90/1951/10/1
A delicate balance scale used to weigh gold dust, which was a currency on the Gold Coast until 1900.
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761/1989
These postal scales were used by Customs officials at the quay in Exeter.
25/2001/3
These seeds are from a collection of vegetable substances, seeds and fruit.
203/1974
The Apothecaries system of measurement were used by apothecaries and physicians when weighing ingredients for medical recipes.
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This scallop dredge or oyster catcher is made from a cast iron frame with iron rings attached.
45/1933/1
This ancient Egyptian heart scarab has a spell from the Book of the Dead written on its underside.
9/2002/3
Single width cloth. Machine-spun black cotton warp and weft.
9/2002/4
565/2005/23
The scarf is embroidered by the bride’s mother for the groom to wear during the wedding ceremony.
93/2008/1
Three-dimensional motifs are characteristic of Devonia lace.
E1426
The chief’s sceptre was an instrument of memory, communication and mediation.
E1416
This item was acquired by Lieutenant Bent sometime between 1851-2 on board HMS Vengeance as part of anti-slavery duties in West African waters off Lagos.
E1409
Roughly carved in softwood, a sceptre in the form of a woman kneeling in an act of supplication carrying a pot of water on her head.
90/1951/10/2
Made of imported sheet brass.
23/1966/3
This carved wooden food scoop was once used on special occasions to serve a pudding called ‘pollom’.
40/2023/55
It is likely that Toddy Cooper kept this scorpion as a pet, it is one of the commonest species in the Pet trade.
Z10115
Wildcats are elusive carnivores that are now confined to Scotland.
54/1948/43
This multi-purpose stone tool is known as a scraper.