Snow Spectacles
These are a copy of snow spectacles. The spectacles were worn by the Cree in Canada. They are made from two carved eye patches that are connected with white cord. Pink ties secure the spectacles in position ...
Snuff Box
Circular wooden snuff box. The lid fits on to the inner rim around the base. The lid is decorated by a hand painted view of an elderly gentleman with a white beard and scarves tied around his head.
Snuff Box
Circular wooden snuff box, the lid fits onto the inner rim of the base. The lid is decorated by a hand painted view of a gentleman with a long grey beard wearing a black cloak.
Snuff Box
A wooden snuff box with flowers carved on the lid. The box is rectangular, with rounded corners. The decorated lid fits into slots along the top of the base.
Snuff Box
Circular wooden snuff box, the base and lid have a lightly carved decoration. There is a painted portrait of a lady beneath a circle of glass on the lid. The lady's dress and hair style are of the late ...
Snuff Box
Rectangular wooden snuff box with rounded corners and a hinged lid, it still contains snuff. This snuff box was given to the late Councillor Cashmore by Mr A. Lunn as a mark of respect on the 20th February ...
Snuff Box
This is a snuff box from Africa. It is chip carved from dark wood, with a carved handle on one side. The exterior of the bottle is decorated with deeply cut lines. Snuff boxes like these are typically ...
Soldier whirligig
This whirligig, a guardsman in uniform, is made of polychrome pine and metal. The soldier wears a traditional uniform of black trousers and a red jacket with a high collar, white belt and buttons down ...
Soldier, sailor and postman whirligigs
These three whirligigs - a sailor, a soldier and a postman, are British and date from the early 20th century. The term 'whirligig' comes from 'gig', meaning a whipping top, and can be used to describe ...
Souvenir Train Fragment
This small piece of iron tube is a souvenir from the Midland Oak engine, which was a Great Western Railways engine. The piece of tube was part of a steam tube. An inscription on the base of the wooden ...
Sovereign Balance
This wooden box contains a brass balance, which springs up when the box is opened. It was made by Stephen Houghton of Ormskirk in Lancashire during the first half of the 19th Century. At this time it ...
Spade Cleaner
This wooden spade-shaped tool is from Snitterfield. It was used for removing mud from metal spades.
Spear
A large spear with a thick wooden handle and a socketed iron spearhead screwed to the shaft.
Spear
A possible spear without a spearhead. It has been made from a long wooden pole with an enlarged end to fit into the socket of a spearhead.
Spear
A metal arrow spearhead and rod inserted into a wooden pole and bound with strips of thin wicker. The end of the pole is sliced diagonally.
Spear
An old Persian spear. It is made from a long wooden pole with a long leaf shaped socketed spearhead and a long sharp iron point at the opposite end. The spear is decorated by red leather with interlaced ...
Spear
An old Persian spear. It is made from a long wooden pole with a long leaf shaped socketed spearhead and a long sharp iron point at the opposite end. The spear is decorated by red leather with interlaced ...
Spear
A small native spear, from West Africa. It is made from a wooden pole with a long leaf-shaped iron spearhead, which is bound by plant material.