TRINKETS & WARES

Deer are even-toed, hoofed herbivores. They graze and browse on a variety of grasses, mosses, herbs and shrubs. There are many different species found worldwide and they vary considerably in size. It...

Cattle were first domesticated around 6,500 BC. Early cattle served a triple-purpose, providing meat, milk and labour. Dairy cattle are now specialized animals, focused primarily on producing milk...

Cattle were first domesticated around 6,500 BC. Early cattle served a triple-purpose, providing meat, milk and labour. Dairy cattle are now specialized animals, focused primarily on producing milk...

Clown Fish are small fish (5 to 13cm long) that live among anemone. The anemone protects the clown fish from predators, who know not to go near the anemone's tentacles. The clown fish helps the...

A cartouche was an oblong enclosure with a horizontal line at one end, indicating that the text enclosed within it was a royal name. Cleopatra VII (b. 69 BC) was the last effective pharaoh of...

About 225 million years ago a group of reptiles appeared on earth. They had scaly, waterproof skin and young that hatched from eggs. They survived for nearly 150 million years and then vanished from...

Jewellery, including rings, has been popular for thousands of years. Skilled metal workers created jewellery, which would have been worn by both men and women. Most early jewellery was made from lead...

It was during the Industrial Revolution that the Victorian jeweller was able to tool up for mass production. Machines formerly powered by hand or water were turning over to steam and gas and the pace...

The word 'Lepidoptera' translates as 'scaled wings' in Latin. That is because butterflies and moths have wings covered in tiny scales that provide their wings with patterns and colours that...

The word 'Lepidoptera' translates as 'scaled wings' in Latin. That is because butterflies and moths have wings covered in tiny scales that provide their wings with patterns and colours that...

World War I was the first time that aircraft were used on a large scale. Aeroplanes were just coming into military use at the outset of the war. These early planes we biplanes which were fixed-wing...

This axe is based on the type used by executioners who would behead their victims, who would lay their head on a wooden block. This was a quick, honorable death, unlike hanging, and was reserved for...