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Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Test tube with early Penicillin Test tube with early Penicillin This test tube, thought to contain early Penicillin from 1942, has been given to me by my mother. She was Ruth ... Contributed by Individual
  4. Hudson's Bay Bark Letter Hudson's Bay Bark Letter My grandmother left this letter written on birch bark. July 29 18 Phillips Hudson's Bay Exploratory Party Fort ... Contributed by Individual
  5. Tahitian mourner's costume Tahitian mourner's costume A tahitian mourner's costume comprising a mask headdress, a breastplate and an apron. Contributed by Museum
  6. Gendron Wheelchair Gendron Wheelchair This, unusual, hand crank operated wheelchair was donated to Enham by the American Red Cross to help with the care and ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Embroidered hessian needle case Embroidered hessian needle case Patricia Waterman brought in a needlecase that was made by her maternal grand-father, a quaker, who refused to go to war ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Coalmining Gus and Crook Coalmining Gus and Crook THE GUS AND CROOK. Coal in the Somerset Coalfield was usually hand-hewn and removed from the coal face by carting boys. ... Contributed by Museum
  9. 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
  10. Trengrouse's Rocket Trengrouse's Rocket THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. HELSTON MUSEUM. Trengrouse’s invention is ... Contributed by Museum
  11. Pears soap Pears soap THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. MEVAGISSEY MUSEUM. Andrew Pears, the son ... Contributed by Museum
  12. Waterlilies by Claude Monet, 1905 Waterlilies by Claude Monet, 1905 Oil painting of Waterlilies by Claude Monet, painted at Giverny in 1905. Contributed by Museum
  13. Tree fern figure Tree fern figure A Mallicollo Tree-Fern figure, part of the Nimangki ceremony which related to men's status and power. Contributed by Museum
  14. Edie's Aboriginal Woomera Edie's Aboriginal Woomera This woomera belongs to my family. A woomera is an Australian multipurpose tool and a symbol of male power. The ... Contributed by Individual
  15. Tiger's Bleriot Seat Tiger's Bleriot Seat The seat, owned by my grandad, is from an aeroplane made by Louis Bleriot. The seat is made out of wicker, to be very ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Sadie's Bar of Soap Sadie's Bar of Soap My object is a bar of soap made by my great-great grandmother in rural Estonia in the 1920's. It's approximately 2 ... Contributed by Individual
  17. A Manaus oar A Manaus oar People have used oars since boats were built and we have this special oar that was built in Manaus for roughly 12 years. ... Contributed by Individual
  18. The Hove Amber Cup The Hove Amber Cup The Hove Amber Cup is an important Bronze Age grave good, discovered inside a burial mound in Hove, Sussex in 1856. Contributed by Museum
  19. The Dover Bronze Age Boat The Dover Bronze Age Boat The Bronze Age Boat dates from c. 1550 BC. Made from oak planks, it traded across the channel 3,500 years ago. Contributed by Museum
  20. Football from the Somme WWI Football from the Somme WWI Captain 'Billie' Nevill's WWI football kicked at the start of the Battle of the Somme 1st July 1916 Contributed by Museum
  21. Papyrus Papyrus Papyrus makes us think of a long long time ago and how clever the ancient people were.We tried to make our own papyrus ... Contributed by Individual
  22. bangladeshi picture made of rice bangladeshi picture made of rice The object that I have was made by my granfather. It is made from rice because Bangladesh is famous for the amount of ... Contributed by Individual
  23. World War Two Gas Mask World War Two Gas Mask This Gas Mask was used from 1939 - 1945 in World War 2. It shows how prepared Britain was for World War 2. Britain had ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Rose given to Dodford Chartist settlers Rose given to Dodford Chartist settlers After the failure of the Chartist petition's MP Fergus O'conner came up with the National Land Company. The idea was to ... Contributed by Individual
  25. West African calabash food container West African calabash food container This object is made from the fruit of a gourd-plant. The husk is hollowed out, dried and hardened, and then can be used ... Contributed by Individual
  26. The Polish Palm The Polish Palm How do Polish people celebrate with the palm? In Poland a special palm is given to people to take to church during ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Salt blocks used as currency Salt blocks used as currency These blocks of salt bound with straw, and called 'amole tchew' (??? ??), were collected in Ethiopia by Major ... Contributed by Museum
  28. Box of Coty face powder Box of Coty face powder I remember my mother having this on her dressing table in the 1950's it marked the beginning of the liberation of women ... Contributed by Individual
  29. A piece of coal A piece of coal This large lump of Wallsend coal is between 200 and 400 million years old. It was bought by my grandmother in 1939 from ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Amber awarded for harbouring Latvian PM Amber awarded for harbouring Latvian PM My father Major Austin Henry Keenan of the Black Watch was awarded this gold embossed amber for harbouring the Latvian ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Nurses POW ID Badge Java 1942-45 Nurses POW ID Badge Java 1942-45 The nursing identification badge was handmade and worn by my father's sister in a Japanese POW camp in Java (former ... Contributed by Individual
  32. A gift from Queen Victoria to her troops A gift from Queen Victoria to her troops This is a chocolate tin given by Queen Victoria to her troops for the New Year/New Century. This particular one was ... Contributed by Individual
  33. SRN-1 Hovercraft: Control Rubber-Grip SRN-1 Hovercraft: Control Rubber-Grip Whilst I cannot claim unbroken service with one company over 50 years, between my late father, my brother-in-law and ... Contributed by Individual
  34. Rattley Box Rattley Box This is a simple, traditional toy made for the amusement of children. It is formed from rushes woven around a few loose ... Contributed by Individual
  35. Camel Saddle from Suez Camel Saddle from Suez This is a camel saddle which my father, Major Tony Baldwin, brought home with him when he returned from Egypt after ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Great War Cigarette Tin Great War Cigarette Tin This 1st World War army issue Players cigarette tin belonged to my grandfather, I don’t know how he acquired it and all ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Bunny Guinness' Mud Hut Bunny Guinness' Mud Hut People are surprised that mud buildings can last for many years, even in England's wet climate. There are still some mud ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Traditional Guernsey bonnet Traditional Guernsey bonnet The design of the caned bonnet is thought to have come from Spain in the 17th C, and travelled to England via the ... Contributed by Museum
  39. Model of an Indian indigo factory Model of an Indian indigo factory Measuring nearly two metres long, richly detailed and featuring 100 clay figures of people and animals, the model is a ... Contributed by Museum
  40. Washi - Japanese paper Washi - Japanese paper This stunning sheet of paper was collected by Sir Harry Parkes, British Ambassador to Japan, in 1870. It was one of ... Contributed by Museum
  41. Lace-bark slippers from Jamaica Lace-bark slippers from Jamaica These slippers are made of the delicate mesh inner bark of the lace-bark tree, Lagetta lagetto, with soles of "cocoa ... Contributed by Museum
  42. Woven reed friendship baskets Woven reed friendship baskets Some objects come to us in the most unusual and poignant of ways. These delicate woven baskets, called tayenebe, were ... Contributed by Museum
  43. Bag from Tonga Bag from Tonga This bag is from the collection of William Hunter who collected all kinds of things. He collected animals so that he ... Contributed by Museum
  44. Atlantic Telegraph Cable 1865 Atlantic Telegraph Cable 1865 A PIECE OF THE 1865 ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE The inscription reads “ Atlantic Cable 1865 Recovered in a depth of 1950 ... Contributed by Individual
  45. Spice Spice Bindu Modi Indian spices reflect my culture and heritage. The spices are derived from tree bark and flowering plants, ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Straw Police Helmet Straw Police Helmet This Policeman’s Helmet is made of black and white straw plait, with a leather chin strap, crown back and brim edge. ... Contributed by Museum
  47. Lloyd's Bank Turd from York © YAT Lloyd's Bank Turd from York © YAT In 1972 York Archaeological Trust discovered a human stool (fæces), which dated from Viking-Age York. A very rare find ... Contributed by Museum
  48. Carpet beater Carpet beater Made of plaited canes, this type of beater was light but strong. In the days before fitted carpets, floors were covered ... Contributed by Museum
  49. Rhind Mathematical Papyrus Rhind Mathematical Papyrus An ancient Egyptian papyrus used by scribes – it contains 84 mathematical problems. Contributed by The British Museum
  50. Straw marquetry boat Straw marquetry boat Straw marquetry Prisoner of War work. On the underside of this decorative little boat is written the following: Made ... Contributed by Individual

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