The Maiden, a guillotine of oak and metal, used for beheading criminals in Edinburgh, 1564 - 1710 AD

Small hand-operated paper guillotine, by Louis Schopper of Leipzig

Samisen (three stringed guitar) of wood and animal skin, decorated in lacquer with shells: Japan, early 19th century

Ritual food vessel (gui) of cast bronze, with two stylised animal handles and two borders of stylised dragons, used for serving food during banquets and as burial item for the ruling class: China, early Western Zhou Dynasty, 1100 - 1000 BC

Yueqin or moon guitar of wood, with four strings, and a bat carved on handle end: China, late 19th century

Six-stringed guitar inlaid with mother-of-pearl and ivory, with incised figures and landscapes: possibly Italian, Venice, c. 1650

Guide to New York booklet issued by BOAC, 1962, one of a group of airline items and ephemera collected by George Derbyshire

Electric guitar, the body made from Biofiber Wheat and reclaimed mahogany and maple: Scottish, Edinburgh, designed and made by David Trujillo-Farley, 2008

Uria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763), guillemot

Uria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763), guillemot

Gui (ritual food vessel) of bronze, decorated with stylised animal masks and dragon-shaped handles, used for serving food during banquets and as a burial item for the ruling class, with later inscription in centre: China, Western Zhou Dynasty, 1046 - 771 BC