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Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Olympic Torch from 1948 London Olympics Olympic Torch from 1948 London Olympics This torch was one of the 1688 torches designed and manufactured in the UK for the ‘Relay of Peace’ which took place ... Contributed by Museum
  2. Honda Civic - 1979 Honda Civic - 1979 The Honda Civic is a notable car in the history of motoring as it was one of the first Japanese cars to make an impact ... Contributed by Individual
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Replica of the world's first bicycle Replica of the world's first bicycle A wooden hobby horse with metal rimmed wheels. Pedal operated cranks drive the rear wheel. Contributed by Museum
  6. Transatlantic Telegraph Cable 1866 Transatlantic Telegraph Cable 1866 Made of a 5mm copper wire 'core' wrapped in a protective casing of tar, hemp and steel this short section of the first ... Contributed by Individual
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. Statuette of Jupiter Statuette of Jupiter This small figure, height 92mm is probably Romano-British Contributed by Museum
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. Marmalade cutter Marmalade cutter This marmalade cutter has been in the family for as long as I can remember. I have also seen one at the Ulster Folk and ... Contributed by Individual
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. Chinese coin Chinese coin I bought this coin in the museum shop at Xian in China in 2001. It does not have much value but is a constant reminder ... Contributed by Individual
  30. A CURTA high precision calculator A CURTA high precision calculator This calculator was used by my Father in Law he was an electrical engineer for the CEGB and died at the age of 72 in ... Contributed by Individual
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. Roman bell Roman bell This rare bell, one of the largest known from the Roman world was discovered by Leslie Alcock,OBE.,FRHS whilst he was ... Contributed by Museum
  35. Brewster 3D photograph viewer Brewster 3D photograph viewer The Brewster Viewer is a Victorian stereo photographic instrument, for the first time people could view the world in 3D, ... Contributed by Individual
  36. A Faraday experimental electrical coil A Faraday experimental electrical coil This was given to me as a boy by the daughter of Sylvanus Phillips Thompson, the biographer of Michael Faraday, who ... Contributed by Individual
  37. The Duke of Devonshire's watch The Duke of Devonshire's watch The watch is a dumb quarter repeater with (possibly) a slightly later lever escapement. It is signed Gregson, Hger du ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Bronze Shield from Northern Rhodesia Bronze Shield from Northern Rhodesia Jean Mottram my neighbour writes: "I worked in the Secretariat (Government HQ) in Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia from May ... Contributed by Individual
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. WSPU hunger strike force feeding medal WSPU hunger strike force feeding medal Mabel Capper was a young Suffragette in 1909, living near the Pankhursts in what was then known as Chorlton on Medlock, ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Sundial, copper, c1652, shows eclipse. Sundial, copper, c1652, shows eclipse. This small, formerly fixed (somewhere in the garden possibly) sundial was found buried in the earth floor of a Tudor ... Contributed by Individual
  45. 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
  46. Gold repousée pocket watch with chime Gold repousée pocket watch with chime This pocket watch was created by Roger Dunster who worked in Amsterdam and London in the early 1700's Contributed by Museum
  47. Suffragette Brooch Suffragette Brooch I'm not really sure of the story behind this Suffragette Brooch but it's been in the family for a number of years. It ... Contributed by Individual
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. British India coin smallest denomination British India coin smallest denomination A coin of British India Rule era, minted in 1945 minimum denomination of only 1 piece still could manage to fetch 1 ... Contributed by Individual

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