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  1. condom condom The condom is one of the few tools which does not further our evolution. The social, religious, and political issues ... Contributed by Individual
  2. the eye the eye My Father fought in the Second World War with the DLI and was seriously injured at the Battle of Mareth, in the North ... 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. The Egyptian mummy Takabuti and her case The Egyptian mummy Takabuti and her case Takabuti was the first Egyptian mummy to be brought to Ireland. She was brought to Belfast in 1834 by Mr Thomas Greg of ... Contributed by Museum
  5. 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
  6. Sea Leopard Brooch Sea Leopard Brooch This brooch, made of leaded bronze with enamel decoration, has the head of a leopard, a long spotted body, fins on ... Contributed by Museum
  7. Needle Douche Needle Douche Visiting Bath Spa was not just about drinking and bathing in the spa water. A needle douche is an all-round shower which ... Contributed by Individual
  8. The Cross Bath, Thermae Bath Spa The Cross Bath, Thermae Bath Spa Where the Cross Bath now stands, the Celts revered their goddess Sul, in whose honour the Romans named their spa town, ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Amputation kit for injured coalminers Amputation kit for injured coalminers Used to free trapped miners by removing limbs. Contributed by Museum
  10. The Winwick Brooch The Winwick Brooch This beautiful gold brooch dates from the 1400s and was wound in 2006. It was purchased by Warrington Museum & Art ... Contributed by Individual
  11. Bude fossil fish Bude fossil fish THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. BUDE, THE CASTLE. Three hundred million ... Contributed by Museum
  12. Early 19th century artificial hand Early 19th century artificial hand This 19th century wooden hand appears to be an early artificial hand with working grip. Modelled to look like a hand ... Contributed by Museum
  13. Mercury bottle Mercury bottle THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. WITCHCRAFT MUSEUM, BOSCASTLE. Mercury or ... Contributed by Museum
  14. Dolly the Sheep Dolly the Sheep Dolly the Sheep hit the headlines in 1997 as the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. Contributed by Museum
  15. Harlyn Bay cemetery finds Harlyn Bay cemetery finds THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. PADSTOW MUSEUM. A holed amulet of ... Contributed by Museum
  16. Kent's Cavern Modern Human Jawbone Kent's Cavern Modern Human Jawbone KC4 Three teeth in an upper jawbone (maxilla) discovered in the Vestibule of Kents Cavern by Atthur Ogilvie in 1927 Contributed by Museum
  17. Tudor Heart Burial Urn Tudor Heart Burial Urn A lead urn and lid, made to preserve the heart of John Peck after his death in 1562. It is decorated with John Peck's ... Contributed by Museum
  18. Bust of William Murdoch Bust of William Murdoch THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. REDRUTH TOWN MUSEUM. William Murdoch came ... Contributed by Museum
  19. Mexican football medal Mexican football medal THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. POLDARK MINE. Immediately after the ... Contributed by Museum
  20. Roman wooden comb Roman wooden comb This Roman wooden comb was found at Bar Hill Roman Fort, Strathclyde, Scotland and was picked by Christina Gilfedder, ... Contributed by Museum
  21. Armoured vest Armoured vest This armoured vest was worn in 2003 during the invasion of Iraq by a soldier in The Black Watch. Contributed by Museum
  22. Hockney's 'In the Dull village' Hockney's 'In the Dull village' Print by British artist David Hockney showing two men lying in bed, an illustration for a poem by poet C.P. Cavafy Contributed by The British Museum
  23. 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
  24. The court costume of Sake Deen Mahomed The court costume of Sake Deen Mahomed Silk is used in a number of ways to create this costume. Contributed by Museum
  25. Iron Age Torc from Glascote Iron Age Torc from Glascote Torc for a Celtic chieftain, made from gold alloy around 100 BC and found by a canal worker in 1943. Contributed by Museum
  26. The Macaura Blood Circulator The Macaura Blood Circulator Our great great grandfather had various health issues/problems and this machine was recommended by the physicians at the ... Contributed by Individual
  27. The Wolly Mammoth's Tooth - Ethan Green The Wolly Mammoth's Tooth - Ethan Green This object is around 2 million years old and belonged to my family. It is a tooth from a Wolly Mammoth which lived ... Contributed by Individual
  28. mysterious stone head mysterious stone head stone head,i do not know anything about it.. i own it for years(i am from morocco)i asked many museums(british ... Contributed by Individual
  29. Ain Sakhri lovers figurine Ain Sakhri lovers figurine The world's earliest representation of a couple having sex. This figure is about 11,000 years old. Contributed by The British Museum
  30. Radiotherapy Mask Radiotherapy Mask Masks have been found throughout history in drama, art and dance. They capture and reflect the rituals of different ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Napoleon Lapel Pin Napoleon Lapel Pin This lapel pin shows a portrait of Napoleon I. The contributor found this at her grandmother's home in Dromore, Co. ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Ladies Spectacles with Pince-nez Ladies Spectacles with Pince-nez These circular reading glasses would have been held on the nose with the pince-nez mechanism when in use and then hung ... Contributed by Individual
  33. White Kid Gloves White Kid Gloves These white gloves are made of fine, kid leather and would have been machined stitched using specialist equipment. They ... Contributed by Individual
  34. Foot Print Foot Print This was found by the contributor at a known neolithic site outside Newtownards, Co. Down in 2009. Contributed by Individual
  35. Alicia Powder Nail Polish Alicia Powder Nail Polish This early form of nail polish was manufactured in the form of a powder rather than the varnish in common use today. ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Gold ring found by a circus strong-man Gold ring found by a circus strong-man Truth is stranger than fiction in the case of this enigmatic gold ring. It was discovered on the finger of an Egyptian ... Contributed by Museum
  37. Manacles from Bedlam (Bethlem Hospital) Manacles from Bedlam (Bethlem Hospital) Iron manacles used in Bethlem Royal Hospital (also known as Bedlam, one of the world's oldest hospitals for the ... Contributed by Museum
  38. Melancholy and Raving Madness: Statues Melancholy and Raving Madness: Statues The life-size statues of "Raving and Melancholy Madness" that were displayed at the entrance to Bethlem Hospital from ... Contributed by Museum
  39. A ball (of 22) used to replace a lung. A ball (of 22) used to replace a lung. My mother was found to have TB in 1950 and the procedure they used was to remove her lung and replace the space with 22 ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Alcoholics Anonymous Badge Alcoholics Anonymous Badge The contributor's father was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous and abstained from drinking alcohol for the last 17 years ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Bionic Hand Bionic Hand The i-LIMB hand, made by Touch Bionics of Livingston, was in 2007 the world’s first commercially available bionic hand ... Contributed by Museum
  42. Grandfather's Watch Grandfather's Watch This gold pocket watch belonged to my grandfather (1879 - 1952). We think it's 'half hunter' watch. In the picture he's ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Painting of a Turkana tribesman Painting of a Turkana tribesman This watercolour painting of a Turkana tribesman was given to my father in the 1940s. It is one of a number of ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Set of false teeth Set of false teeth Set of false teeth made by Birmingham Dental Supply & Manufacturing Company, Fieldgate, Walsall. Contributed by Museum
  45. Necklace Beads of African Slaves 17-18th Necklace Beads of African Slaves 17-18th European slave-traders paid African middle-men to bring native men and women to the atlantic ports. In the case of ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Old Chinese Talismen Old Chinese Talismen These turqwoise coloured talismen were brought back from China by my Grandfather's brother in the early 20th century; ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Tools for making and taking snuff Tools for making and taking snuff Many tribes in South America make a hallucinogenic snuff from the seeds of Anadenanthera peregrina var. peregrina, a ... Contributed by Museum
  48. 19th Century Enclosed Communal Bath 19th Century Enclosed Communal Bath This enclosed iron slipper bath allowed the user to bathe in complete privacy! Water was delivered to the lower end by a ... Contributed by Individual
  49. Olmec stone mask Olmec stone mask A stone face made by Olmecs, the first Central American culture to build cities and develop writing. Contributed by The British Museum
  50. Egyptian clay figurine Egyptian clay figurine This figurine from Egypt arrived in the collection of the Hunterian Museum before 1813. The Hunterian has a modest, but ... Contributed by Museum

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