. By the late 1800s, popular enthusiasm for all ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Waterloo helmet Waterloo helmet The 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons is amongst the most famous of all the British Cavalry regime which paricipated in the ... Contributed by Museum
  47. Roman lamps from North Africa Roman lamps from North Africa Three Roman lamps found on the site of the cemetery of Djemal, south of Sousse in Tunisia in North Africa with a ... Contributed by Museum
  48. Carved limestone head Carved limestone head This small carved face was found in an excavation at Lihou Priory, a Benedictine priory established on the tiny island ... Contributed by Museum
  49. Fishpool Hoard at the Manchester Museum Fishpool Hoard at the Manchester Museum The hoard comprised 1,237 gold coins and some jewellery. It was probably deposited between winter 1463 and summer 1464, ... Contributed by Museum
  50. 'Chip' basket for tomatoes 'Chip' basket for tomatoes Social hitorian Peter Brehaut brought in a reminder of one of Guernsey's formally dominant industries: tomato ... Contributed by Individual