List of Objects
Telling a history of our world through objects
Click on the titles in the blue bar below [Location, Theme, Contributor Type, etc.] and then choose a category to see a list of objects - e.g. click Theme and then click War. (All objects have been classified by their contributor.)
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1975 - 2000
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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
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Kiso Suzuki guitar
This guitar was made in Japan by by the Kiso Suzuki Violin Company company. It is a copy of a guitar by the USA guitar ...
Contributed by Individual
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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
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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
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Point Blank - Bruce Springsteen fanzine
I started this fanzine at a time (1980) when Bruce Springsteen fans such as myself were isolated, with little means of ...
Contributed by Individual
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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
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vhs tape
The vhs tape changed the way a rising generation viewed films and television. It meant, for example, audiences were ...
Contributed by Individual
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Co-op Savers Book
Dividend Stamps introduced as an alternative to the traditional methods of paying the 'divi', and as a response to the ...
Contributed by Individual
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Game Boy
When the game boy was introduced it didn't have the many of the features the Atari lynx had like backlit screen, colour ...
Contributed by Individual
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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
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EG Bates - Racing/Touring Bicycle
The racing bicycle is designed for speed and efficicency. The drop handlebars provide the rider with an aerodynamic ...
Contributed by Individual
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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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Brass Rabbit
Ben Bately - 12/07/2010
This brass rabbit came into my possession when I was a law enforcement officer working with ...
Contributed by Individual
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Concorde Special Flight Inflight Pack
This is an inflight pack from one of the first inaugural Concorde demonstration flights for business leaders. The pack ...
Contributed by Individual
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Video processor for Acorn/91Èȱ¬ computer
Acorn designed an early home computer for the 91Èȱ¬ in the 1981. The graphical display was assisted by this semi-custom ...
Contributed by Individual
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Sinclair ZX Spectrum
The Spectrum was the computer that opened up access to computing for a whole generation. Along with the Tandy series of ...
Contributed by Individual
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Mamod minor 2
This is a Mamod Minor 2 stationary steam engine made by Malins engineers limited, Birmingham England, the Date of ...
Contributed by Individual
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Chinese food coupon
By Fu Ying, Chinese Ambassador to the UK.
When I was young, food supply was in serious shortage in China. Food coupons ...
Contributed by Individual
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Piece of the Berlin Wall
I bought this fragment in Berlin in 1990. In Pariser Platz, next to the Brandenburg Gate, it was then possible to buy ...
Contributed by Individual
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Rally Card Plate
Depicting the first rally from abroad to the UK (now there are lots)featuring Bordeaux to Bristol. Each Mayor was at the ...
Contributed by Individual
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Viewmaster stereoscopic 3D viewer
The Viewmaster is an iconic children's toy which has stood the test of time. The photograph inludes an original Bakelite ...
Contributed by Individual
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Osborne1: Early portable computer
The Osborne 1 came with a keyboard which could be clipped to the top of the computer to make a suitcase-sized portable ...
Contributed by Individual
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The spirit of Manchester - Progress
The Spirit of Manchester- “ Progress��?
This bronze statuette was commissioned in 1977
to serve as the theme award ...
Contributed by Individual
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Roald Dahl's BFG sandal
Norwegian sandal worn by Roald Dahl and the BFG (Big Friendly Giant).
Contributed by Museum
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The Lego Building Brick
The Lego Brick began in 1934 it was designed by Ole Kirk Christiansen. The initial design was simple but clever. It ...
Contributed by Individual
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Land's End/John O' Groat's logbook
This is the official logbook for recording successful John O'Groats-Land's End journeys, which people do in various ways ...
Contributed by Individual
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Sutcliffe clockwork submarine.
A Sutcliffe Unda Wunda clockwork diving submarine made by Sutcliffe Pressings, of Horsforth, Leeds.
Toy production ...
Contributed by Individual
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Hei tiki souvenirs from New Zealand
These tiki are souvenirs from New Zealand from different times and places. They are based on the Maori hei tiki, highly ...
Contributed by Individual
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E-Type Jaguar
A 1975 Series Three E-Type Jaguar, one of the last 40 to be built at the Company's Browns Lane factory
Contributed by Museum
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Laura Ashley Dress
Typical Laura Ashley dress from the 1980s with a flowery design pattern and romantic details based on Victorian motifs.
Contributed by Museum
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Holman silver 3 stoping drill
THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'.
GEEVOR TIN MINE. Stoping was the process ...
Contributed by Museum
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Viva Geevor T-shirt
THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'.
GEEVOR TIN MINE. When the price of tin ...
Contributed by Museum
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Rugby shirt (Cornwall R.F.U)
THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'.
REDRUTH TOWN MUSEUM. Rugby has become ...
Contributed by Museum
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Gorsedd robes
THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'.
LOSTWITHIEL MUSEUM. These Gorsedd robes ...
Contributed by Museum
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Head of 'Dix'
THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'.
CONSTANTINE HERITAGE CENTRE. Harry ...
Contributed by Museum
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Murchison oil production platform model
"Murchison" platform model. The platform itself has produced oil and gas from the North Sea since 1980.
Contributed by Museum
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Billy Connolly's Banana Boots
These boots were designed and made for Billy Connolly by the Glasgow pop artist, Edmund Smith, in 1975.
Contributed by Museum
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World Trade Center ticket
In October 1994 I visited New York City for the first time. Of course I visited all the tourist sights including taking ...
Contributed by Individual
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Shepton Mallet Amulet
This silver amulet was excavated in 1990 from a Roman grave forming part of an early Christian cemetery at Shepton ...
Contributed by Museum
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Adam and Eve by Eddy Wilderspin-Jones
This stained glass panel was made by my late husband, Eddy Wilderspin-Jones (1955-1994). He used a traditional image ...
Contributed by Individual
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Adam and Eve by Eddy Wilderspin-Jones
This stained glass panel was made by my late husband, Eddy Wilderspin-Jones (1955-1994). He used a traditional image ...
Contributed by Individual
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Margaret Thatcher's blue suit
Royal blue wool crepe suit worn by Margaret Thatcher whilst in office as Prime Minister
Contributed by Museum
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Evo-Stik
A tin of Evo-Stik Impact Adhesive manufactured by Evode. This procuct helped to revolutionise the world of DIY!
Contributed by Museum
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Sir Alec's mini car
The Mini was built by the British Motor Corporation in Birmingham. It was designed by Alec Issigonis. It was the icon of ...
Contributed by Individual
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A vinyl record
It shows how technology has improved over the last thirty years. In 1980 people used to listen to music by buying ...
Contributed by Individual
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credit card
How do credit cards work?
You would have to go to the bank machine and slot your card in and then the machine would ask ...
Contributed by Individual
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Scrapbook about Uncles Football Career
This is my dad's scrap book about his brother, my uncle, Ray Gooding. He started playing footbal for Coventry City in ...
Contributed by Individual
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Changing Technology
My object used to be the most popular game in the 70's.It is my dad's old space invaders game and it would of been ...
Contributed by Individual
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The Nightingale Badge
The Nightingale Badge was awarded to nurses like my mum, who qualified from the Nightingale School at St Thomas’ ...
Contributed by Individual
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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