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Leather belt with keys, used by State Registered Mental Nurse

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1940-1970

Belt for babies, England, 1800-1870

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1800-1870

Belt made of spiked metal, Europe, 1501-1700

Wellcome (general)

1501-1700

Belt made of spiked metal, Europe, 1501-1800

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1501-1800

Penitent's belt, Europe, 1401-1700

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1401-1700

Bridal belt, Southern Russia, 1701-1900

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1701-1900

Dr3 sensor belt for use with PillCam capsule endoscopy, Given Imaging, 2000-2010. During capsule endoscopy a patient is required to wear this belt which contains sensors. Sometimes the sensors are directly applied on the patient's skin. The belt allows the PillCam to wirelessly transmit the images taken of the patient's colon to a monitor.

Belt for use with PillCam capsule endoscopy, Given Imaging, 2000-2010

Clinical Diagnosis

2000-2010

Court dress sword belt

Aeronautics

Air 2000 Female Cabin Crew belt

Aeronautics

Body hoop for constricting the waist of Kachin women

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Leather amuletic belt, comprising ten rectangular

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1930

Medicine man's belt, leather strip hung with nuts,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1930

Cane belt

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1900

Constricting belt made from double band of split c

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1920

Plain leather belt strung with rectangular leather

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1915

Leather thong belt with four leather amuletic case

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1930

Belt, amuletic, made of snake vertebrae threaded o

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1932

Belt, BR, Senior Railman, Chargeman, 1980

Belt, British Rail, Senior Railman, Chargeman, 1980

Railway Uniform & Costume

Plaited leather belt(?) threaded with nine stitched leather amulet cases separated by seven sphercial glass beads, African, 1871-1920

Plaited leather belt(?) threaded with nine stitche

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1920

Amuletic belt or possibly necklace made from string of snake vertaebrae, African, 1880-1920

Amuletic belt or possibly necklace made from snake vertebrae

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Amuletic belt of snake vertebrae on string, Africa, 1880-1920

Amuletic belt of snake vertebrae on string

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Plain leather belt strung with wooden, horn and metal amuletic pendants, said to belong to paramount chief of Rangoully tribe, West Africa, 1871-1915

Plain leather belt strung with wooden, horn and me

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1915

Belt, BR, Railman & Leading Railman, 1980

Belt, British Rail, Railman & Leading Railman, 1980

Railway Uniform & Costume

Pilot's trousers leather belt, with gold plated metal buckle bearing Caledonian Airways logo, gold lion on a blue background. Made 1987-1999. Part of uniform set - refer to 2001-309 to 2001-314.

Pilot's leather belt with Caledonian Airways buckle

Aeronautics

1988-1999

Belt, BR, Grade A Supervisor, 1979

Belt, British Rail, Grade A Supervisor, 1979

Railway Uniform & Costume

4 stitched leather amulet cases with tooled geometric designs, threaded on leather thong, probably worn as a belt, Sudan, Africa, 1880-1920

4 stitched leather amulet cases

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Belt made of bark cloth with amuletic object sewn into centre, from Uganda, 1890-1910

Belt made of bark cloth with amuletic object sewn

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1910

Leather belt, human harness, 'Guss' or 'Somes' with attached chain and hook, eighteenth century

Leather belt, human harness, '

Coal Mining

Belt, BR, Driver, 1982

Belt, British Rail, Driver, 1982

Railway Uniform & Costume

Ensignette camera belt, military style. 'Sgt Fraser 1917'. Houghtons Ltd.

Ensignette camera belt

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1914-1917

Belt from pillar drill, made by Joseph Whitworth & Co., Manchester, c. 1860.

Belt from Whitworth Pillar Drilling Machine

Hand and Machine Tools

c.1860

Belt, possibly amuletic made of snake vertebrae threaded on stiff grass, partly covered in red cloth, Zulu, South African, 1890-1930

Belt, possibly amuletic made of snake vertebrae th

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1930

Wide belt of black and white seeds with pendant humming birds, South American, 1850-1927

Belt with pendant humming bird

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1927

Leather belt of amulet cases of varying size, and decorated with [.....] designs of varying pattern showing Islamic influence, said to come from Mahdist soldier from Lake Chad, West Africa, about 1899

Leather belt of amulet cases of varying size, and

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Medicine man's belt comprising snake vertebrae threaded onto string, with leather thongs decorated with cowries for tying, small amulet case attached, West Africa, 1880-1920

Medicine man's belt comprising snake vertebrae thr

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Pulvermacher belt. Had to it soak in vinegar before applying to the body. Supposed to cure all nervous, chronic and functional diseases.

Pulvermacher belt

Therapeutics

Amuletic belt made of snake vertebrae, cord running through centre, African, 1880-1915

Amuletic belt made of snake vertebrae

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1915