List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Coracle Coracle The coracle is a small bowl-shaped, keel-less boat, which has been in use on Welsh rivers for many centuries. A strap ... Contributed by Museum
  2. 'Cool Cymru' Dress 'Cool Cymru' Dress The 'Cool Cymru' dress was designed and made by Jill Salen and worn by presenter Sara Williams for BBC promotion of ... Contributed by Museum
  3. The Welsh Not The Welsh Not In order to improve pupils' knowledge of the English language, the Welsh education system of the late 19th century ... Contributed by Museum
  4. Gold Bracelets Gold Bracelets These gold bracelets are around 3,500 years old and date from the Bronze Age. They were part of a hoard found at Capel ... Contributed by Museum
  5. Medieval stone head Medieval stone head This Medieval carved stone head dates from the 13th century and is from Deganwy Castle, Llandudno, Gwynedd. The stone ... Contributed by Museum
  6. Medieval sword from the Knights of St Jo Medieval sword from the Knights of St Jo According to tradition, this large two-handed 15th century sword, which is 196cm long, was found in a mound near the ... Contributed by Museum
  7. The Raglan Ring The Raglan Ring Perhaps the finest example of late medieval gold jewellery ever to be found in Wales, this massive gold ring, discovered ... Contributed by Museum
  8. Crescentic plaque from Llyn Cerrig Bach Crescentic plaque from Llyn Cerrig Bach Sometime between 200BC and AD100 this bronze plaque was cast into a lake at Llyn Cerrig Bach, Anglesey. The elaborate ... Contributed by Museum
  9. The Burton Hoard The Burton Hoard The Burton hoard is a group of important Bronze Age gold objects including rigs, bracelets and belts spectacular in its ... Contributed by Museum
  10. Bryn Celli Ddu carved stone Bryn Celli Ddu carved stone This carved stone was buried beneath the tomb called Bryn Celli Ddu on Anglesey around 3000 BC. Its strange designs defy ... Contributed by Museum
  11. 2nd world war national identity card 2nd world war national identity card issued to my grandmother during 2nd ww - interestingly it shows when she moved in 1950 - 5 years after war ended so ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Necklace from the Great War Necklace from the Great War My Grandfather, Alfred Squires was severely injured as a 19 year old ammo runner during the battle of Bois des Buttes in ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Clacton Butlins' umbrella Clacton Butlins' umbrella Butlins umbrella uploaded on behalf of Colin Preen on the BBC Bus at an A History of the World event in Clacton. It was ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Doughnut posters from Clacton Butlins Doughnut posters from Clacton Butlins Doughnut poster from Clacton Butlins uploaded on behalf of Mervyn Stutter on the BBC Bus at an A History of the World ... Contributed by Individual
  15. Rose's lime bottle in Clacton Rose's lime bottle in Clacton L Rose & Co Ltd lime bottle uploaded on behalf of Sharon Cooper on the BBC Bus at an A History of the World event in ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Clacton Butlins souvenir tea tray Clacton Butlins souvenir tea tray A souvenir tea tray from the Butlins Holiday Camp in Clacton, uploaded on behalf of Norman Jacobs on the BBC Bus. During ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Fascist coin embedded in lava. Fascist coin embedded in lava. Found in the ruins of a village after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 1944. These combined items reminding us of the ... Contributed by Individual
  18. AN IRISH CIVIL WAR TRAVEL PERMIT AN IRISH CIVIL WAR TRAVEL PERMIT At the height of the Civil War in Ireland - fought between hard-line Republicans and those who were prepared to settle ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Indian Brass Bowl Indian Brass Bowl For most of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Swansea was the most important copper smelting area in the world. ... Contributed by Museum
  20. No traitor lives here! No traitor lives here! During the industrial revolution slate from Wales was exported all over the world. The slate communities of North Wales ... Contributed by Museum
  21. A 4cm high figurine A 4cm high figurine During the 2nd world war my father was posted to India as amember of the RAMC. He brought this figurine back with him at ... Contributed by Individual
  22. letter with rose from trenches ww1 letter with rose from trenches ww1 This is a note with a dried rose affixed from my grandfather Francis Alexander Robertson to his wife Bessie sent from ... Contributed by Individual
  23. 1900 Benz car 1900 Benz car The Benz Duc model was introduced in 1898 when Benz was commissioned to design an automobile for King Leopold II of ... Contributed by Museum
  24. Telescopic Shooting Stick Telescopic Shooting Stick This is one of several patents taken out by William Mills, whose family were shipbuilders in Southwick in Sunderland. He ... Contributed by Individual
  25. Vintage Football Boots Vintage Football Boots These are typical heavy football boots which were worn by players in the early 20th Century. These boots have never been ... Contributed by Individual
  26. 'Scraps' 'Scraps' A very cheap game that gave hours of pleasure mostly to girls., though as the game developed into 'cards', topics of ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Corgi model of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Corgi model of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Corgi's diecast models, of which Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was the most famous, were produced in Swansea between 1956 and ... Contributed by Museum
  28. Aspery's Magnifying Glass Aspery's Magnifying Glass This object was probably owned by a well off person. Contributed by Individual
  29. Glass Bottle Glass Bottle There were many bottleworks on the banks of the River Wear. Featherstone Haugh Bottleworks opened in 1814 and closed ... Contributed by Individual
  30. A pair of Troon Evacuees. A pair of Troon Evacuees. These figures represent evacuees who were moved from their homes at the beginning of the Second World War in 1939. They ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Copper Plaque Copper Plaque This is a copper plate, saluting Sunderland's own local hero, Jack Crawford nailing his colours to a mast, after the ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Tablecloth Tablecloth This tablecloth was made by hand by my grandmother, Jane, born in Gateshead 1881, as part of her "bottom drawer". She ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Army release certificate in Clacton Army release certificate in Clacton An army release form dated 29, May 1946. Uploaded on behalf of Leslie Watson on the BBC Bus at an A History of the World ... Contributed by Individual
  34. Pop Festival Poster 1970 Jimi Hendrix Pop Festival Poster 1970 Jimi Hendrix It was a poster advertising a pop festival in northern Germany in sept 1970, this turned out to be Jimi Hendrix last ... Contributed by Individual
  35. Victorian Billy and Charley Victorian Billy and Charley Roy Suttle brought along this piece to the BBC Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February, 2010. Roy ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Marine Atlas - Le Neptune François Marine Atlas - Le Neptune François This is a page from the late 17th century marine atlas, Le Neptune François ou receuil des cartes marines, originally by ... Contributed by Museum
  37. Pot mender Pot mender This is a pot mender which was used to repair broken pots and pans in the home. Medieval menders are often dug up ... Contributed by Individual
  38. jersey england red cross notes jersey england red cross notes Jersey red cross letters from my parents who escaped on the last boat before Germans arrived (my mother was English and ... Contributed by Individual
  39. Sailmaker's seam rubber Sailmaker's seam rubber This carved wooden object was used to produce sharp folds in canvas-sails prior to sewing. It is the property of the ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Huntley and Palmers Biscuit Tin Huntley and Palmers Biscuit Tin This object was found by Tony Toms. His grandmother worked in the Huntley and Palmers factory in Reading. Huntley and ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Silk nightdress made from a parachute Silk nightdress made from a parachute This silk nightdress was made out of a parachute which landed in the village of Bishop's Hull, Somerset, during World ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Teasel knife Teasel knife Teasel's were found in the Fivehead area of Somerset. In the 1940s / 50s, the heads were cut off and sent to Lancashire ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Pattern-maker's tool box and tools Pattern-maker's tool box and tools Here are some tools and also a photograph of a toolbox which were used by a pattern-maker. In 1911, Harold Hebditch ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Oil painting of Jesus Christ Oil painting of Jesus Christ This oil painting of Jesus Christ was given to Englishman Reg Urch when he was in prison during the Russian Revolution ... Contributed by Individual
  45. 'we generally shoot Englishmen' Reg Urch 'we generally shoot Englishmen' Reg Urch This book was written by Bristolian Reg Urch who during the first world war was trying to return home to England as he ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Common prayer book from Jerusalem Common prayer book from Jerusalem An olive wood bound illustrated prayer book from Jerusalem that was uploaded on behalf of Joyce Cleaver at an A History ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Glass bathtub Glass bathtub This bath demonstrates the lengths that people in the early 2000s go to in order to look stylish while accomplishing the ... Contributed by Individual
  48. Palaeolithic/Neolithic Hand Tool / Axe Palaeolithic/Neolithic Hand Tool / Axe I unearthed this 'percussion hand tool' whilst gardening in Bush Hill Park, Enfield. It appears to have been worked ... Contributed by Individual
  49. Defend Political Status Smash H Blocks Defend Political Status Smash H Blocks This is an appeal written by Irish Republicans imprisoned in Long Kesh to British Trades Unionists. It is written on ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Coffee pot from Mesopotamia Coffee pot from Mesopotamia The pot was obtained by my aunt whilst working as a Nurse in Mesopotamia (Iraq) on the front line, in which she ... Contributed by Individual

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