List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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Time Periods

1950 - 1975

  1. Transistor Radio with Earpiece Transistor Radio with Earpiece Before the MP3 was the Walkman and before that was the "tranny" - the transistor radio. Personal radios existed before ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Slide Rule Slide Rule In 1966 I went to Leeds University to study Electrical and Electronic Engineering. At an introductory lecture from the ... Contributed by Individual
  3. 1961 Cooper Tea Cards 1961 Cooper Tea Cards 1961 Cooper Tea Cards. Collectable Tea Cards were introduced in the 1950’s as a way of advertising and retaining ... Contributed by Individual
  4. Jimi Hendrix's first music festival Jimi Hendrix's first music festival This is the first ever festival that JIMI HENDRIX appeared on..it predates Woodstock, The Ilse of White and Glastonbury ... Contributed by Individual
  5. the eye the eye My Father fought in the Second World War with the DLI and was seriously injured at the Battle of Mareth, in the North ... Contributed by Individual
  6. JFK/Johnson election campaign badge JFK/Johnson election campaign badge this badge represents the beginnings of a huge change in world affairs. The sixties began with a feeling of hope for a ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Sputnik 1, first journey into space. Sputnik 1, first journey into space. Sputnik 1 was the object that began the era of space exploration when it was launched from the USSR in 1957. Many people ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Miners safety lamp Miners safety lamp I grew up in South Wales and was surrounded by the coal mining industry. Journeys always had a back drop of pit heads ... Contributed by Individual
  9. cotton reel cotton reel The reel is empty and is now among our toys for the grandchildren, too precious to be thrown away. It is wood and was ... Contributed by Individual
  10. Tin ingots - Melton Works, Humberside Tin ingots - Melton Works, Humberside The Melton Works in Capper Pass, Humberside, operated from 1937 to 1991 and was a major producer of tin and an important ... Contributed by Individual
  11. Embryo incubator for first IVF baby Embryo incubator for first IVF baby The fertilization of human oocytes in vitro was first achieved by Rober G. Edwards in 1968 but it was to be a further ... Contributed by Individual
  12. H bomb Christmas Island official booklet H bomb Christmas Island official booklet This booklet was given to servicemen involved in Operation Grapple, the H Bomb test, carried out on Christmas Island in ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Commemorative Newport RFC Lighter Commemorative Newport RFC Lighter This lighter was awarded to G.D.Davidge who played for Newport RFC against New Zealand in 1963. They became the only ... Contributed by Individual
  14. ICT 1301 computer ICT 1301 computer This computer was made in 1962, not of integrated circuits but individual transistors etc. I bought it in 1978. I and ... Contributed by Individual
  15. A set of drawing instruments A set of drawing instruments Instruments like these were used by skilled draughtsmen (and women) in many drawing offices to produce engineering ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Mayflower Pilgrim Beer Mayflower Pilgrim Beer Cecilie Vavasour - 12/07/2010 This beer was brewed and bottled in Devon in 1970 by Courage (Western) Breweries to ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Circuit Breaker 275 kV - 15,000 MVA 1/64 Circuit Breaker 275 kV - 15,000 MVA 1/64 This is a 1/64 scale model, made in about 1970, of an oil filled high voltage circuit breaker designed by my father, A ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Roller skates Roller skates These skates were rescued from a skip in 1981 and are the same as I played with as a child in the 1950's in the North ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Autographs of the astronauts Autographs of the astronauts A chance meeting with a busload of future american astronauts in the outback of Iceland in 1965 was a perfect ... Contributed by Individual
  20. Cold War nursing badge Cold War nursing badge I remember vividly the evening that this badge was given to me. In the 1950s a cloud hung over the world, The Cold War. ... Contributed by Individual
  21. Elizabeth II Coronation Smarties in Tin Elizabeth II Coronation Smarties in Tin Found in someone's rubbish bin, it's a tin of Smarties from the current Queen's Corornation in 1953 made by York based ... Contributed by Individual
  22. Eagle comic Eagle comic Entertainment of it's day that was bought in a local bookshop. It's about Dan Dare's first adventure in Space. Contributed by Individual
  23. Fragment of the Berlin Wall Fragment of the Berlin Wall I was 11 years old when the wall came down; though my understanding of the political meaning was largely vague, the ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Mao badge collection from Hong Kong Mao badge collection from Hong Kong These badges were collected by my father Stuart W.Muirhead when he worked at the HSBC Bank in Hong Kong during the 1960s ... Contributed by Individual
  25. LT Bus Ticket Machine by George Gibson LT Bus Ticket Machine by George Gibson All older Londoners will be familiar with this ticket machine - used on all London Transport Buses between 1953 and 1993 ... Contributed by Individual
  26. Batmobile matchstick car Batmobile matchstick car This toy car, which shoots matchsticks, was given to my son's father when he was a child on a kibbutz in the 1960s in ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Amharic 'feedel' (letter) Amharic 'feedel' (letter) This is the 'feedel' of the sound 'yu' in the Ethiopian Amharic language. The feedel is from a marble slab with the ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Singer Sewing Machine Singer Sewing Machine This sewing machine was one of the first ever manufactured by Singer. Singer sewing machines was founded by Issac Singer ... Contributed by Individual
  29. Yuri Gagarin lapel broach/button Yuri Gagarin lapel broach/button Given to my mother who worked in the dining room at Ashridge Management College by Yuri Gagarin the first man in space. ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Portable typewritter - Olivetti Lettera Portable typewritter - Olivetti Lettera You might think of the portable typewritter as a forerunner of the computer but its actually far closer to writing than ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Six bells Memorial hymn sheet Six bells Memorial hymn sheet On the morning of Tuesday 28th June, 1960, 45 men were killed in an explosion at the Arrael Griffin Colliery at Six ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Travelling Post Office Mailbag Apparatus Travelling Post Office Mailbag Apparatus The Travelling Post Office, short TPO was first introduced in 1838. The TPO is closely linked with Rowland Hill’s penny ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Newspaper hailing Calder Hall's opening Newspaper hailing Calder Hall's opening West Cumberland News's celebratory page reveals the local community's pride in its achievements and their awareness of ... Contributed by Museum
  34. Statue of St Anthony & the Infant Jesus Statue of St Anthony & the Infant Jesus In 1956, a Hungarian refugee came to our halldoor with a suitcase from which he sold an eclectic collection of items. ... Contributed by Individual
  35. Coronation Sweet Tin Coronation Sweet Tin This tin was issued to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and originally contained Sharp’s Toffees. ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Edward Stourton's bust of Lenin Edward Stourton's bust of Lenin This is a small, bronze bust of Lenin which I bought in a fleamarket in Moscow in the early 1990s, when everyone in ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Gendron Wheelchair Gendron Wheelchair This, unusual, hand crank operated wheelchair was donated to Enham by the American Red Cross to help with the care and ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Hand powered, steel rotary oil press Hand powered, steel rotary oil press This is a remarkable little oil press made in India using entirely local smithing processess. The lead screw is a ... Contributed by Individual
  39. Mark I Raleigh Chopper Bicycle Mark I Raleigh Chopper Bicycle A Mark I Raleigh Chopper with classic long seat, gear stick and U-shaped handlebars, a design classic of the 1970s. Contributed by Museum
  40. Marx Mechanical Toy Train (1950s) Marx Mechanical Toy Train (1950s) This clockwork train represents an era before the advent of electrical and electronic toys. It comes from a time when ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Davenport bone china dessert plate Davenport bone china dessert plate The development of bone china by Spode around 1800 was a significant technological leap for the ceramic industry. Contributed by Museum
  42. spies for peace RSG-6 pamphlet spies for peace RSG-6 pamphlet a group calling themselves "spies for peace" broke into a secret government bunker and copied documents relating to ... Contributed by Individual
  43. 1960 Box of Clothes Dyes 1960 Box of Clothes Dyes A 1960’s packet of clothes dyes. Clothes dyes have been used for centuries by the textile trade and in the home to dye ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Action Man figure made by Palitoy Ltd. Action Man figure made by Palitoy Ltd. Action Man action figure made by Palitoy Ltd. in Coalville, Leicestershire in 1968. Dressed as a British infantryman. Contributed by Museum
  45. Wall of letter boxes, Bath Postal Museum Wall of letter boxes, Bath Postal Museum The oldest of these early wall boxes, dated 1857, is painted green and was soon replaced because it lacked a protective ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Sash Window, Building of Bath Collection Sash Window, Building of Bath Collection Have you ever wondered how a sash window actually works? This working model demonstrates the mechanics of the ubiquitous ... Contributed by Individual
  47. A 1960's Savings Bank A 1960's Savings Bank 1960’s Savings Bank. This type of bank was issued by numerous high street banks and unlike piggy banks, the issuing bank ... Contributed by Individual
  48. The Klais Organ - Bath Abbey The Klais Organ - Bath Abbey Bath Abbey's organ is the most magnificent of the eight organs which have previously been in the Abbey. It was rebuilt ... Contributed by Individual
  49. City of Bath Model - BOBC City of Bath Model - BOBC The City of Bath model took over 10,000 hours to construct and allows our visitors to survey the Georgian city in ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Dress of the Year, The Fashion Museum Dress of the Year, The Fashion Museum This Mary Quant dress of grey wool worn with cream chiffon blouse, is a significant piece in terms of fashion history. ... Contributed by Individual