Writing Box
Writing box from England, c.1863. A wooden writing box that is hinged across the middle. It bears an inlaid decoration of mother of pearl and brass. The interior is lined with velvet and leather tooled ...
Xylophone
Xylophone from Sierra Leone. A wooden frame supporting 14 wooden bars, one end is higher than the other. The gourds suspended beneath the bars resound the notes, and two sticks with carved ends are used ...
Yardstick
Yardstick used at Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa. It is made of two lengths of wood that are joined at a right-angle with a metal bracket. There are thin metal strips on either end. One side is flat ...
Yardstick
Yardstick used at Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa. It is made of two lengths of wood that are joined at a right-angle with a metal bracket. There are thin metal strips on either end. One side is flat ...
Yardstick
Yardstick used at Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa. It is made of two lengths of wood that are joined at a right-angle with a metal bracket. There are thin metal strips on either end. One side is flat ...
Yardstick
Yardstick used at Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa. A length of wood with one straight edge and one curved edge. One side is flat and the other slightly curved. It has a measuring scale in inches on ...
Yardstick
Yardstick used at Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa. A straight length of wood measuring 36 inches. It has metal strips either end and a hole at one end. One side is flat and the other is slightly curved. ...