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List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Red Cross butter tin from Colditz Castle Red Cross butter tin from Colditz Castle This Canadian Creamery Butter tin comes from Colditz Castle in Germany. The tin was part of a Red Cross parcel, sent to ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Polish Cooking Pot journeyed to Scotland Polish Cooking Pot journeyed to Scotland It belongs to my father-in-law, Leon. His mother took it from the Polish farm where he was born. The pot went with them ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Colt Dragoon Revolver Colt Dragoon Revolver Colt's revolver was the first truly mass produced item made using modern industrial techniques. This Colt Dragoon was ... 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. Colossus World's 1st Electronic Computer Colossus World's 1st Electronic Computer Colossus was designed to break the Lorenz cipher, used by German High Command. Contributed by Museum
  7. My Father's Rice Box My Father's Rice Box This box contained my father's daily rice ration when he was a Prisoner of War in Japan. My father was arrested in ... Contributed by Individual
  8. 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
  9. A cannonball made of Wealden iron A cannonball made of Wealden iron A few years ago, this cannonball was found under the road outside Hammer Mill Farm on the borders of Biddenden and ... Contributed by Individual
  10. 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
  11. Bomb Disposal Poster from 1942 Bomb Disposal Poster from 1942 This poster came to me from my father, who was in the Royal Engineers as a sapper during the Second World War, in the ... Contributed by Individual
  12. 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
  13. Drinking water vessel from Lifeboat Drinking water vessel from Lifeboat During the Second World War the Merchant Navy sailed back and forth across the dangerous Atlantic keeping supply lines ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Soviet 'peace dollar' Soviet 'peace dollar' This "disarmament dollar/ruble" was given to me by the Soviet Peace Committee in 1989, when I met them as one of a ... Contributed by Individual
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. Small useful cupboard Small useful cupboard My family moved to Highbridge after the Bath Blitz. A neighbour made the object out of wood packaging from the ... Contributed by Individual
  18. A Japanese flag from Burma in WW2 A Japanese flag from Burma in WW2 One wet Saturday afternoon, when I was in my early teens, I decided to take all the records out of the record cabinet - ... Contributed by Individual
  19. a postcard from Theresienstadt 1944 a postcard from Theresienstadt 1944 This is the only link I have to my grandmother,Sophie Storch, this postcard from Theresienstadt Poland 1944 was a ... Contributed by Individual
  20. Brass bell cast in Europe in 1650 Brass bell cast in Europe in 1650 This bell was brought to England by my great-uncle, a British army officer. The plaque beneath the bell reads "Found ... Contributed by Individual
  21. Audio Disc - Voices of the Forces Audio Disc - Voices of the Forces Becky Lowe - 12/07/2010 My grandad Kenneth Curley sent messages to his parents on discs such as this between 1942 and ... Contributed by Individual
  22. Little Manual of the Russian Language Little Manual of the Russian Language This book belonged to my grandfather, F. Washbrook, a ship's steward on the Tonso which went from Hull to Petrograd. He ... Contributed by Individual
  23. Eritrean Pipe Eritrean Pipe Acquired by my father in Eritrea in mid 1940's during the British occupation of Ethiopia.This represents a ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Hiroshima Jam Jar Hiroshima Jam Jar This object was recovered from the debris of Hiroshima after the world’s first atomic bomb at the end of World War II. ... Contributed by Individual
  25. Flint arrowhead Flint arrowhead This was found on the northern slope of Ingleborough mountain in the Dales, N. Yorks, below the major landslip. It was ... Contributed by Individual
  26. souvenir programme from changi prison souvenir programme from changi prison My father, Geoffrey Knight, was one of 6 musicians who made up the Changi Chamber Sextet.They played at Smokey Joe's ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Wooden Toy Spitfire 1940 Wooden Toy Spitfire 1940 Icon of the Battle of Britain and the pivotal events of 1940 following the occupation of Europe and threat of invasion ... Contributed by Individual
  28. D-Day Map D-Day Map This map was left to me by my father who served in the Royal Navy during WW2. He commanded a landing craft that landed ... Contributed by Individual
  29. Shrapnel from V1 Flying Bomb Shrapnel from V1 Flying Bomb This volume of Dickens contains a piece of shrapnel from a V1 flying bomb, or doodle-bug,that fell on Landseer Close, ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Scout Log of a trip to Europe in 1939 Scout Log of a trip to Europe in 1939 This A5 exercise book contains a log of a holiday in Switzerland by boys from the 1st Huddersfield Scout Troop written ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Gold and ruby salamander pendant Gold and ruby salamander pendant This jewelled pendant was recovered from the wreck site of the galleass Girona, which sank off the north Antrim coast in ... Contributed by Museum
  32. 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
  33. Vietnamese Boat Paddle and Bail Vietnamese Boat Paddle and Bail Pamela Whalley - 12/07/2010 This is a story of a paddle and bail from Vietnamese boat people. My husband was the ... Contributed by Individual
  34. Aircraft Logbook Aircraft Logbook I was Aged 13 in 1943 and kept a logbook of aircraft that I saw mainly where I lived. This was South Norwood SE25, ... Contributed by Individual
  35. Travel Communion Set Travel Communion Set "Air Ministry" Communion Set Silver chalice and paten, glass wine and water cruet with silver caps, and a wooden host ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Shaka Zulu warrior's armband Shaka Zulu warrior's armband I have chosen an armband worn by Shaka Zulu's leading warriors, a reminder of one of Africa's high points. The antique ... Contributed by Individual
  37. 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
  38. RUSSIA CONVOY WHITE ENSIGN RUSSIA CONVOY WHITE ENSIGN I was a Signalman aboard H.M.S. Watchman - destroyer - Russian Convoy Feb/March 1944. After 4 days at Action-Stations I ... Contributed by Individual
  39. 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
  40. Dan Snow's piece of shrapnel Dan Snow's piece of shrapnel Historian Dan Snow has been given many things during his research trips around the world. The object that stands out, ... Contributed by Individual
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. A.R.P First Aid Kit A.R.P First Aid Kit This is a tin First Aid Kit used during the Second World War. The letters A.R.P stand for Air Raid Precautions. They ... Contributed by Individual
  44. NSU HK 101 Kettenkrad (Kuninchen) NSU HK 101 Kettenkrad (Kuninchen) In 1938, and around this period, heavy draught horses were conscripted into the German army, which was over 90% ... Contributed by Individual
  45. Swan Ink Bottle from bottom of Scapa Flo Swan Ink Bottle from bottom of Scapa Flo Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands to the north of Scotland is a natural harbour used by the Royal Navy for over 100 ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Nuclear Weapon Effects Computer No. 1. Nuclear Weapon Effects Computer No. 1. This object belonged to my mother in law who was a member of the Royal Observer Corps during the Cold War. In an ... Contributed by Individual
  47. 'Cat's Whisker' radio device 'Cat's Whisker' radio device At the Â鶹Éç Guernsey half-term event for A History of the World, Julia Blondin contributed this 'Cat's Whisker' radio ... Contributed by Individual
  48. 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
  49. Field armour of Henry Wriothesley Field armour of Henry Wriothesley Blued, etched & guilded field armour. A 'demilance' armour for use on the battlefield, probably French, circa 1600 Contributed by Museum
  50. 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

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