Rattle
A rattle, from Calcutta, with a large bulbous end and a turned wooden handle. It is listed as being a Hookah.
Reap Hook
Curved steel blade with a wooden handle, thought to have been used in Warwickshire. The manufacturer's name is stamped on the blade.
Rick knife
This wrought-iron rick knife is typical in form - a large blade with handle attached at one end. The cylindrical wooden handle has a multiple reeded ornament and the blade is stamped with the maker's ...
Rick knife - detail
This wrought-iron rick knife is typical in form - a large blade with handle attached at one end. The cylindrical wooden handle has a multiple reeded ornament and the blade is stamped with the maker's ...
Ring Box
This ring box features a transfer-printed view of St Michael's Church in Coventry.
Rolling Pin
A teak rolling pin, made from a polished turned wooden baton. The diameter is wider in the middle than at the ends. There is a knob at one end with a hole pierced through it.
Root Knife
A root knife used for topping and tailing roots. The knife has a metal blade with a curved end and a wooden handle.
Rosary
These are Islamic rosary beads from Morocco. The rosary is made from brown wooden beads that have been threaded onto cotton string.
Sabot
This pair of wooden clogs, or sabots, is from France. They have been carved from a single block of wood. The label on the inside of the left shoe is in French. The clogs are decorated with linear incisions ...
Sabot
This pair of wooden clogs, or sabots, is from France. They have been carved from a single block of wood. The label on the inside of the left shoe is in French. The clogs are decorated with linear incisions ...
Sailor whirligig - detail of head
This whirligig, a sailor, is made of painted pine and iron. The naval rating wears a traditional blue-and-white uniform with a flat sailor's hat. Whirligigs are hand-carved and painted articulated weathervanes, ...
Sailor whirligig - side
This whirligig, a sailor, is made of painted pine and iron. The naval rating wears a traditional blue-and-white uniform with a flat sailor's hat. Whirligigs are hand-carved and painted articulated weathervanes, ...
Salt Cellar
Salt celler made from a rectangular piece of black wood with the interior carved out, 1700-1799. The exterior is decorated with incised lines and crosses. There is a hole through the base.
Sampler
A square tapestry sampler on a thick canvas which is mounted onto a board. It depicts the alphabet and numbers and was made by Mary Watts in 1778.
Sampler
A framed sampler depicting the alphabet, numbers, a cottage scene at the top, a chinese style scene at the bottom, a camel, and flowers. It was made in 1929.
Sampler
A multi-coloured cross stitch sampler on fine canvas, which is mounted on a board. It depicts a verse, a house, trees, birds, figures and animals in the foreground. It was made by Mary Ann Pope in 1809....
Scalpel
A scalpel from Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. It has a wooden handle and metal blade. The blade is blunt and there are traces of black paint on the handle. Southorn was establised in 1825 by ...
Scoop
This perforated wooden scoop is made from a curved piece of wood. It was probably used for gardening or farming.