Tea Caddy with lid open
Inside, the caddy is lined with red paper. It is a 'triple caddy', with three compartments - two for storing tea (green and black), with a glass bowl in the middle for mixing them. Ladies often mixed, ...
Teddy Bear
The Teddy Bear is named after President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, the 26th President of the USA. In 1902, while hunting, he refused to shoot a young bear. A cartoon of this episode appeared in newspapers, ...
Thurlaston. Windmill
Thurlaston windmill. 1902
Red brick tower (tarred) with marked batter and conical black roof, built in 1794. Tall, about 60ft (c.18m), 5 storey. Had 2 pairs stones, staging, dome cap, fantail & 4 ...
Tip-Cat (detail)
The tip-cat is made of polished wood and has a handwritten inscription in ink :
'This was Joseph Yeats' tip cat when he was a boy about 8 years old 1768. Wm. Yeats his son owned it... being stolen by ...
'Tower' shell, Pleurotomaria anglica - internal cast
Sea snail shell, Pleurotomaria anglica, internal mould.
Lower Jurassic: Rugby Limestone Member,
Stockton.
John William Kirshaw collection. Kirshaw was the Honorary Secretary of the Warwickshire ...
Toy Animals
These toy circus animals were made by the American firm of Schoenhut.
They are made of wood, with jointed legs and necks.
Toy Dinner Service
This toy dinner service was made in England by Ridgways. It consists of dinner plates, serving dishes, and sauce boats.
Toy Horse
This carved and painted wooden horse is mounted on a wheeled platform so that it can be pulled along.
Toy Train
Wooden train made by German prisoners of war.
Toy Train
This painted wooden train set dates from the mid 19th century, and was probably made in Germany. The complete set consists of an engine and nine coaches, with a wooden track and six trees.
Mid 19th ...
Train Set
This train set was made by 'Hornby', the firm founded by Frank Hornby at the start of the 20th century. 'Hornby' began making the construction toy 'Meccano' in 1907, and introduced toy trains in 1920.
Treble Recorders, late 17th/early 18th century
These treble recorders are made of boxwood, stained dark brown. They were made in London by the famous recorder makers Thomas Stanesby (c1668-1734), and his son Thomas (1692-1754).
Late 17th/early ...
Tysoe. Windmill
View of Tysoe windmill. 1930s
This windmill lies on the borders of two parishes, Tysoe and Compton Wynyates.
Built during the early 18th century. 12 sided, barrel shaped stone tower with batter. ...
Unconserved Axe - Roman
This axe has not yet been conserved.
Alcester, Warwickshire
Walking Doll
This 'walking doll' is known as 'Autoperipatetikos'. The walking mechanism is operated by clockwork, hidden under the doll's skirts.
It was patented in 1862, and the dolls were produced by various ...
Warwickshire Windmills - read this first
By typing 'Windmill' in the Quick Search you have retrieved a number of resources. This one allows you to download text files for two out-of-print Warwickshire Museum booklets:
Warwickshire Windmills ...
Wax Head Doll
This doll has a wax-over composition head. The head was made from composition - a paper or wood pulp mixture, and then dipped in wax. The brown glass eyes were inserted in holes in the head.
The body ...
Wax Head Doll
This doll's head and limbs have been made by the poured wax method. A hot wax mixture was poured into a plaster mould and left to set. When solid, the head was removed from the mould and finished off ...