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German Helmets, 1500s

c. 1500

Rosary c. 1500–1525

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Accessories for Open Driving, 1907

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Nuclear Bunker Mannequins

Grigori

Life / Death Masks

Abraham Lincoln, 1808-1865. Life Mask

Vintage Roller Skates

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Miniature Camera, 1937

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8:15am, 6th August 1945

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Ancient Chariot Fleet Unearthed in China

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The Studley Tool Chest

Studley

Roman Elvis

Roman Elvis

The Mickey Mouse Gas-Mask, 1942

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‘Henry VIII as a child’

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General Motors Insurgency Pistol, 1942

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Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs Identification Kit, 1960s

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Miniature Phrenology Heads, 1831

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Henry VIII’s Horned Helmet, 1500s

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Porcelain Sculpture by Shary Boyle

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Key guns, 1600s

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Vintage Toy Racing Cars

“I have three Mercedes Benz record cars. This one shows signs of metal fatigue because the alloy they used was not the best. It’s easy to tell if the paint is originality because the finish has yellowed with age.”

The Writing Ball

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AIRSHIP HARMONICAS

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Olympic Torches, 1936-2010

Summer 1952 - Helsinki

Miniature Roman Forum

Forum

The gods in colour

Archer at the Parthenon (c. 490 B.C.)

Palettes of Famous Painters

Paul Gauguin

Combat Cutlery

Combat Cutlery

Rescue Masks, 1800s

Masks

Canadian Veterans Memorial

CVM

Victorian Artificial Arm

Victorian artificial arm 3

Newspaper house, 1922

Newspaper-house clock

5,000-year-old chewing gum

Birch bark gum

27-year-old picnic

Picnic 1

The Bowder Stone

Bowder Stone (Ann Clare)

Colour photographs of objects, 1915

Stuffed birds 1915

The cabinet of Sarah Hare

Sarah Hare (1)

Hatch, the Tudor dog

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