Bowl of thin bronze, possibly the hangman's ladle of Dumfries, Scotland, 18th century

Horn spoon with a tapering stem black at the bent-over end and lighter towards the yellow-brown pointed egg-shaped bowl, from Meadowhead Farm, West Calder

Hand telephone set, c. 1900, with the handset on a cradle above the instrument which rests on the magnets of the magneto generator, and designed for table mounting

Electric light bulb, six-sided lantern-type 230 volt 60 watt with standard bayonet cap, by Nox of England, 20th century

Standard Coolicon Utility Lighting Shade, one of four identical iron lampshades with green enamel exterior and white enamel interior, made in England, 1930s

Standard Coolicon Utility Lighting Shade, one of four identical iron lampshades with green enamel exterior and white enamel interior, made in England, 1930s

Orkney Chair, a chair of Japanese oak with a straw back: Scottish, John Davidson, 1985

Squeezable ketchup dispenser, of polythene, in the form of a red tomato, made in Hong Kong, c. 1960s

Cardboard cabin trunk with steel band and brass-coloured fittings, interior has metal rails with wooden hangers, label reads 'Mr & Mrs McIntosh. SS Empress of Canada', probably Canadian, c. 1964

Microwave oven model R2240E in a cream painted steel case with stainless steel front, plastic push buttons and stailness steel lining, by Sharp, Japan, c. 1980s

Rectangular wooden utility cupboard painted pale blue and cream, in four sections with several doors and drawers, including two glass doors and a fold-down work surface, the interior fitted with six metal spice jars, by Hygena, England, 1940s

Handbill for The Heirs of the Late Jas. Smith, Purveyors of Lamps & Soils to the King, Tin Plate Workers, Ironmongers, Oil, Colour and Turpentine Merchants Lamp Makers, Gas Fitters, 1 Blair Street

Tall cupboard square in plan, doors on two of four sides, each door opens on a cupboard with two shelves, upper has glass panels in lattice design and red cotton curtain, lower has wooden door, from Fala Dam

Porcelain jug with moulded handle representing bamboo, painted with scenes of Mount Fuji, waves and plovers: Japan, 1907

Appointment diary for the year 1972 containing photographs of objects in the collection of the National Palace Museum: Chinese, Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), 1972

Tea bowl, stoneware with black glaze and silver rim: China, Jianyang, Jian ware, Northern Song Dynasty, 960 - 1127 AD