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Museum Loans
Catalogue
Museum Loan Collection Catalogue
This catalogue contains a list of subjects and examples of some of the items we
have available on each subject. In total, the Museum Loan Archive contains
many different artefacts, all of which are ideal for helping to bring your chosen
subject to life in the classroom.
When ordering a museum loan, please do so by subject giving as much
information as possible (for example, if the items are required for an art class or a
large school display). Schools’ Library Service will then supply you with relevant
material.
The museum loan collection contains 2,000 items and we could not possibly list
them all. Therefore, if you require a particular item as part of your loan please
contact SLS to check whether the item is in stock.
Artefacts include original objects, models, videos, posters, charts, slides &
cassettes.
Each loan consists of up to six items (depending on availability) and are usually
loaned for one term.
Points to Note
Please note that this catalogue is not an exhaustive listing of all items held within
the Collection. Instead, this catalogue is intended to provide an overview of the
kinds of subjects that we can cover when providing items from the Museum Loan
Collection.
Many of the archive items are genuine, historic artefacts. Museum Loans are
made to schools on the understanding that the items loaned will be treated
respectfully.
Whilst handling of the items is welcomed, please ensure that children/pupils are
aware of the importance of being careful with the items.
All items should be returned in any protective packaging that may have been
supplied with them, as lost boxes and cases are difficult and costly to replace.
Please also advise us directly if any items are knowingly damaged, so that we
can arrange for any repair work that may be necessary.
We thank you for your understanding in these matters.
Botany
Subject
Examples of Items Available
Algae
Fungi
Mosses
Ferns
Flowering Plants
Trees
Algae specimens
Common Mushroom Model, Death Cap
Lichen specimens
Life cycle of a fern
Dicotyledon flower, sunflower life history
Cross section of an oak
Invertebrates
Subject
Examples of Items Available
Amoeba
Worms
Molluscs
Echinoderms
Scorpion
Crustacea
Insects
Jellyfish amoeba model
Earthworm, flat worm
Freshwater snails, cuttle fish
Serpent star
Scorpion specimen
Hermit crab, lobster
House fly poster, honey bee specimen,
millipede & centipede specimen, ‘britsh
Beetles’ specimen
‘British Butterflies’ specimen, cabbage white
specimen
Butterflies & Moths
Vertebrates
Subject
Examples of Items Available
Fish
Frog/Toad
Reptiles
Birds
Trout development specimen, perch specimen
Frog skull, frog anatomy, toad plaster cast
Grass snake skeleton, Adder
Water fowl, farm birds, British garden birds,
woodland birds, bird skeletons
Rabbit, Dog skeleton, Hedgehog, badger,
squirrel
Skull, heart, kidney
Mammals
Human Body
Geology
Subject
Examples of Items Available
Rocks
Minerals
Palaentology
Sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock
Crystals, mineral ores
Coal plant fossils, dinosaur models & posters,
ice age mammal models
20 British soil types in jars
3 volcano models
Soil
Volcanoes
History
Subject
Example of Items Available
Stone Age
Flint, axeheads, arrowheads, ‘prehistoric
Britain’ teachers guide
Coins, Iron Age hut model
Queen Nefertiti Bust, Rosetta Stone, Egyptian
cat statue, seated official statue
Perfume bottle, coins, vase, plaque
Coins, Hadrian’s wall model, pottery kiln model,
jewellery, model soldiers
Saxon character models, ‘Anglo-Saxon Britain’
teacher pack, jewellery
Shield, axe
Norman character models, soldiers helmet
Great seals, crunk house, jousting helmet,
medieval character models
Globe theatre, great seals, shoe patterner, ‘Life
in Elizabethan England’ slide set
Puritan character models, coaching in model,
great seals, war armour
Clothing, washboard and other washing
utensils, domestic irons, glass bottles, slate
board
Powder puff, toy doll, toy soldier, medals
Peg rug, brownie camera, food tins, purses,
Ince council wages book
Posters, helmet, toy soldiers, ration and identity
cards, clogs, gas mask holder
Stirrup pump, ladies’ stockings, egg poacher
Stephenson’s’ rocket model, narrow boat
model, character models, shortboat models
Davy lamp, mill & collier character models,
engine model, cotton samples, spinning wheel
Corndollies, children’s clothing, ‘ordnance
survey’ maps
Iron Age
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Roman
Anglo-Saxon
Viking
Norman
Medieval
Tudor
Stuart
Victorian
Edwardian & World War I
Interwar Years
World War II
Post War
Transport
Industry
Miscellaneous