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Bronze ladle, found at Pompeii

Classical & Medieval Medicine

585-75

Bronze ladle, encrusted, with rounded base to bowl

Classical & Medieval Medicine

100 BCE - 200 CE

Bronze ladle, with bucket shaped bowl

Classical & Medieval Medicine

500-200

Bronze bowl

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1-400 CE

Ladle, bronze, small, perhaps Roman

Classical & Medieval Medicine

199-500

Bronze ladle, encrusted

Classical & Medieval Medicine

300-79

Blacksmith’s ladle from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Metallurgy

1890-1930

Ladle used in Buddhist cremation ceremonies

Asian Medicine

1701-1900

Ladle

Asian Medicine

1880-1920

Ladle, bronze, found at Canea, Crete

Classical & Medieval Medicine

500-500

Large pottery ladle with short handle, Egyptian(?)

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Large pottery ladle with short handle, Egyptian(?)

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Ladle, brass, Roman

Classical & Medieval Medicine

199-500

Bronze ladle with engraved lotus, encrusted

Classical & Medieval Medicine

350-100

Large pottery ladle with short handle now broken

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Sauce ladle, silver plated, Great Northern Railway, made by George Richmond Collis & Co, Birmingham; plain, GNR interlocked monogram on handle. Overall: 42 mm x 185 mm x 62 mm.

Silver plated sauce ladle, Great Northern Railway

Passenger Comforts

Bronze ladle, with cylindrical bowl

Classical & Medieval Medicine

500-200

Bronze ladle, with cylindrical bowl

Classical & Medieval Medicine

500-200

Bronze ladle with handle

Classical & Medieval Medicine

300-200

Soup ladle; silver plated, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield; Great Central Railway' "GT CENTRAL RY LEICESTER" and GCR coat of arms engraved on handle

Silver plated sauce ladle, Great Central Railway

Passenger Comforts

Bronze ladle, handle possibly damaged, encrusted

Classical & Medieval Medicine

350-100

Large pottery ladle with short handle, Egyptian(?)

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Ladle in Buddhist funeral ceremonies

Asian Medicine

1701-1900

Cylindrical ladle for tea ceremony

Asian Medicine

1880-1920

Ladle, silver plated, inscribed BR-M on handle. Made by Elkington & Co Ltd, 1956. Overall: 50 mm x 266 mm x 86 mm, 0.18kg.

Silver plated ladle, BR-M

Passenger Comforts

1956

Ladle, for emergency feeding purposes, 1945-1955

Ladle for emergency feeding purposes

Nutrition & Food Technology

1945-1955

1 ladle with device thought to be 1 ladle support arm and bracket

1 ladle with 1 ladle support arm and bracket

Hand and Machine Tools

Sauce ladle, small, silver plated, East Coast Joint Stock, garter on handle, made by Elkington & Co., Birmingham, 1893. (BTH 292E) Overall: 31 mm x 160 mm x 47 mm, 0.04kg.

Silver plated sauce ladle, East Coast Joint Stock

Passenger Comforts

1893

Sauce ladle, silver plated, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, no date mark given; lined handle, "HOTELS LMS" block logo (late pattern). Measurements overall: 40 mm x 173 mm x 59 mm, 0.07 kg.

Silver plated ladle, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1923-1948

Sauce ladle, silver plated, Great Western Railway - Dining Car, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1890; plain, garter on handle, "GWR DINING CAR". Overall: 43 mm x 185 mm x 60 mm, 0.08kg.

Silver plated sauce ladle, Great Western Railway - Dining Car

Passenger Comforts

1890

Sauce ladle, silver plated, by Elkington & Co, 1911, Midland Railway, plain, marked on handle "Midland Railway Hotels". Overall: 35 mm x 153 mm 45 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated sauce ladle, Midland Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1911

Ladle, silver plated, BR-M marked on handle. Made by Elkington & Co Ltd., 1952. Overall: 55 mm x 266 mm x 88 mm, 0.18kg.

Silver plated ladle, BR-M

Passenger Comforts

1952

Ladle, silver plated, BR-M marked on handle. Made by Elkington & Co Ltd., 1955. Overall: 31 mm x 160 mm x 51 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated ladle, BR-M

Passenger Comforts

1955

Sauce ladle, silver plated, Great Northern Railway, made by Elkington & Co., Birmingham, 1905; plain, GNR in script lettering on handle. Overall: 40 mm x 188 mm x 59 mm, 0.09kg.

Silver plated sauce ladle, Great Northern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1905

Sauce ladle, silver plated, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Steamers, made by Atkin Bros, Sheffield - stamped 'Gibson & Co Ltd' - retailers based in Belfast and London; plain, "LMS STEAMERS" in laurel wreath on handle. Overall: 43 mm x 198 mm x 63 mm, 0.09 kg.

Silver plated sauce ladle, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Steamers

Passenger Comforts

Sauce ladle, silver plated, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Steamers, made by William Hutton & Sons, Sheffield; plain, "LMS STEAMERS" in laurel wreath on handle. Overall: 41 mm x 167 mm x 48 mm, 0.06 kg.

Silver plated ladle, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Steamers

Passenger Comforts

1923-1948

Soup ladle, silver plated, Highland Railway, made by Mappin Brothers, Sheffield; beaded edge to handle. Overall: 82 mm x 295 mm x 102 mm, 0.22 kg.

Silver plated soup ladle, Highland Railway

Passenger Comforts

Sauce ladle, silver plated, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield, London & North Eastern Railway, plain, "L&NE RLY" banner on handle with "MARYLEBONE" below.

Silver plated ladle, London & North Eastern Railway - Marylebone

Passenger Comforts

1923-1948

Sauce ladle, silver plated, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield, London & North Eastern Railway, LNER scroll initials on handle.

Silver plated sauce ladle, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1923-1948

Sauce ladle, silver plated, by Walker & Hall, London & North Eastern Railway, plain, " LNER" in script lettering on handle

Silver plated sauce ladle, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1923-1948

Sauce ladle, silver plate, British Transport Commission Catering Services, ribbed handle with vignette, marked 'BTC CS', by Walker & Hall.

Silver plated sauce ladle, British Transport Commission Catering Services

Passenger Comforts

1953-1963

Ladle, steel, hook handle, British Transport Catering Services, stamped 'BTCS', open block logo, on handle, no maker's mark. Overall: 365 mm x 79 mm x 65 mm, 0.14kg.

Ladle, British Transport Catering Services

Passenger Comforts

Ladle used in the Pattinson process for the desilverisation of lead at Wanlock Head, unsigned, British, 1850

Ladle used in the Pattinson process

Metallurgy

1850

Ladle, silver plated, BR Eastern Region, made by S S P & C Co. Overall: 40 mm x 175 mm x 62 mm, 0.08kg.

Silver plated ladle, BR E

Passenger Comforts

Metal ladle with straight handle, stamped 'Midland Hotel Manchester' and makers mark

Silver plated ladle, Midland Hotel - Manchester

Passenger Comforts

Sauce ladle, silver plated, Great Northern Railway - Dining Cars, made by George Richmond Collis & Co, Birmingham; plain, "G.N.R D.C" in sans serif lettering on handle. Overall: 35 mm x 160 mm x 51 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated sauce ladle, Great Northern Railway - Dining Cars

Passenger Comforts

Sauce ladle, silver plated, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield, London & North Eastern Railway, plain, "L.N.E.R D.C" in block letters on handle

Silver plated sauce ladle, London & North Eastern Railway Dining Cars

Passenger Comforts

1923-1948

Sauce ladle, Pullman Car Co Ltd, silver plated. Made by Martin Hall & Co., Sheffield. Overall: 37 mm x 162 mm x 58 mm, 0.05kg.

Silver plated sauce ladle, Pullman Car Co Ltd

Passenger Comforts

Sauce ladle, silver plated, Great Central Railway - Leicester, made by Walker & Hall, Sheffield; " LEICESTER" and GCR coat of arms engraved on handle; from refreshment rooms at Leicester Station, 1899. Overall: 40 mm x 188 mm x 65 mm, 0.08kg.

Silver plated sauce ladle, Great Central Railway - Leicester

Passenger Comforts

1899

Sauce ladle, silver plated, Great Central Railway - Dining Car, made by Walker & Hall, Sheffield; "GT CENTRAL RY DINING CAR" and GCR coat of arms on handle, 1913. Overall: 38 mm x 178 mm x 59 mm, 0.09kg.

Silver plated sauce ladle, Great Central Railway - Dining Car

Passenger Comforts

1913