Ship's rudder
In 1856 John Holman received a patent for his invention of an improved rudder design, which did not rely on pintles for its security. Pintles were the wooden ends where...
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Penny farthing
Penny Farthing Bicycle, 'Clifton' or Ordinary Bicycle made by Thos. Pitcher, Bristol, 1880-90; used by the seven Holman brothers of Grove House, Topsham 1880-1890....
Topsham town model
Model of Topsham in 1900, scale 1in to 40ft; built by the Topsham Local History Group over 3 years from c. 1978/9...
Ormolu clock
Ormolu is a term used to describe gilt brass on decorative art objects. This mantelpiece/sideboard clock is made from gilt and porcelain on an oval wooden base. PH Mourey made...
Ornate rowing boat
Cygnet'; rowing boat in shape of a cygnet; tender for the 'Swan of the Exe', designed by Peacock; 4.67m length, 1.57m beam, 0.45m depth; measured length - outside point...
Oil painting
CP Driver (also known as Dan Driver) painted this portrait of James Scott in 1981, after a William Wissing painting of c1683....
Mummy
Mummy of a boy aged 2-4 years belonging to the late Dynastic period. The mummy is covered in a tubular bead net, the four amulets are the four children of...
Skull
Skull of a woman about 25 years of age found in Kent's Cavern, believed to be 5,000 years old....
Statuette
Raphael is part of a range of statuettes of figures and animals produced in the last quarter of the 19th century by the Torquay Terra-Cotta Company. Following the discovery of...
Roller
This bamboo roller was used in the highland areas of Viti Levu to apply a pattern to plain barkcloth, usually in the deep red colour which came from a dye...