Dagger
This is one of a pair of daggers. It has a curving blade and a brass sheath decorated with moulded lines and shapes. The handle of the dagger has lines of ebony and ivory, with red and white dotted inlay. ...
Dagger
This is one of a pair of daggers. It has a curving blade and a brass sheath decorated with moulded lines and shapes. The handle of the dagger has lines of ebony and ivory, with red and white dotted inlay. ...
Dagger
This metal daggar is probably from Scandanavia. A metal horses head forms the handle.
Ditcher's shovel
This is a typical wooden ditcher's shovel. The wrought-iron blade bears an indistinct maker's name. It is British and dates from 1850 to 1900. Height 143mm, Length 920mm, Width 270mm
Double Headed Spanner
This double-headed spanner is from J.Clark and Sons. It has a curving rod between the two heads. J. Clark and Sons were whitesmiths, locksmiths and bell hangers. From 1880 to 1980 they lived and worked ...
Drill
A tool for drilling heavy wood. It is made from a long wooden pole which is pierced by an iron rod. The iron rod is joined to an iron cog wheel with a drill bit at its centre. The separate parts are connected ...
Farrier's Tool
A Farrier's tool used for paring horses hooves. It is made from an iron rod, which is slightly wider at the centre, and has bulbous ends. The tool would have been used to file down the hooves, perhaps ...
Flail
A flail, from Church Lawford, made from a long wooden rod called a hand-staff. This rod has metal fixings at one end, which join the handle to a metal loop, called a souple or swiple. This loop is able ...
Flax breaker
This is a beech-wood red-painted flax breaker of typical form. It rests on tapering solid end-supports with stretchers. It is British. Height 565mm, Length 976mm, Width 161mm
Foot Measure
A cobbler's foot measure made from a long square section of ruler, with measurements given on three sides, c. 1875-1956.
Ford - Sand Core
A circular core made from sand at the Ford Factory, Leamington Spa. The core was used to make castings. It is raised in the centre and has long, thin holes radiating from a central point.
Fringe Loom
This is a wooden fringe loom.
Glasses and Box
These spectacles belonged to Isaac Evans, the brother of George Eliot. Their father, Robert Evans, had passed them down to him. Isaac and his sister had been close when young, but later disagreed over ...
Grave Goods
The grave goods from a female burial.
From left to right:
An iron knife with an bronze ferrule (strengthening ring) between the blade and the tang (point) that was inserted into the handle. 95mm ...
Grave Goods - detail
The grave goods from a female burial.
From left to right:
An iron knife with an bronze ferrule (strengthening ring) between the blade and the tang (point) that was inserted into the handle. 95mm ...
Hammer
A whitesmith's hammer from J. Clark and Sons. The hammer has a wooden handle and an iron head. J. Clark and Sons were whitesmiths, locksmiths and bell hangers. From 1880 to 1980 they lived and worked ...
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'.
Hat Block for a cap - side view
This wooden hat block was used to shape felt caps during the manufacturing process. Different shaped blocks would be used for different styles of hat. They were sometimes made in several different pieces ...