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  1. Darwin's Beagle Specimen Notebooks Darwin's Beagle Specimen Notebooks Charles Darwin's Beagle Dry Specimen Catalogues Contributed by Museum
  2. A Pair of Victorian road skates A Pair of Victorian road skates These road skates were owned by Charles Goodman Tebbutt, he was a well known Fen skater in the Huntingdon area, & skated ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Chocolates presented to troops NY 1900 Chocolates presented to troops NY 1900 These boxes were New Year 1900 presents from Queen Victoria to the troops in the Boer War in South Africa. They marked ... Contributed by Individual
  4. condom condom The condom is one of the few tools which does not further our evolution. The social, religious, and political issues ... Contributed by Individual
  5. 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
  6. The 'Uthman Quran (Othmanic Recension) The 'Uthman Quran (Othmanic Recension) The Othmanic Recension is the standardised version of the Qur'an, believed by the vast majority of scholars & historians ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Swords into Plowshares badge, GDR 1980 Swords into Plowshares badge, GDR 1980 This is a cloth badge one of 100.000 printed in the GDR by christian peace groups in 1981. These groups and a general ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Dr Marten Boots Dr Marten Boots These are a pair of Boots I have had since I was 15, They came with me though out me teenage years, have been to many ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Tram pass for Inspector John Spratling Tram pass for Inspector John Spratling This pass for tram transport is written out to Inspector John Spratling of J Division (Bethnal Green) of the ... Contributed by Individual
  10. Pocket watch made by Joseph Windmills Pocket watch made by Joseph Windmills This is an example of an early pocket watch and demonstrates the craftsmanship of the maker. Pocket watches were often ... Contributed by Museum
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. Blanket Blanket My uncle's blanket was sent with him from India 'home' to England in 1936. He and my mother went to boarding school and ... Contributed by Individual
  15. 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
  16. The Domesday Book The Domesday Book The Domesday Book is The National Archives' oldest and most famous public record. It is a highly detailed survey and ... Contributed by Museum
  17. Duckling in an Egg Duckling in an Egg This duckling, made of real fur and nestling in a decorative egg, was a typical Easter novelty produced in the 1920s. It ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Possum Skin Jacket Possum Skin Jacket Possum skin jackets were popular with Aborigines who lived in south-east Australia (present-day Victoria and New South ... Contributed by Museum
  19. Scrimshaw - a Ship and a Mermaid Scrimshaw - a Ship and a Mermaid This was bought at an auction in Beverley and originates from around 1850. It shows a ship and a mermaid. Scrimshaw is ... Contributed by Individual
  20. Jack Foggo trip to America 1928 age 14 Jack Foggo trip to America 1928 age 14 This book tells some part of the history of emigration and travel to America. My father and his family grew up in ... Contributed by Individual
  21. Suffolk Woodsman's Prayer Book and Diary Suffolk Woodsman's Prayer Book and Diary Leonie Robinson came to Â鶹Éç Radio Suffolk with an amazing book, which belonged to her great, great, great ... Contributed by Individual
  22. Mexican Horse Saddle Mexican Horse Saddle Horse Saddle originally belonging to Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, Politician, Cowboy, Writer and adventurer. It ... Contributed by Museum
  23. Identity bracelet child WW2 Identity bracelet child WW2 During World War Two , not everyone could bear to let their children go on the evacuation. Jean Bullows was one of five ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Roald Dahl's BFG sandal Roald Dahl's BFG sandal Norwegian sandal worn by Roald Dahl and the BFG (Big Friendly Giant). Contributed by Museum
  25. Native American Arrow Heads Native American Arrow Heads A collection of Native American Arrowheads. Most are from the Wampanoag and Mohegan nations. In addition to ... Contributed by Individual
  26. Shoes Shoes CHILD'S SHOES. This small pair of child's leather shoes, eighteenth century, was discovered hidden above a wall during ... Contributed by Museum
  27. Draft World War I Peace Treaty Draft World War I Peace Treaty David Lloyd George's copy of the draft World War I Peace Treaty signed in Versailles, France Contributed by Museum
  28. Miner's tull and balmaiden's clogs Miner's tull and balmaiden's clogs THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. LISKEARD AND DISTRICT MUSEUM. Protective ... Contributed by Museum
  29. Model of guillotine Model of guillotine Model of guillotine with the victim ready for execution surrounded by soldiers – the blade can be moved up and down. Contributed by Museum
  30. Bude fossil fish Bude fossil fish THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. BUDE, THE CASTLE. Three hundred million ... Contributed by Museum
  31. Gertrude Emily Benham's Tibetan Boots Gertrude Emily Benham's Tibetan Boots Leather boots worn by world traveller and record breaking mountaineer Gertrude Benham who ascended over 300 peaks. Contributed by Museum
  32. The 1944 Escape Boot The 1944 Escape Boot A pilot's flying boot with a cut-awayable leg that could be removed to leave an Oxford shoe. Contributed by Museum
  33. Dolly the Sheep Dolly the Sheep Dolly the Sheep hit the headlines in 1997 as the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. Contributed by Museum
  34. Cavalry helmet designed by Lord Byron Cavalry helmet designed by Lord Byron A helmet that Lord Byron designed Contributed by Museum
  35. Ellen Macarthur's food Ellen Macarthur's food THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CORNWALL. ... Contributed by Museum
  36. Nuisance book Nuisance book THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. LISKEARD AND DISTRICT MUSEUM. Henry Rice ... Contributed by Museum
  37. Polperro knit frock Polperro knit frock THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. POLPERRO MUSEUM. Polperro knitfrocks ... Contributed by Museum
  38. Kent's Cavern Modern Human Jawbone Kent's Cavern Modern Human Jawbone KC4 Three teeth in an upper jawbone (maxilla) discovered in the Vestibule of Kents Cavern by Atthur Ogilvie in 1927 Contributed by Museum
  39. Croggon's boots Croggon's boots THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. GRAMPOUND HERITAGE CENTRE. These ... Contributed by Museum
  40. Bone ship model Bone ship model THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. LAWRENCE HOUSE MUSEUM, LAUNCESTON. The ... Contributed by Museum
  41. Lanhydrock Atlas Lanhydrock Atlas THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 100 OBJECTS'. LANHYDROCK HOUSE. Joel Gascoyne, the ... Contributed by Museum
  42. Rev Dr Henry Cooke’s Walking Stick Rev Dr Henry Cooke’s Walking Stick The Rev Dr Henry Cooke was one of the most influential Presbyterian ministers in the 19th century. He became a ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Contents of a garderobe Contents of a garderobe THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. FOWEY MUSEUM. Some evidence of what people ... Contributed by Museum
  44. Mexican football medal Mexican football medal THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. POLDARK MINE. Immediately after the ... Contributed by Museum
  45. Musette de cour Musette de cour This musical instrument is a rare example of a French baroque bagpipe, which is thought to have been made for Louis XIV Contributed by Museum
  46. War Bonnet, Blood Tribe War Bonnet, Blood Tribe Swept-back bonnet; no trail; immature eagle feathers; ermine tails; pony bead browband and rosettes; felt skull cap. Contributed by Museum
  47. Roman Leather shield panel Roman Leather shield panel This Roman leather panel from the collection of the Hunterian Museum was selected by Louisa Hammersley, postgraduate ... Contributed by Museum
  48. A Dictionary of the English Language A Dictionary of the English Language Samuel Johnson's 'A Dictionary of the English Language' was published in 1755 Contributed by Museum
  49. Inuit Snow Knife or Pana Inuit Snow Knife or Pana It was about 1980 when I bought this object,from an antiques dealer in Ruislip, I was struck with the objects tactility, ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Fanny Williams' Football Boots Fanny Williams' Football Boots Football boots that used to belong to Fanny Williams who played for Swindon Town Ladies Football team Contributed by Museum

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