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Table top

This table top shows many different varieties of Devon stone. The radial design is typical for tables made in Devon....

Inkstand

This is the sort of item commonly made in Devon using the local stones. The polished surface makes it possible to see the fossil corals in some of the inlaid...

Jacket

North Devon Yeomanry Cornet's jacket, a Cornet was a junior officer sometimes as young as twelve, c.1820....

Thermometer

Thermometers were commonly made from Devon marbles. This example also includes malachite, a bright green stone which was imported....

Spoon

Silver Spoon, tear drop bowl design, produced in Barnstaple probably by John Cotton, early 16th Century....

Head

Phrenological head bought by Dr Budd and presented to the Barnstaple Literacy and Scientific Institute 1846....

Ship model

Geoff Harvey constructed this model of HMS Terror between 2011 and 2013. The model is based on plans as built by Robert Davy at Gulpit, Topsham during 1812-13 i.e. before...

Handaxe

A handaxe made of greensand chert, typical of late Neanderthal technology. It is similar but not identical to tools found in France....

Hand

Mummified human body parts are more easily preserved than whole mummies. We can tell from the well-manicured nails of this hand that he or she was of quite high...

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