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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. USSR Lonely Planet guide USSR Lonely Planet guide This edition of the Lonely Planet guide to the USSR was published just as the Soviet Union collapsed. The book was ... Contributed by Individual
  3. 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
  4. Darwin's Beagle Specimen Notebooks Darwin's Beagle Specimen Notebooks Charles Darwin's Beagle Dry Specimen Catalogues Contributed by Museum
  5. Slide Rule Slide Rule In 1966 I went to Leeds University to study Electrical and Electronic Engineering. At an introductory lecture from the ... Contributed by Individual
  6. Victorian swimming costume Victorian swimming costume This red cotton swimming costume was left behind in lost property at Hornsey Road Public Baths, Islington in about 1900. ... Contributed by Museum
  7. YZ bird matchstriker YZ bird matchstriker A YZ bird matchstriker in the shape of a pelican made from cast phenolic resin and ebony, by Henry Howell & Co. about ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Bonnie Prince Charlie's Silver Canteen Bonnie Prince Charlie's Silver Canteen Silver Travelling Canteen belonging to Bonnie Prince Charlie Contributed by Museum
  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. John Walker's Friction Light John Walker's Friction Light John Walker's first friction match revolutionised the production, application and the portability of fire. Contributed by Museum
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. Statuette of Jupiter Statuette of Jupiter This small figure, height 92mm is probably Romano-British Contributed by Museum
  17. 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
  18. Early porcelain plate Early porcelain plate This a plate passed down through my family and is believed to have been made by my family. It is early English porcelain ... Contributed by Individual
  19. 1793 £5 Note 1793 £5 Note Paper money as we recognise it today originated in Britain in the 17th Century as a receipt for gold deposited with ... Contributed by Museum
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. King Charles I Gold Toothpick King Charles I Gold Toothpick Gold toothpick made for King Charles I of England Contributed by Museum
  23. 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
  24. Portion of a limestone Stelae Portion of a limestone Stelae This is the upper left-hand portion of a limestone stelae of Pahemy. A Stelae is a tall slab usually made of stone or ... Contributed by Museum
  25. Embryo incubator for first IVF baby Embryo incubator for first IVF baby The fertilization of human oocytes in vitro was first achieved by Rober G. Edwards in 1968 but it was to be a further ... Contributed by Individual
  26. 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
  27. Great Great Aunt Eliza's Paint Box Great Great Aunt Eliza's Paint Box Great Great Aunt Eliza was my Grannie's Aunt - sister of grannie's father. My Grannie is still alive at the age of 100 ... Contributed by Individual
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. Solar-powered lamp and charger Solar-powered lamp and charger A solar-powered lamp with a charger for mobile phones that can provide renewable energy to the developing world Contributed by The British Museum
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. three comemorative moustache tea cups three comemorative moustache tea cups These three cups are part of a larger collection made by my Great Aunt who was born in 1917. She was born at the birth ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Flag, Queen Victoria's Silver Jubilee Flag, Queen Victoria's Silver Jubilee This flag was handed down through my mother's family. This one is clearly marked as celebrating Victoria's Silver ... Contributed by Individual
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. Core plug nuclear plant cooling system Core plug nuclear plant cooling system This crucial component in the water cooling system of a nuclear power plant was manufactured for the construction of an ... Contributed by Individual
  42. National Telephone Directory c1894 National Telephone Directory c1894 This National Telephone Directory contains all the telephone numbers of all subscribers in England, Scotland, Ireland ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Sister Dora's Cross Sister Dora's Cross A simple cross made of an early form of plastic and would have been carried by Sister Dora, the nursing pioneer. Contributed by Museum
  44. 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
  45. Mayflower Pilgrim Beer Mayflower Pilgrim Beer Cecilie Vavasour - 12/07/2010 This beer was brewed and bottled in Devon in 1970 by Courage (Western) Breweries to ... Contributed by Individual
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. Titanic Launch Ticket Titanic Launch Ticket Titanic launch ticket, issued to a shipyard worker. Contributed by Museum
  50. 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

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