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List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Roll Test Edit Roll Test Edit Tell us what it says about a time, a place or a community. What does it make you think about history and the world? You ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Samuel Revill's hammer Samuel Revill's hammer Samuel Revill (1847-1932) was a bootmaker from Sturton by Stow, near Lincoln. His hammer has the iron head and ash shaft ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Royal typewriter Royal typewriter This object is a link to my boyhood, both my parents, and a reminder that had it not been for the Second World War, I ... Contributed by Individual
  4. 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
  5. Felinfoel Brewery beer can Felinfoel Brewery beer can The small brewery at Felinfoel was the first brewery outside the USA to commerically can beer Contributed by Museum
  6. Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book This book is a real treasure. It's a second edition of Mrs Beeton's world famous cookery book. It belongs to my mother, ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Travelling Microscope Travelling Microscope We believe that the travelling microscope was made well over 100 years ago and was used by my great great grandfather, a ... 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. 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
  10. Wool staple mark Wool staple mark This mark was removed from St Peter's Church in Tiverton during restoration work in 1853-63. The production of ... Contributed by Museum
  11. Cabinet Maker's Toolkit Cabinet Maker's Toolkit This toolkit was manufactured by Holtzapffel & Co, a firm of master toolmakers founded in London by a family of German ... Contributed by Individual
  12. 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
  13. A small Davy Lamp A small Davy Lamp My Granddad worked in the mines with this Davy lamp nearly 40 years ago in Doncaster. He told me a story about what it ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Fire Axe from the first Queen Elizabeth Fire Axe from the first Queen Elizabeth The SS "Queen Elizabeth" sailed from Southampton to New York for decades. I would see its funnels over the rooftops, ... Contributed by Individual
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. Stop watch Stop watch A Barrington's chronoscope watch that is engraved "Donald Pain from Harold M Abrahams XIVth Olympiad 1948". It was left ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Gertrude Jekyll's gardening boots Gertrude Jekyll's gardening boots Gertrude Jekyll, Artist, Gardener and Craftswoman, was born in 1843. She was in her 40s when she bought this pair of ... Contributed by Museum
  19. Co-op Savers Book Co-op Savers Book Dividend Stamps introduced as an alternative to the traditional methods of paying the 'divi', and as a response to the ... Contributed by Individual
  20. 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
  21. Apprenticeship Indentures Apprenticeship Indentures These are my great-great-great-great grandfathers Indentures, from when he was apprenticed to an Engraver. My ... Contributed by Individual
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. Wooden lace bobbins from Huntingdonshire Wooden lace bobbins from Huntingdonshire My 4Xgreat-aunt, Quaker Mary Lewin, was a lacemaker at Ellington, Huntingdonshire at the time of her marriage in 1835. ... Contributed by Individual
  26. Titanic Launch Ticket Titanic Launch Ticket Titanic launch ticket, issued to a shipyard worker. Contributed by Museum
  27. Brass Rabbit Brass Rabbit Ben Bately - 12/07/2010 This brass rabbit came into my possession when I was a law enforcement officer working with ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Hand made finishing nails Hand made finishing nails Robert Clark, a journeyman carpenter, immigrated from Perthshire, Scotland to Annan Ontario in 1860 where he purchased a ... Contributed by Individual
  29. 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
  30. Dinnington Colliery pit lamp Dinnington Colliery pit lamp Used at Dinnington Colliery (South Yorkshire)which first opened in 1905 and closed in 1992 with the loss of over 1,000 ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Sickness insurance books Sickness insurance books These are some old insurance cheque books which I found in the loft of my house which was built in 1776. The insurance ... Contributed by Individual
  32. "Oaks" bible "Oaks" bible My object is a bible presented to my great grandfather, "In memory of the terrible explosion at the Oaks Colliery, near ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Micrometer. Starrett & Co.USA Micrometer. Starrett & Co.USA This is a well used Starrett 1" Micrometer originally belong to T.Prendergast who was probably a toolmaker or instrument ... Contributed by Individual
  34. 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
  35. Indenture of Apprenticeship Indenture of Apprenticeship An indenture is a legal agreement between two parties, in this case between an apprentice, my great great grandfather ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Pre-historic hand-axe 700,000 years old Pre-historic hand-axe 700,000 years old This flint handaxe was the first human tool found securely stratified within significantly early geological deposits. Contributed by Museum
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. Replica Of Newcomen Atmospheric Engine Replica Of Newcomen Atmospheric Engine The South West changed the world by inventing, what some people believe was, the first real steam engine. Thomas ... Contributed by Individual
  40. A license for a rickshaw A license for a rickshaw The rickshaws were licensed by the Bulawayo Municipality and the license was displayed on each vehicle as an enamelled ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Horseshoe 14th century Horseshoe 14th century Iron horseshoe, discovered at the Beer Quarry Caves site in Devon in 2007, believed to be the oldest horseshoe found in ... Contributed by Individual
  42. A Clock made from bits of a spitfire A Clock made from bits of a spitfire My paternal grandfather was a time served cabinet maker. During World War 2 he was employed at Hooper Bros. of Park ... Contributed by Individual
  43. RAF Gold Caterpillar Tie RAF Gold Caterpillar Tie The father of the contributor was Polish and part of the RAF Polish bomber squadron. They had to swear allegiance to the ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Silver Thimble Silver Thimble This silver thimble was brought to Â鶹Éç Guernsey's outside broadcast event by Guernsey Museum staff member Jo Dowding. It ... Contributed by Individual
  45. 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
  46. World War 2 Mobile VAD badge World War 2 Mobile VAD badge World War 2 Mobile VAD Arm Band with embroidered badge (H=7cm, W=5cm) This arm band and badges belong to my mother ... Contributed by Individual
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. Mexican Horse Saddle Mexican Horse Saddle Horse Saddle originally belonging to Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, Politician, Cowboy, Writer and adventurer. It ... Contributed by Museum
  50. Heathcote's Patent Lace Machine Model Heathcote's Patent Lace Machine Model John Heathcote's 2nd patent lace machine produced the first bobbin net lace. This model was used in a patent trial. Contributed by Museum

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