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 ...
Jet Jewellery
Jet is a form of coal, which was formed from the compressed and chemically altered remains of plants that lived 170 million years ago.
The north eastern town of Whitby, Yorkshire, became the centre, ...
Miniature Wooden Cabinet and 'China'
Miniature wooden cabinet with glass fronted doors, and sides, containing a tiny wooden dinner service.
Mid 19th century
288mm x 343mm x 117mm deep
Nails - Roman
A selection of hundreds of nails found on Roman sites. They vary in size from the large one which is 160mm to the smallest which is 30mm.
The two with flattened heads are probably from a coffin
Slipper and Wooden Dolls
Embroidered slipper filled with a collection of small dolls. The dolls are all made of wood, with jointed limbs and painted hair and faces. They would have been very cheap to buy, and were probably made ...
Small Barrel or Costrel
This small wooden barrel, or costrel, has an iron handle and iron rings to hold the staves, wooden strips, in place. Costrels were used by farm workers to carry their beer and cider out to the fields. ...
Tea Caddy
Mahogany tea caddy, with hinged lid and brass key plate, escutcheon.Tea was expensive, and was often kept in a decorative locked box, or 'caddy', by the lady of the household.
Early 19th century
254mm ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Unconserved Axe - Roman
This axe has not yet been conserved.
Alcester, Warwickshire
Woodcarving - Owl(detail), mid 19th century
This detail shows the owl's head. The carving was shown at the International Exhibition in 1862, where it was admired by the Prince of Wales.
c.1862
Warwick
Woodcarving - Owl(detail), mid 19th century
This detail shows a tiny mouse, hiding near the owl's foot. Charles Humphriss also worked on some of the Kendall workshop's major commissions, such as the wood panels in the House of Commons dining room.
c.1862
Warwick...
Woodcarving - Owl, mid 19th century
This owl has been carved from limewood. It was made by Charles Humphriss, who lived and worked in Warwick from 1835-1927. He was one of a number of gifted craftsmen in the area. They are known as 'The ...
Woodcarving , Owl - detail, mid 19th century
This detail shows the maker's name - 'Charles Humphriss'. At 15, he began an apprenticeship in the studio of James Morris Willcox. He then became foreman in the workshop of another famous woodcarver - ...
Wooden and Glass Lace Bobbins
Lace Bobbins made from turned wood, decorated with beads. Threads used for making lace were wound round the narrow neck of the bobbin. The beads, known as 'spangles', are attached to the base with a loop ...
Wooden Darning Mushroom
This is darning mushroom is made of the very hard, dense wood of box or holly.
The item to be mended, like a sock, would be stretched over the smooth 'mushroom' top and the hole darned with a needle ...
Wooden Flour Barrel
Round wooden flour barrel, bound by three hoops. The handle is held in place by wooden pins.
Late 19th century
240mm diameter x 248mm