List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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Time Periods

1900 - 1925

  1. Victorian swimming costume Victorian swimming costume This red cotton swimming costume was left behind in lost property at Hornsey Road Public Baths, Islington in about 1900. ... Contributed by Museum
  2. Sin Eater's Grave Ratlinghope Shropshire Sin Eater's Grave Ratlinghope Shropshire It is the grave of the last known Sin-Eater in England, a practice peculiar to the England/Welsh marches. Richard ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Coronation record King George June 1911 Coronation record King George June 1911 This 78 rpm record was made at what was I believe a time of awareness and belief in the class structure of Great Britain ... Contributed by Individual
  4. First World War Christmas Tin First World War Christmas Tin This is a little brass tin issued to soldiers by Princess Mary in Christmas 1914, originally containing chocolate & ... Contributed by Individual
  5. My Mother's Suitcase My Mother's Suitcase This is the suitcase my mother was carrying when she was forced to leave Nazi Germany in 1939. I have a photo of her ... Contributed by Individual
  6. False Leg False Leg Artificial leg, made in 1919, and used by a miner who lost his leg in a mining accident in Emlyn Colliery, Penygroes, ... Contributed by Museum
  7. A 1914-1918 war Entrenching Tool. A 1914-1918 war Entrenching Tool. This was my Father's - for getting underground quickly. It symbolises what he had to do on The Somme and at ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Kodak No. 2 Box Brownie Model E Camera Kodak No. 2 Box Brownie Model E Camera Kodak no 2. Box Brownie. It was the world's most popular camera and succeeded in making photography an activity for ... Contributed by Individual
  9. SADDLER'S STOOL SADDLER'S STOOL This saddler’s stool came from the workshop of my grandparents’ saddlery and sports business, Wright Brothers in Bank ... Contributed by Individual
  10. Hudson's Bay Bark Letter Hudson's Bay Bark Letter My grandmother left this letter written on birch bark. July 29 18 Phillips Hudson's Bay Exploratory Party Fort ... Contributed by Individual
  11. The Little Golden Fish that returned The Little Golden Fish that returned My grandfather presented this little golden fish watch to my aunt when she qualified as the first Muslim woman doctor ... Contributed by Individual
  12. 1920 Glasgow City Police Whistle 1920 Glasgow City Police Whistle A 1920 Glasgow City Police Whistle. Glasgow has the oldest Police Force in the world which first took the streets in ... Contributed by Individual
  13. three comemorative moustache tea cups three comemorative moustache tea cups These three cups are part of a larger collection made by my Great Aunt who was born in 1917. She was born at the birth ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Relic from Senghenydd Mining Disaster Relic from Senghenydd Mining Disaster The object is an ink well formed from the hoof of a pit pony called Kruger who was killed in the Senghenydd Colliery ... Contributed by Individual
  15. WSPU hunger strike force feeding medal WSPU hunger strike force feeding medal Mabel Capper was a young Suffragette in 1909, living near the Pankhursts in what was then known as Chorlton on Medlock, ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Suffragette Brooch Suffragette Brooch I'm not really sure of the story behind this Suffragette Brooch but it's been in the family for a number of years. It ... Contributed by Individual
  17. 1910 Menu 1st Flight Manchester London 1910 Menu 1st Flight Manchester London A menu at the Savoy Hotel London on April 30th 1910 to celebrate the first flight from Manchester to London by Louis ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Brick - Morris Motorworks Boiler Chimney Brick - Morris Motorworks Boiler Chimney The Morris Motors factory was completely demolished in 1993 along with its landmark boiler chimney which rose 200ft. ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Ethiopian Gold Cross Ethiopian Gold Cross This little cross is a reminder that Ethiopia has been a Christian nation for 2000 years. According to the Bible,in Acts ... Contributed by Individual
  20. Box Brownie camera Box Brownie camera The first Box Brownie model appeared in 1900. This is a model 2A, made in or shortly after 1916. (It still works!) It ... Contributed by Individual
  21. First World War - cease-fire message First World War - cease-fire message When my grandfather Lt Col (later Lt Gen Sir) William Dobbie heard people say what they had done in the Great War, he ... Contributed by Individual
  22. Merchant Seaman's Seachest Merchant Seaman's Seachest This seachest was made by/for my Great-Grandfather Henry Shave, a marine engineer and went with him on all his voyages ... Contributed by Individual
  23. The Sale of Old Dobbin The Sale of Old Dobbin The Sale of Old Dobbin by artist John Robertson Reid (1851-1926) Contributed by Museum
  24. Poster proclaiming Irish Republic, 1916 Poster proclaiming Irish Republic, 1916 An armed rebellion broke out in Dublin on Easter Monday, 24 April 1916. It would pave the way for the political ... Contributed by Museum
  25. Titanic Launch Ticket Titanic Launch Ticket Titanic launch ticket, issued to a shipyard worker. Contributed by Museum
  26. 112 Stamps on a single envelope (1923) 112 Stamps on a single envelope (1923) An envelope which contained a short letter to a my grandfather (a Leicester accountant) from Germany posted on 11th ... Contributed by Individual
  27. A Victorian Spark Generator A Victorian Spark Generator This Object was Given to my father by Cavendish Labs in about 1952. It was probably used by JJ Thompson in his ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Car Indicator Original Plan and Design Car Indicator Original Plan and Design The traffic direction indicator is an integral part of modern motor vehicles but in 1915 nothing equivalent ... Contributed by Individual
  29. Titanic lifeboat plaque, no 8, from bow Titanic lifeboat plaque, no 8, from bow My great-grandmother, Noel Rothes, sailed on RMS Titanic in April 1912. When Titanic hit the iceberg Noel boarded ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Bust of Lenin in Gun Metal Bust of Lenin in Gun Metal My Grandfather (George Short) attended the Lenin School in Moscow in 1929. On graduating he was given a small bust of ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Edward VII Coronation Mug Edward VII Coronation Mug This mug was presented to schoolchildren of the Ogmore Valley on the occasion of the coronation of Edward VII on June ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Building East African Railway 1902-09 Building East African Railway 1902-09 My object is precious to me as family history, and as a small but important part of world history. It is the detailed ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Fragment from Cuffley Airship crash, WW1 Fragment from Cuffley Airship crash, WW1 This is the Fuel Tank from the Shutte Lanz 11, a German Airship that crashed in Cuflley on the night of the 2nd of ... Contributed by Museum
  34. A Tobacco Tin from WW1 A Tobacco Tin from WW1 The tin in this collection was given to soldiers by Queen May at Christmas 1914 and belonged to the contributor’s father ... Contributed by Individual
  35. Edwardian metamorphic child's highchair Edwardian metamorphic child's highchair Edwardian metamorphic infants' highchair (top of backrest 1m high)- is a low rocking chair as well as a highchair with a ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Chinese wedding cape Chinese wedding cape Handmade in Xuan Cheng in China by the grandmother of the owner's wife. It is a family heirloom. Contributed by Individual
  37. Papier mache bottle from Kashmir Papier mache bottle from Kashmir This bottle seems to capture many of the cross-currents in culture and trade between Europe and South Asia. It is made ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Postcards from the trenches Postcards from the trenches Personal messages were sent by the owner's grandfather to his wife and children. He sent them from the Somme and came ... Contributed by Individual
  39. Enamel recruitment sign Edward VII Enamel recruitment sign Edward VII This is a recruiting enamel sign, encouraging men to sign up to the armed forces. ER must be Edward VII who modernised ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Silver Thimble Silver Thimble This silver thimble was brought to BBC Guernsey's outside broadcast event by Guernsey Museum staff member Jo Dowding. It ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Honorouble Discharge Certificate - WWI Honorouble Discharge Certificate - WWI During World War One when members of the forces were honourably discharged, they were presented with an official ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Collapsible Bicycle Collapsible Bicycle This collapsible bicycle was used by soldiers serving in France during the Second World War. The bike is still fully ... Contributed by Museum
  43. Ocean Coal War Service Certificate Ocean Coal War Service Certificate This certificate was presented to a returning Miner to the Ocean Coal Company`s Ocean Western Colliery at Nantymoel, ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Florence's brass buttonhook Florence's brass buttonhook My mother gave me this buttonhook which came from my grandmother, Florence Lydia Fletcher, who was born in 1899 in ... Contributed by Individual
  45. LMS Railway dynamometer car LMS Railway dynamometer car This vehicle was used to test and record the performance of locomotives on the railways to enable improvements in design Contributed by Museum
  46. Coal Mine Token Coal Mine Token This Mine token was given to my grandfather Levi Davies, when he worked at Number 7 Pit in Tylorstown in South Wales. ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Part of Red Cross Flag from Gallipoli Part of Red Cross Flag from Gallipoli It is the remains of a Red Cross flag brought from Gallipoli, Dardanelles, 1916. Brought back by Private John William ... Contributed by Individual
  48. Commemorative Cup Commemorative Cup This commemorative beaker dates back to the end of the First World War. As you can see it features the Belgian and ... Contributed by Individual
  49. World War 1 Mug World War 1 Mug This simple mug has a fascinating story to tell. It belonged to a soldier serving in the trenches in France and Belgium ... Contributed by Museum
  50. Embroidered hessian needle case Embroidered hessian needle case Patricia Waterman brought in a needlecase that was made by her maternal grand-father, a quaker, who refused to go to war ... Contributed by Individual