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Toy Car

Toy wind-up racing car made by local toy manufacturers Mettoy.

1950 - 59 Modern

Formula 1 Car

Formula 1 racing car, designed and built by Force India at their headquarters in Silverstone, home of British motorsport.

2013 Modern

Elaborately carved stone grave slab - St Peters, Marefair, Northampton

This 12th century grave slab is located in the church of St Peter, Marefair in Northampton. It is thought to have been carved by the same sculptors as the beautifully preserved set of Norman capitals (headings of columns) in the church.

1150 Medieval to Tudor

Scout Trek Cart

Scout Trek Cart used by the 1st Kettering Scout Group for expeditions and camps, possibly since the troop's formation in 1909.

1909 - 1940 Modern

“Norman Morris” - Carved Stone figure from West Cotton,

This unique limestone figure, carved in deep relief, shows a man in a long belted robe with hands held in prayer. Among thousands of Medieval objects excavated from the Deserted Medieval Hamlet of West Cotton, Raunds (1985–89), this one stood out and was affectionately nicknamed ‘Norman Morris’ by the archaeological team.

Mid-13th century Medieval to Tudor

Anglo-Saxon Stone

Carved with typically Anglo-Scandinavian interlace, this stone was found reused in the Norman church of St Peters and may indicate an earlier 10th century church.

Anglo-Saxon 10th century (900s) Roman and Early Medieval

Northamptonshire Yeomanry Horse Model

Carved and painted wooden model of a white horse, the regimental badge of Northamptonshire Yeomanry since 1794.

Georgian 1794 Stuart to Georgian

Northampton Castle Stone

This carved piece of sandstone comes from Northampton Castle, one of the most significant castles in medieval England.

Norman 11th century Medieval to Tudor

Eleanor Cross

This 13th century fragment of carved stone comes from the medieval cross located near Delapré Abbey, one of just three surviving Eleanor Crosses.

Medieval 1291 - 1295 Medieval to Tudor

Everard Bouverie's Waterloo Sword

A cavalry officer’s heavy sword carried in the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. It is 102cm long, with a matching scabbard. It is made from metal with decoration on the blade called blue and gilt, which has now faded.

1812 Stuart to Georgian

Spy Radio

Spy radio belonging to Swedish national and Nazi Sympathiser Gösta Caroli, recovered when he was caught parachuting into Northamptonshire in 1940.

1940 Modern

Roman Mosaic Floor Fragment

This fragment of Roman mosaic flooring is on display in Daventry Museum. It is part of a larger decorative floor, discovered in 1823 on Borough Hill, Daventry by historian George Baker, with a full excavation carried out in 1852 by Beriah Botfield, MP.

Early Roman Roman and Early Medieval

Sulgrave Embroidery

17th century embroidery, possibly made by Martha, daughter of Amphyllis Washington. Martha emigrated to Virginia in 1678 and her brother, John, was the great-grandfather of George Washington.

Stuart 1650 - 1700 Stuart to Georgian

Straitjacket

A constraining garment used to restrict the movement of its wearer, preventing injury to themselves, others or property. This straitjacket comes from Hardingstone Workhouse.

Victorian 1875-1900 Modern

Advertising Boot

Large advertising boot for Cottons, a family run boot and shoe business located in Oundle from 1877 to the 21st century.

Victorian 1877 Modern