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Telling a history of our world through objects

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1800 - 1900

  1. Gold Mourning Ring Gold Mourning Ring This ring was owned by John Holroyd, who foiled the assassination attempt on George III at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Darwin's Beagle Specimen Notebooks Darwin's Beagle Specimen Notebooks Charles Darwin's Beagle Dry Specimen Catalogues Contributed by Museum
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Grand Christmas Fete poster Grand Christmas Fete poster This festive advertisement announcing the Grand Christmas Fete at Islington’s Royal Agricultural Hall is one in a ... Contributed by Museum
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. handmade brick handmade brick I found this brick in a cellar hole on a friend's property in Maine. Cellar holes, or house sites, can be found in ... Contributed by Individual
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 19th century Mexican Serape 19th century Mexican Serape Made in Mexico, a serape or (zerape) is a soft rectangular blanket with an opening in the middle for one's head. It is a ... Contributed by Individual
  20. Kodak 'One' camera box Kodak 'One' camera box This box once held one of Major Powell-Cotton’s early cameras – a Kodak ‘One’. This camera was produced by the Eastman ... Contributed by Museum
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. Sampler (Tapestry) by Ann England Sampler (Tapestry) by Ann England Ann England, like other young ladies in her time were expected to learn various skills in order to be accepted in ... Contributed by Individual
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. Sampler, memoir of Company Schools 1852 Sampler, memoir of Company Schools 1852 My grandmother was born in 1839/40. This sampler hung in my family home and as children we used to sing the hymn ... Contributed by Individual
  28. 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
  29. Wooden lace bobbins from Huntingdonshire Wooden lace bobbins from Huntingdonshire My 4Xgreat-aunt, Quaker Mary Lewin, was a lacemaker at Ellington, Huntingdonshire at the time of her marriage in 1835. ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Eire clay pipe found in Eskimo Alaska Eire clay pipe found in Eskimo Alaska I was sitting last July with an Inupiaq (Eskimo) friend in the deserted village site of Point Hope, Alaska, while he ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Hand made finishing nails Hand made finishing nails Robert Clark, a journeyman carpenter, immigrated from Perthshire, Scotland to Annan Ontario in 1860 where he purchased a ... Contributed by Individual
  32. 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
  33. Sickness insurance books Sickness insurance books These are some old insurance cheque books which I found in the loft of my house which was built in 1776. The insurance ... Contributed by Individual
  34. "Oaks" bible "Oaks" bible My object is a bible presented to my great grandfather, "In memory of the terrible explosion at the Oaks Colliery, near ... Contributed by Individual
  35. Micrometer. Starrett & Co.USA Micrometer. Starrett & Co.USA This is a well used Starrett 1" Micrometer originally belong to T.Prendergast who was probably a toolmaker or instrument ... Contributed by Individual
  36. The Camel Teapot - 1837 The Camel Teapot - 1837 The silver teapot has a spout in the shape of a camel's head. It belonged to my great grandfather who recovered it from ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Gaskell? portrait signed by owner? Gaskell? portrait signed by owner? I think this is a portrait of Mrs Gaskell which is signed by Charlotte Bronte as a mark of ownership. There is a thank ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Indenture of Apprenticeship Indenture of Apprenticeship An indenture is a legal agreement between two parties, in this case between an apprentice, my great great grandfather ... Contributed by Individual
  39. 1808 Adam and Eve Sampler 1808 Adam and Eve Sampler This was made in 1808 and originated in Chorley. It demonstrates how proficient young women were in the art of ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Horse drawn hearse Horse drawn hearse This horse drawn hearse was made in 1870 almost certainly in London. The glass sided hearse was particularly popular as ... Contributed by Individual
  41. 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
  42. Red work sampler Red work sampler This sampler was made by my mother's mother's mother's mother, in 1865, when she was a girl of twelve. Her name was ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Negretti and Zambra Pocket Barometer Negretti and Zambra Pocket Barometer The make of this object is Negretti Zambra, and it’s dated around 1867. This company were active between 1850s and c ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Napoleonic cannon Napoleonic cannon The eighteenth and early nineteenth century Welsh iron industry experienced boom times during periods of war; this ... Contributed by Museum
  45. Reckitt Advertising Posters Reckitt Advertising Posters These posters advertise Reckitt’s Starch, aimed at Russian and American consumers. Reckitt and Sons started in 1840 in ... Contributed by Individual
  46. 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
  47. A Commemorative Mustard Tin A Commemorative Mustard Tin This advertising tin commemorates the reign of Victoria and shows all the Prime Ministers of England. It was made by ... Contributed by Individual
  48. Tadcaster Church Mug Tadcaster Church Mug In 1862 the Tadcaster River in Yorkshire flooded the local church. Parishioners were so concerned that this might happen ... Contributed by Individual
  49. Suffolk Woodsman's Prayer Book and Diary Suffolk Woodsman's Prayer Book and Diary Leonie Robinson came to ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Suffolk with an amazing book, which belonged to her great, great, great ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Mexican Horse Saddle Mexican Horse Saddle Horse Saddle originally belonging to Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, Politician, Cowboy, Writer and adventurer. It ... Contributed by Museum

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