Image
Category
Collection
Object type
Material
Maker
Place
Date
Mandrake root, England, 1501-1700

Mandrake root, England, 1501-1700

1501-1700

Scale model of Thor Heyerdahl's raft 'Kon Tiki'

Scale model of Thor Heyerdahl's raft 'Kon Tiki'

1973

Tinder made of agave flower stalk

Tinder made of agave flower stalk

Moxibustion stick, China, 1988

Moxibustion stick, China, 1988

1988

Dried potato soup in vacuum pack

Dried potato soup in vacuum pack

1995-1999

Dried cereal bar

Dried cereal bar

1995-1999

Specimen bottle containing palm kernels

Specimen bottle containing palm kernels

1950-1955

Glass specimen jar, containing hemp roots, 152 mm x diameter 61 mm, from Canada, 1850-1902. Type set label on paper, ' CANADIAN HEMP/Apocynum Cannabin Apocynaceae/Root. Canada'

Glass jar of Canadian hemp root

1850-1920

Root

Root

Two handwritten notes to go with unidentified root used to relieve abdominal pain in Tembuland, from South Africa, 1871 to 1905.

Handwritten notes to go with root specimen from South Africa

1871-1905

Specimen jar containing echinacea angustifolia stems used by North American tribes for various treatments, 1900 - 1930.

Echinacea angustifolia stems with handwritten note

1900-1930

Glass vial wityh black plastic screw on top, containing plant specimen. Printed label with 'Flatters and Garnett Ltd' and 'Bradnor Rd, Manchester, 22'. White label with the following printed on: 'pinus sylvestris'

Glass vial wityh black plastic screw on top

Glass specimen bottle containing leaves of coca, 98 mm x diameter 46 mm. Type face label on paper with an inscription in French reading, 'FEUILLES DE COCA/Erythroxylon Coca'. Unknown maker, possibly South American in origin, 1900-1930.

Glass bottle of coca leaves

1900-1930

Specimen jar, rim damaged, containing dill seed from Bombay

Specimen jar containing dill seed

1891-1930

Freeze dried slice of disease resistant genetically modified (GM) potato and non-GM blight infected potato slice.

specimen

2024

Lung-wort plant, specimen, fixed with tape to rectangular cardboard mount, unsigned, Germany(?), 1870-1930. Consists of roots with ridged stem and yellow flowers at top, plus hairy leaves.

Lung-wort plant specimen, on cardboard mount

1870-1930