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Silver cigarette case with lid decorated in green translucent enamel, entitled Föhn (meaning 'warm wind' or 'spring storm', printed in brown in the art magazine Ver Sacrum in February 1899: Austrian, Vienna, by firm of Georg Adam Scheid, early 20th century
Woman's roll-on girdle of white elasticated material, possibly nylon, and white machine-made lace with a floral pattern. Girdle features four metal clips for attatching stockings. English, about 1966
Bangle of nine shell 'flowers', each made up of three white scallop shells forming petals around a small central shell, strung on white elastic: Polynesian, Fiji, c. 1970
Waist length boned Flexaire bra of black lace over pink nylon fastened by hooks and eyes, V dip at back, belonged to Margaret Corrie: English, made by Flexees c. 1955
Prosthetic hand, REACH hand for patients with wrist joints and partial hands, plastic and silicone, one of the first of these hands to be fitted to children, part of the research and education collections of the Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre, Edinburgh, researcher David Gow, Edinburgh, 1983 - 1986
Prosthetic hand, mechanical fore runner of electronic REACH hand with residual wrist motion, metal, polyurethane and leather, part of the research and education collections of the Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre, Edinburgh, researcher David Gow, Edinburgh, late 1970s - early 1980s
Cigarette case decorated with squares of Baltic amber on the top surface: probably 1940s
Expandable bracelet of unidentified polyester / alkyd resin faux white and amber beads: c.20th - 21st Century
Bracelet of multi-coloured Polybern faux amber beads which contain chips of Baltic amber: c.20th - 21st Century
Bracelet of faceted petal shaped acrylic, possibly PMM, imitation amber beads: c.20th - 21st Century
Woman's dress made from a patchwork of elasticated medical bandages, 'O' artisanal label, by Maison Martin Margiela: Paris, France, Autumn/Winter 2005/06
Covid-19 face mask, siapo (barkcloth): Polynesia, American Samoa, Pago Pago, by Reggie Meredith Fitiao, 2020