Science Museum asks public to help identify mystery items
by Nicola Davis from on (#55X1R)
Exclusive: Curators seek answers about puzzling photos, devices and other objects
A worn metal tool with a hefty-looking handle, a delicate gadget with pedals, arms and cogs, and a piece of glassware with a snail-like coil in the middle. They might seem a motley collection of objects but they have one thing in common - they are all mysteries.
The objects are among the 7.3m items, from photographs to devices, that form the collection of the Science Museum Group. Curators are seeking the public's help to solve the puzzle of what these items were used for, and the stories behind them.
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