Goblet
A large, turned wooden goblet from All Saints Parish Church, Leaminton Spa. It was made from a wooden beam taken from an old thatched cottage which stood on the site of the parish church.
Goblet
A large, turned wooden goblet from All Saints Parish Church, Leamington Spa. It was made from a wooden beam taken from an old thatched cottage which stood on the site of the parish church.
Golf Club
A wooden golf club, c.1910-1930. The club has a wooden shaft, a leather bound handle and metal weights in the head.
Golf Club
A wooden golf club, c.1910-1930. The club has a wooden shaft, a leather bound handle and metal weights in the head.
Golf Club
A metal 'wedge' golf club, c.1910-1930. The club has a wooden shaft and a rubber and fabric bound handle.
Gothic Wooden Church Tracery
This is a piece of Gothic wooden church tracery, dating from the 15th century.
The tracery piece is from the top section only and is broken at the trefoil. It is pierced by four circular holes with adjoining ...
Grasshopper Case
This is a Chinese grasshopper case. It is made from delicately carved wood. There is a hole with scalloped edges at the top, and four viewing holes. Two of the viewing holes still hold magnifying glass. ...
Greeting Card Box
A large rectangular box with a hinged lid. The sides are covered in green velvet with ornate metal corner brackets and fastenings. The lid is covered in ruffled satin and has an inset mirror. It is ...
Greeting Card Box
This book-shaped box once contained greeting cards. People still disguise boxes as books to provide storage for treasured items.
Gun - Blunderbuss
A small flintlock blunderbuss, probably Indian. It is in poor condition and the lock is crudely made. The frizzen-spring and sear spring are missing. The mainspring is functional. The ramrod pipe and ...
Gun - Double-barrelled Percussion Shotgun
Double-barrelled percussion shotgun in it's original, leather-lined, oak gun-case with a leather trade label. It is probably 12-bore with 30 inch barrels. The stock is of English walnut and has a silver ...
Gun - Muzzle-loading Percussion Shotgun
A muzzle-loading, percussion shotgun. This gun began it's life as a Russian, Model 1829, flintlock, military musket, manufactured at the Imperial arsenal in Tula in 1836. A slip of paper found under the ...
Gun - Rifle
A breach-loading, bolt action rifle, made in Germany for the Turkish, 1887. It has a long wooden stock and metal barrel. The barrel has a blue appearance and two fixings for sling strap. There is Turkish ...
Gunsmith's sign
This gunsmith's sign, shaped as a double-barrelled rifle, is made of tole peintre [wood and metal] and has traces of its original coloured paint (polychrome). It is French. Height 525mm, Length 2910mm, ...
Hair Comb
This hair ornament is listed in the Accession Register as being from the Gold Coast, but was later thought to be Zulu. It is carved from a flat piece of wood. The head of the comb is decorated with incised ...
Hairbrush decorated with Mother of Pearl
A hairbrush with long fine bristles and a wooden handle. The back is decorated with mother of pearl forming a diamond pattern with alternating white and coloured diamonds.
Hammer
A clump hammer from Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. It has a metal head and wooden handle. The end of the handle has broken off. It was used to knock down soles. Southorn was establised in 1825 ...
Hand Drill
This wooden hand drill has a brass mounting for a drill bit at the bottom. The letter 'S' has been carved on one side. The base of the drill is stamped with 'Fenn, Newgate Street'.