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  1. John Walker's Friction Light John Walker's Friction Light John Walker's first friction match revolutionised the production, application and the portability of fire. Contributed by Museum
  2. 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
  3. 17.72in RML 100-ton gun gas check 17.72in RML 100-ton gun gas check This is a gas check - the driving band behind a shell - of a 17.72in (450mm) 100-ton coast defence gun from near ... Contributed by Individual
  4. Handaxe found on Scafell Pike Handaxe found on Scafell Pike My partner and I found this handaxe during a walk on Scafell Pike in October 2009. We did not really know much about the ... Contributed by Individual
  5. One of the First Electric Light Bulbs One of the First Electric Light Bulbs This type of electric light bulb lit Cragside House, the first home in the world to be illuminated by light bulbs. Contributed by Museum
  6. Daddy Box Daddy Box My object is my Daddy box which was my Auntie's idea. It is important to me because my Daddy died when I was younger, it ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Letter about Dad's organ donations Letter about Dad's organ donations My object is not really historical but it is important to me because it is about my dad who died on Boxing Day 2006. It ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Coal Miner's Lamp Coal Miner's Lamp Coal Miner’s Lamp This was my grandfather's coal lamp. He used it for working down in the coal mines in Sunderland. ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Tombstone of a Roman woman Tombstone of a Roman woman Roman tombstone set to a woman called Regina from south-east England by her husband Barates, from Syria. Contributed by Museum
  10. Saxon Princess Pendant Saxon Princess Pendant A unique Anglo-Saxon gold pendant buried with a princess about 650 AD Contributed by Museum
  11. R.A.F. Pilot's Log Book R.A.F. Pilot's Log Book Sighting of the ALTMARK. My uncle, Flying Officer Henry THWAITE, was stationed at Thornaby in 220 Sqn. R.A.F. Coastal ... Contributed by Individual
  12. R.A.F. Pilot's Log Book R.A.F. Pilot's Log Book My uncle, Flying Officer Henry THWAITE, was stationed at Thornaby in 220 Sqn. R.A.F. Coastal Command. When piloting a ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Reckitts Reps Dinner Menu Cards 1934 Reckitts Reps Dinner Menu Cards 1934 Reckitt & Sons Hull Metal menu card for the Representatives Dinner dated 6th july 1934. This one is contained inside a ... Contributed by Individual
  14. An engraved glass vase An engraved glass vase The vase was locally engraved to commemorate the Sacriston Disaster in 1913. Sacriston is a small village in Co Durham, ... Contributed by Individual
  15. An engraved glass vase An engraved glass vase The vase was locally engraved to commemorate the Sacriston Disaster in 1913. Sacriston is a small village in Co Durham, ... Contributed by Individual
  16. A tiny metal spade A tiny metal spade This was used by my grandmother in around 1912-1916 when she worked as a bondager at Ancroft farm in North ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Pressed Glass - Carnival Pressed Glass - Carnival This butter dish was made during the 1920s by Sowerby's Ellison Glass Works at Gateshead. It is in marigold “Sunglow��? ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Wedgwoodn't Tureen by Michael Eden Wedgwoodn't Tureen by Michael Eden This tureen was made by Michael Eden in 2010 and acquired by the Crafts Council Collection in the same year. Eden ... Contributed by Museum
  19. A smokeable branch pipe. A smokeable branch pipe. This pipe was fashioned from a thin tree branch by my great grandfather and made in three sections. He was a cabinet ... Contributed by Individual
  20. The Fruit Stall The Fruit Stall The Fruit Stall painting is by Frans Snyders. It's almost 400 years old and shows a woman selling fruit and vegetables, ... Contributed by Museum
  21. Loom Loom This carpet loom is very rare and although it is more than 100 years old it is still in working order and is used for ... Contributed by Museum
  22. Penny Farthing Penny Farthing A penny farthing is a nickname for an old fashioned bicycle which had a large wheel at the front and a much smaller one ... Contributed by Museum
  23. Cavalry Spur Cavalry Spur Steve Ryall - 12/07/2010 My grandfather Walter used this spur during his time as a member of the Household Cavalry in ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Photograph Album of Private W/288404 ATS Photograph Album of Private W/288404 ATS This album is inscribed on the front "Souvenir de Belgique " and contains photographs and autographs collected by ... Contributed by Individual
  25. Northern Echo newspaper Northern Echo newspaper This paper records the Titanic disaster. The editor of the paper was lost at sea on board the ship. The owner found ... Contributed by Individual
  26. Hot Cross Bun Hot Cross Bun The Hot Cross Bun is over 100 years old. The bun was handed down from generation to generation as symbols of good look. ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Mortuary Cart Mortuary Cart The Mortuary Cart was used in Millom and Haverigg around 1900. It was used to bring up bodies from the shore line. ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Witch Pots Witch Pots These Witch Pots were used in a house in Haverigg Cumbria. They would be placed in a wall in the house to ward of ... Contributed by Individual
  29. Photograph Photograph This is a photograph of Thomas Bratton and his family taken by Robert Clennett, professional photographer based at 25 ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Brown box holding 1939-45 Defence Medal Brown box holding 1939-45 Defence Medal I didn't even know I had this but I found a small brown box in a bag of things my Dad had given me. When I picked it up ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Stockton/Darlington railway stone marker Stockton/Darlington railway stone marker This object is one of only a few stone milemarkers made for the 1825 Stockton and Darlington railway. The Stockton and ... Contributed by Individual
  32. early electric heater + top-sealed bulbs early electric heater + top-sealed bulbs This is a very early electric room heater with its heating elements. The lamps would have emitted a comforting orange ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Medieval brass ewer Medieval brass ewer This handsome vessel was thought to be Roman because it was found at Gilsland near Hadrian's Wall in the early years of ... Contributed by Museum
  34. Figurine of Venus Figurine of Venus This is a pipe-clay figurine of Venus found during archaeological excavations at the Roman fort at Binchester (County ... Contributed by Individual
  35. Hartley Pit disaster poster Hartley Pit disaster poster The Hartley Pit Disaster, Northumberland 1862. A poster describing the beam of an engine used to pump water from a mine ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Lake District Slate Lake District Slate At a time when the Lake District of England equates to leisure and free time for many, this Lake District slate, ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Painting of West Hartlepool Painting of West Hartlepool West Hartlepool was founded in 1847 as industry started to spread out of Hartlepool towards the newly erected docks. ... Contributed by Museum
  38. Namestone Namestone This namestone is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of a gravestone or other memorial to the dead. Although they contain ... Contributed by Museum
  39. Three Brothers Grant Coble Three Brothers Grant Coble The coble, the traditional fishing vessel of the north-east coast of England, is probably the most distinctive of all ... Contributed by Museum
  40. 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
  41. Decorated Medieval ring brooch Decorated Medieval ring brooch Medieval ring brooches like this one were used to hold a person's undergarments closed! This brooch shows fine ... Contributed by Museum
  42. Watercolour painting protest Watercolour painting protest This is a view over Sellafield, the nuclear plant on the west coast of Cumbria. Cumbria is the home of nature poetry ... Contributed by Individual
  43. An artifical Christmas Tree An artifical Christmas Tree This is the Christmas Tree acquired in 1931 by a relative in regard to the first christmas with their first child, a ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Timothy Hackworth's Engineering Rule Timothy Hackworth's Engineering Rule An essential engineering tool used to design steam locomotives. Contributed by Museum
  45. Locomotion No. 1's Firing Shovel Locomotion No. 1's Firing Shovel Metal steam locomotive firing shovel used on Locomotion No. 1. Contributed by Museum
  46. Medieval brass ewer Medieval brass ewer This handsome vessel was thought to be Roman because it was found at Gilsland near Hadrian’s Wall in the early years of ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Clanny Type Miner's Safety Lamp Clanny Type Miner's Safety Lamp Finding a means of lighting coal mines was a problem in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The mines .. Contributed by Museum
  48. Isaac Holden photo sold to raise funds Isaac Holden photo sold to raise funds Isaac Holden was an itinerant tea seller, who also raised money for charitable purposes in the Allendale arera of ... Contributed by Individual
  49. A Strippy Quilt made by Hannah Peart A Strippy Quilt made by Hannah Peart Quilt making was traditional in Northern England. The region's oldest known strippy quilt was taken to America in 1854 Contributed by Museum
  50. Tyne Bridge Opening: the King's Speech Tyne Bridge Opening: the King's Speech A special edition gramophone record of the speech made by King George V at the opening of the Tyne Bridge in 1928. Contributed by Museum

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