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Terms alphabetical
3-D glasses
USE Three dimensional glasses
3-D photographs
USE Three dimensional photographs
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Abbot filters
USE Water filters
Aboriginal breastplates
BT
Breastplates
SN
Breastplates awarded to aboriginal people
during the 1800s and up until 1950
recognising achievement, role or status.
They are generally inscribed with the
wearer's name and tribe.
110 film
USE Cartridge film
120 film
USE Roll film
126 film
USE Cartridge film
220 film
Aboriginal dolls
USE Indigenous Australian dolls
Aboriginal flags
BT
Flags
SN
Use for Australian mainland Aboriginal,
Tiwi Islands and Torres Strait Island
flags.
USE Roll film
35mm cameras
BT
Film cameras
Aboriginal weapons
USE Weapons
Pocket cameras
NT
SN
Midget cameras
Abrading instruments
Miniature cameras
BT
Instruments
Cameras using 35mm film. Features vary
widely, e.g. they can be direct viewfinder
or SLR, automatic or manual.
NT
Abrading stones
Abrasives
SN
35mm film
BT
Camera film
SN
Sprocketed 35mm film enclosed in a single
spool in a light-proof metal or plastic
cassette for use in 35mm cameras. Use
`Movie film' for 35mm film used in movie
cameras.
Abacus
BT
Calculating devices
SN
Calculating devices consisting of beads or
balls strung on wires or rods set in a
frame.
Abas
BT
Outerwear
SN
Sleeveless outer garments, worn by arabic
peoples.
Equipment, machinery or utensils which
use friction to wear down, smooth out or
add a sharp edge to objects. Where
possible, use a more specific term.
Abrading stones
BT
Abrading instruments
Stones
NT
Emery stones
RT
Abrasives
SN
Stones used to abrade objects.
Abrasive grinders
BT
Grinding tools
SN
Machines or tools which grind with
abrasives. They are used to cut hardened
or tempered metals and to develop a
smooth finish on metal, wood, stone or
concrete.
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Abrasives
Terms alphabetical
Accessories
BT
Abrading instruments
BT
Objects
NT
Carborundum
NT
Animal accessories
RT
Garnet paper
Audio equipment accessories
Sandpaper
Babies accessories
Abrading stones
Baby accessories
Bathroom accessories
AC generators
BT
Rotating generators
NT
Induction generators
Beach accessories
Book accessories
Bottle accessories
Clothing accessories
Synchronous generators
RT
AC motors
SN
Machines, usually rotary, which convert
mechanical power into alternating-current
electric power.
Computer accessories
Document accessories
Engine accessories
Fireplace accessories
Game accessories
AC motors
Knitting machine accessories
BT
Motors
Lapidary accessories
NT
Induction motors
Lens accessories
Synchronous motors
Microscope accessories
RT
AC generators
Money accessories
SN
Motors that convert alternating current
into mechanical energy.
Music accessories
Musical instrument accessories
Photograph accessories
Academic dress
BT
Costumes
SN
Formal university dress, usually
consisting of a cap and gown, and
sometimes stole.
Telescope accessories
Timepiece accessories
Typewriter accessories
Vehicle accessories
Weapon accessories
Academic regalia
BT
Regalia
Academicals
Accordions
BT
Wind instruments
NT
Concertinas
Flutinas
USE Academic dress
Piano accordions
Academy boards
BT
Artists paper
RT
Canvas boards
SN
Pasteboards used for painting, especially
in oils, since the early C19th.
Player accordions
SN
Account books
BT
Plants
Books
Financial records
Acanthus
BT
Portable wind instruments with bellows
and button-like keys sounded by means of
metallic rods.
NT
Ledgers
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Account records
BT
Business records
Accounting machines
BT
Electronic calculators
SN
Machines that deal with all aspects of
accounting, for example, billing,
bookkeeping, wages, taxation.
Accounts
USE Account books
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Actinometers
USE Tintmeters
Acupuncture equipment
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
Acupuncture needles
Acupuncture needles
BT
Acetylene generators
BT
Generators
SN
Steel cylinders or tanks that provide for
controlled mixing of calcium carbide and
water to generate acetylene.
Acetyline generators
Acupuncture equipment
Needles
Accounts books
USE Account books
Paintings
Adaptors
BT
Electrical equipment
SN
Accessory plugs for connecting a piece of
apparatus fitted with one type of
terminals to a supply point with a
different type.
Adding machines
USE Calculators
USE Acetylene generators
Address books
Acid carboys
USE Carboys
BT
Books
SN
Books listing names with residences
and/or business locations, usually in
alphabetical order
Acid jars
BT
Chemical jars
RT
Demijohns
Addressing machines
BT
Office machines
SN
Machines that use stencils to print
addresses upon envelopes and other
paper. Often referred to by the trade
name, Addressographs.
Acoustic guitars
BT
Guitars
NT
Classical guitars
Flamenco guitars
Steel string guitars
SN
A general terms for guitars which produce
their sound through non-electric or
non-electronic means. All pre-20th
century and some modern forms of guitar
are acoustic; where possible use a more
specific term or combine this term with a
specific type of guitar.
Acrylic paintings
Addressographs
USE Addressing machines
Adhesive paste
BT
Adhesives
Adhesive stamps
BT
Objects
NT
Cinderella stamps
Postage stamps
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Adhesive tape
BT
Adhesives
SN
A tape coated with an adhesive substance
on one or both sides.
Terms alphabetical
NT
Advertising fans
Advertising leaflets
Advertising mirrors
Advertising pamphlets
Advertising postcards
Adhesives
Advertising posters
BT
Objects
Advertising signs
NT
Adhesive paste
Advertising stamps
Adhesive tape
Advertising stickers
Cellotape
Advertising tokens
Glue
Billboards
Sticky tape
Handbills
Substances for sticking objects together.
Where possible, specify a type of adhesive.
Pub mirrors
SN
Adjuster door lapping
USE Lap sets
Administrative files
BT
Business records
Pub paintings
RT
Promotional material; Sales catalogues
SN
Devices, publications, signs etc designed
to attract public attention in order to
bring in custom or sell products.
Advertising booklets
BT
Booklets
Administrative records
BT
Documents
NT
Letter books
Advertising cards
BT
Purchase orders
Advertisements
Cards
Minute books
Order books
Advertisements
Advertising catalogues
USE Sales catalogues
Admirals chests
BT
Chests
RT
Decanters
SN
Travelling cases containing a set of spirit
decanters and drinking glasses.
Admiral's chests
USE Admirals chests
Advertising fans
BT
Advertisements
Hand fans
SN
Fans whose mounts contain advertising
messages or pictures.
Advertising leaflets
BT
Advertisements
Leaflets
Admission badges
BT
RT
Handbills
Badges
advertising material
Advertisements
BT
Objects
NT
Advertising booklets
Advertising cards
USE Advertisements
Advertising mirrors
BT
Advertisements
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BT
Mirrors
SN
Aerial photographs
BT
Photographs
Advertisements
NT
Air photos
Pamphlets
SN
Photographs of air-to-ground views and
air-to-air pictures of other craft, cloud
formation and meteorological phenomenon
taken from aircraft. Use `Space
photographs' for photographs taken from
beyond the earth's atmosphere. Use
`Astrophotographs' for photographs of
astronomical phenomena. Use `Air photos'
for stereo photographs designed to be used
for measuring buildings and earth
features in air photo interpretation.
Advertising pamphlets
BT
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Advertising publications of between 2 and
4 pages.
Advertising postcards
BT
Advertisements
Postcards
RT
Advertising cards
Advertising posters
BT
Advertisements
Posters
SN
Posters advertising companies or
products.
Advertising signs
BT
Advertisements
Aerials
USE Antennas
Aero-engines
BT
Internal-combustion engines
NT
Jet engines
Signs
Advertising stamps
BT
Reciprocating aero-engines
Rocket engines
SN
Advertisements
Cinderella stamps
NT
Poster stamps
SN
Non-postal stamps used for advertising
purposes. Advertisements in stamp form.
Advertising stickers
BT
Aerograms
BT
Postal stationery
SN
Sheets of special lightweight airmail
paper which can be suitably folded,
gummed and addressed to simultaneously
serve as letter and envelope.
Advertisements
Stickers
Advertising tokens
BT
Advertisements
Engines that develop either shaft
horsepower or thrust and incorporate
design features advantageous for aircraft
propulsion.
Aeronautical charts
USE Aeronautical maps
Tokens
Aeronautical maps
Adzes
BT
Cutting tools
Woodworking tools
NT
Coopering adzes
SN
Long-handled tools with a chisel-like or
curved blade set at right angles to the
handle, used for dressing timber.
Aerial charts
USE Aeronautical maps
BT
Aviation documents
Maps
SN
Maps designed primarily for use in air
navigation, giving surface features of
aeronautical importance.
Aerophones
USE Wind instruments
Aeroplane engines
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USE Aero-engines
Terms alphabetical
BT
Gemstones
SN
Variegated varieties of quartz
(chalcedony) showing coloured bands or
other markings.
Aeroplane logbooks
USE Aircraft logbooks
Agricultural engines
Aeroplane piston engines
USE Reciprocating aero-engines
Aeroplanes
BT
Aircraft
NT
Air ambulances
BT
Engines
NT
Ploughing engines
RT
Agricultural equipment
SN
Engines used for agricultural purposes
such as thrashing corn, pumping water,
sawing timber, bruising oats or beans and
chopping hay.
Biplanes
Flying boats
Monoplanes
Seaplanes
Training aeroplanes
RT
Agricultural equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Agricultural machinery
Agricultural machines
Toy aeroplanes
Agricultural tools
Corn crushers
Aerosol cans
Farm equipment
USE Aerosol containers
Lassos
Shearing equipment
Aerosol containers
Stockwhips
BT
Containers
RT
Atomisers
RT
Agricultural engines; Winemaking equipment
SN
Small metal containers for storing under
pressure, and subsequently dispensing as
a spray, such domestic products as
insecticides, waxes and lacquers.
SN
A broad term for collections of implements
used in agriculture. Where possible,
specify particular tools or machinery.
Yokes
Agricultural machinery
Aerosol packs
USE Agricultural machines
USE Aerosol containers
Agricultural machines
Aerospace engines
BT
USE Aero-engines
Machines
NT
Afoxes
Agricultural equipment
Agricultural vehicles
Cotton gins
BT
Percussion instruments
Cultivators
SN
South American percussion instrument
Fruit sorters
Harrows
Aftershave lotion
BT
Shaving toiletries
Harvesters
Ploughs
Reapers
Agates
Threshing machines
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Agricultural records
BT
Documents
NT
Farm records
SN
Documents pertaining to any agricultural
activity, including farming, timbering etc.
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Ammonia compressors
SN
Machines that increase the pressure of air
by increasing its density and delivering
the fluid against the connected system
resistance, on the discharge side.
Air-cooled engines
Agricultural tools
BT
Agricultural equipment
Tools
NT
Hoes
SN
Engines in which the engine is cooled
directly by a stream of air without the
interposition of a liquid medium.
Air fresheners
BT
Perfumes
Scythes
RT
Incense
Sickles
SN
Scents or fragrances used to make a room
sweet smelling.
Pitchforks
Agricultural vehicles
Agricultural machines
Vehicles
NT
Tractors
RT
Toy agricultural vehicles
Aigrettes
BT
Engines
Chaff cutters
Hay rakes
BT
BT
Head ornaments
Air letters
USE Aerograms
Air photos
BT
Aerial photographs
RT
Stereo photographs
SN
Stereo photographs of air-to-ground views,
created with at least a 30 per cent overlap
and viewed through a stereoscope for
interpretation, measurement of features
etc.
Headwear
SN
Plumes or tufts of feathers arranged as
headwear or a head ornament; also
sometimes jewelled head ornaments
which look like feathers.
Air pressure gauges
Air ambulances
BT
Ambulances
SN
Light aircraft equipped like an
ambulance, used to fly patients to a
hospital, especially from outback and
country centres.
Air bricks
USE Airbricks
Air brushes
BT
Artists equipment
Air compressors
BT
BT
Pressure gauges
Aeroplanes
Compressors
Airbricks
BT
Bricks
SN
Perforated blocks set into a wall for
ventilation.
Airconditioners
BT
Cooling equipment
Aircraft
BT
Vehicles
NT
Aeroplanes
Airplanes
Gliders
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NT
Hot air balloons
Rotary wing aircraft
SN
Use as a general term for a variety of
machines supported for flight in the air by
buoyancy (such as balloons and other
lighter-than-air craft) or by dynamic
action of air on its surfaces (such as
aeroplanes, helicopters, gliders, and other
heavier-than-air craft). Where possible,
name a specific type of aircraft.
Terms alphabetical
Aircraft transporters
BT
Trailers
RT
Prime movers
SN
Large trailers designed to pull or move
aircraft, generally by being attached to a
prime mover.
Aircraft wheels
BT
Aircraft badges
BT
Wheels
Aircraft components
Vehicle badges
SN
Aircraft components
Devices fixed to the body of an aircraft
depicting logos, brand names etc.
Airguns
BT
Guns
SN
Guns operated by compressed air.
Aircraft carriers
BT
Naval ships
RT
Aircraft
SN
Large naval ships, designed to serve as an
air base at sea, with a long strip on deck
for the taking off and landing of aircraft.
Aircraft compasses
BT
Aircraft components
Directional compasses
NT
Inclinometer
RT
Aircraft
Aircraft components
BT
Vehicle components
NT
Aircraft badges
Aircraft compasses
Airline maps
USE Aeronautical maps
Airline tickets
BT
Transport tickets
Airline timetables
BT
Timetables
Airmail covers
USE Airmail envelopes
Airmail envelopes
BT
Philatelic envelopes
SN
Special lightweight envelopes labelled to
indicate they should be sent by airmail.
Aircraft wheels
Airmail labels
Aircraft engines
BT
Postal stationery
USE Aero-engines
Aircraft logbooks
BT
RT
Airmail envelopes
SN
Gummed labels that are stuck on
envelopes to indicate they should be sent
by airmail.
Aviation documents
Logbooks
SN
Books containing a listing of navigational,
meteorological, and other significant data
concerning an air journey. These can
include separate logs for the journey, the
aircraft's condition, engines, and a pilot's
log.
Labels
Airmail paper
BT
Postal stationery
SN
Lightweight paper used for sending letters
overseas.
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Airplanes
USE Aeroplanes
Airspeed indicators
BT
Indicators
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Albumen photoprints
USE Albumen prints
Albumen prints
BT
Photographic prints
SN
Photographic prints having albumen as
the binder. They are always black and
white but they may be toned to a
monochrome hue.
Akubra hats
BT
Hats
SN
Broadbrimmed Australian hats, made of
rabbit fur felt, which are particularly
hardy in wet conditions.
Alabastra
BT
Cosmetics containers
RT
Unguentaria
SN
Small bottles or flasks of elongated form
for holding ointments, perfume or oil.
(Dict of Glass, Harold Newman, London,
1977).
Albumen silver prints
USE Albumen prints
Albums
BT
Books
NT
Chocolate card albums
Cigarette card albums
Coin albums
Philatelic albums
Photograph albums
Alabastrons
USE Alabastra
Postcard albums
SN
Alabastrum
USE Alabastra
Alarm clocks
BT
Clocks
SN
Clocks that can be set to sound a bell or
the like at a particular time in order to
rouse people from sleep.
Albion presses
BT
Printing presses
SN
Hand printing presses made about 1822.
The type lay on a horizontal sliding bed,
pressure being exerted by an
elbow-shaped lever joint called a toggle
which forced the platen on to the forme.
Album covers
USE Record covers
Albumen photographs
USE Albumen prints
Books consisting of blank leaves for
inserting and storing photographs,
stamps, etc.
Alcoholometers
BT
Meters
SN
Instruments for finding the percentage of
alcohol in a liquid.
Ale glasses
BT
Drinking glasses
RT
Beer glasses
SN
Early English glasses intended for
drinking ale or beer. The shape
approximated that of a contemporary
elongated wine glass. Refer also to beer
glasses, which are similar.
Alembas
BT
Percussion instruments
SN
Tuned percussion instruments invented
by Australian composer Moya Henderson,
comprising a set of suspended triangles of
graduated size and pitch, each connected
to a tubular resonator
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All-sky camera mirrors
USE Camera mirrors
Allen keys
BT
Hand tools
SN
Variously sized small hexagonal metal
bars , used to tighten or loosen matching
screws or bolts.
Terms alphabetical
RT
Altars
SN
Works of art or decorative screens behind
and above an altar.
Altars
BT
Religious objects
RT
Altarcloths; Altarpieces
SN
Constructions upon which religious
offerings are made.
Almanacs
BT
Documents
SN
Calendars of the days of the year, in
weeks and months, indicating the time of
various events or phenomena (for
example, anniversaries, sunrise, changes
of the moon and tides) or giving other
pertinent information.
Almond essence
BT
Food essences
SN
Food additives composed of concentrated
almond liquid.
Altered photographs
USE Manipulated photographs
Altered prints
USE Manipulated photographs
Alternating current generators
USE AC generators
Alternating current motors
USE AC motors
Almonds
BT
Nut fruits
SN
The stone (nut) or kernel of the fruit of the
almond tree.
Alphabet blocks
BT
Toy blocks
RT
Educational toys
SN
Building blocks with a letter of the
alphabet on each face.
Alphabet toys
USE Alphabet blocks
Alternators
USE AC generators
Alternators, inductor
USE Inductor alternators
Alternators, turbo
USE Turboalternators
Altimeters
BT
Aviation instruments
Meters
Altarcloths
BT
Ceremonial textiles
RT
Aneroid barometers
SN
Devices used in aircraft for finding
distance above sea level, terrain or some
other reference point.
Cloths
Religious objects
RT
Altars
SN
Cloths for covering an altar.
Altarpieces
BT
Decorative panels
Religious objects
Ambrotype photographs
USE Ambrotypes
Ambrotypes
BT
Positives
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SN
Positive photographs produced by
mounting a negative (made by a variant of
the wet collodion process) that is on glass
with a dark backing, which makes the
image appear as a positive.
Ambulances
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SN
All the material used in discharging
firearms and weapons that throw
projectiles, including gunpowder, shot,
shrapnel, bullets, cartridges, primers,
fuses, chemicals, bombs, grenades, mines
and pyrotechnics.
Ammunition belts
BT
Emergency vehicles
NT
Air ambulances
RT
Toy ambulances
NT
Cartridge belts
SN
Vehicles specially equipped for carrying
sick or wounded people. While modern
ambulances are motor powered, early
ambulances were drawn by horse.
RT
Ammunition; Ammunition pouches
SN
Belts used to carry ammunition, usually
bullets, on the person.
American organs
USE Reed organs
BT
Belts
Military equipment
Ammunition pouches
BT
Firearms accessories
RT
Ammunition; Ammunition belts
American pattern braces
USE Joiners braces
Amp meters
USE Ammeters
Amethysts
BT
Gemstones
SN
Crystallised purple or violet quartz used
in jewellery.
Ammeters
BT
Electric meters
NT
Milliammeters
SN
Instruments for measuring the magnitude
of electric currents in amperes.
Ammonia compressors
BT
Compressors
RT
Air compressors
Ammunition
BT
Military equipment
NT
Bullets
Amphibia
USE Amphibians
Amphibians
BT
Animals
NT
Frogs
Toads
Amphorae
BT
Food storage jars
SN
Ancient Greek two-handled,
narrow-necked vessels, commonly
big-bellied and narrowed at the base, used
for food storage, commonly oil or wine.
Amphoras
USE Amphorae
Cannon balls
Cartridges
Shells (ammunition)
Shot
Shrapnel
RT
Ammunition belts; Ammunition pouches
Amplidynes
USE DC generators
Amplifiers
BT
Electrical equipment
Electronic equipment
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Audio amplifiers
Terms alphabetical
USE Medicinal powders
Oscillators
SN
Devices for increasing the amplitudes of
electric waves or impulses; commonly
radio valves or transistors, or devices
employing them.
Amplifiers, rotating
USE DC generators
Analog calculators
BT
Calculators
Analog computers
BT
Computers
SN
Computers that use continuously variable
(analog) quantities such as rotation or
voltage to represent numbers.
Ampoules
BT
Health and medical equipment
RT
Hypodermic syringes
BT
Prisms
SN
Sealed glass bulbs used to hold
hypodermic solutions.
SN
Prisms used in microscopes, with a
polariser.
Amulets
Analysers
Analytical balances
BT
Personal adornments
NT
Therapeutic amulets
RT
Tikis
SN
Objects (such as brooches, finger rings,
bracelets, reliquaries or pendants) or
gemstones believed to have special
supernatural qualities and worn primarily
to ward off evil, witchcraft or illness, but
sometimes to bring good fortune.
Amusement machines
BT
Machines
NT
Carousel horses
Jukeboxes
Anaesthesia equipment
BT
Balances
SN
Types of equal-arm balances used for
exacting laboratory work.
Anastigmat enlarging lenses
USE Enlarging lenses
Anastigmat lenses
BT
Lenses
SN
Lenses designed to eliminate astigmatism.
Anastigmatic lenses
USE Anastigmat lenses
Anatomical drawings
BT
Health and medical equipment
BT
Drawings
NT
Anaesthesimeters
RT
Anatomical models
SN
A general term for equipment used by
anaesthetists. Where possible, specify the
type of equipment.
Anaesthesimeters
BT
Anaesthesia equipment
Meters
SN
Instruments for testing degrees of
anaesthesia or for regulating the amount
of anaesthetic given.
Analgesic powders
Anatomical models
BT
Health and medical equipment
Scientific models
RT
Anatomical drawings
SN
Models of different parts of human and
animal anatomy, most usually skeletons,
showing the structure of the body.
Anchor chains
BT
Nautical equipment
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Terms alphabetical
Anchors
BT
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Angle bars
Nautical equipment
BT
Beams
SN
Metal beams with an L-shaped section.
Ancient Greek coins
BT
Coins
NT
Diobol coins
Drachm coins
Obol coins
Onkia coins
Angle braces
USE Hand drills
Angle irons
USE Angle bars
Staters
Tetrobol coins
Animal accessories
Trias coins
BT
Accessories
Victoriatus
NT
Animal bells
Animal transport containers
Ancient Indian coins
BT
Cages
Coins
Camel accessories
Dog accessories
Ancient Roman coins
Horse accessories
BT
Coins
NT
Semis coins
Lassos
Solidus coins
Leads
Horse trappings
Yokes
Andirons
USE Firedogs
Animal bells
BT
Bells
Anemometers
BT
Meters
Aneroid barographs
USE Barographs
NT
Barometers
RT
Altimeters
SN
Instruments for measuring atmospheric
pressure and, indirectly, altitude, by
registering the pressure exerted on the
elastic top of a box or chamber exhausted
of air.
Cowbells
Animal bones
BT
Animal parts
NT
Bone carvings
Engraved bones
Aneroid barometers
BT
Animal accessories
Inscribed bones
Skulls (animal)
Angel coins
BT
Coins
SN
An English gold coin, first issued in 1465
and valued at 6s. 8d.
Whalebones
Animal figures
BT
Figures
NT
Bird figures
RT
Animals
SN
Ceramic or carved representations of
animals.
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Animal fur
BT
RT
Animal fur
Animal parts
Animal products
NT
Terms alphabetical
Ermine
Animal horns
BT
Animal parts
NT
Antelope horns
Animal teeth
BT
Animal parts
NT
Boar teeth
Elephant teeth
Tusks
Whale teeth
Cow horns
Engraved horns
Snuff horns
Animal transport containers
BT
Animal accessories
Containers
Animal parts
BT
Animals
NT
Animal bones
Animal fur
Animal horns
Animal skins
Animal teeth
RT
Cages
SN
Containers made and designed to confine
and transport wild and domestic animals.
Animal traps
BT
Traps
NT
Eel traps
Fish traps
Antennae
Lobster traps
Bezoars
Mouse traps
Bones
Rabbit traps
Coral
Rat-traps
Eggs
Yabbie traps
Feathers
Pearls
Shells
Skeletons (animal)
Animal products
BT
Animals
NT
Animal fur
Birds nests
Cocoons
Eggs
Honeycomb
Pearls
Shells
Wool samples
Wool specimens
Animal skins
BT
Animal parts
Animals
BT
Objects
NT
Amphibians
Animal parts
Animal products
Australian animals
Birds
Coral
Dinosaurs
Fish
Invertebrates
Mammals
Mice
Reptiles
Squirrels
Animation cells
USE Animation cels
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Terms alphabetical
Animation cels
BT
Artworks
RT
Cinematographic equipment
SN
Animation cels (short for celluloid) are
transparent sheets onto which images are
drawn or painted for traditional,
hand-drawn animations.
Ankle bindings
BT
Footwear
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USE Annealing furnaces
Annual reports
BT
Ant traps
BT
USE Anklets
USE Anklets
Ankle ties
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Ties, usually textile, used to secure
trousers around the ankles.
Jewellery
SN
Rings, chains, bands or other ornamental
forms worn around the ankle.
Anna coins
BT
NT
Coins
Half anna coins
BT
Communications equipment
NT
Direction-finders
Frame aerials
Loop aerials
SN
One twelfth anna coins
Quarter anna coins
Two anna coins
RT
Rupee coins
SN
Indian copper denomination, to the value
of one-sixteenth of the rupee.
Annealing furnaces
BT
BT
Specimens
NT
Bark specimens (anthropological)
Fibre specimens (anthropological)
SN
Use for specimens collected for cultural
purposes.
Antimacassars
BT
Furniture accessories
Soft furnishings
SN
Ornamental coverings for the backs and
arms of chairs, sofas, etc. to keep them
from being soiled.
Antiseptic swabs
USE Swabs
Furnaces
Glassmaking equipment
SN
Devices that couple a transmitter or
receiver network of a radio system to open
space. Radio waves or microwaves are
used to transmit signals from a source
through space.
Anthropological specimens
One anna coins
One sixteenth anna coins
Animal parts
Antennas
Anklets
BT
Animal horns
Antennae
BT
Ankle rings
Pest traps
Antelope horns
BT
Ankle chains
Reports
Furnaces for annealing metals or glass.
Annealing ovens
Ants
BT
Insects
NT
Honey ants
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Terms alphabetical
SN
Anvils
BT
Blacksmithing tools
RT
Coopering hammers
SN
Heavy iron blocks with smooth faces,
frequently of steel, on which hot metals
are hammered into desired shapes.
Aperture cards
BT
Microfiche
SN
Cards with one or more openings into each
of which is mounted a frame cut from a
strip of microfilm.
Apiary equipment
USE Beekeeping equipment
Aplanat lenses
Apple peelers
BT
Fruit peelers
RT
Apple corers
Apple sorters
BT
BT
Computer software
NT
Computer game software
SN
Software that applies the computer to a
particular type of work, especially
business and commercial applications. It
includes word processing, database
management, spreadsheet and desktop
publishing software.
Apostle spoons
Spoons
RT
Religious figures
SN
A type of spoon, about 18 cm long, that
has, as the finial (on a straight
undecorated stem), a cast full-length
figure in-the-round depicting one of the
Twelve Apostles.
Apothecary bottles
BT
Medication bottles
RT
Apothecary jars
Fruit sorters
Applications software
USE Rapid rectilinear lenses
BT
Utensils for removing the core of an apple,
in the form of a long thin cylindrical
handle extending to a hemispherical tube
with the end sharpened and pointed for
cutting.
Applicators
BT
Medical instruments
SN
Rod-like instruments for applying
medication.
Applique dies
BT
Dies
SN
Patterns used in order to perform
applique work.
Applique patches
Apothecary boxes
BT
Boxes
SN
Boxes in which medicaments were stored.
Apothecary jars
BT
Pharmaceutical jars
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Decorative textile patches designed to be
sewn or ironed onto clothing. Some people
collect such patches.
Appointment books
BT
Books
Stationery
Apple corers
BT
Corers
RT
Apple peelers
Aprons
BT
Clothing
NT
Ceremonial aprons
Work aprons
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Terms alphabetical
SN
Pieces of clothing made in various ways
for covering, and usually also protecting,
the front of a person more or less
completely.
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Arch supports
BT
Footwear accessories
SN
Internal part of shoe that pushes up
against the arch of the foot.
Aquarelle paintings
BT
Watercolour paintings
SN
The French term for true watercolour
painting in transparent washes of colour,
as distinct from the opaque method known
as gouache.
Arched top guitars
BT
Steel string guitars
SN
Steel strung, plectrum played guitars
carved from thick wood, and used
particularly in jazz playing. For greater
volume many have steel resonators let
into the belly.
Aquatints
BT
Etchings
SN
Prints produced by intaglio method where
a design is bitten into the metal plate by
means of acid.
Archers rings
BT
Finger rings
SN
Arc lamp regulators
BT
Lighting equipment
RT
Arc lamps
Archery equipment
A type of finger ring worn by an archer to
make the flight of the arrow swifter and
more accurate. The ring has a projection
on one side of the hoop behind which a
bow-string is hitched when the arrow is
drawn. Usually Chinese, often made of
jade.
Arc lamps
BT
Lamps
SN
Lamps in which an electric arc, usually
between carbon rods, provides a light
source of high intensity.
Arc lights
USE Arc lamps
Arc welders
Archery bows
BT
Archery equipment
NT
Crossbows
Reflex bows
SN
Hand weapons used to shoot arrows.
Archery equipment
BT
Hunting and gathering tools
Sports equipment
USE Electric welders
Weapons
NT
Arc-welding equipment
Archers rings
Archery bows
USE Electric welders
Arrows
Bows
Arcade games
BT
Games
SN
Games, usually coin operated, designed to
be used in retail centres.
Arcade toys
BT
Toys
RT
Kewpie dolls
SN
Inexpensive toys given as prizes at fairs
and in arcades.
Quivers
Archimedean braces
USE Archimedean drills
Archimedean drills
BT
Drills
RT
Push drills
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SN
Drills consisting of a head, a stem cut or
twisted into the form of a slow spiral, a
driving handle containing a nut cut
internally to engage with the spiral and a
screw chuck to take bits. A rotating action
is obtained by sliding the handle up and
down the spiral stem so that the bit
rotates alternately in opposite directions.
Terms alphabetical
NT
Roofs
Shingles
Shop fittings
Skirting boards
Staircases
Steps
Architectural drawings
BT
Podiums
Tiles
Drawings
Walls
Weathervanes
Architectural elements
Window accessories
BT
Objects
Window frames
NT
Architectural panels
Windows
Balusters
Balustrades
Banister rails
Banisters
Architectural models
BT
Models
SN
Small scale models of architectural
constructions
Bannisters
Brackets
Bricks
Architectural moulds
BT
Industrial moulds
Bridge girders
Building stones
Chimneypots
Columns
Copings
Architectural panels
BT
Panels
NT
Cornices
Dado panels
Door accessories
Door panels
Door jambs
Leadlight door panels
Doors
Leadlight panels
Finials
Stained glass panels
SN
Floors
Friezes
Gates
Gateways
Grilles
Keystones
Balustrade panels
Ceiling panels
Cupolas
Fireplaces
Architectural elements
Distinct portions or divisions of a
wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, etc., or of
any surface sunk below or raised above
the general level, or enclosed by a frame
or border.
Architectural plans
BT
Documents
Lightning conductors
Lintels
Mantelpieces
Architectural specifications
BT
Specifications
Mirror balls
Mouldings
Archival documents
Newels
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Terms alphabetical
USE Archives
Archives
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BT
Military equipment
NT
Armour masks
Armour plates
BT
Objects
Armoured sleeves
NT
Design archives
Chainmail armour
RT
Documents
Gauntlets
Horse armour
Leg armour
Argand lamps
BT
Lamps
SN
Lamps with a burner that has a
cylindrical wick sandwiched between two
metal tubes that admit a current of air to
the inside of the flame and a chimney to
enclose the flame and direct air to the
outside of it.
Neck armour
Shields
Shoulder armour
Sword belts
Torso armour
RT
Military uniforms
SN
Defensive coverings worn as protection
against offensive weapons.
Argylls
BT
Tableware
RT
Sauce boats
SN
Gravy warmers with a handle and spout,
similar in shape to a covered coffee pot.
Arithmometers
BT
Mechanical calculators
SN
Early calculating machines used for
working out arithmetical problems, based
on a mechanism of rows of teeth on a
driving wheel, with calculations made by
advancing the wheel on the rows.
Armbands
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Bands of material worn around sleeves to
indicate authority, allegiance, mourning,
etc.
Armour boxes
BT
Clothing storage containers
SN
Chairs
SN
Chairs with arms to support the forearms
or elbows.
BT
Jewellery
SN
Ornamental bands worn on the upper
arm, either of cloth or metals.
Armour
Armour
Masks
SN
Masks worn as part of a suit of armour.
Armour plates
BT
Armour
NT
Backplates
Breastplates
SN
Metal pieces or plates forming the
material of defensive armour, especially
the plates of iron or steel with which the
sides of vessels of war are covered.
Armoured cars
BT
Vehicles
SN
Reinforced vehicles which are impervious
to bullets.
Armlets
BT
Boxes used to store armour.
Armour masks
Armchairs
BT
Boxes
Armoured sleeves
BT
Armour
SN
Pieces of armour which protect the arm.
Arms
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USE Weapons
Army tanks
BT
Military vehicles
RT
Toy tanks
Terms alphabetical
BT
Flowers
NT
Feather flowers
Artificial fruits
BT
Fruits
SN
Imitation fruit made from plastics etc.
Arrows
BT
Archery equipment
SN
A slender, straight, generally pointed,
missile wepon made to be shot from a bow
(macquarie dictionary definition).
Artillery
BT
Weapons
NT
Cannons
Field guns
Art books
BT
Books
Art drawings
BT
Drawings
NT
Brush drawings
Charcoal drawings
Mortars (weapons)
RT
Artists brushes
BT
NT
Calligraphy brushes
SN
Brushes used for painting artworks, as
distinct from paintbrushes used by house
painters and others.
Pastel drawings
Preparatory drawings
Art materials
Artists equipment
Paintbrushes
Ink drawings
Pencil drawings
Guns
Artists equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Air brushes
USE Artists equipment
Artists brushes
Artists paper
Art paper
Brush rests
Brush washers
USE Artists paper
Canvas boards
Decorative finishes
Art posters
BT
Easels
Artworks
Mounts
Posters
Palette knives
Artificial arms
BT
Palettes
Screenprinting equipment
Prostheses
Sketchbooks
Artificial eyelashes
BT
Cosmetics
Personal effects
SN
Manmade eyelashes, applied temporarily
with adhesive.
Artificial flowers
Water drippers
Artists paper
BT
Artists equipment
NT
Academy boards
Bristol boards
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Terms alphabetical
Artworks
BT
Objects
NT
Animation cels
Art posters
Cartoons
Carvings
Collages
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Ashtrays
Ashtrays
BT
Furniture accessories
Smoking equipment
RT
Ashtray stands
SN
Small trays, saucers, or bowls for tobacco
ash.
Commercial artwork
Commercial artworks
Decorative panels
Askoi
BT
Jugs
Oil jars
Diptychs
Drawings
RT
Oil lamps
Engraved bones
SN
Plural of askos, a small pottery vessels
used in ancient Greece for pouring oil into
lamps.
Engraved emu eggs
Engraved horns
Frescos
Friezes
Installations
Montages
Asparagus dishes
BT
Vegetable dishes
SN
Receptacles for bringing asparagus to the
dinner table. They are oblong dishes, upon
which rests a separate utensil in the form
of a frame made of joined parallel rods
bent upward vertically at each end to hold
the stalks.
Mosaics
Murals
Paintings
Papercuts
Pictures
Portraits
Asparagus holders
USE Asparagus tongs
Prints
Sculptures
Asparagus plates
Silhouettes
BT
Plates
Tableaux vivants
SN
Circular plates sloping downwards
towards the centre (to which the
asparagus stalks are pointed) and having
a small well on one side near the rim for
melted butter.
Tapestries
Toas
Triptychs
SN
Objects designed and executed to serve an
artistic or ornamental purpose. Where
possible, specify the type of artwork in
preference to this broad general term.
Ash pans
BT
Asparagus tongs
BT
Serving tongs
SN
Utensils for a diner to hold a stalk of
asparagus, made of a single strip of metal,
bent in the form of U-shaped tongs, with a
small square plate at each end to grip the
stalk.
Fireplace accessories
Pans
SN
Pails or pans for collecting ash from fires.
Ashtray stands
BT
Assaying equipment
BT
Scientific equipment
RT
Mining equipment
Furniture accessories
Stands
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Assegais
BT
Spears
SN
Slender throwing spear of the Bantu
peoples of southern Africa.
Terms alphabetical
NT
Cosmic ray detectors
Janssen's apparatus
Photographic micrometers
Planispheres
Plate readers
Astragal planes
Regulator clocks
USE Bead planes
Astrographic plates
BT
Astrophotographs
SN
Astrophotographs on plates taken by
astrographs.
Astrographs
BT
Astronomical equipment
Telescopes
SN
Telescopes designed exclusively for
astronomical photography, especially for
mapping the heavens.
Astrolabes
BT
Measuring instruments
SN
Medieval instruments for measuring the
altitude of the sun or stars.
Astrological charts
USE Horoscopes
Astronomical charts
BT
Astronomical equipment
Reseaux
Astronomical instruments
USE Astronomical equipment
Astronomical models
BT
Scientific models
NT
BT
Astronomical equipment
Measuring instruments
SN
Instruments for observing the transit of
stars across the meridian of the observer.
Astronomical equipment
BT
Scientific equipment
NT
Astrographs
Astronomical charts
Astronomical circle instruments
Astronomical models
Astrophotographs
Orreries
Astronomical photographs
USE Astrophotographs
Astronomical telescopes
BT
Telescopes
SN
Telescopes designed for viewing the stars.
Astronomy equipment
USE Astronomical equipment
Astrophotographs
BT
Astronomical equipment
Photographs
Charts
Astronomical circle instruments
Astronomical equipment
NT
Astrographic plates
SN
Photographs taken of celestial bodies or
astronomical phenomena. Use `Space
photographs' for photographs taken
beyond the earth's atmosphere.
Asynchronous generators
USE Induction generators
Asynchronous motors
USE Induction motors
Ataghans
USE Swords
Celestial globes
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Terms alphabetical
Athletic supports
BT
Sports clothing
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Audio amplifiers
BT
Underwear
NT
Jockstraps
RT
Cricket boxes
SN
Supports for the genitals, usually of
elastic cotton webbing, worn by male
athletes, dancers, etc.
Athletics equipment
BT
Sports equipment
Audio equipment
NT
RT
Megaphones
Note amplifiers
SN
Devices used to amplify the sound of a
radio, record player, or electric
instrument.
Audio and visual equipment
BT
Communications equipment
NT
Audio accessories
Atlases
BT
Amplifiers
Audio equipment
Books
Broadcasting equipment
Geographical equipment
Cinematographic equipment
Maps
Film editing equipment
Photographic equipment
Polarizers
Atmospheric engines
Television equipment
USE Non-condensing engines
Video equipment
Viewing equipment
ATMs
USE Automatic teller machines
SN
Atomic clocks
BT
Clocks
SN
Highly accurate clocks in which an electric
oscillator, as a crystal, is regulated by the
vibration of an atomic system.
Atomisers
BT
Containers
NT
Medicinal atomisers
Audio appliances
USE Audio equipment
Audio cassette players
BT
Audio equipment
SN
Machines used to play, but not record,
audio cassettes
Perfume atomisers
RT
Aerosol containers
SN
Devices for dispensing liquids in a fine
spray.
Att coins
BT
Coins
SN
A Siamese copper coin, to the value of
one-sixty-fourth part of the tical. 100 Att
= 1 Kip.
Audio accessories
USE Audio equipment
A general term to encompass a wide range
of equipment used for audio or visual
operations. This broad term is included
only as a place-holder for hierarchy
purposes and is not to be used to describe
individual objects.
Audio cassette recorders
BT
Audio equipment
Audio cassettes
BT
Audio tapes
SN
Plastic containers enclosing both a
recording tape and two hubs about which
it winds.
Audio compact discs
BT
Audio equipment
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BT
Compact discs
NT
Audio minidiscs
Audio equipment
BT
Audio and visual equipment
NT
Audio amplifiers
Audio cassette players
Audio cassette recorders
Terms alphabetical
BT
Packaging
RT
Audio equipment
Audio frequency generators
USE Tone generators
Audio minidiscs
BT
Audio compact discs
Audio compact discs
Audio systems
Cassette recorders
Compact disc players
Cylinder player
Audio oscillators
BT
Oscillators
RT
Tone generators
Digital sound recorders
Earphones
Gramophones
Audio record covers
USE Record covers
Headphones
Heterodyne units
Jukeboxes
Microphone stands
Audio records
BT
Sound recordings
NT
Frequency test records
Microphones
Phonographs
Radio cabinets
Audio systems
BT
Audio equipment
Radio equipment
Radiograms
Record covers
Record players
Reel-to-reel tape recorders
Audio tapes
BT
Sound recordings
NT
Audio cassettes
Reel-to-reel audio tapes
Reverberation units
Sirens
Sonar detectors
Sound recordings
Speakers
Styluses (audio)
Whistles
Audio-visual appliances
USE Audio and visual equipment
Audio-visual equipment
USE Audio and visual equipment
Wire recorders
RT
Audio equipment packaging
Audiofrequency generators
USE Tone generators
Audio equipment accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Record cleaners
Audio equipment packaging
Audiovisual equipment
USE Audio and visual equipment
Audiovisual toys
BT
Toys
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Terms alphabetical
NT
Toy cameras
Toy projectors
Auger bits
BT
Bits
NT
Hollow bits
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Australian fauna
USE Australian animals
Australian flags
BT
National flags
SN
Flags used to represent Australia as a
nation.
Spoke trimmer bits
RT
Augers
SN
Bits having a square tapered shank fitted
into and rotated by a brace; used for
drilling holes in wood.
Cutting tools
Woodworking tools
NT
SN
USE Australian plants
Australian plants
Augers
BT
Australian flora
BT
Plants
NT
Banksias
Shell augers
Christmas bushes
Taper augers
Eucalyptus trees
Twist augers
Grass trees
Iron shanks with a T-shaped handle at
one end and a boring device taking a long
steel bit at the other.
Kangaroo paws
Native pears
Silky oak
Australian animals
BT
Animals
NT
Australian birds
Dingoes
Echidnas
Goannas
Kangaroos
Koalas
Platypus
Possums
Sturts Desert Pea
Waratahs
Wattle
Australian Rules balls
USE Footballs
Autobiographies
BT
Books
SN
Accounts of a person's life written by that
person.
Tasmanian devils
Wombats
Australian birds
BT
Australian animals
Autoclaves
BT
Health and medical equipment
SN
Medical sterilising equipment, pressure
cookers or heavy vessels in which
chemical reactions take place under high
pressure.
Birds
NT
Cockatoos
Emus
Fairy Wrens
Galahs
Kookaburras
Magpies
Autofocus cameras
BT
Film cameras
SN
Cameras which have devices which focus
the lens automatically on a predetermined
target area.
Pelicans
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Autogiros
USE Autogyros
Terms alphabetical
Automatic teller machines
BT
Machines
Microcomputers
Autograph books
BT
Books
BT
Autogyros
BT
Rotary wing aircraft
SN
An aircraft with horizontally rotating
blades turned in flight by air forces
resulting from its foward motion.
(Macqurie Dictionary)
Automata
BT
Machines
NT
Musical automata
Toy automata
SN
Automatic violins
Mechanical figures or contrivances
constructed to move through concealed
motor power, as if spontaneously.
Automatic drills
USE Push drills
Automatic musical instruments
BT
Musical instruments
NT
Automatic violins
Automatic musical instruments
Violins
SN
Violins played by mechanical apparatus
rather than by people.
Automatic washing machines
USE Electric washing machines
Automatons
USE Automata
Automobile accessories
USE Motor car accessories
Automobile bodies
USE Motor car bodies
Automobile chassis
USE Motor car chassis
Automobile clocks
USE Dashboard clocks
Barrel organs
Music boxes
Organettes
Piano players
Player accordions
Player organs
Player pianos
SN
Musical instruments which play
automatically
Automatic pilots
BT
Aviation instruments
RT
Aircraft
SN
Automatic steering devices in aircrafts.
Automobile engines
USE Motor car engines
Automobiles
USE Motor cars
Automotive engines
USE Motor vehicle engines
Autophones
USE Percussion instruments
Autopilots
Automatic pistols
BT
USE Automatic pilots
Pistols
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Terms alphabetical
AV equipment
USE Audio and visual equipment
Aviary equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Bird baths
Bird feeders
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BT
Aviation helmets
BT
Any of various contrivances used in
keeping caged birds or poultry.
Aviation clothing
BT
Clothing
NT
Aviation goggles
Aviation clothing
Helmets
Aviation instruments
BT
Aviation equipment
Instruments
Birdcages
SN
Goggles
NT
Altimeters
Automatic pilots
RT
Aircraft components
Aviation logbooks
USE Aircraft logbooks
Aviation helmets
Aviation suits
Flying boots
Aviation documents
BT
Documents
NT
Aerial charts
Aeronautical charts
Aeronautical maps
Aeroplane logbooks
Aircraft logbooks
Aviation maps
USE Aeronautical maps
Aviation records
USE Aviation documents
Aviation suits
BT
Aviation clothing
SN
One-piece garments worn for
protection/warmth while flying aircraft.
Airline maps
Flight information
SN
A general term used for collections of
documents, records etc pertaining to flight
and flights. Where possible, specify the
type of document, or use a more specific
term.
Aviation ephemera
BT
Ephemera
Aviation tools
BT
Tools
Awards
BT
Objects
NT
Diplomas
Military decorations
Prizes
Aviation equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
Transport equipment
NT
Aviation instruments
Aviation tools
Aviation equipment
Trophies
SN
Objects bestowed as recognition of
excellence in an area. Where possible, use
more specific terms in preference to this
broad term, eg prizes, trophies,
certificates, medals, etc.
Flight simulators
Awl pads
Aviation goggles
BT
USE Tool pads
Aviation clothing
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Terms alphabetical
USE Nursery furniture
Awls
BT
Piercing tools
SN
Pointed instruments for piercing small
holes in leather, wood, etc.
Awnings
BT
Window coverings
SN
Rooflike covers to provide shelter and/or
shade; for example in front of windows or
doors. May be made from canvas or metal,
fixed or retractable.
Baby accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Baby baths
Baby bottles
Baby capsules
Baby carriages
Baby carriers
Baby plates
Baby toiletries
Axe handles
BT
Bassinettes
Tool handles
Breast pumps
Feeding bottles
Axe heads
BT
Feeding cups
Cutting tools
Prams
Tool components
Strollers
Teething rings
Axes
BT
Cutting tools
Edged weapons
NT
Battleaxes
Broadaxes
Coopering axes
Teething spoons
RT
Baby baths
BT
Hand axes
Baby accessories
Bathtubs
Felling axes
Ground edge axes
Nursery furniture
Baby Ben clocks
USE Alarm clocks
Hatchets
Ice-axes
Tomahawks
Baby bibs
BT
Baby clothing
Axminster carpets
USE Carpets
Babies accessories
Baby binders
BT
Baby clothing
SN
Long wrapping robes or waist wrappings
and head squares. Often rectangular and
made of white duck.
USE Baby accessories
Babies bibs
USE Baby bibs
Babies clothing
USE Baby clothing
Baby blankets
BT
Blankets
Baby bonnets
BT
Baby clothing
Bonnets
Babies furniture
NT
Christening bonnets
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Terms alphabetical
Baby books
BT
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NT
Baby shoes
Baby singlets
Books
Booties
Christening clothing
Baby bottles
Layettes
USE Feeding bottles
Nappies
Baby caps
BT
Baby clothing
Caps
Baby capsules
BT
Baby accessories
SN
A saftey capsule designed to carry a baby
in a car.
Baby carriages
USE Prams
Baby carriers
BT
Baby accessories
SN
Cloth used to carry a baby on the mother's
back.
Baby chemises
BT
Pilchers
RT
Childrens clothing
Baby coats
BT
Baby clothing
Baby dolls
BT
Dolls
RT
Infant simulators
SN
Dolls whose expressions, proportions and
dress mimic those of babies.
Baby dresses
BT
Baby clothing
Dresses
Baby gowns
BT
Baby clothing
NT
Christening gowns
Baby clothing
Chemises
Baby clothing
BT
Clothing
NT
Babies bibs
Baby jackets
BT
Baby clothing
Jackets
Baby bibs
Baby binders
Baby bonnets
Baby jumpsuits
BT
Baby clothing
SN
All in one outfits worn by babies
Baby caps
Baby chemises
Baby coats
Baby dresses
Baby nightdresses
BT
Baby clothing
Nightdresses
Baby gowns
Baby jackets
Baby jumpsuits
Baby nightgowns
USE Baby nightdresses
Baby nightdresses
Baby nightgowns
Baby petticoats
Baby robes
Baby petticoats
BT
Baby clothing
Petticoats
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Baby plates
BT
Baby accessories
Terms alphabetical
Back scratchers
BT
Personal effects
Plates
SN
Small plates used by babies.
Baby powder
BT
Baby toiletries
Talcum powder
Backgammon sets
BT
Board games
Backing boards
USE Mounts
Baby rattles
BT
Baby toys
Rattles
Backpacks
BT
Bags
Luggage
Baby robes
USE Baby gowns
Backplates
BT
Torso armour
Baby shoes
BT
Baby clothing
SN
Shoes
RT
Booties
BT
Baby clothing
USE Baby soaps
Baby soaps
BT
Baby toiletries
Baby toiletries
BT
NT
Passes
Performing arts equipment
SN
Singlets
Baby soap
Plates of armour. One backplate protects
the back of the trunk of the body.
Backstage passes
Baby singlets
BT
Armour plates
Passes issued to people to allow backstage
entry at performances.
Badgers
BT
Mammals
Badges
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Admission badges
Charity badges
Baby accessories
Club badges
Toiletries
Commemorative badges
Baby powder
Fashion badges
Baby soap
Identity badges
Baby soaps
Membership badges
Military badges
Baby toys
BT
Toys
NT
Baby rattles
Police badges
Political badges
School badges
Union badges
Baby's clothing
USE Baby clothing
Wartime badges
Baggage labels
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Labels
RT
Suitcases
Bagpipes
BT
Wind instruments
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Baiocchi
USE Baiocco coins
Baiocco coins
BT
Coins
SN
A coin of the Papal States, to the value of
one-hundredth of the scudo.
Bags
BT
Containers
NT
Backpacks
Beach bags
Bedding bags
Baking dishes
BT
Kitchenware
NT
Casserole dishes
Pie dishes
Blue bags
Ramekins
Book bags
Book carryalls
Carrier bags
Baking moulds
USE Baking tins
Carry bags
Coin bags
Dillybags
Garbage bags
Hand bags
Handbags
Handkerchief bags
Jewellery bags
Baking powder
BT
Foodstuffs
Baking tins
BT
Kitchenware
NT
Bread tins
Mailbags
Cake tins
Paper bags
Gem irons
Plastic bags
Pastry tins
Pouches
Pie tins
Saddlebags
Tart tins
Sample bags
Satchels
Sewing bags
Baking trays
BT
Trays
Shoe bags
Shopping bags
Storage bags
Tent bags
Toiletry bags
Balaclavas
BT
Headwear
SN
Knitted woollen helmets covering head
and neck
Tool bags
Water bags
Baht coins
BT
Coins
SN
The baht is the currency of Thailand.
Kitchenware
Balalaikas
BT
Stringed instruments
RT
Domras
SN
Russian musical instruments with
triangular bodies and guitar-like necks,
usually with three strings.
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Balance pans
BT
Components
Balances
BT
Weighing instruments
NT
Analytical balances
Terms alphabetical
Ballet slippers
USE Ballet shoes
Balloons
BT
Festive objects
SN
An inflatable rubber bag , usually brightly
coloured, used as a childrens toy
(Macquarie dictionary) and as decoration
at parties.
Beam balances
Folding balances
Photographic scales
Sovereign balances
Spring balances
Steelyards
SN
Weighing instruments, typically with a
bar poised or swaying on a central support
according to the weights borne in pans or
scales suspended at the ends.
Balancing figure toys
USE Balancing toys
Balancing toys
BT
Centre of gravity toys
RT
Executive toys
Ballot boxes
BT
Boxes
SN
Boxes to receive ballot papers.
Ballot papers
BT
Documents
RT
How to vote cards
SN
Tickets or papers used in voting.
Ballots
USE Ballot papers
Ballpoint pens
BT
Pens
Ball gowns
BT
Dresses
Evening wear
Ball-peen hammers
Balls
BT
Objects
NT
Balls and chains
BT
Peen hammers
Cannon balls
SN
Hammers having a hemispherical peen,
the end opposite the hammering face.
Crystal balls
Games balls
Marbles
Ball pien hammers
Sports balls
USE Ball-peen hammers
Time balls
SN
Ballet costumes
BT
Dance costumes
RT
Ballet shoes
Ballet shoes
BT
Dancing shoes
RT
Ballet costumes
Round or roundish objects, of different
materials and sizes, characterised by their
spheroid shape and used for a variety of
purposes. Where possible, use more
specific terms instead of this broad
general term.
Balls and chains
BT
Balls
Punishment equipment
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Terms alphabetical
Balsamaria
USE Unguentaria
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Bandaids
BT
Dressings
SN
A light adhesive dressing for covering
superficial wounds. (Macquarie dictionary
3rd ed.)
Balsams
BT
Ointments
SN
Aromatic ointments, for ceremonial or
medicinal use.
Balusters
BT
Architectural elements
RT
Balustrades
SN
Short pillar-like supports for a railing or
coping, as on a parapet.
Balustrade panels
BT
Architectural panels
RT
Balustrades
Balustrades
BT
Architectural elements
SN
Railings or copings supported by
balusters.
Bamboo
BT
Blinds
Banana chairs
BT
Sun lounges
SN
Light folding chairs, often of aluminium
and plastic, used outdoors, and having
back seat and leg supports which are
adjustable to a variety of positions.
Bananas
BT
Fruits
Band saws
USE Bandsaws
Bandages
BT
USE Bandoliers
Bandoliers
BT
Cartridge belts
SN
Broad cartridge belts worn over the
shoulder by soldiers.
Bandsaws
BT
Saws
SN
Power saws consisting of an endless
toothed steel band coupled to, and driven
around two wheels.
Banduras
BT
Stringed instruments
SN
Lute-like instruments, mostly from the
Ukraine
Bangles
Plants
Bamboo blinds
BT
Bandoleers
Medical textiles
BT
Bracelets
SN
A bracelet in the form of a ring without a
clasp. (Macquarie dictionary 3rd ed. 1997)
Banister brushes
BT
Cleaning brushes
SN
Small brushes, usually used in
combination with a dustpan.
Banister rails
BT
Architectural elements
SN
Hand rails for a set of stairs.
Banisters
BT
Architectural elements
SN
Vertical supports for a stair rail (Banister
rail).
Banjo-mandolins
USE Banjo mandolins
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Banjo mandolins
BT
Stringed instruments
RT
Banjos; Mandolins
SN
A stringed instrument that is a hybrid of a
banjo and a mandolin
Banjos
BT
Stringed instruments
RT
Banjo mandolins
Banjuleles
BT
Stringed instruments
RT
Banjos; Ukuleles
SN
Combination banjo and ukulele known as
a "Banjulele".
Bank drafts
BT
Financial records
SN
Drafts drawn by one bank on another,
payable on demand or at a specified future
date.
Terms alphabetical
Banner screens
USE Pole screens
Banners
BT
Textiles
NT
Commemorative banners
RT
Flags
Bannisters
USE Banisters
Bar clamps
USE Joiners clamps
Bar equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Cocktail cabinets
Cocktail glasses
Cocktail shakers
Liqueur glasses
Liquor glasses
Bankbooks
BT
Financial records
RT
Chequebooks
Banking records
USE Financial records
Swizzle sticks
Barbecues
BT
Cooking equipment
RT
Hibachi
SN
Devices, usually portable, containing a
metal frame for cooking meat etc above an
open fire of coals, wood etc.
Banknotes
BT
Paper money
NT
Inflation notes
Barbed wire
BT
Wires
Provisional notes
Specimen notes
SN
Strictly, promissory notes issued by a
bank. In practice, notes issued by
authority of a nation (government).
USE Barbecues
Barber braces
Banksia
USE Banksias
Banksias
BT
Barbeques
USE Joiners braces
Barber's bowls
USE Barbers bowls
Australian plants
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Terms alphabetical
Barbers bowls
BT
Barbers equipment
Bowls
Shaving equipment
Barbers chairs
BT
Barbers equipment
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Bark cutters
BT
Cutting tools
RT
Bark chisels
Bark paintings
BT
Paintings
Chairs
Barbers equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Barbers bowls
Bark specimens (anthropological)
BT
Anthropological specimens
SN
Use for specimens and/or bundles of bark
that have been collected for
anthropological purposes rather than
botanical purposes e.g. bark specimens
used in the preparation of artefacts by
Aboriginal people.
Barbers chairs
RT
Hair care equipment; Shaving equipment
Barber's lathering dishes
USE Lathering dishes
Barbie dolls
BT
Dolls
Bargeboards
BT
Roofs
SN
An overhanging board along the projecting
sloping edge of a gable roof. (Macquarie
Dictionary 3rd ed 1997)
Barges
BT
Watercraft
RT
Boats
Bark chisels
BT
Barking chisels
USE Bark chisels
Barographs
BT
Barometers
SN
Self registering instruments for recording
variations in atmospheric pressure; an
automatic recording barometer.
Barometers
BT
Meters
NT
Aneroid barometers
Barographs
Barongs
BT
Swords
SN
Large broad-bladed sword knives or
cleavers used by the Moros tribe of the
Philippines.
Chisels
Woodworking chisels
RT
Bark cutters
SN
Chisels used in the debarking of timber.
Bark cloth
Barrel hoops
BT
Container components
SN
Circular bands or rings of metal to hold
together the staves of a cask, barrel, etc.
USE Tapa cloths
Barrel organs
Bark cloth equipment
BT
Automatic musical instruments
Organs
USE Tapa cloth equipment
NT
Bird organs
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SN
Mechanical pipe organs with the keyboard
replaced by a rotating cylinder armed with
projections which raise levers to admit air
to the pipes. Barrel organs are often
mistakenly associated with street organs
and barrel pianos.
Terms alphabetical
NT
Picking knives
Baskets
BT
Containers
NT
Bread baskets
Barrel pianos
Cake baskets
BT
Player pianos
Clothes baskets
SN
A type of player piano turned by a handle.
Dog baskets
Picnic baskets
Barrels
BT
NT
Sewing baskets
Sugar baskets
Containers
Flour barrels
Spirit barrels
Sugar barrels
RT
Basket handles
Bass bows
USE Double bass bows
Barrow wheels
BT
Barrows
Wheels
Barrows
BT
Carts
NT
Barrow wheels
RT
Wheelbarrows
Bass drums
BT
Musical drums
Bass guitars
BT
Electric guitars
Bass viols
BT
Viols
Basins
BT
Containers
NT
Dishwashing basins
Basses
USE Double basses
Handbasins
Pudding basins
Bassinets
USE Bassinettes
Basket-handled jars
USE Situlae
Bassinettes
BT
Basket handles
BT
Handles
RT
Baskets
Basketballs
BT
Sports balls
Basketmaking tools
BT
Baby accessories
Nursery furniture
SN
Baskets in which babies sleep
Bassoons
BT
Woodwind instruments
Basting spoons
BT
Spoons
Tools
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Terms alphabetical
SN
Types of spoons having a long handle
(from 46 to 60 cm) and a large deep bowl.
It is similar to but longer than a gravy
spoon.
Bath linen
BT
Household textiles
NT
Bathmats
Face washers
Towels
SN
A general term used to describe all objects
made of fabric used in relation to
bathrooms or personal ablutions, whether
they be made of linen, cotton, or other
materials. Use this broad term only for
collections of such objects; where possible
specify the particular type of object, eg
towels etc.
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USE Swimsuits
Bathmats
BT
Bathrobes
BT
Clothing
RT
Dressing-gowns
SN
Full or knee-length garments, often of
terry towelling, worn before and after bath
or shower
Bathroom accessories
BT
Accessories
Domestic equipment
NT
Bath salts
BT
Bath linen
Bathroom scales
Soap holders
Sponge dishes
Toiletries
Toilet seat covers
Toothbrush holders
Bath soaps
BT
Toiletries
RT
Soap
SN
Soap products made for washing the body;
often coloured, perfumed or with
conditioning lotions added.
Towel racks
Towel rails
Bath thermometers
BT
Thermometers
Bathroom furniture
BT
Furniture
Bathroom scales
BT
Bathroom accessories
Weighing instruments
Bath towels
BT
Towels
Bathtub boats
BT
Toy boats
Bath toys
BT
Toys
NT
Bathtub boats
Bath toys
Bathtub toys
USE Bath toys
Rubber ducks
SN
Plastic or rubber toys that float in the
bathtub.
Bathing caps
BT
Caps
SN
Close-fitting waterproof covering for the
hair, worn when swimming.
Bathing suits
Bathtubs
BT
Plumbing fixtures
NT
Baby baths
RT
Bath toys
Batik equipment
BT
Textileworking equipment
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Batons
BT
Battledores
Percussive weapons
Uniform accessories
SN
Short staffs, originally weapons, carried
as a mark of authority (by police, military,
etc), or used in relation to an occupation
(conductor's batons, athletic relay batons,
etc).
BT
Racquets
SN
Playing instruments shaped like small
tennis racquets, used for striking
shuttlecocks in the game Battledore and
Shuttlecock.
Battleships
BT
Bats
BT
Terms alphabetical
Warships
Mammals
RT
Batteries
BT
Electrical equipment
NT
Carbon cells
Dry cell batteries
Thermopiles
Military vehicles
Toy battleships
Batz coins
BT
Coins
RT
Kreuzer coins
SN
(Plural batzen) A Swiss denomination,
first introduced at Berne during the 15th
century to the value of 4 Kreuzer.
Voltaic battery cells
Wet cell batteries
Batzen
Battery chargers
BT
Electrical equipment
RT
Batteries
USE Batz coins
Bayonet double adaptors
BT
Battery clocks
BT
Clocks
RT
Dashboard clocks
SN
Portable electric clocks which depend on a
dry cell or battery for their electric power.
Battery components
BT
Components
RT
Batteries
Double adaptors
Light globe fittings
SN
Double adaptors which accept appliances,
usually light globes, with bayonet caps.
Bayonets
BT
Edged weapons
NT
Socket bayonets
Sword bayonets
Bazen
USE Batz coins
Battery operated toys
USE Electric toys
Battery testers
BT
Beach accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Beach bags
Electrical equipment
Beach mats
Testing equipment
Beach towels
Beach toys
Battleaxes
BT
Axes
Beach umbrellas
RT
Sun protection equipment
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Terms alphabetical
Beach bags
BT
Bags
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BT
Moulding planes
SN
Planes with a curved cutting edge which
makes bead mouldings along a wood
surface.
Beach accessories
SN
Bags taken to the beach to hold towel, sun
cream etc.
Beach balls
BT
USE Textile samplers
Beach toys
Games balls
Beach buckets
BT
Beading samples
Beads
BT
Jewellery
SN
Small balls of glass, pearl, wood, plastic
etc with a hole through them, to be strung
with others and used for jewellery or
ornamentation or in a rosary. Use this
term for loose beads that have not yet
been strung or made into jewellery. use a
more specific term for jewellery items
such as necklace, string of beads, etc.
Beach toys
Buckets
Beach coats
BT
Coats
RT
Swimming robes
SN
Coats or jackets worn over swimsuits.
Beadwork moulds
BT
Moulds
Beach mats
BT
Beach accessories
SN
Mats made from straw, plastic, etc., on
which to sit or lie while on the beach.
Beach robes
USE Beach coats
Beach towels
BT
BT
Drinking cups
SN
Drinking vessels with a wide mouth.
Beakers (laboratory)
BT
Laboratory equipment
SN
Flat-bottomed cylindrical vessels usually
having a pouring lip, used in laboratories.
Beach accessories
Towels
Beach toys
BT
Beakers (cups)
Beach accessories
Beam balances
BT
Balances
SN
Balances with arms of unequal length
having either a movable fulcrum or a fixed
fulcrum and weights that can be placed at
different distances from the fulcrum.
Toys
NT
Beach balls
Beach buckets
Beach umbrellas
BT
Beach accessories
Beam compasses
BT
Drafting compasses
SN
Compasses for drawing large circles,
consisting of a beam with sliding sockets
carrying steel or pencil points.
Sun protection equipment
Umbrellas
Bead moulding planes
USE Bead planes
Bead planes
Beam engines
BT
Piston engines
Steam engines
NT
Grasshopper engines
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NT
SN
Sidelever paddle engines
Early reciprocating steam engines
incorporating an overhead beam to obtain
mechanical action. They were frequently
used in steamers.
Terms alphabetical
Beauty patches
BT
Personal adornments
SN
Small pieces of black silk or court plaster,
often cut to decorative designs, worn as a
cosmetic decoration in the 16th to 18th
centuries.
Beams
BT
Components
NT
Angle bars
Bean bags
Bed components
BT
Furniture components
NT
Bed fittings
Mattresses
USE Beanbags
RT
Bean slicers
BT
Vegetable slicers
Beanbag toys
BT
Toys
RT
Beanbags
SN
Small cloth bags filled with beans or
polystyrene beads, used as a toy. Often
used to teach throwing and catching.
Beanbags
BT
Chairs
RT
Beanbag toys
SN
Large triangular cushions used as chairs,
filled with pellets of synthetic material,
e.g. expanded polystyrene, which yields to
accommodate the shape of the body.
Beanies
Bed fittings
BT
Bed components
SN
Ceramic attachments to decorate bed
heads. Some were produced by the
Doulton Burslem factory in the late
nineteenth century.
Bed hangings
BT
Bedding
Soft furnishings
Bed linen
BT
Bedding
NT
Bedsheets
Pillow shams
Pillowcases
Quilt covers
Bed pillows
BT
Caps
SN
Close-fitting knitted caps, often with
pompom on top
Bearings
BT
Machinery components
SN
Machinery components in which a journal,
pivot or the like, turns or moves.
Bears
BT
Beds
Mammals
BT
Pillows
Bed pockets
BT
Bedding
Soft furnishings
SN
Cloth pockets designed to fit under or at
the side of a mattress, into which small
books, eyeglasses, pills etc can be placed.
Bed socks
BT
Beauty cases
Bedding
Nightwear
Socks
SN
Socks worn to bed for warmth
USE Cosmetics cases
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Terms alphabetical
Bed warmers
BT
Heating equipment
NT
Electric bed-warmers
Hot water bottles
Warming pans
RT
Foot-warmers
SN
Any of various contrivances for warming
beds.
Bedcovers
BT
Bedpost clocks
USE Lantern clocks
Bedroom suites
BT
Soft furnishings
Bedspreads
Furniture suites
Beds
BT
Furniture
NT
Cots
Sofa-beds
Bedding
Covers
NT
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Bedsheets
BT
Bed linen
Cot covers
Quilts
Waggas
SN
A general term used to describe the
variety of covers used on beds. Where
possible, specify the particular type of
cover from the list below.
Bedding
Household textiles
NT
Bed hangings
Bed linen
Bed pillows
Bed pockets
Bedcovers
Bedding bags
Mattresses
Sleeping-bags
Furnishings and manchester for beds.
Bedding bags
BT
Bedjackets
Nightwear
Bedpans
BT
Pans
Sanitary equipment
RT
Bedside cupboards
USE Night cupboards
USE Night cupboards
Bedspreads
BT
Bedcovers
NT
Coverlets
Bedstands
USE Night cupboards
Bedstead knobs
BT
Furniture accessories
Bags
Bedding
BT
USE Night cupboards
Bedside tables
BT
SN
Bedside cabinets
Bedsteads
BT
Furniture
Bedwarmers
USE Bed warmers
Bee-keeping equipment
USE Beekeeping equipment
Chamber pots
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Beehive clocks
BT
Clocks
SN
Clocks with an early form of Gothic case
design having a rounded arch, usually
constructed with a mahogany veneer
applied to a glued pine frame. It is
referred to as `beehive' by collectors
because of its similarity to old straw
beehives.
Beehive smoker
BT
Beekeeping equipment
Beehives
BT
Beekeeping equipment
Beekeeping equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Beehive smoker
Beehives
Honey knives
Beer
BT
Beverages
Beer barrels
USE Beer kegs
Terms alphabetical
RT
Ale glasses
SN
Modern glasses for drinking beer. Beer
glasses come in a variety of shapes,
usually approximating tall stemless
tumblers on a solid base.
Beer jugs
BT
Jugs
Beer kegs
BT
Brewing equipment
Kegs
RT
Beer casks
SN
Barrel that holds beer.
Beer mugs
BT
Mugs
NT
Steins
RT
Beer glasses
Beer plants
BT
Brewing equipment
SN
Machines used to cool beer in hotels.
Bees
BT
Insects
RT
Beekeeping equipment
Beer bottles
BT
Beverage bottles
Drinking vessels
Beer cans
BT
Drinking vessels
Food storage cans
Beer casks
BT
BT
Insects
NT
Scarabs
Belaying pins
BT
Nautical equipment
SN
Pins for use in securing the ends of ropes
on boats or ships.
Brewing equipment
Casks
RT
Beetles
Beer kegs
Bell jars
BT
Beer glasses
BT
Drinking glasses
NT
Pilsener glasses
Jars
Laboratory equipment
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Terms alphabetical
SN
Bell-shaped vessels for containing gases or
a vacuum in chemical experiments. For
glass jars or covers for protecting delicate
instruments or natural or fabricated
objects from dust or damage, use Display
domes.
Bell pulls
USE Bellpulls
Bellarmines
BT
Bottles
SN
Stoneware bottles, globular or
pear-shaped, with a moulded bearded
mask on, or just below, the neck, and often
a coat of arms below the mask.
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Belt buckles
BT
Belt accessories
Buckles
Belt pouches
BT
Pouches
Belts
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Ammunition belts
Chastity belts
Cricketers belts
Medical belts
Money belts
Bellows
Sanitary belts
BT
Objects
NT
Foot bellows
Hand bellows
RT
Forge blowers
Bellpulls
BT
Furniture accessories
Soft furnishings
RT
Sword belts
Trophy belts
Bench brushes
BT
Workshop brushes
RT
Woodworking tools
SN
Wide soft brushes set in a semi-circular
stock used for cleaning shavings, sawdust
etc. from the bench top or workpiece, and
by painters and others for cleaning off
dust.
Servants bells
Bells
BT
Objects
NT
Animal bells
Bicycle bells
Maintenance tools
Bench clamps
BT
Clamps
SN
Simple tools used in conjunction with a
workbench which hold a piece of wood
firmly in place in a V-shaped mouth.
Doorbells
Handbells
Musical bells
Servants bells
Bench cramps
USE Bench clamps
Telephone bells
Tram bells
Belly knives
USE Hollowing drawing knives
Belt accessories
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Belt buckles
Bench drills
BT
Drills
Metalworking tools
SN
Metalworking tools consisting of a strong
cast-iron frame for bolting to the bench, on
which is mounted a vertical drill-spindle
driven through bevel gears by a large
hand wheel.
Bench hooks
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BT
Tool guides
SN
Two blocks joined and used to support a
piece of timber which is being sawn.
Bench pegs
USE Bench stops
Bench planes
Terms alphabetical
SN
Pinions whose working face is oblique
with the axis, used to wok in connection
with another bevel pinion.
Bevel wheels
USE Bevel pinions
Bevels
BT
Squares
BT
Planes
NT
Block planes
RT
Try squares
Jack planes
SN
Tools with adjustable blades which can be
set to any angle, used by woodworkers for
laying out angles or adjusting the surface
of work to a particular inclination.
Woodworking tools
Smoothing planes
Trying planes
SN
Planes used for reducing, levelling and
smoothing wood.
Bench stops
BT
Woodworking tools
RT
Shooting boards
SN
Adjustable apparatus, often made of
metal, used to secure wood near the end of
the workbench, usually during planing.
Beverage bottles
BT
Bottles
Food storage containers
NT
Beer bottles
Brandy flasks
Carafes
Decanters
Liqueur bottles
Benches
Milk bottles
BT
Seating furniture
Pilgrim flasks
NT
Pews
Soft drink bottles
RT
Seats
SN
Use for benches as seating. For benches
as tables, use Supporting equipment, or a
narrower term.
Benchstops
USE Bench stops
Berets
BT
Headwear
RT
Tam-o'-shanters
Water-monkeys
Wine bottles
Beverage dispensing machines
BT
Machines
Beverage packaging
BT
Packaging
NT
Soft drink cans
Wine casks
Beverages
Berthas
BT
Clothing
BT
Foodstuffs
NT
Beer
Cocoa
Bevel pinions
BT
Pinions
Coffee
Coffee and chicory
Fruit juices
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Terms alphabetical
NT
Sake
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NT
Soft drinks
Bicycle luggage carriers
Tea
Bicycle pumps
Bicycle repair kits
Bezoars
Bicycle wrenches
BT
Animal parts
SN
Concretions found in the stomach or
intestines of certain animals, especially
ruminants, formerly reputed to be
effacious against poison.
Biberons
BT
Feeding bottles
SN
Feeding bottles having a globular or ovoid
body resting on a stemmed base, having a
handle and a spout, generally in the form
of a long curved tube extended from the
body.
Bible boxes
BT
Bicycle lamps
Boxes
Bicycle bells
BT
Bells
Bicycle accessories
Bicycle clips
BT
Bicycle accessories
Clothing accessories
SN
Clips used by cyclists to keep trousers
tight around the ankles and away from
the chain.
Bicycle components
BT
Vehicle components
NT
Bicycle seats
Religious objects
Bicycle tyres
RT
Bibles
Bicycle wheels
SN
Portable wooden boxes made during the
17th century, sometimes with a sloping
lid, in which the family Bible as kept and
taken out for daily readings.
Bibles
BT
Religious books
RT
Bible boxes
Bibliographies
BT
Lists
RT
Bicycle engines
BT
Motor vehicle engines
SN
Early engines attached to bicycles to
provide additional power. Use `Motorcycle
engines' for engines which power
motorcycles.
Bicycle helmets
BT
Helmets
SN
Helemt intended to reduce injury to the
head of a person riding a bicycle.
Bibs
USE Baby bibs
Bicorn hats
BT
Bicycles
Bicycle lamp brackets
BT
Bicycle accessories
Lamp brackets
Uniform hats
Bicycle lamps
Bicycle accessories
BT
Vehicle accessories
NT
Bicycle bells
Bicycle clips
Bicycle lamp brackets
BT
Bicycle accessories
Lamps
Bicycle luggage carriers
BT
Bicycle accessories
Containers
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SN
Any devices attached to a bicycle to
contain objects to be carried.
Terms alphabetical
Bikini tops
USE Bra tops
Bicycle pumps
BT
Bicycle accessories
Pumps
Bicycle repair kits
BT
Bicycle seats
Bicycle components
Seats
Bicycle tyres
BT
Bicycle components
Tyres
Bicycle wheels
BT
Swimsuits
SN
Two piece swimsuits, consisting of bra top
and pants.
Bilingual books
BT
Bicycle wrenches
Bicycle accessories
Billboards
BT
Advertisements
RT
Signs
SN
Large outdoor boards used for
advertisements, often placed alongside
roads and highways.
Billfolds
BT
Wallets
SN
Thin wallets for storing paper money,
with no provisions for storing coins.
Wrenches
SN
Wrenches used in bicycle maintenance.
Bicycles
BT
Vehicles
NT
Exercise bicycles
Penny-farthings
Books
Bill holders
Bicycle components
Wheels
BT
BT
Bicycle accessories
Repair kits
BT
Bikinis
Billiard ball microphones
BT
Microphones
SN
Round microphones
Billies
USE Billy cans
Bifaces
USE Hand axes
Billy can lids
BT
Lids
Big Ben clocks
USE Alarm clocks
Billy cans
BT
Camping equipment
Cans
Bikes
USE Bicycles
Bikini briefs
BT
Briefs
SN
Close fitting underpants that are very
narrow on the hips.
Cooking pots
Billy carts
USE Billycarts
Billycarts
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Childrens carts
SN
Small four-wheeled carts, usually
homemade, consisting essentially of a box
on a bellyboard and steered by ropes
attached to a movable axle.
Binding equipment
USE Bookbinding equipment
binocular cases
USE Carrying cases
Binoculars
BT
Optical instruments
NT
Opera glasses
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BT
Bird figures
BT
Animal figures
Bird fountains
USE Bird feeders
Bird of paradise feathers
BT
Feathers
Bird organs
BT
Barrel organs
SN
Small barrel organs which imitated the
sound of birds; popular in France from the
18th century and often used for teaching
tunes to domesticated birds.
Biochemical test kits
BT
Aviary equipment
Test kits
Birdcages
Biographies
BT
Books
RT
Autobiographies
Bionic ears
USE Cochlear implants
Biplanes
BT
Aeroplanes
Bird baths
BT
Aviary equipment
BT
Aviary equipment
Cages
Birds
BT
Animals
NT
Australian birds
Black swans
Bluebirds
Chickens
Doves
Ducks
Eagles
Egrets
Flamingos
Bird cages
USE Birdcages
Geese
Honeyeaters
Kiwis
Bird eggs
BT
Eggs
NT
Emu eggs
Hen eggs
Ostrich eggs
Penguin eggs
Bird feeders
Owls
Partridges
Peacocks
Pigeons
Poultry
Quails
Storks
Swans
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Birds nests
BT
Terms alphabetical
BT
Biscuit containers
Food storage jars
Animal products
Biscuit moulds
Biros
BT
USE Pens
Birth certificates
BT
Certificates
Kitchenware
Biscuit paste forcers
BT
Kitchenware
SN
Hollow tubes with stencil attachments of
various shapes fitted to one end. The
dough is put in the tube, and a stick,
rather like half a rolling pin, pushed
through the tube to create biscuit in
different shapes.
Birth control equipment
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
Contraceptives
Food moulds
Infant simulators
Ovulation test kits
Biscuit tins
BT
Biscuit containers
Birth tokens
BT
Tokens
SN
Reused coins engraved and dedicated to
commemorate a birth.
Biscuits
BT
Foodstuffs
RT
Biscuit containers
Birthday cards
BT
Festive objects
Greeting cards
Birthday decorations
BT
Bisque dolls
BT
Dolls
SN
Dolls made primarily (head and some
limbs) of unglazed porcelain.
Festive objects
Bit rolls
Biscuit boxes
BT
Biscuit containers
BT
Tool containers
SN
Rectangular piece of textile (usually
canvas) with pockets for tool bits, which is
rolled up and tied for carrying.
Biscuit containers
BT
Food storage containers
NT
Biscuit boxes
Biscuit jars
RT
Bits
BT
Tool components
NT
Auger bits
Biscuit tins
Brace bits
Biscuits
Drill bits
Masonry bits
Biscuit cutters
BT
Kitchenware
RT
Biscuit paste forcers
Biscuit jars
Woodworking bits
SN
Interchangeable tool parts for boring,
reaming or drilling, designed to be fitted
into a brace, drill or auger.
Biwa
BT
Lutes
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Terms alphabetical
SN
Flat lutes of Japan
Biwas
USE Biwa
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Blankets
BT
Household textiles
NT
Baby blankets
Electric blankets
Black-and-white transparencies
BT
Photographic transparencies
SN
Photographic transparencies whose
images are composed of grey tones, black,
and clear areas. They may include one hue
as a result of process, toning, or
discolouration.
RT
Waggas
Blast furnaces
BT
Furnaces
Blast lamps
USE Blowtorches
Black dolls
BT
Dolls
Blazers
BT
Jackets
Black swans
BT
Birds
Blackboards
BT
Blenders
BT
Food processing equipment
SN
Electric devices, usually with very rapidly
rotating sharp blades in the base of a
cylindrical container, used for chopping or
pulverising dry ingredients, and for
combining and mixing dry and liquid food
ingredients.
Furniture
School equipment
RT
Writing slates
Blacking bottles
BT
Bottles
RT
Blacking brushes
Blinds
BT
Window coverings
NT
Bamboo blinds
Holland blinds
Blacking brushes
BT
Cleaning brushes
NT
Stove blacking brushes
RT
Blacking bottles
SN
Brushes used to apply blacking to
surfaces.
Blackout hoods
USE Photographers hoods
Blacksmithing tools
BT
Metalworking tools
NT
Anvils
Blade injectors
Matchstick blinds
Venetian blinds
Block planes
BT
Bench planes
SN
Small hand-held planes, either of wood or
metal, with low-angled cutting blades,
used for small work, to clean up rough
spots, and especially to clean end grain
and mitres.
Blocking presses
USE Bookbinding presses
Blocks of tea
USE Tea blocks
USE Razor blade injectors
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Bloomers
BT
Underpants
SN
Drawers with full loose legs, gathered
above or below the knee.
Blotter rollers
BT
SN
Pipes or tubes through which missiles are
blown using human breath.
Blowtorches
BT
Welding equipment
SN
Portable apparatus used in welding which
give an extremely hot flame by forcing
oxyacetylene under pressure through a
small nozzle and burning it in air.
Writing equipment
Blotters
BT
Terms alphabetical
Blue bags
Writing equipment
BT
Bags
Laundry equipment
Blotting paper
BT
Writing equipment
RT
Laundry blue
SN
Cloth bags containing laundry blue, which
were squeezed into the rinse water of a
load of washing.
Blouse fronts
BT
Clothing
Bluebirds
BT
Birds
Blouses
BT
Shirts
NT
Chemisettes
Blueprints
BT
Documents
Overblouses
Blow irons
BT
Glassmaking equipment
SN
Hollow iron tubes used to take a gathering
of molten glass from the pot and then to
shape it by blowing the mass into a
bubble.
Blowfly traps
USE Flytraps
Blowlamps
USE Blowtorches
Blowpipes (tools)
BT
Pipes
SN
Industrial tools for transmitting air or
gas, usually to facilitate a heating process.
Blunderbuss barrels
BT
Gun barrels
Blunderbuss pistols
BT
Pistols
Blunderbusses
BT
Firearms
NT
Flintlock blunderbusses
Percussion blunderbusses
SN
Short muskets of wide bore with expanded
muzzle to scatter shot, bullets, or slugs at
close range.
Boar spears
BT
Spears
Boar teeth
Blowpipes (weapons)
BT
Percussive weapons
RT
Blowpipes (tools)
BT
Animal teeth
Boar tusks
BT
Tusks
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Board and roller mangles
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BT
Trailers
BT
Mangles
RT
Boat transporters; Boats
SN
Wooden rollers on which clothes were
wrapped, then rolled backwards and
forwards with a heavy board.
SN
Wheeled frames designed to hold a boat,
used to tow boats behind motor vehicles
when transporting them overland.
Board games
Boat transporters
BT
Games
BT
Trailers
NT
Backgammon sets
RT
Boat trailers; Boats
Chess sets
SN
Large trailers designed to pull or move
boats, generally by being attached to a
prime mover.
Chinese checkers
Draughts sets
SN
Game sets which comprise an imprinted
playing board along with any separate
pieces and/or instructions required for
playing the game.
Boaters
BT
Hats
SN
Straw hats with a flat crown and a flat
hard brim.
Board saws
USE Pit saws
Boating equipment
USE Nautical equipment
Board shorts
BT
Shorts
Swimming trunks
SN
Originally, shorts with extended legs
designed to protect surfers against waxed
surfboards. Subsequently a style of shorts
worn by either sex, usually as swimwear.
Boats
BT
Watercraft
NT
Canoes
Dinghies
Fishing boats
Motor boats
Boardgames
Pinnaces
USE Board games
Rescue boats
Rowing boats
Boardroom tables
BT
Sailing boats
Office furniture
Torpedo boats
Tables
Tugboats
Boars
BT
Whaleboats
Mammals
Boas
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Long snake-shaped wraps of silk, feathers
or other materials, worn about the neck.
Boat accessories
USE Nautical equipment
Boat trailers
SN
Small water transport vessels. For larger
vessels, use `Ships'. Where possible,
specify the type of boat.
Bobbin cases
BT
Sewing equipment
SN
Cases for storing bobbins.
Bobbin shuttles
BT
Sewing machine components
SN
Holds the bobbin beneath the sewing plate
and controlling thread feed.
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Bobbins
Terms alphabetical
Bodysuits
BT
Sewing equipment
BT
Underwear
RT
Lacemaking bobbins
RT
Leotards
SN
One-piece undergarments usually worn by
women, especially under close-fitting
garments.
Bobby pins
BT
Hairpins
Boilers
Bodice linings
BT
Clothing
BT
Equipment
NT
Fire-tube boilers
Marine boilers
Bodices
BT
SN
Wagon boilers
Clothing
Fitted upper parts of a woman's dress; in
peasant dress, laced outer garments
covering the waist and bust. For bodices
worn as underwear, use the term
`Underbodices'.
Water-tube boilers
SN
Closed vessels or arrangements of
enclosed tubes in which liquids are heated
to supply steam to drive an engine or
turbine or provide heat.
Boilers (cooking pots)
Bodkins
USE Cooking boilers
BT
Sewing equipment
RT
Needles
Body jewellery
BT
BT
Jackets
SN
Short jackets reaching to the waistline,
worn open, originally Spanish
Jewellery
Body parts (human)
BT
Objects
NT
Bones
Eyes
Hair
Human bones
Skeletons (human)
Teeth
SN
Boleros
Parts of the human body.
Bolsters
BT
Soft furnishings
SN
Long ornamental pillows or cushions,
usually tube-shaped, for beds, sofas etc.
Bolt action rifles
BT
Rifles
Bolts
BT
Fasteners
Hardware
Body soap
SN
USE Bath soaps
Body stockings
USE Bodysuits
Bodystockings
USE Bodysuits
Small metal rods used as fasteners,
having a head and often helical threading
and being usually secured by a nut or
riveting.
Bomb racks
BT
Military equipment
Bombs
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Explosive weapons
RT
Toy bombs
Bonbon boxes
BT
Bonnets
BT
Headwear
NT
Baby bonnets
Calash bonnets
Boxes
Food storage containers
Bonbon dishes
BT
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Dishes
Book accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Book bags
Book boards
Book covers
Bonbon making machines
BT
Bookcases
Machines
Bookends
Bookmarks
Bonbon stands
BT
Bookplates
Stands
Bookrests
SN
Bonbon trays
BT
Trays
Bonbons
BT
Festive objects
A broad term covering items associated
with books. Where possible, avoid this
term, and prefer the names of specific
accessories.
Book bags
BT
Bags
Book accessories
Bone carvings
USE Engraved bones
Bone growth stimulators
BT
Book boards
BT
Book accessories
SN
System of boards and straps used to carry
schoolbooks.
Health and medical equipment
Book carryalls
Bone points
BT
Bone tools
Bone tools
BT
Hunting and gathering tools
NT
Bone points
USE Book bags
Book components
BT
Components
NT
Book covers
Frontispieces
Titlepages
RT
Bones
USE Human bones
USE Animal bones
Book covers
BT
Bonnet veils
BT
Veils
SN
Veils attached to bonnets
Books
Book accessories
Book components
Covers
book marks
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USE Bookmarks
Bookbinding equipment
Terms alphabetical
BT
Documents
NT
Account books
Address books
BT
Occupation-based equipment
Albums
NT
Bookbinding presses
Appointment books
Bookbinding tools
Art books
Atlases
Bookbinding presses
BT
SN
Bookbinding equipment
Autograph books
Presses
Baby books
Presses used for various bookbinding
processes, including stamping arms,
impressing designs or letters on a book
cover, and embossing.
Bookbinding tools
BT
Bookbinding equipment
Tools
Bookcases
BT
Autobiographies
Book accessories
Storage and display furniture
Bilingual books
Biographies
Braille books
Chequebooks
Childrens books
Comic books
Commemorative books
Condolence books
Cookbooks
Dental books
Design workbooks
Bookends
BT
Book accessories
Directories
Electronic books
Exercise books
Booklets
BT
Documents
NT
Advertising booklets
Furniture books
Gardening books
Hand printed books
Cooking booklets
Instruction booklets
RT
Books
SN
Non-periodical publications, fastened or
bound between 5 and 50 pages
Bookmarks
BT
Book accessories
Handbooks
Illuminated books
Instruction books
Letter books
Manuals
Medical books
Music books
Notebooks
Pattern books
Bookplates
BT
Book accessories
Bookrests
BT
Books
Book accessories
Prescription books
Reference books
Registers
Religious books
Sales of poison books
Scrapbooks
Sketchbooks
Swatch books
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Textbooks
BT
Footwear accessories
Tramway fare books
RT
Shoetrees
Travel books
SN
Devices, usually of metal or wood, placed
in boots when they are not being worn, to
maintain the shape.
Visitors books
Wages books
Wallpaper sample books
SN
Nonperiodical publications containing
more than 50 pages
Boot warmers
BT
Footwear accessories
Heating equipment
Boomerangs
BT
Hunting and gathering tools
Projectile weapons
Booties
BT
Baby clothing
Footwear
Booster rockets
BT
Rockets
SN
In Astronautics: a) a rocket engine used as
the main supply of thrust in a missile
flight. b) the stage of a missile containing
this engine, usually detached at all-burnt.
(Macquarie Dictionary, 3rd ed. 1997)
Boot covers
BT
Covers
Footwear
RT
Bootlaces
BT
Footwear accessories
Laces
SN
Strings or laces for fastening boots.
Bootmaking tools
BT
Tools
NT
Boot lasts
Boot stretchers
Boot hooks
BT
Baby shoes
Shoe hammers
Clothing hooks
Shoe lasts
Footwear accessories
Shoe stretchers
Boot laces
SN
USE Bootlaces
Tools used in the making or mending of
boots and shoes.
Boots
Boot lasts
BT
Bootmaking tools
BT
Footwear
NT
Cowboy boots
Cricket boots
Boot maker's tools
Flying boots
USE Bootmaking tools
Football boots
Gumboots
Boot scrapers
BT
Gym boots
Footwear accessories
Riding boots
Ski boots
Boot stretchers
BT
Ugg boots
Bootmaking tools
Footwear accessories
Boot trees
Wellington boots
RT
Bootlaces
Borax
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SN
Cleaning products
NT
Cork extractors
Glassmaking equipment
SN
Devices used for prying tops off bottles.
A white, crystalline sodium borate,
occurring naturally or prepared artifically
and used as a flux, a cleaning agent, and
in the manufacture of glass. (Macquarie
Dictionary 3rd ed. 1997).
Boring machines
BT
Machines
SN
Machines for boring holes in wood.
Bosses
USE Ceiling bosses
Botanical drawings
BT
Terms alphabetical
Drawings
Botanical specimens
BT
Specimens
NT
Timber specimens
Bottle stands
BT
Bottle accessories
Vessel stands
NT
Milk bottle stands
Bottle stoppers
BT
Bottle accessories
NT
Decanter stoppers
Bottle tickets
BT
Bottle accessories
SN
Small plaques suspended by a chain
around the neck of a bottle or decanter
and lettered with name of the contents.
Bottle top sealing machines
USE Packaging machines
Bottle accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Bottle holders
Bottle openers
Bottle stands
Bottle stoppers
Bottle tops
BT
Bottle accessories
Bottles
BT
Containers
NT
Acid carboys
Bottle tickets
Bellarmines
Bottle tops
Beverage bottles
Blacking bottles
Bottle brushes
BT
Cleaning brushes
Carboys
Cruets
Demijohns
Bottle crates
BT
Crates
Detergent bottles
Feeding bottles
Flacons
Bottle holders
BT
Bottle accessories
Holders
NT
Wine coasters
Food preserving bottles
Hatpin bottles
Ink bottles
Medication bottles
Musical bottles
Bottle openers
BT
Bottle accessories
Kitchenware
Perfume bottles
Snuff bottles
Soda siphons
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NT
RT
Tonic bottles
Bow harps
Unguentaria
BT
Bow saws
BT
Frame saws
NT
Coping saws
Food preserving boilers
RT
Hacksaws
Food preserving bottles
SN
Small frame saws, especially those in
which the blade is strained by means of a
twisted cord and toggle stick.
Food processing equipment
Kitchen equipment
NT
Stringed instruments
Flasks
Bottling equipment
BT
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Food preserving jars
Boudoir caps
BT
Caps
RT
Nightcaps
SN
Soft caps used for lounging or nightwear.
Bow ties
BT
Neckwear
Bowed instruments
USE Stringed instruments
Bouncing balls
BT
Games balls
Bowie knives
BT
Bouquet holders
BT
Holders
SN
Stands for holding floral bouquets.
Hunting knives
Sheath knives
SN
Heavy sheath knives with long, single
edge blades, often used for hunting.
Bowler hats
Bouquets
BT
Objects
SN
Bunches of flowers, real or artificial,
arranged in a cluster grouping like a large
nosegay.
Bourdalous
BT
Sanitary equipment
SN
Small urinary containers for female use,
of compressed elliptical shape with an
incurved rim on the front end. Generally
made of ceramic or occasionally silver.
Bow calipers
USE Outside calipers
Bow compasses
BT
Hats
SN
Hard felt hats with rounded crown and
narrow brim
Bowling balls
BT
Sports equipment
RT
Bowling pins
SN
Balls used in ten pin bowling
Bowling pins
BT
Sports equipment
RT
Bowling balls
SN
Used in ten pin bowling.
Bowls
BT
Drafting compasses
BT
Containers
SN
Small drafting compasses whose legs are
connected by a spring shaped like a bow
rather than by a joint.
NT
Barbers bowls
Coolamons
Covered bowls
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Dog bowls
Fingerbowls
Terms alphabetical
Box kites
BT
Kites
Flower bowls
Fruit bowls
Kidney bowls
Box lids
BT
Lids
Measuring bowls
Mixing bowls
Paperclip bowls
Porringers
Presentation bowls
Box mangles
BT
Mangles
SN
Weighted boxes which were run over
rollers placed on the mangle bed for
smoothing large sheets, cloth, etc. Box
mangles were crank operated by a manual
gearing system.
Punchbowls
Rosewater bowls
Salad bowls
Slop bowls
Soup bowls
Sugar bowls
RT
Dolls bowls
Box puzzles
USE Chinese puzzles
Boxed sheet film
USE Sheet film
Bows
Bows and arrows
USE Archery equipment
Boxer shorts
BT
Underpants
SN
Loose-fitting men's underpants with an
elasticised waist.
Bowsers
USE Petrol pumps
Box brownie cameras
USE Box cameras
Boxes
BT
Containers
NT
Apothecary boxes
Armour boxes
Ballot boxes
Box cameras
Bible boxes
BT
Cameras
Bonbon boxes
NT
Box brownie cameras
Butter boxes
Sliding box cameras
Cake boxes
Boxlike cameras, usually without bellows.
Chocolate boxes
SN
Cigar boxes
Box irons
BT
Laundry irons
NT
Charcoal irons
RT
Mrs Potts irons
SN
Laundry irons with hollow bodies and
sliding heels or tops, heated with slugs or
bricks put into the interior.
Cigarette boxes
Coal boxes
Collar boxes
Collection boxes
Covered boxes
Dentifrice boxes
Dispatch boxes
Display boxes
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Document boxes
BT
Childrens clothing
Donation boxes
SN
Use this term in conjunction with a more
specific clothing term.
Fan boxes
Handkerchief boxes
Jewellery boxes
Bra tops
BT
Tops
Letterboxes
RT
Brassieres
Light boxes
SN
Tops in bra form, worn as outerwear.
Lacemaking bobbin boxes
Matchboxes
Moneyboxes
Nib boxes
Patch boxes
Brace bits
BT
Bits
RT
Woodworking braces
Postboxes
Prayer boxes
Presentation boxes
Bracelets
BT
Jewellery
NT
Bangles
Sewing boxes
Shoe boxes
Mourning bracelets
Silverware boxes
Therapeutic bracelets
Snuff boxes
Soap boxes
Spice boxes
Stationery boxes
Strongboxes
Braces
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Straps worn over the shoulders for holding
up trousers
Tobacco boxes
Tool boxes
Toy boxes
Bracket clocks
BT
Clocks
Treasure boxes
Workboxes
RT
Clothing storage containers
Boxing gloves
BT
Gloves
Sports equipment
Boxing planes
USE Rabbet planes
Bracket lights
BT
Lighting equipment
Bracket saws
USE Fret saws
Brackets
BT
Architectural elements
Hardware
Boxing routers
BT
Coachbuilding routers
SN
Routers used for finishing rebates to the
depth required and for cleaning out
grooves already made and testing them for
depth.
Boys clothing
NT
Corbels
Lamp brackets
Wall brackets
Braids
BT
Textiles
RT
Textile tapes
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Narrow bands or tapes formed by plaiting
or weaving together several strands silk,
cotton, wool etc..
Braille books
BT
Books
Terms alphabetical
Brandy balloons
USE Brandy glasses
Brandy flasks
BT
Beverage bottles
Flasks
Braille printers
BT
Printing machines
SN
Machines used for bulk printing of braille
reading material.
Brandy glasses
BT
Liquor glasses
SN
Large balloon-shaped drinking glasses,
with a slightly inverted rim and a
stemmed foot.
Braille typewriters
BT
Typewriters
RT
Braillers
SN
Typing machine that impresses braille
patterns onto paper.
Braille writers
BT
Writing equipment
SN
Consists of a pad of writing paper on a
supporting back-board, with a moving
stencil attached that is used to make
braille impressions on the paper.
Bras
USE Brassieres
Brass musical instruments
BT
Wind instruments
NT
Bugles
Musical horns
Trombones
Trumpets
Tubas
Braillers
BT
Office machines
RT
Braille typewriters
SN
Electronic machines which can record
information keyed in and emboss braille
directly onto paper, or translate braille
into typescript when when connected to a
computer and a printer.
Brain scanners
BT
Medical imaging equipment
SN
Musical wind instruments without reeds
which produce sound through being
played on funnel-like mouthpieces. These
include the trumpet and horn families.
Brassieres
BT
Underwear
NT
Maternity brassieres
Braziers
BT
Heating equipment
SN
Metal receptacles for holding burning
charcoal or other fuel, as for heating a
room.
Branding irons
USE Brands
Bread
Brands
BT
Marking tools
SN
Rods, usually iron, which terminate in a
flat surface on which is a device or letter
set in relief. They are used after heating
to mark livestock, tools, or manufactured
goods with indelible evidence of
ownership.
BT
Foodstuffs
RT
Bread containers
Bread and butter plates
USE Side plates
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Bread baskets
BT
Baskets
Tableware
RT
Cake baskets
Bread bins
BT
Bread containers
RT
Bread crocks
Bread boards
USE Breadboards
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USE Bread platters
Breadboards
BT
Breadcrocks
USE Bread crocks
Breakfast dishes
BT
Serving dishes
SN
A type of dish for serving hot food to a
breakfast sideboard. Usual form is an
oval platter resting on four tall legs with a
high-domed cover which rotates vertically
to be under the platter when opened.
Bread containers
BT
Food storage containers
NT
Bread bins
RT
Breast drills
Bread crocks
BT
Woodworking drills
Bread
SN
Manual rotary drills which have an
attachment for applying pressure with the
chest.
Bread crocks
BT
Bread containers
RT
Bread bins
Bread knives
BT
Kitchenware
Kitchen knives
Bread plates
USE Bread platters
Breast flatteners
BT
Underwear
Breast plates
USE Breastplates
Breast pumps
BT
Baby accessories
Food processing equipment
Health and medical equipment
Bread platters
BT
Serving dishes
SN
Shallow receptacles for serving bread at a
table, the ledge is often decorated with
relief mounts or embossing.
Bread storage containers
Breastplates
BT
Armour plates
Torso armour
NT
Aboriginal breastplates
SN
Pieces of armor worn to protect the front
of the torso.
USE Bread containers
Breeches
Bread tins
BT
Baking tins
SN
Containers for baking bread.
Bread trays
BT
Trousers
SN
Trousers which cover the hips and thighs,
usually ending at the knees.
Breechloading firearms
BT
Firearms
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Breechloading pistols
Terms alphabetical
NT
Breechloading rifles
Convict bricks
Glass bricks
Breechloading pistols
BT
Breechloading rifles
Breechloading firearms
Rifles
Brewers jugs
BT
House bricks
Breechloading firearms
Pistols
BT
Airbricks
Brewing equipment
Bridal fans
USE Wedding fans
Bridal gowns
USE Wedding dresses
Bride dolls
BT
Brewing equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Beer barrels
Beer casks
Beer kegs
Beer plants
Character dolls
Bridesmaids dresses
BT
Dresses
Wedding clothing
RT
Wedding ensembles
SN
Dresses worn by the bridesmaids at a
wedding
Brewers jugs
Brewing tools
Brewing vats
Brewing tools
BT
Brewing equipment
Tools
Brewing vats
BT
Brewing equipment
Vats
Brick moulds
BT
Industrial moulds
Brick presses
BT
Presses
Brickmaking equipment
BT
Manufacturing equipment
Bridge girders
BT
Architectural elements
RT
Bridges
Bridges
BT
Structures
NT
Suspension bridges
RT
Bridge girders
Bridle bits
BT
Bridles
BT
Architectural elements
NT
Air bricks
Horse tack
Briefcases
BT
Cases
SN
Flat rectangular cases used to carry
documents, books, manuscripts etc and
held in the hand.
Bricks
BT
Horse tack
Briefs
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Underpants
BT
Shoes
NT
Bikini briefs
SN
SN
Snug-fitting legless underpants
A pair of strongly made lace-ups shoes,
with decorative perforations on upper.
Briquettes
BT
Heating equipment
Bromides
BT
Documents
SN
Typeset material produced by means of a
phototypesetter on light-sensitive paper.
Brise fans
BT
Hand fans
SN
Fans with no leaf or mount, made entirely
of sticks or other rigid materials (ivory,
etc) which broaden towards the edge and
are held in place by ribbons. The sticks
are often decorated by painting, incising
or piercing.
Bronchodilators
BT
Brooches
BT
Jewellery
NT
Mourning brooches
Bristol boards
BT
Artists paper
RT
Canvas boards
SN
Sheets of stout drawing paper pressed
together and used for drawing or
mounting.
Health and medical equipment
Sweetheart brooches
Brooms
BT
Cleaning equipment
Brownie cameras
USE Box cameras
Broadaxes
BT
Axes
RT
Felling axes
SN
Axes having a large, broad blade bevelled
on one side, used for the rough dressing of
timber.
Broadcast listener licences
Brunch coats
USE Dressing-gowns
Brush drawings
BT
Art drawings
SN
The artists brush is often an instrument
of drawing as well as painting.
USE Radio receiving licences
Brush pots
Broadcasting equipment
BT
USE Brush washers
Audio and visual equipment
Brush rests
Broadsheets
USE Leaflets
Broadswords
BT
Swords
Brochures
Brogues
BT
Artists equipment
RT
Writing equipment
Brush washers
BT
Artists equipment
RT
Writing equipment
SN
Chinese or Japanese receptacles for
holding and washing the brushes used in
painting and calligraphy.
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Brushes
Terms alphabetical
Buddhist lions
BT
Objects
NT
Cleaning brushes
Clothes brushes
Cosmetics brushes
Hair brushes
Hairbrushes
USE Dogs of Fo
Buffs
BT
Surface finishing tools
SN
Nailbrushes
Paintbrushes
Pastry brushes
Toothbrushes
NT
Keyed bugles
Workshop brushes
SN
Cornet-like military wind instruments,
usually metal, used for sounding signals.
Use as a general term for collections of
brushes. Where possible, name specific
types of brushes.
USE Toothbrushes
Bubble pipes
Pipes
Toys
SN
Bugles
Brass musical instruments
Brushes, tooth
BT
Devices such as sticks or blocks with soft
absorbent surfaces used to apply polishing
materials.
BT
Shaving brushes
SN
Polishers
Childrens toy pipes used with detergent
mixture to blow bubbles
Bucket shaves
USE Coopering spokeshaves
Buhl saws
USE Fret saws
Building bricks
USE Toy bricks
Building components
USE Architectural elements
Building stones
BT
Stones
NT
Buckets
Architectural elements
Keystones
Building transporters
BT
Containers
NT
Beach buckets
BT
Trailers
Ice buckets
RT
Prime movers
SN
Large trailers designed to pull or move
buildings, generally by being attached to a
prime mover.
Milk buckets
Mop buckets
Buckles
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Belt buckles
Shoe buckles
Buildings
BT
Structures
NT
Commercial buildings
Fortifications
Bucky tables
USE X-ray Bucky tables
Garages
Industrial buildings
Lighthouses
Official buildings
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Planetaria
Religious buildings
Residential buildings
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Bullroarers
BT
Wind instruments
SN
Long thin narrow pieces of wood attached
to a string , by which they are whirled in
the air, making a roaring sound
Rotundas
Schools
Sheds
Slab huts
RT
Architectural elements
Bulk film backs
USE Camera backs
Bulldog clips
BT
Office equipment
SN
Spring-operated clips to hold papers, etc.
Bullet money
BT
Coins
SN
Globular or skull-shaped coinage - the
principal coinage of Siam from c.1350
until 1861 - continued to circulate widely,
not being finally demonetised until 1904.
Bullet moulders
BT
Moulds
RT
Bullets
SN
Iron tools for moulding lead bullets.
Bullet moulds
BT
Firearms accessories
Bullets
BT
Bullrushes
BT
Plants
Bulls
BT
Cattle
Bundy card racks
BT
Office equipment
Bundy clocks
BT
Office equipment
Time recording clocks
SN
A type of time recording clock which
marks the time on cards inserted into it,
used to record arrivals and departures of
employees, bus services, etc.
Bung jars
BT
Jars
RT
Covered jars
SN
Jars with stoppers, used for storing
foodstuffs, ointments, pharmaceuticals,
etc.
Bungers
BT
Firecrackers
SN
Firecrackers which produce a large bang.
Known in New Zealand as `pohas'.
Ammunition
Bunsen burners
Bullion pieces
BT
Coins
SN
Coins or coin-like objects, in gold or silver,
that state the fineness and weight of
metal content rather than any particular
denomination.
BT
Buoys
BT
Nautical equipment
SN
Distinctively marked and shaped
anchored floats, sometimes carrying a
light, whistle, or bell, marking a channel
or obstruction. (Macquarie Dictionary 3rd
ed.)
Bullocks
BT
Laboratory equipment
Mammals
Bureaus
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Desks
SN
Writing desks with sloping fall-front
section
Burial shoes
BT
Terms alphabetical
Bush toys
BT
Toys
RT
Homemade toys
SN
Bush toys are made from salvaged
materials and, generally, whatever is
available at the time of construction.Bush
Toys are widely used within the remote
East Arrernte Aboriginal communities of
Alcoota (Engawala Station), Ltyentye
Apurte (Santa Teresa) and Titjikala
(Maryvale Station). Bush Toys reflect
images of the outback and more
specifically the cattle industry experience
within these communities throughout
several generations.
Ceremonial clothing
Funeral equipment
Shoes
SN
Ceremonial shoes worn for burial.
Burins
BT
Stone tools
SN
Stone tools often made on a stone blade
with slivers removed at one end to make a
chisel edge.
Burn brands
USE Brands
Bushings
BT
Machinery components
SN
Fixed or removable cylindrical linings
used to control or reduce friction in
mechanical parts. Usually made from
metal but may also be made of other
materials such as plastics.
Burnishers
BT
Polishers
Surface finishing tools
SN
Implements with a hard smooth rounded
end or surface used for smoothing and
polishing.
Burton drivers
BT
Hoop drivers
SN
Hoop drivers in the form of a
wedge-shaped steel shoe, grooved at the
bottom, and socketed to take a wooden
stock, ringed at the top.
Bus seats
BT
BT
Transport tickets
BT
BT
Vehicles
NT
Horsedrawn buses
RT
Toy buses
SN
Vehicles with long bodies equipped with
seats or benches for passengers, usually
operating as part of a scheduled service.
Business stationery
Cards
RT
Visiting cards
Business guarantees
BT
Business records
Legal documents
Business letters
BT
Business records
Letters
RT
Buses
Business records
Business cards
Seats
Bus tickets
BT
Business accounts
Business stationery
Business machines
USE Office machines
Business records
BT
Documents
NT
Account records
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NT
Administrative files
Business accounts
Business guarantees
Business letters
Organisation charts
Registers
RT
Financial records
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Butchers knives
BT
Knives
NT
Cleavers
RT
Carving knives
Butter
BT
Foodstuffs
Business stationery
BT
Stationery
NT
Business cards
RT
Business letters
Business suits
BT
Suits
RT
Lounge suits
Butter beaters
BT
Butter boxes
BT
Butter churns
RT
Brassieres
SN
Garments used to increase appearance of
bust
Butter containers
BT
NT
Tops
Women's close-fitting tops, shaped around
the bust. Originally an undergarment in
this style.
Butter dishes
RT
Butter
Butter coolers
BT
Butter containers
Coolers
Bustles
SN
BT
Underwear
SN
Pads, cushions or wire frameworks worn
by women on the back of the body below
the waist, to expand and support the skirt.
Busts
BT
Sculptures
SN
Sculptures of the head and shoulders of a
person, executed either in the round or in
relief, made variously of clay, stone, wood
etc.
Butchers blocks
BT
Butter boxes
Butter coolers
Underwear
SN
Dairy equipment
Food storage containers
Bustiers
BT
Churns
Dairy equipment
Bust improvers
Underwear
Boxes
Butter containers
BT
BT
Dairy equipment
Retailing equipment
Cylindrical or oval dishes with cover and
internal liner, the space between the inner
and outer receptacles being filled with
cold water to chill the butter. Some
versions have no liner but perforations
along the sides and bottom for ventilation.
Australian butter coolers were often made
in terracotta and kept wet to cool the
butter by evaporation.
Butter dishes
BT
Butter containers
Dishes
Butter moulds
BT
Dairy equipment
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Food moulds
RT
Butter
Butter pats
BT
Dairy equipment
Kitchenware
RT
Butter stamps
Butter plates
USE Butter dishes
Butter presses
BT
Dairy equipment
Terms alphabetical
Button hooks
USE Buttonhooks
Buttonhole scissors
BT
Scissors
Buttonhooks
BT
Clothing hooks
Buttons
BT
Clothing accessories
Fasteners
NT
Cuff buttons
Military buttons
Butter spreaders
Studs
USE Butterknives
Buzz saws
Butter stamps
BT
Dairy equipment
Kitchenware
SN
Carved stamps, of wood, used for
imprinting the house or farm symbol on
surface of butter.
Butter workers
BT
Dairy equipment
RT
Butter churns
SN
Contrivances for pressing the buttermilk
out of butter.
Butter wrappers
BT
Dairy equipment
Food packaging
Butterflies
BT
USE Circular saws
Insects
Butterknives
BT
Table knives
SN
Small knives that have wide blades with
curved blunt edges that are used for
cutting and spreading butter at the table.
Butterworkers
USE Butter workers
Byzantine coins
BT
Coins
C-clamps
USE Gee clamps
Cabbage tree hats
BT
Hats
SN
Wide-brimmed hats made from the leaves
of the local cabbage tree, a common form
of hat in the early days of the colony and
later regarded as a symbol of nationalist
feeling.
Cabinet card photographs
USE Cabinet photographs
Cabinet cards
USE Cabinet photographs
Cabinet making tools
USE Cabinetmaking tools
Cabinet organs
USE Reed organs
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Cabinet photographs
BT
Card photographs
SN
Card photographs on mounts measuring
4.25 by 6.5 inches.
Cabinet prints
USE Cabinet photographs
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Cable car bells
USE Tram bells
Cable cars
BT
Vehicles
RT
Cable trams
SN
Carriages of cable trams, cars on a
funicular railway or passenger cars in
cable railway systems.
Cabinet sewing machines
BT
Sewing machines
RT
Sewing machine cabinets
SN
Sewing machines stored in cabinets and
made to look, when not in use, like a piece
of furniture.
Cable releases
BT
Camera accessories
RT
Camera shutters
SN
Cables by which the shutter of a camera
may be operated without risk of shaking
the camera.
Cabinetmakers tools
USE Cabinetmaking tools
Cable trams
Cabinetmaking tools
BT
Woodworking tools
Cabinets
BT
Vehicles
RT
Cable cars
SN
Cable-hauled trams.
Cables
BT
Storage and display furniture
NT
Cabinets-on-stand
BT
Equipment
China cabinets
NT
Computer cables
Cocktail cabinets
Coin cabinets
Telecommunications cables
RT
Ropes
Corner cabinets
Cosmetics cabinets
Display cabinets
Cachepots
USE Pot plant holders
Medicine cabinets
Music cabinets
Plan cabinets
BT
Spoons
Sewing machine cabinets
RT
Tea caddies
Cases with hinged doors containing
compartments, shelves or drawers for
storing or displaying objects.
SN
Spoons used for taking and measuring dry
tea from a tea caddy, usually small
enough to fit inside the caddy.
Radio cabinets
SN
Caddy spoons
Cabinets-on-stand
BT
Cabinets
SN
Small cabinets, usually made of woodwork
or lacquerwork of high quality, which
were considered such prized possessions
that they were mounted on carved stands.
Caftans
BT
Clothing
RT
Dresses
SN
Long garments with long sleeves, tied at
the waist by a girdle, usually worn under
a coat in the Near East.
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BT
Cages
BT
Animal accessories
Containers
NT
Terms alphabetical
Birdcages
Slicers
Cake stands
BT
Stands
Tableware
Cricket cages
RT
Tazzas
Cake baskets
BT
Baskets
Tableware
RT
Bread baskets
Cake boxes
BT
Boxes
Food storage containers
RT
Cake tins
Cake forks
BT
Dessert forks
Cake knives
BT
Table knives
Cake tins
BT
Baking tins
RT
Cake boxes
Cake trays
BT
Calabashes
BT
Gourds
SN
Gourds from the calabash tree, used as
vessels for water, etc.
Calash bonnets
BT
Bonnets
SN
Reinforced hoods worn by women in the
18th and 19th centuries, originally
designed to protect elaborate coiffures.
Cake mixer accessories
BT
Trays
Cake mixers
Calculating apparatus
Cake mixers
BT
Food mixers
NT
Cake mixer accessories
Cake moulds
USE Cake tins
USE Calculating devices
Calculating devices
BT
Information processing equipment
NT
Abacus
Adding machines
Calculators
Cake plates
BT
RT
Side plates
SN
A type of small plate, for cake, or for bread
and butter, for use by an individual diner
at a dinner table.
Cake racks
BT
Logarithmic calculating instruments
Dessert plates
Kitchenware
Cake slicers
Totalisator equipment
SN
Use as a general term for collections of
calculating devices. Where possible name
a specific type of calculating device.
Calculating instruments
USE Calculating devices
Calculating machines
USE Calculators
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Calculation tables
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Calipers
BT
Information tables
BT
Measuring instruments
NT
Conversion tables
NT
Inside calipers
Exposure tables
Micrometer calipers
Wage calculators
Odd leg calipers
Outside calipers
Calculators
Vernier calipers
BT
Calculating devices
RT
Drafting compasses
NT
Analog calculators
SN
Tools which, in their simplest form, have
two legs and resemble a draughtsman's
compass, used for obtaining inside and
outside measurements, especially across
curved surfaces.
Electromechanical calculators
Electronic calculators
Mechanical calculators
RT
Computers
SN
Machines that perform mathematical
operations mechanically,
electro-mechanically or electronically.
Calculigraphs
BT
Slide rules
SN
Logarithmic calculating instruments
characterised by a particular and novel
arrangement of logarithmic scales
(preferably four) upon a plane surface or
base. A similar logarithmic scale is placed
upon a separate plane surface (the
bridge), either of transparent material, or
opaque with appropriately placed slots to
aid viewing.
Caldrons
USE Cauldrons
Caleches
USE Calash bonnets
Calendar clocks
BT
Clocks
SN
Clocks showing the date, sometimes the
month, and even the day of the week.
Calendars
BT
Documents
NT
Desk calendars
Perpetual calendars
Wall calandars
RT
Calligraphy brushes
BT
Artists brushes
Calling cards
USE Visiting cards
Calliopes
BT
Keyboard instruments
SN
Harsh musical instruments consisting of a
set of steam whistles, played from a
keyboard.
Callipers
USE Calipers
Calves
BT
Cattle
Camcorders
BT
Video cameras
Video cassette recorders
SN
Video cameras that incorporate video
cassette recorders.
Camel accessories
BT
Animal accessories
RT
Camels
Camel saddles
USE Saddles
Almanacs
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SN
Camels
BT
Mammals
RT
Camel accessories
Use for the detachable camera backs of
`View cameras', interchangeable or
combination backs that allow use of sheet
film and roll film, and bulk film backs.
Camera bags
Cameos
USE Gadget bags
BT
Jewellery
SN
Jewellery pieces consisting of engravings
in relief on gems or stones. Different
colours of stone are used to produce a
contrasting background to the relief
engraving. Cameos are used as brooches,
earrings, pendants, etc.
Camera bellows
BT
Camera components
RT
Extension bellows
SN
Collapsible light-tight tubes or bags made
of flexible leather, plastic, or rubberised
cloth which join the lens to the back of the
camera. Use `Extension bellows' for
special attachments providing lens
extension for close-up and
macrophotography.
Camera accessories
BT
Photographic equipment
NT
Cable releases
Camera backs
Camera cloths
Camera diaphragms
Camera cases
BT
Cases
Photographic equipment containers
Camera film
Camera filters
RT
Gadget bags
Camera supports
SN
Cases that enclose cameras for protection.
Use `Gadget bags' for bags and cases used
to carry cameras and associated
equipment such as lenses, filters etc.
Dark slides
Diffusion attachments
Exposure aids
Extension bellows
Camera chains
Extension tubes
BT
Photographic equipment
Film and plate holders
SN
Equipment comprising television cameras,
associated amplifiers, a monitor and the
cable needed to bring the camera output
signal to the control room.
Movie camera accessories
Photographers hoods
Photographic equipment containers
Television camera accessories
SN
Objects which are attached to or used in
conjunction with a camera in order to
enhance its use. Accessories are not
necessary for the camera to function; for
components of a camera which are
required for the camera to function (eg
film, lenses, bellows, etc), use `Camera
components'.
Camera cloths
BT
Cloths
Camera components
BT
BT
Camera accessories
NT
Combination camera backs
Components
Photographic equipment
NT
Camera backs
Camera accessories
All-sky camera mirrors
Camera bellows
Camera control units
Camera lenses
Camera mirrors
Camera power units
Camera shutters
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NT
SN
Photographic plates
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120 film
Television camera tubes
126 film
Waterhouse stops
220 film
Parts of a camera, either removable or
fixed, without which the camera cannot
function. Where possible specify a
particular camera part from the list below.
For objects which enhance or complement
the camera but are not required for it to
function (eg camera bags, supports,
exposure meters, etc), use `Camera
accessories'.
35mm film
Camera control units
BT
Camera components
SN
Units for controlling television cameras.
Camera cranes
BT
Cinematographic equipment
RT
Movie cameras
SN
Large camera trolleys with a long
projected arm at the end of which is a
platform which holds the camera and
seats for various members of the film
crew.
Cartridge film
Instant film
Movie film
Positive film
Reversal film
Roll film
Sheet film
SN
Camera filters
BT
Camera accessories
NT
Diaphragm holes
Camera accessories
Filters
NT
Colour filters
Graduated filters
Skylight filters
RT
Camera lenses
SN
Lens attachments made of glass or plastic
that alter the quality or colour of an
image.
Camera diaphragms
BT
Strips, rolls or sheets of cellulose nitrate
or cellulose acetate composition coated
with a sensitive emulsion, used in
cameras to take photographs.
Camera flashes
Iris diaphragms
BT
Photographic lighting equipment
RT
Camera shutters
NT
Electronic flashes
SN
Devices between the elements of, or near a
lens that control the size of the aperture
through which light is conducted to the
film or plate.
Flashbulbs
Magnesium flashes
SN
Camera dollies
BT
Photographic equipment
SN
Hand trucks used in movie production for
travelling shots, fitted with a hydraulic
camera boom.
Camera equipment cases
USE Gadget bags
Camera film
BT
Camera accessories
NT
110 film
Portable devices providing brief bursts of
artificial lighting to aid photography. Use
`Studio lighting equipment' for lighting
equipment that cannot be carried around.
Camera lens caps
USE Lens caps
Camera lenses
BT
Camera components
Photographic lenses
NT
Television camera lenses
Camera lucida
BT
Copying devices
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Cameras
SN
Instruments used for copying drawings
and sketching views of nature. They
consist of a prism and lens supported by a
telescoping stand over drawing paper.
Camera mirrors
BT
Terms alphabetical
NT
SN
RT
Cameras
SN
Surface coated mirrors used in
photography for reflecting images,
normally without distortion or diffusion.
Mirrors are used in reflex cameras to
reflect light from the lens to a viewing
screen as part of the viewfinder system.
BT
Viewing equipment
RT
Cameras
SN
Originally, rooms in which people could
view images of outside subjects projected
onto a wall through a pinpoint light
source. This evolved into portable boxes
with apertures, lenses and viewing
screens.
Camera originals
USE Direct positives
Camera plates
USE Photographic plates
Camera power units
BT
Camera components
SN
Devices for providing power to television
cameras.
Solid heavy bases carrying one or more
pillars with a platform on top to take the
camera. The pillars are adjustable for
height and the platform can be tilted.
Camera supports
BT
Camera accessories
NT
Camera stands
Camera tripods
Hand grips
SN
Camera obscura
BT
Camera supports
Stands
SN
Camera mounts
USE Camera stands
Screens protecting films or plates from
light until moved by a shutter release to
take a photograph.
Camera stands
Camera components
Mirrors
Roller blind shutters
Devices which aid photography by
supporting camera equipment to prevent
camera movement.
Camera tripods
BT
Camera supports
Tripods
SN
Three-legged camera supports.
Camera tubes
USE Television camera tubes
Cameraless photographs
USE Photograms
Cameras
BT
Photographic equipment
NT
Box cameras
Detective cameras
Extension cameras
Film cameras
Folding cameras
Camera shrouds
USE Photographers hoods
Janssen's apparatus
Mirror cameras
Plate cameras
Camera shutters
BT
Camera components
NT
Focal plane shutters
Repeating back cameras
Stereo cameras
Still video cameras
Studio cameras
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Technical cameras
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Television cameras
Video cameras
View cameras
Waterproof cameras
Weatherproof cameras
SN
Photographic apparatus in which a
sensitive plate or film is exposed, the
image being formed by means of a lens.
Camiknickers
BT
Underwear
SN
Undergarments combining camisole and
knickers
Camisole tops
USE Singlet tops
Candareen is a unit from the Chinese
decimal system, being the 10th part of the
mace and the 100th part of the tael. The
Chinese dollar is inscribed 7 mace 2
candareen.
Candareens
USE Candareen coins
Candelabra
BT
Candle holders
SN
Large ornamental candle-holders with
several branches, usually for table use.
Candle equipment
BT
Lighting equipment
NT
Candle extinguishers
Candle holders
Camisoles
BT
Underwear
SN
Ornamental underbodices
Candle moulds
Candle screens
Candle snuffers
Snuffer trays
Snuffers
Camp ovens
BT
Cooking pots
SN
Cast-iron pots, used for cooking in a camp
fire.
Camping equipment
BT
Recreational equipment
NT
Billy cans
Camp ovens
Ground sheets
Inflatable mattresses
Mosquito coils
Sleeping-bags
Tarpaulins
Tents
RT
Sports equipment
Can openers
USE Tin-openers
Candareen coins
BT
Wick trimmers
Camping equipment
Coins
Candle extinguishers
BT
Candle equipment
RT
Snuffers
SN
Small hollow cones placed over lighted
candles to extinguish the flame without
causing the snuff to smoke.
Candle holders
BT
Candle equipment
Holders
NT
Candelabra
Candlesticks
RT
Candles
Candle lamps
BT
Lamps
Candle moulds
BT
Candle equipment
Moulds
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Candle screens
BT
Candle equipment
Terms alphabetical
Canned foods
BT
Foodstuffs
Screens
Candle snuffers
USE Snuffers
Cannisters
USE Canisters
Cannon
Candles
BT
Lighting equipment
NT
Tapers
Candlesticks
BT
Candle holders
NT
Chamber candlesticks
Table candlesticks
USE Cannons
Cannon balls
BT
Ammunition
Balls
RT
Cannons
Cannons
Taper candlesticks
BT
Artillery
RT
Candles
SN
SN
Utensils used for supporting single
candles, usually having flat bases or drip
pans.
Large guns for firing heavy projectiles,
usually mounted on a carriage.
Cane handles
USE Cane tops
Cane tops
BT
Handles
RT
Canes
SN
The tops of canes, often made of porcelain
or precious metals.
Cannulae
USE Cannulas
Cannulas
BT
Medical instruments
SN
Metal tubes for insertion into the body,
used to keep a passage open, to draw off
fluid or to introduce medication.
Canoes
BT
Boats
Canes
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Swagger sticks
Swordsticks
SN
Cans
BT
Containers
NT
Billy cans
Clothing accessories used as decorative
supports when walking, as opposed to
walking-sticks which have a more
functional use in assisting people who
have difficulty walking.
Canisters
BT
Food storage containers
SN
Small boxes, usually of metal, for holding
tea, coffee, or foodstuffs.
Food storage cans
Hot water cans
Milk cans
Oil cans
Petrol cans
SN
Containers made of sheet iron coated with
tin or other metals, usually for storing
liquids or foodstuffs.
Canton china
USE Export china
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Caps
BT
Artists equipment
BT
Headwear
SN
Pasteboard covered in primed and sized
canvas, chiefly used by amateurs for
sketching or making studies in oil paint.
NT
Baby caps
Bathing caps
Beanies
Canvas stretchers
Boudoir caps
BT
Painting equipment
Christening caps
SN
The wooden frame on which a canvas is
stretched and fixed.
Dervish caps
Mob-caps
Nurses caps
Cap-firing firearms
BT
Percussion firearms
NT
Cap-firing pistols
Parlour caps
Skullcaps
Smoking caps
Tam-o'-shanters
Cap-firing pistols
BT
Cap-firing firearms
Pistols
Cap guns
BT
Toy guns
SN
Toy guns which work using caps.
Car doors
USE Motor car doors
Car engines
USE Motor car engines
Car generators
Capacitors
BT
Electronic equipment
SN
Devices for accumulating and holding an
electric charge, consisting of two
conducting surfaces separated by an
insulator or dielectric.
USE Motor car generators
Car horns
BT
Car mascots
Capes
BT
Outerwear
NT
Evening capes
Mantles
BT
Motor car accessories
Car phones
BT
Pelerines
RT
Motor car accessories
Motor car accessories
Telephones
Plaids
RT
Motor cars
Ponchos
SN
Cellular telephones for use in a motor
vehicle.
Stoles
Capillary tubes
BT
Laboratory equipment
SN
Tubes of small internal diameter
capitals
Car radios
BT
Radios
Car seat covers
BT
Motor car accessories
USE Column components
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Car transporters
BT
Trailers
RT
Prime movers
SN
Large trailers designed to pull or move
cars, generally by being attached to a
prime mover.
Car window sill covers
BT
Motor car accessories
SN
Pieces of fabric spread across the front or
back sills of motor cars, to protect them
from heat and light damage.
Carafes
BT
Beverage bottles
RT
Water-monkeys
SN
Glass bottles for water, wine, etc.
Caravans
BT
Vehicles
SN
Vehicles in which people may live
temporarily or permanently, usually
having wheels and designed to be drawn
by a motor car or in earlier times by
horses.
Carbines
BT
Firearms
Carbon arc prints
USE Photocopies
Terms alphabetical
RT
Sharpening stones
SN
Silicon carbide, an abrasive produced in
an electric furnace and used in block form
as a sharpening material.
Carboys
BT
Bottles
SN
Large glass bottles, especially ones
protected by basket work or a wooden box,
as for containing acids.
Carburettors
BT
Card boxes
BT
Stationery boxes
RT
Card holders
Card cases
USE Cardcases
Card holders
BT
Holders
NT
Menu card holders
Card photographs
BT
Photographic prints
NT
Cabinet photographs
Cartes-de-visite
SN
Carbon cells
BT
Batteries
Carbon copies
BT
Documents
RT
Photocopies
Carbonated drinks
USE Soft drinks
Carborundum
BT
Abrasives
Engine components
Photographic prints made by a variety of
processes on commercially produced
cardboard mounts of standard sizes.
Card tables
BT
Tables
RT
Playing cards
SN
Lightweight, often collapsible tables used
for playing cards.
Card trays
BT
Trays
RT
Visiting cards
SN
Small trays upon which visiting cards
were received.
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Cardcases
BT
Cases
SN
Small metal cases designed to fit into a
pocket, in which business cards, visiting
cards etc can be stored.
Cardigans
BT
Outerwear
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Cargo vessels
USE Cargo ships
Carillons
BT
Percussion instruments
SN
sets of stationary bells hung in a tower
and sounded by manual or pedal action, or
by machinery
Carding tools
BT
Spinning equipment
SN
Implements used in disentangling and
combing out fibres of wool, flax, etc.
preparatory to spinning.
Carnelians
BT
Gemstones
SN
Red or reddish varieties of chalcedony,
used in jewellery, etc.
Cards
BT
Documents
NT
Advertising cards
Carousel horses
BT
Amusement machines
Ride-on toys
Business cards
Collecting cards
Ships designed to carry large amounts of
freight.
RT
Horses
Commemorative cards
Display cards
Educational cards
Carp
BT
Fish
Financial transaction cards
Greeting cards
How to vote cards
Carpenter's benches
USE Workbenches
Identity cards
Library cards
Membership cards
Mourning cards
Place cards
Carpenters pincers
BT
Carpentry tools
SN
Joined tools with a pair of jaws and
handles which are used to grip objects.
Most have knob and claw ends to the
grips.
Playing cards
Postcards
Prayer cards
Ration cards
Recruiting cards
School report cards
Sympathy cards
Tarot cards
Visiting cards
Cargo ships
BT
Ships
RT
Steamships
Carpenter's planes
USE Planes
Carpenters squares
BT
Carpentry tools
Squares
SN
Flat, metal, L-shaped tools that constitute
an accurate right angle and are engraved
with divisions and markings useful to a
carpenter in laying out and erecting
framing.
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Carpenter's tools
USE Carpentry tools
Terms alphabetical
BT
Vehicle accessories
SN
Protected lamps or lanterns, fixed or
removable, used on coaches or carriages.
Commonly made of brass, they often were
fitted with reflectors as well as red lenses
to serve as tail lights (Art and
Architecture Thesaurus).
Carpentry tools
BT
Woodworking tools
NT
Carpenters pincers
Carpenters squares
Carpet beaters
BT
Carriages
BT
Vehicles
NT
Prams
Railway carriages
Cleaning equipment
SN
RT
Carpets
SN
Metal or wooden open worked paddles on
long sticks, used to beat dust out of
carpets.
Carpet sweepers
BT
Cleaning equipment
SN
Devices with revolving brushes which pick
up dirt from carpets and store it in a
holding container above the brushes.
Carpet tiles
BT
Carpets
Floor tiles
SN
Squares of carpet designed to be laid like
paving or tiles, and intended to allow easy
removal and replacement of portions of
the covering in cases of spills or stains.
Carrier bags
USE Carry bags
Carry bags
BT
Bags
Carry cases
USE Carrying cases
Carrying cases
BT
Cases
SN
Cases designed especially to transport
contents.
Cars
Carpets
BT
Four-wheeled vehicles used for
transporting people.
Floor coverings
USE Motor cars
Soft furnishings
NT
Carpet tiles
Floor rugs
SN
Carte-de-visite photographs
USE Cartes-de-visite
Heavy fabrics for covering floors.
Cartes-de-visite
Carphones
BT
SN
Carriage clocks
BT
Clocks
SN
Small clocks in robust rectangular cases
with handles on top.
Carriage lamps
BT
Lamps
Card photographs
Visiting cards
USE Car phones
Card photographs on mounts measuring
about 4 x 2.5 inches. Primarily used for
portraiture and functioning as calling
cards; flourished from the 1860s to the
1880s.
Cartons
BT
Containers
NT
Milk cartons
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Cardboard boxes, particularly those in
which foodstuffs are packaged and sold.
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Childrens carts
Dog carts
Drays
Cartoon character dolls
Horse carts
USE Character dolls
Toy carts
Cartoons
BT
Artworks
NT
Political cartoons
SN
Sketches or drawings as in a newspaper or
periodical, symbolising or caricaturing
some subject or person of current interest,
in an exaggerated way.
Cartridge belts
BT
Ammunition belts
NT
Bandoliers
Carver rests
USE Knife rests
Carving chisels
BT
Woodworking chisels
RT
Carving gouges
SN
Includes a wide range of chisels used in
carving.
Carving forks
BT
Cartridge cameras
Carving sets
Forks
BT
Pocket cameras
RT
Carving knives
SN
Cameras that use cartridge film, that is,
film enclosed in light-proof containers
which drop directly into the camera
without having to wind from one reel to
another.
SN
Large forks used to hold meat that is
being carved with a carving knife. They
have two long tines, usually curved
slightly outward and tapering to a point.
Carving gouges
Cartridge film
BT
Camera film
RT
Cartridge cameras
SN
Film enclosed in sealed, light-tight
containers dropped directly into cartridge
cameras.
Cartridges
BT
Ammunition
SN
Cylindrical cases containing a charge of
powder and a bullet or quantity of shot for
a single shot from a firearm, first
appearing in the late 16th century. Early
types had cases of paper, pasteboard, or
linen which were ignited externally, while
more recent ones have metal or plastic
cases holding their own means of ignition,
such as a percussion cap, at one end.
BT
Gouges
RT
Carving chisels
SN
Gouges sharpened both inside and
outside; the larger outside bevel is used
for hardwoods, and the smaller inside
bevel for softwoods.
Carving knives
BT
Carving sets
Knives
SN
Large knives that are used to carve meat.
They have very sharp, slightly curved,
pointed blades.
Carving rests
USE Knife rests
Carving sets
Carts
BT
Vehicles
NT
Barrows
BT
Cutlery
NT
Carving forks
Carving knives
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Carving knives and carving forks, made
and decorated en suite, often with a
conforming knife sharpener.
Terms alphabetical
NT
Pen cases
Pencil cases
Photograph cases
Carving stands
Pipe cases
Presentation cases
USE Knife rests
School cases
Carving tools
BT
Tools
NT
Wood carving tools
SN
Tools used for carving materials such as
wood, bone or stone.
Shaving cases
Sovereign cases
Spectacles cases
Travelling cases
Typewriter cases
Vesta cases
Carvings
BT
Artworks
NT
Rock carvings
Scrimshaw
Writing cases
RT
Cabinets
Cash coins
shell carvings
BT
Coins
Wood carvings
SN
The most common denomination of
Chinese currency (the 1,000th part of the
tael), characterised by a hole in the centre
for easy stringing and carrying.
Cases
BT
Containers
NT
binocular cases
Briefcases
Camera cases
Cardcases
Cash registers
BT
Office machines
Retailing equipment
SN
Tills with mechanisms for indicating
amounts of sales, etc.
Carrying cases
Cigar cases
Cigarette cases
Clock cases
Caskets
BT
Containers
NT
Perfume caskets
Cosmetics bags
Cosmetics cases
Display cases
Dressing cases
Tea caskets
RT
Jewellery boxes
SN
Ornamental boxes, usually with hinges for
a lid, rather than having a cover. They are
larger than snuff boxes, and usually
intended to hold jewels. Use 'Coffins' for
funeral caskets.
Fan cases
Firearm cases
Inros
Key cases
Lens cases
Medal cases
Medical cases
Mirror cases
Music cases
Musical instrument cases
Needle cases
Casks
BT
Containers
NT
Beer casks
Wine casks
RT
Barrels
Casserole dishes
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BT
Baking dishes
SN
A baking dish of glass, pottery, etc,
usually with a cover.
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BT
Wheels
SN
Small wheels on swivels, set under a piece
of furntiture, etc., to facilitate moving it.
Casserole pots
USE Casserole dishes
Casseroles
USE Casserole dishes
Cat-o'-nine-tails
BT
Whips
SN
Cassette film
USE 35mm film
Cassette players
USE Audio cassette recorders
Cassette tape recorders
BT
Wires
SN
Fine adjustable copper or gold wires used
in crystal wireless receivers or certain
types of electronic circuits.
Catalogues
BT
Documents
NT
Advertising catalogues
Exhibition catalogues
USE Audio cassette recorders
Cassette tapes
USE Audio cassettes
Cassolettes
BT
Cosmetics jars
SN
Covered vases containing perfume for
scenting a room, with pierced decoration
on the shoulder or cover to release the
scent.
Castanets
BT
Percussion instruments
SN
Instruments made of two pieces of wood or
ivory , joined by a cord. The player holds a
pair in each hand.
Sales catalogues
Catapults
BT
Objects
NT
Ingots
RT
Moulds
SN
Objects cast from a mould as part of the
process of manufacture or in creating a
work of art.
Projectile weapons
Caterpillars
BT
Insects
Cathedrals
BT
Churches
Catheters
BT
Medical instruments
SN
Hollow tubes employed to drain fluids
from body cavities or to distend body
passages, often used for passing into the
bladder through the urethra to draw off
urine.
Castings
BT
Whips, usually having nine knotted lines
or cords fastened to a handle, used to flog
offenders.
Cat whiskers
USE Audio cassette players
Cassette recorders
Punishment equipment
Cathode ray tubes
BT
Electronic valves
SN
Vacuum tubes in which are generated
focused beams of electrons which can be
deflected by electric and/or magnetic
fields.
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Cats
BT
Terms alphabetical
Ceiling bosses
Mammals
Catsuits
BT
Clothing
SN
Skin-tight one-piece garments to cover the
body, as for dancing
BT
Mouldings
NT
Ceiling roses
RT
Ceiling panels
SN
Knob-like projections of ornamental
character for a ceiling.
Ceiling panels
Cattle
BT
BT
Mammals
NT
Bulls
Calves
Cows
Cauldrons
BT
Cooking boilers
SN
Large kettles or boilers, usually spherical,
with a lid and a handle.
Architectural panels
Ceiling roses
BT
Ceiling bosses
RT
Ceiling panels
Ceilings
USE Ceiling panels
Celestas
Caulking irons
BT
Shipwrighting tools
SN
Steel tools resembling chisels, most often
with a large thick flat blade cast as a
single piece with a narrower handle and
striking surface. These are used in
conjunction with caulking mallets to drive
various materials into seams and crevices,
to make joints watertight and airtight.
Caulking mallets
BT
USE Dulcitones
Coopering tools
Coopering tools
Mallets
Shipwrighting tools
RT
Caulking irons
SN
Mallets used in conjunction with caulking
irons, to drive various materials into
seams and crevices in order to make joints
watertight and airtight.
Celestial charts
USE Astronomical charts
Celestial globes
BT
Astronomical equipment
Globes
SN
Spheres with a map of stars depicted on
them.
Celestial photographs
USE Astrophotographs
Cell phones
USE Mobile phones
Cello accessories
CD-ROMs
BT
Compact discs
Computer memory devices
SN
Compact discs designed for reading
digitised text
BT
Stringed instrument accessories
NT
Cello bow frogs
Cello bows
Cello bridges
Cello cases
CDs
USE Compact discs
Cello bow frogs
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Cello accessories
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Cello bows
BT
Cello accessories
Musical instrument bows
Cello bridges
BT
Cello accessories
Cent coins
BT
Coins
NT
Fifty cent coins
Five cent coins
Half cent coins
Cello cases
BT
One cent coins
Cello accessories
Quarter cent coins
Musical instrument cases
Ten cent coins
Three cent coins
Cello components
BT
Stringed instrument components
NT
Cello tailpieces
Cello frogs
Containers in which incense is burned.
These are usually lidded, and sometimes
swung from chains in religious
ceremonies.
Twenty cent coins
Twenty-five cent coins
Two and a half cent coins
Two cent coins
SN
USE Cello bow frogs
Cello style guitars
USE Arched top guitars
The cent is the 100th part of the dollar
wherever it is current. It is also the 100th
part of certain other decimal currencies
not expressed in dollars. For example, in
Ceylon, Mauritius and the Seychelles 100
cents = 1 rupee.
Centavo coins
Cello tailpieces
BT
Cello components
Cellos
BT
Coins
RT
Decimo coins
SN
The 100th part of the peso, which appears
in many decimal currencies of Central and
South America.
Stringed instruments
Cellotape
USE Adhesive tape
Cellulose sheet film negatives
USE Film negatives
Cement mixers
BT
Construction vehicles
RT
Toy cement mixers
Centavos
USE Centavo coins
Centesimi
USE Centesimo coins
Centesimo coins
BT
Coins
SN
The 100th part of a decimal unit: in Italy
of the lire, in Uruguay of the peso.
Centime coins
Censers
BT
BT
Incense burners
BT
Coins
NT
Fifty centime coins
Five centime coins
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NT
One centime coins
Ten centime coins
Terms alphabetical
Centrifugal equipment
USE Centrifuges
Three centime coins
Twenty centime coins
Twenty-five centime coins
Centrifugal pumps
USE Pumps
Two centime coins
SN
The 100th part of the French franc, as
introduced by the revolutionary
government by decree of 7 April 1795.
Centimo coins
BT
Coins
SN
The 100th part of various Latin-American
denominations, issued as a copper coin in
Venezuela, Dominica and Costa Rica
among others.
Centrifuges
BT
Machines
SN
Machines consisting of a rotating
container, in which substances of different
densities may be separated or in which
animals, humans or instruments are
subjected to prolonged accelerations.
Cents
USE Cent coins
Centre-fire firearms
BT
Firearms
NT
Centre-fire revolvers
Centre-fire revolvers
BT
Centre-fire firearms
Ceramic forms
BT
Sculptures
Ceramics equipment
USE Pottery equipment
Revolvers
Centre of gravity toys
BT
Toys
NT
Balancing figure toys
Balancing toys
Ceramics moulds
BT
Moulds
Ceramics tools
USE Pottery tools
Spinning tops
RT
Rocking toys
Centrepieces
BT
BT
Ceremonial clothing
Cornucopias
Ceremonial clothing
BT
Epergnes
Nefs
Plateaus
SN
Aprons
Furniture accessories
Tableware
NT
Ceremonial aprons
Ornamental objects used in a central
position, especially on the centre of a
dining table. These can comprise flowers,
ceramic pieces, etc.
Centrifugal apparatus
USE Centrifuges
Ceremonial objects
Clothing
NT
Burial shoes
Ceremonial aprons
Christening clothing
Confirmation dresses
Coronation robes
Crowns (headwear)
Ecclesiastical clothing
Going-away clothing
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NT
Mourning clothing
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Wedding clothing
Prize certificates
Testamurs
Ceremonial costumes
Trade certificates
USE Ceremonial clothing
Ceremonial jewellery
BT
Ceremonial objects
Membership certificates
Wedding certificates
Certificates of appreciation
BT
Certificates
Jewellery
NT
Engagement rings
Cervical dilators
Prayer beads
BT
Dilators
Wedding rings
SN
Instruments used to dilate the cervix
Ceremonial objects
BT
Objects
NT
Ceremonial clothing
Ceremonial jewellery
Chaff cutters
BT
Cutting tools
SN
Ceremonial textiles
Funeral equipment
Memorial wreaths
Agricultural tools
Implements for cutting straw into small
pieces for fodder.
Chainmail armour
BT
Armour
NT
Mail shirts
Presentation containers
Presentation pieces
Religious objects
Sceptres
Skull cups
Tikis
BT
Objects
NT
Fob chains
Treasure boxes
Gold chains
Ushabti figures
Watch chains
Wedding accessories
Ceremonial textiles
BT
Chains
Ceremonial objects
Chainsaws
BT
Saws
SN
Power-driven cross cut saws with teeth
mounted on an endless chain.
Textiles
NT
Altarcloths
Prayer canopies
Prayer rugs
Chair covers
BT
Soft furnishings
Trousseaus
Certificates
BT
Documents
NT
Birth certificates
Certificates of appreciation
Death certificates
Marriage certificates
Covers
Chairpans
USE Commode pans
Chairs
BT
Seating furniture
NT
Armchairs
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Barbers chairs
Bean bags
Terms alphabetical
Chamber pots
BT
Beanbags
Pots
Sanitary equipment
Commode chairs
Corner chairs
Deckchairs
Champagne bottles
BT
Wine bottles
Dentists chairs
Dining chairs
Director's chairs
Champagne buckets
USE Ice buckets
Ergonomic chairs
Folding chairs
High chairs
Champagne flutes
BT
Highchairs
Kitchen chairs
Flute glasses
SN
Office chairs
Reclining chairs
Rocking chairs
Sedan chairs
Stacking chairs
Wheelchairs
Seating furniture
RT
Lounges
Chalices
BT
Cups
Religious objects
SN
Cups used in Christian religious
ceremonies, in which the wine of the
Eucharist is stored.
BT
Wine glasses
NT
Champagne flutes
Saucer champagne glasses
SN
BT
Light fittings
RT
Lustres
Changing bags
BT
Photographic equipment
NT
Plate changing bags
SN
Opaque light-tight bags used for handling
unprotected photosensitive materials
when no darkroom is available, or for
loading developing tanks in normal
lighting.
USE Blackboards
BT
Glasses for drinking champagne, usually
either flute or saucer shaped.
Chandeliers
Chalkboards
Chalks
Tall narrow glasses for drinking
champagne.
Champagne glasses
Chaise longues
BT
Champagne glasses
Chaps
Drawing instruments
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Protective cover for the front of trousers,
typically seen on Cowboys.
Chamber candlesticks
BT
Candlesticks
SN
Short candlesticks mounted in the centre
of a saucer with a single handle.
Chapucos
BT
Violins
SN
Folk violins from South America
Chamber organs
BT
Organs
Character dolls
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Dolls
NT
Bride dolls
Clown dolls
Golliwogs
Kewpie dolls
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Charms
BT
Jewellery
RT
Amulets
SN
Trinkets worn on chains or bracelets. The
term is also sometimes used for objects
worn for their supposed magical effects,
similar to amulets.
Swag dolls
SN
Dolls which exhibit the characteristics of a
specific type of real or fictional person or
group.
Character jugs
BT
Jugs
NT
Toby jugs
Charts
BT
Documents
NT
Astronomical charts
Chronograms
Circuit diagrams
Colour charts
Charcoal
BT
Electrocardiograms
Drawing instruments
Genealogical charts
Health and medical charts
Charcoal box irons
Horoscopes
USE Charcoal irons
Charcoal drawings
BT
Navigational charts
Organisation charts
SN
Graphic representations of information.
Art drawings
Chastity belts
Charcoal irons
BT
Box irons
SN
A type of box iron heated with burning
fuel such as charcoal.
charge cards
BT
Belts
Chasubles
BT
Ecclesiastical clothing
SN
Sleeveless outer vestments worn by
celebrants of church services.
USE Credit cards
Chatelaines
Chargers
BT
Serving dishes
SN
Large platters, usually circular or oval,
used as a centrepiece or used for serving
meat at the table. Some highly decorative
examples were made to be hung on the
wall as plaques.
Chariots
BT
Horsedrawn vehicles
SN
Horse drawn vehicles with two wheels and
a compartment for the driver to stand in.
Charity badges
BT
BT
Personal effects
SN
A device for suspending keys, trinkets etc
worn at the waist of women.
Check planes
USE Rabbet planes
Check routers
USE Boxing routers
Checkers
USE Draughts
Badges
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Checkers (game)
USE Draughts sets
Cheese
BT
Foodstuffs
RT
Dairy equipment
Cheese containers
BT
Food storage containers
Cheese dishes
BT
Dishes
Terms alphabetical
Chemical equipment
BT
Scientific equipment
NT
Chemical jars
Chemical jars
BT
Jars
NT
Acid jars
RT
Pharmaceutical jars
Chemical models
BT
Scientific models
SN
Models of chemical structure, usually
constructed of balls and rods
Cheese graters
BT
Food graters
Cheese knives
BT
Table knives
SN
Knives with a curved blade used for
cutting cheese, usually having the end of
the blade curving away from the cutting
edge with two points to pick up the piece
of cut cheese.
Cheese moulds
BT
Food moulds
Chemical samples
BT
Samples
SN
Sample or test amounts of chemicals.
Chemises
BT
Underwear
NT
Baby chemises
Chemisettes
BT
Blouses
SN
Women's blouses worn with a low cut or
open bodice to cover the neck and breast.
Cheese scoops
BT
Food servers
Scoops
SN
Serving implements having a straight
handle connected to a wide curved blade
occuring in a variety of shapes, used to
scoop an individual portion from a large
cheese, such as Stilton.
Cheong sam
USE Cheongsam
Cheongsam
BT
Dresses
SN
Dresses, often of silk, originally worn by
Chinese women, cut very straight, with a
slit up one side of the skirt.
Cheese slicers
BT
Kitchenware
Slicers
Chefs hats
BT
Hats
Chemical containers
BT
Chemical equipment
Cheque books
USE Chequebooks
Chequebooks
BT
Books
Financial records
Containers
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Terms alphabetical
Cheques
BT
Financial records
Cherry blossoms
BT
Flowers
Cherry pickers (cine equipment)
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USE Night cupboards
Chickens
BT
Child safety seats
BT
BT
Chess sets
Childrens furniture
Safety equipment
USE Camera cranes
Chess pieces
Birds
Seats
Children's books
USE Childrens books
Game pieces
Chess sets
BT
Board games
NT
Chess pieces
Childrens books
BT
Books
NT
Cut-out books
Picture books
Pop-up books
Chestnut roasters
BT
Cooking equipment
Chests
BT
RT
Admirals chests
Admiral's chests
BT
NT
Billycarts
SN
Carts which children ride in. Use `Toy
carts' for small carts designed to be pulled
along by a handle or cord.
Tea-chests
Trunks
Chests of drawers
BT
Storage and display furniture
NT
Tallboys
Childrens clothing
BT
Clothing
NT
Boys clothing
Girls clothing
Play clothing
School uniforms
Cheungsam
USE Cheongsam
RT
Baby clothing
SN
Use this term in conjunction with a more
specific term.
Cheval mirrors
BT
Furniture
Mirrors
SN
Full-length mirrors mounted as to swing
in a frame.
Chevets (night tables)
Carts
Ride-on toys
Tea chests
RT
Toys
Childrens carts
Luggage
Storage and display furniture
NT
Storybooks
Children's deckchairs
USE Childrens furniture
Childrens furniture
BT
Furniture
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NT
Child safety seats
Highchairs
RT
Terms alphabetical
Chincing irons
BT
Dolls furniture
Coopering tools
Prying tools
SN
Children's handcarts
Tools used to insert a cooper's flag
between the head and staves of a barrel
after the head is in place.
USE Toy carts
Chinese boxes
Childrens magazines
BT
Magazines
RT
School magazines
USE Chinese puzzles
Chinese checkers
BT
Childrens playing cards
BT
Playing cards
Board games
Chinese export ware
USE Export trade ware
Chiming clocks
BT
Clocks
RT
Striking clocks
SN
Clocks which play a simple melodic
sequence on bells or gongs at each quarter
hour.
Chimney pots
USE Chimneypots
Chimneypots
BT
Architectural elements
Pipes
SN
BT
Puzzles
SN
Very complicated puzzles, especially a
series of boxes in boxes.
Chip cutters
USE Potato chip cutters
Chisels
BT
Cutting tools
Hand tools
NT
Bark chisels
Cold chisels
Cylindrical or other pipes, as of
earthenware or sheet metal, fitted on the
top of the chimney to increase draught,
and carry off smoke.
Chin implants
BT
Chinese puzzles
Masonry chisels
Woodworking chisels
RT
Gouges
SN
Metal hand tools with a cutting edge at
one end, usually driven by a hammer or
mallet; used in dressing, shaping or
working wood, stone or metal.
Surgical implants
Chin rests
BT
Violin accessories
Chisels, plugging
USE Plugging chisels
China cabinets
BT
Cabinets
RT
Dinnerware
SN
Cabinets designed to display collections of
porcelain and dishes, often with cupboards
in the lower part and open shelves or
shelves with glazed doors on the top.
Chits
USE Froes
Chivs
BT
Coopering planes
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SN
Tools used to make a smooth surface in
the form of a shallow depression near the
top of the staves on which the croze groove
will consequently be cut.
Chocolate boxes
BT
Boxes
Food storage containers
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BT
Chops (stamps)
BT
Stamps (tools)
SN
Stamps for marking objects with a symbol
indicating a permit, a creator's identity or
a certain quality of goods.
Chocolate card albums
BT
Albums
Kitchenware
Chopsticks
BT
Cutlery
Chocolate cups
BT
Covered cups
Drinking cups
RT
Chocolate pots
SN
Large cups for drinking hot chocolate,
usually with two handles, a cover, and a
saucer.
Chord organs
BT
Organs
Christening bonnets
BT
Baby bonnets
Christening clothing
Chocolate moulds
BT
RT
Christening caps
Food moulds
Christening caps
Chocolate pots
BT
Pots
RT
Chocolate cups
SN
Covered pots for serving hot chocolate,
usually pear-shaped or cylindrical, and
often with a handle placed at right angles
to the spout. In the cover is a hole for
inserting a wooden utensil to stir the
contents.
BT
Caps
Christening clothing
RT
Christening bonnets
Christening clothing
BT
Baby clothing
Ceremonial clothing
NT
Christening bonnets
Christening caps
Choker necklaces
BT
Necklaces
SN
Necklaces worn tightly around the neck.
Christening gowns
Christening cups
BT
Cups
Religious objects
Chokers
USE Choker necklaces
Cholera treatment kits
USE Medical kits
Chooras
RT
Christening mugs
Christening gowns
BT
Baby gowns
Christening clothing
Christening mugs
BT
Daggers
SN
Afghanistan daggers.
BT
Mugs
Religious objects
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RT
Christening cups
Terms alphabetical
SN
Christmas bushes
BT
Australian plants
Christmas cards
BT
Christmas ephemera
Clock-driven instruments for recording
the exact instant of occurrences, or for
measuring small intervals of time.
Chronometers
BT
Timepieces
NT
Marine chronometers
SN
Timekeepers with a special mechanism for
ensuring accuracy, used in determining
longitude at sea or for any purpose where
very exact measurement of time is
required.
Greeting cards
Christmas crackers
USE Bonbons
Chrysanthemums
Christmas decorations
BT
BT
Flowers
Festive objects
Chrysoprase
Christmas ephemera
BT
Ephemera
BT
Gemstones
SN
A nickel-stained, apple-green chalcedony,
much used in jewellery.
Festive objects
NT
Christmas cards
Christmas trees
BT
Festive objects
Churches
BT
Religious buildings
NT
Cathedrals
Trees
Churns
Chromolithographic prints
USE Chromolithographs
BT
Machines
NT
Butter churns
Cream churns
Chromolithographs
BT
Lithographs
NT
Oleographs
SN
Prints produced in colours by a
planographic method of surface printing
from stone.
Chronograms
BT
Charts
RT
Chronographs
SN
The records made by a chronograph.
Chronographs
Ice-cream churns
RT
Kitchenware
SN
Vessels or machines in which liquids,
usually dairy products, are agitated to
form a solid.
Cibachrome prints
USE Positive to positive prints
Cicadas
BT
Insects
Cider glasses
BT
Timepieces
BT
Drinking glasses
RT
Chronograms
SN
Drinking glasses for cider, often having an
engraved motif of a spray of
apple-blossoms, apple-tree branches or a
fruiting apple tree.
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Cigar boxes
BT
BT
Packaging
Smoking equipment
Boxes
Smoking equipment
Cigarette papers
BT
Smoking equipment
Cases
RT
Cigarette rollers
Smoking equipment
SN
Thin pieces of rice paper in which tobacco
is rolled to make a cigarette.
Cigar cases
BT
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Cigar holders
BT
Holders
Smoking equipment
Cigar-making presses
BT
Presses
Cigar trays
BT
Smoking equipment
Trays
Cigarette boxes
BT
Boxes
Smoking equipment
Cigarette rollers
BT
Cigarettes
BT
Albums
BT
Collecting cards
Smoking equipment
Cinderella stamps
BT
Adhesive stamps
NT
Advertising stamps
Freight stamps
Revenue stamps
SN
Cigarette cards
BT
Smoking equipment
Cigars
Cigarette card albums
BT
Smoking equipment
Any affixed stamp that is not a postage
stamp, e.g. advertising stamps, revenue
stamps, freight stamps
Cine projectors
USE Movie projectors
Cigarette cases
BT
Cases
Smoking equipment
Cigarette holders
BT
Holders
Smoking equipment
Cigarette lighters
BT
Smoking equipment
Cigarette packaging
USE Cigarette packets
Cinecameras
USE Movie cameras
Cinefilm
USE Movie film
Cinema glass slides
USE Lantern slides
Cinema posters
BT
Posters
RT
Performance posters
Cigarette packets
BT
Containers
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Cinema programs
BT
Programs
Cinema projectors
USE Movie projectors
Terms alphabetical
Cinerary urns
USE Funerary urns
Cipher machines
BT
Information processing equipment
Military equipment
Cinematographic equipment
BT
Audio and visual equipment
NT
Camera cranes
Cinematographic film
Cinematographic viewers
Circle clamps
USE Gee clamps
Circle end clamps
USE Gee clamps
Film cans
Film rewinders
Film spools
Movie cameras
Movie projectors
Mutoscope reels
Spool arms
SN
Equipment for creating and viewing
motion picture illusions on movie films
and animation strips such as those used
in devices such as zoetropes.
Cinematographic film
BT
Cinematographic equipment
NT
Praxinoscope film
Circuit boards
BT
Electronic equipment
Circuit breaker components
BT
Electrical equipment
RT
Circuit breakers
Circuit breakers
BT
Control equipment
Electrical equipment
SN
Devices such as switches for interrupting
electric circuits, under normal or fault
conditions.
Zoetrope film
RT
Cinematographic viewers
Cinematographic film viewers
Circuit diagrams
BT
Charts
RT
Electrical equipment
USE Cinematographic viewers
Circular calculators
Cinematographic viewers
BT
Cinematographic equipment
Photographic viewing equipment
NT
BT
Logarithmic calculating instruments
SN
Flat circular logarithmic calculating
instruments.
Kinetoscopes
Mutoscopes
Phenakistoscopes
Circular saw benches
USE Workbenches
Praxinoscopes
Zoetropes
SN
Peep-show equipment for the viewing of
cinematographic films by one person at a
time. Use `Movie projectors' for devices
projecting cinematographic films for
viewing by larger audiences.
Circular saws
BT
Woodworking saws
SN
Thin steel disks, with teeth on their
periphery, that rotate on a power driven
spindle. They are used either as hand
tools or are mounted on a bench.
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Circus costumes
BT
Performance costumes
RT
Circus equipment
Circus equipment
BT
Performing arts equipment
NT
Circus programs
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USE Cog rattles
Clamps
BT
Tools
NT
Bench clamps
Gee clamps
Gee cramps
Handscrew clamps
Circus props
Circus whips
RT
Joiners clamps
SN
Circus costumes
Circus programs
BT
Circus equipment
Programs
Circus props
BT
Clappers
BT
Percussion instruments
SN
Musical instruments comprised of sets of
curved wood beaten together to make
sound. Also known as `Bones'.
Circus equipment
Props
Circus whips
BT
Circus equipment
Portable holding and tightening devices
for holding work together during assembly
or when being glued. Most have two jaws,
one or both of which can be drawn
together by screw.
Clapsticks
BT
Percussion instruments
Whips
Claret jugs
Cistres
BT
Jugs
USE English guitars
Clarinets
Citherns
BT
Woodwind instruments
USE Citterns
Clasp knives
Cithers
USE Citterns
BT
Knives
NT
Navajas
Pocket-knives
Citterns
BT
Stringed instruments
NT
English guitars
SN
Early 16th and 17th century musical
instruments, related to the guitar, having
a flat pear-shaped soundbox and wire
strings.
RT
Penknives
SN
Knives with blades folding into the
handle.
Clasps
BT
Jewellery
RT
Fibulas
Civil court uniforms
BT
Uniforms
Classical guitars
BT
Acoustic guitars
Clackers
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SN
Guitars with a flat top (belly), shorter
neck and nylon or gut and silk strings,
played with the fingers.
Terms alphabetical
NT
Cleaning products
Dishcloths
Dishmops
Clavichords
BT
Dusters
Dustpan and brush sets
Keyboard instruments
Knife cleaners
Claw tools
Knife polishers
Mop buckets
USE Tooth chisels
Mops
Pipe cleaners
Clay test samples
BT
Pot scourers
Pottery equipment
Record cleaners
Test samples
RT
Glaze test samples
SN
Small clay samples used to test clays or
glazes in the kiln.
Vacuum cleaners
Cleaning fluids
BT
Cleaning brushes
BT
USE Cleaning products
Brushes
Cleaning equipment
NT
Cleaning equipment
Banister brushes
Cleaning products
BT
Cleaning equipment
NT
Borax
Blacking brushes
Bottle brushes
Soap
Dustpan and brush sets
Floor polisher brushes
Saucepan brushes
Scrubbing-brushes
Shoe brushes
Toilet brushes
Washing up brushes
SN
Any of a variety of brushes used for
domestic cleaning. Where possible, name a
specific type of brush.
Cleaning cloths
BT
Cleaning equipment
Cloths
Cleaning equipment
BT
Domestic equipment
NT
Brooms
Carpet beaters
Carpet sweepers
Cleaning brushes
Cleaning cloths
Cleaning soap
USE Soap
Cleaning toys
BT
Household toys
RT
Cleaning equipment
SN
Toys that replicate cleaning equipment,
such as toy brooms.
Cleaning vehicles
BT
Vehicles
RT
Cleaning equipment
SN
Vehicles whose primary function is to
transport a cleaner and/or cleaning
equipment.
Cleavers
BT
Butchers knives
SN
Heavy knives or long-bladed hatchets
used by butchers for cutting up carcasses.
Cleaning fluids
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Cleaving irons
USE Froes
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Clock cases
BT
Cases
Clock accessories
Cleaving wedges
USE Splitting wedges
Cliches-Verre
Clock components
BT
Timepiece components
NT
Clock dials
Clock hands
USE Glass prints
Clock movements
Clock pendulums
Clicking presses
BT
Presses
RT
Bootmaking tools
SN
Clicking presses are used in shoe making.
They consist of a mechanised series of
clicking knives, which press leather down
into wood or metal, to cut the master
shape of a shoe.
Clinometers
BT
Clock weights
Machines
Geophysical survey instruments
Meters
Clock dials
BT
Clock components
SN
The faces of clocks upon which time is
indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows.
Clock hands
BT
Clock keys
BT
Earrings
Clipboards
BT
Office equipment
SN
Small backing boards with a strong clip at
the top to hold sheets of paper together.
Cloaks
BT
Clock mechanisms
USE Clock movements
Clock movements
BT
Clock components
RT
Clocks
SN
The whole mechanism of a clock,
excluding the dial and case, eg. clock
plates and wheels.
Outerwear
Cloche hats
BT
Hats
SN
Small tight hats with narrow brims,
usually felt, popular in 1920's.
Clock accessories
BT
Timepiece accessories
NT
Clock cases
Clock keys
Clock winders
Clock accessories
Keys
Clip earrings
BT
Clock components
Clock pendulums
BT
Clock components
Clock radios
BT
Clocks
Radios
Clock weights
BT
Clock components
SN
Weights used to drive clocks.
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Clock winders
Terms alphabetical
NT
Table clocks
Talking clocks
USE Clock keys
Time recording clocks
Turret clocks
Clockmakers wheel cutting engines
Wag-on-the-wall clocks
USE Wheel cutting engines
Wall clocks
Clockmaking equipment
BT
Water clocks
SN
Occupation-based equipment
Clocks
BT
Timepieces
NT
Alarm clocks
Atomic clocks
Baby Ben clocks
Battery clocks
Beehive clocks
Bracket clocks
Calendar clocks
Instruments for indicating time, having
either pointers on a numbered dial or a
digital display to show the hour. Clocks
are not carried on the person; such
timepieces are called watches.
Clocks, Cromwellian
USE Lantern clocks
Clockwork toys
USE Wind-up toys
Clog making tools
Carriage clocks
BT
Tools
Chiming clocks
RT
Bootmaking tools
Clock radios
Cuckoo clocks
Dashboard clocks
Clogger's tools
USE Clog making tools
Digital clocks
Drop dial clocks
Eight-day clocks
Electric clocks
Electric impulse clocks
Gaslight time clocks
Lantern clocks
Longcase clocks
Mantel clocks
Master clocks
Mechanical clocks
Musical clocks
Night clocks
Pendulum clocks
Regulator clocks
Clogs
BT
Footwear
NT
Sabots
Close helmets
BT
Military helmets
SN
Close helmet, A modern term for helmets
of a particular construction widely used
from the 16th to the mid 17th century.
The face guard usually consisted of a visor
with eye slits, a hinged chin guard and
articulated plates around the neck.
Closed helmets
USE Close helmets
Rolling clocks
Shelf clocks
Skeleton clocks
Slave clocks
Cloth badges
USE Badges
Striking clocks
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Terms alphabetical
Cloth dolls
BT
Dolls
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BT
Laundry equipment
NT
Clothes horses
Soft toys
SN
Dolls with bodies of cloth or cloth stuffed
with various materials such as rags,
sawdust, or papyrus leaves.
Clothes hoists
BT
Clothes lines
SN
Devices with square rotating frames
which can be raised or lowered, from
which clothes are hung to dry.
Cloth paintings
USE Textile paintings
Clothes horses
Cloth patches
BT
Cloths
SN
Pieces of cloth which are sewn together to
form a patchwork.
BT
Clothes drying racks
SN
Free standing clothes drying racks with
four legs.
Clothes lines
Clothes
USE Clothing
Clothes baskets
BT
Baskets
BT
Laundry equipment
NT
Clothes hoists
RT
Clothes pegs
SN
Ropes or wire devices from which clothes
are hung to dry.
Laundry equipment
SN
Containers used for transporting clothes
to and from the washing area and drying
lines.
Clothes beaters
BT
Clothing accessories
Laundry equipment
Clothes peg bags
BT
Laundry equipment
SN
Bags made or intended to hold clothes
pegs. Often hung from a clothes line.
Clothes pegs
RT
Clothes brushes
BT
Laundry equipment
SN
Used to remove dust and dirt from
clothing by beating.
NT
Dolly pegs
RT
Clothes lines
SN
Forked pieces of wood or plastic used for
hanging clothes on a line.
Clothes brushes
BT
Brushes
Laundry equipment
NT
Hat brushes
RT
Clothes beaters
SN
Any of a variety of brushes used to remove
dirt and lint from clothing.
Clothes pins
USE Clothes pegs
Clothes ropes
USE Clothes lines
Clothes dryers
BT
Laundry equipment
NT
Electric clothes dryers
SN
Machines which assist in drying clothes.
Clothes drying racks
Clothes wringers
BT
Laundry equipment
SN
Apparatus or machines which wring water
out of the washing.
Clotheslines
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USE Clothes lines
Terms alphabetical
NT
Outerwear
Outfits
Clothing
BT
Objects
NT
Aprons
Pants-suits
Penis sheaths
Protective clothing
Robes
Aviation clothing
Saris
Babies clothing
Sarongs
Baby clothing
Shirts
Baby's clothing
Skirts
Bathrobes
Space clothing
Berthas
Sports clothing
Blouse fronts
Stomachers
Bodice linings
Suits
Bodices
Tops
Caftans
Trousers
Catsuits
Tunics
Ceremonial clothing
Twin sets
Childrens clothing
Underwear
Clothing ensembles
Uniforms
Convict clothing
Vests
Costumes
Waistcloths
Court dress
Waistcoats
Culottes
Womens clothing
Doublets
Work clothing
Dress accessories
Dresses
Evening wear
Firefighters clothing
Footwear
RT
Clothing accessories
BT
Accessories
Personal adornments
Fur clothing
Head wear
Clothing components
NT
Ankle ties
Headwear
Applique patches
Hotpants
Armbands
Infants clothing
Badges
Jumpsuits
Belt accessories
Kimonos
Belts
Leggings
Bicycle clips
Leotards
Boas
Loin cloths
Braces
Maternity clothing
Buckles
Mens clothing
Buttons
Motoring clothing
Canes
Mourning clothing
Chaps
Nightwear
Clothes beaters
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Terms alphabetical
NT
Clothing hooks
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SN
Coat-hangers
Cufflinks
Cuffs
The additional parts of an outfit, as shoes,
gloves, hat, etc.
Clothing braces
USE Braces
Cummerbunds
Dress clips
Epaulettes
Footwear accessories
Garlands
Clothing components
BT
Components
NT
Costume components
Glove stretchers
Footwear components
Gloves
Sequins
Handbags
Underwear components
Handkerchiefs
RT
Clothing; Textiles
Headwear accessories
Hosiery
Inros
Clothing dummies
USE Shop dummies
Laces
Leg warmers
Masks
Mittens
Clothing ensembles
BT
Clothing
NT
Evening ensembles
Modesty pieces
Motoring ensembles
Muffs
Neckwear
Netsuke
Obi-jime
Wedding ensembles
RT
Outfits
SN
Sets of matching clothing, conceived by
one designer
Obis
Peplums
Pockets
Clothing hooks
BT
Hooks
Purses
Rank badges
NT
Corset hooks
Scarves
SN
Shirt fronts
Sleeve flounces
Sleeves
Sporrans
Stoles
Toggles
BT
Labels
RT
Clothing accessories
SN
Fabric labels attached on the inside or the
outside of garments, usually with the logo
or name of the designer/manufacturer or
size/washing instructions.
Undersleeves
Waistbands
Wristbands
Hooks used to aid in fastening buttons, etc
on clothing.
Clothing labels
Trouser presses
Uniform accessories
Boot hooks
Buttonhooks
Sashes
Shawls
Clothing accessories
Clothing packaging
BT
Packaging
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NT
Shoe boxes
RT
Clothing
Clothing storage containers
BT
Containers
NT
Armour boxes
Collar boxes
Glove boxes
Terms alphabetical
Coach horns
USE Post-horns
Coach lamps
USE Carriage lamps
Coach pots
USE Bourdalous
Hatboxes
Suit bags
Suitcases
SN
Where possible, use a specific type of
container in preference to this general
term.
Coachbuilding routers
BT
Routers
NT
Boxing routers
SN
A variety of routers used to work grooves,
rebates and mouldings on the curved
parts of carriage frames.
Cloths
BT
Textiles
NT
Altarcloths
Coachbuilding tools
Coachbuilding tools
BT
Tools
Cleaning cloths
NT
Coachbuilding routers
Cloth patches
RT
Wheelwrighting tools
Camera cloths
Egyptian mummy cloths
Lens cloths
Coaches
Pudding cloths
Saddlecloths
Tablecloths
Coal boxes
BT
Boxes
RT
Coalscuttles
Tapa cloths
Tea-towels
Temple cloths
Tray cloths
SN
Pieces of material, made by any process,
and used for specific purposes.
Clown dolls
BT
Character dolls
RT
Toy clowns
Club badges
BT
Badges
SN
Badges indicating membership or other
role in a club, society or association.
USE Factory equipment
Coal hoppers
USE Factory equipment
Coal mining equipment
BT
Mining equipment
Coal picks
BT
Picks
Coal samples
Clubs
BT
Coal feeders
Percussive weapons
BT
Mineral samples
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Terms alphabetical
Coal scuttles
Powerhouse Museum Collection Thesaurus
NT
Overcoats
Parkas
USE Coalscuttles
Raincoats
Surcoats
Coal trains
Tail coats
USE Trains
Coalscuttles
BT
Fireplace accessories
RT
Coal boxes
SN
A bucket in which coal is carried into, and
kept in, a room (Macquarie Dictionary)
Coats of arms
BT
Coaxial cables
BT
Electronic equipment
SN
Cables composed of an insulated central
conductor with tubular stranded
conductors laid over it concentrically and
separated by layers of insulation.
Coasters
BT
Tableware
SN
Small mats placed under glasses or cups
to protect tables from their moisture and
heat.
Coat dresses
BT
Dresses
SN
Dresses styled in a similar way to a coat.
Coat hangers
USE Coat-hangers
Coat-hangers
BT
Clothing accessories
Coat studs
BT
Studs
Coathangers
USE Coat-hangers
Cobbler's tools
USE Bootmaking tools
Cobbling tools
USE Bootmaking tools
Cochlear implants
BT
Outerwear
NT
Beach coats
Beach robes
BT
Fur coats
Feathers
Cockatoos
BT
Australian birds
Cockspurs
BT
Kiln furniture
SN
Supports for holding ceramic wares while
in the kiln. Usually with three legs and
one upwards point. Sometimes called a
Stilt.
Cocktail cabinets
BT
Bar equipment
Cabinets
Evening coats
Frock coats
Surgical implants
Cockatoo feathers
Coats
BT
Identity devices
SN
Cabinets for storing spirits and liqueurs,
as well as glasses and other accessories
used in making cocktails.
House coats
Lab coats
Cocktail dresses
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BT
Dresses
Evening wear
Terms alphabetical
Coffee
BT
Beverages
Cocktail glasses
BT
Bar equipment
Drinking glasses
Cocktail hats
BT
Coffee accessories
BT
Domestic equipment
NT
Coffee bean roasters
Coffee containers
Evening wear
Coffee cups
Hats
Coffee grinders
Coffee mugs
Cocktail shakers
BT
Coffee percolators
Bar equipment
Coffee services
Food processing equipment
Coffee spoons
Cocktail sticks
USE Swizzle sticks
Coffeepots
Coffee and chicory
BT
Cocoa
BT
Beverages
RT
Cocoa containers
SN
A beverage made of cocoa powder
Cocoa containers
Beverages
Coffee bean roasters
BT
Coffee accessories
Food processing equipment
Coffee cans
BT
Food storage containers
BT
Coffee cups
NT
Cocoa tins
SN
RT
Cocoa
Small straight-sided cylindrical cups,
shaped like mugs, and popular in the 18th
century for serving coffee. They are
approximately 2.5 inches in both height
and width.
Cocoa tins
BT
Cocoa containers
Coconuts
BT
Nut fruits
Coffee containers
BT
Coffee accessories
Food storage containers
NT
Coffee tins
RT
Coffee
Cocoons
BT
Animal products
Coffee cups
BT
Coding devices
BT
Equipment
Coffee accessories
Drinking cups
NT
Coffee cans
RT
Coffee mugs
Codpieces
BT
Protective clothing
RT
Cricket boxes
Coffee grinders
BT
Coffee accessories
Food processing equipment
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Kitchen equipment
Coffee machines
BT
Food processing equipment
Machines
RT
Coffee accessories
SN
Machines used (usually in cafes) to make
espresso coffee.
Powerhouse Museum Collection Thesaurus
SN
Use for commercial packaging. For
generic kitchenware use Canisters.
Coffeepots
BT
Coffee accessories
Pots
Coffin accessories
BT
Funeral equipment
Coffee mills
USE Coffee grinders
Coffin planes
USE Smoothing planes
Coffee mugs
BT
Coffee accessories
Mugs
RT
Coffins
BT
Funeral equipment
Coffee cups
Cog rattles
Coffee percolators
BT
BT
Rattles
Coffee accessories
Cogwheels
Coffee pots
USE Gear wheels
USE Coffeepots
Coherers
Coffee roasters
USE Coffee bean roasters
Coffee services
BT
BT
Electronic equipment
RT
Radios
SN
Obsolete devices for detecting radio
waves, usually consisting of a tube filled
with a conducting substance in granular
form, whose electrical resistance
decreases when radio waves pass through
it.
Coffee accessories
Tableware
SN
A set of implements for serving coffee,
including a coffee-pot, sugar-bowl,
cream-jug or milk-jug, and often a large
tray, but not articles of cutlery or
flatware.
Coffee spoons
BT
Coils
BT
Electrical equipment
Electronic equipment
SN
Coffee accessories
Electrical conductors such as copper
wires, wound into a spiral or similar form.
Spoons
SN
Very small spoons, about 10cm long, used
for stirring coffee in a small coffee cup.
Coin albums
BT
Money accessories
Coffee tables
BT
Tables
Coin bags
BT
Coffee tins
BT
Albums
Bags
Money accessories
Coffee containers
Food storage cans
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Coin cabinets
BT
Terms alphabetical
NT
Centavo coins
Cabinets
Centesimo coins
Money accessories
Centime coins
Centimo coins
Coin moulds
BT
Minting equipment
Coin proof sets
Moulds
Coin specimen sets
Coin presses
BT
Cents
Minting equipment
Presses
Coin proof sets
BT
Coins
SN
Sets of coins which have been minted but
not placed in circulation.
Commemorative coins
Counterfeit coins
Daler coins
Darics
Decimo coins
Denier coins
Dinars
Dirham coins
Dobra coins
Coin sorting machines
BT
Machines
Dollar coins
Money accessories
Double coins
Sorting equipment
Drachma coins
Coin specimen sets
BT
Doit coins
Coins
Coining Presses
USE Coin presses
Ducatoon coins
Dumps
Escudo coins
Falus coins
Fil coins
Filler coins
Florins
Coins
Follis coins
BT
Money
NT
Ancient Greek coins
Ancient Indian coins
Ancient Roman coins
Angel coins
Anna coins
Att coins
Baht coins
Baiocco coins
Batz coins
Bullet money
Bullion pieces
Byzantine coins
Candareen coins
Cash coins
Cent coins
Forint coins
Franc coins
Grano coins
Groat coins
Groschen coins
Grosz coins
Guilders
Headdress coins
Heller coins
Holey dollars
Kapang coins
Kopek coins
Kopeks
Kreuzer coins
Krone coins
Lepton coins
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Terms alphabetical
NT
Liard coins
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NT
Spade money
Lion coins
Star pagoda coins
Lira coins
Stuber coins
Mace coins
Stuiver coins
Maravedi coins
Testoon coins
Mark coins
Thaler coins
Markka coins
Tornese coins
Mil coins
Tournois coins
Millieme coins
Turner coins
Misstruck coins
Unicorn coins
Mohur coins
Unite coins
Mon coins
Yen coins
New pence coins
Zloty coins
Noble coins
RT
Toy coins
Ore coins
Para coins
Colanders
Pattern coins
BT
Kitchenware
Pengo coins
SN
Strainers for draining off liquids,
particularly in cookery.
Penni coins
Penny coins
Peso coins
Pfennig coins
Cold chisels
BT
Metalworking tools
Piastre coins
Pice coins
Pie coins
NT
Coopering chisels
SN
Steel bars, usually of octagonal section,
with one end tapered and ground on both
sides to a chisel edge. Used by a variety of
trades for cutting metal.
Pound coins
Proclamation coins
Qirsh coins
Rappen coins
Chisels
Cold packs
BT
Health and medical equipment
Reis coins
RT
Sports equipment
Riksdaler coins
SN
Icebags or plastic packs filled with
chemicals which can be chilled and
applied to the body to reduce swelling and
relieve pain.
Real coins
Rouble coins
Rupee coins
Rupiah coins
Ryal coins
Schilling coins
Collages
BT
Artworks
Sen coins
Shekel coins
Shilling coins
Collar boxes
BT
Skilling coins
Boxes
Clothing storage containers
Sol coins
Soldo coins
Sou coins
Collars
BT
Neckwear
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NT
Terms alphabetical
Detachable collars
BT
Transfers
Dog collars
RT
Tintypes
Fur collars
Wing collars
Collecting cards
BT
Cards
NT
Cigarette cards
SN
Use for cards issued singly or in sets since
the 19th century, primarily to be collected,
bearing a wide variety of types of images,
such as sports figures, movie stars, or
flowers. (Art and Architecture Thesaurus,
2002).
Collodion wet plate negatives
USE Wet collodion negatives
Collotype prints
USE Collotypes
Collotypes
BT
Photolithographs
SN
Photomechanical prints produced by the
collotype process, a type of
photolithography where a printing plate is
prepared using a bichromate process.
Unhardened gelatine areas hold water
and thus resist greasy ink ; hardened
areas accept ink and hold it in the
characteristic worm-like pattern of cracks.
Collection boxes
BT
Boxes
Collection plates
BT
Religious objects
SN
Plates used in churches to take up a
collection of money.
Collector cards
USE Collecting cards
Colmar machines
USE Arithmometers
Colognes
BT
Perfumes
Shaving toiletries
Collectors cards
USE Collecting cards
Colorimeters
BT
Meters
Colliery engines
USE Mining engines
Colour charts
BT
Painting equipment
Collodion dry plate negatives
USE Dry collodion negatives
Charts
NT
Paint colour charts
RT
Colour comparators
Collodion glass positives
USE Ambrotypes
Collodion negatives
Colour comparators
BT
Painting equipment
RT
Colour charts
USE Wet collodion negatives
Colour compensating filters
Collodion positives
USE Colour filters
USE Ambrotypes
Colour conversion filters
Collodion transfers
USE Colour filters
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Terms alphabetical
Colour filters
BT
Camera filters
SN
Any of various filters used to alter the
response of film to one or more
wavelengths of light.
Colour screen process
transparencies
USE Screen process transparencies
Colour transparencies
BT
Photographic transparencies
SN
Photographic transparencies whose
images are composed of more than one
hue, plus the neutral tones. Use
`Black-and-white transparencies' for
photographic transparencies having a
range of tones within one hue.
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SN
Combination weapons consisting of a
small arm combined with either a
different weapon or with some tool or
article of everyday use, such as a walking
stick.
Combination photoprints
USE Composite photographs
Combination plane irons
BT
Plane irons
SN
Plane irons for combination planes.
Combination planes
BT
Combination tools
Planes
SN
Planes with a movable fence and
interchangeable blades used for a variety
of grooving and moulding purposes.
Coloured pencils
BT
Pencils
Combination pliers
BT
Column components
BT
Columns
SN
Parts of architectural columns, such
bases, shafts or capitals.
Columns
BT
Architectural elements
NT
Column components
Comb cases
BT
Combination tools
Pliers
SN
Any of various styles of pliers that can be
used for cutting, swaging or hammering,
as well as for gripping.
Combination prints
USE Composite photographs
Combination tools
BT
Tools
NT
Combination planes
Hair care equipment
Combination pliers
Tool pads
Combination backs
USE Combination camera backs
RT
Awls
SN
Use for collections of tools that have more
than one function. Use a more specific
term where possible.
Combination camera backs
BT
Camera backs
SN
Camera backs allowing the use of roll film
or sheet film in a camera.
Combination weapons
BT
Weapons
NT
Combination guns
Combination guns
BT
Combination weapons
Swordsticks
SN
Weapons which are combinations of two or
more different kinds of weapon. May also
be used for weapons that are hidden in or
appear to be innocent articles of everyday
use.
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Combinations
BT
Underwear
RT
Union suits
Combined receiving licences
Terms alphabetical
Commemorative cups
BT
Commemorative objects
Cups
Commemorative envelopes
BT
Philatelic envelopes
USE Television receiving licences
Combined weapons
Commemorative glassware
BT
Commemorative objects
USE Combination weapons
Commemorative jugs
Combs
BT
BT
Hair care equipment
RT
Dolls combs
Combustion turbines
Jugs
Commemorative medallions
BT
Commemorative objects
Medallions
USE Gas turbine engines
Comic books
Commemorative objects
Commemorative medals
BT
Commemorative objects
Books
Medals
Comic character dolls
Commemorative mugs
BT
USE Character dolls
BT
Commemorative objects
Mugs
Commemorative badges
BT
Badges
NT
Coronation mugs
RT
Commemorative cups
Commemorative objects
Commemorative objects
Commemorative banners
BT
Banners
Commemorative objects
Commemorative books
BT
Books
Commemorative objects
BT
Objects
NT
Commemorative badges
Commemorative banners
Commemorative books
Commemorative cards
Commemorative coins
Commemorative cups
Commemorative cards
BT
Cards
Commemorative jugs
Commemorative objects
Commemorative medallions
Commemorative coins
BT
Commemorative glassware
Coins
Commemorative objects
Commemorative medals
Commemorative mugs
Commemorative plates
Commemorative teapots
Commemorative teaspoons
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NT
Commemorative ware
Commemoratives
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Commode chairs
BT
Presentation pieces
SN
A general term used to indicate a range of
items produced to commemorate a special
event. Use a narrower term instead if
possible e.g. Commemorative mugs
Commemorative photographs
BT
Photographs
Sanitary equipment
SN
Commode pans
BT
Storage and display furniture
Commemorative objects
RT
Washstands
Plates
SN
Pieces of furniture containing drawers or
shelves OR stands or cupboards
containing a chamber-pot or washbasin.
Commemorative objects
Teapots
Communication satellites
BT
Commemorative teaspoons
BT
Commemorative objects
Satellites
Telecommunications equipment
SN
Teaspoons
SN
Sanitary equipment
Commodes
Commemorative teapots
BT
Chairs fitted with a commode pan
(chamber pot).
BT
Commemorative plates
BT
Chairs
Artificial earth satellites used for relaying
radio and television signals around the
curved surface of the earth.
Teaspoons that commemorate an event.
Communications equipment
Commemorative trowels
USE Presentation trowels
BT
Equipment
NT
Aerials
Antennas
Commemorative ware
Audio and visual equipment
Radar equipment
Commemoratives
Telecommunications equipment
Transmitters
Commercial artwork
USE Commercial artworks
Communion cups
USE Chalices
Commercial artworks
BT
Artworks
Commercial buildings
BT
Buildings
NT
Office buildings
Shops
Communion sets
BT
Religious objects
SN
A set of articles used for the Eucharist,
including a chalice (or communion cup),
paten and flagon.
Community posters
BT
Posters
Commercial establishments
USE Commercial buildings
Commutators
BT
Electrical equipment
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Devices for reversing the direction of an
electric current, especially in dynamos or
motors.
Terms alphabetical
NT
Balance pans
Battery components
Beams
Compact disc players
BT
Book components
Camera components
Audio equipment
Clothing components
Compact discs
BT
NT
Computer components
Machine-readable records
Container components
Optical discs
Doll components
Audio compact discs
Engine components
CD-ROMs
Figure components
Furniture components
Compacts
Handles
USE Face powders
Lamp components
Machinery components
Compass dividers
Musical instrument components
Nozzles
USE Bow compasses
Radio components
Compass planes
BT
Planes
RT
Smoothing planes
SN
Planes having a curved baseplate, either
concave or convex, used for smoothing
curved woodwork.
Compass saws
BT
Hand saws
NT
Keyhole saws
SN
Hand saws with a narrow blade tapered
almost to a point, used to cut small
intricate shapes or circles of small radii,
particularly where it would be difficult to
work bow saws.
Compass smoothing planes
USE Compass planes
Compasses
BT
Navigational equipment
NT
Directional compasses
Drafting compasses
Surveying compasses
Components
BT
Objects
Sewing machine components
Telephone components
Timepiece components
Tool components
Vehicle components
Weapon components
Comports
BT
Dinnerware
Fruit bowls
SN
Bowl, usually on a stemmed foot, often
with a cover, for serving stewed fruit.
Composing machines
BT
Printing machines
Composite photographs
BT
Manipulated photographs
SN
Photographic prints in which two or more
negatives are printed as one unified
image. For combinations of images, such
as photographs with architectural
drawings, use `Photomontages'. Use
`Collages' when pieces of photographs or
other relatively flat materials are pasted
together into less unified images.
Composites
USE Composite photographs
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Compotes
USE Comports
Compotiers
USE Comports
Compound engines
BT
Steam engines
NT
Cross compound engines
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Computer chips
BT
Computer components
RT
Computer memory devices
Computer circuits
BT
Computer components
BT
SN
Components
Computer hardware
Double expansion engines
Tandem compound engines
Computer components
NT
Computer cables
Triple expansion engines
Computer chips
Multicylinder displacement engines, using
steam, air or hot gas, where expansion
proceeds sequentially to drive the piston
up and down.
Computer circuits
Compression-ignition engines
USE Diesel engines
Computer power supplies
Paper tape units
Computer desks
BT
Computer accessories
Office desks
Compressors
BT
Machines
NT
Air compressors
BT
Ammonia compressors
Comptometers
BT
Mechanical calculators
SN
High-speed adding and calculating
machines.
Computer accessories
BT
Computer disk drives
Computer game software
BT
Applications software
Games
RT
Computer game units
Computer game units
BT
Games
Microcomputers
Accessories
SN
NT
Computer hardware
Computer desks
Computers which exclusively run games
software.
Computer mouses
Machine-readable records
Mouse mats
BT
Games
Styluses (computer accessory)
RT
Computer game units
SN
Games designed for playing on a
computer. (For standalone or dedicated
game units, use "Computer game units".)
Typing keyboards
RT
Computers
Computer cables
BT
Computer games
Cables
Computer components
Computer hardware
BT
Information processing equipment
NT
Computer components
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Computer disk drives
Terms alphabetical
BT
Computer accessories
Computer memory devices
Computer printers
Computer terminals
Office information systems
Computer musical instruments
BT
Musical instruments
NT
Digital pianos
Visual display units
RT
Computers
SN
The general term for the physical parts of
the computer, including the central
processing unit, memory, bus, and clock,
as well as peripherals such as printers,
disk and tape drives, keyboards, and
visual display units.
Computer kits
BT
Information processing equipment
RT
Computers
SN
Kits for making up a computer.
Music synthesizers
SN
Computer peripheral equipment
USE Computer hardware
Computer power supplies
BT
Computer languages
BT
Computing
RT
Computer programming
SN
Software used by programmers to write
computer programs. This term may be
subdivided into named languages as
required.
Computer memory devices
BT
Computer hardware
NT
CD-ROMs
Computer punch cards
Electronic instruments which utilise
computer technology to generate or
process electronic signals in order to
produce music
Computer components
Computer printers
BT
Computer hardware
Printing machines
Computer programmes
USE Computer software
Computer punch cards
BT
Computer memory devices
SN
Used for early (mid 20th century)
computing.
Computer punch tape
BT
Computer memory devices
Computer punch tape
Floppy disks
Magnetic computer tape
Computer screens
USE Visual display units
Magnetic drums
Optical discs
RT
Computer chips
Computer memory drums
USE Magnetic drums
Computer software
BT
Information processing equipment
NT
Applications software
Operating systems
SN
The programs and other information used
by the computer.
Computer monitors
USE Visual display units
Computer storage devices
USE Computer memory devices
Computer mouses
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Computer terminals
BT
Computer hardware
SN
Use only for dumb terminals. For display
terminals, use Visual display units.
Computers
BT
Information processing equipment
NT
Analog computers
Digital computers
SN
Devices that perform mathematical and
logical computations electronically
according to a series of stored instructions
called a program.
Concertinas
BT
Accordions
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Condolence letters
BT
Letters
RT
Condolence books; Sympathy cards
SN
letters written offering sympathy and
condolences.
Condom boxes
BT
Condensing engines
BT
Steam engines
SN
Steam engines in which the steam
exhausts from the cylinder to a vacuum
space (the condenser), where the pressure
is maintained as much below that of the
atmosphere as possible.
Condiment dishes
BT
Dishes
Condiment sets
BT
Tableware
RT
Cruet sets
SN
Sets of vessels of different types, for
serving condiments. For sets of identical
or nearly identical stoppered or lidded
condiment vessels on a stand or small
tray, use 'Cruet sets'.
Personal effects
Condoms
BT
Male contraceptives
SN
Thin coverings, usually rubber, worn over
the penis during sexual intercourse to
prevent conception or sexually
transmitted diseases
Concrete pipes
USE Pipes
A book for people to write messages of
condolence in, usually used at funerals.
Conductors batons
BT
Music accessories
Conduits
BT
Electrical equipment
Confectionery
BT
Foodstuffs
NT
Lozenges
RT
Confectionery jars
Confectionery jars
BT
Food storage containers
Jars
Retailing equipment
RT
Confectionery
Confectionery moulds
BT
Food moulds
Condiments
BT
Foodstuffs
Confectionery packaging
BT
Food packaging
Condolence books
BT
Books
RT
Condolence letters; Sympathy cards
Confirmation dresses
BT
Ceremonial clothing
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BT
Dresses
Confirmation veils
BT
Veils
Conkers
BT
Games
SN
Games using horse chestnuts: one child
swings a conker, which has been threaded
on a string, in an attempt to break his
opponent's conker.
Console tables
Terms alphabetical
Contact photoprints
USE Contact prints
Contact printers
BT
Printing machines
SN
Devices used for making contact prints in
photography, having a frame for holding
printing paper and negatives together and
a light source for making an exposure.
Contact printing frames
BT
Photographic processing equipment
BT
Tables
NT
Stereo printing frames
SN
Tables with bracket-like legs, designed to
fit against a wall.
RT
Contact printers
SN
The frames used in contact printers,
usually hinged frames which hold
negatives flat on the paper while the
contact print is being made.
Construction equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Cranes
Hods
Hydraulic shovels
Power shovels
Steamrollers
Contact prints
BT
Photographic prints
RT
Contact printers
SN
Prints made by interfacing a negative and
a sheet of photographic paper and
exposing the paper with raw light.
Construction toys
BT
Toys
NT
Meccano sets
Toy bricks
Container components
BT
Components
NT
Barrel hoops
RT
Mechanical toys
Lids
SN
Toys which can be joined together to
construct objects such as buildings,
vehicles etc. which may or may not work
mechanically.
Stoppers
Construction vehicles
BT
Vehicles
NT
Cement mixers
Front-end loaders
RT
Toy construction vehicles
Vessel covers
Vessel liners
Vessel stands
SN
Parts of containers, such as lids, stoppers,
handles etc
Containers
BT
Objects
NT
Aerosol cans
Aerosol containers
Contact lenses
BT
Aerosol packs
Eyewear
Animal transport containers
Optical lenses
Atomisers
Bags
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NT
Barrels
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NT
Reliquaries
Basins
Situlae
Baskets
Storage boxes
Bicycle luggage carriers
Storage tanks
Bottles
String containers
Bowls
Tins
Boxes
Tobacco containers
Buckets
Tool containers
Cages
Toy storage containers
Cans
Urns
Cartons
Vases
Cases
Vats
Caskets
Water containers
Casks
Wineskins
Chemical containers
Cigarette packets
Clothing storage containers
Contra basses
USE Double basses
Cosmetics containers
Crates
Crucibles
Contraceptive creams
BT
Spermicides
Cups
Drinking vessels
Contraceptive diaphragms
Ewer and basin sets
BT
Female contraceptives
Flasks
SN
A contraceptive membrane worn in the
vagina covering the cervix
Food storage containers
Gas bottles
Gas cylinders
Contraceptive implants
Gas tanks
BT
Contraceptives
Holdalls
SN
Designed to be implanted in the body,
usually in the upper arm. They are
impregnated with synthetic hormone
(such as levonorgestrel). The hormone is
then released gradually, over a period of
time, thus removing the necessity to use
contraceptive measures daily.
Jars
Jugs
Kegs
Kerosene containers
Match containers
Medication containers
Opium containers
Contraceptive intra-uterine devices
USE Intra-uterine devices
Paint containers
Pans
Pesticide containers
Contraceptive packaging
BT
Packaging
Photographic equipment containers
Planters
Portfolios
Pots
Contraceptive pessaries
USE Contraceptive suppositories
Presentation containers
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Contraceptive pills
USE Oral contraceptives
Terms alphabetical
BT
Photographic lenses
SN
Camera lenses that consist of several
elements which can be used in various
combinations to provide different focal
lengths (AAT).
Contraceptive suppositories
BT
Spermicides
Vaginal suppositories
Convict bricks
BT
Convict relics
Contraceptives
BT
Birth control equipment
NT
Contraceptive implants
Convict clothing
BT
Female contraceptives
Male contraceptives
RT
Bricks
Clothing
Convict relics
NT
Convict shirts
Sex aids
Convict love tokens
Contracts
BT
BT
Tokens
Legal documents
SN
Control boards
BT
Control equipment
Control equipment
Convict relics
Coins reused by engraving with verse
and/or decoration/dedication by a
transportee to Australia to be left as a
keepsake with a loved one - either
romantic or family.
Convict relics
BT
Equipment
BT
Objects
NT
Circuit breakers
NT
Convict bricks
Control boards
Convict clothing
Control units
Convict love tokens
Remote control transmitters
Switches
Convict shirts
BT
Control units
BT
Control equipment
Conversion tables
BT
Calculation tables
SN
Tables of data used to show conversion
values between different types of units,
such as measurement units or currency
units.
Converted percussion pistols
BT
Percussion pistols
SN
Pistols which have been converted from
flintlock to percussion firing mechanism.
Convertible lenses
Convict clothing
Shirts
Cook books
USE Cookbooks
Cookbooks
BT
Books
Cookery books
USE Cookbooks
Cooking boilers
BT
Cooking pots
NT
Cauldrons
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NT
Double boilers
Fish kettles
Food preserving boilers
Pudding boilers
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Cooking stoves
BT
Cooking equipment
NT
Electric cooking stoves
Fuel cooking stoves
Rice boilers
SN
Kitchen boilers used for cooking specific
types of food like asparagus, fish, ham,
etc.
Gas cooking stoves
Kerosene cooking stoves
SN
Cooking booklets
BT
Booklets
Cooking equipment
BT
Kitchen equipment
NT
Barbecues
Chestnut roasters
Cooking pots
Use this term for kitchen appliances with
a cooktop. For kitchen appliances without
a cooktop, use Domestic ovens.
Cooking timers
BT
Kitchenware
Timers
NT
Eggtimers
Cooking utensils
USE Kitchenware
Cooking stoves
Deep-fryers
Coolamons
Domestic ovens
BT
Bowls
Egg cookers
SN
Basin-shaped wooden dishes made and
used by Aborigines.
Frying baskets
Frying pans
Hibachi
Jaffle irons
Toasters
Coolers
BT
Objects
NT
Butter coolers
Eskies
Waffle irons
Freezers
Cooking pots
BT
Refrigerators
Cooking equipment
Wine cask coolers
Pots
NT
Wine-coolers
Billy cans
Wineglass coolers
Camp ovens
Cooking boilers
Cooking steamers
Pressure cookers
Saucepans
RT
Cooling equipment
BT
Environment control equipment
NT
Airconditioners
Fans
Baking tins
Coopering adzes
Cooking steamers
BT
BT
NT
Fish steamers
SN
Kitchen utensils used for steaming fish,
vegetables, rice, etc.
Adzes
Coopering tools
Cooking pots
SN
Short handled tools whose handles are
wedged into the head to lean sharply
towards the blade.
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Coopering axes
BT
Axes
Terms alphabetical
Coopering planes
BT
Coopering tools
SN
Axes used for shaping the staves and
heads of barrels. They have thin, flat
T-shaped blades ground on one side only
and a handle that is offset to prevent
grazing of knuckles.
Coopering tools
Planes
NT
Chivs
Crozes
Sun planes
SN
Various planes used in coopering. Use a
more specific term where possible.
Coopering chisels
BT
Cold chisels
Coopering tools
SN
All-steel cold chisels for cutting iron
hoops.
Coopering punches
BT
Punches
SN
Coopering compasses
BT
Coopering tools
Drafting compasses
RT
Wing compasses
SN
Compasses used by coopers, especially for
finding the correct radius for cask heads.
They include iron wing compasses with
legs 7 to 8 inches long; wooden compasses
with tapered legs up to 18 inches long,
fitted with iron points; and wooden
compasses in the form of a bow with the
legs connected by a wooden cross-piece
with screws at the ends.
Coopering drawing knives
BT
NT
BT
RT
Crozes
SN
Saws used by coopers for sawing the
jointed pieces of the cask heads into a
circular shape and for cutting croze
grooves in single staves when doing repair
work.
Coopering shaves
BT
Coopering shaves
SN
Drawing knives used by coopers for taking
of unwanted timber from the back and
inside of staves and for paring the bevel
surrounding the heads.
Coopering hammers
BT
NT
NT
Hammer drivers
SN
Hammers used by coopers, including
heavy short-handled hand hammers for
beating truss-hoops on and off, striking
hoop drivers and riveting and flaring
hoops and two-handed type hammers for
finishing off casks and serving as anvils.
Coopering spokeshaves
Downright shaves
Inside shaves
RT
Coopering drawing knives
SN
Several different cutting and scraping
tools used for the final smoothing and
cleaning down of the inside and outside of
the casks and the heads.
Coopering spokeshaves
BT
Coopering tools
Hammers
Coopering tools
Shaves
Jigger knives
RT
Coopering tools
Frame saws
Hollowing drawing knives
Round shaves
Used for punching holes in hoops to take
the rivets, for ornamental work, to force
the flat ends of the hoop together or to
dome the tail of the rivet.
Coopering saws
Coopering tools
Drawing knives
Coopering tools
Coopering shaves
Spokeshaves
SN
Spokeshaves of heavy make with strong
cutting irons. They are used for finishing
pails and similar coopered vessels.
Coopering tools
BT
Woodworking tools
NT
Caulking irons
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NT
Caulking mallets
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USE Hoop drivers
Chincing irons
Coopering adzes
Coopering axes
Cooper's frame saws
USE Coopering saws
Coopering chisels
Coopering compasses
Coopering drawing knives
Cooper's gauges
USE Stave gauges
Coopering hammers
Coopering planes
Coopering punches
Cooper's hammer drivers
USE Hammer drivers
Coopering saws
Coopering shaves
Coopering vices
Cooper's head saws
USE Coopering saws
Flagging irons
Hoop drivers
Stave gauges
Coopering vices
BT
Coopering tools
SN
Not a vice in the ordinary sense of the
word, these are tools made like coarse
gimlets with a key-like handle. The tool is
twisted into the head of casks in order to
lift the head up into place.
Cooper's burton drivers
USE Burton drivers
Cooper's chiv planes
USE Chivs
Cooper's chives
USE Chivs
Cooper's chivs
USE Chivs
Cooper's hollowing drawing knives
USE Hollowing drawing knives
Cooper's inside shaves
USE Inside shaves
Cooper's jigger drawing knives
USE Jigger knives
Cooper's knives
USE Coopering drawing knives
Cooper's levellers
USE Sun planes
Cooper's riddle saws
USE Coopering saws
Cooper's round shave drawing
knives
USE Round shaves
Cooper's croze planes
USE Crozes
Cooper's round shaves
USE Round shaves
Cooper's downright shaves
USE Downright shaves
Coping saws
BT
Bow saws
Cooper's drivers
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Small bow saws with a narrow blade
mounted in a U-shaped frame with a
handle, used to cut curves in wood.
Terms alphabetical
BT
Liqueur glasses
SN
Small drinking glasses (about 1 to 1.5 oz.
capacity) for cordials, liqueurs, and
eaux-de-vie, used from the 17th to 19th
centuries. They were usually shaped like
small wine glasses.
Copings
BT
Architectural elements
SN
Protective caps, tops, or covers of walls,
parapets, or other structures, often of
stone, terracotta, or metal. (Art and
Architecture Thesaurus, Getty Institute,
2005)
Copper points
BT
Metal points
Copper sticks
BT
Laundry equipment
SN
Sticks or tongs used to push clothes under
water, manipulate the wash, and remove
hot clothes from laundry coppers.
Copper tongs
USE Copper sticks
Copying devices
BT
Objects
NT
Camera lucida
Copying machines
Copying machines
BT
Copying devices
Machines
NT
Gestetners
Mimeographs
Corers
BT
Kitchenware
NT
Apple corers
RT
Slicers
Cork extractors
BT
Bottle openers
NT
Corkscrews
Cork pictures
BT
Cork removers
USE Cork extractors
Corkscrews
BT
Cork extractors
Corn crushers
BT
Agricultural equipment
Corn dollies
BT
Festive objects
Ornaments
SN
Photocopiers
Ornaments made by wheat-weaving,
usually associated with harvest folklore.
Corneal lenses
Coral
BT
Pictures
Animal parts
USE Intra ocular lenses
Animals
Cornelians
Corbels
USE Carnelians
BT
Brackets
SN
Architectural brackets. Supporting
projections of stone, wood, terracotta, etc,
on the face of a wall. Also supports for
mantelpieces.
Corner cabinets
BT
Cabinets
SN
Furniture cabinets designed to fit into a
corner.
Cordial glasses
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Corner chairs
BT
Chairs
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Coronation robes
BT
Ceremonial clothing
Robes
Corner cupboards
BT
Cupboards
SN
Cupboards designed to fit into a corner.
Corner drills
USE Breast drills
Coronets
USE Tiaras
Correspondence
BT
Documents
NT
Faxes
Letter books
Corner shops
BT
Letters
Shops
Memorandums
Pigeongrams
Cornets
BT
Trumpets
SN
Wind instrument of the trumpet class,
with valves and pistons.
Cornices
BT
Corsages
BT
Personal adornments
SN
Small bouquets worn at the waist, on the
shoulder etc.
Architectural elements
Mouldings
SN
Telegrams
Horizontal mouldings or bands used
between a wall and a ceiling, crowning a
wall, or for concealing hooks or rods from
which curtains are hung, or for supporting
picture hooks.
Corselets
BT
Underwear
RT
Corsets
SN
Shaped, close-fitting supporting
undergarments with very few or no bones,
worn by women, enclosing the trunk and
extending for a distance above and below
the waistline.
Cornish engines
BT
Non-condensing engines
Pumping engines
SN
Non-condensing early steam engines used
for pumping water from mines.
Cornucopia
USE Cornucopias
Cornucopias
BT
Centrepieces
SN
Horn-shaped or conical receptacles or
ornaments.
Coronation mugs
BT
Commemorative mugs
SN
Commemorative mugs celebrating a
coronation.
Corset covers
BT
Underbodices
RT
Corsets
SN
Low-necked, sleeveless underbodices to
cover the corset to the waist.
Corset hooks
BT
Clothing hooks
Corset laces
BT
Laces
Underwear components
RT
Corsets
Corsets
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BT
Underwear
NT
Guepieres
Alabastrum
SN
Shaped, close-fitting inner garments
stiffened with whalebone or the like and
capable of being tightened by lading,
enclosing the trunk and extending for a
distance above and below the waistline,
worn (chiefly by women) to change the
appearance of the shape of the body.
Balsamaria
Cosmetics
BT
Toiletries
NT
Artificial eyelashes
Depilatories
Face powders
False eyelashes
NT
Cosmetics jars
Face powder containers
Flacons
Lipstick cases
Unguentaria
RT
BT
NT
Oil jars
Pomade jars
Potpourri jars
Preparations for beautifying the
complexion and skin.
Toothpowder jars
SN
Cosmetics bags
Personal effects
Cosmetics brushes
BT
Brushes
NT
Powder puffs
RT
Face powders
SN
Soft brushes used for applying cosmetics.
Cosmetics cabinets
BT
Cabinets
RT
Cosmetics
SN
Cabinets holding cosmetics in
compartments or shallow drawers.
Cassolettes
Incense jars
Rouge
Cases
Cosmetics containers
Jars
Mascara
BT
Cosmetics
Cosmetics jars
Lipsticks
SN
Alabastrons
Jars used for storing cosmetics and
associated toiletries and perfumery.
Cosmetics packaging
BT
Packaging
RT
Toiletries packaging
Cosmic ray detectors
BT
Astronomical equipment
Cossack uniforms
BT
Uniforms
Costrels
USE Pilgrim flasks
Costume accessories
Cosmetics cases
BT
Personal effects
RT
USE Clothing accessories
Cases
Toiletry bags
Cosmetics containers
BT
Containers
NT
Alabastra
Costume components
BT
Clothing components
Costume dolls
BT
Dolls
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RT
National costumes
SN
Dolls outfitted in traditional national or
ethnic dress
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BT
Toiletries
SN
Small balls of cotton wool
Cotton wool rolls
Costumes
BT
Clothing
NT
Academic dress
BT
Cotton wool
RT
Cotton wool balls
SN
Cotton wool that is packaged as a rolled
sheet.
Academicals
Fancy dress costumes
National costumes
Performance costumes
SN
Clothing belonging to another period,
place etc used for special occasions and
not normally considered streetwear, eg
stage clothing, national dress, etc.
Cot covers
BT
Bedcovers
BT
Seating furniture
NT
Divans
Cough mixtures
BT
Beds
Childrens beds with enclosed sides.
Cotton gins
BT
Agricultural machines
SN
Machines that separates cottonseed from
the fibres.
Cotton reels
BT
Shop display equipment
Signs
SN
Nursery furniture
SN
Patent medicines
Counter signs
BT
Cots
BT
Couches
Thread holders
Cotton wipes
USE Toiletries
Cotton wool
Small signs designed to sit on a
countertop, as in a shop or office.
Counterfeit coins
BT
Coins
Counterpanes
USE Bedspreads
Country and western guitars
USE Steel string guitars
Coupes
BT
Dessert dishes
SN
Stemmed glasses with a shallow bowl,
used for serving chilled desserts consisting
of fruit and ice-cream.
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
Cotton wool balls
Couplings
Cotton wool rolls
BT
Machinery components
NT
Crankshaft couplings
SN
Mechanical devices for uniting or
connecting parts or things.
SN
Raw cotton for surgical dressings and
toilet purposes which has had its natural
wax chemically removed (Macquarie
Dictionary 3rd Ed.).
Cotton wool balls
BT
Cotton wool
Court dress
BT
Clothing
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SN
Formal costume worn on state and
cermonial occasions in 17th and 18th
centuries; for men it includes silk knee
breeches and stockings.
Terms alphabetical
NT
Custard cups
Covered dishes
BT
Serving dishes
Court fans
BT
Hand fans
Court plaster
BT
Medical textiles
SN
Cotton or other fabric coated on one side
with an adhesive preparation, as of
isinglass and glycerine, used for covering
slight cuts etc on the skin.
Court shoes
BT
Shoes
SN
Women's shoes with no adjustable
fastening, but can have a decorative strap,
bar, elastic gusset or trim. Courts are not
normally flat-heeled.
Court uniforms
BT
Uniforms
Coveralls
Covered jars
BT
Jars
SN
Jars made with covers or lids
Covered jugs
BT
Jugs
SN
Jugs with unhinged covers
Covered urns
BT
Urns
SN
Urns made with covers or lids
Covered vases
BT
Vases
SN
Vases made with covers or lids
Coverlets
BT
Bedspreads
USE Overalls
Coverdishes
Covers
BT
Objects
NT
Album covers
USE Covered dishes
Covered bowls
Bedcovers
Book covers
BT
Bowls
NT
Ecuelles
Chair covers
RT
Tureens
Cushion covers
Boot covers
Dish covers
Covered boxes
BT
Boxes
RT
Covered jars
SN
Small containers with covers, usually
metal or ceramic. Use only for decorative
objects, not packaging.
Covered cups
BT
Cups
NT
Chocolate cups
Display domes
Food covers
Musical instrument covers
Record covers
Seat covers
Sewing machine covers
Tarpaulins
Toilet seat covers
Typewriter covers
Vessel covers
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NT
SN
Video cassette covers
SN
BT
Cranks
BT
Tool components
Milk jugs
RT
Crankshafts
Cream jugs or milk jugs in the form of a
cow, with an opening in the back for
filling, a spout in the form of the mouth,
and a curved tail as a handle.
SN
Devices for communicating motion or for
changing rotary motion into reciprocating
motion or vice versa. In their simplest
form they consist of an arm projecting at
right angles from the axis or shaft which
receives or imparts the motion.
Cream jugs
Cow horns
BT
Animal horns
Cowbells
BT
Animal bells
RT
Musical bells
SN
Bells hung round a cow's neck. Use
Musical bells for those used in musical
performance.
Crankshaft couplings
BT
Couplings
RT
Crankshafts
Crankshafts
BT
Machinery components
SN
Shafts driving or driven by a crank,
especially the main shaft of an engine
which carries the cranks to which the
connecting rods are attached.
Cowboy boots
BT
Health and medical equipment
Meters
Use only for objects used to cover things.
For philatelic covers, use envelopes.
Cow creamers
BT
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Boots
Crates
Cows
BT
Cattle
BT
Containers
NT
Bottle crates
SN
Box or framework, usually of wooden
slats,for packing and transporting fruit,
furniture, etc (Macquarie Dictionary)
Crabs
BT
Crustaceans
Cravats
Cradles
BT
BT
Nursery furniture
SN
Small beds or cots for an infant, usually
built on rockers.
Neckwear
Crayfish
BT
Crustaceans
Crampons
BT
Footwear accessories
Sports equipment
SN
Spiked plates that are attached to boots to
ensure grip when walking or climbing on
snow and ice.
Crayfishes
USE Crayfish
Crayon drawings
USE Pastel drawings
Cranes
BT
Construction equipment
Crayon engravings
BT
Engravings
Craniometers
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SN
Prints produced by an 18th century
technique used in conjunction with stipple
engraving for the reproduction of crayon
drawings.
BT
Drawing instruments
NT
Pastels
Cream
Foodstuffs
Cream churns
BT
Churns
Dairy equipment
RT
BT
Financial records
Creese
USE Kris
Crayons
BT
Terms alphabetical
Crematorium equipment
BT
Funeral equipment
NT
Funerary urns
Cribbage boards
BT
Games
RT
Game boards
SN
Board with holes in it, used to mark
scores with pegs in a game of cribbage.
Butter churns
Cricket balls
Cream containers
BT
Food storage containers
NT
Cream jugs
RT
Cream
Cream jugs
BT
Cream containers
Jugs
NT
Cow creamers
SN
Vessels in various forms for holding
cream, generally having a handle and
spout or lip, and sometimes a lid.
Commonly associated with coffee services.
BT
Cricket equipment
Sports balls
Cricket bats
BT
Cricket equipment
Cricket boots
BT
Boots
Cricket equipment
Sports footwear
Cricket boxes
BT
Cricket equipment
Protective clothing
Cream separators
BT
Dairy equipment
Sports clothing
RT
Athletic supports
SN
Guards worn by men when playing cricket
to protect genital area.
Creamers
USE Cream jugs
Credenzas
BT
Sideboards
SN
Small sideboards, often without legs.
Credit cards
BT
Financial transaction cards
Cricket cages
BT
Cages
Cricket equipment
BT
Sports equipment
NT
Cricket balls
Cricket bats
Cricket boots
Credit notes
Cricket boxes
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NT
Cricket scoresheets
Cricket uniforms
Cricket scoresheets
BT
Cricket uniforms
Textileworking patterns
Crochet threads
BT
Crochet equipment
Threads
Crockery
USE Dinnerware
Cricket equipment
Sports clothing
Cricketers belts
BT
BT
Cricket equipment
Scoresheets
BT
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Belts
Sports clothing
Crocodiles
BT
Reptiles
Cromwellian clocks
USE Lantern clocks
Crickets
BT
Insects
Crimping irons
Crosiers
BT
Religious objects
SN
The pastoral staff of a bishop or an abbot,
hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
USE Goffering irons
Cross compound engines
Crinolines
BT
Underwear
BT
Compound engines
SN
Compound engines where the steam
moves between the cylinders in a
crisscross fashion.
Cris
USE Kris
Crochet borders
Crochet equipment
BT
Textileworking equipment
NT
Crochet hairpins
Crochet hooks
Crochet patterns
Crossbow winders
BT
Weapon accessories
RT
Crossbows
Crossbows
BT
Archery bows
RT
Crossbow winders
SN
Weapons for shooting missiles, consisting
of a bow fixed transversely on a stock
having a groove or barrel to direct the
missile.
Crochet threads
Crochet hairpins
BT
Crochet equipment
Crowbars
BT
Tools
Crochet hooks
BT
Crochet equipment
Crowes
USE Crozes
Crochet patterns
BT
Crochet equipment
Crowns
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BT
Shilling coins
BT
Religious objects
SN
Five shilling coins
NT
Pectoral crosses
RT
Ceremonial jewellery
Crowns (headwear)
BT
Ceremonial clothing
Headwear
Croze-iron boards
Crude oil engines
BT
Internal-combustion engines
SN
Internal-combustion engines using a
mixture of air and crude oil vapour as fuel.
USE Crozes
Cruet bottles
Croze irons
BT
Plane irons
RT
Crozes
SN
The cutting iron blade of crozes.
Crozes
BT
Coopering planes
SN
Planes used to cut a groove round the
inside of the staves, near each end, to take
the heads off the cask.
Cruet sets
BT
Tableware
RT
Condiment sets; Cruets
SN
Sets of identical or nearly identical
stoppered or lidded condiment vessels on a
stand or small tray. For sets of vessels of
different types for serving condiments, use
'Condiment sets'.
Cruets
Croziers
USE Crosiers
Crucible covers
BT
USE Cruets
Refractory equipment
BT
Tableware
NT
Double cruets
RT
Cruet sets
SN
Individual containers from a cruet set.
Usually small jug-shaped receptacles,
with lips, handles, and stoppers or lids,
used for serving condiments at the table.
Crucible stands
BT
Refractory equipment
Crucible tongs
BT
Crucibles
Crucibles
BT
Cruise ships
USE Passenger ships
Refractory equipment
Tongs
RT
Bottles
Crustaceans
BT
Invertebrates
NT
Crabs
Crayfish
Containers
Prawns
Glassmaking equipment
Metalworking equipment
Refractory equipment
NT
Scorifiers
SN
Vessels used to heat substances to high
temperatures.
Crucifixes
Crutches
BT
Walking aids
Crystal balls
BT
Balls
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Crystal detectors
BT
Electronic equipment
Radio equipment
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USE Costume dolls
Cummerbunds
RT
Crystal receiving sets
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Devices used in early radio receiving
apparatus for rectifying the alternating
currents, consisting essentially of a
crystal, as of galena or carborundum,
permitting a current to pass freely in one
direction only.
RT
Waistbands
Cuneiform tablets
BT
Documents
SN
Form of ancient Sumerian writing on clay
tablets
Crystal receiving sets
BT
Radios
RT
Crystal detectors
BT
Handles
SN
Simple forms of radio receiver based on a
crystal detector.
RT
Cups
Cuckoo clocks
BT
Clocks
Cuff buttons
BT
Buttons
Cuff links
USE Cufflinks
Cup handles
Cup, saucer and plate sets
BT
Cup stands
BT
BT
Storage and display furniture
NT
Corner cupboards
Kitchen cupboards
Clothing accessories
Jewellery
Cuffs
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Uniform cuffs
Night cupboards
RT
Culottes
BT
Clothing
Wardrobes
Cupolas
BT
Architectural elements
SN
Rounded vaults or domes constituting or
built upon a roof (Macquarie Dictionary
3rd ed.)
Cullenders
USE Colanders
Vessel stands
Cupboards
Cufflinks
BT
Tableware
Cups
BT
Containers
NT
Chalices
Christening cups
Cultivators
BT
Agricultural machines
Commemorative cups
Covered cups
Disposable cups
Cultural group dolls
Drinking cups
Feeding cups
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NT
Loving cups
Measuring cups
Terms alphabetical
Cushion covers
BT
Presentation cups
Covers
Soft furnishings
Three handled cups
Cushions
Cups and saucers
BT
Tableware
Curettes
BT
Surgical instruments
USE Spittoons
Custard cups
Covered cups
Dinnerware
USE Hair rollers
Curling iron heaters
RT
Custard glasses
SN
Small cups with a cover, for serving
custard, usually made in a set en suite
and accompanied by a serving tray.
Hair care equipment
Curling irons
BT
Soft furnishings
Cuspidors
BT
Curlers
BT
BT
Drinking cups
Hair care equipment
Curling tongs
USE Curling irons
Custard glasses
BT
Dinnerware
Glasses
Cut film cameras
BT
Film cameras
SN
Cameras which take sheet film.
Current indicators
BT
Electrical equipment
Indicators
Cut-out books
BT
Testing equipment
Paper toys
SN
Current transformers
BT
Transformers
Curtain accessories
BT
Furniture accessories
Books with perforated illustrations that
can be removed and used as paper toys.
Cut steel jewellery
BT
Jewellery
SN
Articles of jewellery made of steel cut as
studs or `heads', faceted and densely set to
provide brilliance.
Window accessories
RT
Childrens books
Curtains
Cut-throat razors
Curtain rod ends
BT
Razors
USE Curtain accessories
Cutlasses
Curtains
BT
Soft furnishings
Window coverings
RT
BT
Swords
SN
Short, heavy, slightly curved swords,
formerly used especially at sea.
Curtain accessories
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Cutlery
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NT
BT
Tableware
NT
Carving sets
Diamond cutting tools
Glass cutters
Gouges
Chopsticks
Knife blades
Disposable cutlery
Knives
Food servers
Machetes
Kitchen knives
Paper cutters
Splayds
Rasps
Spoons
Saws
Table forks
Scissors
Table knives
SN
Chisels
Scythes
Utensils used at the table or in food
preparation, including knives, forks,
spoons, servers and slices.
Secateurs
Shears
Sickles
Cutlery boxes
Spindle cutters
BT
Silverware boxes
NT
Knife boxes
Tobacco cutters
RT
Cutlery
Wire cutters
SN
Lined boxes used to store cutlery.
Cutting gauges
BT
Woodworking gauges
SN
Gauges fitted with small knives for
cutting thin materials such as light
plywood and marking parallel lines across
the grain of wood.
Tinsnips
RT
Cuttlefish
BT
BT
Photographic prints
SN
Photographic prints produced by a process
with ferric salts producing blue lines on a
white background, used chiefly in printing
tracings.
USE Plane irons
BT
Machines
NT
Lathes
RT
Cutting tools
Molluscs
Cyanotype prints
Cutting irons
Cutting machines
Cutting machines
Cyanotypes
USE Cyanotype prints
Cygnets
BT
Swans
Cutting tools
BT
Tools
NT
Adzes
Augers
Axe heads
Axes
Bark cutters
Chaff cutters
Cylinder pianos
USE Barrel pianos
Cylinder player
BT
Audio equipment
SN
Use this term for early phongraphs /
gramophones that played a cylinder
rather than a disc.
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Cylinder shaving machines
BT
Machines
SN
For shaving gramophone or dictaphone
cylinders.
Cylindrical calculators
Terms alphabetical
Daguerreotype photographs
USE Daguerreotypes
Daguerreotypes
BT
Direct positives
BT
Logarithmic calculating instruments
RT
Photographic plates
SN
Drum shaped logarithmic calculating
machines with long scales.
SN
Photographs made by the daguerreotype
process, an early photographic process
producing a direct positive image on a
silver-coated copper plate. They are
usually mounted in cases.
Cymbals
BT
Percussion instruments
SN
Brass or bronze concave plates, giving a
musical sound when struck.
Cystoscopes
BT
Medical instruments
SN
Slender, cylindrical instruments for
examining the interior of the unrinary
bladder and for the introduction of
medication therein.
Czakan
Daiko
BT
Musical drums
SN
A class of Japanese barrel drum,
two-headed and played with two sticks.
Taiko is a general term to describe drums
other than the hourglass drum known as
tsuzumi. Specific taikos include the
odaiko, shimedaiko, and da-daiko.
Daikos
USE Daiko
USE Double flageolets
Dairy appliances
Da-daikos
USE Dairy equipment
USE Daiko
Dairy equipment
Dado panels
BT
Architectural panels
SN
Panels applied to the dado, or lower part
of interior wall.
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Butter beaters
Butter churns
Butter containers
Butter moulds
Daggers
Butter pats
BT
Edged weapons
NT
Chooras
Butter stamps
Cris
Butter workers
Dirks
Butter wrappers
Kris
Cream churns
Kukris
Cream separators
Stiletto daggers
Dairy thermometers
Butter presses
Skimmers
Daguerreotype
USE Daguerreotypes
Dairy thermometers
BT
Dairy equipment
Thermometers
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Daler coins
BT
Coins
SN
A Scandinavian denomination. Daler is
the Scandinavian word for Thaler.
Dance costumes
BT
Performance costumes
NT
Ballet costumes
RT
Dance equipment
Dance equipment
BT
Performing arts equipment
NT
Dance programs
Dancing shoes
RT
Dance costumes
Dance programs
BT
Dance equipment
Programs
Dancing shoes
BT
Dance equipment
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Dark slide holders
USE Slide holders
Dark slides
BT
Camera accessories
SN
Opaque, insertable blinds that protect
film in accessory film holders or
removable backs.
Darkroom lamps
BT
Photographic processing equipment
SN
Lamps used in darkrooms which provide a
light source that does not interfere with
processing.
Darkslide holders
USE Slide holders
Darkslides
USE Dark slides
Darners
BT
Sewing equipment
Shoes
NT
Ballet shoes
Darning eggs
USE Darners
Dandy rollers
USE Dandy rolls
Dashboard clocks
BT
Dandy rolls
BT
Machinery components
RT
Papermaking machines
SN
Rolls in a Fourdrinier papermaking
machine used to compact the sheet and
sometimes to imprint a watermark.
Clocks
Motor car accessories
RT
Battery clocks
SN
Clocks built into dashboards of motor
cars.
Dashboard covers
USE Motor car accessories
Darics
BT
Coins
SN
Gold coins of the ancient Persian Empire,
first struck under (and named after)
Darius the Great, 521-486 BC.
Dark room lamps
Data processing equipment
USE Information processing equipment
Day dresses
BT
Dresses
USE Darkroom lamps
Daylight enlargers
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BT
Photographic enlargers
SN
Fixed-focus enlargers with a sheet of opal
diffusing glass instead of a lamphouse.
They are pointed at the daylight to project
an enlarged image of the negative on a
sheet of bromide in the opposite end of the
box.
Terms alphabetical
SN
Pieces of paper bearing a design which is
to be transferred to wood, metal, china,
glass etc by the method of decalomania.
Decanter stoppers
BT
Bottle stoppers
RT
Decanters
DC generators
BT
Rotating generators
SN
Rotating machines that supply an
electrical output with unidirectional
voltage and current.
DC motors
BT
Motors
RT
DC generators
SN
Electric rotating machines energised by
direct current and used to convert electric
energy to mechanical energy.
Decanters
BT
Decime coins
BT
Ten centime coins
Decimo coins
BT
Coins
RT
Centavo coins
SN
Equivalent to 10 centavos in the decimal
system as adopted by South American
countries during the 19th century.
Death certificates
BT
Beverage bottles
Certificates
Deck shoes
Debentures
BT
Financial records
BT
Shoes
SN
Shoes to be worn on the deck of a ship,
generally with canvas upper and rubber
soles.
Legal documents
SN
Notes or certificates acknowledging a
debt, given by a company.
Debit Cards
BT
Financial transaction cards
SN
Plastic card issued by bank or other
financial institution which allows the
holder to draw funds from their account or
prepaid sum without recourse to any
paper documentation. (Macquarie
Dictionary, Third Edition 1997)
Debut dresses
BT
Evening dresses
Deckchairs
BT
Outdoor furniture
Decorated eggs
BT
Drachm coins
Decals
BT
Documents
RT
Stickers
Eggs
Objects of vertu
NT
Easter eggs
Decorative finishes
BT
Artists equipment
SN
Substances used for decoration which are
not paint, such as gold leaf.
Decadrachms
BT
Chairs
Decorative marbles
BT
Marbles
RT
Flower holders
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SN
Marbles used in interior decoration as
ornaments, floral arrangement
accessories, etc.
Decorative panels
BT
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Denier coins
BT
Coins
SN
The silver penny in the Carolingian
currency system, based on the old Roman
denarius (12 deniers = 1 solidus, 20 solidi
= 1 libra; hence the abbreviation l.s.d. for
pounds, shillings and pence).
Artworks
Panels
NT
Altarpieces
SN
Panels made of glass, silk, wood or other
materials, containing designs, carving
etc., for ornamental purposes.
Deeds
BT
Densitometers
USE Density meters
Density meters
Legal documents
BT
Meters
Photographic processing equipment
Deep-fryers
BT
SN
Cooking equipment
Meters that measure the amount of silver
deposit produced by exposure and
development.
Dental books
Deer
BT
Mammals
NT
Reindeer
Stags
BT
Books
Dental chairs
USE Dentists chairs
Defibrillators
BT
Health and medical equipment
SN
Medical apparatus which uses electric
shocks to restore normal heart rhythm.
Demi-parures
BT
SN
Dental cream
USE Toothpaste
Dental dams
BT
Parures
Matching jewellery, but not a complete
parure set.
Sex aids
SN
Demijohns
BT
Bottles
RT
Acid jars
SN
Large small-necked bottles, usually
stoneware, often encased in wicker.
Demonstration apparatus
BT
Laboratory equipment
Demonstration models
BT
Scientific models
SN
Models used to demonstrate scientific
principles or discoveries.
Dental equipment
Rectangular sheets, usually of latex
rubber or silicone, originally invented for
use by dentists, to isolate areas of the
mouth and also prevent the patient
swallowing debris during procedures. Also
now widely used for protection against
sexually transmitted diseases during oral
sex.
Dental drills
BT
Dental instruments
Dental equipment
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
Dental dams
Dental instruments
Dental moulds
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NT
Dentists chairs
Orthodontic appliances
Terms alphabetical
Depilatories
BT
Tooth impressions
Shaving toiletries
SN
Dental instruments
BT
Dental equipment
Medical instruments
NT
Dental drills
Mouth mirrors
Dental moulds
BT
Dental equipment
Cosmetics
Creams, lotions or waxes designed to
remove hair from the body, by chemical or
mechanical means.
Depthing routers
USE Router planes
Dervish caps
BT
Caps
Medical moulds
Desiccators
Dental records
BT
Medical records
BT
Equipment
SN
Apparatus for drying fruit, milk etc, or for
absorbing the moisture present in a range
of substances. These can take the form of
machinery, or packets of
moisture-absorbing chemicals.
Dental speculums
USE Mouth mirrors
Dental X-ray machines
BT
X-ray machines
Dentifrice boxes
BT
Boxes
SN
Boxes for storing toothpaste or tooth
powder.
Dentifrices
BT
Toiletries
NT
Tooth powder
Design archives
BT
Design drawings
BT
Powders, pastes or other preparations for
cleaning teeth, including soluble tablets
for cleaning false teeth.
Dentists chairs
BT
Chairs
Dental equipment
BT
Models
NT
Prototypes
SN
Models made to help clarify and visualise
aspects of a project during the design
process.
Design specifications
BT
BT
Books
SN
Books containing sketches, material
samples, clippings etc, which document or
inspire the design process.
Prostheses
Teeth
Deodorants
BT
Specifications
Design workbooks
Dentures
BT
Drawings
Design models
Toothpaste
SN
Archives
Toiletries
Desk accessories
BT
Furniture accessories
NT
Desk calendars
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NT
Desk sets
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SN
Desk calendars
BT
Calendars
Desk accessories
Desk lamps
BT
Lamps
Office equipment
Desk sets
BT
Desk accessories
Writing equipment
SN
Sets of matching articles intended
primarily for use on a desk including such
articles as inkstands, pen trays, and
stampboxes. (Getty Institute, Art &
Architecture Thesaurus, 2005)
Knives used for eating desserts. Their
handles are usually short and their blades
are sometimes curved and pointed.
Dessert plates
BT
Plates
NT
Cake plates
Fruit plates
SN
Type of shallow plate for serving a
dessert.
Dessert services
BT
Dinnerware
Dessert spoons
USE Dessertspoons
Dessertspoons
Desks
BT
Furniture
NT
Bureaus
BT
Spoons
SN
Spoons used for eating desserts. They are
intermediate in size between a tablespoon
and a teaspoon.
Lecterns
Office desks
School desks
Detachable collars
BT
Collars
Travelling desks
Writing desks
Despatch boxes
USE Dispatch boxes
Detective cameras
BT
Cameras
SN
Small hand-held cameras, especially those
designed to resemble familiar objects such
as pens, cigarette boxes etc.
Dessert dishes
BT
Dishes
NT
Coupes
RT
Dessert plates
SN
Type of dish or bowl for serving a dessert.
Dessert forks
BT
Table forks
NT
Cake forks
SN
Forks used for eating a dessert. They have
handles that are usually short and three
or four flat tines.
Detergent bottles
BT
Bottles
Detonators
BT
Explosives equipment
Developer dishes
USE Developing trays
Dessert knives
BT
Table knives
Developer tanks
USE Developing tanks
Developing boxes
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USE Developing tanks
Terms alphabetical
SN
Developing dishes
Simple diaphragms consisting of metal
plates with holes that could be inserted
through a slit in the barrel of the lens
mount.
USE Developing trays
Diaphragms
Developing tanks
BT
Photographic processing equipment
NT
Film tanks
Plate tanks
SN
Light-tight containers in which film,
plates or paper are processed.
Developing trays
BT
Photographic processing equipment
Trays
RT
Developing tanks
SN
Rectangular open dishes used for
developing single plates, sheet film or
processing film on paper to make prints.
Diadems
BT
Headwear
Jewellery
RT
Tiaras
SN
Crown-like headpieces of metal
USE Contraceptive diaphragms
Diapositives
USE Photographic transparencies
Diaries
BT
Diathermy machines
BT
Documents
NT
Engineering diagrams
SN
Graphic designs that explain rather than
represent.
USE Diazo prints
Diazo prints
BT
Prints
SN
This was a process yielding a 'direct
positive' line image (i.e. an original line
drawing, black line on white paper,
produces a dark line on near-white
ground). Used chiefly for the reproduction
of engineers' etc. drawings, they have
replaced the cyanotype, blue-print process.
Exposure to light produces a reaction
between the diazo compound and a dye
substance in the paper, which is brought
out by ammonia vapour or solution. It is
not suitable for half-tone images. The
Primulene process was introduced in
America in 1890 by Green, Cross and
Bevan. Various treatments after exposure
could produce red, orange, purple, brown
or black images. Ref: Arthur T. Gill,
'Photographic processes, a glossary and a
chart for recognition', (UK) Museums
Association Information Sheet No.21,
1978. PAM770.238/GIL - Powerhouse
Museum Research Library
Cutting tools
Diamonds
BT
Gemstones
Diapers
USE Nappies
Diaphragm holes
BT
Camera diaphragms
Machines which give off radiant heat, for
therapeutic purposes.
Diazo photoprints
Diamond cutting tools
BT
Health and medical equipment
Therapeutic devices
SN
Diagrams
BT
Documents
Dice
BT
Game accessories
Recreational equipment
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Dicky fronts
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SN
USE Shirt fronts
Dictaphones
USE Dictating machines
Dictating machines
BT
Office machines
SN
Machines which record and reproduce
dictation.
Compression-ignition engines in which
fuel oil is sprayed into the cylinder after
the air in it has been compressed, thus
causing the ignition of the oil, at
substantially constant pressure.
Diet aids
BT
Health and medical equipment
SN
Substances and equipment used in the
regulation of dietary intake.
Dietary supplements
BT
Foodstuffs
Dictionaries
BT
Reference books
Diffusing discs
USE Diffusion attachments
Didactic displays
BT
Display equipment
Didgeridoos
USE Didjeridus
Diffusion attachments
BT
Camera accessories
RT
Camera lenses
SN
Camera attachments that soften the light
passing though a lens.
Didjeridus
BT
Wind instruments
Diffusion transfer prints
USE Instant camera photographs
Didrachms
BT
Drachm coins
SN
Ancient Greek coins
Digging sticks
BT
Digital clocks
Dielines
USE Dyeline prints
BT
Clocks
SN
Clocks which indicate the time by a
display of figures rather than by a dial.
Dies
BT
Objects
NT
Applique dies
Metalworking dies
Digital computers
BT
Computers
NT
Mainframe computers
Printing dies
SN
Hunting and gathering tools
Microcomputers
Devices for cutting or forming material in
a press or a stamping or forging machine.
Minicomputers
Valve computers
Diesel engines
BT
Internal-combustion engines
Piston engines
SN
Computers which can process information
and perform computations using digits or
other symbols which can represent binary
notation.
Digital pianos
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Computer musical instruments
Terms alphabetical
BT
Australian animals
Dogs
Digital sound recorders
BT
Audio equipment
Digital Versatile Discs
USE DVDs
Dingos
USE Dingoes
Dining chairs
BT
Dining room furniture
Digital Video Discs
USE DVDs
Digital watches
BT
Medical instruments
NT
Cervical dilators
Urethral dilators
Medical instruments for dilating body
canals, orifices or cavities.
Dildos
BT
BT
Furniture
NT
Dining chairs
Dining tables
Dining tables
BT
SN
Dining room furniture
Watches
Dilators
Sex aids
BT
USE Froes
Dillybags
Bags
Dinner forks
BT
Table forks
RT
Dinner knives
SN
The largest eating forks for individual use.
They have four equal and similar tines
and are used in combination with a dinner
knife.
Dinner jackets
BT
Ten cent coins
Dinars
BT
Coins
SN
Arab gold coins, first struck in Syria
under Abd-al-Malik in A.D. 696.
Evening wear
Jackets
RT
Dinner suits
SN
A dress jacket without tails for evening
wear
Dime coins
BT
Dining room furniture
Tables
Dill axes
BT
Chairs
Dinner knives
BT
Table knives
SN
The largest type of dining knife for
individual use. It is characterised by a
straight blade which is moderately sharp.
Dinner plates
Dinghies
BT
Boats
SN
Small rowing or sailing boats
BT
Plates
Dinner services
USE Dinner sets
Dingoes
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Dinner sets
BT
Dinnerware
SN
Sets of matching china or pottery articles
used in serving dinner, including plates of
various sizes, cups, saucers, etc.
Dinner suits
BT
Evening suits
RT
Dinner jackets
SN
Mens suits, usually black, for evening
wear, consisting of a short coat and
trousers.
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USE Screen process transparencies
Dioramas
BT
Display equipment
RT
Models
SN
Miniature scenes reproduced in three
dimensions, and with a perspective view.
Diplomas
BT
Awards
Documents
Dinnerware
BT
Tableware
NT
Comports
Custard cups
Custard glasses
Dippers
BT
Diptychs
BT
Artworks
Dinner sets
RT
Panels
Dish covers
SN
A pair of panels hinged together, bearing
pictures, carvings etc..
Dessert services
Dishes
Jelly glasses
Plates
Sundae glasses
SN
Equipment
A general term applied to ceramic articles
for daily household use. Where possible,
prefer a more specific term, eg dishes,
plates, etc.
Direct acting screw engines
BT
Marine screw engines
SN
Marine engines with the piston-rod
directly attached to a crank on the shaft of
the screw propeller.
Direct current generators
Dinosaurs
BT
USE DC generators
Animals
Direct current motors
Diobol coins
BT
Ancient Greek coins
SN
Greek silver coins, one third of the
drachm. It was the standard payment to
Attic citizens for attending he games and
other public functions. ("The Seaby Coin
Encyclopaedia", Ewald Junge, BA Seaby
Ltd, London, 1992)
Diodes
USE DC motors
Direct image photographs
USE Direct positives
Direct positives
BT
Positives
NT
Daguerreotypes
BT
Electronic equipment
Instant camera photographs
SN
Devices with two terminals, which can
only conduct a current in one direction.
Polaroid instant photographs
Tintypes
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Positive-image photographs produced in
the camera without the intervening use of
a negative, or produced by a
positive-to-positive process. Where
possible, specify the type of photography,
eg Daguerreotype, ambrotype, tintype, etc.
Direct power generators
BT
Electric generators
NT
Electrostatic generators
SN
Devices which convert thermal or
chemical energy into electric power by
methods more direct than the
conventional thermal cycle.
Direction-finders
BT
Antennas
RT
Radios
SN
Contrivances on radio receivers, usually
based on a loop antenna rotating on a
vertical axis, which ascertain the direction
of incoming radio waves.
Directional compasses
BT
Compasses
NT
Aircraft compasses
Terms alphabetical
BT
Daggers
SN
Daggers used by Scottish Highlanders;
stabbing weapons.
Disc cameras
BT
Pocket cameras
RT
Midget cameras
SN
Cameras using a circular film or glass
plate on which several pictures are taken
around the periphery of the disc.
Discographies
BT
Lists
Music documents
SN
Listings of selected recordings as those
made by one artist, orchestra etc.
Discphonograph motors
USE Gramophone motors
Dish covers
BT
Covers
Dinnerware
SN
Gyro-compasses
A high-domed covering of silver (more
often Sheffield Plate) to be used with a
Platter or Meat Plate to keep the course
warm while being brought to the table.
Magnetic compasses
Sun compasses
Dish drainers
USE Dish racks
Directories
BT
Books
NT
Street directories
Director's chairs
BT
Chairs
Dirham coins
BT
Coins
SN
Dirham or Dirhem: The standard silver
coin of the Arab world. Also the currency
of modern Morocco.
Dirhem coins
Dish racks
BT
Kitchen equipment
Dish-rings
BT
Tableware
Dishcloth holders
BT
Kitchen equipment
Dishcloths
BT
Cleaning equipment
RT
Dishmops
USE Dirham coins
Dirks
Dishes
BT
Dinnerware
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NT
Bonbon dishes
Butter dishes
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Display boxes
BT
Cheese dishes
Boxes
Display equipment
Condiment dishes
Dessert dishes
Patens
Display cabinets
BT
Display equipment
Pie dishes
Saucer dishes
Serving dishes
Sweetmeat dishes
RT
Plates
SN
Shallow table utensils on which food is
served or eaten. Use this term when
referring to utensils 30cm or more in
diameter; smaller utensils are terms
`Plates'.
Cabinets
Display cards
BT
Cards
Shop display equipment
SN
Cards used for advertising purposes, often
on shop counters.
Display cases
BT
Cases
Display equipment
Dishmops
BT
Cleaning equipment
RT
Dishcloths
Display domes
BT
Display equipment
SN
Dishracks
USE Dish racks
Dishwashing basins
BT
Basins
Disk cameras
Covers
Tall cylindrical objects with sides curved
inwards at the top to form a dome. They
were used in Victorian days to cover
displays of reproductions of fruit or
bouquets of artificial flowers.
Display equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Didactic displays
Dioramas
USE Disc cameras
Display boxes
Display cabinets
Dispatch boxes
BT
Boxes
SN
Sealed and locked boxes in which
confidential government papers are
carried by special messengers.
Display cases
Display domes
Exhibition labels
Exhibition stands
Pedestals
Dispensers
Plinths
BT
Retailing equipment
NT
Straw dispensers
Shop display equipment
Syrup dispensers
Showcases
Displacement engines
USE Piston engines
Props
Display stands
BT
Stands
RT
Mannequins
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Bases which support an object while on
display.
Disposable cups
BT
Terms alphabetical
BT
Measuring instruments
SN
Cups
Picnic equipment
Disposable cutlery
BT
Cutlery
Picnic equipment
Disposable gloves
Engineering tools
Devices for accurately dividing and
marking out a readout (and possibly
input) scale in the making of a measuring
instrument.
Diving equipment
BT
Recreational equipment
RT
Swimming equipment
Djellabas
BT
Gloves
BT
Outerwear
NT
Surgical gloves
SN
Caftan-like robes open at the neck,
originating in North Africa.
Disposable nappies
BT
Nappies
SN
Nappies designed to be thrown away after
use.
Disposable plates
BT
Picnic equipment
Dobra coins
BT
Coins
SN
Portuguese gold coins.
Dockets
USE Receipts
Plates
Disposable shavers
BT
Safety razors
Doctors cases
BT
Medical cases
SN
Cases carried by doctors containing
equipment, instruments and supplies.
Distaffs
BT
Spinning equipment
RT
Spindles
SN
Wooden sticks approximately three feet
long, used in hand spinning.
Document accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Document boxes
Document holders
Folders
Distributor heads
BT
Internal-combustion engines
SN
Part of an internal combustion engine.
Paperclips
Paperknives
Document boxes
Divans
BT
BT
Boxes
Document accessories
Couches
Security equipment
Divider pins
BT
Lacemaking pins
SN
Pins used for lacemaking.
SN
Document holders
BT
Dividing engines
Security devices for keeping valuable
documents.
Document accessories
Holders
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NT
Letter holders
Map holders
Documents
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NT
Leaflets
Legal documents
Lists
Logbooks
BT
Objects
Machine-readable records
NT
Administrative records
Magazine covers
Agricultural records
Magazine inserts
Almanacs
Magazines
Architectural plans
Manuscripts
Aviation documents
Maps
Ballot papers
Maritime documents
Blueprints
Medical records
Booklets
Music documents
Books
Newsletters
Brochures
Newspapers
Bromides
Notes
Business records
Obituaries
Calendars
Pages
Carbon copies
Pamphlets
Cards
Passes
Catalogues
Patents
Certificates
Periodicals
Charts
Personal papers
Correspondence
Petitions
Cuneiform tablets
Photocopies
Decals
Placards
Diagrams
Postal documents
Diaries
Posters
Diplomas
Press clippings
Drawings
Press releases
Examination papers
Programs
Financial records
Reports
Floor plans
Rosters
Genealogical documents
Scrolls
Government records
Specifications
Handbills
Statutory declarations
Illuminated addresses
Stickers
Information packs
Technical notes
Information sheets
Television guides
Information tables
Theses
Instructional documents
Tickets
Invitations
Transfers
Journal articles
Travel documents
Journals
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A general term covering legal, official or
business information provided in written
or machine-readable form. Use for
collections of documents. Where possible,
indicate a more specific type of document.
Terms alphabetical
BT
Tools
SN
Simple metal devices, usually a bar with
hooks at each end, used for binding two
pieces of timber together. Also a general
term for any device used for gripping,
holding, or fastening an object (Art &
Architecture Thesaurus).
Dog accessories
BT
Animal accessories
NT
Dog baskets
Dog bowls
Dog collars
Dog kennels
Kennels
RT
BT
Baskets
Dog accessories
RT
Table linen
SN
Small ornamental mats, as of embroidery
or lace, paper or plastic often placed under
cakes, sandwiches etc, on a plate
Doit coins
BT
Coins
SN
Very small Dutch copper coins, to the
value of 2 pfennige, current from the
latter part of the 16th to the early 19th
century.
Dog bowls
BT
Bowls
Dog accessories
Dog carts
BT
Carts
Dog collars
BT
Furniture accessories
Soft furnishings
Leads
Dog baskets
BT
Doilies
Collars
Doll components
BT
Components
RT
Dolls
Doll furniture
USE Dolls furniture
Dog accessories
SN
Use for collars designed to be worn by
dogs, and for dog-collar style collars worn
by people.
Dog kennels
Doll house furniture
USE Dolls furniture
Doll stands
BT
Dog accessories
BT
Dolls accessories
SN
Structures designed to house domestic
dogs.
SN
Devices which hold a doll in an upright
position or act as a support.
Dollar coins
Dogs
BT
Mammals
BT
Coins
NT
Dingoes
NT
Eighth dollar coins
Fifteen dollar coins
Dogs paw rugs
BT
Floor rugs
Fifty dollar coins
Five dollar coins
Half dollar coins
Dogs (tools)
One dollar coins
One hundred dollar coins
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NT
SN
Quarter dollar coins
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NT
Dolls household textiles
Sixteenth dollar coins
Dolls houses
Ten dollar coins
Dolls musical instruments
Twenty dollar coins
Dolls prams
Twenty-five dollar coins
Dolls strollers
Two dollar coins
Dolls tableware
Two hundred dollar coins
Dolls toys
Coin currency in dollar denominations;
often coins which replaced banknotes of
the same denominations.
Dollhouses
USE Dolls houses
Dollies
Toy furniture
SN
Accessories used in doll's houses or when
playing with dolls.
Dolls beds
BT
Dolls furniture
Dolls bottles
USE Laundry dollies
Dolls
BT
Dolls tableware
Dolls bowls
BT
Toys
NT
Aboriginal dolls
Baby dolls
Barbie dolls
BT
Dolls tableware
RT
Bowls
SN
Small bowls used in doll's houses or when
playing with dolls.
Bisque dolls
Black dolls
Character dolls
Dolls cabinets
BT
Dolls furniture
Cloth dolls
Costume dolls
Fashion dolls
Dolls chairs
BT
Dolls furniture
Indigenous Australian dolls
Paper dolls
Peg dolls
Dolls chests of drawers
BT
Dolls furniture
Promotional dolls
Sleeping dolls
Walking dolls
Dolls clocks
BT
Dolls furniture
Dolls accessories
BT
Toys
NT
Doll stands
Dolls clothing
Dolls dressing table sets
Dolls food
Dolls furniture
Dolls hair care accessories
Dolls household equipment
Doll's clothes
USE Dolls clothing
Dolls clothing
BT
Dolls accessories
Dolls clothing patterns
BT
Dressmaking patterns
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RT
Dolls clothing
Terms alphabetical
SN
Dolls coalscuttles
BT
Dolls household equipment
Dolls coffeepots
BT
Dolls tableware
Dolls combs
BT
Dolls hair care accessories
RT
Combs
Dolls costumes
USE Dolls clothing
Dolls cots
BT
Dolls furniture
Doll's cups
USE Dolls cups
Small dinnerware used in doll's houses or
when playing with dolls. Use `Toy
dinnerware' for miniature dinnerware
used by children.
Dolls dressing table sets
BT
Dolls accessories
Dolls dressing-tables
BT
Dolls furniture
Dolls drinking glasses
BT
Dolls tableware
Dolls food
BT
Dolls accessories
RT
Foodstuffs
Dolls furniture
BT
Dolls accessories
NT
Dolls beds
Dolls cabinets
Dolls chairs
Dolls cups
BT
Dolls tableware
SN
Small cups used in doll's houses or when
playing with dolls. Use `Toy cups' for
miniature cups for children.
Dolls chests of drawers
Dolls clocks
Dolls cots
Dolls dressing-tables
Dolls sideboards
Doll's cups and saucers
Dolls sofas
USE Dolls tableware
Dolls cutlery
BT
Dolls tableware
SN
Cutlery used in doll's houses or when
playing with dolls. Use `Toy cutlery' for
miniature cutlery for children.
Doll's dinner services
USE Dolls dinnerware
Dolls dinnerware
BT
Dolls tableware
Dolls tables
Dolls washstands
SN
Furniture to be used in doll's houses or
when playing with dolls. Use `Children's
furniture' for small furniture designed for
children's use.
Dolls gardening equipment
BT
Dolls household equipment
Dolls hair care accessories
BT
Dolls accessories
NT
Dolls combs
Dolls hairbrushes
Dolls hairbrushes
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BT
Dolls hair care accessories
RT
Hairbrushes
SN
Small hairbrushes used in doll's houses or
when playing with dolls.
Dolls house furniture
USE Dolls furniture
Dolls household equipment
BT
Dolls accessories
NT
Dolls coalscuttles
Dolls gardening equipment
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SN
Kitchenware for doll's houses. Use
`Kitchen toys' for miniature play
kitchenware.
Dolls lights
BT
Dolls household equipment
Dolls musical instruments
BT
Dolls accessories
Musical instruments
Doll's napkin rings
USE Dolls serviette rings
Dolls kitchenware
Dolls lights
Dolls napkins
USE Dolls household textiles
Doll's household furniture
USE Dolls furniture
Dolls perambulators
USE Dolls prams
Dolls household textiles
Dolls plates
BT
Dolls accessories
RT
Household textiles
BT
Dolls tableware
SN
See Household textiles for items included
in this category.
RT
Plates
SN
Plates used in doll's houses or when
playing with dolls.
Doll's houses
USE Dolls houses
Dolls prams
BT
Dolls accessories
Dolls houses
BT
Dolls accessories
Toy houses
Dolls jugs
BT
Dolls saucepans
BT
Dolls kitchenware
SN
Saucepans used in doll's houses. Use `Toy
saucepans' for play saucepans.
Dolls tableware
Dolls saucers
Dolls kettles
BT
Dolls kitchenware
SN
Miniature kettles used in doll's houses.
Use `Toy kettles' for play kitchenware.
Dolls kitchenware
BT
Dolls household equipment
NT
Dolls kettles
Dolls saucepans
BT
Dolls tableware
SN
Saucers used in doll's houses or when
playing with dolls.
Dolls serviette rings
BT
Dolls tableware
RT
Serviettes
SN
Small serviette rings used in doll's houses
or when playing with dolls.
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Dolls serviettes
USE Dolls household textiles
Terms alphabetical
Dolls tea sets
BT
Dolls tableware
SN
Small tea sets used in doll's houses or
when playing with dolls. Use `Toy tea sets'
for small tea sets used by children.
Dolls sideboards
BT
Dolls furniture
Dolls teapots
Doll's silverware
BT
Dolls tableware
USE Dolls cutlery
Dolls toys
Dolls sofas
BT
BT
Dolls accessories
Dolls furniture
Dolls trays
Dolls strollers
BT
BT
Dolls tableware
Dolls accessories
Dolls washstands
Dolls sugar bowls
BT
BT
Dolls furniture
Dolls tableware
Dolly pegs
Dolls tables
BT
Dolls furniture
Dolls tableware
BT
Dolls accessories
NT
Dolls bottles
Dolls bowls
Dolls coffeepots
Dolls cups
Dolls cutlery
Dolls dinnerware
Dolls drinking glasses
Dolls jugs
SN
BT
Clothes pegs
SN
Wooden pegs without metal springs, in
one piece
Dolphins
BT
Mammals
Dombras
USE Domras
Domestic equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Bathroom accessories
Dolls plates
Cleaning equipment
Dolls saucers
Coffee accessories
Dolls serviette rings
Dressmaking equipment
Dolls sugar bowls
Gardening equipment
Dolls tea sets
Heating equipment
Dolls teapots
Household textiles
Dolls trays
Kitchen equipment
Small tableware used in doll's houses or
when playing with dolls. Use `Toy
tableware' for small tableware used by
children.
Laundry equipment
Nutcrackers
Pest control equipment
Picnic equipment
Sanitary equipment
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NT
SN
Shopping lists
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Doorbells
Tea accessories
Doorhandles
Toy modelling equipment
Doorknobs
A general term to describe various ranges
of equipment used for domestic or
household-based operations. This broad
term is included only as a place-holder for
hierarchy purposes and is not to be used
to describe individual objects; instead use
the specific type of equipment from the
list below, or where possible name a
specific object.
Doorknockers
Domestic mangles
Doormats
Doorplates
Doorstops
Fingerplates
Door hinges
BT
Door accessories
Hinges
USE Upright mangles
Door jambs
Domestic ovens
BT
Cooking equipment
NT
Microwave ovens
SN
Use this term for kitchen appliances
without a cooktop. For kitchen appliances
with a cooktop, use Cooking stoves.
Domestic textiles
USE Household textiles
Dominoes
BT
Games
BT
Stringed instruments
RT
Balalaikas
SN
Russian folk instruments, usually with
three strings which are plucked, and
similar to balalaikas.
Donation boxes
Boxes
Money accessories
SN
Boxes used by charitable organisations to
collect money.
Door accessories
BT
Architectural elements
RT
Lintels
SN
Vertical pieces which form the side of a
doorway.
Door knobs
USE Doorknobs
Door knockers
USE Doorknockers
Door letter slots
BT
Domras
BT
BT
Door locks
BT
Door mats
USE Doormats
Door panels
BT
Architectural panels
RT
Doors
SN
Distinct portions or divisions of a door
sunk below or raised above the general
level, or enclosed by a frame or border.
Architectural elements
Door hinges
Door letter slots
Door locks
Door accessories
Locks
Furniture accessories
NT
Door accessories
Doorbells
BT
Bells
Door accessories
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Doorhandles
BT
Door accessories
Terms alphabetical
NT
SN
Handles
RT
Telephone double adaptors
Plug-in connectors which allow two
electrical appliances to be operated
simultaneous from a single power source.
Doors
Double bass bows
Doorknobs
BT
Door accessories
BT
Musical instrument bows
RT
Double basses
SN
Bows for the musical instruments, double
basses.
Doorknockers
BT
Door accessories
Doormats
BT
Door accessories
Double basses
BT
Stringed instruments
RT
Double bass bows
Floor mats
SN
Small mats placed in front of doors, for
scraping mud off shoes.
Doorplates
BT
Door accessories
RT
Doors
SN
Plates on the doors of houses or rooms,
bearing a name, number or the like.
Doors
BT
Architectural elements
NT
Elevator doors
Manhole covers
Doorstops
BT
Door accessories
Dorjes
BT
Religious objects
SN
Tibetan Buddhist religious objects.
Double acting engines
BT
Engines
SN
Engines acting in two directions, as with a
reciprocating piston in a cylinder with a
working chamber at each end.
Double boilers
BT
Cooking boilers
SN
Cooking utensils consisting of two
saucepans, one fitting inside the other.
The bottom saucepan contains boiling
water that gently heats food in the upper
pan.
Double coins
BT
Coins
SN
Copper coins of Guernsey, introduced in
1830, to the value of half a farthing.
Double cruets
BT
Cruets
SN
Bottles with interior divisions which make
two separate containers, each with its own
neck, mouth, and stopper. They are
usually intended for oil and vinegar.
Double cylinder engines
USE Twin cylinder engines
Double dark slide holders
USE Slide holders
Double dark slides
USE Slide holders
Double adaptors
BT
Electrical fittings
NT
Bayonet double adaptors
Double darkslide holders
USE Slide holders
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Double darkslides
USE Slide holders
Double expansion engines
BT
Compound engines
SN
Engines in which the expansion of steam
from high boiler pressure to the low
condenser pressure is accomplished in two
stages.
Double extension bellows
USE Extension bellows
Double extension cameras
BT
Extension cameras
SN
Cameras where the lens panel can be
racked forward from the baseboard to give
twice the normal focal length.
Double flageolets
BT
Flageolets
SN
Flagelots comprised of two pipes held in a
common head joint and with a single
mouthpiece.
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Shilling coins
Doublets
BT
Clothing
SN
Close-fitting outer body garments, with or
without sleeves, formerly worn by men.
Douches
BT
Medical instruments
RT
Enemas
SN
Instruments for administering a jet of
liquid to a body part, organ or cavity for
medical or contraceptive purposes.
Dough stencils
USE Biscuit paste forcers
Doves
BT
Birds
Downright shaves
BT
Coopering shaves
SN
Plane-type shaves used for smoothing the
outside of staves after assembly.
Double florin coins
USE Double florins
Downrights
USE Downright shaves
Double florins
BT
Florins
SN
Four shilling coins
Drachm coins
BT
Ancient Greek coins
NT
Decadrachms
Double horseshoe electric motors
Didrachms
BT
Motors
Drachms
SN
Electric motors with the coil supported
between the arches of double horseshoe
magnets on a wooden base.
Hemidrachm coins
Tetradrachms
Tridrachms
Double-necked guitars
RT
Drachma coins
BT
Guitars
SN
Coin currency in drachma denominations
SN
Guitars with two necks
Double saucepans
USE Double boilers
Drachma coins
BT
Coins
RT
Drachm coins
Double sovereigns
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SN
The drachm is the monetary unit of both
ancient and modern Greece. In the
modern currency, the drachm is divided
into 100 lepta.
Drachms
BT
Drachm coins
Terms alphabetical
SN
Boards placed between the laundry copper
and the tub to facilitate the transfer of
clothes from one to the other. For kitchen
draining boards, use `Dish racks'.
Drainpipes
BT
Pipes
Plumbing fixtures
Draft shaves
SN
Pipes receiving discharge from waste
pipes and soil pipes.
USE Drawing knives
Dram glasses
Drafting compasses
BT
Drinking glasses
Compasses
Drafting instruments
Measuring instruments
NT
BT
Draughts
BT
Game pieces
Beam compasses
Bow compasses
Coopering compasses
Proportional compasses
Wing compasses
RT
Calipers
SN
Instruments for taking measurements and
describing circle, with two arms connected
at one arm by a movable joint.
Drafting dividers
USE Drafting compasses
Drafting instruments
BT
Instruments
NT
Drafting compasses
Rulers
Ruling pens
Set squares
Draughts sets
BT
Board games
SN
A board game played by two people on a
chequered board.
Draughtsman's compasses
USE Drafting compasses
Draw knives
USE Drawing knives
Draw shaves
USE Drawing knives
Drawers
BT
Furniture components
SN
Use for drawers as part of furniture or
machinery. For underpants, use Drawers
(underpants).
Styluses (tools)
T-squares
RT
Squares
Drafting machines
BT
Drawers (underpants)
BT
Underpants
SN
Trouser like undergarment extending
from waist to top of knee or below with
open crotch.
Machines
Draining boards
Drawing instruments
BT
Laundry equipment
BT
Instruments
RT
Laundry coppers
NT
Chalks
Charcoal
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NT
Crayons
Metal points
Pantographs
Pencils
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Dress accessories
BT
Clothing
NT
Dress fronts
Dress shields
Pens
Sympalmographs
Drawing knives
BT
Woodworking tools
NT
Coopering drawing knives
SN
Woodworking tools with a long narrow
blade and two handles mounted at right
angles to the blade. They are used in
many different trades for the removal of
surplus wood and for rounding and
chamfering.
Drawings
BT
Artworks
Dress clips
BT
Dress fronts
BT
Dress accessories
RT
Dresses
Dress ornaments
BT
Jewellery
RT
Dresses
SN
Small ornaments, usually set with
gemstones, made to be worn with similar
pieces attached to a woman's dress. They
were often sewn on as a scattered overall
decoration, accompanied by one larger,
more ornate piece.
Documents
NT
Anatomical drawings
Architectural drawings
Art drawings
Botanical drawings
Design drawings
Engineering drawings
Schematic drawings
Sketches
Technical drawings
Clothing accessories
Dress protectors
USE Dress shields
Dress shields
BT
Dress accessories
SN
Pads worn under the arms beneath
clothing to keep perspiration from
showing or staining.
Drawknives
USE Drawing knives
Dress shirts
Drays
BT
Carts
RT
Wagons
SN
Low strong carts without fixed sides, for
carrying heavy loads.
Dredges
BT
Machines
SN
Machines used for removing earth and
objects from the bed of a river.
Dredging machines
USE Dredges
BT
Shirts
RT
Evening shirts
SN
Men's shirts used for formal wear, usually
with a tuxedo.
Dresses
BT
Clothing
NT
Baby dresses
Ball gowns
Bridesmaids dresses
Cheong sam
Cheongsam
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NT
Terms alphabetical
Cheungsam
BT
Health and medical equipment
Coat dresses
NT
Bandaids
Cocktail dresses
Confirmation dresses
Day dresses
Dressmakers dummies
USE Dressmakers forms
Evening dresses
Going-away dresses
Maternity dresses
Minidresses
Mourning dresses
Open robes
Overdresses
Pinafores
Dressmakers forms
BT
Dressmaking equipment
RT
Mannequins
Dressmaking equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
Sunday dresses
Tea gowns
Tennis dresses
Sewing equipment
NT
Dressmaking scissors
Wedding dresses
BT
Cases
Dressmakers forms
Dressmaking patterns
Walking dresses
Dressing cases
Domestic equipment
Toiles
Dressmaking patterns
BT
Dressmaking equipment
Textileworking patterns
Dressing gowns
USE Dressing-gowns
Dressing-gowns
BT
Nightwear
NT
Negligees
RT
Bathrobes
Dressing sheets
BT
Medical textiles
Dressing table sets
BT
Toiletries
NT
Dolls clothing patterns
RT
Millinery patterns
Dressmaking scissors
BT
Dressmaking equipment
Scissors
Drill bits
BT
Bits
SN
The parts of the drill which are used to
drill the holes, of varying sizes and used to
make holes in different types of materials.
Drill braces
USE Hand drills
Dressing tables
USE Dressing-tables
Drill stands
BT
Dressing-tables
BT
Tables
Dressings
Drills
Stands
SN
Base that supports and/or steadies a drill
during use.
Drill stocks
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USE Breast drills
Drilling machines
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Drinking glasses
BT
Glasses
Tableware
USE Bench drills
NT
Drills
Tools
NT
Archimedean drills
Cider glasses
Cocktail glasses
Dram glasses
Bench drills
Liqueur glasses
Drill stands
Liquor glasses
Gimlets
Milkshake glasses
Hand drills
Port glasses
Pump drills
Rummers
Push drills
Sherry glasses
Seed drills
Tumblers
Woodworking drills
RT
Woodworking braces
SN
Tools or machines for making cylindrical
holes, especially by rotation.
Drink can holders
Holders
Picnic equipment
Wine glasses
Wineglasses
RT
USE Coasters
Drinking cups
NT
Cups
Goblets
Drinking straws
BT
Food servers
SN
Narrow cylinders through which
beverages may be sucked into the mouth
(usually paper, plastic or metal).
Drink coasters
BT
Ale glasses
Beer glasses
BT
BT
Drinking vessels
Drinking vessels
BT
Containers
NT
Beer bottles
Drinking vessels
Beer cans
Tableware
Drinking cups
Beakers (cups)
Drinking glasses
Chocolate cups
Goblets
Coffee cups
Kendis
Cups and saucers
Mugs
Kylikes
Soft drink bottles
Modiolus
Soft drink cans
Moustache cups
Tankards
Pannikins
Tygs
Tea bowls
Teacups
Wine cups
Wine tasting cups
Water bags
SN
Any vessels used for drinking beverages.
Where possible, use a more specific term
in preference to this broad heading.
Drivers licences
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BT
Licences
Driving gloves
BT
Gloves
SN
Gloves, usually leather, worn when
driving.
Drop dial clocks
BT
Clocks
SN
Octagonal or round cornered 8-sided
wooden hanging clocks with a short case
drop.
Drops
BT
Lighting equipment
RT
Lustres
Terms alphabetical
Drums, musical
USE Musical drums
Dry batteries
USE Dry cell batteries
Dry cell batteries
BT
Dry cleaning machines
USE Dry-cleaning machines
Dry-cleaning machines
BT
SN
Smooth or faceted glass or crystal
ornaments that are suspended from a
chandelier, candelabrum, girandole,
lustre, or candlestick.
Druggist's jars
USE Pharmaceutical jars
USE Musical drums
Drum memory
BT
Glass plate negatives
SN
Negatives produced by the dry collodion
process in which the binder was dried
before exposure or contained a hygroscopic
agent to retain sufficient moisture to
allow processing after an extended period
of time.
Dry docks
BT
Structures
RT
Ships
SN
Basin-like structures from which the
water can be removed after the entrance
of a ship, used when making repairs to the
ship's bottom.
USE Magnetic drums
Drum sticks
BT
Musical instrument accessories
RT
Musical drums
SN
Sticks used to beat drums
Dry plate cameras
BT
Glass plate cameras
SN
Early cameras which used glass or metal
plates coated with a dry light-sensitive
emulsion (as opposed to wet plates). Some
used collodion, but the more successful
used albumen and gelatine silver halide.
Drum storage
USE Magnetic drums
Drums
USE Musical drums
Machines which clean clothing with
chemicals rather than water
Dry collodion negatives
Percussion instrument components
Drum kits
Laundry equipment
Machines
SN
Drum kit components
BT
Batteries
Dry plate positives
BT
Glass plates
Positives
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Dulcimers
BT
Engravings
BT
Zithers
SN
Prints produced by an intaglio printing
technique where the lines are drawn by
scratching the metal plate with a strong
steel needle.
SN
Types of zithers played by hitting the
strings with hammers, or less frequently,
by plucking with plectrums.
Dryback boilers
USE Scotch boilers
Dulcitones
BT
Keyboard instruments
SN
19th century instruments in which a
series of tuning forks are operated by a
keyboard. Dulcitones, or typophones, were
precursors of the celesta.
Drying equipment
USE Desiccators
Dumb scrapers
Ducatoon coins
BT
Coins
SN
Large Dutch silver coins, struck in the
Netherlands from the end of the 16th to
the end of the 18th century. It was also
known, from its type, as the "silver rider";
its official name derives from the fact that
its silver value was - theoretically at least
- equal to that of the gold ducat.
Duck guns
USE Sporting firearms
Ducks
BT
Birds
USE Scrapers
Dumbbells
BT
Exercise equipment
SN
Pairs of weights used as gymnasium
apparatus.
Dump trucks
USE Tip-trucks
Dumps
BT
Coins
SN
Dump is the name given to the centre,
cut-out part of the New South Wales ring
(or "holey") dollar, counterstamped to the
value of 15 pence.
Duelling pistols
BT
Pistols
Dufay colour slides
USE Screen process transparencies
Dufaycolour slides
USE Screen process transparencies
Dufay's screen process
transparencies
Duplicating machines
USE Copying machines
Dusters
BT
Cleaning equipment
NT
Feather dusters
Dusting brushes
USE Bench brushes
USE Screen process transparencies
Dustpan and brush sets
Duit coins
USE Doit coins
BT
Cleaning brushes
Cleaning equipment
Dustproof cameras
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USE Weatherproof cameras
Duty stamp dies
BT
Printing dies
Optical discs
Video recordings
SN
Optical disc storage media format used for
video and data storage. DVD may stand
for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video
Disc. As DVD is the commonly used term,
this is the preferred term.
Dye samples
BT
Samples
SN
Samples of dyes as chemicals in jars or as
pieces of dyed textile or paper.
Dyeing equipment
BT
Textileworking equipment
NT
Dyes
Dyeline prints
BT
Ear lobe extenders
BT
Prints
Dyelines
Ear muffs
Ear plugs
USE Earplugs
Ear studs
BT
Earrings
RT
Pierced earrings
SN
Ear ornaments composed of a front and
rear part, joined by shanks of tubular
form, and passed through a hole in the
ear.
Ear trumpets
BT
Hearing aids
SN
Magnifying tubes placed against an ear to
assist in hearing.
Earmuffs
BT
Headwear
Earphones
USE Dyeline prints
Dyes
BT
Dyeing equipment
RT
Hair colourings
BT
Audio equipment
SN
Small devices (single or pair) for
converting electric signals into
soundwaves, designed to fit into the ear.
Earplugs
BT
Dynamometers
BT
Meters
NT
Electrodynamometers
Reflecting dynamometers
Dynamos
USE Rotating generators
Personal effects
Safety equipment
SN
Devices worn in the ear to protect from
noise or water.
Earrings
BT
Jewellery
NT
Clip earrings
Ear studs
Pierced earrings
Eagles
BT
Jewellery
USE Earmuffs
DVDs
BT
Terms alphabetical
Screw-on earrings
Birds
Easels
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BT
Artists equipment
Easter decorations
BT
Festive objects
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Edged weapons
BT
Weapons
NT
Ataghans
Axes
Bayonets
Easter eggs
BT
Daggers
Decorated eggs
Harpoons
Festive objects
Machetes
Saifs
Ecclesiastical clothing
BT
Ceremonial clothing
NT
Chasubles
Spears
Swords
Ecclesiastical garments
USE Ecclesiastical clothing
Ecclesiastical vestments
USE Ecclesiastical clothing
Yatagans
RT
Edged weapons accessories
SN
Weapons with thin sharp sides, eg.
swords, daggers, etc.
Edged weapons accessories
BT
Weapon accessories
NT
Edged weapon cleaning equipment
Echidnas
BT
Fuchi
Australian animals
Hilts
Mammals
Kozuka
Scabbards
Ecuelles
BT
Sheaths
Covered bowls
Soup bowls
SN
Covered shallow bowls, usually with two
flat lateral handles level with the rim,
and a conforming stand, mainly used for
serving soup.
Edged arms
Tsuba
RT
Edging tiles
BT
Tiles
NT
Garden edging tiles
USE Edged weapons
Edged arms accessories
USE Edged weapons accessories
Edged weapon cleaning equipment
BT
Edged weapons accessories
Grave edging tiles
Education kits
USE Educational kits
Educational aids
BT
Objects
NT
Educational cards
Edged weapon components
BT
Weapon components
NT
Spear heads
Spearheads
Edged weapons
Educational kits
Educational cards
BT
Cards
Educational aids
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Educational kits
BT
Educational aids
Educational toys
BT
Toys
Eel traps
BT
Animal traps
Egg beaters
USE Egg-beaters
Egg-beaters
BT
Kitchenware
RT
Whisks
Egg calipers
USE Outside calipers
Egg cookers
BT
Terms alphabetical
USE Eggspoons
Egg tempera paintings
USE Tempera paintings
Egg timers
USE Eggtimers
Eggbeaters
USE Egg-beaters
Eggcup stands
BT
Stands
Tableware
RT
Eggcups
SN
Stands for holding eggcups, usually six,
with sometimes a tray en suite for spoons.
Eggcups
BT
Tableware
RT
Eggcup stands
Cooking equipment
Eggs
Egg cruets
USE Eggcup stands
BT
Animal parts
Animal products
NT
Bird eggs
Decorated eggs
Egg cups
Eggshells
USE Eggcups
Eggshells
Egg decapitators
BT
BT
Eggs
Kitchenware
Eggslices
Egg glasses
BT
Kitchenware
USE Eggtimers
Eggspoons
Egg irons
BT
Standing irons
RT
Sleeve irons
SN
Egg shaped laundry irons mounted on
wooden stands, used for finishing the tops
of sleeves or gathered waistbands.
Egg spoons
BT
Spoons
SN
Spoons, smaller than teaspoons, that are
used for eating boiled eggs.
Eggtimers
BT
Cooking timers
Egret feathers
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BT
Feathers
Birds
Egyptian mummy cloths
BT
Cloths
SN
Cloths made of linen, cotton, or other
fabrics which were used to wrap the dead
in the Egyptian mummification process.
Eight-day clocks
BT
Clocks
Eight pfennig coins
BT
BT
Real coins
RT
Holey dollars
Eighth dollar coins
Dollar coins
Electric blankets
BT
Blankets
Electric bed-warmers
Electric cables
USE Electrical cables
Electric cars
BT
Motor cars
SN
Motor cars which are powered by electric
motors.
Electric clocks
BT
Clocks
Electric clothes dryers
BT
Clothes dryers
NT
Spin dryers
Electric coils
Elastic
USE Textile tapes
Electric arc lamps
USE Arc lamps
Electric arc welders
USE Electric welders
USE Coils
Electric converters
BT
Electrical equipment
NT
Rectifiers
Electric cooking stoves
BT
Electric automobiles
USE Electric cars
Electric balances
BT
Measuring instruments
SN
Devices designed by Lord Kelvin for
measuring power/current
Electric bed-warmers
BT
Electric blankets
USE Electric bed-warmers
Pfennig coins
Eight real coins
BT
NT
Electric bedwarmers
Egrets
BT
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Bed warmers
Cooking stoves
Electric cords
BT
Electrical equipment
NT
Extension cords
Electric dishwashers
BT
Kitchen equipment
Electric fans
BT
Fans
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Electric fuses
BT
Electrical equipment
SN
Devices for preventing excessive currents
passing through a circuit by melting if the
current exceeds a specified value.
Terms alphabetical
Electric irons
BT
Laundry irons
Electric jugs
BT
Jugs
Electric generators
BT
Generators
NT
Direct power generators
Exciters
Motor generators
Motor vehicle generators
Electric kettles
BT
Kettles
Electric light bulbs
USE Electric light globes
Pedal generators
Rotating generators
Turbogenerators
SN
Machines that convert mechanical energy
into electrical energy. In their commonest
form, a large number of conductors are
mounted on an armature that is rotated in
a magnetic field produced by field coils.
Electric light globes
BT
Electric lighting equipment
NT
Exciter lamps
Electric light switches
BT
Electric switches
Electric guitars
BT
Guitars
NT
Bass guitars
SN
Plectrum played guitars with
electromagnetic pick-ups and a separate
amplifier and loudspeaker system in lieu
of a sound box. The bodies of electric
guitars are reduced in function to being
vibrationally inactive string-bearers, with
acoustic functions taking place through
the electric or electronic mechanisms.
Electric impulse clocks
Electric lighting equipment
Electric lighting equipment
BT
Electrical equipment
Lighting equipment
NT
Electric light globes
Electric light switches
Light globe fittings
Neon lamps
Electric meters
BT
Meters
NT
Ammeters
BT
Clocks
RT
Master clocks
Amp meters
SN
Clocks that do not themselves keep time,
but use pulses of electrical current to
drive an escapement in reverse, which
turns the hands of the clock through a
normal train. They are used as a means of
indicating time on a number of clocks
simultaneously, as controlled by a master
clock.
Wattmeters
Electric indicators
BT
Wavemeters
Electric motor cars
USE Electric cars
Electric motors
USE Motors
Electrical equipment
Indicators
Measuring instruments
Electric organs
BT
Organs
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Electric pianos
BT
Pianos
Electric powerpoints
BT
Electrical fittings
Electric radiators
BT
Radiators
Electric shavers
BT
Razors
RT
Safety razors
SN
Electrically powered devices with rotating
or reciprocating blades behind a foil, used
for shaving facial and body hair.
Electric switches
BT
Switches
NT
Electric light switches
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BT
Electrical equipment
Electrical conductors
BT
Electrical equipment
Electrical cords
USE Electric cords
Electrical elements
BT
Electrical fittings
Electrical engineering equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
Electrical equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Adaptors
Amplifiers
Electric switching devices
BT
Electrical equipment
Switches
Batteries
Battery chargers
Battery testers
Circuit breaker components
Electric toothbrushes
BT
Toothbrushes
Circuit breakers
Coils
Commutators
Electric toys
BT
Toys
SN
Toys operated by electric power, especially
batteries.
Conduits
Current indicators
Electric converters
Electric cords
Electric fuses
Electric trams
Electric indicators
BT
Trams
Electric lighting equipment
SN
Trams powered by electricity
Electric switching devices
Electrical cables
Electric washing machines
BT
Washing machines
Electrical conductors
Electrical fittings
Electrical insulators
Electric welders
BT
Welders
SN
Machines in which joints are welded by an
electric arc or a large electric current.
Electromagnets
Fuel cells
Leyden jars
Rheostats
Transformers
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Electrical fittings
BT
Electrical equipment
NT
Double adaptors
Electric powerpoints
Electrical elements
Light fittings
Electrical insulators
BT
Electrical equipment
Insulators
Terms alphabetical
Electromagnets
BT
Electrical equipment
Magnets
Electromassage machines
BT
Massage equipment
Therapeutic devices
Electromechanical calculators
BT
Calculators
SN
Calculators that are partly electric and
partly mechanical in their components
and operation.
Electrical switches
USE Electric switches
Electrometers
Electro-generators
BT
Meters
USE Electric generators
Electron microscopes
Electrocardiograms
BT
Charts
SN
The graphic records produced by an
electrocardiograph.
Electrocardiographs
BT
Health and medical equipment
SN
Devices which detect and record minute
differences in heart action over the body,
and which are used in the diagnosis of
heart disease.
BT
Electron tubes
USE Valves
Electronic books
BT
Electronic calculators
BT
Electronic equipment
SN
Parts of an electrical system that emits or
collects electric charges
Dynamometers
NT
Electronic pocket calculators
Programmable calculators
Solar cell calculators
SN
USE Electrotype reproductions
BT
Prostheses
SN
Battery-operated devices which perform
the same function as the larynx when this
organ is destroyed by disease or surgery.
Accounting machines
Electronic desktop calculators
Electroforms
Electrolarynx
Calculators
Electronic equipment
Electrodynamometers
BT
Books
Electronic equipment
Electrodes
BT
Microscopes
Calculators in which integrated circuits
perform calculations and show results on
a digital display; the displays usually use
either seven-segment light emitting diodes
or liquid crystals.
Electronic desktop calculators
BT
Electronic calculators
SN
Electronic calculators small enough to be
conveniently placed on a desk, but larger
than pocket calculators.
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Electronic equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Amplifiers
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Organs
Electronic pest killers
BT
Pest control equipment
Capacitors
Circuit boards
Coaxial cables
Coherers
Coils
Electronic pocket calculators
BT
Electronic calculators
SN
Electronic calculators, capable of
operating independently of mains electric
power, that are sufficiently light and
small to be operated in the hand or carried
in a pocket.
Crystal detectors
Diodes
Electrodes
Electronic books
Electronic calculators
Electronic records
USE Machine-readable records
Electronic flashes
Electronic musical instruments
Electronic toys
Electronic still video cameras
USE Still video cameras
Electronic valves
Oscilloscopes
Relays
Resistors
Transistors
RT
Electrical equipment
SN
Equipment containing valves or
transistors, involving transmission or
processing of signals
Electronic flashes
BT
Electronic toys
BT
Toys
SN
BT
Electronic larynx
USE Electrolarynx
Electronic equipment
Valves
NT
Camera flashes
Light sources producing illumination of
brief duration by the passage of electric
current between electrodes in a gas-filled
tube. They are discharged in
synchronisation with a camera shutter,
usually by electronic means.
Electronic equipment or kits made for
children.
Electronic valves
Cathode ray tubes
X-ray tubes
Electronic equipment
SN
Electronic equipment
Electronic voice boxes
USE Electrolarynx
Electronics packaging
BT
Packaging
NT
Valve boxes
Electrophones
Electronic musical instruments
BT
Musical instruments
NT
Electronic organs
Electronic organs
BT
USE Electronic musical instruments
Electronic equipment
Electroplating generators
BT
Generators
SN
Generators used in electroplating.
Electronic musical instruments
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Electrostatic generators
BT
Direct power generators
NT
Electrostatic induction generators
Wimshurst machines
RT
Electrostatic machines
SN
Machines which produce electric charges
by friction or electrostatic induction.
Electrostatic induction generators
BT
Electrostatic generators
SN
Generators which produce electricity by
electrostatic induction.
Electrostatic machines
BT
Machines
RT
Electrostatic generators
Electrotherapeutic apparatus
BT
Therapeutic devices
Terms alphabetical
Elevator doors
BT
Doors
Elevators
BT
Lifting equipment
Machines
Embossing machines
BT
Printing machines
Embossing presses
USE Bookbinding presses
Embroidered panels
BT
Textile panels
NT
Embroidered pictures
Embroidered pictures
BT
Embroidered panels
Pictures
Electrotype reproductions
BT
Replicas
SN
Reproductions of objects (often artworks),
such as coins, plaques, etc made by using
the electrotype process. Use this term in
conjunction with objects to indicate an
electrotype of that object, eg for
electrotype cups, use `Cups' and
`Electrotype reproductions'.
Embroidery equipment
BT
Sewing equipment
NT
Embroidery frames
Embroidery kits
Embroidery patterns
Embroidery scissors
Embroidery stencils
Electrotypes
Jacquard cards
USE Electrotype reproductions
Stiletto tools
Tambour work equipment
Elephant bells
USE Animal bells
Elephant teeth
BT
Embroidery frames
BT
Embroidery equipment
RT
Tambour frames
Animal teeth
Embroidery kits
Elephant tusks
BT
BT
Embroidery equipment
Tusks
Embroidery machines
Elephants
BT
BT
Sewing machines
Mammals
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Embroidery patterns
BT
Needlework patterns
Embroidery scissors
BT
SN
Transport vehicles used in emergency
circumstances.
Embroidery equipment
Textileworking patterns
RT
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Embroidery equipment
Emeries
USE Emery boards
Emery boards
BT
Manicure equipment
RT
Nail files
SN
Small stiff strips of cardboard or wood,
covered in crushed emery, used to file
fingernails
Scissors
Embroidery stencils
BT
Embroidery equipment
Stencils
Embroidery threads
BT
Threads
SN
Threads used to embroider a base
material.
Emery cushions
BT
Sewing equipment
Emery stones
BT
Abrading stones
Embroidery tools
USE Embroidery equipment
Emeralds
BT
Gemstones
Emergency coins
BT
Emergency money
Emu eggs
BT
Bird eggs
RT
Engraved emu eggs
SN
Use for emu eggs that are not engraved.
Use 'engraved' emu eggs if engraved.
Emu feathers
BT
Emergency money
BT
Money
NT
Emergency coins
SN
A form of substitute currency issued to
overcome a shortage of government legal
tender or as a substitute for coins which
had disappeared from circulation, eg.
"Notgeld" of Austria and Germany.
Feathers
Emus
BT
Australian birds
Enamel jewellery
BT
Jewellery
Enamel pictures
Emergency vehicles
BT
Vehicles
NT
Ambulances
BT
Encaustic paintings
Fire engines
BT
Paintings
Lifeboats
SN
Paintings with pigments mixed with hot
wax.
Surf rescue boats
Surfboats
RT
Pictures
Toy emergency vehicles
Endoscopes
BT
Medical instruments
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SN
Slender tubular instruments used to
examine the interior of the body.
Endscrapers
USE Stone scrapers
Terms alphabetical
SN
Instruments used for measuring the
pressure-volume changes in piston
engines during the working cycle.
Engine plates
USE Makers plates
Enema syringes
BT
Syringes
RT
Enemas
Enemas
BT
Health and medical equipment
SN
Instruments used to inject fluid into the
rectum in order to evacuate the bowels.
Often enema attachments are provided for
hot water bottles to perform this task.
Engineering diagrams
BT
Diagrams
RT
Engineering drawings
Engineering drawings
BT
Drawings
Engineering machines
BT
Machines
Engageantes
USE Undersleeves
Engagement rings
BT
Engineering tools
BT
Tools
NT
Dividing engines
Ceremonial jewellery
Finger rings
Wedding accessories
Engine accessories
BT
Accessories
RT
Engines
SN
Use for mixed collections of engine
accessories when they cannot be
separated into individual components.
Where possible, specify the particular
accessory.
Engine components
BT
Components
NT
Carburettors
Engines
BT
Objects
NT
Agricultural engines
Air-cooled engines
Double acting engines
External-combustion engines
Internal-combustion engines
Liquid-cooled engines
Locomotive engines
Motor vehicle engines
Piston engines
Reversing engines
Single acting engines
Motor car engine components
RT
Engines
SN
Use for mixed collections of engine parts
when they cannot be separated into
individual components. Where possible,
specify the particular part.
Single cylinder engines
Slide valve engines
Stationary engines
Stephenson's link motion engines
Twin cylinder engines
Wheel cutting engines
Engine indicators
BT
Indicators
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SN
Machines in which power is applied to do
work by the conversion of various forms of
energy into mechanical force and motion.
Use `Motors' for machines which convert
electrical energy into mechanical energy.
Where possible use the name of a specific
type of engine.
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Intaglio prints
NT
Crayon engravings
Dry point engravings
Line engravings
Mezzotints
Stipple engravings
English drivers
USE Burton drivers
Wood engravings
SN
English flageolets
USE Double flageolets
English guitars
BT
Citterns
NT
Harp-lutes
SN
Pear-shaped stringed instruments which
are related more to citterns than guitars,
popular in the 18th century and the basis
with some modifications of the French
cistre and the Portuguese guitarra.
Prints produced by intaglio printing
techniques (by cutting, corrosion by acids,
photographic processes, etc on the surface
of metal plates, blocks of wood, etc.)
Enlarger bellows
USE Extension bellows
Enlarging lenses
BT
Photographic lenses
SN
Lenses used in photographic enlargers.
Ensemble
USE Clothing ensembles
Engraved bones
BT
Animal bones
Artworks
NT
Scrimshaw
RT
Bone carvings
Entree dishes
BT
Serving dishes
SN
A type of dish for serving at dinner the
entree, usual form is rectangular and
shallow, stands on four low feet, and with
a low-domed flat-topped cover.
Engraved emu eggs
Entree forks
BT
Artworks
RT
Emu eggs
BT
Table forks
SN
Used for emu eggs that have been
engraved.
SN
Table forks of medium length with four
equal and similar tines.
Engraved horns
BT
Entree knives
Animal horns
BT
Table knives
Artworks
SN
Table knives of medium length that are
similar to dinner knives but smaller in
size.
Engraving tools
BT
Tools
NT
Etching tools
Entree plates
BT
Plates
Gravers
Roulettes
Scorpers
Engravings
Envelope making machines
BT
Machines
RT
Envelopes
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Envelopes
BT
Postal stationery
NT
Philatelic envelopes
RT
Envelope making machines
Environment control equipment
Terms alphabetical
NT
Boilers
Cables
Coding devices
Communications equipment
Control equipment
Desiccators
Dippers
BT
Equipment
Display equipment
NT
Cooling equipment
Domestic equipment
Heaters
Electrical equipment
Heating equipment
Electronic equipment
Humidifiers
Environment control equipment
Explosives equipment
Epaulettes
BT
Food processing equipment
Clothing accessories
Geographical equipment
Uniform accessories
Hair care equipment
Epergnes
BT
Centrepieces
SN
Ornamental pieces for the centre of a
dinner table, which include small dishes,
cruets, etc for holding foodstuffs and table
accessories.
Ephemera
Health and medical equipment
Homewares
Horse riding equipment
Hospital equipment
Hydraulic equipment
Information processing equipment
Insulators
Irrigation equipment
BT
Objects
Lifting equipment
NT
Aviation ephemera
Lighting equipment
Christmas ephemera
Machines
Photographic ephemera
Manufacturing equipment
Railway ephemera
Metallurgical equipment
Sports ephemera
Minting equipment
Only use where no specific object name is
available.
Navigational equipment
SN
Epidiascopes
BT
Projectors
SN
Projectors for throwing enlarged images of
opaque objects onto a screen.
Performing arts equipment
Postal equipment
Presses
Printing equipment
Punishment equipment
Refractory equipment
Episcopes
USE Epidiascopes
Ropes
Safety equipment
School equipment
Equipment
BT
Objects
NT
Aviary equipment
Bar equipment
Scientific equipment
Sealers
Security equipment
Sharpeners
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NT
Solar power equipment
Sorting equipment
Space equipment
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Ermine
BT
Animal fur
SN
The white winter fur of a northern weasel,
with a black tail or tip.
Supporting equipment
Textileworking equipment
Tools
Transport equipment
Escritoires
BT
Writing desks
Valves
Welding equipment
Wires
SN
Collections of implements, including tools
and machinery. Where possible use a
more specific term in preference to this
broad term. This general term is used to
group equipment which can be used over a
wide range of occupations or for a variety
of tasks; for equipment specific to one
group of activities, use that activity,
occupation, etc as part of the term, eg
`Medical equipment', `Domestic
equipment' etc.
Escudo coins
BT
Coins
SN
Escudo is Spanish for shield, and the
name used for a variety of coins (both gold
and silver) bearing this device.
Escutcheons
BT
Hardware
SN
The shields or shield-shaped surfaces on
which armorial bearings are depicted.
Eskies
Equipment components
BT
Picnic equipment
USE Components
SN
Erasers
BT
Stationery
SN
Instruments of any material e.g. rubber or
cloth, used to erase marks made with
pencil, pen, chalk etc.
Ergonomic chairs
BT
Chairs
RT
Office chairs
Coolers
Portable coolers
Eskimo dolls
USE Costume dolls
Espadrilles
BT
Shoes
SN
Rope-soled shoes often with canvas or
cotton upper, sometimes laced across the
vamp and around the ankle. (Getty
Institute, Art and Architecture
Thesaurus, 2005)
Ericsson cycle engines
USE Ericsson engines
Essence, almond
USE Almond essence
Ericsson engines
BT
Hot air engines
SN
Hot air engines which operate on the
Ericsson cycle.
Essence pots
USE Cassolettes
Etching tools
Erkes
BT
BT
Woodwind instruments
SN
Side-blown wooden instruments from
South America
Engraving tools
Etchings
BT
Intaglio prints
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Aquatints
Soft-ground etchings
SN
Prints produced by intaglio method where
a design is bitten into the metal plate by
means of acid.
Etuis
Terms alphabetical
Evening ensembles
BT
Evening wear
Evening gloves
BT
BT
Objects of vertu
SN
Small cases for needles, toilet articles, etc,
often in fanciful shapes and worn on the
person.
Clothing ensembles
Evening wear
Gloves
Evening jackets
BT
Evening wear
Jackets
Eucalyptus trees
BT
RT
Evening coats
Australian plants
Evening sandals
Eudiometers
BT
BT
Evening wear
Sandals
Meters
RT
Evening shoes
Euphoniums
BT
Tubas
SN
Tenor tubas mainly used in brass bands.
Evening shirts
BT
Evening wear
Shirts
Eureka flags
RT
Dress shirts
Flags
SN
Mens shirts worn under dinner jackets or
suits.
BT
Evaporators
BT
Machines
Evening shoes
BT
Evening wear
Shoes
Evening bags
BT
Evening sandals
Evening wear
Handbags
Evening capes
BT
RT
Capes
Evening suits
BT
Evening wear
Suits
NT
Dinner suits
Evening wear
RT
Evening coats
Evening coats
BT
Coats
Evening wear
Evening dresses
BT
NT
Dresses
Evening wear
BT
Clothing
NT
Ball gowns
Cocktail dresses
Cocktail hats
Dinner jackets
Evening bags
Evening wear
Evening capes
Debut dresses
Evening coats
Evening dresses
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NT
Evening ensembles
Evening gloves
Evening jackets
Evening sandals
Evening shirts
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BT
Toys
RT
Balancing toys
SN
Toys and puzzles to amuse adults, often
designed to be displayed on the desk of an
office worker.
Evening shoes
Evening suits
Tuxedos
Exercise bicycles
BT
Event posters
BT
Posters
NT
Exhibition posters
Festival posters
Performance posters
Every-ready cases
USE Camera cases
Bicycles
Exercise equipment
Exercise books
BT
Books
Exercise equipment
BT
Recreational equipment
NT
Dumbbells
Exercise bicycles
Ewer and basin sets
BT
SN
Containers
RT
Sports equipment
Sanitary equipment
SN
Equipment and apparatus used to keep
physically fit.
Jug and bowl sets designed for personal
washing, in lieu of a toilet sink.
Exhaust pipes
Ewers
BT
Jugs
SN
Tall wide-mouthed jugs with one handle,
generally used in conjunction with a basin
decorated en suite, to hold water for
ablutions.
Examination papers
BT
Documents
Exciter lamps
BT
Medicine balls
Electric light globes
BT
Motor car components
Exhibition catalogues
BT
Catalogues
Exhibition labels
BT
Display equipment
Labels
Exhibition posters
BT
Event posters
Lamps
RT
Exciters
SN
Bright incandescent lamps having a
concentrated filament, used to excite a
phototube or photocell.
Exhibition stands
BT
Stands
SN
Exciters
BT
Electric generators
SN
Small auxiliary generators that provide
field current for AC generators.
Display equipment
Stalls where articles are displayed for sale
or for some other purpose, especially at
shows or exhibitions.
Expanding files
BT
Stationery
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Experimental models
BT
Scientific models
SN
Models used to investigate hypotheses.
Terms alphabetical
SN
Calculating devices for assessing what
camera settings will give the correct
exposure. Factors affecting the exposure
such as weather, time, altitude and
subject are assessed using a calculating
device such as a slide rule.
Explanatory keys
USE Didactic displays
Explosive weapons
BT
Weapons
NT
Bombs
Exposure meters
BT
Light meters
RT
Density meters
SN
Instruments for determining the correct
exposure by measuring the light falling on
or reflected by the subject.
Grenades
Mines (weapons)
RT
Missiles
Explosives
BT
Explosives equipment
SN
Agents or substances which explode when
detonated, eg dynamite, gunpowder etc.
Where possible, specify the type of
explosive.
Explosives equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Detonators
Exposure reckoners
USE Exposure calculators
Exposure tables
BT
Calculation tables
Exposure aids
SN
Tables listing factors affecting exposure
such as weather, subject, time and
altitude. They are used to help determine
the camera settings for correct exposure.
Exposure time calculators
USE Exposure calculators
Explosives
RT
Mines (weapons)
Exposure aids
BT
Camera accessories
NT
Actinometers
Exposure calculators
Exposure tables
Photometers
Exposure timers
USE Exposure meters
Express daylight enlargers
USE Daylight enlargers
Extension bellows
BT
Camera accessories
SN
Bellows attachments for miniature and
other rigid cameras with interchangeable
lenses, providing a variable degree of lens
extension for close-up and
macrophotography. Use `Camera bellows'
for bellows which are an integral part of
the camera not used to provide extra lens
extension.
Tintmeters
SN
Devices which assist determination of
camera settings for correct exposure.
Exposure calculators
BT
Exposure aids
Logarithmic calculating instruments
NT
Posographs
Extension cameras
BT
Cameras
NT
Double extension cameras
Triple extension cameras
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SN
Cameras where the base board is designed
so that the lens panel can be racked
forward using extension tubes or bellows
to extend the focal length for macro and
microphotography.
Extension cords
BT
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BT
Health and medical equipment
Eyecups
USE Eye washers
Electric cords
Eyeglasses
Extension ladders
BT
USE Spectacles
Ladders
Eyepieces
Extension leads
USE Extension cords
BT
Optical instruments
SN
Instrument containing a lens or
combination of lenses, to which the eye is
applied; often part of a larger instrument,
such as a microscope.
Extension tubes
BT
Camera accessories
SN
Tubes of specific lengths taking the
camera lens at one end and the lens
mount at the other. They are used to
increase the working separation between
the lens and the sensitive materials to
give a magnified image. Extension tubes
are used mainly in miniature and small
cameras. Bellows perform a similar
function in larger cameras.
External-combustion engines
Eyes
BT
Body parts (human)
NT
Glass eyes
Plastic eyes
Eyewear
BT
Personal adornments
NT
3-D glasses
Contact lenses
BT
Engines
NT
Hot air engines
Opera glasses
Steam engines
Spectacles
SN
Engines in which the generation of heat is
effected in a furnace or reactor outside the
engine cylinder.
Eye charts
BT
Goggles
Eye testing equipment
Sunglasses
Three dimensional glasses
Fabric softeners
BT
Laundry equipment
Health and medical charts
SN
Charts used to test eyesight.
Eye testing equipment
BT
Health and medical equipment
Testing equipment
NT
Eye charts
Optometers
RT
Optical instruments
SN
Apparatus used to test eyesight.
Fabric swatches
USE Swatches
Face powder
USE Face powders
Face powder boxes
USE Face powder containers
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Face powder containers
BT
Cosmetics containers
NT
Powder compacts
RT
Face powders
Face powders
BT
Terms alphabetical
Fairy floss machines
BT
Food processing equipment
Machines
Fairy floss sticks
BT
Food processing equipment
SN
Sticks used to hold fairy floss
Cosmetics
Fairy Wrens
Face washers
BT
Bath linen
RT
Towels
SN
Small pieces of cloth used for washing the
face and body.
Facecloths
USE Face washers
Facial tissues
BT
Personal effects
SN
Paper tissues for personal use.
Facsimile machines
USE Fax machines
BT
Australian birds
False eyelashes
USE Artificial eyelashes
False teeth
USE Dentures
Falsies
USE Bust improvers
Falus coins
BT
Coins
NT
Half falus coins
One falus coins
Quarter falus coins
Facsimile models
Three falus coins
USE Replicas
Two falus coins
Facsimiles
USE Replicas
Facsimilies
USE Replicas
Factory engines
BT
Factory equipment
Stationary engines
SN
Stationary engines designed to run factory
machinery.
Factory equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Factory engines
SN
Moroccan coins.
Family trees
USE Genealogical documents
Fan boxes
BT
Boxes
Fan cases
BT
Cases
Personal effects
Fan frames
BT
Frames
Fancy dress accessories
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BT
Fancy dress costumes
Fancy dress costumes
BT
Costumes
NT
Fancy dress accessories
Fancy dress masks
RT
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Farm records
BT
Agricultural records
NT
Farm ledgers
Farmhouses
BT
Houses
Toys
Farthing tokens
Fancy dress masks
BT
BT
Tokens
Fancy dress costumes
Masks
Fanlights
BT
Windows
SN
Fan-shaped windows set above doors.
Farthings
BT
Penny coins
SN
Coins worth one quarter of a British
penny.
Fashion badges
Fans
BT
BT
Cooling equipment
NT
Electric fans
Folding fans
Badges
Personal adornments
RT
Brooches
SN
Decorative badges, usually metal,
designed to be attached to clothing as a
fashion accessory.
Hand fans
Rigid fans
Fashion dolls
Fantasy money
BT
Paper money
RT
Toy money
SN
Invented designs or denominations of
paper money, whether or not in imitation
of actual circulating notes.
Farm equipment
BT
Agricultural equipment
NT
Flails
Seed drills
Farm ledgers
BT
Farm records
Farm machinery
USE Farm equipment
BT
Dolls
SN
Dolls created to promote specific fashion
trends in textiles and hair styling;
especially popular from the 16th to the
18th century in France.
Fashion plates
BT
Prints
SN
Pictorial designs showing prevailing or
new modes of dress.
Fasteners
BT
Objects
NT
Bolts
Buttons
Grommets
Laces
Nuts (hardware)
Nuts and bolts
Farm machines
USE Agricultural machines
Pins
Rivets
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Screws
Terms alphabetical
NT
Ostrich feathers
Staples
Pelican feathers
Straps
Pheasant feathers
String
Zippers
Feeding bottles
BT
Fauna
Baby accessories
Bottles
USE Animals
NT
Biberons
RT
Feeding cups
Fax machines
BT
Office equipment
Telecommunications equipment
SN
Machines which transmit and receive
graphic data by wire or radio.
Faxes
BT
Correspondence
SN
Documents, pictures etc. transmitted by
fax machines.
Feather aigrettes
USE Aigrettes
Feather boxes
USE Treasure boxes
Feeding cups
BT
Cups
NT
Pap boats
RT
Feeding bottles
Felling axes
BT
Axes
RT
Broadaxes
SN
Axes used for felling trees.
Female contraceptives
BT
Contraceptives
NT
Contraceptive diaphragms
Feather dusters
BT
Baby accessories
Injectable contraceptives
Intra-uterine devices
Dusters
Oral contraceptives
Spermicides
Feather fans
BT
Hand fans
RT
Feathers
Feather flowers
BT
Vaginal rings
Fences
BT
Structures
SN
Enclosures or barriers, usually of wire or
wood, as around or along a field or garden
(Macquarie Dictionary 3rd Ed.).
Artificial flowers
Feathers
Feathers
BT
Animal parts
NT
Bird of paradise feathers
Cockatoo feathers
Egret feathers
Emu feathers
Feather flowers
Fern pots
BT
Vases
RT
Flowerpots
SN
A type of vase of rectangular section,
larger at the mouth and tapering down to
a smaller base, standing in a rectangular
rimmed receptacle. Usually decorated
with floral swags in relief.
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BT
Ferns
BT
Plants
Ships
Ferrotypes
USE Tintypes
Fetters
Fibre specimens (anthropological)
BT
Anthropological specimens
SN
Use for specimens of fibres that have been
collected for anthropological purposes
rather than botanical or scientific
purposes e.g. fibre specimens used for
basket weaving by Aboriginal people.
Ferry seats
BT
Wreaths
USE Leg irons
Ferries
BT
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Seats
Fibulas
Ferry tickets
BT
Transport tickets
SN
Tickets issued for travel on ferry boats.
BT
Jewellery
SN
Types of clasps or brooches
Fichus
Festival posters
BT
Event posters
BT
Scarves
SN
Scarves of muslin, lace, or the like,
generally triangular in shape, worn about
the neck by women, with the ends drawn
together or crossed in front.
Festive decorations
USE Festive objects
Festive objects
BT
Objects
NT
Balloons
Birthday cards
Birthday decorations
Fictile ivories
BT
Plaster casts
SN
Describes a special collection acquired in
1887.
Fictional character dolls
USE Character dolls
Bonbons
Christmas decorations
Christmas ephemera
Christmas trees
Corn dollies
Fiddles
BT
Stringed instruments
NT
Gusles
Huqin
Easter decorations
Easter eggs
Pochettes
SN
Festive wreaths
Fireworks
New year decorations
Party hats
RT
Ceremonial objects
Festive wreaths
BT
Festive objects
A general term used for stringed folk
instruments played with a bow.
Field cameras
USE View cameras
Field guns
BT
Artillery
RT
Cannons
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Field notes
BT
Terms alphabetical
NT
Human figures
Religious figures
Notes
Statues
Toy figures
Field telephones
BT
Toy theatre figures
Military equipment
Ushabti figures
Telephones
Figurines
Fifes
BT
Flutes
SN
Small cylindrical transverse flutes, with
narrower bores and thus a louder shriller
sound than a flute proper, often played in
military fife and drum bands.
USE Figures
Fil coins
BT
Coins
SN
Iraqi coins.
Fifteen dollar coins
BT
Dollar coins
Fifteen kopek coins
BT
Kopek coins
Filing cabinets
BT
Office furniture
RT
Cabinets
SN
Cases, usually metal, with sliding drawers
designed to hold filing cards, collections of
papers or documents etc.
Fifty cent coins
BT
Cent coins
Fifty centime coins
BT
Filler coins
BT
Coins
SN
Austrian/Hungarian coins.
Centime coins
Fillister planes
Fifty dollar coins
BT
USE Fillisters
Dollar coins
Fillisters
Fifty kopek coins
BT
Kopek coins
Fifty pfennig coins
BT
BT
Grooving planes
RT
Rabbet planes
SN
Planes used for cutting the angled portion
of a wooden panel. They usually take the
form of rabbet planes fitted with guides.
Pfennig coins
Figure components
BT
Components
RT
Figures
Film and plate holders
BT
Camera accessories
NT
Film holders
Plate holders
Slide holders
Figures
SN
BT
Objects
NT
Animal figures
Rectangular frames for holding sheet film
or plates in readiness for use.
Film aprons
Gnomes
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BT
Photographic processing equipment
RT
Developing tanks
SN
Bands of celluloid or other material used
to separate successive turns of film when
rolled up for development in a tank.
Film bins
BT
Film editing equipment
SN
A bin for putting cut film in during editing
process.
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Film holders
BT
Film and plate holders
RT
Sheet film
SN
Thin rectangular frame in which sheet
film is placed and loaded into a camera.
Film magazines
USE Movie film
Film negatives
Film cameras
BT
Cameras
NT
35mm cameras
Autofocus cameras
BT
Negatives
NT
Silver gelatin negatives
RT
Reversal film
SN
Negatives on camera film.
Cut film cameras
Instant picture cameras
Movie cameras
Film projectors
USE Projectors
Pocket cameras
Reflex cameras
Roll film cameras
SN
A general term for most modern cameras
which employ film rather than glass or
metal plates. Where possible, name more
specific types of cameras.
Film canisters
Film re-winders
USE Film rewinders
Film rewinders
BT
Cinematographic equipment
SN
Devices used for rewinding movie films
after projection.
USE Film cans
Film cans
BT
BT
Cinematographic equipment
RT
Film rewinders
Cinematographic equipment
Film cartridges
USE Cartridge film
Film costumes
BT
Film spools
Film strips
BT
Photographic viewing equipment
SN
Length of 35mm film containing still
images joined together in order to run
them through a film strip projector and be
projected on a screen. Used in school
classrooms 1960s to 1980s.
Performance costumes
Film editing equipment
Film tanks
BT
Audio and visual equipment
NT
Film bins
BT
Developing tanks
Film Splicers
SN
Developing tanks for photographic film.
RT
Photographic processing equipment
SN
Equipment used to edit motion picture
film.
Film winding boxes
BT
Photographic processing equipment
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RT
Camera film
NT
SN
Light-proof boxes for winding undeveloped
films off a spool onto another spool.
SN
Filter papers
BT
Filters
Credit cards
Debit Cards
Includes credit and debit cards
Finger bowls
USE Fingerbowls
Laboratory equipment
Finger planes
Filters
BT
Objects
NT
Abbot filters
Camera filters
Filter papers
BT
Planes
Violin making tools
Finger rings
BT
Jewellery
Rings
Water filters
NT
Financial documents
Archers rings
Engagement rings
USE Financial records
Keeper rings
Mourning rings
Financial records
BT
Documents
NT
Account books
Accounts
Accounts books
Bank drafts
Bankbooks
Chequebooks
Seal rings
Wedding rings
Fingerbowls
BT
Bowls
Tableware
RT
Rosewater bowls
SN
Small bowls that hold water for rinsing
the fingers at the table.
Cheques
Credit notes
Debentures
Financial transaction cards
Promissory notes
Fingerplates
BT
Door accessories
RT
Doors
SN
Solid plates fixed near the latch of a door
to protect the surface from being soiled by
fingerprints.
Sales records
Share certificates
Share scrip
SN
Documents and records related to banking
or other finances. Where possible, specify
the type of record or document instead of
this broad general term.
Financial reports
BT
Reports
Financial transaction cards
BT
Cards
Financial records
Finials
BT
Architectural elements
NT
Roof finials
RT
Furniture
SN
Ornaments which terminate the point of a
spire, pinnacle, or other vertical member.
Common on furniture as well as
architecture.
Finishing horses
USE Saw horses
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Finishing tools
USE Surface finishing tools
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NT
Vertical boilers
RT
Water-tube boilers
SN
Steam boilers in which hot gaseous
products of combustion pass through
tubes surrounded by boiler water.
Fire blankets
BT
Fire fighting equipment
Firearm cases
Fire engines
BT
Toy fire engines
Firearm cleaning equipment
BT
Fire extinguishers
BT
Fire fighting equipment
NT
Foam generators
SN
Devices containing water or chemicals
under pressure, for putting out fires.
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Fire blankets
Firearms accessories
Firearm components
BT
Weapon components
NT
Gun barrels
Gun stocks
Magazines (firearm components)
Fire fighting equipment
BT
Cases
Firearms accessories
Emergency vehicles
Fire fighting equipment
RT
BT
Percussion caps
Firearms
Fire engines
BT
Weapons
Fire extinguishers
NT
Blunderbusses
Breechloading firearms
Fire irons
Carbines
BT
Fireplace accessories
NT
Fire tongs
Flintlock firearms
Pokers
Guns
Implements used for tending a domestic
fire, such as tongs, pokers, etc.
Matchlock firearms
SN
Centre-fire firearms
Muskets
Muzzle-loading firearms
Fire screens
Pepperboxes
USE Firescreens
Percussion firearms
Pinfire firearms
Fire tongs
BT
Pistols
Fire irons
Revolvers
Tongs
Rifles
Fire tube boilers
Rimfire firearms
Sporting firearms
USE Fire-tube boilers
Wheel-lock firearms
Fire-tube boilers
BT
Boilers
NT
Locomotive boilers
Scotch boilers
SN
Small weapons from which projectiles are
discharged by an explosion.
Firearms accessories
BT
Weapon accessories
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Ammunition pouches
Firearm cases
Firescreens
Firearm cleaning equipment
Tinderboxes
Ramrods
Accessories used in conjunction with
firearms.
Firebricks
Kiln furniture
Refractory equipment
SN
Fire irons
Firedogs
Powder flasks
BT
NT
Bullet moulds
Holsters
SN
Terms alphabetical
Bricks made of fireclay for use in kilns,
furnaces, etc.
Firecrackers
BT
Fireworks
NT
Bungers
Firedogs
BT
Fireplace accessories
SN
Metal stands used in pairs to support
wood in an open fireplace.
Fireplaces
BT
Architectural elements
Heating equipment
RT
Firescreens
Firescreens
BT
Fireplace accessories
Screens
NT
Pole screens
RT
Fireplaces
SN
Screens placed in front of fireplaces, for
protection or decoration.
Firesticks
BT
Hunting and gathering tools
SN
A lighted stick carried in smouldering
condition from camp to camp, formerly
used by Aborigines, especially those in
Tasmania, for lighting fires. (Macquarie
Dictionary 3rd Ed.).
Firefighters clothing
BT
Clothing
NT
Firefighters helmets
RT
Uniforms
Firefighters clothing
NT
Firecrackers
Helmets
RT
Toys
Hardware
Plaques
SN
Fireworks
Festive objects
Firemarks
BT
USE Fire-tube boilers
BT
Firefighters helmets
BT
Firetube boilers
Metal plates formerly attached to
buildings by insurance companies to
indicate that the building was insured.
First aid charts
BT
First aid equipment
Health and medical charts
First aid cream
BT
Medicines
Fireplace accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Ash pans
BT
Health and medical equipment
Coal scuttles
NT
First aid charts
Coalscuttles
First aid equipment
First aid kits
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First aid kits
BT
First aid equipment
Medical kits
First day covers
USE First day envelopes
First day envelopes
BT
Philatelic envelopes
SN
Envelopes with new stamps on first day of
issue.
First generation computers
USE Valve computers
Fish
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Fish kettles
BT
Cooking boilers
RT
Fish steamers
SN
Boilers used for cooking fish.
Fish knives
BT
Table knives
SN
Table knives with flat, decoratively
shaped blades, one edge being smooth and
gently curved, the other end being
incurved and undulating.
Fish ponds
BT
Structures
Fish servers
BT
Animals
BT
Food servers
NT
Carp
NT
Fish-serving forks
Sharks
Fish-serving knives
SN
Fish drainers
BT
Strainers
Tableware
RT
Mazarines
SN
Drainers in the form of an oval (rarely
circular) pierced plate that rests in a
deeper and wider serving dish.
Fish floats
BT
Fishing equipment
SN
Pieces of cork or hollow plastic for
supporting a baited line in the water and
showing by its movement when a fish
bites.
Flat implements shaped basically like a
trowel, for use in serving and sometimes
dividing fish at the dinner table.
Fish-serving forks
BT
Fish servers
Serving forks
SN
Large fish forks used as a food server with
a conforming fish slice.
Fish-serving knives
BT
Fish servers
Serving knives
Fish slices
USE Fish servers
Fish forks
BT
Table forks
RT
Fish knives
SN
Forks used with conforming fish knives
when eating fish. They have three or four
flat unsharpened tines, the outer one
being wider and sometimes having a
curved point.
Fish hooks
USE Fishing hooks
Fish steamers
BT
Cooking steamers
RT
Fish kettles
Fish traps
BT
Animal traps
Fish trowels
USE Fish servers
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Fisheye lenses
BT
Photographic lenses
SN
Extremely wide-angle lenses, covering a
field of about 180 degrees and reproducing
a circular image with pronounced barrel
distortion (AAT).
Fishhooks
USE Fishing hooks
Fishing boats
BT
Boats
RT
Fishing equipment
Fishing equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
Terms alphabetical
Fishing rods
BT
Fishing equipment
Fishing tackle
USE Fishing equipment
Five cent coins
BT
Cent coins
NT
Half dime coins
Five centime coins
BT
Centime coins
Five dollar coins
BT
Dollar coins
Recreational equipment
NT
Fish floats
Fishing hooks
Five franc coins
BT
Franc coins
Fishing lines
Fishing lures
Fishing nets
Fishing reels
Fishing rods
Fishing hooks
BT
Five kopek coins
BT
Kopek coins
Five pfennig coins
BT
Pfennig coins
Fishing equipment
Hooks
Fishing lines
BT
Fishing equipment
SN
Use for hand held fishing lines or rolls of
line intended for use with a fishing rod.
Fishing lures
BT
Fishing equipment
SN
An object attached to a fishing line
designed to attract or entice fish so they
bit the fish hook.
Five pound coins
BT
Pound coins
Five reis coins
BT
Reis coins
Five shilling coins
BT
Shilling coins
Five tenths real coins
BT
Real coins
Fishing nets
BT
Fishing equipment
Nets
Fishing reels
BT
Fixed engines
USE Stationary engines
Fixed-focus lenses
Fishing equipment
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BT
Photographic lenses
SN
Lenses set at one fixed distance from the
film and offering no method of focusing
adjustment; most common on inexpensive
cameras.
Fizzy drinks
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SN
Instruments for threshing grain by hand,
consisting of a staff or handle to one end of
which is attached a freely swinging stick
or bar.
Flake tools
USE Stone tools
USE Soft drinks
Flamenco guitars
Flacons
BT
BT
Bottles
Cosmetics containers
SN
Small bottles with a stopper, such as a
perfume bottle.
Flageolets
BT
Flutes
NT
Double flageolets
SN
Manufactured duct flutes, made on the
recorder principle. The term is
particularly used to denote a `tin whistle'.
Flagging irons
BT
Acoustic guitars
Coopering tools
Flamingos
BT
Birds
Flammards
USE Froes
Flamming irons
USE Froes
Flannel flowers
BT
Flowers
Prying tools
SN
Prying tools with a double-hooked head
used in caulking barrels with flags, or for
removing barrel heads.
Flagons
Flannels
USE Face washers
Flare pistols
BT
Jugs
SN
Pouring vessels ; also church vessels that
are used to replenish the wine in a chalice
or communion cup at the Eucharist.
BT
Signal pistols
Flash guns
USE Flashguns
Flags
BT
Textiles
NT
Aboriginal flags
Eureka flags
Maritime flags
Flash light holders
USE Magnesium flash holders
Flash point apparatus
Military flags
BT
Measuring instruments
National flags
SN
Equipment for measuring the lowest
temperature at which the vapours from a
volatile oil or a substance unstable in heat
will ignite in air when exposed to a flame.
Pennants
RT
Banners
Flash powders
Flails
BT
Farm equipment
BT
Photographic lighting equipment
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SN
Magnesium powders used in early flash
photography.
Terms alphabetical
Flatware
USE Cutlery
Flash units, studio
USE Studio lighting equipment
Flavouring scoops
USE Scoops
Flashbulbs
BT
Camera flashes
NT
Flashcubes
SN
Glass bulbs filled with oxygen and a thin
sheet of magnesium or aluminium, used
as a light source in photography.
Flashcubes
BT
Flashbulbs
RT
Cameras
SN
Four flashbulbs in a cube which turns so
that four photographs can be taken
without reloading.
Flashguns
BT
SN
Fleams
BT
Veterinary equipment
SN
Flasks
Surgical veterinary instruments
consisting of three steel triangular shaped
blades.
Flensing knives
BT
Knives
Whaling equipment
SN
Cutting tools used to strip the blubber or
the skin from a whale
Fleshhooks
BT
Hooks
Kitchen equipment
Photographic lighting equipment
Devices for holding and firing electronic
flashes or flashbulbs, usually
synchronised with the camera shutter.
Surgical instruments
SN
Hooks for use in lifting meat, as from a
pot ; Hooks to hang meat on.
Flexes
USE Electric cords
BT
Containers
NT
Brandy flasks
Pilgrim flasks
Powder flasks
Thermoses
RT
Bottles
SN
Bottle-shaped containers with a cover, for
carrying liquids.
Flat irons
USE Flatirons
Flatirons
BT
Laundry irons
NT
Tailors irons
RT
Mrs Potts irons
SN
Solid cast iron laundry irons heated
externally on stoves or in front of a fire,
and usually used in pairs.
Flier
USE Leaflets
Flier
USE Leaflets
Flies
BT
Insects
Flight attendant uniforms
BT
Uniforms
Flight covers
USE Airmail envelopes
Flight information
BT
Aviation documents
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Flight records
USE Aircraft logbooks
Flight simulators
BT
Aviation equipment
RT
Training aeroplanes
SN
Apparatus which re-create flight
conditions, used for the training of aircraft
pilots.
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Float bowls
USE Flower bowls
Float vases
USE Flower bowls
Flongs
BT
Printing equipment
SN
Paper or other material from which a
stereotype mould is made.
Flightlogs
USE Aircraft logbooks
Flint tools
Floor coverings
BT
Interior coverings
NT
Carpets
USE Stone tools
Floor mats
Floor tiles
Flintlock blunderbusses
BT
Blunderbusses
Flintlock firearms
Linoleum
RT
Floors
SN
A general term for objects used to cover
floors in houses and offices. Where
possible, use a more specific type of floor
covering in preference to this broad term.
Flintlock firearms
BT
Firearms
NT
Flintlock blunderbusses
Flintlock pistols
Flintlock rifles
Flintlock pistols
BT
Flintlock firearms
Pistols
NT
Snaphance pistols
Floor lamps
BT
Lamps
SN
Lamps designed to stand on the floor
Floor mats
BT
Floor coverings
NT
Doormats
SN
Small mats made of plaited or woven
rushes, hemp, or other fibres, used to
cover a floor, and particularly for scraping
dirt from feet.
Flintlock rifles
BT
Flintlock firearms
Rifles
Floor plans
Flippers
BT
BT
Documents
Swimming equipment
Floor polisher brushes
Flit planes
BT
Cleaning brushes
USE Plough planes
Floor rugs
Flit ploughs
BT
USE Plough planes
Carpets
Rugs
NT
Dogs paw rugs
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Floor runners
Terms alphabetical
NT
Kilims
Half florins
Prayer rugs
Rag rugs
SN
Quarter florins
SN
Small heavy carpets which cover parts of a
floor. They can sometimes also be used as
wall hangings.
Floor runners
BT
Floor rugs
Runners
SN
Long, narrow rugs or carpets, suitable for
a hall or staircase.
Floor tiles
BT
A florin is both a gold and a silver coin, of
the same type and size, issued
simultaneously in Florence (1252), with
the former ten times the value of the
latter. Also revived as a silver coin in
England, with a value of one-tenth of a
sovereign, one-tenth of a pound, and after
1887, two shillings.
Flotation aids
BT
Swimming equipment
RT
Lifebuoys
Floor coverings
Tiles
NT
Double florins
Carpet tiles
Flounce irons
USE Sleeve irons
Linotiles
Parquetry
Quarry tiles
Flour
BT
Foodstuffs
Wood tiles
SN
Any small square or rectangular pieces of
floor covering designed to be laid together
on a floor. Tiles can be made of carpet,
linoleum, or various clays or ceramics.
Flour bags
BT
Food storage bags
RT
Flour
Floors
BT
Architectural elements
RT
Floor coverings
SN
Single element or set of elements which
form the structure of a floor, rather than
its covering.
Flour barrels
BT
Barrels
Flour containers
Flour bins
BT
Flour containers
Floppy disks
BT
Computer memory devices
Machine-readable records
SN
Flexible magnetically coated disks used
for storing data.
Floral bouquets
USE Bouquets
Florin coins
USE Florins
BT
Food storage containers
NT
Flour barrels
Flour bins
RT
Flour
Flour dredgers
USE Food dredgers
Flour mills
Florins
BT
Flour containers
BT
Mills
Coins
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SN
Mills for making flour.
Flour sifters
BT
Kitchenware
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Fluoroscopes
BT
X-ray machines
SN
Tubes or boxes, fitted with a screen coated
with a fluorescent substance, used for
objects exposed to X-rays.
Sieves
SN
Sieving devices, usually with a rotating
handle, for aerating and removing lumps
from flour.
Flute cases
BT
Musical instrument cases
Flower bowls
BT
Bowls
Vases
NT
Rose bowls
RT
Flower holders
SN
Bowls used to hold cut flowers. Usually
having a pierced cover, or a removable
flower holder, or a removable wire mesh
through which to insert the flower stems.
Such pieces are sometimes called Rose
Bowls.
Flute components
BT
Wind instrument components
RT
Flutes
Flute glasses
BT
Wine glasses
NT
Champagne flutes
SN
Narrow short-stemmed glasses with long
straight sides, especially suitable for
sparkling wines since they offer only a
small surface area to the air.
Flower holders
BT
Holders
SN
Perforated holders placed inside a vase to
hold cut flowers in place.
Flower pots
USE Flowerpots
Flowerpots
BT
Flute headjoints
USE Flute components
Flutes
BT
Woodwind instruments
NT
Fifes
Gardening equipment
Flageolets
Pots
Pan flutes
Piccolos
Flowers
Recorders
BT
Plant components
NT
Artificial flowers
Cherry blossoms
Chrysanthemums
Flannel flowers
Shakuhachi
RT
Flute components
Flutinas
BT
Accordions
Fuchsias
Gum blossoms
Lotuses
Fluxing pots
BT
Pots
Orchids
Refractory equipment
Peonies
Sunflowers
Metalworking equipment
RT
Crucibles
Tulips
Fly paper
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USE Flypaper
Terms alphabetical
BT
Chains
Jewellery
Fly traps
USE Flytraps
Flyers
USE Leaflets
Flying boats
BT
Aeroplanes
RT
Seaplanes
SN
Aeroplanes whose main body consists of a
single hull or boat that can take off and
land on water.
Flying boots
BT
Aviation clothing
Boots
Watch accessories
SN
Fob watches
USE Pocket watches
Fobs
BT
Flytraps
SN
Paper prepared to destroy flies by
poisoning them or by catching them on its
sticky surface.
Jewellery
Watch accessories
NT
Mourning fobs
SN
Small ornaments suspended from watch
chains.
Focal plane shutters
BT
Camera shutters
SN
Pair of blinds located immediately in front
of the film. They move across the film to
expose a space between them, the size of
the space determining the shutter speed.
Flypaper
BT
The chains attached to a pocket watch,
from which fobs and other ornaments are
suspended.
Folders
BT
Document accessories
Stationery
Flyswats
BT
NT
Pest control equipment
Flyswatters
USE Flyswats
Presentation folders
Folding balances
BT
BT
Pest traps
NT
Flypaper
BT
Cameras
SN
Cameras which are compact when folded.
The lens and shutter are attached to a
collapsible, light-tight bellows, and
mounted on a hinged rigid bed which
extends out from the camera body. When
the camera is not in use, the lens, bed and
bellows fold into the body.
Foam extinguishers
USE Foam generators
Foam generators
Fire extinguishers
Generators
SN
Balances
Folding cameras
Flytraps
BT
Photograph folders
Equipment for creating a mass or layer of
foam for firefighting.
Fob chains
Folding chairs
BT
Chairs
Folding fans
BT
Fans
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Folding razors
BT
Razors
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Food dredgers
BT
Kitchenware
SN
Containers with perforated tops, used in
cooking for sprinkling dry foodstuffs such
as flour, sugar, etc into food mixtures or
onto prepared foods.
Folding rules
BT
Rulers
RT
Woodworking tools
SN
Rulers, commonly used in woodworking,
which commonly consist of four six inch
wooden strips, hinged together in pairs,
with each pair connected by a brass
knuckle-hinge so that all four strips can
be folded flat.
Folding stand cameras
Food essences
BT
Foodstuffs
NT
Almond essence
Lemon essence
Vanilla essence
SN
USE Folding cameras
Folk guitars
USE Steel string guitars
Follis coins
BT
Coins
SN
Bronze coins slightly washed with silver,
first introduced as part of the coinage
reforms of the Roman Emperor Diocletian
(AD 295-8).
Food graters
BT
Kitchenware
NT
Cheese graters
Fruit graters
Ginger graters
Nutmeg graters
Food labels
Food
USE Foodstuffs
Food colouring
BT
Liquid substances obtained from foods,
usually by a distillation process, and
containing the food's characteristic
properties in concentrated form. Food
essences are intended to be added to foods
to impart a particular flavour.
Foodstuffs
BT
Food packaging
Labels
Food ladles
BT
Food servers
Kitchenware
Ladles
Food colourings
USE Food colouring
Food covers
RT
Scoops
Food mashers
BT
Kitchenware
Tableware
NT
Potato mashers
RT
Jug covers
SN
SN
Metal devices to keep food warm, or net
umbrella-like devices to protect prepared
food from insects.
Manual tools for reducing food to a pulp
by pressure.
BT
Covers
Food decorations
BT
Food processing equipment
Food mixers
BT
Kitchenware
NT
Cake mixers
SN
Mechanical or electrical devices for
combining food ingredients by beating.
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Food moulds
BT
Kitchenware
Terms alphabetical
Food preserving jars
BT
Moulds
NT
Biscuit moulds
Butter moulds
RT
Bottling equipment
Food storage jars
Food processing equipment
Cheese moulds
BT
Equipment
Chocolate moulds
NT
Blenders
Confectionery moulds
Bottling equipment
Ice-cream moulds
Breast pumps
Jelly moulds
Cocktail shakers
Pudding moulds
Coffee bean roasters
Baking tins
Coffee grinders
Coffee machines
Food packaging
BT
Packaging
NT
Butter wrappers
Coffee roasters
Fairy floss machines
Fairy floss sticks
Food decorations
Confectionery packaging
Food processors
Food labels
Heat sealers
Food packs
Kitchen funnels
Food storage cans
Meat mincers
Milk cartons
Mills
Food packs
BT
Food packaging
Food storage containers
Pepper grinders
Food processors
RT
Tumblers
BT
SN
Food storage jars which are reusable as
tumblers.
SN
Kitchen equipment
Food preparation equipment
USE Food processing equipment
Kitchen implements used to shred, slice,
juice, mash etc, usually with several blade
attachments.
Food safes
BT
Food preparation utensils, toy
USE Kitchen toys
Food processing equipment
Kitchen equipment
Pest control equipment
NT
Meat safes
RT
Safe stands
Food preserving boilers
BT
SN
Bottling equipment
Cooking boilers
BT
Cutlery
Kitchen boilers used for preserving food,
especially for making fruit preserves.
NT
Cheese scoops
Food preserving bottles
BT
Food servers
Bottles
Bottling equipment
Food storage containers
Drinking straws
Fish servers
Food ladles
Salad servers
Serving forks
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NT
Serving knives
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NT
Jam containers
Serving spoons
Juice containers
Serving tongs
Milk containers
RT
Carving sets
Pepper containers
SN
Use for collections of dining implements
made in a variety of shapes, sizes and
styles for serving food. Where possible,
name a specific type of food server.
Rice containers
Spice boxes
Sugar containers
Tea caddies
Food storage bags
BT
Storage bags
NT
Flour bags
Food storage cans
BT
Cans
Thermoses
Food storage jars
BT
Jars
NT
Amphorae
Biscuit jars
Food packaging
Food preserving jars
Food storage containers
NT
Food storage containers
Ginger jars
Beer cans
Honey jars
Coffee tins
Jam jars
Soft drink cans
Mineral water jars
Soup cans
Oil jars
Food storage containers
BT
Containers
NT
Beverage bottles
Biscuit containers
Pickle jars
Tea jars
Food warmers
BT
Bonbon boxes
Bread containers
Heating equipment
Kitchen equipment
NT
Hot water plates
Butter containers
Hot water urns
Cake boxes
Spirit burners
Canisters
Tea urns
Cannisters
Cheese containers
Veilleuses
SN
Chocolate boxes
Cocoa containers
Coffee containers
Confectionery jars
Cream containers
Utensils for keeping warm the contents of
a bowl, dish, teapot, or cup.
Foodstuffs
BT
Objects
NT
Baking powder
Flour containers
Beverages
Food packs
Biscuits
Food preserving bottles
Bread
Food storage cans
Butter
Food storage jars
Canned foods
Gallipots
Cheese
Honey containers
Condiments
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Confectionery
Terms alphabetical
BT
Sports clothing
Cream
Dietary supplements
Footballs
Flour
BT
Sports balls
Food colouring
SN
Balls used in the various forms of football.
Food essences
Honey
Jam
Lard
Footstools
BT
Stools
SN
Low stools upon which to rest one's feet.
Milk
Mushrooms
Noodles
Footwear
BT
Clothing
NT
Ankle bindings
Nuts (foodstuffs)
Pasta
Boot covers
Porridge
Booties
Pudding mixes
Boots
Rice
Clogs
Sauces
Gaiters
Soup
Moccasins
Space food
Pattens
Spices
Sandals
Sugar
Shoes
Wheat
Skates
Wine
SN
Foot bellows
BT
Slippers
A broad term to cover a range of foods.
Where possible specify types of food in
preference to this broad term.
Bellows
Foot stools
USE Footstools
Sports footwear
Footwear accessories
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Arch supports
Boot hooks
Boot scrapers
Boot stretchers
Foot-warmers
Boot trees
Boot warmers
BT
Heating equipment
RT
Bed warmers
Crampons
SN
Any of various contrivances for keeping
the feet warm.
Shoe bags
Football boots
BT
Boots
Sports footwear
Bootlaces
Shoe boxes
Shoe stretchers
Shoehorns
Shoelaces
Shoetrees
Football uniforms
Spurs
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Footwear components
BT
Clothing components
NT
Vamps
Forceps
BT
NT
Pitchforks
Serving forks
Table forks
Toasting forks
Fortifications
Surgical instruments
Fore planes
USE Jack planes
Forge blowers
BT
Powerhouse Museum Collection Thesaurus
BT
Buildings
SN
Fortresses and forts (PICMAN, 2000)
Fossils
BT
Objects
SN
Any remains, impression or trace of an
animal or plant of a former geological age.
Machines
Metallurgical equipment
SN
Machines for forcing air through a forge
(the special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in
which metal is heated before shaping).
Forges
BT
Fotoplayer rolls
USE Music rolls
Fountain pens
Metalworking equipment
BT
Pens
Refractory equipment
SN
The special fireplaces, hearths or furnaces
in which metal is heated before shaping.
Fountains
BT
Structures
Forging tools
BT
Metalworking tools
RT
Forges
Forint coins
BT
Coins
SN
Hungarian for florin. It is often found
abbreviated as Frnt on Austrian silver
coins struck for Hungary.
Four kopek coins
BT
Kopek coins
Four pfennig coins
BT
Pfennig coins
Four real coins
BT
Real coins
Fork polishers
BT
Polishers
RT
Cutlery
Four-stroke engines
BT
Piston engines
SN
Forklift trucks
BT
Internal-combustion engines
Trucks
Engines operating on a cycle in which one
piston stroke out of every four is a power
stroke.
Fourpences
Forks
BT
Objects
NT
Carving forks
Gardening forks
BT
Penny coins
RT
Groats
Fowl
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USE Chickens
Fraction tint actinometers
USE Tintmeters
Terms alphabetical
Franc coins
BT
Coins
NT
Five franc coins
Half franc coins
One franc coins
Frails
Quarter franc coins
USE Tool bags
Ten franc coins
Twenty franc coins
Frame aerials
BT
Antennas
Frame pit saws
Two franc coins
SN
Part of French and Swiss currency.
Franking machines
BT
Pit saws
BT
Postal equipment
SN
Large pit saws supplied with frames, used
to cut logs into boards or planks.
SN
Machines which stamp items of mail to
indicate that postage has been or will be
paid, and keep a record of accumulated
postage.
Frame saws
BT
Woodworking saws
NT
Bow saws
Freezers
BT
Coolers
Coopering saws
Fret saws
Pit saws
SN
Hand-driven saws in which a narrow
blade is stretched between two points of
attachment within a wood or metal frame.
Use `Frame pit saws' for large pit saws
supplied with frames which are used to
cut logs into boards or planks.
Frames
BT
Objects
NT
Fan frames
Freight stamps
BT
Cinderella stamps
SN
Adhesive non-postage stamps affixed to
letters or freight to denote conditions or
method of transport other than the post
office, e.g. "fragile", "par avion",
destinations e.g. "Sydney" or the cost of
freight e.g. "3 shillings"
Freighters
USE Cargo ships
Mirror frames
Photograph frames
Picture frames
Framesaws
USE Frame saws
Framing squares
USE Carpenters squares
Frequency test records
BT
Measuring instruments
SN
Audio records used to test frequencies on
a sound system.
Frescos
BT
Artworks
SN
Wall paintings in which pure powdered
pigments, mixed only in water, are applied
to a wet, freshly laid lime-plaster ground.
Frammers
USE Froes
Audio records
Fret saws
BT
Frame saws
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RT
Keyhole saws
SN
Saws with extremely fine blades set in a
frame or file-style handle, used for cutting
curved shapes in thin wood, plywood and
veneer.
Fretsaws
USE Fret saws
Frictional electrostatic machines
USE Wimshurst machines
Fridge magnets
USE Refrigerator magnets
Powerhouse Museum Collection Thesaurus
SN
Frogs
BT
USE Froes
Front-end loaders
BT
Construction vehicles
SN
Vehicles consisting of a tractor, with
wheels or a caterpillar track, having a
hydraulically operated scoop at the front.
SN
Book components
Architectural elements
RT
Titlepages
Artworks
SN
An illustrated leaf preceding the titlepage
of a book.
That part of an entablature between the
architrave and the cornice, commonly
ornamented with sculpture, or, any
similar decorative band or feature, as on a
wall.
Frisbees
BT
Frontispieces
BT
Friezes
BT
Amphibians
Fromards
Fridges
USE Refrigerators
Drinking mugs with a naturalistically
modelled and painted frog in the interior
which is revealed to the drinker as he
finishes the drink. Also called a `Toad
mug' or a `Surprise mug'.
Frows
USE Froes
Fruit
Recreational equipment
Frock coats
BT
Coats
SN
Mens coats with skirts joined at the
waistline and hanging in back to the bend
of the knee.
Froes
USE Fruits
Fruit bowls
BT
Bowls
NT
Comports
Strawberry bowls
Fruit forks
BT
Woodworking tools
BT
Table forks
RT
Axes
RT
Fruit knives
SN
Cleaving tools whose handles are at a
right angle to the blade. They are used in
conjunction with a froe club for splitting
wood.
SN
Small forks, usually having three tines,
that are used to hold a piece of fruit while
it is being pared with a fruit knife.
Frog mugs
BT
Fruit graters
BT
Food graters
Mugs
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Fruit juices
BT
Beverages
RT
Juice containers
Fruit knives
Terms alphabetical
Frying baskets
BT
Cooking equipment
SN
Wire baskets used to immerse food in hot
fat for cooking.
Frying pans
BT
Table knives
BT
Cooking equipment
RT
Fruit forks
SN
SN
Small knives used for paring fruit, the
blade being slightly curved and
sharp-pointed.
Shallow pans with a long handle in which
food is fried on a hotplate or over a flame.
Fruit peelers
BT
Peelers
NT
Apple peelers
Fruit plates
BT
Dessert plates
SN
A type of plate, of medium size, used for
eating fresh fruit by an individual diner at
a dinner table. Such plates are usually
deorated with fruit motifs and are often
gilded.
Fruit slicers
BT
Slicers
Fuchi
BT
Edged weapons accessories
SN
The ornamental collar around the hilt of a
Japanese sword or dagger next to the
guard. The word means border or margin.
Fuchsias
BT
Fuel cells
BT
Agricultural machines
Sorting equipment
NT
BT
Cooking stoves
SN
Stoves which burn wood, coal, coke or
other solid fuel to generate heat for
cooking, room-warming
Fuel tins
USE Petrol cans
Apple sorters
Fruit spoons
BT
Spoons
Full plate cameras
BT
Plate cameras
SN
Cameras using the standard size
daguerreotype metal plate, ie 6.5 x 8.5
inches.
Fruits
BT
Plants
NT
Artificial fruits
Bananas
Gourds
Nut fruits
RT
Electrical equipment
Fuel cooking stoves
Fruit sorters
BT
Flowers
Foodstuffs
Frummers
USE Froes
Full scale models
BT
Scale models
NT
Replicas
SN
Models of objects which are produced at
the same size as the original, but may not
necessarily function in the same manner,
or function at all. Use this term in
conjunction with an object to indicate a
full-size model of that object, eg for a
life-size model steam engines, use `Steam
engines' and `Full-scale models'.
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Full size models
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BT
Fur clothing
USE Full scale models
Funeral equipment
BT
Fur jackets
USE Jackets
Ceremonial objects
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Collars
Burial shoes
Coffin accessories
Furnace tongs
BT
Refractory equipment
Tongs
Coffins
Crematorium equipment
Grave edging tiles
Furnaces
BT
Grave markers
Grave vases
Refractory equipment
NT
Hearses
Hell money
SN
Objects relating to funeral ceremonies and
the funeral industry.
Funerary urns
BT
Annealing furnaces
Blast furnaces
RT
Forges
Furnishing fabrics
USE Furnishing textile lengths
Crematorium equipment
Urns
RT
Grave vases
SN
Urns or boxes designed to hold human
ashes
Furnishing swatches
BT
Swatches
Furnishing textile lengths
BT
Fungi
BT
Metalworking equipment
Soft furnishings
Textile lengths
Objects
Furniture
Funnels
BT
Objects
NT
Kitchen funnels
SN
Cone-shaped utensils with a tube at the
apex for conducting liquid through a small
opening.
BT
Objects
NT
Babies furniture
Bathroom furniture
Beds
Bedsteads
Blackboards
Fur clothing
Cheval mirrors
BT
Clothing
Childrens furniture
NT
Fur coats
Desks
Fur collars
Dining room furniture
Furniture suites
Fur coats
BT
Hallstands
Coats
Hat racks
Fur clothing
Hatstands
Fur collars
Kitchen furniture
Medical furniture
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NT
Nursery furniture
Office furniture
Outdoor furniture
Room dividers
Screens
Terms alphabetical
Furniture suites
BT
Furniture
NT
Bedroom suites
SN
Sets of furniture of similar design and
complementary in function, eg. a
three-piece lounge suite consists of a
settee and two armchairs.
Seating furniture
Shop furniture
Storage and display furniture
Tables
Towel racks
Umbrella stands
Furniture accessories
BT
Objects
NT
Antimacassars
Ashtray stands
Ashtrays
Fuses
USE Electric fuses
G-clamps
USE Gee clamps
G-strings
BT
Underpants
SN
Tight fitting underpants or swimsuits
with narrow piece of cloth at the back.
Bedstead knobs
Bellpulls
Centrepieces
Curtain accessories
Desk accessories
Doilies
Gadget bags
BT
Photographic equipment containers
RT
Camera cases
SN
Bags used to carry cameras and camera
accessories such as lenses, filters, and
flashes. Use `Camera cases' for stand
alone cases to enclose and protect
cameras.
Door accessories
Furniture arms
BT
Furniture components
Furniture books
BT
Books
Gaiters
BT
Footwear
NT
Spats
SN
Coverings for the ankle and instep, and
sometimes also the lower leg, made of
cloth or leather and worn over the shoe.
Furniture components
BT
Components
NT
Bed components
Galahs
BT
Australian birds
Drawers
Furniture arms
Furniture legs
Shelves
Tabletops
Galleys
BT
Ships
SN
Early seagoing vessels propelled by oars
or by oars and sails. (Macquarie
Dictionary, 3rd ed.)
Upholstery components
Furniture legs
BT
Furniture components
Gallipots
BT
Food storage containers
Pots
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RT
Jam jars
SN
Small glazed ceramic containers, basically
cylindrical, for unguents and other
substances, such as jams, conserves and
sweetmeats.
Galoshes
USE Overshoes
Galvanometers
BT
Meters
SN
Instruments for measuring small electric
currents
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NT
Draughts
Game counters
RT
BT
Objects
NT
Arcade games
Board games
Computer game software
Computer game units
Computer games
Conkers
Cribbage boards
Occupation-based equipment
Dominoes
Recreational equipment
NT
Game counters
Games
Gambling equipment
BT
Chess pieces
Guessing games
Gaming boxes
Jacks (game)
Lottery machines
Knuckles (game)
Poker machines
Pinball games
Roulette wheels
Playing cards
Totalisator equipment
Playing marbles
Game accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Dice
Game boards
Puzzles
Skittles
Games balls
BT
Balls
NT
Beach balls
Game pieces
Scorecards
Bouncing balls
Scoresheets
RT
Games
RT
Sports balls
SN
Balls used in a variety of games. For balls
used in sports, use `Sports balls'.
Game boards
BT
Game accessories
RT
Cribbage boards
Gaming boxes
BT
Gambling equipment
SN
Boxes used to conduct gambling
Game counters
BT
Game pieces
RT
Game pieces
SN
Small counters used in board games to
move around the board.
Game pieces
BT
Game accessories
Gaming tables
BT
Tables
Garages
BT
Buildings
SN
Buildings for sheltering a motor vehicle or
vehicles, or establishments where motor
vehicles are repaired, petrol is sold etc.
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Garbage bags
BT
Bags
SN
Bags used for the disposal of waste
matter.
Garbage bins
BT
Kitchen equipment
RT
Wastepaper baskets
SN
Containers in which household rubbish is
kept until collection or disposal.
Garbage trucks
BT
Terms alphabetical
Gardening forks
BT
Forks
Gardening tools
RT
Pitchforks
Gardening hoes
BT
Gardening tools
Hoes
Gardening hoses
BT
Gardening equipment
Hoses
Trucks
Gardening rakes
Garden edging tiles
BT
BT
Rakes
Edging tiles
Garden ornaments
Garden ornaments
BT
Ornaments
NT
Garden edging tiles
Gnomes
Gardening spades
BT
Gardening equipment
Gardening tools
Spades
Gardening tools
BT
Gardening equipment
Tools
Jardinieres
RT
Gardening tools
NT
Gardening forks
Gardening hoes
Gardening books
BT
Gardening rakes
Gardening spades
Books
Gardening trowels
Gardening equipment
BT
Domestic equipment
NT
Flowerpots
Gardening hoses
Gardening tools
Lawn mowers
Secateurs
RT
Gardening trowels
BT
Gardening tools
SN
Tools with a curved, scooplike blade used
in gardening for taking up plants etc.
Lawnmowers
Lawn-mowers
Planters
Pot plant holders
Pot plant stands
Sprinklers
Watering-cans
Wheelbarrows
RT
Garden ornaments
Shovels
Garlands
BT
Clothing accessories
RT
Wreaths
SN
Wreaths or strings of flowers, leaves or
other material worn for ornament or
honour, or hung on something as a
decoration.
Garments
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Terms alphabetical
USE Clothing
Garnet paper
BT
Abrasives
SN
Finishing and polishing paper whose
abrasive is powdered garnet.
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Gas generators
BT
Gas heaters
BT
Heating equipment
SN
Space heaters, usually domestic, powered
by gas.
Garnitures de cheminee
BT
Vases
SN
Sets of vases designed to decorate
mantelpieces
Gas irons
BT
Laundry irons
SN
Laundry irons heated by gas burners fixed
into the body or attached to a stand.
Garters
BT
Hosiery
SN
Fasteners, often in the form of a band
passing around the leg, to keep up
stockings or long socks.
Gas bottles
USE Gas cylinders
Gas controllers
USE Gaslight time clocks
Gas cooking stoves
BT
Gas lamps
BT
BT
Containers
SN
Cylinders and bottles used to store gas
under pressure e.g. LPG, helium, oxygen.
Gas lighting equipment
Lamps
Gas laundry coppers
USE Laundry coppers
Gas lighting equipment
BT
Lighting equipment
NT
Gas lamps
SN
Subject term used by PICMAN for exterior
gas lights.
Cooking stoves
Gas cylinders
Generators
Gas meters
BT
Meters
Gas tanks
USE Gas cylinders
Gas detectors
BT
Safety equipment
Scientific equipment
SN
Devices used for the identification of gases
in the immediate atmosphere. Used in
particular to detect the presence of gases
which are harmful to humans or animals.
Gas engines
BT
Internal-combustion engines
SN
Internal-combustion engines driven by a
mixture of gas and air. Use `Gas turbine
engines' for gas engines used to drive a
turbine.
Gas turbine engines
BT
Internal-combustion engines
Turbines
NT
Jet engines
SN
Internal-combustion engines in which a
continuous stream of compressed, hot
gases (usually air) drive a turbine. The
term is used to describe a complete engine
consisting of at least a compressor, a
combustion chamber and a turbine.
Gas turbines
USE Gas turbine engines
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Gaslight time clocks
BT
Clocks
SN
Clock mechanisms operating a mechanical
switch to turn gas street lamps on and off.
Gaslights
USE Gas lighting equipment
Gasmasks
BT
Masks
Safety equipment
SN
Masklike devices worn to protect against
noxious gases, fumes, etc., as in warfare or
in certain industries, the air inhaled by
the wearer being filtered through charcoal
and chemicals.
Terms alphabetical
SN
Gauntlet gloves
BT
Gloves
SN
Gloves with cuff-like extensions.
Gauntlets
BT
Armour
RT
Gloves
SN
Armour which covers the hands.
Gavels
BT
Gasoline engines
USE Petrol engines
Tables
SN
Tables having drop leaves which are
supported when open by legs which swing
out and are usually connected by
cornerpieces.
RT
Hammers
SN
Small mallets used by presiding officers to
signal for attention or order.
Gear generating machines
BT
Generators
RT
Wheel cutting engines
SN
Machines that produce straight-bevel gear
teeth by reciprocating a cutting tool across
the gear face while a generating motion is
attained by slowly rotating the work and
the tool holder, or cradle, at a
synchronised rate.
Gates
BT
Architectural elements
RT
Gateways
Gateways
BT
Architectural elements
RT
Gates
SN
Passages through fences or walls
separating two external spaces, or the
structures or ornamental constructions
enclosing such a passage.
Gauges
BT
Measuring instruments
NT
Pressure gauges
Rain gauges
Woodworking gauges
RT
Office equipment
Striking tools
Gate-leg tables
BT
Instruments for marking lines, measuring
pressure, volume or dimensions or acting
as a measure to which material or
workpieces must conform.
Gear generator machines
USE Gear generating machines
Gear wheels
BT
Gears
Wheels
NT
Pinions
RT
Pulleys
SN
Any form of toothed wheel, as
distinguished from running wheels,
pulleys, fly wheels, friction wheels, etc.
Geared marine screw engines
USE Geared screw engines
Marking tools
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Terms alphabetical
Geared screw engines
BT
Marine screw engines
SN
Marine screw engines in which a large
spur wheel drives a smaller pinion to
maintain and moderate the speed of the
crankshaft.
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Negatives employing silver in a gelatine
binder on a glass photographic plate.
Gelatin dry plate positives
USE Dry plate positives
Gelatin silver prints
Gearing braces
USE Silver gelatin prints
USE Hand drills
Gelatine glass plate negatives
Gears
USE Gelatin dry plate negatives
BT
Machinery components
NT
Gear wheels
SN
Toothed wheels, cones or cylinders or
other machined elements that are
designed to mesh with other similarly
toothed elements for purposes which
include the transmission of power and the
change of speed or direction.
Gee clamps
BT
Clamps
SN
Clamps in the shape of the letter C in
which force is applied by rotating a
threaded shaft through one jaw of the C to
force the work against the other jaw;
frequently used in carpentry and joinery.
Gelatine photonegatives
USE Silver gelatin negatives
Gelatine photoprints
USE Silver gelatin prints
Gelatine prints
USE Silver gelatin prints
Gelatine silver prints
USE Silver gelatin prints
Gem irons
Gee cramps
USE Gee clamps
BT
Baking tins
SN
Heavy cast iron baking trays with
recessed, rounded moulds, each a half
sphere, used for cooking gem scones or
small round cakes.
Geelums
USE Rabbet planes
Gemstones
Geese
BT
Birds
BT
Stones
NT
Agates
Amethysts
Geiger counters
Carnelians
BT
Measuring instruments
Chrysoprase
RT
Radiation meters
Diamonds
SN
Instruments for detecting and counting
ionising radiation, consisting of a tube
which conducts electricity when the gas
within is ionised by such a particle.
Emeralds
Opals
Rubies
Sapphires
Gelatin dry plate negatives
BT
Glass plate negatives
Synthetic gemstones
SN
Stones which have been cut and/or worked
to display their qualities.
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Genealogical charts
BT
Charts
RT
Genealogy
Terms alphabetical
BT
Specimens
NT
Soil specimens
RT
Mineral samples
SN
Samples of earth, rock or minerals that
have been collected as specimens.
Genealogical documents
BT
Documents
Genealogical trees
USE Genealogical documents
Geophysical survey instruments
BT
Surveying equipment
NT
Clinometers
SN
Surveying instruments used for geological
study, including rock and soil mechanics
and surveying the earth.
Genealogies
USE Genealogical documents
Generating sets
USE Generators
Gestetners
BT
Copying machines
SN
Duplicators, in which a stencil cut on a
typewriter is wound round two
ink-covered cylinders, operating in the
same fashion as a silk screen.
Generators
BT
Machines
NT
Acetylene generators
Get well cards
BT
Greeting cards
Acetyline generators
Electric generators
Electroplating generators
Geta
USE Sandals
Foam generators
Gas generators
Gear generating machines
Negative ion generators
Ozone generators
Signal generators
Synchronising generators
RT
Steam turbines
SN
Apparatus for producing electricity, gases,
steam, foam, etc.
Geographical equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Atlases
Giant pandas
BT
Mammals
RT
Bears
Gimlet bits
BT
Woodworking bits
SN
Bits with spiral flutes and sharp threaded
points; used for boring small holes in
wood.
Gimlets
BT
Drills
SN
A small tool for boring holes.
Maps
Geological maps
BT
Maps
Geological specimens
Gin glasses
BT
Liquor glasses
SN
Drinking glasses, varying in shape, for
serving gin. They are similar to a wine
glass but smaller, usually about 9 to 11
cm. high.
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Terms alphabetical
Ginger beer bottles
BT
Soft drink bottles
RT
Soft drinks
Ginger graters
BT
Food graters
Ginger jars
BT
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RT
Glass forms
BT
BT
Light fittings
RT
Lustres
SN
Ornate branched supports for candles or
other lights.
Girdles
Sculptures
Glass harmonicas
BT
Percussion instruments
SN
Instruments consisting of a series of glass
bowls graduated in size played with a
moistened finger
Food storage jars
Girandoles
Plastic eyes
Glass negatives
USE Wet collodion negatives
Glass plate cameras
BT
Plate cameras
NT
Dry plate cameras
Wet plate cameras
BT
Underwear
RT
Glass plates
NT
Maternity girdles
SN
Cameras using glass plates coated with a
light sensitive emulsion that receive the
image through the aperture of the camera.
Pantie girdles
SN
Undergarments that support the
abdominal region of the body.
Girls clothing
BT
Childrens clothing
SN
Use this term in conjunction with a more
specific term.
Glass bricks
BT
Glass plate negatives
BT
Negatives
NT
Dry collodion negatives
Gelatin dry plate negatives
Gelatine glass plate negatives
Wet collodion negatives
SN
Bricks
Glass-collodion positives
USE Ambrotypes
Negatives formed on photographic glass
plates.
Glass plate positives
BT
Positives
RT
Ambrotypes
Glass cutters
BT
Cutting tools
Glassmaking equipment
Glass engraving tools
USE Engraving tools
Glass eyes
BT
Eyes
Glass plates
BT
Photographic plates
NT
Dry plate positives
SN
Photographic plates used in glass plate
cameras.
Glass prints
BT
Photographic prints
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Prints made by exposing sensitised
photographic paper to the sun beneath a
glass plate on which the design has been
drawn. Also known as Cliches-Verre.
Glass shards
BT
Shards
Glass slides
USE Lantern slides
Terms alphabetical
Glaze test samples
BT
Pottery equipment
Test samples
RT
Clay test samples
Gliders
BT
Aircraft
NT
Hang-gliders
SN
Motorless aeroplanes for gliding from a
higher to a lower level by the action of
gravity, or from lower to a higher level by
the action of air currents.
Glassblowing pipes
USE Blow irons
Globes
Glasses
BT
Objects
NT
Custard glasses
Drinking glasses
BT
Maps
NT
Celestial globes
Terrestrial globes
SN
Spheres with maps depicted on them.
Jelly glasses
Sundae glasses
Glasses cases
USE Spectacles cases
Glassmaking equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Annealing furnaces
Glossing irons
USE Polishing irons
Glove boxes
BT
Clothing storage containers
Glove puppets
BT
Puppets
Blow irons
Borax
Crucibles
Glove stretchers
BT
Clothing accessories
Glass cutters
Glassmaking moulds
SN
Use this term for collections of tools and
implements utilised in the process of
making glass objects. Where possible,
specify the particular piece of equipment.
Gloves
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Boxing gloves
Disposable gloves
Glassmaking moulds
BT
RT
Driving gloves
Glassmaking equipment
Evening gloves
Industrial moulds
Gauntlet gloves
Blow irons
Glauns
Glue
BT
Adhesives
USE Clamps
Glue pots
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Pots
Gluts
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Gold chains
BT
Chains
SN
Linked strand made of gold.
USE Wedges
Gold licences
Gnomes
BT
BT
Garden ornaments
Goannas
BT
Licences
Figures
Australian animals
Gold pans
BT
Goldmining equipment
SN
Pans used for alluvial goldmining.
Lizards
Gold points
Goats
BT
BT
Metal points
Mammals
Gold washing cradles
Goblets
BT
BT
Drinking vessels
SN
Stemmed and footed drinking vessels
Goffering irons
BT
Standing irons
SN
Laundry irons used to give a fluted or
rounded appearance to flounces or frills.
Goggles
BT
Eyewear
NT
Aviation goggles
Goldmining equipment
Goldmining equipment
BT
Mining equipment
NT
Gold pans
Gold washing cradles
Sluice boxes
SN
Equipment used for goldmining.
Golf balls
BT
Golfing equipment
Sports balls
Motoring goggles
Ski goggles
Swimming goggles
Going-away clothing
BT
Ceremonial clothing
NT
Going-away dresses
SN
Clothing worn by a bride and/or groom
when leaving their wedding celebrations
to embark on their honeymoon.
Going-away dresses
BT
Dresses
Golf clothes
BT
Golf clubs
BT
A dress worn by a bride when leaving her
wedding celebrations to embark on her
honeymoon.
Golfing equipment
Golfing equipment
BT
Sports equipment
NT
Golf balls
Golf clubs
SN
Going-away clothing
SN
Sports clothing
Equipment used to play the sport of golf,
such as golf balls, golf clubs, tees, etc.
Golliwogs
BT
Character dolls
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BT
Soft toys
RT
Black dolls
SN
Black-faced dolls, usually soft, with pop
eyes and a large red mouth; based on a
character in children's books c.1900.
Gollywogs
USE Golliwogs
Gong sticks
USE Gong strikers
Terms alphabetical
SN
Implements similar to chisels, with a long,
curved blade used for hollowing out wood,
or for making holes, channels, or grooves
in wood or stone.
Gouging chisels
USE Gouges
Gourds
BT
Fruits
NT
Calabashes
RT
Maracas
Gong strikers
BT
Percussion instruments
RT
Gongs
SN
Covered mallets or sticks used to strike
gongs.
Government buildings
USE Official buildings
Government records
BT
Gongs
BT
Percussion instruments
RT
Gong strikers
SN
Large heavy bronze discs hung by the
edge, and struck in the middle with a
wool-covered mallet.
Graduated filters
BT
Camera filters
NT
Sky filters
SN
Filters having one coloured half and one
transparent half, with the colour fading
gradually towards the centre of the filter.
Gorgets
USE Neck armour
Gouache paintings
BT
Watercolour paintings
SN
Paintings executed in opaque watercolour
paints.
Documents
Grains
BT
Plants
NT
Hops
Gramophone cylinders
BT
Sound recordings
Gouaches
USE Gouache paintings
Gougers
BT
Gramophone motors
BT
Motors
SN
Electric motors used to run a gramophone.
Violin making tools
Gramophone needles
USE Styluses (audio)
Gouges
BT
Cutting tools
NT
Carving gouges
RT
Chisels
Gramophone records
USE Audio records
Gramophones
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Audio equipment
RT
Phonographs
SN
Device for playing 78rpm disc recordings.
The term is more commonly used in
United Kingdom, while Phonograph was
more common in USA. Use 'Cylinder
players' for players of cylinders and use
'Record players' for turntables that play
LPs or 45s.
Grand pianos
BT
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BT
Grasses
BT
Plants
Grasshopper engines
BT
Beam engines
SN
Beam engines used for rotative duties,
using a shorter beam than was customary.
Their name was suggested by rocking
links at the beam end. They are pivoted at
one end instead of the centre.
Pianos
Grandfather clocks
USE Longcase clocks
Australian plants
Grattoirs
USE Stone scrapers
Grani
USE Grano coins
Granny's tooth
USE Router planes
Grano coins
BT
Coins
SN
The grano was first of all a southern
Italian weight, to the norm of 1/600 of an
uncia. Later, it became the smallest
copper denomination in the coinage of
Ferdinand II of Naples and Sicily; and
from the 16th to the 19th centuries it was
also the smallest copper coin of Malta,
until replaced by the third-farthing under
British rule.
Grave edging tiles
BT
Edging tiles
Funeral equipment
SN
Tiles used around the edge of graves.
Grave markers
BT
Funeral equipment
SN
Use for head stones, crosses tec placed at
the end of graves to indicate the location
of a grave.
Grave vases
BT
Funeral equipment
Vases
RT
Funerary urns
Grape presses
BT
Presses
Winemaking equipment
Grappling irons
BT
Tools
SN
Devices consisting essentially of one or
more hooks or clamps, for grasping or
holding something; grapples; grapnels
Grass skirts
BT
Skirts
SN
Skirts made of grass or other natural
fibres, usually long strands attached to a
waistband.
Gravers
BT
Engraving tools
NT
Stipple gravers
Tint tools
SN
The engraver's principal tool (also known
as a burin). It is a short steel rod, usually
lozenge-shaped in section, cut obliquely at
the end to provide a point. Its short,
rounded handle is pushed by the palm of
the hand while the fingers guide the point.
Gravy boats
USE Sauce boats
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Gravy spoons
BT
Spoons
NT
Strainer spoons
SN
Types of spoons for serving gravy or sauce
from a platter, as distinguished from a
ladle. It usually has a long handle and a
deep bowl, circular or oval-shaped, and is
similar to but longer than a basting spoon.
Some are in the form of a type of strainer
spoon.
Gravy strainers
BT
Kitchenware
Strainers
Terms alphabetical
Grinding stones
BT
Stone tools
Stones
SN
Hand-held stones used to grind grain etc.
Grinding tools
BT
Tools
NT
Abrasive grinders
Mortars and pestles
RT
Mills
Grindstones
USE Grinding stones
Greatcoats
USE Overcoats
Greeting cards
BT
Cards
NT
Birthday cards
Christmas cards
Grisaille paintings
BT
Paintings
SN
Monochrome paintings in grey or greyish
colour.
Groat coins
BT
Coins
NT
Groats
Get well cards
Grenades
BT
Explosive weapons
Greybeards
USE Bellarmines
Gridiron balls
Half groats
SN
English or Scottish silver pieces to the
value of four pennies.
Groats
BT
Groat coins
RT
Fourpences
SN
English silver coins of the 14th to 17th
centuries, worth fourpence.
USE Footballs
Grocery coupons
Grilles
BT
Architectural elements
RT
Airbricks
SN
Lattice or openwork screens, usually of
metal and often of decorative design, used
to cover a window, a doorway or the outlet
of a ventilation system.
Grinder heads
BT
Machine tools
SN
The part of a grinding tool or grinding
equipment, which performs the grinding
action.
BT
Retailing equipment
RT
Ration cards
Grommets
BT
Fasteners
Hardware
SN
Rings or eyelets of metal, rubber etc..
Grooving planes
BT
Planes
NT
Fillisters
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NT
Plough planes
Rabbet planes
RT
Japanese planes
SN
Planes intended to make grooves in wood.
Groschen coins
BT
Coins
SN
The principal silver coin of the Holy
Roman Empire. Also a modern name for
copper or nickel pieces of 10 pfennige.
Grosz coins
BT
Coins
SN
Polish coins.
Grosze
USE Grosz coins
Groszy
USE Grosz coins
Ground edge axes
BT
Axes
Ground sheets
BT
Camping equipment
RT
Picnic rugs
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Guided missiles
BT
Missiles
RT
Rockets
Guilders
BT
Coins
SN
Dutch coins.
Guinea coins
USE Guineas
Guineas
BT
Shilling coins
Guitar cases
BT
Musical instrument cases
Guitar-harps
USE Harp-lutes
Guitarras
USE English guitars
Guitars
BT
Stringed instruments
NT
Acoustic guitars
Double-necked guitars
Guarantee cards
Electric guitars
USE Business guarantees
Resonator guitars
SN
Guard rings
USE Keeper rings
Stringed instruments with a
figure-of-eight body shape and strings
tuned in a particular pattern.
Gum blossoms
Guepieres
BT
Corsets
SN
Small lightweight corsets made to produce
a tiny waist. Appeared in 1945 with the
New Look.
Guessing games
BT
Games
BT
Flowers
Gum nuts
USE Gumnuts
Gum trees
USE Eucalyptus trees
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Gumboots
BT
Boots
RT
Wellington boots
SN
Rubber or plastic boots worn to protect
against water or mud
Terms alphabetical
BT
Directional compasses
RT
Gyroscopes
SN
Compasses that rely on the properties of a
gyroscope for their action, rather than
magnetism. Such compasses are
unaffected by the metal components of the
ship or aircraft in which they are located,
and point to true rather than magnetic
north.
Gumnuts
BT
Plant components
Gyrocompasses
Gun barrels
BT
Firearm components
NT
Blunderbuss barrels
USE Gyro-compasses
Gyrocopters
USE Autogyros
Gun stocks
BT
Firearm components
Guncarriages
BT
Military equipment
SN
The carriage or structure on which a gun
is mounted, and from which it is fired.
Gyroscopes
BT
Scientific equipment
SN
Apparatus consisting of a rotating wheel
mounted so that it can maintain the same
absolute direction in space despite
movements of the mountings and
surrounding parts. They are used to
maintain equilibrium in aeroplanes and
ships and to determine direction, as in
gyro-compasses.
Guns
BT
Firearms
NT
Airguns
Machine guns
Gyroscopic compasses
USE Gyro-compasses
Shotguns
RT
Artillery
Hacksaws
BT
Guslas
Hand tools
Metalworking saws
USE Gusles
RT
Bow saws
SN
Lightweight metal-cutting hand saws with
a narrow fine-toothed blade retained in an
adjustable metal frame.
Gusles
BT
Fiddles
SN
One-stringed fiddles from Yugoslavia.
Gyles
Hair
BT
Body parts (human)
NT
Human hair
USE Brewing vats
Hair brushes
Gym boots
BT
USE Hairbrushes
Boots
Sports footwear
Gyro-compasses
Hair care equipment
BT
Equipment
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NT
Comb cases
Combs
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Hair gels
BT
Hair styling products
Curling iron heaters
Curling irons
Hair clippers
Hair Jewellery
USE Hairwork jewellery
Hair curlers
Hair driers
Hair rollers
Hair toiletries
Hairbrushes
Hair oils
BT
Hair toiletries
SN
Preparations designed to be rubbed into
hair (usually men's), to hold it in place.
Hairdressing scissors
Hairnets
Hairpins
Hair pins
USE Hairpins
Perming equipment
RT
Barbers equipment
Hair rinses
USE Hair colourings
Hair clippers
BT
Hair care equipment
Hair rollers
BT
Hair care equipment
Hair clips
BT
Head ornaments
Hair sprays
BT
Hair styling products
Hair colourings
BT
Hair toiletries
RT
Dyes
BT
Hair toiletries
SN
Colouring, either permanent or
temporary, applied to the hair.
NT
Hair gels
Hair conditioners
BT
Hair toiletries
Hair cosmetics
USE Hair toiletries
Hair styling products
Hair sprays
RT
Hairbrushes
SN
Toiletries used to hold hair in place or in a
hairdo.
Hair toiletries
BT
Hair care equipment
Toiletries
Hair curlers
NT
Hair colourings
Hair conditioners
USE Hair rollers
Hair oils
Hair driers
BT
Hair styling products
Pomades
Hair care equipment
Shampoos
Hair dyes
USE Hair colourings
RT
Pomade jars
SN
Preparations used for hair care.
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Hairbrushes
BT
Brushes
Hair care equipment
SN
Brushes for grooming the hair.
Haircombs
USE Combs
Hairdressing equipment
USE Hair care equipment
Hairdressing scissors
BT
Hair care equipment
Scissors
Hairnets
BT
Hair care equipment
Terms alphabetical
BT
Dollar coins
Half falus coins
BT
Falus coins
Half farthings
BT
Penny coins
Half florin coins
USE Half florins
Half florins
BT
Florins
Half franc coins
BT
Franc coins
Headwear
NT
Snoods
Hairpins
BT
Hair care equipment
NT
Bobby pins
Hairwork jewellery
BT
Jewellery
SN
Jewellery incorporating woven hair, often
used in mourning jewellery.
Half anna coins
BT
Anna coins
Half cent coins
BT
Cent coins
Half crowns
BT
Shilling coins
RT
Thirty pence coins
Half dime coins
BT
Half groats
BT
Groat coins
SN
English silver coins of the 14th to 17th
centuries, worth tuppence.
Half guineas
BT
Shilling coins
Half kopek coins
BT
Kopek coins
Half noble coins
BT
Noble coins
Half nobles
USE Half noble coins
Half penny coins
USE Halfpennies
Half pfennig coins
BT
Pfennig coins
Five cent coins
Half plate cameras
Half dollar coins
BT
Plate cameras
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Terms alphabetical
SN
Cameras using plates that were half the
size of the standard full plate.
Half plates
BT
Photographic plates
SN
Photographic plates used in half plate
cameras.
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BT
Striking tools
NT
Peen hammers
Shoe hammers
Sledgehammers
Steam hammers
Strapped head hammers
Real coins
Half-round pliers
RT
Gavels
SN
Hand tools with the handle perpendicular
to the head, used for driving nails or other
applications involving pounding or
striking.
USE Combination pliers
Half sovereigns
BT
Shilling coins
Halfpennies
BT
BT
Tokens
Hallstands
BT
Hammocks
BT
Seating furniture
SN
A net that is used as a swinging seat or
bed, usually suspended between two poles
or trees.
Penny coins
Halfpenny tokens
Furniture
Hand axes
BT
Axes
Stone tools
RT
Axe heads
SN
Stone implements chipped over both
surfaces and often pointed at one end,
ranging in shape from triangular or
pear-shaped to oval.
Halters
USE Horse tack
Coopering hammers
Patella hammers
Half real coins
BT
Hand tools
Hand bags
USE Handbags
Hammer drivers
BT
Coopering hammers
Hoop drivers
SN
Cooper's hammers with a straight pane
grooved along the edge which serves as a
driver. They can be used for hammering
down the hoop or can be held on the hoop
and struck with another hammer.
Hand beaders
BT
Woodworking tools
SN
Double handled tools with a metal centre
section into which profile cutters are
inserted, unmarked. Used for beading,
reeding or fluting straight or irregular
surfaces and for all kinds of light
routering.
Hammer dulcimers
USE Dulcimers
Hammerhead picks
BT
Picks
Hammers
Hand bellows
BT
Bellows
Hand driers
BT
Machines
Sanitary equipment
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SN
Electrical blow driers for use after
washing hands.
Terms alphabetical
Hand plate cameras
USE Plate cameras
Hand drills
BT
Drills
Hand tools
SN
Hand-operated boring devices made up of
a central steel tube containing a shaft. At
one end is a handle and at the other a
bit-holding chuck.
NT
BT
Books
Hand saws
BT
Woodworking saws
NT
Compass saws
Fans
RT
Mitre boxes
Personal adornments
SN
Saws which have a handle at one end and
a wide blade which tapers in width from
handle to toe. They are never power saws.
Hand fans
BT
Hand printed books
Advertising fans
Brise fans
Court fans
Feather fans
Hand screens
BT
Mourning fans
Painted fans
Personal adornments
Screens
NT
Screen fans
Wedding fans
SN
Fans designed to be held in the hand, for
personal use or as a decorative clothing
accessory.
Hand grips
BT
Camera supports
SN
Smaller camera supports which brace the
camera like a rifle or resemble the handle
of a pistol.
Hand soap
USE Bath soaps
Hand tools
BT
Tools
NT
Allen keys
Chisels
Hacksaws
Hand looms
BT
Hammers
Looms
Hand drills
Pliers
Hand mangles
BT
Upright mangles
RT
Clothes wringers
SN
Domestic upright mangles operated by
hand, often performing the same functions
as a clothes wringer.
Hand mirrors
BT
Mirrors
Hand muffs
USE Muffs
Screwdrivers
Soldering irons
Wrenches
RT
Tool boxes
SN
Any tools which are operated by and
guided by hand.
Hand towels
USE Handtowels
Handaxes
USE Hand axes
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Handbags
BT
Bags
Clothing accessories
Personal effects
NT
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Handles
BT
Components
NT
Basket handles
Cane tops
Evening bags
Cup handles
Doorhandles
Handbasins
BT
SN
Laundry iron handles
Basins
Plumbing fixtures
Tool handles
Basins, especially those permanently fixed
in a bathroom, used for washing parts of
the body.
Umbrella handles
Handbells
BT
Bells
RT
Musical bells
SN
Bells rung by hand. Use Musical bells for
those used for musical performance.
Vase handles
Walking-stick handles
Whip handles
SN
The parts of objects intended to be
grasped by the hand in order to use or
move the object.
Handrills
USE Hand drills
Handbills
BT
RT
Advertisements
Handscrew clamps
Documents
BT
Clamps
Advertising leaflets
SN
Any clamps set by means of a screw;
especially those used in woodworking
which have two parallel jaws for holding
together work to be pressed.
Handbooks
BT
Books
Handscrew cramps
Handcuffs
BT
Punishment equipment
SN
Ring-shaped shackles for the wrists,
usually a pair connected by a short chain
or linked bar.
Handkerchief bags
BT
Bags
USE Handscrew clamps
Handtowels
BT
Towels
Handworked photographs
USE Manipulated photographs
Personal effects
RT
Handkerchief boxes
Handkerchief boxes
BT
Hang-gliders
BT
Gliders
SN
Simple, kite-like gliders without a
fuselage but with a framework from which
a person hangs in a harness, using a
horizontal bar to control flight.
Boxes
Personal effects
RT
Handkerchief bags
Hanging ropes
Handkerchiefs
BT
Clothing accessories
BT
Punishment equipment
Ropes
Personal effects
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Harmoniums
Hankies
USE Handkerchiefs
BT
Reed organs
SN
Free-reed organs with pressure
foot-bellows.
Hansom cabs
BT
Horsedrawn vehicles
Hard hats
BT
Hats
Harness
BT
Horse tack
SN
Combinations of straps, bands and other
parts forming the working gear of a horse
or other draft animal (except the ox).
Protective clothing
SN
Protective hats made of strengthened,
rigid materials with a shock-absorbing
lining, often yellow; worn in hazardous
working conditions for protection and
visibility (Getty Institute, Art &
Architecture Thesaurus, 2005).
Hardware
BT
Objects
NT
Bolts
Brackets
Harness ornaments
BT
Horse accessories
Ornaments
Harp guitars
USE Harp-lutes
Harp lute guitars
USE Harp-lutes
Escutcheons
Firemarks
Harp-lutes
Grommets
BT
English guitars
SN
A generic term for a range of modified
English guitars first developed by Edward
Light in 1798. Harp-lutes were slightly
shorter than conventional guitars and
characterised by wide fingerboards and
soundboxes with vaulted backs.
Hinges
Keys
Locks
Nails
Nameplates
Nuts (hardware)
Nuts and bolts
Rivets
Harp-lyres
USE Harp-lutes
Screw eyes
Screws
Washers
RT
Tools
SN
Large and small items that are necessary
to attach, anchor, hold or join materials
and components of structures, furniture
and other objects.
Harp mandolins
USE Harp-lutes
Harpoons
BT
Edged weapons
Projectile weapons
RT
Fishing equipment
Hardware packaging
BT
Packaging
Harps
BT
Stringed instruments
Harmonicas
USE Mouth organs
Harpsichords
BT
Keyboard instruments
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NT
Spinets
Virginals
SN
Keyboard instruments with wire strings
plucked by very small plectra, each held
separately in an upright wooden strip or
jack. Harpsichords generally have a
winged shape with strings at right angles
to the keyboard.
Harrows
BT
Agricultural machines
SN
Agricultural implements set with teeth,
upright discs etc., usually of iron, drawn
over ploughed land to level it, break clods,
etc.
Harvesters
BT
Agricultural machines
NT
Stripper harvesters
Hat block making equipment
BT
Millinery equipment
Hat block stands
BT
Millinery equipment
Stands
Hat blocks
BT
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Hat trimmings
BT
Headwear accessories
RT
Millinery equipment
Hat veils
BT
Headwear accessories
Veils
SN
Veils that attach to hats, usually worn
over the face
Hatblocks
USE Hat blocks
Hatboxes
BT
Clothing storage containers
Hatchets
BT
Axes
RT
Hatchets
Hatpin bottles
BT
Bottles
RT
Hatpins
SN
Narrow glass bottles with metal lids, used
for storing hatpins.
Millinery equipment
Hatpins
Hat boxes
BT
Jewellery
USE Hatboxes
Hat brushes
BT
Clothes brushes
Headwear accessories
Pins
RT
Hatpin bottles
Hatracks
USE Hat racks
Hat pins
USE Hatpins
Hat racks
BT
Furniture
RT
Hatstands
Hat stands
USE Hatstands
Hats
BT
Headwear
NT
Akubra hats
Boaters
Bowler hats
Cabbage tree hats
Chefs hats
Cloche hats
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NT
Cocktail hats
Hard hats
Panama hats
Party hats
Terms alphabetical
BT
Wreaths
Headbands
BT
Head ornaments
Pork-pie hats
Sun hats
Top hats
Headcloths
BT
Headwear
Uniform hats
RT
Helmets
Headdress coins
BT
Hatstands
BT
Furniture
RT
Hat racks
Hawks-bill croze irons
Headwear accessories
Headdresses
BT
Headwear
SN
Coverings for the head and hair, often
made of cloth and sometimes elaborately
wrapped.
USE Croze irons
Hay rakes
BT
Agricultural tools
Rakes
Head cloths
USE Headcloths
Coins
Headlight assemblies
BT
Motor car components
NT
Headlight lenses
Headlight lenses
BT
Headlight assemblies
Lenses
Head ornaments
BT
Headwear
NT
Aigrettes
Headphones
BT
Audio equipment
SN
Devices consisting of one or two small
speakers with attachments for holding
them over the ears.
Hair clips
Headbands
Mantilla combs
Scrunchies
Head strapped hammers
Headsets
BT
Telecommunications equipment
SN
Sets of equipment which include a
microphone and one or a pair of
headphones with a strap or bar over the
head, or attached to a helmet; designed to
free hands while communicating.
USE Strapped head hammers
Head vices
USE Coopering vices
Head wear
USE Headwear
Head wreaths
BT
Headwear
Headware
USE Headwear
Headwear
BT
Clothing
NT
Aigrettes
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Terms alphabetical
NT
SN
Balaclavas
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NT
Birth control equipment
Berets
Bone growth stimulators
Bonnets
Breast pumps
Caps
Bronchodilators
Coronets
Cold packs
Crowns (headwear)
Cotton wool
Diadems
Craniometers
Earmuffs
Defibrillators
Hairnets
Dental equipment
Hats
Diathermy machines
Head ornaments
Diet aids
Head wreaths
Dressings
Headcloths
Electrocardiographs
Headdresses
Enemas
Helmets
Eye testing equipment
Mantillas
Eye washers
Shower caps
First aid equipment
Tiaras
Health and medical charts
Turbans
Hearing aids
Veils
Inhalers
A broad term for all coverings for the
head. Where possible, use more specific
terms.
Leg calipers
Massage equipment
Measuring spoons
Headwear accessories
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Hat trimmings
Hat veils
Hatpins
Headdress coins
Lappets
Health and medical charts
BT
NT
Medical cases
Medical furniture
Medical imaging equipment
Medical instruments
Medical kits
Medical moulds
Medical pumps
Medical textiles
Medical tubing
Charts
Medicinal atomisers
Health and medical equipment
Menstrual products
Eye charts
Nebulisers
First aid charts
Negative ion generators
Pharmaceutical equipment
Health and medical equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Acupuncture equipment
Ampoules
Anaesthesia equipment
Anatomical models
Autoclaves
Pharmacy equipment
Prostheses
Respirators
Resuscitation equipment
Surgical equipment
Surgical supports
Swabs
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NT
RT
Terms alphabetical
Therapeutic devices
BT
Environment control equipment
Toothpicks
NT
Bed warmers
Vaccination equipment
Boot warmers
Ventilators
Braziers
Veterinary equipment
Briquettes
Walking aids
Fireplaces
Water treatment equipment
Food warmers
Wheelchairs
Foot-warmers
Eyewear
Gas heaters
Radiators
Solar heaters
Heang rein
BT
Woodwind instruments
RT
Oboes
SN
Chinese instruments similar to the oboe,
with a double reed.
Stoves
Water heaters
Hearing aids
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
Ear trumpets
USE Compass planes
Helicopters
BT
Funeral equipment
Vehicles
BT
Tiles
Heat engines
BT
Coins
SN
A type of silver penny which became
widely diffused in southern Germany,
Austria and Switzerland. Also modern
Austrian coins.
Heat sealers
Food processing equipment
Sealers
SN
Devices used to seal plastic bags by the
application of heat.
Specially printed paper money burnt at
Chinese funerals.
Heller coins
USE Hot air engines
BT
Funeral equipment
Paper money
SN
Hearth tiles
BT
Rotary wing aircraft
Hell money
Hearses
BT
Heel planes
Helmets
BT
Headwear
Protective clothing
NT
Aviation helmets
Bicycle helmets
Heaters
USE Heating equipment
Firefighters helmets
Military helmets
Heating engines
USE Hot air engines
Heating equipment
BT
Domestic equipment
Motorcycle helmets
Pith helmets
Space helmets
Sports safety helmets
Hemidrachm coins
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Drachm coins
RT
Triobol coins
SN
The half drachm piece of ancient Greek
coinage, more commonly known as the
triobol, sharing with the diobol a
particular function; it was the daily
payment of any citizen acting as a judge.
(The Seaby Coin Encyclopaedia, Ewald
Junge, BA Seaby Ltd, London, 1992).
Hen eggs
BT
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USE Highchairs
High pressure engines
USE Non-condensing engines
Highchairs
BT
Chairs
Childrens furniture
Nursery furniture
SN
Tall chairs used by infants at mealtimes
Bird eggs
Hilts
Hens
USE Chickens
Heraldic ware
USE Armorial ware
Hermetic motors
USE Induction motors
Heterodyne units
BT
Audio equipment
SN
Heterodyne units are used to monitor
sub-sonic frequencies, by shifting all
frequencies by 400Hz.
Hewing axes
USE Broadaxes
Hibachi
BT
Edged weapons accessories
RT
Tsuba
SN
Handles of swords or daggers.
Hinges
BT
Hardware
NT
Door hinges
Hipster pants
BT
Trousers
SN
Mens or womens trousers or jeans that
hang from the hips, not the waist i.e. the
waistline is below the navel.
Hire purchase agreements
BT
Legal documents
Sales records
Hobbles
BT
Cooking equipment
BT
Horse tack
RT
Barbecues
SN
SN
Portable braziers on which foods are
barbecued, consisting of a heavy wire grill
over a pot-shaped container for burning
charcoal (Japanese).
Ropes, straps etc., used to fasten together
the legs of an animal so as to prevent free
motion.
Hods
BT
Hibiscus
BT
Plants
High and low pressure engines
USE Compound engines
Construction equipment
Lifting equipment
SN
Portable troughs for carrying mortar,
bricks etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole
and carried on the shoulder.
Hoe money
BT
Primitive money
High chairs
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Hoe-shaped metal pieces used as money,
eg. "Pu" money of China, Aztecs, and
areas of Africa south of the Sahara.
Hoes
Terms alphabetical
Holland blinds
BT
Blinds
Hollow augers
BT
Agricultural tools
NT
Gardening hoes
Rotary hoes
USE Hollow bits
Hollow bits
BT
Holdalls
Auger bits
Wheelwrighting tools
USE Bags
RT
Spoke trimmer bits
SN
Cylindrical bodied bits with a large
cylindrical nose and radial cutters, used to
make round tendons, and particularly
used by wheelwrights for rounding and
shouldering spoke tongues.
Holders
BT
Objects
NT
Bill holders
Bottle holders
Bouquet holders
Hollow planes
BT
Moulding planes
Card holders
RT
Round planes
Cigar holders
SN
Planes with a concave sole for cutting
rounded mouldings. They are usually
paired with round planes in a set.
Candle holders
Cigarette holders
Document holders
Drink can holders
Flower holders
Key holders
Hollowing drawing knives
BT
Coopering drawing knives
SN
Drawing knives with blades bent in a
shallow hollowing curve. They are used to
trim and give a slight concavity to the
inside of staves.
Knife holders
Matchbox holders
Pen holders
Pencil holders
Photograph holders
Pot plant holders
Purses
Holograms
BT
Positives
SN
Photographs of patterns produced by
interference between coherent light-beam
and light diffracted from the same beam
by an object. A two- or three-dimensional
image of the object is produced when the
hologram is suitably illuminated.
Soap holders
Toothbrush holders
Holey dollars
BT
Coins
RT
Eight real coins
SN
The first coinage of Australia, Spanish
dollars with their centres cut out. The
remaining "ring" was then marked on one
side with the value "five shillings". The
centre part, known as the dump was
issued as a piece of "fifteen pence".
Holographs
USE Holograms
Holsters
BT
Firearms accessories
Homemade toys
BT
Toys
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RT
Bush toys
SN
Use for collections of homemade toys. For
individual homemade toys use in
conjunction with heading for specific type
of toy, e.g. `Homemade toys' and `Dolls' for
homemade dolls.
Homewares
USE Domestic equipment
Honey
BT
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Hookahs
BT
Smoking pipes
SN
Smoking pipes with a long, flexible tube
by which the smoke of tobacco, marijuana,
etc, is drawn through a vessel of water
and thus cooled.
Hooks
BT
Objects
NT
Clothing hooks
Fishing hooks
Foodstuffs
Fleshhooks
Wall hooks
Honey ants
BT
Ants
SN
Honey-pot ant non-preferred term.
Honey containers
BT
Food storage containers
RT
Honey
Hoop drivers
BT
Coopering tools
NT
Burton drivers
Hammer drivers
RT
Coopering hammers
SN
Wedge-shaped tools used by coopers for
driving hoops over the outside of a cask.
Most of them are grooved at the nose to
prevent them slipping off the hoop.
Honey jars
BT
Food storage jars
Hooters
Honey knives
BT
Honey
Honey-pot ants
USE Honey ants
Honeycomb
BT
Percussion instruments
Beekeeping equipment
Knives
RT
BT
Animal products
Hops
BT
Grains
Horizontal engines
BT
Steam engines
SN
Engines with the cylinder(s) arranged
horizontally.
Horizontal enlargers
Honeyeaters
BT
Photographic enlargers
Birds
SN
Enlargers with a horizontal rather than
vertical arrangement.
BT
Honour boards
BT
Plaques
SN
Large plaques with names from an honour
roll listed for display on a wall, often
wooden with gold or black lettering.
Horoscopes
BT
Charts
Personal papers
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Forecasts of a person's future derived from
studying the positions of the planets at
the person's birth. The term is also used
to describe the charts created to calculate
a horoscope.
Horse accessories
BT
Animal accessories
NT
Harness ornaments
Terms alphabetical
USE Horseshoes
Horse tack
BT
Horse accessories
NT
Bridle bits
Bridles
Harness
Hobbles
Horse armour
Saddlebags
Horse riding equipment
Saddlecloths
Horse tack
Saddles
Horseshoes
Saddletrees
Stirrups
Horse armour
BT
Armour
Horse accessories
RT
Horse riding equipment
SN
The equipment collectively which pertains
to the saddling and harnessing of horses,
including saddlebags and saddlecloths.
Horse bells
USE Animal bells
Horse carts
BT
Horse harness
USE Harness
Horse harness ornaments
USE Harness ornaments
Horse livery
USE Horse accessories
Horse riding equipment
Equipment
Horse accessories
NT
BT
Trams
SN
Trams powered by horses.
Carts
Horsedrawn vehicles
BT
Horse trams
Jodhpurs
Horse trappings
USE Horse accessories
Horse whips
USE Riding whips
Horsedrawn buses
BT
Buses
Horsedrawn vehicles
RT
Toy horsedrawn buses
Horsedrawn coaches
BT
Horsedrawn vehicles
RT
Toy horsedrawn coaches
Riding boots
Riding habits
Riding whips
Horsedrawn vehicle components
BT
Vehicle components
Spurs
SN
Personal accoutrements for horse riding.
Horse shoes
Horsedrawn vehicles
BT
Vehicles
NT
Chariots
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NT
Hansom cabs
Horse carts
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Hot-water bottles
USE Hot water bottles
Horsedrawn buses
Horsedrawn coaches
Milk floats
Hot water bottles
BT
Bed warmers
Wagonettes
RT
Sleighs
BT
Horses
BT
Mammals
Horseshoes
BT
Hot water cans
Horse accessories
Hot water dishes
USE Hot water plates
Hot water plates
BT
Hoses
Cans
Food warmers
Plates
BT
Objects
NT
Gardening hoses
SN
Hosiery
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Garters
Hot water urns
BT
Food warmers
Urns
Pantihose
Socks
Double-walled plates with a hollow space
between the upper and lower surfaces for
containing hot water to keep food warm.
The water poured in through a small hole
in the rim.
RT
Tea urns
Stockings
Suspenders
Tights
Hospital equipment
Hotpants
BT
Clothing
SN
Brief, tight shorts, usually conspicuously
coloured, worn by women.
USE Health and medical equipment
Hourglasses
Hot air balloons
BT
Aircraft
BT
Timepieces
SN
Timepieces that measure equal periods of
time by the motion of sand or other freely
flowing, fine-grained substances through a
narrow aperture between two triangular
or conical glass bulbs arranged mouth to
mouth; probably introduced in the early
14th century and used then especially for
timepkeeping aboard ships.
Hot air engines
BT
External-combustion engines
NT
Ericsson engines
Stirling engines
SN
External-combustion engines which use
hot furnace gases in the engine cylinder
instead of steam.
Hot pants
House bricks
BT
Bricks
RT
Airbricks
USE Hotpants
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House coats
BT
Coats
SN
Loose buttoned or zipped coats, long or
short for wearing at home
Terms alphabetical
NT
Cleaning toys
Kitchen toys
Laundry toys
Toy appliances
Toy baskets
House dusters
Toy sewing machines
USE Dusters
Toy tableware
SN
House signs
BT
Signs
Household linen
USE Household textiles
Household linens
USE Household textiles
Household manuals
BT
Manuals
Household textiles
BT
Domestic equipment
Toys which replicate household
equipment, appliances, etc.
Houses
BT
Residential buildings
NT
Farmhouses
Terrace houses
RT
Toy houses
How to vote cards
BT
Cards
RT
Ballot papers
Howeling knives
USE Jigger knives
Textiles
NT
Bath linen
Bedding
Huchin
USE Huqin
Blankets
Jug covers
Mosquito nets
Pillows
Human bones
BT
Body parts (human)
NT
Skulls (human)
Rugs
Runners
Soft furnishings
Human figures
BT
Figures
Table linen
Tea-cosies
Tea-towels
RT
Dolls household textiles
SN
This broad term is included only as a
place-holder for hierarchy purposes and is
not to be used to describe individual
objects; instead use the specific group of
household items from the list below, or
where possible name a specific object.
Household toys
BT
Toys
Human hair
BT
Hair
Humidifiers
BT
Environment control equipment
Hunting and gathering tools
BT
Tools
NT
Archery equipment
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Bone tools
Boomerangs
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Hydraulic turbines
USE Water turbines
Bows and arrows
Digging sticks
Firesticks
Hunting knives
Nulla nullas
Hydrological equipment
BT
Scientific equipment
SN
Equipment used in the science dealing
with water on the land or under the
earths surface, such as current meters,
flow calculators and other instruments
used to measure water.
Spears
Spearthrowers
Stone tools
Hunting horns
BT
Hydrometers
BT
Measuring instruments
NT
Saccharometers
SN
Instruments for determining the specific
gravity of liquids
Musical horns
Hunting knives
BT
Hunting and gathering tools
NT
Bowie knives
Hygrometers
BT
Meters
Huqin
BT
Fiddles
SN
Chinese spike fiddles
Hurdy gurdies
USE Hurdy-gurdies
Hypodermic injection devices
USE Hypodermic injectors
Hypodermic injectors
BT
Injection instruments
SN
Devices used to inject material below the
skin, without a needle.
Hurdy-gurdies
BT
Stringed instruments
Hypodermic needles
BT
Hyalotypes
USE Lantern slides
Needles
RT
Hypodermic syringes
SN
Hollow needles used to inject solutions
subcutaneously
Hydraulic equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Hydraulic shovels
Hypodermic syringes
BT
Pumps
SN
Equipment operated by or employing
water
Injection instruments
Injection instruments
Syringes
SN
Small piston or barrel syringes having a
detatchable hollow needle used to inject
solutions subcutaneously.
Hydraulic shovels
BT
SN
Construction equipment
Ice-axes
Hydraulic equipment
BT
Axes
Revolving mechanical excavators in which
hydraulic rams or motors are substituted
for drums and cables.
SN
Axes used by mountaineers to cut
footholds in ice.
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Ice bags
Icebags
USE Cold packs
Ice buckets
BT
Terms alphabetical
Buckets
USE Cold packs
Iceboxes
USE Ice chests
Tableware
SN
Vessels for holding pieces of ice, usually to
keep drinks cool.
Ice chests
BT
Refrigerators
SN
Ice-cooled containers for food, used widely
prior to electric refrigeration.
Ice-cream churns
BT
Churns
Kitchen equipment
Iced-tea spoons
BT
Spoons
RT
Teaspoons
SN
Modern spoons having small oval bowls
and stems about 20 cm long that are used
for stirring beverages served in a tall
drinking glass.
Icepicks
BT
Picks
SN
Picks or similar tools for breaking ice.
Ice-cream moulds
BT
Food moulds
Iceskates
USE Ice-skates
Ice cube trays
BT
Kitchenware
Trays
Ice mattocks
BT
Mattocks
SN
Instruments shaped like pickaxes but
with one broad end, used for breaking up
ice.
Ice mattocks and spikes
USE Ice mattocks
Ice picks
USE Identity photographs
Identification tags
USE Identity tags
Identity badges
BT
Badges
Identity devices
RT
Identity photographs
Identity cards
USE Icepicks
Ice skates
USE Ice-skates
Ice-skates
BT
Identification photographs
Skates
BT
Cards
RT
Identity photographs
Identity devices
BT
Personal effects
NT
Coats of arms
Identity badges
Ice spikes and mattocks
USE Ice mattocks
Identity tags
Insignia
Rank badges
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Identity photographs
BT
Photographs
NT
Passport photographs
Identity tags
BT
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Impulse dial clocks
USE Electric impulse clocks
Impulse dials
USE Electric impulse clocks
Identity devices
In-line skates
Idiophones
USE Roller-blades
USE Percussion instruments
Incense
Ignition keys
BT
Keys used to start vehicles
Illuminated addresses
BT
Documents
RT
Illuminated scrolls
Incense burners
BT
Religious objects
NT
Censers
Koros
Pastille burners
SN
Illuminated books
BT
Religious objects
Keys
Motor car accessories
SN
BT
Books
Illuminated scrolls
BT
Scrolls
RT
Illuminated addresses
Illuminated signs
BT
Signs
NT
Neon signs
Bowls or containers for burning incense.
These can be open, or covered with
perforated lids. Some incense burners
include holes for inserting burning tapers
of incense.
Incense jars
BT
Cosmetics jars
Inclined plane clocks
USE Rolling clocks
Inclinometer
BT
Aircraft compasses
Measuring instruments
Illustrations
SN
USE Drawings
Imagegrams
BT
Postal stationery
Instrument used to determine aircraft
angle in relation to the horizon or
instrument used to determine the angle of
the earth's magnetic field in respect to the
horizontal plane.
Indentures
BT
Legal documents
Implements
USE Equipment
Impulse clocks
USE Electric impulse clocks
Indian ink
BT
Ink
SN
Ink brought from China or Japan in sticks
or cakes, used chiefly as a drawing ink.
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Indicator boards
BT
Indicators
Indicators
Terms alphabetical
Industrial ladles
BT
Ladles
Industrial moulds
BT
Objects
BT
Moulds
NT
Airspeed indicators
NT
Architectural moulds
Current indicators
Brick moulds
Electric indicators
Glassmaking moulds
Engine indicators
Indicator boards
Indigenous Australian dolls
BT
Dolls
SN
Dolls made to look like indigenous
Australian people.
Induction generators
BT
AC generators
RT
Induction motors
SN
Nonsynchronous AC generators whose
construction is identical to that of AC
motors, and which are driven above
synchronous speed by external sources of
power.
Industrial ovens
BT
Refractory equipment
RT
Domestic ovens
Infant simulators
BT
Birth control equipment
RT
Baby dolls
Infants clothing
USE Childrens clothing
Inflatable mattresses
BT
Camping equipment
Mattresses
Induction motors
BT
AC motors
RT
Induction generators
SN
AC motors in which a primary winding on
one member (usually the stator) is
connected to the power source, and a
secondary winding on the other member
(usually the rotor) carries only current
induced by the magnetic field of the
primary.
Inductor alternators
Inflation notes
BT
Banknotes
SN
Very high denomination notes issued in
periods of hyperinflation, often caused by
war.
Information kits
USE Information packs
Information packs
BT
Synchronous generators
BT
Documents
SN
Synchronous generators in which the field
winding is fixed in magnetic position
relative to the armature conductors.
SN
Various documentary forms of information
packaged together by the information
provider.
Industrial buildings
Information processing equipment
BT
Buildings
BT
Equipment
NT
Sawmills
NT
Calculating devices
Cipher machines
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Computer hardware
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Inhalers
Computer kits
Computer software
Computers
SN
Computers and other
information-handling machines that store,
organise, and perform calculations on
large quantities of data with the minimum
of human intervention.
BT
Health and medical equipment
RT
Nebulisers
SN
Apparatus used in inhaling medicinal
vapours, anaesthetics, etc.
Injectable contraceptives
BT
Female contraceptives
Information sheets
BT
Documents
RT
Leaflets
Injectables
Information tables
BT
Documents
NT
Calculation tables
Medications
RT
Vaccines
SN
Medications adminstered by injection.
Injection instruments
Mathematical tables
Periodic tables
BT
Medical instruments
NT
Hypodermic injectors
Railway fare tables
Hypodermic needles
Timetables
Hypodermic syringes
Tramway fare books
RT
Charts
SN
Use as a general term for collections of
information presented in tabular form.
Where possible, name a specific type of
information tables.
Ingot tongs
BT
BT
Minting equipment
Tongs
Ingots
BT
Castings
SN
A metal mass, moulded into a shape
(usually a block or a bar) which is
convenient for storage or transportation.
Ink
BT
Printing equipment
Writing equipment
NT
Indian ink
Ink blocks
SN
A fluid or viscous substance used for
writing or printing.
Ink blocks
BT
Ink
SN
Ink in block form, used especially in
Chinese and Japanese writing sets.
Ink bottles
BT
Bottles
Writing equipment
Inhalants
BT
Medications
NT
Smelling salts
SN
Medications administered by inhaling.
Ink drawings
BT
Art drawings
Ink pots
Inhalators
BT
Pots
Writing equipment
USE Inhalers
RT
Inkwells
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Ink stones
BT
Writing equipment
SN
Stones used for mixing ink from an ink
block, especially in Chinese and Japanese
writing sets
Terms alphabetical
NT
Bees
Beetles
Butterflies
Caterpillars
Cicadas
Ink wells
Crickets
USE Inkwells
Flies
Moths
Inkstands
BT
Writing equipment
SN
Stands for holding ink, pens etc
Ants
Silkworms
White ants
Witchetty grubs
RT
Inkwells
Entomology
BT
Writing equipment
RT
Ink pots
BT
Calipers
SN
Small vessels for holding ink into which a
pen can be dipped (Art and Architecture
Thesaurus 2000)
SN
Calipers with a riveted joint and straight
tapered legs having a slight inward curve
only at their ends. They are used for
measuring the internal diameters of holes
etc, and outside diameters within confined
spaces.
Inside calipers
Inros
BT
Cases
Clothing accessories
Inside shaves
RT
Netsuke
BT
Coopering shaves
SN
Japanese medicine-cases or seal-cases of
several compartments, worn suspended
from the sash in company with a netsuke.
RT
Round shaves
SN
Plane-type shaves used for cleaning the
inside of casks if they become foul.
Inscribed bones
BT
Animal bones
RT
Bone carvings
Insignia
BT
Identity devices
SN
Badges or distinguishing marks of office
or honour.
Insect sprays
BT
Pest repellent products
SN
Insecticide or insect repellant in a spray
form, usually from an aerosol can.
Insecticides
BT
Pest repellent products
SN
A substance or preparation used for
killing insects. (Macquarie Dictionary 3rd
edition)
Insects
BT
Installations
BT
Artworks
Instamatic cameras
USE Cartridge cameras
Instant camera photographs
BT
Direct positives
RT
Instant picture cameras
Invertebrates
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SN
Photographic prints made from film
packets which contain their own
developing chemicals and are exposed in a
special camera.
Instant cameras
USE Instant picture cameras
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Instruction sheets
USE Instruction leaflets
Instructional documents
BT
Documents
NT
Instruction booklets
Instruction books
Instant film
BT
Camera film
SN
Self-developing film used in instant
cameras.
Instruction leaflets
Instrument eyepieces
USE Eyepieces
Instant photographs
USE Instant camera photographs
Instant picture cameras
BT
Film cameras
SN
Cameras which take instant,
self-developing pictures. They produce a
finished photographic print within
minutes of the film being exposed.
Instruments
BT
Objects
NT
Abrading instruments
Aviation instruments
Drafting instruments
Drawing instruments
Measuring instruments
Medical instruments
Instant picture film
Optical instruments
USE Instant film
Insulators
Instant prints
USE Instant camera photographs
Instruction booklets
BT
Booklets
Instructional documents
BT
Equipment
NT
Electrical insulators
Intaglio prints
BT
Prints
NT
Engravings
Etchings
Instruction books
BT
Books
Instructional documents
NT
Recipe books
RT
Manuals
Instruction leaflets
BT
Instructional documents
Leaflets
Instruction manuals
USE Instruction books
Plaster prints
SN
Prints produced by processes where the
the surface of the plate does not print, the
ink only being held in the engraved
furrows. In intaglio printing the principle
is the reverse of that which operates in
relief printing.
Intaglios
BT
Objects of vertu
RT
Seals
SN
Seals, gems, pieces of jewellery, or the
like, cut with an incised or sunken design.
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Interchangeable camera backs
USE Camera backs
Terms alphabetical
Intra-uterine devices
BT
Female contraceptives
SN
Contraceptive devices inserted into the
uterus
Intercom systems
BT
Telecommunications equipment
SN
Internal or closed audio systems, as
within an office, school, ship etc.
Interior coverings
BT
Objects
NT
Floor coverings
Wall coverings
Window coverings
Intrauterine devices
USE Intra-uterine devices
Invasion money
BT
Invasion notes
BT
Military money
SN
Notes issued in the immediate period
following the invasion of a country prior to
the setting up of a provisional
government.
Internal-combustion engines
BT
Engines
NT
Aero-engines
Aerospace engines
Paper money
Invertebrates
Aircraft engines
BT
Animals
Crude oil engines
NT
Crustaceans
Diesel engines
Insects
Distributor heads
Molluscs
Four-stroke engines
Octopi
Gas engines
Snails
Gas turbine engines
Spiders
Kerosene engines
Sponges (animals)
Oil engines
Starfish
Otto engines
Petrol engines
Rocket engines
Inverted engines
USE Inverted vertical engines
Rotary engines
Two-stroke engines
SN
Engines in which the fuel is burned within
the engine and the products of combustion
serve as the thermodynamic fluid.
International posters
Inverted vertical engines
BT
Vertical engines
RT
Stationary engines
SN
Vertical engines in which the cylinder(s)
are arranged above the crankshaft with
the piston rod acting downwards.
USE Posters
Intra ocular lenses
BT
Optical lenses
Invitations
BT
Prostheses
SN
Lenses inserted surgically into eye to aid
sight.
Undertype engines
Documents
Stationery
NT
Party invitations
Wedding invitations
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Invoices
BT
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Sales records
Iris diaphragms
USE Intra-uterine devices
Jabots
BT
Camera diaphragms
BT
Neckwear
SN
Rings of overlapping blades near or in the
lens, controlling the size of the aperture.
SN
Falling ruffles, cascades or other
arrangements of lace, embroidery etc worn
at the neck by women and formerly by
men.
Iron stands
USE Laundry iron trivets
Jack-in-a-boxes
USE Jack-in-the-boxes
Ironers
USE Ironing machines
Ironing boards
Jack-in-the-boxes
BT
Toys
BT
Laundry equipment
NT
Sleeve boards
BT
Bench planes
SN
Flat boards or tables, sometimes folding,
used for ironing clothing.
RT
Trying planes
SN
Bench planes with a slightly curved blade,
used for smoothing flat surfaces of rough
boards.
Jack planes
Ironing machines
BT
Laundry equipment
SN
Machines for industrial or domestic use,
which are used to iron clothes, usually by
steam pressing the clothing between two
padded flatplates.
Jackets
BT
Outerwear
NT
Baby jackets
Blazers
Ironing tables
Boleros
USE Ironing boards
Dinner jackets
Evening jackets
irons
Tuxedos
USE Laundry irons
Jackknives
Irrigation equipment
BT
Equipment
RT
Pipes
SN
Equipment used in agricultural irrigation
of crops, pastures etc. e.g. Dethridge
wheels/meters, pipes, sprinklers.
Italian irons
USE Tally irons
USE Clasp knives
Jacks (game)
BT
Games
RT
Knuckles (game)
Jacquard cards
BT
Embroidery equipment
Weaving equipment
Itineraries
BT
Travel documents
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Cards used with Jacquard
weaving/embroidering machines to direct
shuttle action/stitching and thus generate
a pattern. Also come in reel form.
Jacquard looms
Terms alphabetical
SN
Automatic cameras for taking a series of
time exposures of astronomical prints.
Japanese planes
BT
Planes
BT
Looms
RT
Grooving planes
SN
Pattern looms for weaving elaborate
designs, invented by JM Jacqaurd,
1752-1834, French inventor.
SN
Planes with a light, shallow stock of
rectangular section without handles. The
thick tapering iron is set well towards the
heel and is let into slots in the cheeks of
the mouth.
Jaffle irons
BT
Cooking equipment
RT
Waffle irons
SN
Double-sided hinged pie-shaped moulds
with a long handle for cooking jaffles - a
sealed toasted sandwich with a savoury or
sweet filling.
Jam
BT
Foodstuffs
RT
Jam containers
Japanese rice boilers
USE Rice boilers
Jar openers
BT
Kitchenware
RT
Jars
SN
Devices for prying lids off jars.
Jardinieres
BT
Jam containers
BT
Food storage containers
NT
Jam jars
RT
Jam
Jam jars
BT
Food storage jars
Jam containers
RT
Gallipots
Vases
SN
Ornamental plant pots, with or without a
pedestal.
Jarlets
BT
Jars
SN
Small ceramic, glass or stone jars.
Jars
BT
Containers
NT
Bell jars
Jam spoons
BT
Garden ornaments
Bung jars
Spoons
Chemical jars
Confectionery jars
Jamb brushes
Cosmetics jars
Covered jars
USE Bench brushes
Food storage jars
Jansen's apparatus
Jarlets
Leyden jars
USE Janssen's apparatus
Pharmaceutical jars
Tobacco jars
Janssen's apparatus
BT
Astronomical equipment
RT
Jar openers
Cameras
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SN
Deep, wide-mouthed vessels, usually of
glass or pottery, commonly cylindrical in
form, used for storing a variety of
substances. Where possible, use more
specific terms for different types of jars.
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Beads
Body jewellery
Bracelets
Brooches
Jazz guitars
Cameos
USE Arched top guitars
Ceremonial jewellery
Charms
Jeans
Clasps
BT
Trousers
SN
Trousers, usually close-fitting and
commonly made of blue denim
Coronets
Cufflinks
Cut steel jewellery
Diadems
Jelly glasses
BT
Armlets
Dress ornaments
Dinnerware
Glasses
Ear lobe extenders
RT
Custard glasses
Earrings
SN
Small receptacles that usually have a
bowl of inverted conical shape, and either
a rudimentary stem, or no stem (with the
bowl resting on the foot). Usually about 10
to 13cm high. They were used, at the end
of a meal, for jelly or similar desserts.
Enamel jewellery
Fibulas
Finger rings
Fob chains
Fobs
Hairwork jewellery
Jelly moulds
BT
Hatpins
Food moulds
Lapel pins
Lockets
Jenny calipers
Necklaces
USE Odd leg calipers
Neckpieces
Parures
Jet engines
BT
SN
Aero-engines
Sentimental jewellery
Gas turbine engines
Stickpins
Aircraft engines that derive most of their
thrust by reaction to the ejection of
combusted gas (or heated air) in a jet and
that obtain oxygen from the atmosphere
for combustion.
Strings of beads
Jewellers saws
BT
Pendants
Tiaras
Tie rings
Tiepins
Watch chains
SN
Saws
Jewellery
BT
Personal adornments
NT
Ankle chains
Ankle rings
Decorative and sometimes functional
articles made of metal, gemstones, and/or
organic material, contrived with
craftsmanship and intended to be worn on
a person.
Jewellery bags
BT
Bags
Anklets
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Jewellery boxes
BT
Boxes
NT
Trinket boxes
Jewellery cases
USE Jewellery boxes
Jig saws
Terms alphabetical
Johanna coins
BT
Joiners braces
BT
Woodworking braces
RT
Joinery tools
SN
Modern woodworking braces consisting of
a steel frame of rectangular form, rotating
hardwood head and handle, and a chuck
in the form of a hollow, screwed shell
which forces together the two spring jaws
holding the bit.
USE Fret saws
Jigger drawing knives
USE Jigger knives
Jigger knives
BT
Coopering drawing knives
RT
Chivs
SN
Drawing knives with short, bent,
hollowing blades used for paring down the
chiv surface of barrels on repair work and
when the correct size of chiv is not
available.
Joiners clamps
BT
Joinery tools
SN
Profile tools
SN
Devices which are laid over the object to
be manufactured to act as a guide to the
tool being used to shape it. They are used
in order to produce identical dimensions
in repetition work.
Jigsaw puzzles
Joiner's cramps
USE Joiners clamps
Joiner's try squares
USE Try squares
Joinery tools
BT
Jigsaws
Tools
Woodworking tools
Puzzles
NT
Joiners clamps
Jointer planes
USE Jigsaw puzzles
Jockstraps
Athletic supports
Underpants
Jodhpurs
BT
Long bar-type clamps either of wood or
metal with an adjustable stop at one end,
and a screw-type stop at the other.
USE Joinery tools
BT
BT
Clamps
Joiner's tools
Jigs
BT
Proclamation coins
USE Trying planes
Journal articles
BT
Documents
RT
Journals; Newspaper clippings
SN
Reprints of journal articles or articles
removed from journals.
Horse riding equipment
Sports clothing
Trousers
Journals
BT
Documents
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Terms alphabetical
RT
Magazines
SN
Periodical publications dealing with
current events or academic topics
Jug covers
BT
Household textiles
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Jumpsuits
BT
Clothing
SN
Close-fitting garments covering all the
body and legs
Pest control equipment
SN
Outerwear
Lace or fabric covers used to keep insects
out of milk, cream etc.
Kaftans
BT
Containers
Kaleidoscopes
NT
Askoi
USE Caftans
Jugs
Beer jugs
Character jugs
Claret jugs
BT
Optical toys
Kalians
USE Hookahs
Commemorative jugs
Covered jugs
Cream jugs
Kangaroo
USE Kangaroos
Electric jugs
Ewers
Flagons
Kangaroo paws
BT
Australian plants
Lekythoi
Milk jugs
Juice containers
BT
Food storage containers
RT
Fruit juices
Juice extractors
BT
Kitchen equipment
SN
Appliances used to extract juice from
fruits. May be be manual or electric.
Juicers
BT
Kitchenware
SN
Appliances used to extract juice from fruit
and vegetables.
Jukeboxes
BT
BT
Coin operated record or compact disc
player, allowing selection of music
Jumpers
Australian animals
Kapang coins
BT
Coins
SN
Copper coins current throughout the
Malay peninsula and Sumatra during the
18th and 19th centuries.
Katana
BT
Swords
SN
The oldest of the Japanese swords;
straight and single edged.
Keeper rings
BT
Finger rings
SN
Rings placed on a finger to prevent
another ring from slipping off.
Amusement machines
Audio equipment
SN
Kangaroos
Kegs
BT
Containers
NT
Beer barrels
Beer kegs
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Barrels
Keman
USE Religious objects
Terms alphabetical
Kewpie dolls
BT
Character dolls
RT
Arcade toys
SN
Small, plump dolls; originally with
topknots, based on a character in
serialised magazine stories of the late
19th century and since around 1912
produced in numerous materials including
plaster, bisque and celluloid.
Kendis
BT
Drinking vessels
SN
Drinking vessels of globular shape, with a
vertical neck for filling and a short spout
projecting from the shoulder for drinking.
BT
Kennels
BT
Containers
Kerosene cooking stoves
BT
Cooking stoves
Kerosene engines
BT
Internal-combustion engines
SN
Internal-combustion engines using a
mixture of air and kerosene vapour as a
fuel.
Kerosene irons
USE Spirit irons
Kerosene lamps
BT
Cases
Key holders
Dog accessories
Kerosene containers
BT
Key cases
Lamps
Ketches
RT
Keys
Key holders
BT
Holders
NT
Key cases
Key rings
RT
Keys
Key rings
BT
Key holders
Rings
RT
Keys
Keyboard instrument accessories
BT
Musical instrument accessories
Keyboard instrument components
BT
Musical instrument components
NT
Music keyboards
Piano components
BT
Yachts
SN
Fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessels with a
large mainmast and a smaller mast aft,
but forward of the rudder post (Macquarie
Dictionary, 3rd ed.)
Kettles
BT
Kitchenware
NT
Electric kettles
SN
A large flat-bottomed utensil employed for
heating liquids, having a spout, bail
handle and a cover.
RT
Keyboard instrument accessories
Keyboard instruments
BT
Musical instruments
NT
Calliopes
Clavichords
Dulcitones
Harpsichords
Organs
Pianofortes
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NT
SN
Pianos
Musical instruments played with a
keyboard.
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Kilims
BT
Floor rugs
SN
Tapestry-woven rugs. (AAT, 1999).
Keyboards
USE Typing keyboards
Kiln furniture
BT
Keyed bugles
BT
Bugles
SN
Bugles with keys or valves widely used in
brass bands up to the 1850s; replacement
of the keys with valves gave rise to the
flugel horn.
Keyhole saws
BT
Compass saws
RT
Fret saws
SN
Compass saws having especially narrow
blades and fine teeth, used for cutting out
small shapes, curved work and apertures
such as key holes.
Keymats
USE Typing keyboards
Refractory equipment
NT
Keys
BT
Hardware
NT
Clock keys
Cockspurs
Firebricks
Pyrometric cones
Sagger pins
Saggers
SN
Objects usually made of fireclay for use in
the kiln to support and protect ceramic
ware during firing.
Kilns
BT
Pottery equipment
Refractory equipment
Kilts
BT
Skirts
SN
Short pleated skirts, often tartan,
especially worn by men in the Scottish
Highlands.
Keyrings
USE Key rings
Pottery equipment
Kimberley points
BT
Spearheads
SN
Use for pressure flaked, glass spear heads
made by Australian aborigines,
particularly from the Kimberley region of
Western Australia.
Clock winders
Ignition keys
Museum object keys
Kimonos
BT
Clothing
Musical instrument keys
Watch keys
Winder keys
Keystones
BT
Architectural elements
Building stones
SN
Wedge-shaped piece at the summit of an
arch, regarded as holding the other pieces
in place.
Kidney bowls
BT
Kinetoscopes
BT
Cinematographic viewers
SN
Cinematographic viewers in which a
positive film was passed in continuous
movement in front of a lens through which
the viewer peered, giving a moving picture
lasting some thirteen seconds.
Kingplates
USE Breastplates
Bowls
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Kitchen aprons
BT
Work aprons
Terms alphabetical
Kitchen funnels
BT
Food processing equipment
Funnels
Kitchenware
Kitchen boilers
USE Cooking boilers
Kitchen chairs
BT
Chairs
Kitchen furniture
NT
Pie funnels
Kitchen furniture
BT
Furniture
NT
Kitchen chairs
Kitchen cupboards
Kitchen cupboards
BT
Kitchen dressers
Cupboards
Kitchen tables
Kitchen furniture
Kitchen knives
Kitchen dressers
BT
BT
Cutlery
Kitchenware
Kitchen furniture
Knives
Kitchen equipment
BT
Domestic equipment
NT
Bottling equipment
NT
Bread knives
Mincing knives
Pastry knives
Sashimi knives
Coffee grinders
Cooking equipment
Vegetable knives
SN
Knives that are used in food preparation.
Dish racks
Dishcloth holders
Electric dishwashers
Kitchen scales
BT
Fleshhooks
Kitchen equipment
Weighing instruments
Food processors
Food safes
Food warmers
Kitchen spatulas
BT
Spatulas
Garbage bins
Ice-cream churns
Juice extractors
Kitchenware
Kitchen spoons
BT
Spoons
Kitchenware
NT
Mixing spoons
Pot holders
SN
Spoons that are used in food preparation.
Kitchen scales
Pot stands
Refrigerators
Safe stands
Kitchen tables
BT
Tables
Soap-savers
Spatulas
Tea infusers
Trammels
Trivets
Kitchen furniture
Kitchen toys
BT
Household toys
NT
Toy frying pans
Toy kettles
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Toy saucepans
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NT
Juicers
Toy stoves
Kettles
RT
Dolls kitchenware
Kitchen funnels
SN
Miniature kitchen utensils for children's
playing. Use `Doll's kitchenware' for
kitchen utensils used in doll's houses.
Kitchen knives
Kitchen spatulas
Knife holders
Ladles
Kitcheners
BT
Urns
SN
Urns with a spout at the bottom, used for
dispensing water or tea, but without a
heating element. Also known as fountains
or tea kitchens.
Measuring bowls
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Mixing bowls
Oven peels
Pastry boards
Kitchenware
Pastry brushes
BT
Kitchen equipment
NT
Baking dishes
Pastry stamps
Baking tins
Peelers
Baking trays
Piping bags
Biscuit cutters
Potato chip cutters
Biscuit moulds
Pudding basins
Biscuit paste forcers
Pudding cloths
Bottle openers
Rolling pins
Breadboards
Scoops
Butter pats
Skewers
Butter stamps
Skimmers
Cake racks
Slicers
Cheese slicers
Tin-openers
Pastry cutters
Chopping boards
Colanders
Whisks
SN
Cooking timers
Corers
Egg decapitators
Egg-beaters
Eggslices
Flour sifters
Food dredgers
Food graters
Food ladles
Food mashers
Food mixers
Food moulds
Gravy strainers
Ice cube trays
A general term describing items of all
types, including gadgets and kitchen aids,
used in food preparation.
Kites
BT
Toys
NT
Box kites
Kiwis
BT
Birds
Knee rugs
BT
Personal effects
Rugs
SN
Small blankets used to protect the knees
and legs from draughts and cold.
Jar openers
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Knickerbockers
BT
Trousers
SN
Full breeches gathered at the knee
Knickers
Terms alphabetical
SN
Small, low utensils for supporting the
blade of a knife at the dinner table,
sometimes made as part of the service.
Also use this term for utensils for
supporting a carving fork and/or knife.
Knife sharpeners
BT
Underpants
BT
Sharpeners
SN
The term for drawers which were closed
under the crotch.
NT
Self-sharpening knife sheaths
Sharpening steels
Knife blades
BT
Cutting tools
RT
Knives
SN
Use as a general term for a variety of
knife sharpeners
Tool components
RT
Knives
Knife boxes
BT
Cutlery boxes
RT
Dinner knives
SN
Boxes for holding a set of dinner knives
(usually twelve) and sometimes dinner
forks. They have interiors fitted with
partitions for the individual implements
to protect the sharp blades.
Knitting equipment
BT
Textileworking equipment
NT
Knitting machines
Knitting needles
Knife cleaners
BT
Cleaning equipment
RT
Cutlery
Knitting patterns
RT
Knitting
Knitting machine accessories
BT
Accessories
RT
Knitting machines
SN
Use for accesories for knitting machines
e.g. knitting machine needles.
Knitting machines
Knife handles
BT
Tool handles
RT
Knives
Knife holders
BT
Knife polishers
Cutlery
Knife rests
BT
Machines
Knitting needles
BT
Knitting equipment
Needles
Knitting patterns
BT
Knitting equipment
Textileworking patterns
Cleaning equipment
Polishers
RT
Knitting equipment
Holders
Kitchenware
BT
BT
Tableware
Knives
BT
Cutting tools
NT
Butchers knives
Carving knives
Clasp knives
Flensing knives
Honey knives
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Kitchen knives
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USE Kopek coins
Palette knives
Picking knives
Serving knives
Kopecks
USE Kopek coins
Sheath knives
Table knives
Tatting knives
Knives, picking
Kopek coins
BT
Coins
NT
Fifteen kopek coins
Fifty kopek coins
USE Picking knives
Five kopek coins
Four kopek coins
Knotting shuttles
BT
Half kopek coins
Shuttles
One hundred kopek coins
One kopek coins
Knuckle dusters
Quarter kopek coins
USE Knuckledusters
Ten kopek coins
Three kopek coins
Knuckledusters
BT
SN
Twenty kopek coins
Percussive weapons
Pieces of metal fitted across the knuckles,
used as a weapon.
Knuckles (game)
BT
Games
RT
Jacks (game)
SN
A set of real or plastic knucklebones which
are thrown into the air and caught on the
back of the hand.
Koalas
BT
Australian animals
RT
Toy koalas
Kodzuka
Two kopek coins
SN
Kopeks
USE Kopek coins
Koros
BT
Incense burners
RT
Incense
SN
Japanese censers, often shaped like
gourds.
Kotos
BT
Zithers
SN
Japanese stringed instruments which are
members of the long zither family, with
movable frets.
USE Daggers
Kozuka
Koma
USE Dress clips
Kookaburras
BT
Russian silver coins.
Australian birds
Kopeck coins
BT
Edged weapons accessories
SN
[See notes in History tab, 22/5/2007.]
Kreuzer coins
BT
Coins
RT
Batz coins
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SN
First struck at Merano in the southern
Tyrol in 1271 to the value of one grosso ...
surviving as small change in the Austrian
currency system until 1891.
Kris
BT
Daggers
SN
Malay daggers characterised by a curve to
an asymmetrical spur at the base of the
blade.
Terms alphabetical
NT
Food labels
Swing tags
Laboratory equipment
BT
Scientific equipment
NT
Beakers (laboratory)
Bell jars
Bunsen burners
Capillary tubes
Krone coins
Demonstration apparatus
BT
Coins
Filter papers
SN
Monetary unit of Austria since 1892.
Litmus papers
Pipettes
Kudyapis
BT
Stringed instruments
SN
Lute style instruments from the
Philippines
Retorts
Test tubes
RT
Chemical equipment
Laboratory logbooks
Kukris
BT
Daggers
SN
Knives with a curved blade, used by the
Gurkhas.
BT
Logbooks
SN
Records kept in a laboratory of
experiments and their results.
Lace bobbins
Kylikes
USE Lacemaking bobbins
BT
Drinking cups
SN
Ancient Greek drinking cups with a wide
shallow bowl, horizontal handles,slender
stem and small foot.
Lace borders
BT
Lace lengths
Textile borders
Kylixes
USE Kylikes
Lab coats
BT
Coats
Protective clothing
SN
Coats worn in laboratories to keep the
wearers clothes clean and/or to protect the
material in the laboratory from
contamination.
RT
Lace flounces
SN
Lengths with one straight edge,and one
patterned, to 100mm wide.
Lace flounces
BT
Lace lengths
RT
Lace borders
SN
Lengths with one straight edge and one
patterned more than 100 mm wide.
Lace galloons
Labels
BT
Stationery
NT
Airmail labels
Baggage labels
Clothing labels
Exhibition labels
BT
Lace lengths
SN
Lengths with two patterned edges.
Lace insertions
BT
Lace lengths
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Lace irons
BT
Laundry irons
SN
Small box irons or flatirons used for
ironing lace.
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Lacemaking bobbin boxes
BT
Boxes
Lacemaking equipment
Lacemaking bobbin winders
Lace lengths
BT
Textile lengths
NT
Lace borders
Lace flounces
Lace galloons
BT
Lacemaking equipment
Lacemaking bobbins
BT
Lacemaking equipment
RT
Bobbins
Lace insertions
lace-making equipment
USE Lacemaking equipment
Lacemaking equipment
BT
Textileworking equipment
NT
Lace mounts
Lacemaking bobbin boxes
Lace mats
Lacemaking bobbin winders
USE Tablemats
Lacemaking bobbins
Lacemaking lamps
Lace mounts
BT
Lacemaking equipment
SN
Devices on which to mount lace.
Lacemaking patterns
Lacemaking pillows
Lacemaking pins
Prickers
Lace panels
BT
Textile panels
RT
Lace lengths
Lace pieces
BT
Textile pieces
SN
Lace items with no specific form
Lace samplers
BT
Textile samplers
RT
Lace lengths
SN
Lace showing various patterns, used to
show the skills of a lacemaker,
particularly a beginner.
Tatting knives
Tatting shuttles
Teneriffe wheels
Lacemaking lamps
BT
Lamps
Lacemaking patterns
BT
Lacemaker's lamps
USE Lacemaking lamps
Lacemaking equipment
Textileworking patterns
NT
Prickings
Lacemaking pillows
BT
Lacemaking equipment
Pillows
Lacemakers lamps
USE Lacemaking lamps
Lacemaking equipment
Lacemaking pins
BT
Lacemaking equipment
Pins
NT
Divider pins
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Lacemaking shuttles
BT
Components
USE Tatting shuttles
NT
Lamp brackets
Lamp chimneys
Laces
BT
RT
Clothing accessories
Fasteners
NT
Lamps
Bootlaces
Lamp posts
USE Lampposts
Corset laces
Shoelaces
SN
Cords or strings for holding or drawing
together, as when passed through holes in
opposite edges.
Lachrymatories
Lamp shades
USE Lampshades
Lampposts
BT
Lighting equipment
RT
Street lighting equipment
SN
Posts, of concrete, steel, or iron, used to
support a lamp which lights a street, park,
etc
USE Unguentaria
Lacquering brushes
BT
Paintbrushes
SN
Paintbrushes used to apply lacquer
finishes.
Ladders
BT
Tools
NT
Extension ladders
Lamps
BT
Lighting equipment
NT
Arc lamps
Argand lamps
Bicycle lamps
Candle lamps
Ladles
Carriage lamps
BT
Kitchenware
Desk lamps
NT
Food ladles
Exciter lamps
Industrial ladles
Floor lamps
Toddy ladles
Gas lamps
Spoons with a deep cup-like bowl and a
long handle used for transferring a liquid
from one receptacle to another.
Kerosene lamps
SN
Lacemaking lamps
Lustres
Lamp brackets
Miners lamps
Brackets
Mosque lamps
Lamp components
Oil lamps
Bicycle lamp brackets
Projector lamps
BT
NT
Spirit lamps
Lamp chimneys
BT
Lamp components
SN
Tubes, commonly of glass, surrounding
the flame of a lamp to promote combustion
and to keep the flame steady.
Table lamps
RT
Lampshades
Lamps, photographic
USE Studio lighting equipment
Lamp components
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Lampshades
BT
Lighting equipment
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Lantern slide transparencies
USE Lantern slides
Soft furnishings
Lancashire dividers
USE Bow compasses
Lantern slides
BT
Photographic transparencies
SN
Transparent positive images made or
mounted on glass for projection by magic
lanterns, usually but not necessarily
photographic, and measuring 3.25 to 3.5
by 4 inches. Use `Ambrotypes' for glass
plate positives which are not lantern
slides.
Lances
BT
Polearms
SN
Long shafted weapons with metal heads.
Landscape lenses
BT
Photographic lenses
SN
Simple lenses covering a semi-angular
field of about 20 degrees at a low aperture,
suitable for landscape photography.
Landscape models
BT
Models
SN
Models representing an area of land and
its natural or fabricated features.
Lantern strips
USE Lantern slide mounts
Lanterns
BT
Lap sets
BT
Wrenches
SN
Metal wrenches used for bending metal
edge-plates that were fitted to motor
carriage doors.
Lantern clocks
BT
Clocks
SN
Clocks with lantern-shaped brass cases
made in England during the 17th and
18th centuries. Most had one hand. Some
were designed to hang from a hook on the
wall, others to stand on a wall bracket.
Lantern masks
USE Lantern slide mounts
Lantern mounts
USE Lantern slide mounts
Lantern plates
Lapel pins
BT
BT
Photographic mounts
RT
Lantern slides
SN
Materials for mounting lantern slides,
chiefly cardboard strips and frames.
Jewellery
Pins
RT
Stickpins
Lapidary accessories
BT
Accessories
SN
Accessories involved with lapidary work.
Lappets
BT
Headwear accessories
SN
Flat fabric pieces , usually a pair that are
attached to a hat or headdress
USE Lantern slides
Lantern slide mounts
Lighting equipment
Laptop computers
BT
Portable computers
SN
Computers weighing 4 - 7 kg that run on
mains electricity or batteries and can be
held in the lap. They usually use flat LCD
or plasma screens.
Lard
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Foodstuffs
Large scale models
BT
Scale models
SN
Models of objects which are larger than
the original, usually to show details of
small objects. Use this term in conjunction
with objects to indicate an oversized
model of that object, eg for a blown-up
model of an insect, use `Insects' and
`Large scale models'.
Terms alphabetical
Laundry blue
BT
Laundry equipment
RT
Blue bags
SN
A brightening agent used particularly to
whiten clothes and preserve the colour of
black, blue and grey materials.
Laundry blue bags
USE Blue bags
Laundry boilers
Lariats
USE Lassos
USE Laundry coppers
Laundry coppers
Lassoes
USE Lassos
BT
Washing tubs
SN
Washing tubs made of copper, tin,
aluminium, zinc or enamel used to boil
laundry.
Lassos
BT
Agricultural equipment
Animal accessories
Ropes
SN
Long, noosed ropes for catching horses,
cattle etc.
Lath axes
USE Froes
Laundry dippers
BT
Laundry dollies
BT
Laundry equipment
NT
Laundry possers
SN
Pronged instruments for stirring and
agitating clothes in a dolly tub.
Lath rivers
USE Froes
Lathering dishes
BT
Shaving equipment
SN
Shallow broad-rimmed dishes used by
barbers.
Lathes
Laundry equipment
Laundry draining trays
USE Draining boards
Laundry equipment
BT
Domestic equipment
NT
Blue bags
Clothes baskets
BT
Cutting machines
NT
Watchmakers lathes
Clothes brushes
RT
Woodworking machines
Clothes dryers
Clothes beaters
Clothes drying racks
Launch engines
USE Marine engines
Clothes lines
Clothes peg bags
Clothes pegs
Laundry baskets
USE Clothes baskets
Clothes wringers
Copper sticks
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NT
Draining boards
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NT
Dry-cleaning machines
Spirit irons
Fabric softeners
Ironing boards
Standing irons
SN
Ironing machines
Laundry blue
Laundry dippers
Mrs Potts irons
Iron or steel implements used heated for
smoothing or pressing cloth, etc.
Laundry mangles
USE Mangles
Laundry dollies
Laundry iron trivets
Laundry irons
Laundry possers
Laundry starch
Mangles
Soap flakes
Trouser presses
Washboards
Washing machines
Laundry packaging
BT
Packaging
Laundry pegs
USE Clothes pegs
Laundry plungers
USE Copper sticks
Washing tubs
RT
Laundry toys
Laundry possers
BT
Laundry furnaces
USE Laundry coppers
Laundry iron handles
BT
Handles
Laundry iron trivets
BT
Laundry equipment
RT
Laundry irons
SN
Trivets on which a laundry iron was
placed to keep it from burning the ironing
board.
Laundry ironing machines
Laundry equipment
SN
BT
Laundry equipment
NT
Box irons
Sticks used for stirring clothes in the
wash, similar to laundry dollys but with a
different shape.
Laundry soap
BT
Soap
RT
Laundry equipment
SN
Soap made for washing clothes, often
without the perfumes etc in bath soap and
with additions of lye and other strong
cleaning agents.
Laundry starch
BT
Laundry equipment
SN
A stiffening agent used when washing
clothes.
USE Ironing machines
Laundry irons
Laundry dollies
Laundry toys
BT
Household toys
NT
Toy clothes pegs
Toy irons
Electric irons
Toy mangles
Flatirons
Toy trivets
Gas irons
Toy washboards
Lace irons
RT
Laundry equipment
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Laundry tubs
USE Washing tubs
Lawn bowls
BT
Terms alphabetical
Leads
BT
Animal accessories
RT
Dog accessories
SN
Ropes, straps, thongs or lines for holding a
dog or other animal in check
Sports balls
Lawn-mower repair kits
BT
Repair kits
RT
Lawn-mowers
Lawn mowers
USE Lawnmowers
Leads, extension
USE Extension cords
Leaflets
BT
Documents
NT
Advertising leaflets
Instruction leaflets
Lawn-mowers
USE Lawnmowers
Lawnmowers
BT
Gardening equipment
SN
Machines used for trimming grass lawns.
Lawnmowers may be electric,
petrol-fuelled, or hand-powered.
Layettes
BT
Baby clothing
SN
Complete outfits of clothing, toilet
articles, etc, for a newborn child.
Lead points
BT
RT
Information sheets
SN
Single sheets, printed on one or both sides
usually for advertising purposes, often
folded.
Leashes
USE Leads
Leather forming tools
USE Leatherworking tools
Leather patchers
BT
Leatherworking tools
Sewing machines
SN
Metal points
Sewing machines used for patching
leather.
Leather splitters
Lead sealers
BT
Sealers
SN
Devices which seal bags with pieces of
lead.
Leadlight door panels
USE Leadlight panels
Leadlight panels
BT
Architectural panels
Windows
Leadlight windows
BT
Windows
BT
Leatherworking tools
SN
Tools with fine blades through which
leather is fed, in order to split it into thin
strips.
Leatherworking equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
Leatherworking tools
BT
Tools
NT
Leather patchers
Leather splitters
RT
Bootmaking tools
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Leaves
BT
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Leggings
Plant components
BT
Clothing
SN
Tight fitting stretch pants to the ankle
Lecterns
BT
Desks
Lego
USE Lego sets
Lecture notes
BT
Notes
Lego sets
BT
Toy bricks
Ledgers
BT
Account books
Leg armour
BT
Lekythoi
BT
Jugs
SN
A type of small jug of Greek pottery, for
perfume, oil, or ointment.
Armour
Leg calipers
BT
Health and medical equipment
SN
Appliances used on limbs to provide
external support or correct deformities.
Leg irons
Lemon essence
BT
Food essences
SN
Food additives composed of a concentrated
liquid with the characteristic properties of
lemon.
Lens accessories
BT
Punishment equipment
BT
Accessories
SN
Chains or shackles placed on the ankles.
NT
Lens caps
Lens cases
Leg warmers
Lens cloths
BT
Clothing accessories
Lens hoods
SN
Footless leg coverings usually worn over
tights, trousers, boots, or the like, for
warmth or as a fashionable accessory.
(Getty AAT, 2006)
Lens mounts
RT
Camera accessories
Lens blanks
Legal documents
BT
Documents
NT
Business guarantees
BT
Lenses
RT
Camera lenses
SN
Optical lenses cut into the required size
and ready for the finishing operations.
Contracts
Debentures
Deeds
Lens caps
Hire purchase agreements
BT
Lens accessories
Indentures
SN
Rubber or plastic covers to protect ends of
lenses when they are not in use.
Licences
Probates
Radio receiving licences
Television receiving licences
Lens cases
BT
Cases
Lens accessories
Wills
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RT
Camera lenses
SN
Cases for enclosing and protecting the
whole lens, including the lens hood. Use
`Lens caps' for covers protecting the end of
the lens.
Lens cloths
BT
Cloths
Terms alphabetical
USE Mirror cameras
Lensless photographs
USE Photograms
Leopards
BT
Mammals
Lens accessories
SN
Antistatic cloths for cleaning lenses.
Lens frames
USE Lens mounts
Leotards
BT
Clothing
RT
Bodysuits
SN
Close fitting one-piece garments, worn by
acrobats and dancers
Lens hoods
BT
Lens accessories
SN
Opaque tubes of rubber, plastic or metal
used to shield the camera lens from light.
Use `Lens caps' for covers protecting the
ends of the lens.
Lens mounts
BT
Lens accessories
SN
Devices for attaching a lens to another
piece of equipment such as a camera or
telescope.
Lens shades
USE Lens hoods
Lens stops
USE Diaphragm holes
Lepta
USE Lepton coins
Lepton coins
BT
Coins
SN
Originally a very small weight of Ancient
Greece, the term was used to describe
small copper coins in general, varying
widely in value. Later a denomination
used in the Ionian Islands and the West
Indies.
Lesson cards
USE Educational cards
Letter books
BT
Administrative records
Books
Lenses
Correspondence
BT
Objects
NT
Anastigmat lenses
Headlight lenses
Lens blanks
SN
Books containing copies of
correspondence.
Letter boxes
USE Letterboxes
Microscope lenses
Optical lenses
Photographic lenses
Portrait lenses
Letter holders
BT
Document holders
Writing equipment
Prisms
Telescope lenses
Letter openers
USE Paperknives
Lensless cameras
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Letter racks
USE Letter holders
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Leyden jars
BT
Electrical equipment
Jars
Letterbooks
USE Letter books
RT
Batteries
SN
Early devices used for storing electric
charges, consisting essentially of a glass
jar lined inside and outside, for about
two-thirds of its height, with tinfoil.
Letterboxes
BT
Boxes
Postal equipment
RT
Postboxes
SN
Private boxes for receipt of mail. For
public boxes for posting mail use
Postboxes.
Lettercards
BT
Postal stationery
RT
Postcards
SN
Cards sold at the post office with stamps
already attached, which can usually be
posted at a lower rate than letters in
envelopes.
Li-los
USE Inflatable mattresses
Liard coins
BT
Coins
SN
Small French silver coin, to the value of 3
deniers; remained legal tender until 1845.
Liberation notes
BT
Military money
SN
Hasty immediate use of available
banknotes (usually occupation or earlier
notes) by overstamping/overprinting by
the newly established government.
Letterhead paper
USE Business stationery
Letters
BT
Correspondence
NT
Business letters
Condolence letters
Letters of administration
Personal letters
Letters of administration
BT
Letters
Lettersheets
BT
Postal stationery
RT
Aerograms
SN
Sheets of paper which can be folded,
gummed and addressed for posting within
a country; domestic versions of aerograms.
Lever action rifles
BT
Rifles
Library cards
BT
Cards
SN
Cards created for library books to record
cataloguing or lending details
Licences
BT
Legal documents
NT
Drivers licences
Gold licences
Lidded jars
USE Covered jars
Lidded pots
BT
Pots
Lids
BT
Container components
NT
Billy can lids
Box lids
Pot lids
Saucepan lids
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RT
Vessel covers
SN
Coverings designed to hold in the contents
of a box or container. Use vessel covers for
unattached coverings for vessels.
Life jackets
BT
Safety equipment
Terms alphabetical
Lifts
USE Elevators
Ligature thread
BT
Surgical thread
SN
Surgical thread used for constriction of
blood vessels or for removing tumors by
strangulation.
Lifeboats
BT
Emergency vehicles
Rescue boats
Safety equipment
SN
Boats, provisioned and equipped for
abandoning ship, carried on larger ships
in davits so that they can be lowered
quickly in cases of emergency. For
shore-based boats built for rescuing
occupants of ships in distress, use `Surf
rescue boats'.
Lifebuoys
BT
Nautical equipment
Safety equipment
RT
Flotation aids
SN
Buoyant devices (in various forms) for
throwing, as from a vessel, to persons in
the water, to enable them to keep afloat
until rescued (Macquarie Dictionary, 3rd
ed.)
Lift doors
USE Elevator doors
Lifting equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Elevators
Hods
Lifting jacks
Light boxes
BT
Boxes
Photographic viewing equipment
Light bulbs
USE Electric light globes
Light calculators
USE Exposure calculators
Light fittings
BT
Electrical fittings
Lighting equipment
NT
Chandeliers
Girandoles
Light shades
Light globe fittings
BT
Electric lighting equipment
NT
Bayonet double adaptors
Light globes
USE Electric light globes
Light meters
BT
Meters
NT
Exposure meters
SN
An instrument which measures light
intensity (usually measured in lux or foot
candles) within an area.
Pulley blocks
Pulleys
Tongs
Lifting jacks
BT
Lifting equipment
SN
Portable mechanisms used for moving
loads short distances by means of force
applied with a lever, screw, hydraulic
press or air pressure.
Light shades
BT
Light fittings
RT
Lampshades
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Lighthouses
BT
Buildings
RT
Lighting equipment
Lighting equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Arc lamp regulators
Bracket lights
Candle equipment
Candles
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Lingerie
USE Underwear
Linguaphones
BT
Percussion instruments
SN
Plucked idiophones
Link reversing engines
BT
Reversing engines
SN
Reversing engines that use Stephenson's
link motion device to change direction
easily.
Drops
Electric lighting equipment
Gas lighting equipment
Gaslights
Link reversing launch engines
USE Link reversing engines
Lampposts
Lamps
Lampshades
Lino
USE Linoleum
Lanterns
Light fittings
Mirror balls
Lino prints
USE Linocuts
Photographic lighting equipment
Street lighting equipment
Theatre lighting equipment
Torches
RT
Architectural elements
Safety equipment
SN
BT
Relief prints
SN
A C20th development of the wood-block
print, where prints are made from a
design cut in relief on a block of linoleum.
Lighthouses
Lightning conductors
BT
Linocuts
Rodlike conductors installed to divert
atmospheric electricity away from a
structure and protect the structure from
lightning by providing a path to earth.
Lightning rods
USE Lightning conductors
Line engravings
BT
Engravings
SN
Prints produced by an intaglio printing
technique where a design is engraved on
the metal plate with a burin.
Liner glasses
Linoleum
BT
Floor coverings
NT
Linotiles
SN
A synthetic floor covering made by coating
hessian or canvass with linseed oil,
powdered cork and rosin.
Linoleum tiles
USE Linotiles
Linotiles
BT
Floor tiles
Linoleum
SN
Linoleum cut into squares and laid in a
manner similar to laying tiles or paving.
Lintels
USE Vessel liners
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BT
Architectural elements
RT
Door jambs
SN
Horizontal beams or slabs which span the
opening of a door or window and supports
the wall above.
Terms alphabetical
Liquor glasses
BT
Drinking glasses
NT
Coins
SN
Scottish coins to the value of five shillings.
Lions
BT
Whisky glasses
Lira coins
BT
Coins
SN
Italian coins. Also the monetary unit of
the Vatican, the Republic of San Marino,
and was occasionally struck in Italian
colonies.
Mammals
Lions of Fo
USE Dogs of Fo
Lipstick cases
Brandy glasses
Gin glasses
Lion coins
BT
Bar equipment
Lire
USE Lira coins
Lists
BT
Cosmetics containers
BT
Documents
RT
Lipsticks
NT
Bibliographies
Discographies
Lipsticks
BT
Cosmetics
RT
Lipstick cases
Liquer glasses
USE Liqueur glasses
Liqueur bottles
Menus
Price lists
Lithographic stones
USE Printing stones
Lithographs
BT
Prints
BT
Beverage bottles
NT
Chromolithographs
SN
Large bottles with bulbous bodies divided
internally into four compartments, each to
hold a different liqueur and each having
its own neck, mouth and stopper.
RT
Photolithographs
SN
Prints produced by a planographic method
of surface printing from stone.
Liqueur glasses
BT
Litmus papers
BT
Bar equipment
Laboratory equipment
Testing equipment
Drinking glasses
NT
Cordial glasses
Liquid-cooled engines
BT
Engines
SN
Engines cooled by means of circulating
liquid, especially water.
Lizards
BT
Reptiles
NT
Goannas
Loafers
BT
Shoes
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SN
A pair of casual shoes.
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Lobster pots
USE Lobster traps
Lobster traps
BT
Animal traps
Saws with a blade held under tension in a
tubular steel frame; the blade consists of
pegged teeth and "gullets" (spaces).
Logarithmic calculating instruments
BT
Calculating devices
NT
Circular calculators
Cylindrical calculators
Exposure calculators
Lock saws
Slide rules
USE Compass saws
Logarithmic tables
Lockets
BT
BT
Jewellery
SN
Hinged jewellery which opens to disclose a
portrait, relic, keepsake etc
Locks
BT
Hardware
NT
Door locks
Padlocks
Logbooks
BT
Documents
NT
Aircraft logbooks
Laboratory logbooks
Mileage logs
Ships logs
SN
Locomotive boilers
BT
Fire-tube boilers
RT
Locomotives
SN
Internally fixed horizontal fire-tube
boilers with integral furnace. The doubled
furnace walls contain water which mixes
with water in the boiler shell.
Locomotive engines
BT
Engines
SN
Engines which propel locomotives along
railway tracks.
Mathematical tables
Official records of occurrences in a
workplace. Usually associated with
journeys (such as ship, air or truck
journeys), but can also include the
recording of details in workplaces like
laboratories.
Loin cloths
BT
Clothing
Lolly jars
USE Confectionery jars
Long case clocks
USE Longcase clocks
Locomotives
BT
Rail vehicles
SN
Self-propelled vehicles running on railway
tracks, designed to pull railway carriages.
Log books
Long-focus lenses
BT
Photographic lenses
NT
Telephoto lenses
SN
Any lens whose focal length is appreciably
greater than the diagonal of the negative
in the format in which it is used (AAT).
USE Logbooks
Log saws
BT
Woodworking saws
Long johns
BT
Underwear
SN
Long, warm underpants.
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Long planes
USE Trying planes
Longcase clocks
Terms alphabetical
Lounge suites
BT
Seating furniture
RT
Lounges
BT
Clocks
RT
Shelf clocks
BT
Suits
SN
Domestic clocks in a wooden case usually
over 6 feet tall, and standing on the floor.
RT
Business suits
Lounge suits
Lounges
Looms
BT
Weaving equipment
NT
Hand looms
BT
Seating furniture
SN
Use for three-seat furniture or a single
reclined seat that is not a chaise longue or
a reclining chair.
Jacquard looms
SN
Machines or apparatus for weaving yarn
or thread into fabric.
Loop aerials
BT
Antennas
Loose-leaf binders
BT
Stationery
Lorgnettes
BT
Spectacles
SN
Eyeglasses mounted on a long handle.
Lottery machines
BT
Gambling equipment
Machines
Lotus plants
BT
Plants
Loving cups
BT
Low pressure engines
USE Condensing engines
Lozenges
BT
Confectionery
Medicines
SN
Small flavoured cakes or confections of
sugar, often medicated, originally
diamond-shaped.
Lubricants for condoms
USE Personal lubricants
Luggage
BT
Personal effects
NT
Backpacks
Lotuses
BT
Cups
Chests
Suit bags
Flowers
Suitcases
Travelling cases
Loudhailers
BT
Megaphones
SN
Megaphones with built in electric
amplifiers.
Loudspeakers
USE Speakers
Trunks
SN
Bags used for transporting personal
possessions
Lumiprints
USE Contact prints
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Lustres
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Maces
BT
Lamps
SN
A glass girandole, candelabrum or
candlestick decorated with prismatic
pendent drops of glass or crystal. For the
pendent drops as components, use
"Drops".
BT
Percussive weapons
Machetes
BT
Cutting tools
Edged weapons
SN
Lute guitars
USE Harp-lutes
Large, heavy knives used esp. in
Latin-American countries as both a tool
and a weapon.
Machine components
Lutes
USE Machinery components
BT
Stringed instruments
NT
Biwa
Pipa
Machine guns
BT
Guns
San-hsiens
Shamisens
Luthiers tools
USE Violin making tools
Machine-readable records
BT
Computer accessories
Documents
NT
Compact discs
Floppy disks
Lying presses
USE Bookbinding presses
Lyres
BT
Stringed instruments
Lyric sheets
BT
Music documents
SN
Words of songs, printed or handwritten.
RT
Computer software
SN
Document types in a form readable by
computer.
Machine tools
BT
Machines
NT
Grinder heads
SN
Powered machines for cutting or shaping
or finishing metals or other materials, e.g.
lathes
Machinery
Lyrics
USE Lyric sheets
Macadamia Nuts
USE Nuts (foodstuffs)
Mace coins
BT
Coins
SN
Mace is a Chinese unit of weight, one
tenth of the tael. It figures on certain
pre-Revolutionary Chinese coins, the
silver dollar being expressed as 7 mace 2
candareens.
USE Machines
Machinery blades
BT
Machinery components
Machinery components
BT
Components
NT
Bearings
Bushings
Couplings
Crankshafts
Dandy rolls
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NT
RT
Gears
Terms alphabetical
NT
Morticing machines
Machinery blades
Office machines
Mufflers
Packaging machines
Projector components
Papermaking machines
Regulators
Poker machines
Sprocket wheels
Printing machines
Typewriter components
Refrigerator evaporators
Winches
Robots
Machines
Sewing machines
Ticket machines
Machines
BT
Equipment
NT
Agricultural machines
Amusement machines
Automata
Automatic teller machines
Beverage dispensing machines
Bonbon making machines
Boring machines
Centrifuges
Vending machines
Washing machines
Windmills
Woodworking machines
RT
Machinery components
Mackintoshes
USE Raincoats
Magazine clippings
Churns
BT
Press clippings
Clicking presses
RT
Magazines
Coffee machines
Coin sorting machines
Compressors
Magazine covers
BT
Documents
RT
Magazines
Copying machines
Cutting machines
Cylinder shaving machines
Drafting machines
Dredges
Dry-cleaning machines
Electrostatic machines
Magazine film
USE 35mm film
Magazine inserts
Elevators
BT
Documents
Engineering machines
RT
Magazines
SN
Loose or tear-out sheets included in the
sale price of a magazine.
Envelope making machines
Evaporators
Fairy floss machines
Forge blowers
Magazines
Generators
BT
Documents
Hand driers
NT
Childrens magazines
Knitting machines
School magazines
Lottery machines
Machine tools
Metals processing machines
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SN
Periodical publications containing
miscellaneous articles or pieces in prose or
verse, often with illustrations. For
buildings which store munitions, use
`Storage magazines'.
Magazines (firearm components)
BT
Firearm components
Magic lantern lenses
BT
Photographic lenses
RT
Magic lanterns
Powerhouse Museum Collection Thesaurus
SN
Magnetic computer tape
BT
Magic lanterns
BT
Projectors
SN
Early forms of projectors designed for use
with lantern slides.
Magnesium flash holders
Computer memory devices
Magnetic drums
BT
Computer memory devices
SN
Memory units for computers, consisting of
a rapidly spinning cylinder on which
information is recorded by magnetising
the surface.
Magic lantern slides
USE Lantern slides
Instruments comprising a magnetised
needle pivoted so that it can always point
to magnetic north, used, often in
conjunction with a map or chart, for
direction finding.
Magnets
BT
Objects
NT
Electromagnets
Fridge magnets
Refrigerator magnets
Magnifying glasses
BT
Photographic lighting equipment
BT
Optical instruments
SN
Devices for holding magnesium powder or
wire for use in early flash photography.
SN
Glass lenses, usually convex, or a
combination of lenses used to produce a
virtual image larger than the object being
viewed.
Magnesium flash lamps
USE Magnesium flashes
Magnesium flash powders
USE Flash powders
Magnesium flashes
BT
Camera flashes
SN
Devices producing a flash of light through
the ignition of magnesium powder or wire.
Magpies
BT
Mail bag tags
BT
Magnetic compasses
BT
Directional compasses
NT
Mariners compasses
Pocket compasses
Postal equipment
Mail bags
BT
Postal equipment
SN
Bags used for collection and delivery of
postal items.
Magnesium powders
USE Flash powders
Australian birds
Mail shirts
BT
Chainmail armour
Mailbags
BT
Bags
SN
Bags in which mail is carried.
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Mainframe computers
BT
Digital computers
SN
Large computer systems that are
characterised by a wide data bus, large
storage capacity and high speed operation.
Terms alphabetical
NT
Boars
Bullocks
Camels
Cats
Cattle
Maintenance manuals
BT
Bears
Deer
Manuals
Dogs
Dolphins
Maintenance tools
Echidnas
BT
Tools
NT
Bench brushes
Giant pandas
Plungers
Goats
Elephants
Horses
Make-up
Leopards
USE Cosmetics
Lions
Monkeys
Make-up brushes
Oxen
Pigs
USE Cosmetics brushes
Platypus
Makers plates
Poodles
BT
Plaques
Rabbits
NT
Engine plates
SN
Plates with manufacturers details
inscribed, attached to an object to indicate
who made it.
Reindeers
Rodents
Seals (animals)
Sheep
Tigers
Male contraceptives
BT
Contraceptives
NT
Condoms
Mallets
Whales
Wolves
Manchester
USE Household textiles
BT
Striking tools
NT
Caulking mallets
SN
Small wooden hammers used to drive
another tools, such as a chisel or gouge.
Mandarin robes
BT
Robes
SN
Robes, formerly worn by Chinese
mandarins prior to the establishment of
the Republic in 1912, were long loose and
richly embroidered with wide long sleeves,
motifs indicated wearer's rank.
Mambo
USE Mambo Graphics Pty Ltd
Mammals
Mandolins
BT
Animals
BT
Stringed instruments
NT
Badgers
RT
Banjo mandolins
Bats
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SN
Stringed instrument with pear shaped
wooden body, usually smaller than a lute
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Mangles
Photographs that have been altered
through interference in the optical or
chemical procedures, or physically altered,
as for example, sewn, marked on, or torn.
BT
Laundry equipment
NT
Board and roller mangles
BT
Objects
Box mangles
SN
Body-shaped objects that are usually used
to support clothing, armour, jewellery or
other items worn by people.
Mannequins
Upright mangles
SN
Machines for smoothing cloth or
household linen by means of rollers. Many
domestic hand mangles also performed
the functions of clothes wringers.
Mantel clocks
BT
Clocks
Mangling machines
RT
Shelf clocks
USE Mangles
SN
Clocks designed to stand on a mantelshelf
above a fireplace.
Mangroves
BT
Plants
Manhole covers
BT
Doors
SN
Doors for the access holes of tanks, boilers
or underground passages.
Manicure equipment
BT
Toiletries
NT
Emery boards
Mantelpieces
BT
Mantilla combs
BT
Head ornaments
SN
High combs over which mantillas are
draped.
Mantillas
BT
Headwear
SN
Lace scarves or veils, in black or white,
arranged over a high comb and falling
over back and shoulders, worn in Spain or
Mexico
Manicure sets
Nail buffers
Nail clippers
Nail files
Nail scissors
Architectural elements
Mantlepieces
USE Mantelpieces
Nailbrushes
SN
Equipment used in the care of hands and
fingernails.
Manicure sets
BT
Manicure equipment
SN
A group of implements used in the care of
the hands and fingernails.
Manipulated photographs
BT
Photographs
NT
Composite photographs
Photomontages
RT
Photographic prints
Mantles
BT
Capes
SN
Loose sleeveless capes
Manuals
BT
Books
NT
Household manuals
Maintenance manuals
Operating manuals
Technical manuals
Training manuals
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Instruction books
Terms alphabetical
NT
Decorative marbles
Playing marbles
Manufacturing equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Brickmaking equipment
Manuscripts
SN
Small round balls of glass, steel, ceramics
etc. used for decorative and industrial
purposes or for various children's games.
Where possible, specify the type or use of
marbles.
Marine boilers
BT
Documents
BT
Boilers
SN
Documents, books, letters etc written by
hand or typewritten.
SN
Boilers designed to meet requirements of
ship operation in propulsion, running of
auxiliary machinery, generation of
electricity and heating.
Map holders
BT
Document holders
SN
Holders designed to protect maps
Maps
BT
Documents
Geographical equipment
Marine chronometers
BT
Marine engines
BT
Aeronautical maps
NT
Navigational charts
Road maps
Topographical maps
SN
Flat surface representations of part or all
of the earth's surface, or of the heavens.
Paddle engines
SN
Sculptures
SN
Model of a contemplated structure, as a
wax or clay model of a piece of sculpture.
BT
Marine engines
NT
Direct acting screw engines
Geared screw engines
Twin screw engines
SN
Marine engines that propel vessels across
water by driving a screw-propeller.
Marine steam turbine engines
Maracas
USE Marine steam turbines
BT
Percussion instruments
RT
Gourds
SN
Gourd rattles used particularly in Latin
American dance music.
Maravedi coins
BT
Coins
SN
Spanish coins.
Marine steam turbines
BT
Steam turbines
RT
Marine engines
SN
Steam turbines used for marine
propulsion.
Marine vehicles
USE Watercraft
Marbles
BT
Engines that propel water-born vessels.
Marine screw engines
Maquettes
BT
Marine screw engines
Outboard motors
Geological maps
Globes
Nautical equipment
Reversing engines
Navigational equipment
NT
Chronometers
Balls
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mariner's astrolabes
BT
Tools
USE Astrolabes
NT
Brands
Punches
Mariner's compasses
USE Mariners compasses
Mariners compasses
BT
Magnetic compasses
SN
Magnetic directional compasses used in
sea navigation, consisting of a pivoted
compass card, usually with 8, 16 or 32
equal divisions, set in a gimbal-mounted
non-ferrous metal bowl. The most
accurate and stable were liquid
compasses, utilising liquid filled bowls
with a pivoting aluminium compass card.
Maritime documents
BT
Documents
NT
Ships logs
RT
Aviation documents
SN
A general term used for collections of
documents, records etc pertaining to ships
and ship journeys. Where possible, specify
the type of document, or use a more
specific term.
Maritime flags
BT
Flags
Maritime records
USE Maritime documents
Mark coins
Markka coins
BT
Coins
RT
Penni coins
SN
Plural Markkaa. The Finnish equivalent
of the Mark, struck there under Russian
denomination from 1864 as a silver coin to
the value of a quarter rouble. It was
divided into 100 pennia.
Markkaa
USE Markka coins
Marriage certificates
BT
Certificates
Marrow spoons
BT
Spoons
SN
Spoons with a conventional bowl and a
handle channelled in the form of a long
narrow scoop that are used to extract
marrow from a marrow-bone.
Martial arts outfits
BT
Sports clothing
Mascara
BT
Cosmetics
Masks
BT
Coins
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Currency of the German Empire.
NT
Armour masks
Fancy dress masks
Marking brands
Gasmasks
USE Brands
Protective masks
Surgical masks
Marking gauges
BT
Woodworking gauges
SN
Gauges used for marking a scratched line
parallel to the edge of wood.
Marking tools
Underwater masks
RT
Toy masks
Masonry bits
BT
Bits
Masonry tools
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Bits used to drill through stone or brick,
as opposed to those used for woodworking.
Masonry chisels
BT
Chisels
Masonry tools
NT
Plugging chisels
Tooth chisels
SN
Chisels used for cutting and dressing
stone.
Terms alphabetical
NT
SN
Tools
NT
Masonry bits
Masonry chisels
Pump drills
USE Match containers
Matchbox holders
BT
Holders
SN
Metal clips into which cardboard
matchboxes are slipped for protection.
Matchboxes
BT
Masons' tools
USE Masonry tools
Boxes
Match containers
SN
Mason's tools
USE Masonry tools
Containers or cases for holding matches.
Match holders
Masonry tools
BT
Vesta cases
Small boxes for holding matches, most
often used to describe cardboard boxes
with a striking surface on one side to light
safety matches.
Matches
BT
Objects
NT
Safety matches
Vesta matches
Massage equipment
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
Electromassage machines
Vibrators
Master clocks
BT
Clocks
SN
Accurate clocks that control time
distribution systems, for example the
central clock which supplies accurately
controlled current pulses to the circuit of
controlled or impulse dial clocks.
Match boxes
USE Matchboxes
Match cases
USE Match containers
Match containers
BT
Containers
NT
Matchboxes
SN
Short slender pieces of wood or other
material tipped with a chemical substance
which ignites when rubbed on a rough or
chemically prepared surface.
Matchlock firearms
BT
Firearms
NT
Matchlock rifles
Matchlock rifles
BT
Matchlock firearms
Rifles
Matchstick blinds
BT
Blinds
Matchsticks
USE Matches
Maternity brassieres
BT
Brassieres
Maternity clothing
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BT
Clothing
NT
Maternity brassieres
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Long-handled heavy wooden mallets.
Mauser cartridges
USE Cartridges
Maternity dresses
Maternity girdles
SN
Loose-fitting clothes designed for
pregnant women.
Maternity dresses
BT
BT
Postcards
SN
Postcards with postage stamp affixed on
the image side of the card and
postmarked.
Dresses
Maternity clothing
SN
Maximum cards
Full dresses, often adjustable in girth,
designed to be worn by pregnant women.
Mazarines
BT
Strainers
Tableware
Maternity girdles
BT
SN
Girdles
Maternity clothing
Mathematical instruments
BT
Scientific equipment
RT
Drawing instruments
Measures
BT
Measuring instruments
NT
Measuring bowls
Measuring cups
Measuring cylinders
Mathematical tables
BT
Information tables
NT
Logarithmic tables
Drainers in the form of an oval (rarely
circular) pierced plate that rests in a
deeper and wider serving dish.
Measuring glasses
Measuring spoons
Measuring bowls
Mats
BT
Bowls
Kitchenware
USE Floor mats
Measures
Mattocks
BT
Tools
NT
Ice mattocks
RT
Pickaxes
SN
Instruments for loosening the soil in
digging, shaped like pickaxes, but having
one end broad instead of pointed.
Mattresses
BT
Bed components
Bedding
Soft furnishings
NT
Inflatable mattresses
Mauls
BT
Striking tools
Measuring cups
BT
Cups
Kitchenware
Measures
Measuring cylinders
BT
Measures
RT
Rain gauges
SN
Graduated cylinders for measuring
liquids.
Measuring equipment
USE Measuring instruments
Measuring glasses
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Measures
SN
Graduated glasses for measuring liquids.
Measuring instruments
BT
Instruments
Scientific equipment
NT
Astrolabes
Terms alphabetical
Meat dish covers
USE Dish covers
Meat dishes
BT
Serving dishes
SN
A type of dish for serving the roast or
main dish at a meal.
Astronomical circle instruments
Calipers
Dividing engines
Meat mincers
BT
Food processing equipment
Drafting compasses
Electric balances
Electric indicators
Meat safe stands
USE Safe stands
Flash point apparatus
Frequency test records
Gauges
Meat safes
BT
Food safes
Geiger counters
Hydrometers
Inclinometer
Measures
Meters
Octants
pH meters
Pyrometers
Meat slicers
BT
Slicers
Meccano sets
BT
Construction toys
SN
Perforated metal strips and a kit of
components which can be bolted together
as a framework for constructing models.
Quadrants
Repeating circles
Rulers
Sclerometers
Mechanical adding machines
USE Mechanical calculators
Sextants
Spectrophotometers
Spectroscopes
Squares
Tape measures
Mechanical calculators
BT
Calculators
NT
Arithmometers
Comptometers
Theodolites
Mechanical desktop calculators
Thermometers
Mechanical pocket calculators
Thermopiles
Viscometers
Millionaire calculators
SN
Weighing instruments
Weights
Measuring spoons
BT
Calculators operating by mechanical
activity, usually consisting of identical
columns of numeral selection keys. The
numerical value is selected by depressing
keys and the result is displayed in a
mechanical accumulator register.
Health and medical equipment
Kitchenware
Measures
Spoons
Mechanical clocks
BT
Clocks
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SN
Clocks operated by winding gear
mechanisms, as opposed to those operated
by electricity, sun, water, or sands.
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SN
Mechanical desktop calculators
BT
Mechanical calculators
SN
Mechanical calculators small enough to be
conveniently placed on a desk, but larger
than pocket calculators.
Portrait medallions
Large medals or plaques, usually circular
or oval, bearing portraits or some specific
subject in light relief.
Medals
BT
Personal adornments
NT
Commemorative medals
Medal ribbons
Mechanical musical instruments
Military medals
Miniature medals
USE Automatic musical instruments
Sports medals
Mechanical pianos
SN
USE Player pianos
Mechanical pocket calculators
BT
Mechanical calculators
SN
Mechanical calculators that are
sufficiently light and small to be operated
in the hand or carried in a pocket.
Mechanical toys
BT
Toys
NT
Wind-up toys
SN
Toys which include mechanical parts or
operate by spring, gear or similar
mechanisms.
Mechanics vices
BT
Metalworking tools
Vices
SN
BT
Cases
RT
Medals
Medal ribbons
BT
Media kits
BT
Medals
USE Press releases
Medical bags
USE Medical cases
Medical belts
BT
Belts
SN
Belts worn for use with electrotherapeutic
medical apparatus or other medical
purposes.
Medical books
BT
Books
SN
Books pertaining to the science or practice
of medicine.
Medical cases
BT
NT
BT
Objects of vertu
Cases
Health and medical equipment
Ribbons
Medallions
Promotional material
Media releases
Sturdy vices generally used for holding
metal.
Medal cases
Flat pieces of medal, usually in the shape
of a disc, star, cross, etc, bearing an
inscription or device which is issued to
commemorate a person, event or deed; or
as a reward for bravery or merit; and
which is usually worn on the person.
Doctors cases
Nurses cases
Pharmaceutical cases
Plaques
NT
Commemorative medallions
Medical charts
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USE Health and medical charts
Terms alphabetical
NT
Pessaries
Stethoscopes
Medical clamps
Surgical instruments
USE Surgical clamps
Syringes
Tenaculums
Medical dilators
Tongue depressors
Tweezers
USE Dilators
Medical equipment
USE Health and medical equipment
Medical kits
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
First aid kits
Medical furniture
BT
NT
Ovulation test kits
Furniture
Pregnancy test kits
Health and medical equipment
Snakebite kits
Operating tables
Stretchers (beds)
Trolley-beds
Medical moulds
BT
Moulds
X-ray tables
RT
Wheelchairs
Health and medical equipment
NT
Dental moulds
Suppository moulds
Medical imaging devices
USE Medical imaging equipment
Medical imaging equipment
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
Brain scanners
Radiotherapy equipment
Ultrasound equipment
Medical packaging
BT
Packaging
RT
Medication containers
SN
The packaging used in the medical,
pharmaceutical and related industries.
Medical pumps
BT
Pumps
X-ray equipment
Medical instruments
BT
Health and medical equipment
Instruments
NT
Health and medical equipment
Medical records
BT
Documents
NT
Dental records
Applicators
Prescription books
Cannulas
Sales of poison books
Catheters
Cystoscopes
Dental instruments
Medical textiles
BT
Textiles
Dilators
Douches
Health and medical equipment
NT
Bandages
Endoscopes
Court plaster
Injection instruments
Dressing sheets
Ophthalmoscopes
RT
Dressings
Patella hammers
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Medical tubing
BT
Health and medical equipment
Medicaments
USE Medications
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Medications
SN
Medications administered by implanting
under the skin.
Medicinal powders
BT
Medicines
SN
Powders taken orally for medicinal effect.
Medicaments packaging
USE Medicine packaging
Medicine bags
USE Pharmaceutical cases
Medication bottles
BT
Bottles
Medication containers
NT
Medicine balls
BT
Apothecary bottles
Exercise equipment
Sports balls
Medicine bottles
Smelling bottles
Vinaigrettes
Medicine bottles
BT
Medication bottles
Medicine containers
Medication containers
BT
Containers
NT
Medication bottles
Medicine containers
Pharmaceutical jars
Medications
BT
Objects
NT
Inhalants
Injectables
Medicinal implants
Medicines
NT
Pill bottles
RT
Medicines
Medicine boxes
BT
Medicine containers
RT
Medicine chests
SN
Boxes, carry bags, small cupboards, etc.,
used to store household medicines,
bandages, etc.
Medicine cabinets
BT
Cabinets
Medicine containers
Suppositories
Topical medications
Vaccines
RT
Medication containers
SN
Substances administered by mouth,
applied to skin or introduced into the body
for the purpose of treatment.
Medicinal atomisers
BT
Atomisers
Health and medical equipment
SN
Apparatus for reducing liquids to a fine
spray, for medicinal applications.
Medicinal implants
Medicine cases
USE Pharmaceutical cases
Medicine chests
BT
Medicine containers
RT
Medicine boxes
Medicine containers
BT
Medication containers
NT
Medicine bottles
Medicine boxes
Medicine cabinets
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Medicine chests
Terms alphabetical
SN
Pillboxes
SN
Containers used to hold liquid
medications, sometimes together with
other medical equipment.
Medicine glasses
USE Measuring glasses
Medicine jars
USE Pharmaceutical jars
Medicine packaging
BT
Packaging
RT
Medicine containers
Marks, tokens or devices worn as a sign of
membership.
Membership cards
BT
Cards
RT
Membership badges
SN
Cards signifying membership to an
organisation.
Membership certificates
BT
Certificates
Membranophones
USE Percussion instruments
Memorandums
Medicines
BT
Medications
NT
First aid cream
Lozenges
Medicinal powders
Patent medicines
Pills
SN
Medications taken orally, including pills,
tablets, powders, liquids and lozenges.
Megaphones
BT
Audio amplifiers
NT
Loudhailers
SN
A device for magnifying sound, or for
directing it in increased volume, as a large
funnel-shaped instrument used in
addressing a large audience out of doors
or in calling to a distance (Macquarie
Dictionary)
BT
Correspondence
Memorial boards
USE Honour boards
Memorial photographs
USE Commemorative photographs
Memorial rings
USE Mourning rings
Memorial Scrolls
USE Scrolls
Memorial wreaths
BT
Ceremonial objects
Wreaths
RT
Funeral equipment
Melainotypes
USE Tintypes
Men's clothing
USE Mens clothing
Melophones
BT
Reed organs
Membership badges
BT
Badges
RT
Membership cards
Mens clothing
BT
Clothing
SN
Use for collections of mens clothing, use
more specific terms where possible.
Men's suits
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USE Suits
Menstrual products
BT
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Drawing instruments
NT
Copper points
Gold points
Health and medical equipment
Lead points
Toiletries
NT
Sanitary belts
Silver points
SN
Sanitary pads
Tampons
menswear
USE Mens clothing
Menu card holders
BT
Card holders
SN
Small decorative objects with a slot for
holding a menu card or place card. Some
were made of glass by Lalique.
Menus
BT
Lists
RT
Menu card holders
Merchant ships
BT
Metallurgical equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Forge blowers
Metals processing machines
BT
BT
Dies
SN
Any of various devices for cutting or
forming material in a press or a stamping
or forging machine.
Metalworking equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Crucibles
Ships
Fluxing pots
Forges
Rectifiers
Furnaces
Metalworking tools
Merino sheep
BT
Machines
Metalworking dies
Mercury arc rectifiers
BT
Small metal rods pointed at one end,
which have been used as drawing
instruments since classical times.
Sheep
Merinos
Steam hammers
RT
Metallurgical equipment
Metalworking saws
USE Merino sheep
BT
Metalworking tools
Saws
Metal cuts
BT
Relief prints
SN
Engravings made on a metal plate for
relief printing in the manner of a
wood-block print.
Metal forms
BT
Sculptures
Metal points
NT
Hacksaws
Metalworking tools
BT
Metalworking equipment
Tools
NT
Bench drills
Blacksmithing tools
Cold chisels
Forging tools
Mechanics vices
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NT
Metalworking saws
Panelbeating tools
Terms alphabetical
NT
SN
Soldering irons
Swages
Tinsmithing tools
Meteorites
BT
Rocks
Meteorological equipment
BT
Scientific equipment
Measuring instruments
NT
Alcoholometers
Altimeters
Anaesthesimeters
Anemometers
Barometers
Clinometers
Colorimeters
BT
Music accessories
SN
Timing instruments used by musicians
Mezzotints
BT
Engravings
SN
Prints produced by a method of engraving
in tone, much used in the 17th, 18th, and
early 19th centuries for the reproduction
of paintings.
Mice
BT
BT
Digital computers
NT
Automatic teller machines
Computer game units
Density meters
Personal computers
SN
Electric meters
Electrometers
Eudiometers
Galvanometers
Gas meters
Animals
Microcomputers
Craniometers
Dynamometers
Any of a range of instruments that
measure and record quantities passing
through them, usually automatically.
Where possible, specify the type of meter.
Metronomes
Meters
BT
Voltmeters
Computer systems whose processing unit
is a microprocessor. Basic microcomputers
include a microprocessor, storage, and an
input/output facility, which may or may
not be on one chip.
Microfiche
BT
Microforms
Light meters
NT
Aperture cards
Micrometers
SN
Flexible, transparent sheets of film
bearing a number of microimages
arranged in horizontal rows and vertical
columns, normally having an identifying
strip legible without magnification.
Hygrometers
Optometers
Photometers
Planimeters
Polarimeters
Potentiometers
Print meters
Radiation meters
Microfilms
BT
Microforms
SN
Fine-grain, high-resolution film in roll
form containing images of documents,
reduced in size from the original.
Refractometers
Salinity meters
Speedometers
Tachometers
Microforms
BT
Objects
Thermometers
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NT
Microfiche
Microfilms
SN
All media used to record microimages.
Micrometer calipers
BT
Calipers
SN
Calipers for making precise
measurements. A spindle is moved by a
screw thread so that it touches the object
to be measured. The dimension can then
be read on a scale.
Micrometers
BT
Meters
NT
Photographic micrometers
Microphone stands
BT
Audio equipment
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Microwave ovens
BT
Midget cameras
BT
35mm cameras
SN
Small cameras taking films smaller than
35mm in special cartridges or film discs
and requiring special processing. Use
`Miniature cameras' for small cameras
which can still take 35mm film.
Mil coins
BT
Coins
Mileage logs
BT
Logbooks
SN
Records kept of the miles travelled by
motor vehicles, particularly trucks and
automobiles.
Stands
RT
Domestic ovens
Microphones
Military badges
Microphones
BT
Audio equipment
NT
Billiard ball microphones
Microscope accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Microscope lenses
RT
Microscopes
BT
Badges
SN
Tokens, medals or devices awarded and
worn by the military as signs of
allegiance, valour, membership, authority,
or achievement.
Military buttons
BT
Microscope lenses
BT
Lenses
Military decorations
BT
Awards
Military equipment
NT
Microscope accessories
NT
Buttons
Military medals
Ribbon bars
Objective lenses
Military equipment
Microscope slides
BT
Optical instruments
Microscopes
BT
Optical instruments
Scientific equipment
NT
Electron microscopes
RT
Microscope accessories
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Ammunition
Ammunition belts
Armour
Bomb racks
Cipher machines
Field telephones
Guncarriages
Military decorations
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NT
Military money
BT
Vehicles
RT
Military vehicles
NT
Army tanks
Battleships
Military flags
BT
Submarines
Flags
Milk
Military helmets
BT
Helmets
NT
Close helmets
Military medals
BT
Medals
BT
Milk bottle stands
BT
Bottle stands
RT
Milk bottles
SN
Rectangular open wire frames which hold
usually six milk bottles, used primarily in
home milk delivery.
Military decorations
Military money
BT
Military equipment
Paper money
NT
Invasion notes
Liberation notes
Occupation issue notes
Occupation notes
Partisan notes
SN
Official paper money issues of military
authorities for use by troops.
Military notes
Milk bottles
BT
RT
BT
Toy armour
Milk cans
BT
Toy weapons
Military transport toys
Cans
Milk containers
Large metal containers for holding milk
for transportation.
Milk cartons
BT
Cartons
Food packaging
Toy military vehicles
Toy soldiers
Buckets
Milk containers
Military toys
NT
Milk bottle stands
Milk buckets
SN
Toys
Beverage bottles
Milk containers
USE Military money
BT
Foodstuffs
Milk containers
BT
Food storage containers
NT
Milk bottles
USE Toy military vehicles
Milk buckets
Milk cans
Military uniforms
BT
Uniforms
RT
Armour
Military vehicles
Milk jugs
RT
Milk
SN
A general term used to describe a variety
of containers for holding milk. Where
possible, name a more specific type of
container.
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Millinery equipment
BT
Horsedrawn vehicles
BT
Occupation-based equipment
RT
Toy milk floats
NT
Hat block making equipment
Hat block stands
Milk jugs
BT
Hat blocks
Jugs
Millinery patterns
Milk containers
Millinery tools
NT
Cow creamers
SN
Vessels in various forms for holding milk,
generally having a handle and spout or
lip, and sometimes a lid. Commonly
associated with tea sets.
Milk pails
USE Milk buckets
Milk strainers
RT
Hat trimmings
Millinery patterns
BT
Millinery equipment
RT
Dressmaking patterns
Millinery tools
BT
Millinery equipment
Tools
USE Skimmers
Milling and grinding tools
Milkshake glasses
BT
USE Grinding tools
Drinking glasses
Millionaire calculators
Milkshake mixers
BT
Retailing equipment
BT
Mechanical calculators
SN
One of the earliest mechanical calculators
which were capable of direct multiplying.
Millionaire is a brand name which has
become associated with this type of
machine.
Mill driving engines
USE Mill engines
Mill engines
BT
Mill equipment
Mills
BT
Mill equipment
Stationary engines
SN
Stationary engines designed to run mill
machinery.
Mill equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Mill engines
Mills
Milliammeters
BT
Ammeters
Millieme coins
BT
Coins
Food processing equipment
NT
Flour mills
Mills bombs
USE Grenades
Mimeographs
BT
Copying machines
Mincing knives
BT
Kitchen knives
Mineral samples
BT
Samples
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Coal samples
RT
Geological specimens
SN
Samples of mineral ores or compounds.
Terms alphabetical
SN
Mineral water jars
BT
Food storage jars
Miners dials
BT
Mining equipment
Small portraits and sometimes scenes,
painted on pieces of parchment mounted
on cardboard cut to suitable shapes. Some
later works were painted on ivory,
porcelain, etc. Most were watercolours,
but some were executed in oils. Popular in
the sixteenth century.
Miniature photographs
BT
Photographs
RT
Portrait miniatures
Surveying equipment
RT
Surveying
Miniatures
USE Small scale models
Miners lamps
BT
Lamps
Mining equipment
Miner's picks
Minicomputers
BT
Digital computers
SN
Relatively small general-purpose digital
computers, intermediate in size between a
microcomputer and a main frame.
USE Coal picks
Mines (weapons)
BT
Explosive weapons
RT
Explosives equipment
Mini dresses
USE Minidresses
Minidresses
BT
Dresses
SN
Very short dresses
Mining engines
BT
Mining equipment
Stationary engines
SN
Engines used to run mining machinery.
Miniature cameras
BT
35mm cameras
SN
Small cameras which can take 35mm film
in cartridges with a nominal picture
format of 24mm x 36mm or 18mm x
24mm. Use `Midget cameras' for small
cameras which take film smaller than
35mm in special cartridges or film discs.
Mining equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Coal mining equipment
Goldmining equipment
Miners dials
Miners lamps
Mining engines
Miniature medals
BT
Medals
Miniature paintings
BT
Paintings
NT
Portrait miniatures
RT
Portraits
RT
Assaying equipment
SN
Necessary implements for the action,
process, or industry of extracting ores,
etc., from mines.
Mining winding engines
USE Mining engines
Miniskirts
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BT
Skirts
SN
Very short skirts
Minting equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Coin moulds
Coin presses
Ingot tongs
Minute books
BT
Administrative records
Mirror balls
BT
Architectural elements
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Missiles
BT
Weapons
NT
Guided missiles
Torpedoes
RT
Misstruck coins
BT
BT
Woodworking tools
RT
Hand saws
SN
Devices for guiding hand saws at the
proper angle in making mitre joints. They
are often in the form of a narrow wooden
box having a bottom and two sides in
which slots are cut for guiding the saw.
Mirror cameras
Cameras
SN
Cameras in which the major
image-forming component is a mirror, or a
series of mirrors, rather than a lens.
Mirror cases
BT
Cases
RT
Mirrors
Mirror frames
BT
Frames
RT
Mirrors
Mitre squares
BT
Squares
Woodworking tools
SN
Squares used for setting out and testing
mitre joints.
Mittens
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Hand coverings which enclose the four
fingers together and the thumb
separately.
Mixing bowls
BT
Mirrors
Coins
Mitre boxes
Lighting equipment
BT
Explosive weapons
Bowls
Kitchenware
BT
Objects
NT
Advertising mirrors
Camera mirrors
Cheval mirrors
Hand mirrors
Mixing spoons
BT
Kitchen spoons
Mixing tools
Mouth mirrors
BT
Tools
Parabolic reflectors
NT
Spatulas
Pub mirrors
Stirring rods
Speculums
Wall mirrors
SN
Reflective surfaces, originally polished
metal, now usually glass with a metallic
or amalgam backing.
Mixmasters
USE Food mixers
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BT
Caps
SN
Large full caps of cloth, worn by women
indoors
Mobile phones
BT
Terms alphabetical
SN
Modiolus
BT
Drinking cups
SN
Early Roman cylindrical drinking cups,
sloping outward slightly toward the rim,
often with a small loop handle just below
the rim. Usually made of pottery, but
some were made of glass.
Personal communication devices
Telephones
Mobile telephones
USE Mobile phones
Mobiles
BT
Ornaments
NT
Toy mobiles
SN
Constructions of balanced movable parts,
usually hanging, which describe rhythmic
patterns through their motion.
Moccasins
BT
Footwear
Mohur coins
BT
Coins
SN
Standard gold coins of the Indian
sub-continent, introduced by the Moghul
emperors during the 16th Century.
Molluscs
BT
Invertebrates
NT
Cuttlefish
Mon coins
BT
Model ships
USE Models
Models
BT
Objects
NT
Architectural models
BT
Objects
NT
Coins
Emergency money
Paper money
Primitive money
Toy money
Landscape models
Scientific models
Coins
Money
Design models
Scale models
Piece of fabric or lace worn across
decolletage
Money accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Coin albums
Sectional models
Working models
SN
Items which represent the original in
form, but not necessarily in function. Use
this term (or any of its derivatives) in
conjunction with objects to indicate a
model of that object, eg for model steam
engines, use `Steam engines' and `Models'.
Where possible, specify the size of the
model by preferring the terms `Large scale
models', `Full scale models' or Small scale
models'.
Modesty pieces
BT
Clothing accessories
Coin bags
Coin cabinets
Coin sorting machines
Donation boxes
Money belts
Money pouches
Moneyboxes
Purses
Sovereign cases
Money belts
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Belts
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SN
Money accessories
SN
Belts intended to be worn around the
waist that can carry money.
Money boxes
USE Moneyboxes
Money clips
BT
Wallets
Money orders
BT
Postal documents
RT
Financial records
SN
Orders for the payment of money, as one
issued by one post office and payable at
another, requiring proof of ownership
before being cashed.
Money pouches
BT
Money accessories
Pouches
A print created by painting a design in oil
colours on to a sheet of plate glass. Paper
is then pressed upon it, and when the
paper is peeled off a proportion of the
colour adheres to it in the form of a print
in reverse of the original design.
Montages
BT
Artworks
NT
Photomontages
RT
Collages
Mop buckets
BT
Buckets
Cleaning equipment
RT
Mops
Mops
BT
Cleaning equipment
RT
Mop buckets
Morning suits
Moneyboxes
BT
Suits
Boxes
SN
Formal mens suits with cutaway jacket,
striped grey trousers, waistcoat and top
hat.
BT
Money accessories
NT
Piggy banks
Monkeys
BT
Mammals
Monocles
BT
Optical lenses
Spectacles
RT
Pince-nez
SN
Single lens spectacles for one eye.
Monoplanes
BT
Aeroplanes
SN
Aeroplanes with only one pair of wings
Morse code keys
BT
Telegraph keys
Mortars and pestles
BT
Grinding tools
SN
Cup-shaped grinding vessels (mortars)
used in conjunction with elongated pieces
of hard material (pestles) for grinding
drugs, pigments or other materials. They
are often made of hard stone.
Mortars (grinding tools)
USE Mortars and pestles
Mortars (weapons)
Monotypes
BT
BT
Artillery
Prints
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Artillery, either rifled or smoothbore,
characterized by shorter barrel, lower
velocity, shorter range, and higher angle
of fire than howitzers or cannons; most
present day models are muzzleloading.
Mortice chisels
BT
Woodworking chisels
SN
Steel chisels having a heavy body with a
socket shank; used for cutting mortices.
Morticing machines
BT
Machines
Mortising machines
USE Morticing machines
Terms alphabetical
Motion picture cameras
USE Movie cameras
Motion picture film
USE Movie film
Motor boats
BT
Boats
NT
Surf rescue boats
SN
Boats propelled by motors.
Motor car accessories
BT
Vehicle accessories
NT
Car horns
Car mascots
Mosaic panels
Car phones
USE Mosaics
Car seat covers
Car window sill covers
Mosaics
BT
Artworks
NT
Tesserae
Mosque lamps
BT
Lamps
SN
Lanterns of Islamic glass of inverted
bell-shape, with an oil receptacle inside
and having side loop-handles from which
they were suspended by chains from the
ceiling.
Mosquito coils
BT
Camping equipment
Pest repellent products
Mosquito nets
BT
Household textiles
Dashboard clocks
Ignition keys
Taxi meters
Tyre clamps
RT
Motor car components
Motor car badges
BT
Motor car components
Vehicle badges
SN
Devices fixed to the body of a car depicting
logos, brand names etc.
Motor car bodies
BT
Motor car components
Motor car chassis
BT
Motor car components
Nets
Pest control equipment
USE Dashboard clocks
Moss
BT
Plants
Moths
BT
Motor car clocks
Insects
Motor car components
BT
Vehicle components
NT
Exhaust pipes
Headlight assemblies
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Motor car badges
Motor cars
Motor car bodies
BT
Vehicles
NT
Electric cars
Motor car chassis
Motor car doors
Solar powered motor cars
Motor car engine components
Motor car engines
Utes
SN
Motor car generators
Automobiles or other self-propelled road
transport vehicles.
Motor car tyres
Motor car wheels
Spark plugs
Motor garages
USE Garages
Tail-lights
Windscreens
Motor generators
BT
Motor car doors
BT
Motor car components
Motor car engine components
BT
Engine components
Electric generators
Motors
SN
Single units integrating a motor and
generator.
Motor scooters
BT
Vehicles
RT
Scooters
Motor car components
RT
Motor car engines
Motor car engines
BT
Motor car components
Motor vehicle engines
RT
Motor vehicle engines
BT
Engines
NT
Automobile engines
Motor car engine components
Bicycle engines
Motor car engines
Motor car generators
BT
Motorcycle engines
Tram engines
Motor car components
Motor vehicle generators
SN
Motor car licence plates
BT
Vehicle licence plates
Motor car license plates
USE Motor car licence plates
Motor car tyres
BT
Engines that provide the motor power for
motor cars, tractors, buses and
motorcycles.
Motor vehicle generators
BT
Electric generators
NT
Motor car generators
Motorcycle generators
RT
Synchronous generators
SN
Electric generators used in motor vehicles
for ignition, lights, fans, etc.
Motor car components
Tyres
Motor vehicles
Motor car wheels
BT
USE Vehicles
Motor car components
Wheels
Motorcycle accessories
BT
Vehicle accessories
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Motorcycle licence plates
Motorcycle components
BT
Vehicle components
NT
Motorcycle headlamps
Motorcycle engines
BT
Motor vehicle engines
SN
Engines specifically designed for
motorcycles. Use `Bicycle engines' for
engines attached to bicycles.
Motorcycle generators
BT
Terms alphabetical
Motoring ensembles
BT
Clothing ensembles
RT
Motoring clothing
Motoring goggles
BT
Goggles
Motoring clothing
Motors
BT
Objects
NT
AC motors
DC motors
Motor vehicle generators
Double horseshoe electric motors
Gramophone motors
Motorcycle headlamps
BT
Motor generators
Turbines
Motorcycle components
SN
Motorcycle helmets
BT
Helmets
SN
Safety helmets worn while riding
motorcycles.
Motorcycle licence plates
BT
Motorcycle accessories
Machines that convert electric energy into
mechanical energy by utilising forces
produced by magnetic fields on
current-carrying conductors. Use
`Engines' for machines which convert
other forms of energy (e.g. steam into
mechanical energy).
Moulding planes
BT
Planes
NT
Bead planes
Vehicle licence plates
Hollow planes
Motorcycle license plates
USE Motorcycle licence plates
Round planes
SN
Motorcycle transporters
BT
Trailers
RT
Prime movers
SN
Trailers designed to transport large
numbers of motorcycles, generally by
being attached to a prime mover.
Motorcycles
BT
Vehicles
Motoring clothing
Thin-bodied planes with variously shaped
soles and blades whose cutting edges form
many various mouldings.
Mouldings
BT
Architectural elements
NT
Ceiling bosses
Cornices
Moulds
BT
Objects
NT
Beadwork moulds
Bullet moulders
BT
Clothing
NT
Motoring goggles
Ceramics moulds
RT
Motoring ensembles
Coin moulds
Candle moulds
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Food moulds
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Industrial moulds
Medical moulds
RT
Castings
SN
Hollow forms for giving a particular shape
to comething in a molten or plastic state.
Mourning dresses
BT
Dresses
Mourning clothing
Mounting boards
USE Mounts
Clothing worn to indicate the loss of a
deceased person. While black was a
common colour for mourning apparel,
some cultures wore white, purple or
yellow.
SN
Mounting frames
USE Photographic mounts
Dresses, usually of black crepe, worn to
indicate the loss of a deceased person.
Purple and lavender dresses were often
worn as one came out of the period of deep
mourning. Some cultures wore white,
purple or yellow colours.
Mourning fans
Mounts
BT
Artists equipment
BT
SN
Secondary materials on which an artwork
or document is mounted.
SN
Mourning clothing
Mourning bands
BT
Mourning clothing
SN
Band of black cloth worn on the sleeve.
Hand fans
Fans decorated with suitable classical or
mourning scenes, to commemorate the
death of a loved one. The decorations were
often painted in grisaille on a white
background, or white on a grey or
lavender (mourning colours) background
Mourning fobs
Mourning bracelets
BT
BT
Bracelets
Mourning jewellery
Mourning jewellery
SN
Mourning brooches
BT
Brooches
Mourning jewellery
SN
Brooches worn in memory of deceased
persons, often made of jet.
BT
Sentimental jewellery
NT
Mourning bracelets
Mourning brooches
Mourning fobs
Cards
Mourning necklaces
Mourning stationery
RT
BT
Mourning pendants
Sympathy cards
Mourning clothing
Ceremonial clothing
Mourning rings
RT
Mourning clothing
SN
Various articles of jewellery worn in
memory of deceased persons during
periods of mourning. Where possible,
name a specific type of mourning
jewellery.
Clothing
NT
Mourning bands
Mourning dresses
Mourning fans
Mourning veils
RT
Mourning jewellery
Small ornaments worn in memory of a
deceased person, suspended from watch
chains.
Mourning jewellery
Mourning cards
BT
Fobs
Mourning necklaces
BT
Mourning jewellery
Necklaces
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Mourning pendants
Terms alphabetical
BT
Wind instruments
SN
Musical instruments having a set of small
metallic reeds mounted in a case and
played by the breath
Mourning pendants
BT
Mourning jewellery
Pendants
RT
Mourning necklaces
Mourning rings
BT
Finger rings
Mouthguards
BT
Safety equipment
Movie camera accessories
BT
Camera accessories
RT
Movie cameras
Mourning jewellery
SN
A type of finger ring worn in memory of a
deceased person, popular from the 15th to
the 19th centuries. Early rings were set
with crystal or gems and included the
initials of the deceased or mourning
motifs. Later rings tended to be made of
jet or black glass, in sombre styles. These
were especially popular in the Victorian
period, after the death of Prince Albert.
Mourning stationery
BT
Stationery
NT
Mourning cards
Movie camera cranes
USE Camera cranes
Movie cameras
BT
Cinematographic equipment
Film cameras
SN
Cameras that take a series of still
photographs at regular intervals (e.g. 24
per second), using movie film.
Movie film
Mourning veils
BT
Mourning clothing
BT
Camera film
SN
The film used in movie cameras. This
includes 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, 65mm and
70mm width film.
Veils
Mouse mats
BT
Computer accessories
Movie projectors
BT
Mouse traps
BT
Rat-traps
Moustache cups
BT
Drinking cups
SN
Drinking cups having a guard behind the
rim to protect the moustache while
drinking. A C19th innovation.
Mouth mirrors
BT
Projectors
SN
Projectors for viewing movie film.
Animal traps
Pest traps
RT
Cinematographic equipment
Dental instruments
Mirrors
Mouth organs
Moving picture cameras
USE Movie cameras
Moving picture film
USE Movie film
Mrs Potts irons
BT
Laundry irons
SN
Double pointed laundry irons with
detachable handles, which were a cross
between box irons and flatirons.
Muffin dishes
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BT
Serving dishes
RT
Covered dishes
SN
Covered dishes with a deep well, used for
serving hot muffins, biscuits or tea-cakes.
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Mufflers
BT
Machinery components
Muffles
BT
Refractory equipment
SN
An oven or arched chamber, or a container
used in a furnace or kiln, for heating
substances without direct contact with the
fire.
In general, the term "Muppet" is used to
refer to puppets made by Jim Henson's
Muppet Workshop in New York. The
puppets made by Jim Henson's Creature
Shop in London and Los Angeles tend to
be more realistic or scarier and are not
generally called "Muppets". Jim began
calling his puppets "Muppets" around
1955 with the start of Sam and Friends.
In Christopher Finch's book, Jim Henson:
The Works, he says, "Jane Henson recalls
that the name "Muppet" was actually an
amalgam of the words puppet and
marionette...although Jim later insisted
that he chose the name simply because he
liked the sound of it." The term "Muppet"
is a trademark of The Jim Henson
Company. (Karen Falk, Archivist, The Jim
Henson Company).
Muffs
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Thick tubular cases covered with fur or
other material, in which hands are placed
for warmth.
Murals
BT
Muselars
USE Virginals
Mugs
BT
Drinking vessels
NT
Beer mugs
Christening mugs
Coffee mugs
Museum object keys
BT
Keys
SN
Keys which open an object or part of an
object which has been acquired by the
museum.
Commemorative mugs
Frog mugs
Shaving mugs
SN
One-handled drinking vessels, usually
cylindrical, with a plain rim without a lip,
sometimes with a hinged lid.
Mugshots
USE Identity photographs
Mules
BT
Shoes
SN
Shoes or slippers which leave the heel
exposed
Mummy cloths
USE Egyptian mummy cloths
Muppets
BT
Artworks
Puppets
Museum stands
BT
Stands
SN
Stands made by MAAS for storage
(usually given a part number -X)
Mushrooms
BT
Foodstuffs
SN
Varieties of fleshy fungi, often of umbrella
shape.
Music accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Conductors batons
Metronomes
Music cases
Music documents
Music stands
Pitchpipes
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SN
Tuning forks
Use for accessories which are not parts of
musical instruments
Music books
BT
Books
SN
Books primarily containing music scores.
Music box automata
USE Musical automata
Terms alphabetical
Music rolls
BT
Musical instrument accessories
NT
Piano rolls
Music scores
USE Scores
Music stands
BT
Music accessories
Stands
Music box discs
BT
Musical instrument accessories
Music boxes
BT
Automatic musical instruments
SN
Boxes containing apparatus for producing
music mechanically
SN
Stands to hold sheet music
Music stools
BT
Musical instrument accessories
Stools
Music synthesizers
BT
Computer musical instruments
Music cabinets
BT
Cabinets
Music typewriters
BT
Typewriters
Music cases
BT
SN
Cases
Musical automata
Music accessories
BT
Automata
Cases for carrying sheet music
SN
Mechanical moving figures (automata)
which have a musical component. They
can either be parts of a music box, or
figures which have music operating in
addition to the clockwork movements of
the figure or scene.
Music documents
BT
Documents
Music accessories
NT
Discographies
Lyric sheets
Scores
Sheet music
Music equipment
USE Music accessories
Musical bells
BT
Bells
Percussion instruments
SN
Bells used for musical performance.
Musical blocks
USE Toy blocks
Music keyboards
BT
Keyboard instrument components
Musical bones
USE Clappers
Music programs
BT
Programs
Musical bottles
BT
Bottles
Wind instruments
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Musical clocks
BT
Clocks
RT
Musical automata
SN
Clocks which play a tune at the hours or
at certain specific hours. The name is also
sometimes given to clocks with musical
chimes only.
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Viola bows
Violin bows
Musical instrument cases
BT
Cases
Musical instrument accessories
NT
Cello cases
Flute cases
Musical drums
Guitar cases
BT
Percussion instruments
Saxophone cases
NT
Bass drums
Viola cases
Daiko
Violin cases
Snare drums
RT
Drum sticks
SN
Musical instruments consisting of hollow
bodies covered at one or both ends with
tightly stretched membranes, which
produce sound when beaten or struck.
Musical instrument components
BT
Components
NT
Keyboard instrument components
Percussion instrument components
Stringed instrument components
Musical horns
BT
Brass musical instruments
NT
Hunting horns
Wind instrument components
Musical instrument covers
BT
Post-horns
SN
Horns used for sounding notes or in
musical orchestras, as distinct from the
bones of animals or products made from
them.
Musical instrument accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Drum sticks
Keyboard instrument accessories
Musical instrument accessories
Musical instrument keys
BT
Keys
SN
Keys used to open locks on musical
instruments.
Musical instrument stands
BT
Music stools
Musical instrument accessories
Stands
Music box discs
Music rolls
Covers
Musical instrument strings
BT
Stringed instrument components
Musical instrument cases
Musical instrument covers
Musical instrument stands
Stringed instrument accessories
Wind instrument accessories
Musical instruments
BT
Objects
NT
Aerophones
Automatic musical instruments
Musical instrument bows
BT
Stringed instrument accessories
NT
Cello bows
Double bass bows
Computer musical instruments
Dolls musical instruments
Electronic musical instruments
Keyboard instruments
Percussion instruments
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Practice instruments
Stringed instruments
Terms alphabetical
Nail clippers
BT
Manicure equipment
Wind instruments
SN
A broad term used only for collections of a
range of instruments. Where possible,
name the type of instrument given below
or the specific instruments listed under
the headings for each of these types.
Musical Instruments - stringed
USE Stringed instruments
BT
Manicure equipment
RT
Emery boards
SN
Small metal files used for filing
fingernails.
Nail scissors
BT
Muskets
BT
Nail files
Scissors
Firearms
Mustard pots
BT
Pots
RT
Mustard spoons
Mustard spoons
BT
Spoons
RT
Mustard pots
SN
Small spoons for serving mustard from a
mustard pot.
Nailbrushes
BT
Nails
BT
Hardware
SN
Slender pieces of metal each having a
point on one end which is driven into
construction materials by impact.
Nameplates
Mutoscope reels
Cinematographic equipment
Mutoscopes
BT
Cinematographic viewers
SN
Early cinematographic viewing machines
based on the flip book principle. A motion
sequence of still photographic pictures
mounted on flexible cards arranged in a
circular stack around a central hub was
rapidly riffled by the turning of a crank.
Muzzle-loading firearms
BT
Brushes
Manicure equipment
BT
BT
Manicure equipment
Hardware
Plaques
SN
Plates outside a house or business bearing
the name and usually the profession of the
occupant, as used by doctors, dentists etc.
Nantucket drivers
USE Hammer drivers
Napery
USE Table linen
Napkin rings
USE Serviette rings
Firearms
nail brushes
Napkins
USE Serviettes
USE Nailbrushes
Nail buffers
BT
Nappies
BT
Baby clothing
NT
Disposable nappies
Manicure equipment
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RT
Pilchers
SN
Pieces of cloth worn by babies to absorb
and contain urine and faeces.
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BT
Toys
NT
Toy boats
National costumes
BT
Costumes
RT
Costume dolls
National dolls
USE Costume dolls
National flags
BT
Flags
NT
Australian flags
Native pears
BT
Australian plants
Nautical documents
USE Maritime documents
Nautical equipment
BT
Toy seaplanes
Toy ships
Navajas
BT
Clasp knives
SN
Spanish folding clasp knives.
Naval hats
BT
Naval pinnaces
USE Pinnaces
Naval ships
BT
Ships
NT
Aircraft carriers
Submarines
Warships
SN
Recreational equipment
Transport equipment
NT
Anchor chains
Anchors
Belaying pins
Uniform hats
A general term for ships used by the navy,
often ships of war. Where possible, specify
a particular type of naval ship.
Navigational charts
BT
Charts
Maps
Buoys
Lifebuoys
Marine engines
Navigational equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Compasses
Nautical ropes
Oars
Maps
Paddles
Octants
Rowlocks
Sextants
Sailmaking equipment
Sails
SN
RT
Surveying equipment
Equipment used on boats or ships.
Nebulisers
Nautical records
USE Maritime documents
Nautical ropes
BT
Nautical equipment
Ropes
BT
Health and medical equipment
RT
Inhalers
Neck armour
BT
Armour
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BT
Surgical supports
Neckerchiefs
BT
Terms alphabetical
Needle containers
BT
Sewing equipment
NT
Needle cases
Needle packets
Neckwear
Needlebooks
RT
Pin holders
Necklaces
Needle packets
BT
Jewellery
NT
Choker necklaces
BT
Needle containers
Mourning necklaces
RT
Pin packets
Therapeutic necklaces
SN
Needle containers made of paper or
cardboard, consisting of a wrapper or
envelope, often with holes into which the
needles are stuck.
Neckpiece
USE Neckpieces
Neckpieces
BT
Jewellery
SN
Pieces of jewellery worn around the neck,
often of rigid materials
Neckrings
Needlebooks
BT
Needle containers
Needles
BT
Piercing tools
NT
Acupuncture needles
USE Neckpieces
Hypodermic needles
Knitting needles
Neckties
Sewing machine needles
BT
Neckwear
Sewing needles
SN
Bands of woven or knitted material placed
round the neck and tied in front.
Surgical needles
Neckwear
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Bow ties
Collars
Cravats
RT
Bodkins
Needlework bags
USE Sewing bags
Needlework equipment
USE Sewing equipment
Jabots
Neckerchiefs
Neckties
Needlework patterns
BT
Textileworking patterns
RT
Embroidery patterns
Tippets
SN
Articles of dress worn round or at the
neck.
Needle cases
BT
Cases
Needle containers
Needlework pictures
USE Embroidered pictures
Needlework samplers
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USE Textile samplers
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BT
Dressing-gowns
SN
Lightweight, decorative dressing gowns
Nefs
BT
Centrepieces
SN
Table centrepieces, in the form of a
fanciful model of a sailing ship.
Neon lamps
BT
Electric lighting equipment
SN
A gas discharge lamp that contains neon
gas at low pressure.
Negative film
USE Reversal film
Neon signs
BT
Illuminated signs
Negative holders
USE Film and plate holders
Netballs
BT
Sports balls
Negative ion generators
BT
Generators
Health and medical equipment
SN
Devices which release negative ions into
the air to promote a feeling of well-being
and to alleviate ailments such as asthma,
hay fever, and headaches by reducing
pollution from dust or cigarette smoke.
Negative photoprints
USE Negative prints
Nets
BT
Textiles
NT
Fishing nets
Mosquito nets
Netsuke
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Small objects of ivory, wood, etc, usually
carved or decorated, used in Japanese
dress as a toggle to prevent a pouch or
other article, to which it is attached by a
cord, from slipping through the girdle.
Negative plate holders
USE Plate holders
Negative prints
BT
Photographic prints
RT
Negatives
SN
Photographic prints in which the tones or
colours are reversed from their
appearance in nature.
Negatives
BT
Photographs
NT
Film negatives
Glass plate negatives
RT
Negative prints
SN
Photographs, usually on a transparent
support, in which the tones or colours are
reversed from their appearance in nature.
Use `Negative prints' for prints in which
tones or colours are reversed.
Negligees
Netting equipment
BT
Textileworking equipment
NT
Netting gauges
Netting needles
Netting shuttles
Netting gauges
BT
Netting equipment
Netting needles
BT
Netting equipment
Netting shuttles
BT
Netting equipment
Shuttles
New pence coins
BT
Coins
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RT
Penny coins
SN
English currency.
New year decorations
BT
Festive objects
Newcomen's engine
USE Beam engines
Newel posts
USE Newels
Terms alphabetical
Nibs
BT
Writing equipment
RT
Nib boxes
SN
The point of a pen, especially a small,
tapering metallic device having a split tip
for drawing up ink and for writing.
Night clocks
BT
Clocks
RT
Talking clocks
SN
Clocks which indicate the time, despite
the dark or dimly lit conditions. This
includes clocks with illuminated dials,
magic lantern clocks and talking clocks.
These clocks have silent escapement as it
is desirable that they produce as little
noise as possible.
Newels
BT
Architectural elements
SN
Central pillar or upright from which the
steps of a winding stair radiate ; A post at
the head or foot of a stair, supporting the
handrail.
Newsletters
BT
Documents
SN
Informal bulletins, as those circulating
among people with a common interest.
Newspaper clippings
BT
Press clippings
RT
Newspapers
Newspaper cuttings
Night cupboards
BT
Cupboards
SN
Small tables made to stand beside a bed;
includes those having a cupboard to hold a
chamber pot and those with a necessary
stool that pulls forward in the lower part.
Night tables
USE Night cupboards
Nightcaps
BT
Nightwear
RT
Boudoir caps
USE Newspaper clippings
Newspaper supplements
Nightdresses
BT
Nightwear
NT
Baby nightdresses
SN
Loose dress-like garments worn to bed.
USE Newspapers
Newspapers
BT
Documents
RT
Newspaper clippings
Nib boxes
BT
Boxes
Nightgowns
USE Nightdresses
Nighties
USE Nightdresses
Writing equipment
RT
Nibs
Nightshirts
BT
Nightwear
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SN
Loose knee-length shirt style garments
worn to bed
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Noodles
BT
Foodstuffs
Nightstands
USE Night cupboards
Nose augers
USE Shell augers
Nightwatchman's clocks
USE Watchmans clocks
Nightwear
BT
Clothing
NT
Bed socks
Bedjackets
Note amplifiers
BT
Audio amplifiers
SN
An audio frequency amplifier.
Note books
USE Notebooks
Dressing-gowns
Nightcaps
Notebook computers
Nightdresses
BT
Portable computers
Nightshirts
SN
Computers weighing 1 - 4 kg that run off
batteries or a transformer pack and are
easy to carry in a briefcase. They
sometimes use RAM drive or EPROM
instead of floppy or hard drives.
Pyjamas
SN
Clothes for wearing in bed.
Noble coins
BT
Coins
NT
Half noble coins
One noble coins
Notebooks
BT
Books
RT
Notes
Quarter noble coins
Rose noble coins
SN
English gold coins introduced by Edward
III in 1344, to the value of 6s 8d.
Notes
BT
Documents
NT
Field notes
Nobles
Lecture notes
USE One noble coins
RT
Notebooks
SN
Brief statements of fact or experience
written down for review, as an aid to
memory, or as a short informal letter.
Nobles (coins)
USE One noble coins
Noticeboards
Non-condensing engines
BT
Steam engines
NT
Cornish engines
SN
Early engines in which the boiler pressure
was increased above that used in
condensing engines. Exhaust was to the
atmosphere instead of a condenser.
Non-vertebrates
USE Invertebrates
BT
Signs
SN
Boards located centrally in offices, schools,
workplaces etc, designed for the display of
notices and other information of general
interest.
Novelty toys
BT
Toys
SN
Cheap or trivial toys for brief amusement,
often made for promotional purposes.
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Nozzles
NT
BT
Components
SN
Fittings for the end of a hose or spout.
Nulla nullas
BT
Terms alphabetical
Hunting and gathering tools
Number plates
USE Vehicle licence plates
Nursery furniture
BT
Furniture
NT
Bassinettes
Cots
Almonds
Coconuts
Nutcrackers
BT
Domestic equipment
SN
Instruments for cracking nuts.
Nutmeg graters
BT
Food graters
Nuts
USE Nuts (hardware)
Nuts and bolts
BT
Cradles
Fasteners
Hardware
Highchairs
RT
Baby accessories
Nuts (foodstuffs)
BT
Foodstuffs
Nursery toys
USE Baby toys
Nuts (hardware)
BT
Nurses' caps
USE Nurses caps
Fasteners
Hardware
SN
Short metal blocks each having a threaded
hole in the centre for receiving a bolt or
threaded rod.
Nurses caps
BT
Caps
Uniform hats
Nurses cases
BT
Medical cases
SN
Cases carried by nurses containing
equipment and supplies.
Nurses uniforms
BT
Uniforms
Nut carvings
BT
Wood carvings
SN
Decorative carvings onto the surface of
nuts, for example boab nuts.
Nut fruits
BT
Fruits
Oars
BT
Nautical equipment
RT
Rowing boats
Obi-jime
BT
Clothing accessories
Obis
BT
Clothing accessories
RT
Waistbands
SN
Wide sashes worn with kimonos
Obituaries
BT
Documents
SN
Notices of the death of a person, often
with a biographical sketch.
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Objective lenses
BT
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NT
Agricultural equipment
Artists equipment
Microscope lenses
Aviation equipment
Barbers equipment
Objects of vertu
BT
Ornaments
NT
Decorated eggs
Beekeeping equipment
Bookbinding equipment
Brewing equipment
Etuis
Clockmaking equipment
Intaglios
Construction equipment
Medallions
Dairy equipment
Patch boxes
Dressmaking equipment
Seals
Electrical engineering equipment
Snuff bottles
Factory equipment
Snuff boxes
Fire fighting equipment
Snuff horns
Fishing equipment
Vesta cases
Funeral equipment
Gambling equipment
Oboes
Glassmaking equipment
BT
Woodwind instruments
RT
Heang rein
Metalworking equipment
SN
Instrument played with a a mouthed
double reed
Military equipment
Leatherworking equipment
Mill equipment
Millinery equipment
Obol coins
BT
Ancient Greek coins
NT
Triobol coins
SN
Derived from the Greek obelos, a spit (in
pre-coinage times used as currency), the
obol became a small silver coin valued at
one sixth of the drachm. Though fractions
of it were also struck, these turned out to
be really too small for practical use;
indeed by the 2nd century BC the obol
itself was struck in copper. ("The Seaby
Coin Encyclopaedia", Ewald Junge, RA
Seaby Ltd, London, 1992)
Mining equipment
Office equipment
Oil paints
Painting equipment
Plastering equipment
Pottery equipment
Retailing equipment
Signwriting equipment
Surveying equipment
Tree-felling equipment
Upholstering equipment
Ocarinas
BT
Wind instruments
SN
Wind instruments shaped like an
elongated egg, with fingerholes.
Viticulture equipment
Watchmaking equipment
Welding equipment
Whaling equipment
Winemaking equipment
Occasional tables
Woodworking equipment
USE Side tables
Workboxes
Writing equipment
Occupation-based equipment
BT
RT
Horse riding equipment
Objects
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SN
A general term encompassing the
equipment used in various trades,
occupations, professions, etc. This broad
term is included only as a place-holder for
hierarchy purposes and is not to be used
to describe individual objects; instead use
the specific type of equipment from the
list below, or where possible name a
specific object.
Occupation issue notes
BT
Military money
Occupation notes
BT
Military money
SN
Notes issued during the period following
the invasion of a country, when a
provisional government has been
appointed.
Terms alphabetical
BT
Chairs
Office furniture
RT
Ergonomic chairs
Office desks
BT
Desks
Office furniture
NT
Computer desks
Office equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Bulldog clips
Bundy card racks
Bundy clocks
Clipboards
Desk lamps
Fax machines
Ocean liners
Gavels
USE Passenger ships
Office information systems
Office machines
Octants
BT
Paperclip bowls
Measuring instruments
Paperclips
Navigational equipment
SN
Paperknives
Instruments similar to a sextant, having a
graduated arc of 45 degrees, used for
measuring angular distance.
Paperweights
Staplers
Staples
Octopi
BT
Switchboards
Invertebrates
Typewriter accessories
Wastepaper baskets
Odaikos
USE Daiko
Odd leg calipers
Office furniture
BT
Furniture
NT
Boardroom tables
BT
Calipers
Filing cabinets
SN
Calipers which have two hinged legs, one
with either a hardened steel or
replaceable point, the other with a toe
which runs against the edge of the
workpiece.
Office chairs
Office buildings
BT
Commercial buildings
SN
Australian Pictorial Thesaurus
Office chairs
Office desks
RT
Office equipment
Office information systems
BT
Computer hardware
Office equipment
RT
Computers
SN
Computers and associated equipment
designed as a system for an office.
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Office machines
BT
Machines
Office equipment
NT
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Oil engines
BT
Internal-combustion engines
SN
Internal-combustion engines using a
mixture of oil vapour and air as a fuel.
Addressing machines
Addressographs
Braillers
Cash registers
Oil jars
BT
Food storage jars
Dictaphones
Dictating machines
Stenographs
Cosmetics jars
NT
Askoi
SN
Jars used for storing cooking or essential
oils.
Typewriters
Oil lamps
Office records
USE Business records
Office signs
BT
Signs
Official buildings
BT
Buildings
NT
Post office buildings
BT
Lamps
SN
Lamps fuelled by any type of oil
Oil paintings
BT
Paintings
Oil paints
USE Painting equipment
Oilstones
Offset lithographs
USE Whetstones
USE Offset prints
Ointment jars
Offset prints
BT
Pharmaceutical jars
BT
Prints
SN
RT
Photolithographs
Jars used for storing ointments, unguents
or salves. Often these jars had bung
stoppers or lids.
SN
Commercial printing process where
impressions from an inked design on a
lithographic stone or metal plate are made
on another surface, as a rubber blanket or
rubber roller, and then transferred to
paper, instead of being made directly on
the paper.
Offsetlithographs
Ointments
BT
Topical medications
NT
Balsams
RT
Ointment jars
SN
Soft, unctuous preparations, often
medicated, for application to the skin or
mucous membrane.
USE Offset prints
Old woman's tooth
Oil cans
BT
Cans
SN
Cans for holding oil, usually with a long
spout or nozzle through which the oil is
squirted to lubricate machinery, etc.
USE Router planes
Oleographs
BT
Chromolithographs
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SN
A kind of chromolithograph, printed in oil
colours.
Plants
One and a half penny coins
BT
Penny coins
RT
Three halfpences
SN
Single coins of denomination one and a
half pence.
One and a half pfennig coins
BT
Pfennig coins
One anna coins
BT
Anna coins
One cent coins
BT
Cent coins
One centime coins
BT
Centime coins
One dollar coins
BT
Dollar coins
One eighth farthings
BT
Penny coins
One eighth real coins
BT
Real coins
One falus coins
BT
Falus coins
One florin coins
USE Florins
One franc coins
BT
BT
Dollar coins
One hundred kopek coins
Olives
BT
Terms alphabetical
Franc coins
One hundred dollar coins
BT
Kopek coins
One kopek coins
BT
Kopek coins
One noble coins
BT
Noble coins
One penny coins
BT
Penny coins
One pfennig coins
BT
Pfennig coins
One real coins
BT
Real coins
One shilling coins
BT
Shilling coins
One sixteenth anna coins
BT
Anna coins
One step film
USE Instant film
One-tenth penny coins
BT
Penny coins
One tenth real coins
BT
Real coins
One third farthings
BT
Penny coins
One twelfth anna coins
BT
Anna coins
Onkia coins
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BT
Ancient Greek coins
SN
Derived from the Roman uncia.
SN
Instruments for viewing the interior of the
eye or examining the retina.
Opium containers
Opals
BT
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BT
Gemstones
Containers
Smoking equipment
NT
Opium pouches
Opaltype prints
BT
Photographic prints
Open robes
BT
Dresses
RT
Robes
Opera costumes
BT
Performance costumes
RT
Opera equipment
Opium lamps
BT
Smoking equipment
RT
Lamps
Opium pipes
BT
Smoking pipes
SN
Pipes used for smoking opium
Opium pots
BT
Smoking equipment
Opera equipment
BT
Performing arts equipment
NT
Opera glasses
RT
Opera costumes
Opera glasses
BT
Binoculars
Eyewear
Opera equipment
SN
Opium pouches
BT
Smoking equipment
Optical discs
BT
Computer memory devices
NT
Compact discs
Small, low-power binoculars for use in a
theatre, etc.
Manuals
Digital Versatile Discs
Digital Video Discs
DVDs
Videodiscs
SN
Operating systems
BT
Computer software
SN
Software that coordinates the operation of
all parts of a computer system, including
reading and writing from files, input
devices and output devices.
Operating tables
BT
Medical furniture
Opium containers
Pouches
Operating manuals
BT
Pots
Flat circular discs, usually made of
polycarbonate, used to store data for
computing, sound reproduction and video.
Optical equipment
USE Optical instruments
Optical instruments
BT
Instruments
NT
Binoculars
Eyepieces
Ophthalmoscopes
BT
Medical instruments
Magnifying glasses
Microscope slides
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NT
Microscopes
Terms alphabetical
SN
Periscopes
Spectrophotometers
Spectroscopes
Stereoscopes
Telescopes
Optical lenses
BT
Lenses
NT
Contact lenses
Intra ocular lenses
Monocles
SN
Lenses which assist the vision, either
alone or as part of an optical instrument
or eyewear.
Optical toys
BT
Scientific toys
NT
Kaleidoscopes
Organettes
BT
Cinematographic viewers
Optometers
BT
SN
Eye testing equipment
SN
BT
Charts
Organs
BT
Keyboard instruments
NT
Barrel organs
Chamber organs
Any of various instruments for measuring
the refractive error of an eye.
Chord organs
Electric organs
Electronic organs
Female contraceptives
Pipe organs
Pills
Player organs
Contraceptives, usually in the form of
pills, taken by women
Portative organs
Reed organs
Ornaments
Flowers
Order books
BT
BT
Objects
NT
Corn dollies
Garden ornaments
Administrative records
Harness ornaments
Mobiles
Ordnance
Objects of vertu
USE Artillery
Ore coins
BT
Business records
Meters
Orchids
BT
Mechanical reed organs
Organisation charts
Oral contraceptives
BT
Automatic musical instruments
Reed organs
SN
Toy periscopes
RT
January the 1st 1875 Denmark changed
from silver to gold standard. The old Daler
and Skilling were exchanged to Krone and
Ore. 1 Daler was equal to 2 Kroner and 1
Skilling was equal to 2 Ore.
The monetary system was exchanged to a
decimal one. 1 Krone = 100 Ore, and the
Danish Krone had the same value as the
Swedish and Norwegian Krone. Sweden
had already in 1867 exchanged to the
decimal system, Norway did it 1876.
Information copyright 1997,1998,1999 by
Steen Hartmann,
http://www.residence.dk/hobbies/coins/mai
n20a.htm - 4.3.1999
Coins
Refrigerator magnets
RT
Figures
SN
Non-utilitarian decorative items used for
display.
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Orreries
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Ostrich feathers
BT
Astronomical models
SN
Apparatus for representing the motions
and phases of the planets, etc., in a star
system.
BT
Feathers
Otto cycle engines
USE Otto engines
Orthodontic appliances
BT
Dental equipment
NT
Orthodontic braces
Orthodontic braces
BT
Orthodontic appliances
SN
Round or flat metal wires placed against
surfaces of the teeth, and used to
straighten irregularly arranged teeth.
Otto engines
BT
Internal-combustion engines
Piston engines
SN
Internal-combustion engines that operate
on the Otto cycle, where the phases of
suction, compression, combustion, and
exhaust occur sequentially in a
four-stroke or two-stroke cycle
reciprocating mechanism. The fuel is
ignited near the point of maximum
compression, usually with a spark.
Oscillating engines
BT
Single acting engines
Steam engines
NT
Oscillating paddle engines
SN
Inefficient single acting engines with a
rigid piston rod attached to the
crankshaft. The turning crankshaft causes
the cylinder to oscillate and this allows
the valve to work.
SN
USE Footstools
Outboard engines
USE Outboard motors
Outboard motors
BT
Marine engines
Oscillating engines
RT
Motor boats
Paddle engines
SN
Unit assemblies of engine, propeller, and
vertical drive shaft used to propel a boat
and usually clamped to the boat transom.
Oscillating paddle engines
BT
Ottomans
Oscillating engines designed to propel
paddle-steamers.
Oscillators
Outdoor furniture
BT
Amplifiers
BT
Furniture
NT
Audio oscillators
NT
Deckchairs
RT
Signal generators
Picnic tables
SN
Devices or machines which produce
repetitive fluctuations in amplitude of an
electrical signal.
Sun lounges
Oscilloscopes
BT
Electronic equipment
SN
Devices which make the shape of a voltage
wave visible on the screen of a cathode-ray
tube or other device.
Ostrich eggs
BT
Bird eggs
Outer garments
USE Outerwear
Outerwear
BT
Clothing
NT
Abas
Capes
Cardigans
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NT
Cloaks
Coats
Terms alphabetical
Over boots
USE Boots
Djellabas
Fur jackets
Jackets
Jumpers
Swimming robes
SN
Overalls
BT
Protective clothing
SN
Protective or fashion wear, all in one
pants and shirt, or pants with bib and
brace.
Garments worn over clothing when going
outdoors.
Overblouses
Outfits
BT
Clothing
NT
Walking outfits
RT
Clothing ensembles
SN
Set of clothing worn together, not
necesarily matching.
BT
Blouses
SN
Blouses designed to hang loosely over
pants or skirt, not tucked in.
Overcoats
BT
Coats
SN
Coats worn over the ordinary clothing in
cold weather.
Outside calipers
BT
Calipers
SN
Calipers with bowed legs with the ends
turned inwards. They are used for
measuring outside diameters.
Overdresses
BT
Dresses
SN
Dresses worn over another, especially
ones designed or draped to show an
underdress (AAT)
Outside shaves
USE Downright shaves
Oven gloves
USE Oven mitts
Oven mits
USE Oven mitts
Overlockers
BT
Sewing machines
SN
Sewing machines which overcast.
Overshoes
BT
Shoes
SN
Protective shoes of rubber or other
waterproof subsance worn over other
shoes
Oven mitts
BT
Pot holders
RT
Gloves
SN
Padded cloth pot holders into which a
hand or hands can be inserted, used to
protect the hands while handling hot
containers.
Overshot waterwheels
Oven peels
BT
Kitchenware
SN
Shovel like implement for putting bread,
pies, pizza etc into an oven or taking them
out.
USE Overshot wheels
Overshot wheels
BT
Waterwheels
RT
Undershot wheels
SN
Waterwheels driven by water passing over
from above, as a vertical waterwheel.
Oversize models
USE Large scale models
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Overskirts
BT
Skirts
SN
Outer skirts worn over an underskirt or
over a dress.
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NT
Food packaging
Hardware packaging
Laundry packaging
Medical packaging
Medicine packaging
Overtype engines
Photographic packaging
BT
Steam engines
Postal packaging
SN
Steam engines in which the machinery is
over the top of the boiler.
Record covers
Stamp packaging
Stationery packaging
Ovulation test kits
BT
Toiletries packaging
Birth control equipment
Toy packaging
Medical kits
Wrapping paper
Owls
BT
Wrapping ribbons
Birds
Oxen
BT
Mammals
SN
Packaging machines
BT
Oyster forks
BT
Table forks
SN
Dining forks for eating raw oysters or
clams from the half shell. They are
smaller than other table forks and have
three or four pointed tines.
Generators
SN
An ozone generator is a device designed to
produce ozone gas.
USE Keyhole saws
Paddle engines
BT
Surgical implants
SN
Instrument planted under the skin to
control the rate of the heartbeat.
Packaging
BT
Objects
NT
Audio equipment packaging
Beverage packaging
Marine engines
Steam engines
NT
Oscillating paddle engines
Sidelever paddle engines
RT
Paddle-steamers
SN
Marine engines that propel paddle-wheel
steamers by driving a paddlewheel.
Pacemakers
BT
Machines
Pad saws
Ozone generators
BT
The wrappings or containers used to
enclose, bundle or present objects to
consumers or recipients.
Paddle-steamers
BT
Ships
SN
Steam vessels propelled by paddlewheels;
some with one wide stern wheel, others
with two narrow side wheels.
Paddle-wheel steamers
USE Paddle-steamers
Cigarette packets
Clothing packaging
Contraceptive packaging
Paddle wheels
USE Paddlewheels
Cosmetics packaging
Electronics packaging
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Paddleboats
Terms alphabetical
BT
Painting equipment
USE Paddle-steamers
BT
Surface finishing tools
NT
Paddles
Brushes
Artists brushes
Lacquering brushes
Nautical equipment
Paddlewheels
BT
Wheels
RT
Paddle-steamers
SN
Wheels with floats or paddles on the
circumference, used for propelling vessels
over the water.
Padlocks
SN
Any of a variety of brushes used to apply
paint, lacquer, etc.
Painted fans
BT
Hand fans
Painting brushes
USE Paintbrushes
Painting equipment
BT
Locks
BT
Occupation-based equipment
SN
A portable or detachable lock designed to
be attached to the object they are
securing.
NT
Canvas stretchers
Colour charts
Colour comparators
Pagers
Paint containers
BT
Personal communication devices
SN
Small portable devices which receive, but
do not transmit, signals, used as a means
of contacting or conveying instructions to
the person carrying them.
Paintbrushes
Paintings
BT
Artworks
NT
Acrylic paintings
Pages
Bark paintings
BT
Documents
Encaustic paintings
SN
Pages that are objects, independent of
what they came from.
Grisaille paintings
Miniature paintings
Oil paintings
Pail shaves
Pub paintings
USE Coopering spokeshaves
Tempera paintings
Textile paintings
Paint brushes
Watercolour paintings
USE Paintbrushes
Paisa
Paint colour charts
BT
USE Pice coins
Colour charts
Pajamas
Paint containers
BT
USE Pyjamas
Containers
Painting equipment
Paintbrushes
Palatines
USE Pelerines
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Palette knives
BT
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SN
Artists equipment
Knives
SN
Thin, flexible blades set in handles used
for mixing or applying paint.
Palettes
BT
Artists equipment
SN
Thin usually oval or oblong boards or
tablets with a thumb hole at one end, used
by painters to mix colours on.
Panniers
BT
Underwear
SN
Frameworks to provide shape under skirts
Pannikins
Pallettes
USE Palettes
Pamphlets
BT
Documents
NT
Advertising pamphlets
Travel pamphlets
SN
Sections of material set into a larger
object, either to contrast with the object or
to form a component of the object which is
easier to handle in size during the
manufacturing stage. This is a very
general term and wherever possible a
more specific term should be used.
Publications of between 2 an 4 pages,
fastened but not bound
Pan flutes
BT
Flutes
SN
Primitive wind instruments consisting of a
series of pipes of graduated length, the
notes being produced by blowing across
the upper ends.
BT
Drinking cups
Panoramic photographs
BT
Photographs
Panpipes
USE Pan flutes
Pans
BT
Containers
NT
Ash pans
Bedpans
Warming pans
Pantie girdles
Panama hats
BT
Hats
SN
Summer hats with wide brim and ridge
crown made from a fine flexible straw.
BT
Girdles
SN
Garments shaped like underpants which
support the abdominal region of the body.
Panties
Pandas
USE Underpants
USE Giant pandas
Pantihose
Panelbeating tools
BT
Metalworking tools
Panels
BT
Hosiery
SN
Womens tights, made of fine nylon
Pantographs
BT
Objects
BT
Drawing instruments
NT
Architectural panels
SN
Instruments for copying drawings on a
larger or smaller scale.
Decorative panels
Textile panels
Pants
Tile panels
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USE Trousers
Pants-suits
BT
Clothing
SN
Outfits designed for women, consisting of
trousers and matching top.
From the Macquarie Dictionary: a slacks
suit
Terms alphabetical
Paper money
BT
Money
NT
Banknotes
Fantasy money
Hell money
Invasion money
Military money
Replica banknotes
Pantsuits
USE Pants-suits
Pantyhose
USE Pantihose
Pap boats
BT
Feeding cups
SN
Small receptacles for feeding pap (a soft
food made of bread cooked in milk) to
infants and invalids.
Paper perforating machines
BT
Printing equipment
Paper photograph holders
USE Photograph folders
Paper plates
USE Disposable plates
Paper sculptures
Paper bags
BT
Bags
Paper clips
USE Paperclips
Paper cups
BT
Sculptures
SN
Fine or commercial artworks consisting of
forms created using paper or cardboard.
Paper tape units
BT
Computer components
SN
Those components of a computer whose
primary function is to punch and/or read
paper tapes.
USE Disposable cups
Paper cutters
BT
Cutting tools
SN
Device specifically designed for cutting
several layers of paper simultaneously,
usually with a guiding edge that allows for
straight cutting.
Paper dispensers
BT
BT
Printing equipment
SN
Machines to test the strength of papers
Paper toys
BT
Toys
NT
Cut-out books
Retailing equipment
Paper dolls
BT
Paper testing machines
Dolls
Paper dolls
Paperclip bowls
BT
Office equipment
Paper toys
Paper knives
USE Paperknives
Bowls
Paperclips
BT
Document accessories
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Office equipment
Papercuts
BT
Artworks
SN
Paper artworks similar to origami, but
made by making cuts in a piece of paper.
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BT
Rulers
SN
Instruments for transferring a line
parallel to itself. They commonly consist
of two parallel bars or rulers connected in
such a manner that when one is held in
place, the other may be moved, remaining
parallel to its original position.
Paperknives
BT
Document accessories
Office equipment
SN
Knives used for cutting folded paper,
especially envelopes, often decorative.
Papermaking machines
BT
Machines
RT
Dandy rolls
Parasols
BT
Umbrellas
RT
Umbrellas
SN
Women's small or light sun umbrellas ;
sunshades.
Parkas
BT
Coats
Paperweights
BT
Office equipment
Parlour caps
BT
Caps
Para coins
BT
Coins
SN
Originally Turkish coins with a value of
one-fortieth of the piastre, now the
monetary unit of some Balkan countries.
Parabolic reflectors
Parquetry
BT
Floor tiles
SN
Mosaic work of wood used for floors,
wainscoting, etc.
Partisan notes
BT
Mirrors
BT
Military money
SN
Known as a parabolic dish or a parabolic
mirror - a reflective device, commonly
formed in the shape of a paraboloid of
revolution. Collects or distributes light,
sound, or radio waves.
SN
Locally issued emergency money used
within partisan held areas, usually in low
denominations and marked "Payable on
liberation".
Parachutes
BT
Safety equipment
Paraffin engines
USE Kerosene engines
Paraffin irons
USE Spirit irons
Parallel rulers
USE Parallel rules
Partridges
BT
Birds
Party hats
BT
Festive objects
Hats
Party invitations
BT
Invitations
Parures
BT
Jewellery
NT
Demi-parures
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Complete sets of jewelled ornaments
decorated in like style or made of the
same variety of gemstone, and intended to
be worn at the same time, such as a
necklace, bracelet, brooch and earrings.
Terms alphabetical
Pastille burners
BT
Incense burners
SN
Type of incense burners. Ornamental
objects in which may be placed a
smouldering, scented pastille.
Passenger ships
BT
Ships
RT
Steamships
SN
Ships designed to carry large numbers of
passengers, and therefore equipped
primarily with berths, dining facilities,
and areas for recreation, as opposed to
cargo storage facilities.
Passenger trains
USE Trains
BT
Documents
NT
Backstage passes
Passports
Theatre passes
Transport passes
Passport photographs
BT
Identity photographs
SN
Small photographs showing head and
shoulders of subject, used for
identification purposes in passports and
other identity documents.
Passports
Passes
Travel documents
Kitchenware
Pastry brushes
BT
Brushes
Kitchenware
Pastry cutters
BT
BT
Kitchenware
BT
Kitchenware
RT
Stamps (tools)
Pastry tins
BT
USE Pattalas
Patch boxes
BT
SN
Drawings done with pastel crayons.
Pastels
BT
Crayons
SN
Crayons made from pigments ground with
chalk and compounded with gum water.
Boxes
Objects of vertu
Pastel drawings
Art drawings
Baking tins
Pat-talas
Foodstuffs
BT
Kitchen knives
Pastry stamps
SN
Pasta
BT
BT
Pastry knives
Passes
BT
Pastry boards
Small shallow covered boxes in which
were kept the black patches which were
fashionable cosmetic accessories in the
18th century (worn on the face to hide a
defect or to heighten the complexion by
contrast).
Patchboxes
USE Patch boxes
Patchworking equipment
BT
Sewing equipment
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SN
Equipment used for making patchwork,
such as tools, stencils etc.
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Books
RT
Patterns
Patella hammers
BT
SN
Hammers
Pattern coins
Medical instruments
BT
Medical instruments used for testing the
patella (knee jerk) reflex.
SN
Patterns
Patens
BT
Dishes
Religious objects
SN
Shallow dish used in Christian religious
ceremonies, used for bearing the
Communion bread in the Eucharist
service.
Patent medicines
BT
Medicines
NT
Cough mixtures
SN
Medicines distributed by a company which
has patents on their manufacture. The
term is sometimes applied to all
non-prescription commercially available
medicines.
Official prototypes of new coins; not legal
tender.
Patternbooks
USE Pattern books
Patterns
BT
Objects
NT
Pattern coins
Textileworking patterns
SN
Objects fashioned or designed to serve as
a model or guide for something to be
made.
Pauldrons
USE Shoulder armour
Peacocks
Patents
BT
Coins
Documents
BT
Birds
Pear trees
Pateras
BT
Plaques
RT
Medallions
SN
Circular low-relief ornaments, derived
from the Greek phiale and the Roman
patera, resembling a shallow dish.
BT
Trees
Pearl shells
BT
Shells
Pearls
Pattalas
BT
Xylophones
SN
Burmese xylophone. Several sources use
a one-word spelling rather than
hyphenated.
BT
Animal parts
Animal products
RT
Gemstones
Pectoral crosses
Pattens
BT
Footwear
SN
Any of various kinds of footwear to protect
the feet from mud or wet, e.g. a wooden
shoe or shoe with a wooden sole.
Pattern books
BT
Crucifixes
SN
A type of cross that is worn suspended on
the breast, usually by bishops and abbots,
and sometimes by cannons and laymen.
Pedal generators
BT
Electric generators
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Pedal wirelesses
SN
Small electric generators driven by a foot
pedal which provide the power to run
pedal wirelesses.
Pedal toys
BT
Ride-on toys
SN
Ride-on toys operated by pedals. Use
`Tricycles' or `Bicycles' for bicycles and
tricycles.
Pedal wirelesses
BT
Radio transceivers
SN
Small radio transceivers used for
communication in the outback.
Terms alphabetical
SN
Dolls made from a wooden clothes peg.
Pegs, laundry
USE Clothes pegs
Pelerines
BT
Capes
SN
Womens narrow collar-like capes
Pelican feathers
BT
Feathers
Pelicans
BT
Australian birds
Pedestals
BT
Display equipment
SN
A stand or object support, which is usually
higher than it is wide, to support a figure,
a bust, or an urn.
Peel-apart instant film
USE Instant film
Pen cases
BT
Cases
Writing equipment
RT
Pencil cases
Pen holders
BT
Holders
Writing equipment
Peelers
BT
Kitchenware
NT
Fruit peelers
Vegetable peelers
RT
Slicers
SN
Implements or tools that peel.
Peeling chisels
USE Bark chisels
RT
Pencil holders
Pen trays
BT
Trays
Writing equipment
SN
Small trays, often forming part of a
library set, on which to rest quill pens.
Pencil cases
BT
Cases
Writing equipment
Peen hammers
BT
Hammers
NT
Ball pien hammers
Ball-peen hammers
SN
Hammers of various designs which are
roughly toothed to facilitate the cutting of
stone or the breaking of brick. They
sometimes have two opposite cutting
edges.
Peg dolls
BT
RT
Pen cases
Pencil drawings
BT
Art drawings
Pencil holders
BT
Holders
Writing equipment
RT
Pen holders
Dolls
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Pencil sharpeners
BT
Sharpeners
Stationery
Pencils
BT
Penni coins
BT
Coins
RT
Markka coins
SN
Copper currency of Finland since 1864,
and of the Republic of Finland since 1919.
Drawing instruments
Writing equipment
NT
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Coloured pencils
Pennies
USE One penny coins
Propelling pencils
Slate pencils
Pendants
BT
Jewellery
NT
Mourning pendants
Penny coins
BT
Coins
NT
Farthings
Fourpences
Half farthings
Halfpennies
Pendulum bobs
BT
Weights
SN
Weights on the lower end of a pendulum.
One and a half penny coins
One eighth farthings
One penny coins
One third farthings
Pendulum clocks
BT
One-tenth penny coins
Clocks
Quarter farthings
Sixpences
Pengo coins
BT
Coins
SN
Silver unit of Hungarian coinage since
1925, with occasional multiples of 2 and 5;
later struck in aluminium.
Thirty pence coins
Three halfpences
Threepences
Twopences
RT
New pence coins
Penguin eggs
BT
Bird eggs
Penny-farthings
BT
Bicycles
Penis sheaths
BT
Clothing
Penny tokens
BT
Tokens
Penknives
BT
Pocket-knives
RT
Clasp knives
SN
Small knives originally used for making
and mending quill pens. The term now
applies to any small pocket-knife.
Pennants
BT
Flags
Penny whistles
USE Tin whistles
Pens
BT
Drawing instruments
Writing equipment
NT
Ballpoint pens
Fountain pens
Quill pens
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NT
Ruling pens
Terms alphabetical
SN
Peonies
BT
Flowers
Peplums
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Clothing components forming a short full
flounce or an extension of the waist,
covering the hips.
Usually a kind of revolver popular in the
middle of the 19th c. Firearms with no
separate barrel but with a long chamber.
Usually constructed so that when the
trigger was pulled, the barrels revolved
and the hammer was raised.
Perambulators
USE Prams
Percussion blunderbusses
BT
Pepper
Blunderbusses
Percussion firearms
BT
Spices
RT
Pepper containers; Pepper shakers
Pepper casters
Percussion caps
BT
Firearm components
SN
Small metal caps containing a priming
powder, used to ignite the propellant
intercussion lock. firearms.
USE Pepper shakers
Pepper containers
BT
Food storage containers
NT
Pepper shakers
RT
Pepper
Percussion firearms
BT
Firearms
NT
Cap-firing firearms
Percussion blunderbusses
Percussion pistols
Percussion revolvers
Pepper dredgers
Percussion rifles
USE Food dredgers
Percussion instrument components
Pepper grinders
BT
Food processing equipment
Tableware
Pepper pots
USE Pepper shakers
Pepper shakers
BT
BT
Musical instrument components
NT
Drum kit components
Percussion instruments
BT
Musical instruments
NT
Afoxes
Alembas
Pepper containers
Carillons
Tableware
Castanets
Clappers
Pepperboxes
BT
Firearms
RT
Revolvers
Clapsticks
Cymbals
Glass harmonicas
Gong strikers
Gongs
Hooters
Linguaphones
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NT
Maracas
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USE Performing arts equipment
Musical bells
Musical drums
Tambourines
Performance posters
BT
Event posters
Woodblocks
Xylophones
RT
Rattles
SN
Musical instruments which are struck to
produce a sound, as opposed to bowed or
blown instruments. Other musical
classifications refer to these instruments
as idiophones, autophones or
membranophones.
Percussion pistols
BT
Performance venue components
BT
Performing arts equipment
NT
Stage backdrops
Performing arts equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Backstage passes
Circus equipment
Percussion firearms
Dance equipment
Pistols
NT
Opera equipment
Converted percussion pistols
Performance venue components
Programs
Percussion revolvers
BT
Percussion firearms
Theatre equipment
SN
Revolvers
Percussion rifles
BT
Prop-like objects used for
performance/dance, not costumes
Perfume atomisers
Percussion firearms
BT
Atomisers
Rifles
SN
Apparatus for reducing perfumes to a fine
spray.
Percussive weapons
BT
Weapons
NT
Batons
Blowpipes (weapons)
Clubs
Knuckledusters
Maces
Performance costumes
BT
Costumes
NT
Circus costumes
Dance costumes
Perfume bottles
BT
Perfume caskets
BT
Caskets
RT
Perfume bottles
SN
Small chests or boxes with compartments
for holding a number of perfume bottles,
and sometimes with shallow drawers in
the base.
Perfumes
Film costumes
BT
Toiletries
Opera costumes
NT
Air fresheners
Theatre costumes
RT
Bottles
Performing arts equipment
Performance equipment
Colognes
SN
Substances, extracts or preparations for
diffusing or imparting fragrant, agreeable
smells.
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Periodic tables
BT
Information tables
Terms alphabetical
NT
Pagers
SN
Periodicals
USE Magazines
Periscopes
BT
Optical instruments
RT
Toy periscopes
SN
Optical instruments consisting of a tube
with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors
by which a view at the surface of water,
the top of a parapet, etc., may be seen
from below or behind.
Devices usually held on or near the
person, for communication.
Personal computers
BT
Microcomputers
NT
Portable computers
SN
Use for non-portable desktop
microcomputers designed for personal use.
Personal effects
BT
Objects
NT
Artificial eyelashes
Back scratchers
Chatelaines
Perming equipment
BT
Mobile phones
Condom boxes
Hair care equipment
Cosmetics bags
Cosmetics cases
Perpetual calendars
BT
Earplugs
Calendars
Facial tissues
False eyelashes
Personal adornments
Fan cases
BT
Personal effects
NT
Amulets
Handkerchief bags
Beauty patches
Handkerchief boxes
Clothing accessories
Handkerchiefs
Corsages
Identity devices
Eyewear
Knee rugs
Fashion badges
Luggage
Hand fans
Personal adornments
Hand screens
Personal communication devices
Jewellery
Purses
Medals
Regalia
Pubic covers
Scent bags
RT
Personal effects
Sewing kits
SN
Any objects used to adorn the body. This
broad term is included only as a
place-holder for hierarchy purposes and is
not to be used to describe individual
objects; instead use the specific name of
the object or objects.
Smelling salts
Handbags
Smoking equipment
Spectacles cases
Toiletries
Toiletry bags
Umbrellas
Personal communication devices
BT
Personal effects
Telecommunications equipment
Wigs
RT
Personal adornments
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SN
Objects for personal use, often carried
around.
Personal letters
BT
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BT
Traps
NT
Mouse traps
Rabbit traps
Rat-traps
Sex aids
Safe stands
Toiletries
Personal papers
BT
Documents
NT
Horoscopes
Peso coins
BT
Coins
SN
Short for peso de a ocho, i.e. piece of eight,
as its value was that of 8 reales.
Introduced by Ferdinand and Isabella of
Spain in 1497. Now also used by Mexico.
Pessaries
BT
Medical instruments
SN
Plastic or metal instruments placed in the
vagina for uterine support or
contraception. For medication, use vaginal
suppositories.
Pest control equipment
BT
Domestic equipment
NT
Electronic pest killers
Pesticide containers
BT
Jug covers
Containers
Pestles
USE Mortars and pestles
Petitions
BT
Documents
Petrol bowsers
USE Petrol pumps
Petrol cans
BT
Cans
RT
Petrol pumps
Petrol engines
BT
Internal-combustion engines
SN
Internal-combustion engines that use a
mixture of air and petrol vapour as a fuel.
Flyswats
Food safes
Ant traps
Flytraps
Letters
Personal lubricants
BT
Pest control equipment
Petrol irons
USE Spirit irons
Mosquito nets
Pest repellent products
Pest traps
Pest repellent products
BT
Pest control equipment
NT
Insect sprays
Petrol pumps
BT
Pumps
RT
Petrol cans
Petticoats
BT
Underwear
Mosquito coils
NT
Baby petticoats
Ultrasonic pest repellents
SN
Skirts, especially underskirts or slips,
worn by women and girls.
Insecticides
Pest traps
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Pews
BT
Terms alphabetical
NT
Apothecary jars
Ointment jars
Benches
Specie jars
Pfennig coins
BT
Coins
NT
Eight pfennig coins
Fifty pfennig coins
SN
A general term used to indicate jars used
for storing drugs and medicines. Where
possible use a more specific term.
Pharmaceutical packaging
USE Medicine packaging
Five pfennig coins
Four pfennig coins
Half pfennig coins
One and a half pfennig coins
One pfennig coins
Reichspfennig coins
Six pfennig coins
Ten pfennig coins
Pharmaceuticals
USE Medications
Pharmacy equipment
BT
Health and medical equipment
SN
Equipment used for making, preparing or
dispensing drugs or medicines.
Three pfennig coins
Twelve pfennig coins
Twenty five pfennig coins
Pheasant feathers
BT
Feathers
Twenty pfennig coins
Two and a half pfennig coins
Two pfennig coins
SN
The smallest German denomination. 100
pfennig = 1 mark.
Phenakistoscopes
BT
Cinematographic viewers
SN
A revolving disk on which figures drawn
in different relative attitudes are seen
successively, so as to produce the
appearnace of an object in actual motion.
pH meters
BT
Measuring instruments
SN
Instruments to measure acidity, usually of
liquids or soil.
Pharmaceutical bottles
Philatelic albums
BT
Albums
SN
Books consisting of blank leaves for the
insertion of postage stamps, impressed
stamps, stamped envelopes, postmarks,
postcards, covers and similar material.
USE Medication bottles
Pharmaceutical cases
BT
Medical cases
SN
Cases, often portable and of leather, in
which medicines were kept.
Pharmaceutical equipment
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
Pharmaceutical jars
Philatelic covers
USE Philatelic envelopes
Philatelic envelopes
BT
Envelopes
NT
Airmail covers
Airmail envelopes
Commemorative envelopes
Pharmaceutical jars
BT
Jars
First day envelopes
SN
Envelopes with stamps applied
Medication containers
Pharmaceutical equipment
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Philatelic kits
BT
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SN
Postal products
Phones
USE Telephones
A term used in the mid-19th century for
photomechanical prints, most often those
created by various relief processes, and
also sometimes for those created by
intaglio processes.
Photoflash lamps
USE Flashbulbs
Phonograph cylinders
USE Gramophone cylinders
Photogenic drawings
USE Photograms
Phonograph records
USE Audio records
Phonographs
BT
Audio equipment
RT
Gramophones
SN
Device for playing 78rpm disc recordings.
The term is more commonly used in USA,
while gramophone was more common in
United Kingdom. Use 'Cylinder players'
for players of cylinders and use 'Record
players' for turntables that play LPs or
45s.
Photograms
BT
Photographs
RT
Radiographs
SN
Photographs produced without a camera,
usually by placing an object directly on
sensitised paper and exposing it to light.
Photograph accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Photograph albums
Photograph cases
Photograph folders
Photo composites
Photograph holders
USE Composite photographs
Photo engraving prints
USE Photoengravings
Photo-measuring micrometers
USE Photographic micrometers
Photographic mounts
RT
Photographs
SN
Accessories for presenting and mounting
photographs.
Photograph albums
BT
Albums
Photograph accessories
Photocopiers
BT
Copying machines
Photocopies
BT
Documents
SN
Photographic reproductions of written or
printed material.
Photoengravings
BT
SN
Book consisting of blank leaves for
inserting and storing photographs
Photograph cases
BT
Cases
Photograph accessories
SN
Hinged, covered frames containing one or
more photographs.
Photograph folders
BT
Photomechanical prints
Folders
Photograph accessories
RT
Photograph holders
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The envelopes in which photographic
prints and negatives are returned to
consumers after processing.
Terms alphabetical
NT
Horizontal enlargers
SN
Photograph frames
BT
Photograph holders
Holders
Photograph accessories
NT
Projection devices used to print
photographic images in sizes larger or
smaller than the original negative or slide.
Frames
Photographic mounts
BT
Daylight enlargers
Photographic plate holders
Photographic ephemera
BT
Ephemera
Photographic equipment
BT
Audio and visual equipment
NT
Camera accessories
Photographers blackout hoods
Camera chains
Camera components
USE Photographers hoods
Camera dollies
Photographers hoods
BT
Camera accessories
RT
Plate cameras
SN
Hoods of light-tight material attached to
early cameras to assist in the preparation
and loading of photographic plates,
especially wet collodion plates.
Cameras
Changing bags
Photographic lenses
Photographic lighting equipment
Photographic processing equipment
Polarizers
Sensitometers
SN
Photographic balances
USE Photographic scales
Photographic chemicals
BT
Photographic processing equipment
SN
Chemicals used in photographic
processing.
Photographic equipment containers
BT
Photographic mounts
RT
Lantern slides
SN
Cover glasses that go on the front and
back of lantern slides.
Photographic developing equipment
Camera accessories
Containers
NT
Camera cases
Gadget bags
Plate carrying boxes
Photographic cover glasses
BT
A general term for the broad range of
apparatus associated with photography.
Where possible, use a more specific term.
RT
Film and plate holders
SN
Bags and cases used to carry photographic
equipment, especially cameras and
camera accessories.
Photographic film
USE Camera film
USE Photographic processing equipment
Photographic lamps
Photographic diffusers
USE Studio lighting equipment
USE Diffusion attachments
Photographic lenses
Photographic enlargers
BT
Photographic processing equipment
BT
Lenses
Photographic equipment
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NT
Camera lenses
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Photographic equipment
Convertible lenses
Enlarging lenses
Photographic papers
Fisheye lenses
BT
Photographic processing equipment
Fixed-focus lenses
SN
Sensitised papers used in processing for
producing photographic prints.
Landscape lenses
Long-focus lenses
Magic lantern lenses
Projector lenses
Photographic plate examiners
USE Photographic plate illuminators
Rapid rectilinear lenses
Standard lenses
Wide-angle lenses
Photographic plate holders
BT
Photograph holders
Zoom lenses
Photographic lighting equipment
BT
Lighting equipment
Photographic equipment
NT
Photographic plate illuminators
BT
Photographic viewing equipment
SN
Viewing boxes for photographic glass
plates.
Camera flashes
Flash powders
Flashguns
Photographic plate micrometers
USE Photographic micrometers
Magnesium flash holders
Studio lighting equipment
RT
Arc lamps
Photographic micrometers
BT
Devices for measuring astronomical
distances on photographs, especially
photographic plates.
Photographic mounts
BT
Photograph accessories
NT
Lantern slide mounts
Photograph frames
SN
BT
Camera components
NT
Glass plates
Half plates
Astronomical equipment
Micrometers
SN
Photographic plates
Quarter plates
SN
Glass, porcelain or metal sheets covered
with light sensitive emulsion that are
intended to receive images through the
aperture when inserted in the camera.
Photographic positives
USE Positives
Photographic postcards
Photographic cover glasses
BT
Postcards
Slide mounts
SN
Postcards that have on one side an image
produced with light-sensitive materials
directly on the card
Frames and backings used to support and
protect photographic prints or
transparencies.
Photographic negatives
Photographic printing boxes
USE Contact printers
USE Negatives
Photographic packaging
BT
Packaging
Photographic prints
BT
Photographs
Prints
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Albumen photographs
Terms alphabetical
SN
Albumen photoprints
Scales used for weighing out photographic
chemicals when making up processing
solutions.
Albumen prints
Albumen silver prints
Photographic slides
Card photographs
BT
Photographic transparencies
Contact prints
SN
Positive transparencies in mounts that
are suitable for projection, usually 35mm
film in a mount of 2 by 2 inches.
Cyanotype prints
Glass prints
Negative prints
Opaltype prints
Platinum prints
Positive to positive prints
Photographic transparencies
BT
Transparencies
NT
Silver albumen prints
Lantern slides
Three dimensional photographs
Opaque photographs, usually positive,
usually on paper, and generally, but not
always, printed from a negative. Use
`Negative prints' for prints in which the
tones or colours are reversed from their
appearance in nature.
Photographic processing equipment
BT
Photographic equipment
NT
Contact printing frames
Photographic slides
Screen process transparencies
SN
BT
Viewing equipment
NT
Cinematographic viewers
Film strips
Light boxes
Photographic plate illuminators
Density meters
Projector lamps
Developing tanks
Projectors
Developing trays
Slide viewers
Film aprons
Photographic chemicals
Photographic enlargers
Stereoscopes
RT
Photographic equipment
SN
Equipment for viewing photographic
products such as slides, lantern slides,
movie films and stereo photographs.
Photographic papers
Photographic scales
Plate drying racks (photographic)
Print meters
Print rollers
SN
Materials and equipment involved in
converting a latent image on film or paper
into a visible and permanent one.
Positive photographs designed for viewing
by transmitted light.
Photographic viewing equipment
Darkroom lamps
Film winding boxes
Black-and-white transparencies
Colour transparencies
Silver gelatin prints
SN
Positives
Photographs
BT
Objects
NT
Aerial photographs
Astrophotographs
Commemorative photographs
Identity photographs
Photographic scales
BT
Manipulated photographs
Balances
Miniature photographs
Photographic processing equipment
Negatives
Panoramic photographs
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Photograms
BT
Photomechanical prints
Photographic negatives
NT
Collotypes
Photographic prints
SN
Photomechanical prints produced by
photolithography, a planographic
photomechanical process that uses the
same principle as lithography, but uses a
photographic process to transfer the
image to the plate.
Photomechanical prints
Portrait photographs
Positives
Radiographs
Sepia photographs
Shadowgraphs
Space photographs
Stereo photographs
Tinted photographs
SN
Still images produced from
radiation-sensitive materials (sensitive to
light, electron beams, or nuclear
radiation), with the exception of
reproductive prints of documents and
technical drawings. May be positive or
negative, opaque or transparent. The term
includes secondary images produced from
a radiation-sensitive image, such as types
of photomechanical prints. Use
`Photographic prints' for opaque
photographs on paper, generally but not
always printed from a negative.
Photomechanical gravure prints
USE Photogravures
Photomechanical gravures
USE Photogravures
Photomechanical prints
BT
Photographs
NT
Photoengravings
Photogravures
Photolithographs
RT
Positives
SN
Prints produced by photomechanical
processes. These are processes that
employ light sensitivity to transfer an
image, and then a separate process to
produce a print that was never itself
light-sensitive.
Photogravure prints
USE Photogravures
Photogravures
BT
Photomechanical prints
SN
Photomechanical prints produced by the
photogravure process, an intaglio
photomechanical process in which the
metal printing plate is prepared using a
bichromate process, leaving a gelatine
resist of varying thickness. The plate is
etched to form cells of varying depth able
to hold different amounts of ink.
Photomechanical reproductions
USE Photomechanical prints
Photomechanicals
USE Photomechanical prints
Photometers
BT
Exposure aids
Meters
Photoheliographs
BT
Telescopes
SN
Telescopes designed for photographing the
sun.
Photolithographic prints
SN
Photomontages
BT
USE Photolithographs
Manipulated photographs
Montages
RT
Photolithographs
Instruments for measuring light intensity,
illumination or brightness, usually by
comparing these with a standard light
source.
Composite photographs
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Use for combinations of photographic
images, or photographic with other
images, such as architectural drawings,
usually arranged into a somewhat unified
image. Use `Composite photographs' for
the printing of two or more negatives as
one unified image. Use `Collages' for
pieces of photographs or other flat
materials pasted together into less unified
images.
Photonegatives
USE Negatives
Terms alphabetical
Piano players
BT
Automatic musical instruments
RT
Player pianos
SN
Automatic instruments which play a piano
by pressing on the keys.
Piano rolls
BT
Music rolls
RT
Player pianos
SN
Rolls of paper prepared with music for use
on a player piano. Piano rolls were a
popular form of music recording.
Photoprints
USE Photographic prints
Piano stools
USE Music stools
Photos
USE Photographs
Photoscopes
USE Stereoscopes
Phototransparencies
USE Photographic transparencies
Piano accordions
BT
Accordions
SN
Accordions which have a piano-style
keyboard for the right hand instead of
buttons.
Pianofortes
USE Pianos
Pianolas
USE Player pianos
Pianos
BT
Keyboard instruments
NT
Electric pianos
Grand pianos
Player pianos
Square pianos
Upright pianos
Piano components
Piastre coins
BT
Keyboard instrument components
NT
Piano feet
BT
Coins
RT
Keyboard instruments
SN
The name given throughout Europe and
the Middle East to the Spanish peso, and
hence to its almost innumerable
derivative coins.
Piano feet
BT
Piano components
RT
Furniture accessories
SN
Solid glass supports to be placed under
the feet of a piano.
Piano organs
USE Barrel pianos
Piccolos
BT
Flutes
SN
Small flutes sounding an octave higher
tnan an ordinary flute
Pice coins
BT
Coins
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SN
A small fraction (one sixty-fourth) of the
Indian rupee until 1957 - with the
adoption of a decimal system, the rupee
was divided into 100 pice.
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Picnic baskets
Picnic rugs
Picnic sets
Pickaxes
BT
Tools
RT
Mattocks
SN
Instruments for loosening the soil in
digging, shaped like mattocks, but having
both ends pointed.
Picking knives
BT
Basketmaking tools
Knives
SN
Small knives with a wide blade, used for
trimming a finished basket.
Pickle jars
BT
Food storage jars
Eskies
Picnic tables
Picnic rugs
BT
Picnic equipment
Rugs
RT
Ground sheets
Picnic sets
BT
Picnic equipment
Tableware
RT
Picnic baskets
Picnic tables
BT
Outdoor furniture
Picnic equipment
Tables
Picks
BT
Prying tools
NT
Coal picks
Picture books
BT
Childrens books
Hammerhead picks
Icepicks
SN
Hand tools consisting of a steel head
pointed at one end or both ends and
mounted on a wooden handle. They are
used for loosening and breaking up
compacted soil.
Picnic baskets
BT
Baskets
Picture frames
BT
Pictures
BT
Artworks
NT
Cork pictures
Embroidered pictures
Picnic equipment
RT
Enamel pictures
Picnic sets
Pinprick pictures
Shell pictures
Picnic blankets
USE Picnic rugs
Picnic equipment
BT
Pie coins
BT
Coins
SN
The twelfth part of the anna or one third
of the pice in the East India Company's
currency system as established by an act
of 1835.
Domestic equipment
Recreational equipment
NT
Disposable cups
Disposable cutlery
Disposable plates
Drink can holders
Frames
Pie dishes
BT
Baking dishes
Dishes
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Pie funnels
BT
Kitchen funnels
RT
Pie dishes
Terms alphabetical
SN
Flannel or plastic pants or a plastic
wrapper worn by an infant over a nappy.
Pilgrim bottles
USE Pilgrim flasks
Pie steamers
USE Pie funnels
Pilgrim flasks
BT
Beverage bottles
Flasks
Pie tins
SN
BT
Baking tins
RT
Pie dishes
Pierced earrings
Flattened gourd-shaped bottles with one
or two pairs of lugs at each side through
which might be passed a strap for slinging
over the shoulder. They were originally
intended for pilgrims to carry
drinking-water.
BT
Earrings
Pill bottles
RT
Ear studs
BT
SN
An ear ornament, worn suspended from a
bent wire or thin hoop, passed through a
hole pierced in the lobe of the ear.
Medicine bottles
Pillars
USE Columns
Piercing tools
BT
Tools
NT
Awls
Needles
Pillboxes
BT
Medicine containers
SN
Boxes, usually shallow and often round,
for holding pills.
Prickers
Stiletto tools
Pigeongrams
BT
Correspondence
Postal documents
Pigeons
BT
Birds
Piggy banks
BT
Moneyboxes
Pigs
BT
Mammals
SN
Animal
Pilchers
BT
Baby clothing
RT
Nappies
Pillow shams
BT
Bed linen
SN
Ornamental covers laid over a bed pillow.
Pillowcases
BT
Bed linen
SN
Removable covers, usually of cotton, linen
or nylon, drawn over a pillow.
Pillows
BT
Household textiles
NT
Bed pillows
Lacemaking pillows
Pills
BT
Medicines
NT
Oral contraceptives
Pilsener glasses
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Beer glasses
BT
Spectacles
RT
Ale glasses
RT
Monocles
SN
A type of beer glass characterised by its
shape, which approximates a tall, thin
cone.
SN
Pairs of spectacles kept in place by a
spring which pinches the nose.
Pin cushions
USE Pincushions
Pincushions
BT
Pin holders
SN
Small cushions in which pins are stuck
ready for use.
Pin holders
BT
Sewing equipment
NT
Pin packets
Pin poppets
Pin trays
Pincushions
RT
Needle containers
Pin packets
BT
Pin holders
RT
Needle packets
Pinfire firearms
BT
Firearms
NT
Pinfire revolvers
Pinfire revolvers
BT
Pinfire firearms
Revolvers
Ping pong sets
BT
Sports equipment
Pinions
Pin poppets
BT
Pin holders
Pin trays
BT
Gear wheels
NT
Bevel pinions
Spur pinions
SN
Pin holders
Trays
SN
BT
Small trays, often part of a sewing set, to
hold pins and needles and other
needlework tools.
Small toothed gear wheels, either bevel or
spur.
Pinnaces
BT
Boats
SN
Light sailing ships or ship's boats,
particularly those used in attendance on a
larger vessel.
Pinafore dresses
USE Pinafores
Pinprick pictures
Pinafores
BT
Dresses
SN
Sleeveless dresses, usually with a low
neck or shoulder straps, worn over a shirt,
blouse, jumper or skivvy, particularly in
winter.
Pinball games
BT
Games
Pince-nez
BT
Pictures
SN
Lace-like designs pricked into paper with
pins.
Pinprickt pictures
USE Pinprick pictures
Pins
BT
Fasteners
NT
Hatpins
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Lacemaking pins
Lapel pins
Safety pins
Terms alphabetical
Pipettes
BT
Laboratory equipment
SN
Slender graduated tubes for measuring
and transferring liquids from one vessel to
another.
Sewing pins
Stickpins
Tiepins
Pionnes
USE Bird organs
Piping bags
BT
Kitchenware
RT
Biscuit paste forcers
SN
Cone-shaped cloth bags with the pointed
end open, to which metal stencils are
attached for producing various shapes of
icing or whipped cream. Used in cake
decorating.
Pipa
BT
Lutes
SN
Chinese short-necked lutes
Pipkins
Pipas
USE Pipa
Pipe bowls
BT
Smoking equipment
RT
Smoking pipes
BT
Pots
Tableware
SN
Small pots, usually circular and with a
straight horizontal handle ; often used for
warming brandy.
Pistol grips
USE Hand grips
Pipe cases
BT
Cases
Smoking equipment
Pipe cleaners
BT
Pistols
BT
Firearms
NT
Automatic pistols
Blunderbuss pistols
Cleaning equipment
Breechloading pistols
Smoking equipment
Cap-firing pistols
Pipe organs
Duelling pistols
BT
Organs
Flintlock pistols
SN
Organs with pipes, rather than reeds
Percussion pistols
Pocket pistols
Pipe stands
BT
Signal pistols
Wheel-lock pistols
Smoking equipment
Pipes
BT
Objects
NT
Blowpipes (tools)
RT
Revolvers
SN
Short firearms intented to be held in one
hand.
Piston engines
Bubble pipes
BT
Engines
Chimneypots
NT
Aeroplane piston engines
Drainpipes
Beam engines
Smoking pipes
Diesel engines
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Four-stroke engines
RT
Signs
Otto engines
SN
Signs or notices, usually of stiff cardboard,
posted in public, or carried by protestors
Reciprocating aero-engines
Reciprocating engines
Rotary piston engines
Steam engines
Swashplate engines
Place cards
BT
Cards
SN
Cards put by each place at a dinner table
etc. indicating who is to sit there.
(Macquarie Dictionary, 3rd ed.)
Two-stroke engines
RT
Engine indicators
SN
Engines characterised by the
reciprocating motion of pistons in a
cylinder. Use `Reciprocating engines' for
engines that generate reciprocating
motion. Use `Rotary piston engines' for
engines that convert the reciprocating
action of the pistons into rotary motion.
Place mats
USE Tablemats
Placemats
USE Tablemats
Plaids
Pit saws
BT
Frame saws
NT
Frame pit saws
SN
Large two-man saws used to saw boards
from the lengths of logs which are placed
over big pits. The saws are operated by
one man standing on the log and the other
standing in the pit.
Pitchers
BT
Capes
SN
Long, rectangular pieces of cloth, usu.
with a cross-barred pattern, worn about
the shoulders by Scottish Highlanders.
Plan cabinets
BT
Cabinets
SN
Cabinets with large flat storage areas for
maps and plans.
USE Jugs
Plane blades
Pitchforks
BT
USE Plane irons
Agricultural tools
Forks
RT
Gardening forks
SN
Large forks for lifting and pitching hay.
Plane cutters
USE Plane irons
Plane irons
Pitchpipes
BT
Music accessories
SN
Small pipes tuned to give pitch for singing
or tuning instruments
Pith helmets
BT
Helmets
SN
Hats made of pith cork from Indian
spongewood tree, covered with cotton.
Placards
BT
BT
Tool components
NT
Combination plane irons
Croze irons
RT
Planes
SN
The cutting irons of planes.
Plane wedges
BT
Tool components
SN
Tapered pieces of wood used to wedge the
plane iron into the mouth of the plane.
Documents
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Terms alphabetical
Plant components
BT
Woodworking tools
BT
Plants
NT
Bench planes
NT
Flowers
Combination planes
Gum nuts
Compass planes
Gumnuts
Coopering planes
Leaves
Finger planes
Seeds
Grooving planes
Japanese planes
Moulding planes
Planters
BT
Gardening equipment
Router planes
Thumb planes
Toothing planes
SN
Tools used for levelling and smoothing the
surface of wood by paring shavings from
it.
Containers
Plants
BT
Objects
NT
Acanthus
Australian flora
Planetaria
BT
Buildings
RT
Orreries
SN
Use for buildings housing devices for
projecting celestial images onto the
interior of a dome for public viewing; may
also be used for the projecting
mechanisms. For mechanical models of
the solar system, use "orreries." (Getty Art
and Architecture Thesaurus, 2006)
Australian plants
Bamboo
Bullrushes
Ferns
Fruits
Grains
Grasses
Hibiscus
Lotus plants
Mangroves
Planetariums
Moss
USE Planetaria
Olives
Plant components
Planimeters
Roses
BT
Meters
Seaweed
SN
An instrument used to measure the
surface area of a two-dimensional shape
(most commonly the area of a planar
region).
Shamrocks
Thistles
Tobacco
Trees
Planispheres
Vegetables
BT
Astronomical equipment
Vines
SN
Maps of half or more of the celestial
sphere with a device for indicating the
part visible at a given time.
Waterlilies
Plank saws
USE Pit saws
Wisteria
Plaques
BT
Objects
NT
Firemarks
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Honour boards
BT
Eyes
Makers plates
RT
Glass eyes
Medallions
Nameplates
Pateras
Plaster casts
BT
Sculptures
NT
Fictile ivories
SN
Any pieces of sculpture cast in plaster of
Paris.
Plaster prints
BT
Intaglio prints
SN
A C20th development in intaglio printing
where a line engraved or etched plate is
linked in the normal way and is then
surrounded by a frame into which plaster
of Paris is poured. By this means a plaster
cast of the intaglio plate is obtained, with
the black lines standing in relief.
Plasterers tools
USE Plastering tools
Plastering equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
Plate and film holders
USE Film and plate holders
Plate boxes
USE Plate carrying boxes
Plate cameras
BT
Cameras
NT
Full plate cameras
Glass plate cameras
Half plate cameras
Quarter plate cameras
SN
Plate carrier boxes
USE Plate carrying boxes
Plate carrying boxes
BT
Photographic equipment containers
SN
Boxes and cases designed for carrying
photographic plates. They were often
grooved to fit plates, lined with foil and
with air-tight lids to preserve the
sensitivity of wet plates.
Plastering tools
BT
Tools
NT
Plastering trowels
RT
Masonry tools
Plastering trowels
BT
Plastering tools
SN
Flat hand tools having a broad steel blade,
used to apply, spread and shape plaster or
mortar or to smooth the surface of
unformed concrete.
Cameras using photographic plates rather
than film.
Plate carrying cases
USE Plate carrying boxes
Plate changing bags
BT
Changing bags
RT
Photographic plates
SN
Changing bags for photographic plates.
Plate drying racks (photographic)
Plastic bags
BT
Photographic processing equipment
BT
Bags
RT
Photographic plates
SN
Bags made of plastic, usually used for
shopping.
SN
Wooden racks used to dry photographic
plates after processing.
Plastic eyes
Plate holders
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Film and plate holders
SN
Light-tight containers holding sensitised
plates in readiness for use. A rectangular
frame in which the plate is kept in place
by some form of clip or slot.
Terms alphabetical
NT
Side plates
Soup plates
Sushi slabs
SN
Plate measuring machines
Small shallow table utensils used for
eating food. Plates are usually less than
30cm in diameter; larger utensils are
called `Dishes'.
USE Photographic micrometers
Platinotypes
Plate micrometers
USE Platinum prints
USE Photographic micrometers
Platinum prints
Plate racks
BT
Photographic prints
USE Plate drying racks (photographic)
Platters
Plate readers
BT
Astronomical equipment
SN
Devices used for viewing astrographic
plates in order to measure the relative
positions of the stars and their motions
over the years.
BT
Serving dishes
SN
Large shallow dishes, usually oval in
shape, for serving food.
Platypus
BT
Australian animals
Mammals
Plate tanks
BT
Developing tanks
RT
Photographic plates
SN
Developing tanks for photographic plates.
Plateaus
BT
Centrepieces
SN
Large flat table ornaments, upon which
stood a centrepiece or epergne, as well as
candlesticks, cruets, salts, casters, etc.
There is usually an encircling low silver or
silver gilt gallery.
Play clothing
BT
Childrens clothing
SN
Hard-wearing clothing designed for
children's play activities.
Player accordions
BT
Accordions
Automatic musical instruments
SN
Accordions which play automatically
Player organs
BT
Plates
Automatic musical instruments
Organs
BT
Dinnerware
NT
Asparagus plates
Baby plates
Commemorative plates
Dessert plates
RT
Barrel organs
SN
Organ which can play automatically
Player pianos
BT
Pianos
Dinner plates
Disposable plates
Automatic musical instruments
NT
Barrel pianos
Entree plates
Hot water plates
Salad plates
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SN
Pianos played by machinery which pumps
a pneumatic mechanism that turns a
paper roll provided with perforations
which cause air pressure to move the
piano keys.
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Plough planes
BT
Grooving planes
SN
Grooving planes with an adjustable guide
that are capable of being fitted with
various irons for cutting grooves.
Playing balls
USE Sports balls
Ploughing engines
BT
Playing cards
BT
Cards
Games
NT
Childrens playing cards
RT
Card tables
SN
Sets of cards with figures or designs, used
to play a variety of games.
Playing marbles
BT
Traction engines
SN
Traction engines used for ploughing fields.
Ploughs
BT
Agricultural machines
NT
Stump-jump ploughs
Plow planes
USE Plough planes
Games
Marbles
SN
Agricultural engines
Small balls, usually of steel or glass with
coloured twists, used for playing the
games of marbles, Chinese checkers etc.
Plugging chisels
BT
Masonry chisels
SN
Steel rods with a star-shaped point; used
for drilling holes in masonry by striking
with a hammer.
Playing tokens
USE Game pieces
Plugging drills
Pleasure cruisers
USE Plugging chisels
USE Passenger ships
Plumb bobs
Plectrums
BT
Stringed instrument accessories
SN
Small pieces of wood, metal, ivory etc., for
plucking strings of a lyre, mandolin,
guitar etc.
USE Plumb-bobs
Plumb-bobs
BT
Tools
SN
Pieces of lead or some other weight
attached to a line, used for determining
perpendicularity, for sounding etc.
Pliers
BT
Hand tools
NT
Combination pliers
SN
Pincer-like hand tools with scissors action,
usually with serrated jaws, used for
gripping, holding, bending and cutting.
Plumbing fixtures
BT
Objects
NT
Bathtubs
Drainpipes
Handbasins
Plinths
BT
Display equipment
SN
Bases or blocks, often square, used to
support or display structures or objects.
Showers
Sinks
Stopcocks
Taps
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NT
Toilet components
Toilets
Plumbing shavehooks
BT
Terms alphabetical
Pocket computers
BT
Portable computers
SN
Pocket-sized microcomputers with limited
processing power, usually restricted to
pocket calculator, electronic diary and
address book functions. They usually don't
have standard keyboards.
Plumbing tools
Shavehooks
SN
Scraper tools for cleaning the surface of
lead pipes.
Plumbing tools
BT
Tools
NT
Plumbing shavehooks
Plungers
Plumes
Pocket knives
USE Pocket-knives
Pocket-knives
BT
Clasp knives
NT
Penknives
SN
Small knives with one or more blades that
fold into the handle, suitable for carrying
in the pocket.
USE Feathers
Plungers
BT
Maintenance tools
Plumbing tools
SN
Tools consisting of a large rubber suction
cup on a wooden handle used for clearing
plumbing traps of minor obstructions.
Pochettes
BT
Fiddles
SN
Tiny fiddles , housed in the player's pocket
Pocket pistols
BT
Pistols
RT
Pocket revolvers
Pocket revolvers
BT
Revolvers
RT
Pocket pistols
Pocket watches
Pochoir prints
BT
Stencil prints
RT
Fashion plates
SN
Prints much employed in book illustration
utilizing a stencilling technique.
Pocket cameras
BT
Film cameras
NT
35mm cameras
Cartridge cameras
BT
Watches
SN
Watches designed to be worn in a pocket,
often in the fob of a waistcoat.
Pockets
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Watch pockets
Pod augers
USE Shell augers
Disc cameras
SN
Small cameras using normal size film.
Podiums
BT
Architectural elements
Pocket compasses
BT
Magnetic compasses
SN
Small magnetic compasses.
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Raised platforms for speakers or
conductors; may be indoors or outdoors,
often narrower than the width of the
immediate space upon which they rest.
For raised indoor platforms set at the
ends of large rooms as a place of honor or
prominence, as for speakers, officers, or
dignitaries, see "daises." (Getty AAT,
2006)
Pohas
USE Bungers
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USE Instant picture cameras
Polaroid film
USE Instant film
Polaroid instant photographs
USE Instant camera photographs
Pole firescreens
USE Pole screens
Poison purchasing records
USE Sales of poison books
Poker machines
BT
Pole screens
BT
Firescreens
SN
Firescreens with tripod bases and an
upright shaft which supports the framed
panel; distinguished from those
firescreens which are supported on four
legs.
Gambling equipment
Machines
Pokers
BT
Fire irons
Polarimeters
BT
Meters
SN
An instrument for measuring the amount
of polarised light, or the extent of
polarisation, in the light received from a
given source.
Polarisers
BT
Prisms
SN
Prisms used in microscopes or cameras
Polarizers
BT
Audio and visual equipment
Photographic equipment
SN
A device that converts an unpolarized or
mixed-polarization beam of light into a
beam with a single linear polarization.
Polearms
BT
Weapons
NT
Lances
Spears
Tridents
SN
Any form of cutting or thrusting weapon
mounted on a long pole.
Police badges
BT
Badges
Uniform accessories
Police uniforms
BT
Uniforms
Polishers
BT
Objects
NT
Buffs
Burnishers
Polarographs
Fork polishers
BT
Scientific equipment
Knife polishers
SN
Instruments that automatically measure
and record the concentration, solubility,
constituents, equilibrium, etc, of an
electrolytic solution.
Polishing irons
Polaroid cameras
Polishing stones
RT
Surface finishing tools
Polishing irons
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Polishers
Standing irons
SN
Small rounded standing irons used for
polishing starched linen and cotton.
Terms alphabetical
Popguns
BT
Toy guns
SN
Toy guns from which a pellet is shot with
a loud pop by compressed air.
Polishing stones
BT
Polishers
Stones
Political badges
BT
Badges
Political cartoons
BT
Cartoons
SN
Cartoons with a political or topical
message or theme.
Political posters
BT
Posters
Polygonal spinets
USE Virginals
Pomade jars
BT
Cosmetics jars
SN
Jars used for storing hair and scalp
pomade.
Pomades
BT
Hair toiletries
SN
Scented ointments used for the scalp and
hair.
Ponchos
BT
Capes
Poodles
BT
Pork pie hats
USE Pork-pie hats
Pork-pie hats
BT
Hats
SN
Felt hats with a snap brim and a crown
moulded to a roughly circular depression,
the centre of which is elevated so as to fit
the head.
Porridge
BT
Foodstuffs
Porringers
BT
Bowls
SN
Small unspouted cup-shaped bowls, with
one or two handles, sometimes called a
posset pot, used for drinking broth.
Port glasses
BT
Drinking glasses
RT
Sherry glasses
SN
Glasses for drinking the fortified wine
port.
Port saws
USE Compass saws
Portable computers
BT
Personal computers
NT
Laptop computers
Notebook computers
Mammals
Pocket computers
Pop guns
SN
USE Popguns
Pop-up books
BT
Childrens books
Computers weighing approximately 7 - 22
kg that run on mains electricity. They
usually have floppy and hard drives and a
standard cathode ray screen.
Portable engines
BT
Steam engines
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Engines set on wheels which may be
drawn by horses from place to place.
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Portuguese guitars
BT
Stringed instruments
Portable radios
BT
Radios
Positive colour transparencies
USE Colour transparencies
Portable X-ray machines
BT
X-ray machines
Portative organs
BT
Organs
SN
Small portable organs with bellows and
flue pipes, from 12th century to 16th
century
Positive film
BT
Camera film
SN
Film used to produce photographic slides.
Positive to positive prints
BT
Photographic prints
SN
Photographic prints produced through a
process where the print is made directly
from positive film, without creating a
negative from the film. Brand names
include Cibachrome(Ciba-geigy),
Ilfochrome(Ciba-geigy) and R3(Kodak).
Portfolios
BT
Containers
SN
Portable containers for loose papers,
prints etc., usually containing examples of
the works of a particular person.
Portrait lenses
BT
Positive transparencies
USE Photographic transparencies
Lenses
Positives
Portrait medallions
BT
Medallions
BT
Photographs
NT
Ambrotypes
Portraits
Direct positives
Dry plate positives
Portrait miniatures
BT
Glass plate positives
Miniature paintings
Holograms
Portraits
RT
Miniature photographs
Portrait photographs
BT
Photographic transparencies
RT
Photomechanical prints
SN
Photographs other than photomechanical
prints in which the tones or colours
correspond to (ie. are not reversed from)
their appearance in nature.
Photographs
Portraits
SN
Photographs which are primarily
portraits.
Portraits
BT
Artworks
NT
Portrait medallions
Posographs
BT
Exposure calculators
SN
Elaborate exposure calculators taking into
account month, time, lens aperture, state
of the sky, lighting of the subject, and type
of scene. A pointer gives the exposure for
four different plate speeds.
Portrait miniatures
Portrait photographs
Self-portraits
RT
Miniature paintings
Possums
BT
Australian animals
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Post-horns
BT
Musical horns
SN
Simple brass instruments without keys,
formerly used by coachmen on
post-chaises (hired coaches drawn by
horses changed at each stage, used for
rapid travelling in the 18th and early 19th
centuries).
Terms alphabetical
NT
Letterboxes
Mail bag tags
Mail bags
Postboxes
Postcode sorting equipment
Postmarkers
Postmarking equipment
Post office buildings
BT
Official buildings
Franking machines
Postal lettercards
USE Lettercards
Postage stamp albums
USE Philatelic albums
Postal lettersheets
USE Lettersheets
Postage stamp dies
BT
Printing dies
RT
Postage stamps
Postal notes
BT
Postal documents
SN
Orders for the payment of a small amount
of money, bought from and generally
cashed at a post office.
Postage stamp packs
BT
Postal products
RT
Postage stamps
SN
Packs of stamps, usually designed to show
a series of stamps.
Postal orders
BT
Postal documents
Postal packaging
Postage stamp sheets
BT
BT
Packaging
Postage stamps
Postal products
Postage stamps
BT
Adhesive stamps
Postal products
NT
BT
Objects
NT
Philatelic kits
Postage stamp packs
Postage stamp sheets
Postage stamps
Postal documents
Postal documents
BT
Stamp essays
Documents
Stamp packaging
Postal products
NT
Money orders
Pigeongrams
Postal notes
Postal orders
RT
Postal stationery
BT
Postal documents
Stationery
Postal stationery
Telegrams
Philately
NT
Aerograms
Air letters
Postal equipment
BT
Equipment
Airmail labels
Airmail paper
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NT
Envelopes
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NT
Advertising posters
Imagegrams
Art posters
Lettercards
Cinema posters
Lettersheets
Community posters
Postcards
Event posters
RT
Airmail envelopes
Political posters
SN
The range of papers and stationery used
for sending letters and information
through the postal system.
Postal technology
Postmarkers
BT
Postal equipment
SN
Devices (manual or electronic) for
stamping postmarks onto letters and
parcels.
USE Postal equipment
Postboxes
BT
Boxes
Postmarking equipment
BT
Postal equipment
Postal equipment
RT
Letterboxes
SN
Public boxes for posting mail. For private
boxes for the receipt of mail, use
Letterboxes.
Postcard albums
BT
Postpaks
USE Postal packaging
Pot brushes
USE Saucepan brushes
Albums
Pot cupboards
Postcards
BT
Cards
Postal stationery
NT
Advertising postcards
Maximum cards
Photographic postcards
RT
Lettercards
SN
Cards of standard size, often having a
photograph, picture, etc., on one side, on
which a message may be written and sent
by post.
Postcode sorting equipment
BT
USE Night cupboards
Pot holders
BT
Kitchen equipment
NT
Oven mitts
SN
Padded cloths used to protect the hands
when handling hot containers.
Pot lids
BT
Lids
RT
Pomade jars
SN
A pottery cover for a circular shallow
container (often a pomade pot), generally
decorated with a polychrome transfer
printed design. Pot lids came principally
from F & R Pratt of Fenton, Staffordshire,
and were made by them between 1846 and
1880.
Postal equipment
Sorting equipment
Poster stamps
BT
Advertising stamps
SN
Advertisements in stamp form derived
from an advertising poster.
Pot plant holders
BT
Holders
Posters
BT
Gardening equipment
Documents
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Pot plant stands
BT
Gardening equipment
Terms alphabetical
BT
Containers
NT
Chamber pots
Stands
Chocolate pots
Coffeepots
Pot scourers
BT
Cooking pots
Cleaning equipment
Flowerpots
Fluxing pots
Pot stands
Gallipots
Kitchen equipment
Glue pots
Tableware
Ink pots
RT
Trivets
Lidded pots
SN
Cloths or mats placed on a table or
kitchen surface to protect it from hot
containers.
Mustard pots
BT
Opium pots
Pipkins
Pot sticks
Pounce pots
Rouge pots
USE Copper sticks
Teapots
Wine pots
Potato chip cutters
BT
Kitchenware
RT
Kitchenware
SN
Vessels of many shapes and sizes,
generally of of circular section, and
employed for a variety of purposes.
Potato mashers
BT
Food mashers
Potato peelers
BT
Vegetable peelers
Pottery equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Clay test samples
Glaze test samples
Potentiometers
BT
Meters
SN
Instruments for measuring electromotive
force or difference in potential between
two points in a circuit; the measurement
is made without drawing electric current.
Potpourri jars
BT
Cosmetics jars
SN
Jars used for storing either wet or dry
potpourri.
Potpourri vases
BT
Vases
SN
A vase which is characterised by pierced
decoration on the shoulder or cover, or
both. It is used for holding pot pourri.
Kiln furniture
Kilns
Pottery tools
Pottery wheels
Pottery tools
BT
Pottery equipment
Tools
Pottery wheels
BT
Pottery equipment
Wheels
SN
Devices with a rotating horizontal disc
upon which clay is moulded by a potter.
Potties
USE Chamber pots
Pots
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Potts irons
USE Mrs Potts irons
Pouches
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Power generators
USE Electric generators
Power shovels
BT
Bags
BT
Construction equipment
NT
Belt pouches
SN
Self-propelled, power-operated machines
used to excavate or load soil or debris.
Money pouches
Opium pouches
RT
Purses
Poultry
BT
Practice instruments
BT
Musical instruments
Prams
Birds
BT
Baby accessories
Carriages
Pounce pots
BT
Pots
Writing equipment
SN
SN
Small containers with a perforated cover
for sprinkling pounce, a fine powder of
gum sandarac formerly used on
parchment to prepare it for writing.
Small four-wheeled vehicles pushed from
behind, used for carrying babies.
Prawns
BT
Crustaceans
Praxinoscope film
Pound coins
BT
Cinematographic film
Coins
RT
Praxinoscopes
Five pound coins
SN
Paper strips of animated sequences for
use in praxinoscopes.
BT
NT
Three pound coins
Two pound coins
SN
The major currency unit of Great Britain.
Powder compacts
BT
Face powder containers
Praxinoscopes
BT
Cinematographic viewers
RT
Praxinoscope film
SN
Improved zoetropes for viewing
animation. Movement sequence drawings
mounted on the inner wall of a revolving
circular drum face the centre. The drum
has as many mirrored facets as there are
drawings and the spectator looks through
a mask that restricts the view to the area
of a single mirror.
Powder flasks
BT
Firearms accessories
Flasks
SN
Containers for gunpowder
Powder horns
USE Powder flasks
Powder puffs
BT
Cosmetics brushes
RT
Face powders
SN
Soft feathery balls or pads, for applying
powder to the skin.
Praxioscope film
USE Praxinoscope film
Praxioscopes
USE Praxinoscopes
Prayer beads
BT
Ceremonial jewellery
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Religious objects
Strings of beads
NT
Rosary beads
Prayer boards
BT
Religious objects
SN
Used as an alternative to prayer carpets
in homes in the Swat Valley, northern
Pakistan, mainly by women. At prayer
time, they were placed on the floor with
the pointed end towards Mecca. After
prayer, they were leant against the wall.
Prayer books
BT
Religious books
Terms alphabetical
Pregnancy test kits
BT
Prehistoric stone tools
USE Stone tools
Preparatory drawings
BT
BT
Books
Medical records
SN
Books for a direction usually written by a
doctor to the pharmacist for the
preparation and use of a medicine or
remedy.
Boxes
Religious objects
Prayer canopies
BT
Art drawings
Prescription books
Prayer boxes
BT
Medical kits
Presentation bowls
BT
Bowls
Presentation pieces
Ceremonial textiles
Presentation boxes
Prayer cards
BT
Cards
Religious objects
Prayer mats
USE Prayer rugs
BT
Boxes
Presentation containers
SN
Boxes, usually wooden and lined with
fabric, for presenting a valuable item.
Presentation cases
BT
Cases
Presentation containers
Prayer rugs
BT
Ceremonial textiles
Floor rugs
Presentation containers
BT
Ceremonial objects
Containers
Prayer sticks
BT
NT
Religious objects
Presentation boxes
Presentation cases
Presentation folders
Prayer wheels
BT
Religious objects
SN
Wheels or cylinders inscribed with or
containing prayers, used chiefly by
Tibetan Buddhists.
RT
Presentation pieces
SN
Ceremonial containers in which to present
objects to people, e.g. boxes, cases, folders
Presentation cups
BT
Precious stones
BT
Stones
Cups
Presentation pieces
RT
Commemorative cups
SN
Cups presented to mark an event or
achievement, usually engraved
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Presentation folders
BT
SN
Official statements giving information for
publication in the press.
Folders
Presentation containers
Presentation mallets
BT
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Presentation pieces
Presses
BT
Equipment
NT
Bookbinding presses
Brick presses
Cigar-making presses
Presentation pieces
BT
Clicking presses
Ceremonial objects
Coin presses
Commemorative objects
NT
Grape presses
Presentation bowls
Screw presses
Presentation cups
Toggle presses
Presentation mallets
Presentation trays
Presentation trowels
Presentation vases
RT
Presentation containers
Presentation silver
USE Presentation pieces
Presentation trays
BT
Pressure cookers
BT
Cooking pots
SN
Strong closed vessels in which food is
cooked above the normal boiling point
under pressure.
Pressure gauges
BT
Gauges
NT
Air pressure gauges
Presentation pieces
Price lists
Presentation trowels
BT
BT
Lists
Presentation pieces
Pricker pads
Presentation vases
BT
Presentation pieces
Preserving bottles
USE Tool pads
Prickers
BT
Piercing tools
USE Food preserving bottles
Preserving jars
USE Food preserving jars
Press clippings
BT
Documents
NT
Magazine clippings
Prickings
BT
Lacemaking patterns
SN
Working patterns used by lacemakers
Prime movers
BT
Trucks
SN
Powerful motor vehicles designed to draw
a trailer or transporter.
Newspaper clippings
Press releases
BT
Documents
Lacemaking equipment
Primitive money
BT
Money
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Hoe money
Terms alphabetical
NT
Ring money
Shell money
Print meters
BT
Silk-screens
Printing machines
BT
NT
Devices used in processing for estimating
the exposure of prints by processes which
give no visible image during the exposure,
specifically bromide papers, platinotype
and carbon tissues.
Computer printers
Contact printers
Embossing machines
Printing presses
Teleprinters
Photographic processing equipment
RT
Photographic prints
SN
Hand-held rollers used for finishing
photographic prints, especially for giving a
textured effect on products such as
lacquers and gelatine substances applied
to the print after processing.
Braille printers
Composing machines
Print rollers
BT
Machines
Printing equipment
Meters
Photographic processing equipment
SN
Printing machines
Ticket printers
SN
A broad category of machines which
produce printed output. Where possible,
use a specific type of printer rather than
this general term.
Printing plates
BT
Printing accessories
Printing accessories
BT
Printing equipment
NT
Printing dies
Printing press
USE Printing presses
Printing plates
Printing stones
Type pieces
Printing blocks
BT
Printing equipment
Printing dies
BT
Dies
Printing accessories
NT
Duty stamp dies
Postage stamp dies
Printing presses
BT
Printing machines
NT
Albion presses
Printing stones
BT
Printing accessories
Prints
BT
Artworks
NT
Diazo prints
Dyeline prints
Printing equipment
Fashion plates
BT
Equipment
Intaglio prints
NT
Flongs
Lithographs
Ink
Monotypes
Paper perforating machines
Offset prints
Paper testing machines
Photographic prints
Printing accessories
Relief prints
Printing blocks
Stencil prints
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SN
Images produced by transfer from a block,
plate, stone, screen or other medium onto
paper or cloth.
Prisms
BT
Lenses
NT
Analysers
Polarisers
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Profile tools
BT
Tools
NT
Jigs
Stencils
Templates
Tool guides
SN
Prize certificates
BT
Certificates
Prizes
Prize ribbons
BT
Guides used to set out or block work
accurately. Where possible, specify the
type of tool rather than this broad general
term.
Prizes
Programmable calculators
BT
Electronic calculators
SN
Electronic calculators that have some
provision for changing their internal
program, usually by inserting a new
magnetic card on which the desired
calculating program has been stored.
Ribbons
Prizes
BT
Awards
NT
Prize certificates
Programmes
USE Programs
Prize ribbons
Sports medals
Probates
Programs
BT
Documents
Performing arts equipment
BT
Legal documents
RT
Wills
Circus programs
SN
Documents issued by courts certifying
that a will has been proved as valid, and
authorising an executor for the will.
Dance programs
Proceedings
BT
Reports
SN
Records of the events at meetings,
conferences etc
NT
Music programs
Theatre programs
Projectile weapons
BT
Weapons
NT
Boomerangs
Catapults
Process prints
Harpoons
USE Photomechanical prints
Processing trays
USE Developing trays
Proclamation coins
Cinema programs
Slingshots
Projectiles
USE Projectile weapons
Projector components
BT
Coins
BT
Machinery components
NT
Johanna coins
RT
Projectors
SN
Use for currencies designated by Governor
KIng in 1800 as legal tender in NSW.
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Projector lamps
BT
Terms alphabetical
SN
Lamps
Toys, often associated with television or
cartoon series, intended to promote a
product.
Photographic viewing equipment
Proof sets
Projector lenses
BT
Photographic lenses
RT
Projectors
USE Coin proof sets
Proof sheets
USE Contact prints
Projectors
BT
Photographic viewing equipment
NT
Epidiascopes
Magic lanterns
Movie projectors
Slide projectors
Propellers
BT
Propelling pencils
BT
Pencils
SN
Pencils whose lead is projected by a screw
or other device.
Promissory notes
BT
Financial records
SN
Written promises to pay a specified sum of
money to a person designated at a fixed
time.
Proportional compasses
BT
Drafting compasses
SN
Compasses with two legs, pointed at both
ends, and an adjustable pivot. Distances
measured by the points at one end can be
marked off in proportion by the points at
the other end.
Promotional dolls
BT
Dolls
Promotional material
RT
Toy figures
SN
Dolls used for promoting goods or
products, or created in conjunction with a
product being marketed.
Promotional material
BT
NT
Objects
Media kits
Vehicle components
Proportional dividers
USE Proportional compasses
Props
BT
Display equipment
NT
Circus props
SN
Objects or items used in performance or
display to support the main activity or
objects displayed.
Promotional dolls
Promotional packs
RT
Advertisements
Promotional packs
BT
Prostheses
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
Artificial arms
Promotional material
Dentures
Electrolarynx
Promotional toys
BT
Toys
RT
Toy figures
Intra ocular lenses
Surgical implants
Protective clothing
BT
Clothing
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BT
Safety equipment
NT
Codpieces
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Pub mirrors
BT
Cricket boxes
Advertisements
Mirrors
Hard hats
Helmets
Lab coats
Pub paintings
BT
Raincoats
RT
Pub mirrors
Rash vests
SN
painted mirrors and glass panels used in
pubs to promote beer brands
Shin guards
Sun hats
Surgical gloves
Surgical gowns
Surgical masks
Pubic covers
BT
Personal adornments
SN
Covers used by aboriginal people made
from various things including grass,
string, human hair string and shells.
Work aprons
Protective masks
BT
Masks
SN
Masks worn on the face to protect against
allergens, irritants, poisonous gases, etc.
Prototypes
BT
Advertisements
Paintings
Overalls
Publicity kits
USE Promotional packs
Pudding basins
BT
Basins
Kitchenware
Design models
Pudding boilers
Provisional notes
BT
Banknotes
SN
Notes issued by a government which rules
provisionally until confirmed or removed
by democratic elections.
Prying rods
USE Flagging irons
Prying tools
BT
Tools
NT
Chincing irons
BT
Cooking boilers
SN
Cooking boilers with lift out trays used for
boiling puddings in bags.
Pudding cloths
BT
Cloths
Kitchenware
RT
Pudding boilers
SN
Cloth bags used for boiling puddings.
Pudding dishes
USE Pudding basins
Flagging irons
Picks
Psaltery
USE Dulcimers
Pu money
USE Spade money
Pudding mixes
BT
Foodstuffs
Pudding moulds
BT
Food moulds
Pudding pans
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USE Pudding basins
Pudding tins
USE Food storage cans
Pull along toys
USE Pull-along toys
Pull-along toys
BT
NT
Toys
Toy carts
Terms alphabetical
Pump augers
USE Taper augers
Pump controllers
BT
Regulators
RT
Pumps
Pump drills
BT
Masonry tools
SN
Pull toys
USE Pull-along toys
Pulley blocks
BT
Lifting equipment
RT
Pulleys
SN
Frames that contain one or more pulleys,
for guiding the tail cords.
Pulley boxes
USE Pulley blocks
Drills
Primitive drills driven by a cord wound
round its spindle which imparts a
reciprocating motion. They are used for
drilling hard substances such as stone or
metal.
Pumping engines
BT
Stationary engines
NT
Cornish engines
SN
Stationary engines which drive a pump or
are combined with a pump.
Pumps
BT
Hydraulic equipment
NT
Bicycle pumps
Medical pumps
Pulley sheaves
Petrol pumps
USE Pulleys
Rotary pumps
Pulley wheels
USE Pulleys
Vacuum pumps
RT
Pumping engines
Punch bowls
Pulleys
BT
Lifting equipment
SN
Wheels with a flat, round or grooved rim
that rotate on a shaft and carry a flat belt,
V-belt, rope or chain to transmit motion
and energy.
Pumice soap
BT
Soap
RT
Cleaning products
SN
Soap made from a porous or spongy form
of volcanic glass, used, especially when
powdered, as an abrasive, etc.
USE Punchbowls
Punch time clocks
USE Bundy clocks
Punchbowls
BT
Bowls
Punches
BT
Marking tools
NT
Coopering punches
Starting punches
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SN
Tools, usually in the form of a steel rod
whose end may take a variety of shapes,
used to make indentations or perforations
in various materials.
Punches, starting
USE Starting punches
Punishment equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Balls and chains
Cat-o'-nine-tails
Handcuffs
Hanging ropes
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NT
Wallets
SN
Push along toys
USE Push-along toys
Push-along toys
BT
Toys
RT
Pull-along toys
Push drills
Drills
School canes
RT
Archimedean drills
Stocks
SN
Hand drills of Archimedean type enclosed
in a tube and driven by pressure on the
handle.
Thumbscrews
Punt guns
USE Shotguns
Puppet theatres
Puppetry equipment
Puppetry equipment
BT
Recreational equipment
NT
Puppet theatres
Puppets
Pushbikes
USE Bicycles
Pushers
USE Strollers
Puzzles
BT
Games
NT
Chinese puzzles
Jigsaw puzzles
Tray puzzles
Puppets
BT
Small bags, pouches or cases for carrying
money on the person.
BT
Leg irons
BT
Stocking purses
Puppetry equipment
RT
Toys
Toys
NT
Glove puppets
Muppets
Pyjamas
BT
Nightwear
SN
Nightclothes consisting of loose trousers
and jackets
Purchase orders
BT
Administrative records
RT
Financial records
Purses
BT
Clothing accessories
Holders
Money accessories
Pyrometers
BT
Measuring instruments
SN
Apparatus for determining high
temperatures which depends commonly on
observation of colour or measurement of
electric current produced by heating of
dissimilar metals.
Personal effects
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Pyrometric cones
BT
Kiln furniture
Pyx
Terms alphabetical
Quarter florins
BT
Florins
Quarter franc coins
BT
Religious objects
SN
Christianity: boxes or vessels in which the
reserved Eucharist or Host is kept.
Qirsh coins
BT
Coins
SN
Turkish/Egyptian coins.
Quadrants
BT
Measuring instruments
SN
Instruments for measuring altitude of
celestial bodies, consisting of a 90°
graduated arc with a movable radius for
measuring angles.
Quails
BT
Birds
BT
Quarter kopek coins
BT
Floor tiles
SN
Baked clay paving tiles, usually square
and unglazed.
Quarter anna coins
BT
BT
BT
USE Quarter noble coins
Quarter plate cameras
BT
Plate cameras
RT
Quarter plates
SN
Cameras that used daguerreotype metal
plates that were a quarter of the size of
standard full plates, ie 3.25 x 4.25 inches.
Photographic plates
RT
Quarter plate cameras
SN
Photographic plates used in quarter plate
cameras, measuring 3.25 x 4.25 inches.
Quarter real coins
BT
Real coins
Quill pens
BT
Pens
Quilt covers
BT
Bed linen
Falus coins
Quarter farthings
BT
BT
Dollar coins
Quarter falus coins
BT
Quarter plates
Cent coins
Quarter dollar coins
BT
Noble coins
Quarter nobles
Anna coins
Quarter cent coins
Kopek coins
Quarter noble coins
Quarry tiles
BT
Franc coins
Quilts
BT
Bedcovers
RT
Waggas
Penny coins
Quarter florin coins
USE Quarter florins
Quivers
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BT
Archery equipment
SN
Cases or containers for holding arrows.
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Radiation meters
BT
Meters
Safety equipment
Rabbet planes
BT
Grooving planes
RT
Fillisters
SN
Wood or metal planes which are flat
across the sole, in which the cutting iron
extends to the extreme edge on one or
both sides, used to cut a rabbet (rebate)
along the grain at the edge of the wood.
Rabbit traps
BT
Radiators
BT
Heating equipment
NT
Electric radiators
Radio cabinets
BT
Mammals
Rabetting planes
USE Rabbet planes
Radio coils
Radio equipment
Radio components
BT
Components
RT
Radio equipment
Radio equipment
Racloirs
USE Stone scrapers
BT
Audio equipment
NT
Crystal detectors
Racquets
BT
Sports equipment
NT
Battledores
Radio coils
Radio receivers
Radio transceivers
Radio transmitters
Tennis racquets
Light bats consisting of a network of cord
or nylon stretched in an elliptical frame,
used chiefly in playing ball games like
tennis, badminton, etc.
Radar equipment
BT
Audio equipment
Cabinets
BT
Rabbits
SN
Geiger counters
Animal traps
Pest traps
BT
RT
Communications equipment
Radial engines
BT
Reciprocating aero-engines
SN
Engines having cylinders grouped so that
they resemble equally spaced radii of a
circle. The cylinders are stationary and
the crankshaft rotates with the propeller.
Radiation detectors
USE Radiation meters
Radio valves
Radios
RT
Radio components
Radio-frequency signal generators
USE Radio signal generators
Radio receivers
BT
Radio equipment
Radio receiving licences
BT
Legal documents
Radio signal generators
BT
Signal generators
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RT
Radios
SN
Test instruments that generate the
various radio frequencies required for
alignment and servicing of radio,
television, and electronic equipment.
Radio transceivers
Terms alphabetical
Rag dolls
USE Cloth dolls
Rag rugs
BT
Floor rugs
BT
Radio equipment
NT
Pedal wirelesses
BT
Vehicles
SN
Radios capable of transmitting and
receiving signals
NT
Locomotives
Rail vehicles
Railway carriages
Radio transmitters
BT
Trains
Transmitters
Trams
Radio valves
BT
Railway cars
Radio equipment
Radio equipment
Valves
Radiograms
BT
Audio equipment
SN
Combined radio and gramophone.
Radiographs
BT
Photographs
RT
Photograms
SN
Images produced on photographic film by
a radiation other than light, especially
X-rays or gamma rays.
RT
Toy rail vehicles
Railway carriages
BT
Carriages
Rail vehicles
SN
Passenger-carrying vehicle units on a
railway.
Railway cars
BT
Rail vehicles
RT
Toy railway cars
SN
Non-passenger vehicle units which run on
a railway.
Railway ephemera
BT
Ephemera
Radios
Railway equipment
BT
Radio equipment
NT
Car radios
BT
Transport equipment
Clock radios
NT
Railway signs
Crystal receiving sets
Railway sleepers
Portable radios
Railway tracks
Transistor radios
Signal boxes
Radiotherapy equipment
USE X-ray equipment
Rafts
BT
Railway fare tables
BT
Information tables
Railway signs
Watercraft
BT
Railway equipment
Signs
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SN
The range of signs used in and around
railway stations, including station name
signs, railway signal box signs, timetable
signs, etc.
Railway sleepers
BT
Railway equipment
Railway tickets
BT
Transport tickets
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BT
Firearms accessories
SN
Rods for ramming down the charge of a
muzzle-loading firearm.
Ranat eks
BT
Xylophones
SN
Thai wooden xylophones
Rank badges
BT
Railway timetables
BT
Identity devices
SN
Timetables
Railway tracks
BT
Railway equipment
Rain gauges
BT
Gauges
RT
Measuring cylinders
SN
Instruments for measuring rainfall.
Raincoats
BT
Coats
Protective clothing
RT
Umbrellas
SN
Waterproof coats worn as protection from
rain.
Raising irons
USE Coopering vices
Tools
NT
Gardening rakes
Hay rakes
Ramekins
BT
Baking dishes
Chinese, embroidered panels of fabric,
sewn to officals' clothing and denoting
rank of bearer through the type of symbols
and animals represented.
Rapid rectilinear lenses
BT
Photographic lenses
SN
Symmetrical photographic lenses for
reducing distortion. Each half consists of
a cemented doublet with all three surfaces
concave towards the central stop.
Rapiers
BT
Swords
Rappen coins
BT
Coins
SN
The smallest unit of Swiss coinage, in
common use since the middle ages.
Rash vests
BT
Protective clothing
SN
T-shirts or long-sleeved tops originally
designed to protect surfers from chafing
against their boards, subsequently
designed to protect swimmers from
ultra-violet radiation.
Rakes
BT
Clothing accessories
Rasps
BT
Cutting tools
RT
paper files
SN
File-like tools of hardened steel with teeth
rather than grooves. They are used for the
preliminary shaping of curved surfaces.
Ramheads
USE Froes
Rat-traps
Ramrods
BT
Animal traps
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BT
Pest traps
RT
Mouse traps
Ratchet braces
BT
Woodworking braces
SN
Braces with a ratchet-driven chuck,
permitting use in confined spaces where
complete circular sweeps of an ordinary
brace would be impossible.
Terms alphabetical
Razor blades
BT
Shaving equipment
SN
Flat pieces of metal, usually with two
sharp edges, used in safety razors.
Razors
BT
Shaving equipment
NT
Cut-throat razors
Electric shavers
Ratchet exposure shutters
Folding razors
USE Camera shutters
Safety razors
SN
Ratchet screwdrivers
BT
Screwdrivers
Ration cards
Sharp-edged instruments used for shaving
hair from the skin.
Real coins
BT
Coins
NT
Eight real coins
BT
Cards
RT
Grocery coupons
Four real coins
SN
Cards entitling the holder to receive
rations (fixed allowances of provisions or
food).
Half real coins
Five tenths real coins
One eighth real coins
One real coins
One tenth real coins
Rats
BT
Quarter real coins
Rodents
Ten real coins
Two real coins
Rattles
SN
BT
Objects
NT
Baby rattles
Cog rattles
RT
Percussion instruments
SN
Instruments contrived to make rattling
sounds.
Razor blade injectors
BT
Shaving equipment
RT
Razor blades
SN
Instruments to inject razor blades into
certain types of safety razors
Silver coins introduced almost at the same
time (mid-14th century) in Spain and
Portugal.
Reales
USE Real coins
Reamers (taper augers)
USE Taper augers
Reapers
BT
Agricultural machines
Rebate planes
Razor blade sharpeners
BT
USE Rabbet planes
Sharpeners
Shaving equipment
NT
Strops
RT
Razor blades
Rebate routers
USE Boxing routers
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Reboilers
USE Boilers
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Record covers
BT
Audio equipment
Covers
Packaging
Receipts
BT
Sales records
Recipe books
BT
Instruction books
SN
Books containing instructions for cooking.
Reciprocating aero-engines
BT
Aero-engines
Record players
BT
Audio equipment
SN
Turntable player for vinyl long play disc
records (LPs) or 45s.
Recorders
BT
Flutes
SN
Soft toned flutes with plug in mouth piece,
played in vertical position
Piston engines
NT
Radial engines
Rotary radial engines
SN
Fuel-burning internal-combustion engines
specifically designed and built for light
weight in proportion to developed shaft
horsepower. The reciprocating engine
drives a propeller that imparts forward
momentum to the aeroplane or helicopter.
Recording thermometers
BT
Thermometers
SN
Thermometers that indicate and record
temperature.
Records (documents)
USE Documents
Reciprocating aircraft engines
USE Reciprocating aero-engines
Reciprocating drills
Recreational equipment
BT
Objects
NT
Camping equipment
USE Push drills
Dice
Diving equipment
Reciprocating engines
Exercise equipment
BT
Piston engines
Fishing equipment
SN
Piston engines transmitting power via a
reciprocating motion.
Frisbees
Gambling equipment
Nautical equipment
Reciprocating steam engines
Picnic equipment
USE Steam engines
Puppetry equipment
Skateboards
Reclining chairs
BT
Skates
Chairs
Sports equipment
Swimming equipment
Record albums
USE Audio records
Trampolines
RT
Horse riding equipment
Record cleaners
BT
Audio equipment accessories
Cleaning equipment
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A general term which describes many
varieties of equipment used for sporting,
leisure or recreational purposes. This
broad term is included only as a
place-holder for hierarchy purposes and is
not to be used to describe individual
objects; instead use the specific type of
equipment from the list below, or where
possible name a specific object.
Recruiting cards
BT
Terms alphabetical
Reel stands
BT
Reel holders
Reel-to-reel audio tapes
BT
Audio tapes
Reel-to-reel tape recorders
BT
Audio equipment
Cards
Reference books
Rectifiers
BT
Electric converters
NT
Mercury arc rectifiers
SN
Apparatus which permit an alternating
electrical current to flow in one direction,
without an intermediate transformation of
energy.
Rectilinear lenses
BT
Books
NT
Dictionaries
SN
Publications consulted to identify certain
facts or for background information, such
as encyclopaedias, dictionaries, atlases,
etc.
Reflecting dynamometers
BT
Dynamometers
USE Rapid rectilinear lenses
Reflector Lights
Reed organs
BT
Organs
NT
Harmoniums
Melophones
Organettes
SN
Organs which exclusively employ free
reeds; in particular the American organ
which draws air through the reeds from
above by suction.
SN
Lights for television and photographic
filming
Reflex bows
BT
Archery bows
SN
Curved Chinese archery bows used from
the Ming period.
BT
Film cameras
NT
Single lens reflex cameras
Wind instrument components
Reel boxes
BT
Studio lighting equipment
Reflex cameras
Reeds
BT
BT
Reel holders
Twin lens reflex cameras
RT
Box cameras
SN
Cameras with a viewfinder system that
uses a mirror to give an upright image of
the scene as it appears in the lens.
Reel holders
BT
Textileworking equipment
NT
Reel boxes
Refractometers
BT
Meters
Reel stands
Spool knaves
RT
Sewing equipment
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SN
Instruments for determining the
refractive index (a specific property of a
material equal to the ratio of the velocity
of light - or other electromagnetic
vibration - in a vacuum to its velocity in
that material) of a material.
Refractory equipment
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Refrigerators
BT
Coolers
Kitchen equipment
NT
Ice chests
Regalia
BT
Equipment
BT
Personal effects
NT
Crucible covers
NT
Academic regalia
Crucible stands
Crucible tongs
Crucibles
Firebricks
Fluxing pots
Registers
BT
Business records
SN
Forges
Furnace tongs
Furnaces
Industrial ovens
Muffles
Retorts
RT
Metallurgical equipment
SN
Equipment able to withstand high
temperatures, used in industrial processes
(metallurgy, glass making, brick making,
etc)
Refrigerator evaporators
BT
Machines
SN
Cooling units used in the
vapor-compression cycle of refrigeration.
Plain pipe coils or finned coils, with or
without forced circulation of the fluid
being cooled, are commonly used.
Shell-and-tube coolers, or tanks with
wetted or submerged cooling coils, are
frequently used where water or brine is
circulated as a secondary cooling medium.
Refrigerator magnets
BT
Magnets
Ornaments
SN
A refrigerator magnet is an ornament
attached to a magnet that is used to post
items such as shopping lists or report
cards on a refrigerator, or simply as
decoration (Wikipedia.org).
Books in which entries of acts,
occurrences, names or the like are made
for record.
Regulator clocks
BT
Astronomical equipment
Clocks
Kiln furniture
Kilns
Books
Regulators
BT
Machinery components
NT
Pump controllers
Reichspfennig coins
BT
Pfennig coins
Reindeer
BT
Deer
Reindeers
BT
Mammals
Reins
USE Horse tack
Reis coins
BT
Coins
NT
Five reis coins
Ten reis coins
Twenty reis coins
Relays
BT
Electronic equipment
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Devices by means of which a change of
current or voltage in one circuit can be
made to produce a change in the electrical
condition of another circuit.
Terms alphabetical
Religious objects
BT
Ceremonial objects
NT
Altarcloths
Altarpieces
Relief etchings
BT
Relief prints
SN
Prints produced by a method of etching
plates for relief printing (ordinary etching
being in intaglio). The design is drawn on
the plate in an acid-resisting varnish. The
plate is then immersed in acid which eats
away the unprotected parts so that the
design stands out in relief and prints can
be taken in the same way as a wood-block
print.
Altars
Bible boxes
Chalices
Christening cups
Christening mugs
Collection plates
Communion sets
Crosiers
Crucifixes
Relief prints
BT
Prints
NT
Linocuts
Dorjes
Incense
Incense burners
Patens
Metal cuts
Prayer beads
Relief etchings
Prayer boards
Wood engravings
Prayer boxes
Wood-block prints
Prayer cards
Woodcuts
SN
Prayer sticks
Prints produced by processes where the
non-printing areas of the block or plate
are carved, engraved or etched away.
Prayer wheels
Pyx
Religious books
Religious books
BT
Religious figures
Books
Reliquaries
Religious objects
NT
Shrines
Bibles
Prayer books
Religious buildings
BT
Buildings
NT
Churches
Reliquaries
BT
Religious objects
RT
Shrines
SN
Containers for safeguarding or exhibiting
the relics of a saint.
Synagogues
Temples
Religious figures
BT
Figures
Containers
Remote control transmitters
BT
Control equipment
Transmitters
Religious objects
RT
Apostle spoons
SN
Representations of people, animals or
religious beings, used for religious
purposes.
Rending axes
USE Froes
Repair kits
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BT
Tools
NT
Bicycle repair kits
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Reproductions
USE Replicas
Lawn-mower repair kits
Repair manuals
Reptiles
BT
Animals
NT
Crocodiles
USE Maintenance manuals
Lizards
Repeating back cameras
BT
Cameras
SN
Cameras with a repeating back, a movable
back or film holder that accepts film at
least twice the size of the picture format
and can be shifted between exposures to
permit recording more than one image.
They are used for some kinds of portrait
work, and to obtain multiple original
negatives for high-volume production of
duplicate images.
Snakes
Tortoises
Turtles
Rescue boats
BT
Boats
NT
Lifeboats
Surf rescue boats
Surfboats
Repeating circles
BT
Measuring instruments
SN
Instruments used to measure angles, in
order to ascertain bearings of distant
objects, e.g. stars.
Replica banknotes
BT
Paper money
SN
...
SN
Reseau plates
USE Reseaux
Reseaux
BT
Astronomical equipment
SN
Glass plates with a network of fine lines,
used in a photographic telescope in order
to produce a corresponding network (for
measuring purposes) on photographs of
the stars.
Replicas
BT
Full scale models
NT
Electrotype reproductions
RT
Models
SN
Full size, exact copies of original objects,
sometimes made by the maker of the
original, but not intended as frauds. Use
this term in conjunction with objects to
indicate a replica of that object, eg for
replicas of coins, use `Coins' and
`Replicas'.
Reports
A general term applied to craft used in
water emergencies. Where possible,
specify the type of boat used.
Residential buildings
BT
Buildings
NT
Houses
Resistors
BT
Electronic equipment
Resonator guitars
BT
Documents
NT
Annual reports
Financial reports
Proceedings
BT
Guitars
Resophonic guitars
USE Arched top guitars
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BT
Health and medical equipment
Terms alphabetical
Reversal film
BT
Camera film
SN
Camera film giving negatives and prints.
Resuscitation equipment
BT
Health and medical equipment
SN
Equipment used to assist or re-start
breathing.
Reversing engines
BT
Engines
NT
Link reversing engines
Marine engines
Retail equipment
USE Retailing equipment
RT
Locomotive engines
SN
Engines in which the direction of rotation
can be reversed, allowing the vessel or
locomotive to move backwards and
forwards with ease.
Retailing equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Butchers blocks
Cash registers
Revolvers
BT
Firearms
NT
Centre-fire revolvers
Confectionery jars
Dispensers
Percussion revolvers
Grocery coupons
Pinfire revolvers
Milkshake mixers
Pocket revolvers
Paper dispensers
Shop display equipment
Shop fittings
Rimfire revolvers
SN
Retorts
BT
Laboratory equipment
Refractory equipment
Revenue stamps
BT
Cinderella stamps
SN
Adhesive non-postage stamps affixed to
documents to denote payment of state or
federal taxes, e.g. patent fees, income tax,
betting tax, cattle duty ...
Reverb plates
USE Reverberation units
Firearms having a revolving chambered
cylinder for holding a number of
cartridges which may be discharged in
succession without reloading.
Rheostats
BT
Electrical equipment
SN
Variable electrical resistors.
Ribbon bars
BT
Military decorations
Ribbons
Ribbons
BT
Textiles
NT
Medal ribbons
Reverb units
Prize ribbons
Ribbon bars
USE Reverberation units
Wrapping ribbons
Reverberation units
RT
Textile tapes
BT
Audio equipment
SN
SN
electronic devices for adding reverberation
to amplified music
Woven strips of fine material, finished off
at the edges, used for ornament, tying etc.
Rice
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BT
Foodstuffs
RT
Rice containers
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Riding skirts
BT
Riding habits
Skirts
Rice boilers
BT
Cooking boilers
SN
Covered utensils for boiling rice;
sometimes as double boilers, sometimes to
form rice moulds.
Rice containers
BT
Food storage containers
RT
Rice
Rice cookers
USE Rice boilers
Rickshaws
BT
Vehicles
Riding toys
USE Ride-on toys
Riding whips
BT
Horse riding equipment
Whips
SN
Short whips used for horse riding
Rifle grips
USE Hand grips
Rifles
BT
Firearms
NT
Bolt action rifles
Breechloading rifles
Ride-on toys
BT
Toys
NT
Carousel horses
Flintlock rifles
Lever action rifles
Matchlock rifles
Percussion rifles
Childrens carts
Sporting rifles
Pedal toys
Rocking horses
Scooters
Tricycles
Riding boots
BT
Sports footwear
Spurs
Riding crops
USE Riding whips
Riding habits
BT
RT
Shotguns
Right-angle gauges
USE Try squares
Boots
Horse riding equipment
RT
Wheel-lock rifles
Horse riding equipment
Sports clothing
NT
Riding skirts
SN
Women's riding outfits.
Rigid fans
BT
Fans
NT
Screen fans
Riksdaler coins
BT
Coins
SN
Related to the Thaler coins of
Austria/Hungary.
Rimers
USE Taper augers
Rimfire firearms
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BT
Firearms
BT
Clothing
NT
Rimfire revolvers
NT
Coronation robes
Mandarin robes
Rimfire revolvers
BT
Revolvers
Rimfire firearms
Ring money
BT
Primitive money
SN
Metal rings used as one of the earliest
forms of a circulating medium based on
weight, eg. England, Ireland, Scandinavia,
Japan.
Robot
USE Robots
Robots
BT
Machines
RT
Toy robots
SN
Mechanical, self-controlling apparatus
designed to carry out a specific task,
normally performed by a person.
Rings
BT
Objects
NT
Finger rings
Key rings
Tie rings
Rock carvings
BT
Carvings
Rockers
USE Rocking chairs
Rivet punches
USE Starting punches
Rocket engines
BT
Internal-combustion engines
Rivets
BT
Fasteners
Hardware
SN
USE Starting punches
Road maps
BT
Maps
NT
Street directories
Road signs
Signs
Traffic control equipment
Roasting dishes
USE Baking dishes
Robes
Space hardware
SN
Small cylindrical pieces of soft metal, used
to fasten two metal plates or a metal plate
and a piece of wood together.
Rivetting punches
BT
Aero-engines
Engines that develop thrust for rocket
power by reaction to the ejection of matter
created by the combustion of a fuel
(propellant) within the engine.
Rocket transporters
BT
Trailers
RT
Prime movers
SN
Large trailers designed to pull or move
rockets, generally by being attached to a
prime mover.
Rockets
BT
Spacecraft
NT
Booster rockets
RT
Guided missiles
Rocking chairs
BT
Chairs
Rocking horses
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BT
Ride-on toys
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SN
Rocking toys
RT
Horses
A pair of rollerskates designed to imitate
ice-skates with a single row of rollers
instead of a skate.
Roller blind shutters
Rocking toys
BT
Toys
NT
Rocking horses
RT
Centre of gravity toys
BT
Camera shutters
SN
A type of camera shutter usually, but not
always fixed in front of the lens.
Roller skates
USE Roller-skates
Rocks
BT
Objects
NT
Meteorites
Roller-skates
BT
Skates
Stalactites
Stalactites and stalagmites
RT
Geological specimens
Rodents
Rollerskates
USE Roller-skates
Rollfilm
BT
Mammals
NT
Rats
USE Roll film
Rolling clocks
Roll film
BT
Camera film
RT
Roll film cameras
SN
Light sensitive, unsprocketed film, usually
120 and 220 size, that is rolled in wider,
light-proof backing paper. The film is
stretched to a take-up spool on the far side
of the camera, which can be removed for
processing after the last exposure.
Roll film aprons
USE Film aprons
BT
Clocks
SN
A form of gravity clock that is
drum-shaped and rolls slowly down an
inclined board. The hand remains still and
hour numerals turn with the case. In
modern versions the dial remains
stationary and the hands turn normally.
When the clock reaches the bottom of the
inclined plane it is replaced at the top by
hand. The inclined track is often marked
with days of the week.
Rolling Mills
USE Metals processing machines
Roll film cameras
BT
Film cameras
SN
Cameras which use roll film and usually
produce a picture three to five times
larger than 35mm cameras.
Rolled section angles
USE Angle bars
Roller-blades
BT
Skates
Rolling pins
BT
Kitchenware
SN
Cylinders of wood or other material for
rolling out pastry, etc
Rolling stock
USE Rail vehicles
Roof bosses
USE Ceiling bosses
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Roof finials
BT
Finials
SN
The ornamental termination of roof
pinnacles, gables, etc., usually foliated.
Roof tiles
BT
Tiles
Terms alphabetical
BT
Ryal coins
Roses
BT
Plants
Rosewater bowls
BT
Bowls
Tableware
Roofs
BT
Architectural elements
NT
Bargeboards
Room dividers
BT
Furniture
Room fresheners
USE Air fresheners
Roosters
USE Chickens
RT
Fingerbowls
SN
Large ablution bowls, without handles,
usually with an accompanying stand.
They are filled with perfumed water for
diners to rinse their fingers at the table.
Rosters
BT
Rotary engines
BT
Internal-combustion engines
NT
Wankel engines
SN
Internal-combustion engines that
generate rotary motion directly, rather
than converting reciprocating motion
through a crankshaft. They consist of a
rotor, usually three-lobed, which rotates
within an oval casing containing inlet and
exhaust ports for fuel.
Ropes
BT
Equipment
NT
Hanging ropes
Lassos
Nautical ropes
Skipping-ropes
RT
Cables
Rosary beads
BT
Prayer beads
Rose bowls
BT
Flower bowls
RT
Flower holders
SN
Bowls used to hold cut flowers. Usually
having a pierced cover, or a removable
flower holder, or a removable wire mesh
through which to insert the flower stems.
Such pieces are sometimes today called
Flower Bowls.
Documents
Rotary hoes
BT
Hoes
Rotary piston engines
BT
Piston engines
NT
Sidelever paddle engines
RT
Rotary engines
SN
Engines that generate rotary motion by
converting reciprocating motion through a
crankshaft.
Rotary pumps
BT
Pumps
Rotary radial engines
BT
Reciprocating aero-engines
Rose noble coins
BT
Noble coins
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SN
Engines with the same shape as `Radial
engines' but where the whole engine
rotates around a stationary crankshaft,
and the propeller rotates with the engine
rather than the crankshaft.
Rotary steam engines
USE Steam turbines
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Rouge pots
BT
Pots
Roulette wheels
BT
Gambling equipment
SN
Revolving wheels used in game of chance,
where players bet on which compartment
a ball will roll into.
Rotary wing aircraft
Roulettes
BT
Aircraft
NT
Autogyros
BT
Engraving tools
Helicopters
SN
Engraving tools having at one end a
toothed wheel, used fot making dotted
lines ot tonal areas on copper plates.
SN
An aircraft wholly or partly supported in
flight by rotors
Rotating amplifiers
USE DC generators
Rotating generators
BT
Electric generators
NT
AC generators
DC generators
Round planes
BT
Moulding planes
RT
Hollow planes
SN
Planes with a convex blade for cutting
hollow moulding patterns. They are
usually paired with hollow planes in a set.
Round shaves
RT
Commutators
BT
Coopering drawing knives
SN
Electric generators having one or more
components capable of rotary movement.
SN
Round blades curved in the form of a
complete or part circle attached to a
double or single handle. They are used for
levelling the joints between staves inside
a cask and for cleaning the inside of a cask
that has become foul.
Rotorcraft
USE Rotary wing aircraft
Rotundas
BT
Buildings
SN
Small circular buildings such as
bandstands, often with a domed roof.
Rouble coins
BT
Coins
SN
The principal silver denomination of
Russia, introduced by Peter the Great in
1704.
Roubles
Rounding shaves
USE Round shaves
Roundsils
USE Compass planes
Router planes
BT
Planes
RT
Routers
SN
Planes used for cleaning out the bottom of
wide grooves below the surface of wood,
and for `depthing' a flat recess in a carving
design.
USE Rouble coins
Rouge
BT
Routers
Cosmetics
BT
Woodworking tools
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Coachbuilding routers
SN
Any of various tools and machines used
for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
They typically resemble spokeshaves in
outward appearance, but differ in most
other respects, including their narrow,
frequently profiled cutters. Use `Router
planes' for planes used for routing out a
depression in the surface of work.
Rowboats
USE Rowing boats
Rowing boats
BT
Boats
NT
Surfboats
RT
Oars
SN
Small water craft propelled by oars.
Terms alphabetical
Rugs
BT
Household textiles
NT
Floor rugs
Knee rugs
Picnic rugs
Travelling rugs
Rulers
BT
Measuring instruments
NT
RT
Rulers
SN
Basic drafting implements used to
inscribe lines of uniform thickness,
usually guided by a straight edge, curve or
template.
Bath toys
Toy birds
Rubber stamps
BT
Stamps (tools)
Rummers
BT
Drinking glasses
RT
Goblets
SN
English drinking glasses, usually in the
form of a low goblet with a stemmed foot.
Rubbing boards
USE Washboards
Rubbish bins
USE Garbage bins
Rubies
BT
Gemstones
Drafting instruments
Pens
Rubber ducks
BT
Strips of wood, metal, or other materials,
with a graduated straight edge, used in
drawing lines, measuring, etc.
Ruling pens
Rowlocks
Nautical equipment
Folding rules
Parallel rules
SN
BT
BT
Drafting instruments
Runcorn jiggers
USE Jigger knives
Runners
BT
Household textiles
NT
Floor runners
Table runners
Rugby balls
USE Footballs
Rugmaking tools
BT
Textileworking equipment
Rupee coins
BT
Coins
RT
Anna coins
SN
Principal silver coins of India.
Tools
Rupiah coins
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BT
Coins
Rush irons
USE Flagging irons
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USE Saddlecloths
Saddlebags
BT
Bags
Horse tack
Rush knives
USE Chincing irons
Saddlecloths
BT
Horse tack
Rushing levers
USE Flagging irons
Cloths
Saddles
BT
Horse tack
Rushmaking tools
USE Basketmaking tools
Saddletrees
BT
Horse tack
Ryal coins
BT
Coins
NT
Rose noble coins
SN
English coins first struck under Edward
IV in 1465, to the value of 10 shillings.
Safari jackets
USE Jackets
Safari suits
USE Suits
Sabers
USE Sabres
Safe stands
BT
Sabots
BT
Clogs
SN
Worn in rural France, type of clog carved
from one piece of wood
Pest traps
Stands
SN
Sabres
BT
Swords
NT
Tulwars
SN
Heavy one-edged swords, usually with a
slightly curved blade, used especially by
cavalry.
Saccharometers
BT
Hydrometers
SN
Type of hydrometer, used for determining
the concentration of a sugar solution by
measuring its specific gravity.
Sad irons
USE Flatirons
Kitchen equipment
Low circular vessels, usually ceramic in
sets of four to support food safe feet.
Trough is filled with water to keep out
ants and other insects
Safes
BT
Security equipment
SN
Steel or iron non-portable boxes or
repositories for money, jewels, papers, etc.
Safety equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Child safety seats
Ear plugs
Earplugs
Gas detectors
Gasmasks
Life jackets
Saddle blankets
Lifeboats
Lifebuoys
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Lightning conductors
Mouthguards
Terms alphabetical
Saifs
USE Swords
Parachutes
Protective clothing
Radiation meters
Sailboards
BT
Safety glasses
Safety goggles
Watercraft
SN
Safety signs
Sun protection equipment
Safety glasses
USE Safety goggles
Safety goggles
BT
Safety equipment
Safety matches
BT
Matches
RT
Matchboxes
SN
Matches designed to ignite only when
rubbed on specially prepared surfaces.
Pins
Safety razors
BT
Razors
NT
Disposable shavers
SN
Hair shavers in which the razor blade is
enclosed by a guard to prevent the blade
from cutting the skin.
Safety signs
BT
Safety equipment
Signs
Sagger pins
BT
Lightweight surfboard, equipped with a
mast and sail, on which the rider stands
to manouvre the sail.
Sailboats
USE Sailing boats
Sailing boats
BT
Boats
NT
Yachts
SN
Small water craft which use sails and
wind power as their major means of
movement. For larger craft, use `Sailing
ships'.
Sailing equipment
BT
Sailing ships
Sports equipment
Safety pins
BT
Water sports equipment
Sailing ships
BT
Ships
NT
Sailing equipment
SN
Large ships, usually multi-masted and
propelled by sails. For small boats using
sails, use `Sailing boats'.
Sailmaking equipment
BT
Nautical equipment
RT
Textileworking equipment
Sails
BT
Nautical equipment
Kiln furniture
Sake
Saggers
BT
Kiln furniture
SN
Protective cases of fireclay used to
surround ceramic objects during firing in a
kiln.
BT
Beverages
SN
A Japanese fermented drink made from
rice.
Sake bottles
BT
Wine bottles
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Sake bowls
BT
Wine cups
Sake dishes
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Sales records
BT
Financial records
NT
Dockets
Hire purchase agreements
USE Sake bowls
Invoices
Receipts
Saki
Vouchers
USE Sake
Salinity meters
Salad bowls
BT
Meters
Bowls
Tableware
RT
BT
Salad servers
Salad forks
BT
Table forks
SN
Dining forks for eating salad which are of
medium length and have three or four flat
tines.
Salt casters
USE Salt shakers
Salt castors
USE Salt shakers
Salt cellars
USE Saltcellars
Salad plates
BT
Plates
SN
A type of plate for salad, for use by an
individual diner at a dinner table.
Salt shakers
BT
Tableware
SN
Containers that store and dispense
granulated salt for culinary use.
Salad servers
BT
Food servers
SN
A pair of implements to be used together
for serving a salad, consisting of a spoon
with a somewhat flattened bowl, and a
fork having the same shape as the spoon
except that the bowl has three flat prongs.
Salad spoons
BT
Spoons
Salt spoons
BT
Spoons
RT
Saltcellars
SN
Small spoons for serving salt from a
saltcellar.
Saltcellars
BT
Tableware
SN
Low open containers for storing and
dispensing salt.
Sales catalogues
BT
Catalogues
RT
Advertisements
Sales of poison books
BT
Books
Medical records
SN
Books in which pharmacists and other
sellers of toxic substances recorded details
of poisons sold to clients.
Salvers
BT
Trays
SN
Type of trays: (1) Glass: circular glass
dishes, or shallow bowls, usually with a
pedestal foot. (2) Metalwork: flat serving
utensils, without a handle.
Samisen lutes
USE Shamisens
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Sample bags
BT
Bags
SN
Bags ditributed at shows by
manufacturers containing product
samples.
Samplers
USE Textile samplers
Terms alphabetical
Sandpaper
BT
Sandshoes
BT
Sports footwear
RT
Sneakers
SN
Rubber-soled canvas shoes, laced to fit the
foot, worn especially for sports,
gymnastics, etc.
Samples
BT
Objects
NT
Chemical samples
Abrasives
Sangens
USE Shamisens
Dye samples
Mineral samples
Swatches
Sanitary belts
BT
Belts
Menstrual products
Test samples
Wallpaper samples
RT
Specimens
SN
Use this form heading to refer to objects
collected to exhibit the characteristics of
materials which have been made or
processed (often to show some stage of the
manufacturing sequence, rather than for
the value of the object itself). Use in
conjunction with the name of the object, ie
for a plastics sample use `Plastics' and
`Samples'. For objects collected to exhibit
the characteristics of naturally occurring
animal, plant or mineral forms, use
`Specimens'.
Sanitary equipment
BT
Domestic equipment
NT
Bedpans
Bourdalous
Chamber pots
Commode chairs
Commode pans
Ewer and basin sets
Hand driers
Spittoons
Toilet components
San-hsiens
BT
Toilet paper
Lutes
RT
Shamisens
SN
Chinese three-stringed plucked
instruments with long necks and oval
shaped bodies.
Toilets
SN
Equipment pertaining to personal
hygiene.
Sanitary pads
BT
Menstrual products
Sandals
BT
Footwear
NT
Evening sandals
Thongs
SN
Kinds of shoes, consisting of a sole of
leather or other material fastened to the
foot by thongs or straps.
Sandglasses
USE Hourglasses
Sanitary products
USE Menstrual products
Sapphires
BT
Gemstones
Saris
BT
Clothing
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RT
Sarongs
SN
Long pieces of cotton or silk, the principal
outer garment of Hindu women, worn
round the body with one end over the head
or shoulder.
Sarongs
BT
Clothing
SN
Lengths of cloth wrapped around the
lower body and tucked in at waist. The
principal garment for both sexes in the
Malay archipelago and other areas.
Sashes
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Long bands or scarves of silk, etc., worn
over one shoulder or round the waist, as
by military officers as a part of the
costume, or by women and children for
ornament.
Sashimi knives
BT
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Saucepan lids
BT
Lids
RT
Saucepans
Saucepans
BT
BT
Champagne glasses
SN
Drinking glasses for champagne
characterised by a shallow saucer-like
bowl resting on a stemmed foot.
Saucer dishes
BT
Dishes
SN
Small dishes of concave form, usually
circular, commonly used in China to
contain food (instead of dishes with a well
and a ledge which are purely a European
shape).
Kitchen knives
Bags
Satellites
BT
Spacecraft
NT
Communication satellites
SN
Man-made devices, usually containing
recording and transmitting instruments,
for launching into orbit round the earth,
another planet, or the sun, for purposes of
communication, research, etc.
Sauce boats
BT
Tableware
RT
Argylls
SN
Boat-shaped vessels for serving sauce or
gravy, usually with a handle at one end
and a pouring lip at the other.
Sauceboats
USE Sauce boats
Saucepan brushes
BT
Cooking pots
Saucer champagne glasses
Satchels
BT
Brushes, often made of fine wire, for
scouring saucepans.
Saucers
BT
Tableware
RT
Cups
Sauces
BT
Foodstuffs
Saw benches
USE Workbenches
Saw blades
BT
Tool components
RT
Saws
Saw horses
BT
Supporting equipment
RT
Saws
SN
Four-legged supports, usually used in
pairs, made primarily to hold wood while
being sawed.
Cleaning brushes
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Terms alphabetical
RT
Saxophones
USE Saw-setting tools
Saxophones
Saw-setting tools
BT
Tools
SN
Tools designed to set saw teeth, i.e. to
bend them sideways to left and right
alternately, so that they cut a groove a
little wider than the blade and so reduce
friction.
Saw-tooth croze irons
BT
Woodwind instruments
RT
Saxophone components
Scabbards
BT
Edged weapons accessories
RT
Sheaths
SN
Cases or coverings for the blade of a
sword, dagger, knife, or the like.
USE Croze irons
Scale models
Sawbucks
USE Saw horses
BT
Models
NT
Full scale models
Large scale models
Sawhorses
USE Saw horses
Small scale models
SN
Sawing horses
A scale model is a representation or copy
of an object. It may be larger, smaller or
the same size as the object. Use a more
specific narrower term if possible.
USE Saw horses
Scales
Sawmills
BT
Industrial buildings
SN
Used for timber mills.
USE Balances
Scalpels
BT
Surgical instruments
Saws
BT
Cutting tools
NT
Bandsaws
Scaphe sundials
USE Sundials
Chainsaws
Jewellers saws
Metalworking saws
Scarab beetles
USE Scarabs
Trephines
Woodworking saws
Sawsetting tools
USE Saw-setting tools
Saxophone cases
BT
Musical instrument cases
Saxophone components
BT
Scarabs
BT
Beetles
Scarves
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Fichus
SN
Long, broad strips of silk, wool, lace, etc.,
worn about the neck, shoulders, or head
for ornament or protection.
Wind instrument components
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Scaupers
USE Scorpers
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School magazines
BT
Magazines
School equipment
Scent bags
BT
Personal effects
SN
Bags used to carry fragrant wood or a
similar substance. Also known as "hebao".
RT
Childrens magazines
School report cards
BT
Cards
School equipment
Sceptres
BT
Ceremonial objects
SN
Rods or wands borne in the hand as
emblems of power.
School uniforms
BT
Childrens clothing
School equipment
Uniforms
Schematic drawings
BT
Drawings
Schilling coins
BT
Coins
School badges
BT
SN
Badges
Distinctive dress of uniform styles,
materials, and colours worn by and
identifying all the members of a school.
Schoolbooks
USE Textbooks
Schoolhouse clocks
USE Drop dial clocks
School equipment
School canes
BT
Schools
BT
Buildings
Punishment equipment
School equipment
Scientific equipment
School cases
BT
Equipment
Cases
NT
Assaying equipment
BT
Astronomical equipment
School desks
BT
Chemical equipment
Desks
Gas detectors
School equipment
Gyroscopes
School equipment
Hydrological equipment
Laboratory equipment
BT
Equipment
Mathematical instruments
NT
Blackboards
Measuring instruments
School badges
Meteorological equipment
School canes
Microscopes
School desks
Polarographs
School magazines
Scientific models
School report cards
Spectrographs
School uniforms
Testing equipment
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This broad term is included only as a
place-holder for hierarchy purposes and is
not to be used to describe individual
objects; instead use the specific type of
equipment from the list below, or where
possible name a specific object.
Scientific models
BT
Scoops
BT
Kitchenware
NT
Cheese scoops
RT
Food ladles
SN
Small deep utensils with a short handle,
for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
Models
Scientific equipment
NT
Terms alphabetical
Anatomical models
Scooters
BT
Chemical models
RT
Motor scooters
Demonstration models
SN
Vehicle (child's toy or simple low cost
transport for adults) with two wheels, one
in front of the other, and a tread between
them, and sometimes with an additional
back wheel ensuring stability, steered by a
handlebar and propelled by pushing
against the ground with one foot.
(Macquarie Dictionary, 3rd Ed.)
Experimental models
Scientific toys
BT
Toys
NT
Optical toys
Toy engines
Toy gyroscopes
RT
Ride-on toys
Vehicles
Astronomical models
Educational toys
Scillops
Scorecards
BT
Game accessories
RT
Scoresheets
SN
Cards on which scores are kept.
USE Taper augers
Scores
Scimitars
USE Sabres
Scissors
BT
Cutting tools
NT
Buttonhole scissors
Dressmaking scissors
Embroidery scissors
Hairdressing scissors
Nail scissors
RT
Shears
Sclerometers
BT
Measuring instruments
SN
An instrument that is used to measure the
pressure required to penetrate a material
with a diamond stylus. The pressure
required indicates the relative hardness of
the material.
BT
Music documents
SN
Original and entire drafts or transcripts of
musical compositions or arrangements.
Scoresheets
BT
Game accessories
NT
Cricket scoresheets
RT
Scorecards
SN
Sheets of paper on which scores are kept.
Scorifiers
BT
Crucibles
SN
Refractory crucibles used in assaying
processes
Scorpers
BT
Engraving tools
SN
Tools used in wood-engraving for clearing
away large areas of the block or for
engraving broad lines.
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Scotch boilers
BT
Fire-tube boilers
SN
Fire-tube boilers with one of more
cylindrical internal furnaces enveloped by
a boiler shell equipped with five tubes in
its upper part. They were frequently used
for marine steam propulsion.
Powerhouse Museum Collection Thesaurus
USE Stone scrapers
Scraping tools
USE Surface finishing tools
Screen fans
BT
Scotch marine boilers
USE Scotch boilers
Hand screens
Rigid fans
SN
Scots hose drivers
USE Hoop drivers
Rigid fans comprised of a light frame
covered with textile or other flexible
substances. Often these fans had long
handles and were designed for ceremonial
purposes.
Screen plate process transparencies
Scots saws
USE Screen process transparencies
USE Compass saws
Screen process transparencies
Scouring brushes
USE Saucepan brushes
Scrap books
BT
Photographic transparencies
RT
Tinted photographs
SN
Photographic transparencies created by
processes that produce an additive colour
image using a screen of minute red, green
and blue filters to record the relative
intensity of each hue on a panchromatic,
black-and-white emulsion.
USE Scrapbooks
Scrapbook
USE Scrapbooks
Scrapbooks
BT
Books
RT
Albums
SN
Blank books in which photographs,
newspaper cuttings, etc., are pasted.
Scrapers
BT
Screenprinting equipment
BT
Textileworking equipment
Screenprints
BT
Stencil prints
RT
Screenprinting
SN
A modern development of stencil printing.
The process is used as an artists' medium
for making prints in braoad masses of
brilliant and opaque colour, and the
process is also widely used for commercial
textile printing. (Use Screenprinted
textiles for screenprinting on fabric).
Shipwrighting tools
Surface finishing tools
NT
Shavehooks
SN
Tools consisting of a sharpened steel plate
which is held about 30 degrees from the
vertical and is pushed along the work.
They are used for the final smoothing of
hardwoods and for scraping off paint etc.
Variants are also used as engraving tools.
The plate may be held in a wooden or
metal handle. Use `Stone scrapers' for the
prehistoric tool.
Artists equipment
Screens
BT
Furniture
NT
Candle screens
Firescreens
Hand screens
Scrapers, stone
SN
Fixed or moveable partitions.
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Screw augers
USE Twist augers
Screw clamps
USE Handscrew clamps
Terms alphabetical
USE Coping saws
Scrimshaw
BT
Engraved bones
SN
Screw eyes
BT
Hardware
SN
A screw having a ring-shaped head.
Carvings
Sailors' carvings, made primarily of
whalebone but also of other fish bone,
ivory, steel, wood and in modern times
plastic.
Scroll saws
USE Fret saws
Screw marine engines
USE Marine screw engines
Screw-on earrings
BT
Earrings
SN
Types of ear ornaments that are worn by
being secured to the lobe of the ear by
pressure. The pressure is applied by a
flat-headed screw that is attached to the
ornament by a loop of wire passing below
the lobe.
Scrolls
BT
Documents
NT
Illuminated scrolls
Scrub boards
USE Washboards
Scrubbing boards
USE Washboards
Screw presses
BT
Presses
SN
Presses which operate via a screw
mechanism.
Screw-propeller engines
Scrubbing-brushes
BT
Cleaning brushes
RT
Washboards
SN
Brushes used for scrubbing, especially
floors, clothes, or very dirty hands.
USE Marine screw engines
Scrunchies
Screwdrivers
BT
Hand tools
NT
Ratchet screwdrivers
Screws
BT
BT
Head ornaments
SN
An elastic ring for the hair covered by a
loose cloth ring, giving the cloth a
crumpled effect.
Sculptural forms
Fasteners
USE Sculptures
Hardware
NT
Thumbscrews (hardware)
RT
Screwdrivers
SN
Cylindrical fasteners having a head with a
slot or recess and helical or spiral
threading, to be inserted by rotating, as
with a screwdriver.
Scribing saws
Sculptures
BT
Artworks
NT
Busts
Ceramic forms
Glass forms
Maquettes
Metal forms
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Terms alphabetical
NT
Paper sculptures
Plaster casts
Torsos
RT
Figures
Powerhouse Museum Collection Thesaurus
Seating furniture
BT
Furniture
NT
Benches
Chairs
Chaise longues
Scythes
BT
Couches
Agricultural tools
Hammocks
Cutting tools
SN
Seal rings
BT
Finger rings
Seals
SN
Lounge suites
Cutting tools with a long, slightly curving
blade with the cutting edge on the inside,
attached to a long curving shaft with two
"nibs" or handles fitted at an angle to suit
the user. The grass nail, a rod which is
stretched across from the shaft to the
blade, prevents grass loding between the
heel of the blade and the shaft.
Rings which function as seals
Lounges
Seats
Sofa-beds
Sofas
Stools
Sun lounges
Seats
BT
Seating furniture
NT
Bicycle seats
Bus seats
Sealers
Child safety seats
BT
Equipment
NT
Heat sealers
Ferry seats
RT
Benches
Lead sealers
SN
Devices used for applying seals.
Seaweed
BT
Seals
BT
Objects of vertu
NT
Seal rings
RT
Intaglios
SN
Devices engraved to produce impressions
on wax or the like as evidence of
authenticity or attestation
Plants
Secateurs
BT
Cutting tools
Gardening tools
SN
A scissor like cutting instrument used in
gardening for cutting plants.
Secretaires
Seals (animals)
BT
Writing desks
Mammals
SN
Writing desks with drawers, etc. for
papers, books or the like.
BT
Seaplanes
BT
Aeroplanes
SN
Aeroplanes that can land on water,
provided with floats instead of landing
wheels.
Secretaries
USE Secretaires
Sectional models
BT
Models
Seat covers
USE Chair covers
Security equipment
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BT
Equipment
NT
Document boxes
Terms alphabetical
SN
Safes
Strongboxes
Sedan chairs
BT
Chairs
Vehicles
SN
Portable wheelless vehicles for one person,
borne on poles by two men, one before and
one behind, much used during the 17th
and 18th centuries.
Seed drills
BT
Drills
Farm equipment
Semitrailers
BT
BT
Coins
SN
Principal copper coin of Japan, introduced
in 708 AD in imitation of the Chinese
cash, i.e. a round coin, cast not struck, and
with a square centre hole.
Plant components
Self developing cameras
USE Instant picture cameras
Self-portraits
BT
Portraits
SN
A portrait of an artist, photographer, or
the like, by himself.
Self-sharpening knife sheaths
BT
Knife sharpeners
Semi-automatic washing machines
USE Electric washing machines
Sensitised papers
USE Photographic papers
Sensitometers
BT
Photographic equipment
SN
Scientific instruments used to measure
the photosensitivity of photographic
materials.
Sentimental jewellery
BT
Jewellery
NT
Mourning jewellery
Sweetheart jewellery
SN
Semi-trailers
USE Semitrailers
Semis coins
BT
Ancient Roman coins
Trucks
Sen coins
Seeds
BT
In early Roman republic coinage, one half
of the as. The obverse of this cast bronze
coin shows the head of jupiter, the reverse
the prow of a galley and the letter S. In
the later Roman imperial coinage, the
semis was, first, half of the aureus and
later of the solidus (though for the latter
the late Latin word semissis is more
commonly used. ("The Seaby Coin
Encyclopaedia", Ewald Junge, BA Seaby
Ltd, London, 1992)
Jewellery worn for sentimental reasons,
such as items given by a loved one, or
items worn in mourning
Separators
BT
Objects
NT
Sieves
Skimmers
Strainers
SN
Apparatus for separating one thing from
another, as cream from milk, steam from
water, wheat from chaff, valuable
minerals from one another, etc.
Sepia photographs
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Photographs
Powerhouse Museum Collection Thesaurus
NT
Covered dishes
Entree dishes
Sequins
BT
Meat dishes
Clothing components
Muffin dishes
Platters
Serinettes
USE Bird organs
Serpents
BT
Woodwind instruments
SN
Wooden wind instruments of serpentine
shape and deep tone.
Vegetable dishes
RT
Serving forks
BT
Bells
RT
Bellpulls
SN
Bells used to summon domestic or
professional servants.
Service manuals
NT
Fish-serving forks
SN
Long forks with three or four wide flat
tines that are used for serving food from a
platter or bowl.
Serving knives
BT
USE Radio signal generators
Food servers
Knives
NT
Fish-serving knives
SN
Implements for serving food from a platter
or large plate, having flat blades like
spatulas and no cutting edge.
USE Maintenance manuals
Service oscillators
Food servers
Forks
Servants bells
BT
Tureens
Serving spoons
BT
Food servers
Spoons
Serviette rings
BT
Tableware
RT
Serviettes
SN
Rings of metal, wood, etc. used to contain
a folded serviette.
SN
Medium-large spoons, larger than a
tablespoon, used for serving food from a
bowl or dish.
Serving tongs
BT
Food servers
Tongs
Serviettes
BT
NT
Table linen
Sugar tongs
SN
Serving counters
BT
Shop furniture
SN
Table-like furniture used to serve
customers.
Serving dishes
Dishes
NT
Bread platters
Breakfast dishes
Chargers
Serving implements in the form of
U-shaped tongs having on the end of one
arm the tines of a fork, and on the end of
the other arm the bowl of a spoon.
Set squares
BT
BT
Asparagus tongs
Drafting instruments
Squares
SN
Drafting instruments having straight
edges that may be set at any desired angle
with the edge of a drawing board.
Settees
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USE Couches
Terms alphabetical
NT
Thread counters
Thread holders
Settles
Thread waxers
USE Benches
Sewing bags
BT
Bags
Thread winders
Sewing kits
BT
Sewing equipment
Sewing equipment
Sewing baskets
BT
Baskets
Personal effects
Sewing machine
USE Sewing machines
Sewing equipment
Sewing machine accessories
Sewing boxes
BT
Boxes
Sewing equipment
BT
Sewing equipment
NT
Sewing machine covers
RT
Sewing machines
Sewing clamps
BT
Sewing equipment
Sewing equipment
BT
Textileworking equipment
NT
Bobbin cases
Bobbins
Bodkins
Sewing machine cabinets
BT
Cabinets
RT
Cabinet sewing machines
Sewing machine components
BT
Components
NT
Bobbin shuttles
Darners
Dressmaking equipment
Sewing machine needles
RT
Sewing machines
Embroidery equipment
Emery cushions
Needle containers
Patchworking equipment
Sewing machine covers
BT
Covers
Sewing machine accessories
Pin holders
Sewing bags
Sewing baskets
Sewing machine needles
BT
Needles
Sewing machine components
Sewing boxes
Sewing clamps
Sewing kits
Sewing machine accessories
Sewing machines
BT
Sewing equipment
Sewing machines
Sewing needles
Machines
NT
Cabinet sewing machines
Sewing pins
Embroidery machines
Tape measures
Leather patchers
Thimble cases
Overlockers
Thimbles
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Sewing needles
BT
Powerhouse Museum Collection Thesaurus
SN
Needles
Japanese three-stringed plucked lutes,
originally developed from the Chinese
san-hsien.
Sewing equipment
Shampoos
Sewing pins
BT
BT
Hair toiletries
Pins
Sewing equipment
Shamrocks
BT
Sex aids
BT
Objects
NT
Dental dams
Plants
Shamshirs
USE Sabres
Dildos
Personal lubricants
Vibrators
RT
Contraceptives
Sextants
BT
BT
Objects
NT
Glass shards
SN
Fragments, especially of broken
earthenware
Measuring instruments
Navigational equipment
SN
Shards
Instruments measuring angular distance,
especially to determine latitude and
longitude at sea
Share certificates
BT
Financial records
SN
Certificates of a corporation or joint stock
company that a named person is owner of
the designated number of shares of stock
(AAT 'Stock certificates')
Shadow photographs
USE Photograms
Share scrip
Shadow pictures
BT
Financial records
USE Photograms
Sharks
Shadowgraphs
BT
Fish
USE Photograms
Shadowgraphs (radiographs)
Sharpeners
BT
Equipment
NT
Knife sharpeners
USE Radiographs
Pencil sharpeners
Shakuhachi
BT
Flutes
SN
Japanese curved end-blown bamboo flutes
with five fingerholes.
Shamisens
BT
Lutes
RT
San-hsiens
Razor blade sharpeners
Sharpening stones
Sharpening steels
BT
Knife sharpeners
Sharpening stones
BT
Sharpeners
Stones
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NT
Whetstones
RT
Carborundum
Terms alphabetical
NT
Razor blade injectors
Razor blade sharpeners
Razor blades
Razors
Shave hooks
Shaving brushes
USE Shavehooks
Shaving cases
Shaving kits
Shavehooks
BT
Scrapers
NT
Plumbing shavehooks
SN
Small tools with interchangeable heads
used to scratch metal and wood surfaces.
Use `Plumber's shavehooks' for the
plumber's tool used for cleaning the
surface of lead pipes.
Shaving mugs
Shaving toiletries
RT
Barbers equipment
SN
The devices and accessories required for
shaving facial and body hair.
Shaving kits
BT
Shaves
BT
Woodworking tools
NT
Coopering shaves
Shaving equipment
Shaving knives
USE Drawing knives
Spokeshaves
SN
Tools with a cutting iron mounted on a
wooden stock which is usually shaped at
the ends to form handles.
Shaving mugs
BT
Mugs
Shaving equipment
Shaving accessories
SN
Mugs holding shaving soap.
USE Shaving equipment
Shaving soap
Shaving bowls
USE Barbers bowls
Shaving brushes
BT
Brushes
BT
Soap
RT
Bath soaps; Shaving toiletries
Shaving toiletries
BT
Shaving equipment
Shaving cases
BT
Toiletries
NT
Depilatories
Shaving equipment
BT
Shaving toiletries
Shaving equipment
BT
Toiletries
NT
Barbers bowls
Blade injectors
Lathering dishes
Aftershave lotion
Colognes
Cases
Shaving creams
Shaving equipment
Shaving creams
Shawls
BT
Clothing accessories
RT
Headwear
SN
Pieces of material, worn as coverings for
the shoulders, head, etc., chiefly by
women, in place of coat or hat, sometimes
as a decoration.
Shearing equipment
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Agricultural equipment
NT
Wool bales
Powerhouse Museum Collection Thesaurus
SN
Wool presses
Originally a Jewish weight (1/3000th of
the talent), the shekel was struck as a
silver coin from the time of Simon
Maccabeus (143-135 B.C.).
Shelf clocks
Shears
BT
Cutting tools
RT
Scissors
SN
Any of various other cutting implements
or machines resembling or suggesting
scissors.
Sheath knives
BT
Knives
NT
Bowie knives
RT
Sheaths
SN
Knives carried in a sheath.
Sheaths
BT
Clocks
SN
American pendulum clocks with tall cases,
up to about 4 feet, which stand on a shelf.
Some look like cut-down `Longcase clocks'.
Shell augers
BT
Augers
SN
Augers with the blade in the form of a
half-cylinder with an in-bent horizontal
cutter on the nose; used particularly by
carpenters and shipwrights for boring long
holes.
shell carvings
BT
Carvings
BT
Edged weapons accessories
RT
Shells
SN
Cases or coverings for the blade of a
sword, dagger, knife, or the like.
SN
Shells carved to make decorative
artworks.
Sheds
BT
Shell money
Buildings
BT
Primitive money
Shells
SN
Sheep
BT
Mammals
NT
Merino sheep
Sheet film
BT
Camera film
SN
Sheets of film used in cut sheet cameras.
Sheet film cameras
USE Cut film cameras
Sheet music
BT
Individual shells and strings of shells used
as currency and trading in many parts of
the world, eg. Pacific islands, India,
China, Africa, America.
Shell pictures
BT
Pictures
RT
Shells
Shells
BT
Animal parts
Animal products
NT
Pearl shells
Shell money
Music documents
Shells (ammunition)
Shekel coins
BT
Coins
BT
Ammunition
RT
Shells
Shelves
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BT
Furniture components
Sherds
Terms alphabetical
BT
Architectural elements
RT
Roof tiles
SN
Thin pieces of wood, slate, etc, with one
end thicker than the other, used in
overlapping rows to cover roofs or sides of
houses.
USE Shards
Sherry glasses
BT
Drinking glasses
RT
Port glasses
SN
Glasses for drinking the fortified wine
sherry.
Ship equipment
USE Nautical equipment
Ship logbooks
USE Ships logs
Shi-shi
USE Dogs of Fo
ship models
USE Models
Shields
BT
Armour
RT
Escutcheons
Shilling coins
Ships
BT
Watercraft
NT
Cargo ships
Ferries
BT
Coins
NT
Crowns
Merchant ships
Double sovereigns
Naval ships
Five shilling coins
Paddle-steamers
Guineas
Passenger ships
Half crowns
Sailing ships
Half guineas
Steamships
Half sovereigns
One shilling coins
Sovereigns
Galleys
Ship's chronometers
USE Marine chronometers
Two shilling coins
SN
Coin currency in shilling denominations
Ships' chronometers
USE Marine chronometers
Shillings
USE One shilling coins
Ship's compasses
USE Mariners compasses
Shimedaikos
USE Daiko
Ships logs
BT
Shin guards
BT
Protective clothing
Sports equipment
Shingles
Logbooks
Maritime documents
SN
Official records of a ship's voyage,
including details of weather, crew, cargo,
etc. Also used for those records kept by
the officers of the engine room and bridge
of the particulars of each watch.
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Terms alphabetical
Shipwrighting tools
BT
Woodworking tools
NT
Caulking irons
Caulking mallets
Scrapers
Shipwright's tools
Powerhouse Museum Collection Thesaurus
BT
Cleaning brushes
Shoe buckles
BT
Buckles
Shoe components
USE Footwear components
USE Shipwrighting tools
Shoe drivers
Shirt fronts
BT
USE Hoop drivers
Clothing accessories
Shoe hammers
Shirt money
USE Spade money
BT
Hammers
SN
Shirt studs
BT
Studs
Bootmaking tools
Mushroom-faced hammers with
downturned panes used for making and
repairing shoes.
Shoe horns
USE Shoehorns
Shirts
BT
Clothing
NT
Blouses
Shoe laces
USE Shoelaces
Convict shirts
Dress shirts
Evening shirts
Shoe lasts
BT
Bootmaking tools
Smocks
Sports shirts
T-shirts
Work shirts
RT
Tops
Shoe accessories
USE Footwear accessories
Shoe bags
BT
USE Shoe hammers
Shoe maker's tools
USE Bootmaking tools
Shoe stretchers
BT
Bootmaking tools
Footwear accessories
Bags
Footwear accessories
Shoe boxes
BT
Shoe maker's hammers
Boxes
Clothing packaging
Footwear accessories
Shoe brushes
Shoe trees
USE Shoetrees
Shoehorns
BT
Footwear accessories
Shoelaces
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BT
Footwear accessories
Laces
SN
Strings or laces for fastening shoes.
Shoemaking tools
USE Bootmaking tools
Terms alphabetical
Shop counters
USE Serving counters
Shop display equipment
BT
Display equipment
Retailing equipment
NT
Shoes
BT
Footwear
NT
Baby shoes
Counter signs
Display cards
Shop dummies
Shop signs
Brogues
Burial shoes
Court shoes
Dancing shoes
Deck shoes
Espadrilles
Shop dummies
BT
Shop display equipment
RT
Mannequins
SN
Models of the human torso used to display
clothing in shops.
Evening shoes
Loafers
Mules
Shop equipment
USE Retailing equipment
Overshoes
Shoes for bound feet
Sneakers
Shop fittings
BT
Retailing equipment
Snowshoes
Stiletto heeled shoes
NT
Wedding shoes
RT
Shoelaces
Shoes for bound feet
BT
Shop furniture
BT
Footwear accessories
RT
Boot trees
SN
Devices, usually of metal or wood, placed
in shoes when they are not being worn, to
maintain the shape.
Shooting boards
BT
Tool guides
RT
Bench stops
SN
Boards on which material to be planed is
laid; guides or stops hold the material so
that the end of a piece of wood can be
planed at the desired angle.
Furniture
Shop fittings
NT
BT
Shop furniture
Shop windows
Shoes
Shoetrees
Architectural elements
Serving counters
Shop signs
BT
Shop display equipment
Signs
RT
Counter signs
Shop window displays
USE Shop display equipment
Shop windows
BT
Shop fittings
Windows
Shopping bags
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BT
Bags
Shopping lists
BT
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Showcases
BT
Display equipment
SN
Cases, usually glass, used to display
objects in shops or museums etc.
Domestic equipment
Shower caps
Shops
BT
Commercial buildings
NT
Corner shops
BT
Headwear
Toiletries
Showers
Shorts
BT
BT
Trousers
NT
Board shorts
SN
Short trousers worn for sports or casual
wear.
Shrapnel
BT
Ammunition
SN
Subprojectiles, usually small lead or steel
bars or balls, contained in certain artillery
shells designed to explode in midair,
scattering the contents in every direction.
Also, the fragments of the cases of
exploding shells, antipersonnel grenades,
mines, or bombs.
Shot
BT
Ammunition
SN
Solid or nearly solid projectiles of stone or
metal, containing no explosive charge
themselves, fired from artillery or
firearms. Also, the small solid lead or steel
pellets of various sizes, usually housed in
a cartridge, fired from shotguns in
multiples with each firing.
Shotguns
BT
Guns
Shoulder armour
BT
Plumbing fixtures
Shrines
BT
Religious objects
SN
Structures used for worship.
Shuttles
BT
Textileworking equipment
NT
Knotting shuttles
Netting shuttles
Armour
Tatting shuttles
Weaving shuttles
Shovels
BT
Tools
NT
Spades
RT
Gardening tools
SN
Tools consisting of a broad blade or scoop
attached to a long handle; used for taking
up, removing, or throwing loose matter
such as earth, snow or coal.
Siamese engines
USE Twin cylinder engines
Sickles
BT
Cutting tools
SN
Show bags
USE Sample bags
Showbags
USE Sample bags
Agricultural tools
Short-handled tools with a long, curved
blade with the cutting edge on the inside,
used for cutting crops, long grass or
weeds.
Side knives
USE Froes
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Side plates
BT
Plates
RT
Cake plates
SN
A type of small plate, for bread and butter,
or for cake, for use by an individual diner
at a dinner table.
Side tables
BT
Tables
SN
Tables designed to stand against a wall.
Sideboards
BT
Storage and display furniture
NT
Credenzas
SN
Pieces of furniture, often in a dining room,
with shelves and drawers for holding
items of table service.
Terms alphabetical
SN
Signal generators
BT
Beam engines
Paddle engines
Rotary piston engines
SN
Beam paddle engines with modifications
to obtain rotary motion. Two connecting
rods hang down from the cross-head of the
piston rod, one on each side of the
cylinder, and connected to a beam on each
side of the engine. The other end of each
beam is connected to the crankshaft.
Generators
Testing equipment
NT
Radio signal generators
Tone generators
RT
Oscillators
SN
Instruments for testing radio, television
and other electronic equipment. They
deliver a sine wave output at an
accurately calibrated frequency anywhere
from the audio to the microwave range.
The frequency and amplitude are
adjustable over a wide range and the
output may be amplitude- or
frequency-modulated.
Sidelever paddle engines
BT
This term needs to refer to both railway
signal boxes and tramway signal boxes.
PICMAN make the distinction the
following way :
Signal boxes (railways)
Signal boxes (tramways)
Signal pistols
BT
Pistols
NT
Flare pistols
Signs
BT
Objects
NT
Advertising signs
Counter signs
Sidescrapers
House signs
USE Stone scrapers
Illuminated signs
Noticeboards
Sieves
Office signs
BT
Separators
Railway signs
NT
Flour sifters
Road signs
SN
Instruments with a meshed or perforated
bottom, used for separating coarse from
fine parts of loose matter, for straining
liquids, etc.
Safety signs
Signal boxes
BT
Shop signs
Workplace signs
SN
Inscribed boards or spaces used for
information, advertisements, notices etc
for public viewing.
Railway equipment
Tram equipment
Signwriters tools
USE Signwriting tools
Signwriting equipment
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Signwriting patterns
Signwriting patterns
BT
Signwriting equipment
SN
Patterns used by signwriters to trace text.
Signwriting tools
BT
Tools
Silhouettes
BT
Artworks
SN
Outline drawings, uniformly filled in with
black, like a shadow.
Silicon carbide
USE Carborundum
Silicon chips
USE Computer chips
Silk-screen prints
USE Screenprints
Silk screen prints
USE Screenprints
Silk-screens
BT
Printing equipment
SN
A screen used for silk-screen printing.
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Silver gelatin negatives
BT
Film negatives
SN
Negatives having gelatine as the binder,
holding silver as the final image material
on film. Use `Gelatine dry plate negatives'
for negatives using this process on glass
plates.
Silver gelatin prints
BT
Photographic prints
RT
Silver gelatin negatives
SN
Photographic prints having gelatin as the
binder, holding silver as the final image
material. They are always
black-and-white, although they may be
toned to a monochrome hue.
Silver gelatine dry plate negatives
USE Gelatin dry plate negatives
Silver gelatine negatives
USE Silver gelatin negatives
Silver gelatine photoprints
USE Silver gelatin prints
Silver gelatine prints
USE Silver gelatin prints
Silver points
BT
Metal points
Silverware
Silk worms
USE Cutlery
USE Silkworms
Silverware boxes
Silkworms
BT
Insects
Silky oak
BT
BT
Boxes
NT
Cutlery boxes
SN
Lined boxes used to store silver tableware
objects; most often cutlery but also table
bowls, drinking vessels, etc.
Australian plants
Silver albumen prints
Single acting engines
BT
Engines
NT
Oscillating engines
USE Albumen prints
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SN
Engines which admit the working fluid,
steam or gas on one side of the piston
only.
Single cylinder engines
BT
Engines
Single lens reflex cameras
BT
Reflex cameras
RT
Twin lens reflex cameras
SN
Camera systems in which the image
entering the lens is reflected into the
viewfinder by a mirror located in front of
the film plane.
Singlet tops
BT
Tops
SN
Outerwear derived from singlet form.
Terms alphabetical
Situlae
BT
Containers
SN
Ancient Roman pail-like vessels, often
used for holy water during liturgy (AAT).
Situlas
USE Situlae
Six pfennig coins
BT
Pfennig coins
Sixpences
BT
Penny coins
Sixteenth dollar coins
BT
Dollar coins
Skate boards
Singlets
BT
Underwear
NT
Baby singlets
SN
Waist or hip-length garment, sleeveless or
with short sleeves, usually worn next to
the skin, as underwear. For a garment
designed as outerwear, use Singlet tops.
Sink plugs
USE Skateboards
Skateboards
BT
Recreational equipment
Vehicles
Skates
BT
Footwear
BT
Sinks
Recreational equipment
SN
Laundry or kitchen sink plugs
Vehicles
NT
Sinks
Ice-skates
Roller-blades
BT
Plumbing fixtures
NT
Sink plugs
SN
Basins or troughs with a water supply and
outlet.
Roller-skates
RT
Skating costumes
BT
Sirens
BT
Audio equipment
SN
Acoustic instruments for producing
sounds, consisting essentially of a disc
pierced with holes arranged equidistantly
in a circle, rotated over a jet or stream of
compressed air, steam, or the like, so that
the stream is alternately interrupted and
allowed to pass. Devices of this kind used
as a whistle, fog signal, warning sound on
an ambulance, fire engine or the like.
Toys
Sports clothing
Skein holders
BT
Thread holders
Skeleton clocks
BT
Clocks
SN
Clocks arranged to reveal as much as the
mechanism as possible. Often a glass
dome keeps the clock free from dust.
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Skeletons (animal)
BT
Animal parts
RT
Skeletons (human)
SN
The bones of an animal assembled or
fitted together
Skeletons (human)
BT
Body parts (human)
RT
Anatomical models; Bones
Sketch books
USE Sketchbooks
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Skiagrams
USE Radiographs
Skiagraphs
USE Radiographs
Skilling coins
BT
Coins
SN
Scandinavian shillings, struck as a silver
coin from about 1445 in Denmark.
Skimmers
BT
Kitchenware
Sketchbooks
BT
Artists equipment
Books
Separators
RT
Strainers
SN
Shallow perforated utensils, for removing
cream from the surface of milk.
Sketches
BT
Drawings
SN
Rough drawings, usually executed quickly.
Dairy equipment
Skin cosmetics
USE Cosmetics
Skipping ropes
Skewers
BT
Kitchenware
SN
Long pins of wood or metal for puting
meat through to hold it together or in
place while being cooked.
USE Skipping-ropes
Skipping-ropes
BT
Ropes
Ski boots
BT
Boots
Ski clothing
Sports footwear
Skirting boards
BT
Architectural elements
SN
Lengths of wooden board used to bridge
the gap between walls and floors.
Ski clothing
BT
Sports clothing
NT
Ski boots
Ski goggles
Skirts
BT
Clothing
NT
Grass skirts
Kilts
Ski goggles
BT
Miniskirts
Goggles
Overskirts
Ski clothing
Riding skirts
Tennis skirts
Ski pants
BT
Trousers
Underskirts
RT
Sarongs
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SN
Skis
BT
Sports equipment
Pale pink filters used to reduce blue
biases in photographs caused by blue
skylight, ultraviolet light, and haze.
Skyphoi
Skittles
BT
Terms alphabetical
Games
USE Drinking cups
Slab huts
Skivvies
BT
Tops
SN
Close fitting lightweight tops with long
sleeves and a turtle neck
Skull cups
BT
Ceremonial objects
SN
A defeated enemy's skull as a drinking
cup is recorded by numerous authors
throughout history, among various
cultures.
BT
Buildings
SN
Refers to a particular construction
method.
Slacks
USE Trousers
Slate pencils
BT
Pencils
RT
Styluses (audio)
Skullcaps
BT
Caps
SN
Brimless caps of silk, velvet or the like,
fitting closely to the head.
Slave clocks
BT
Clocks
RT
Master clocks
Skulls (animal)
BT
Animal bones
SN
The skull of any animal. Use Skulls
(human) for human skulls.
Skulls (human)
BT
Human bones
RT
Skeletons (human)
Sledge hammers
USE Sledgehammers
Sledgehammers
BT
Hammers
RT
Masonry tools
SN
Large, heavy hammers that are usually
wielded by both hands and used especially
for driving stakes and breaking stone.
Sky filters
BT
Graduated filters
RT
Skylight filters
SN
Graduated filters designed for use with
black-and-white films to darken the tones
in the sky in a landscape photograph
without affecting the tones in the
foreground.
Sledges
BT
Vehicles
RT
Sleighs
SN
Vehicles mounted on runners for
travelling or conveying loads over snow,
ice, rough ground, etc. For snow vehicles
pulled by animals, use Sleighs.
Skylight filters
BT
Camera filters
RT
Sky filters
Sleds
USE Sledges
Sleeping-bags
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Bedding
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NT
Vegetable slicers
Camping equipment
Sleeping dolls
BT
Dolls
SN
Dolls with some movement or change in
the eyes to simulate sleep.
Slide film
USE Positive film
Slide holders
BT
Film and plate holders
Sleeve boards
BT
Ironing boards
RT
Sleeve irons
SN
Small padded boards inserted into sleeves
so they can be ironed in a single layer to
prevent creasing.
Sleeve flounces
BT
Clothing accessories
RT
Sleeves
Slide micrometers
USE Photographic micrometers
Slide mounts
BT
Photographic mounts
RT
Photographic slides
SN
The frames used to mount and protect
slides, usually of plastic or cardboard.
Slide projectors
Sleeve ironing boards
BT
Projectors
USE Sleeve boards
Slide rules
Sleeve irons
BT
Standing irons
SN
Laundry irons with long curved bodies,
used for reaching high up into pleats or
sleeves.
BT
Logarithmic calculating instruments
NT
Calculigraphs
RT
Rulers
SN
Mechanical devices, composed of a ruler
with a sliding insert marked with various
number scales, which facilitate such
calculation as division, multiplication,
finding roots, and finding logarithms.
Sleeves
BT
Clothing accessories
RT
Sleeve flounces
Sleighs
BT
Vehicles
RT
Sledges
SN
Vehicles on runners, drawn by animals,
used for transport on snow or ice.
Slicers
BT
Kitchenware
NT
Cake slicers
Slide trumpets
BT
Trumpets
SN
A type of musical trumpet which uses a
sliding tube which can be pushed in and
out to alter the length of the air column
and thus the pitch of the notes.
Slide valve engines
BT
Engines
SN
Engines, particularly steam engines,
which use a sliding mechanism to cover
and uncover ports for the admission of
fluid.
Cheese slicers
Fruit slicers
Meat slicers
Slide viewers
BT
Photographic viewing equipment
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RT
Photographic slides
SN
Illumination devices for viewing one slide
at a time.
Terms alphabetical
Small scale models
BT
Scale models
SN
Models of objects which are reduced from
the original size. Use this term in
conjunction with specific objects to
indicate a model of that object, eg for
model paddle-steamers, use
`Paddle-steamers' and `Small scale
models'.
Slides
USE Photographic slides
Sliding bevels
USE Bevels
Sliding box cameras
BT
Box cameras
Smelling bottles
BT
Medication bottles
SN
Bottles to hold smelling salts or some
similar preparation.
Wet plate cameras
RT
Folding cameras
SN
Portable wet-plate cameras consisting of
two compartments, one sliding within the
other.
Sliding box folding cameras
USE Sliding box cameras
Smelling salts
BT
Personal effects
Smiths braces
BT
Woodworking braces
SN
Various iron braces used in conjunction
with a drill when exceptional drilling
pressure is needed.
Slingshots
BT
Inhalants
Projectile weapons
Smith's frame saws
Slippers
BT
USE Hacksaws
Footwear
Smocks
Slitting gauges
USE Cutting gauges
BT
Shirts
RT
Pinafores
SN
Loose overgarments, usually designed to
protect other clothing, often in the form of
a long-sleeved dress or long shirt.
Slop bowls
BT
Bowls
Tea accessories
SN
Small bowls (often referred to as a basin),
usually part of a tea set, for receiving the
dregs or rinsings of tea cups at the table.
SLR cameras
USE Single lens reflex cameras
Sluice boxes
BT
Goldmining equipment
SN
Equipment used for the recovery of gold
during alluvial goldmining or prospecting.
Smoking caps
BT
Caps
Smoking equipment
BT
Personal effects
NT
Ashtrays
Cigar boxes
Cigar cases
Cigar holders
Cigar trays
Cigarette boxes
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Terms alphabetical
NT
Cigarette cases
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BT
Invertebrates
Cigarette holders
Cigarette lighters
Cigarette packets
Snake bite kits
USE Snakebite kits
Cigarette papers
Cigarette rollers
Cigarettes
Snakebite kits
BT
Medical kits
Cigars
Opium containers
Opium lamps
Snakes
BT
Reptiles
Opium pots
Opium pouches
Pipe bowls
Pipe cases
Pipe cleaners
Pipe stands
Smoking pipes
SN
Items related to smoking of tobacco or
other substances.
Smoking pipes
BT
Pipes
Smoking equipment
NT
Hookahs
Opium pipes
RT
Pipe bowls
SN
Pipes used for inhaling smoke, usually of
tobacco.
Smooth planes
Snaphaan pistols
USE Snaphance pistols
Snaphance pistols
BT
Snaphaunce pistols
USE Snaphance pistols
Snare drums
BT
Musical drums
Sneakers
BT
Shoes
RT
Sandshoes
SN
Soft-soled shoes, laced to fit the foot,
casual wear or worn for sports,
gymnastics, etc.
USE Smoothing planes
Smoothing planes
Flintlock pistols
Snoods
BT
Bench planes
BT
Hairnets
SN
Short planes which are often
coffin-shaped. They are the last plane to
be used on a wood surface to give it the
utmost degree of smoothness.
SN
Coarse hairnets, often very decorative and
used to confine the hair at the back of the
neck or in a bun; sometimes attached to
the back edge of a hat. (Getty Institute,
Art & Architecture Thesaurus, 2005)
Smoothing tools
USE Surface finishing tools
Snail augers
USE Shell augers
Snorkels
BT
Swimming equipment
Snowshoes
BT
Shoes
Snails
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Snuff
BT
Tobacco
RT
Snuff boxes
SN
A preparation of powdered tobacco,
usually taken into the nostrils by
inhalation.
Terms alphabetical
BT
Cleaning products
NT
Laundry soap
Pumice soap
Shaving soap
Soap powder
SN
Snuff bottles
BT
Bottles
Objects of vertu
RT
Snuff boxes
SN
Small cylindrical or flat vials for holding
snuff. They are predominantly of Chinese
production and can be made of porcelain,
glass, metal, carved stone or lacquer.
Soap boxes
BT
RT
Toiletries packaging
SN
Small boxes or receptacles intended
primarily for soap; often made as
spherical, perforated containers used to
hold a ball of scented soap. May be part of
a toilet set. Also, any box used for holding
or shipping soap. For open containers
used to hold a bar of soap, use "soap
dishes." (Getty Institute, Art and
Architecture Thesaurus, 2005). For
cardboard boxes used as retail packaging
for soap, use "Toiletries packaging".
Boxes
Objects of vertu
SN
Small shallow covered boxes for holding
snuff, especially those small enough to be
carried in the pocket.
Snuff horns
BT
Animal horns
Objects of vertu
Snuffboxes
USE Snuff boxes
Soap dishes
BT
BT
Candle equipment
Trays
RT
Snuffers
SN
Small shallow trays upon which to rest
snuffers. A large type was made to hold
both a snuffer and a pair of candle
extinguishers.
Soap holders
Soap flakes
BT
Snuffer trays
Boxes
Soap holders
Snuff boxes
BT
Substances usually made from fats and
used for washing and cleansing purposes,
produced as bars, flakes, jellies or
solutions.
Laundry equipment
Soap holders
BT
Bathroom accessories
Holders
NT
Soap boxes
Soap dishes
Soap racks
RT
Soap
Snuffers
BT
Candle equipment
SN
Scissor-like implements used to cut off a
candle's charred wick to prevent the
candle from smoking, or to trim the end of
a burning candle to prevent the wick from
curling or dipping into the melted wax.
Soap
Soap powder
BT
Soap
SN
Cleaning powders combining soap and
other ingredients, usually used for
washing clothes.
Soap racks
BT
Soap holders
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Soap samples
USE Soap
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Soft drink bottles
BT
Beverage bottles
Drinking vessels
Soap-savers
BT
Kitchen equipment
SN
Wire devices with a long handle and a
chamber designed to hold scraps of soap
and allow water to flow through.
NT
Ginger beer bottles
Soft drink cans
BT
Beverage packaging
Drinking vessels
Food storage cans
Soccer balls
USE Footballs
Sock suspenders
USE Garters
Socket bayonets
BT
Bayonets
Socket chisels
BT
Woodworking chisels
SN
Chisels that have a tapering hollow tang
to receive a handle.
Soft drinks
BT
Beverages
RT
Ginger beer bottles
SN
Non-alcoholic drinks, usually carbonated.
Soft furnishings
BT
Household textiles
NT
Antimacassars
Bed hangings
Bed pockets
Bedcovers
Bellpulls
Bolsters
Socks
BT
Hosiery
NT
Bed socks
Carpets
Chair covers
Curtains
Cushion covers
Soda siphons
BT
Bottles
SN
Bottles filled with carbonated water, fitted
with a bent tube through the neck. The
soda water is forced out, when a valve is
opened, by the pressure on its surface
from the gas accumulating within the
bottle.
Cushions
Doilies
Furnishing textile lengths
Lampshades
Mattresses
Seat covers
Valances
Wall hangings
Sofa beds
USE Sofa-beds
Sofa-beds
BT
Bedding
Soft-ground etchings
Beds
BT
Etchings
Seating furniture
SN
Prints produced by intaglio method where
a design is bitten into the metal plate by
means of acid.
Sofas
BT
RT
Seating furniture
Soft toys
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Toys
NT
Cloth dolls
Terms alphabetical
Solar powered automobiles
USE Solar powered motor cars
Golliwogs
Teddy bears
SN
Use for collections of soft toys. For
individual soft toys use in conjunction
with heading for specific type of toy, e.g.
`Soft toys' and `Toy dogs' for soft toy dogs.
Soil specimens
BT
Geological specimens
SN
A sample amount of soil .
Sol coins
BT
Coins
Solar powered motor cars
BT
Motor cars
SN
Motor cars powered by solar energy.
Soldering coppers
USE Soldering irons
Soldering irons
BT
Metalworking tools
SN
Solar automobiles
USE Solar powered motor cars
Hand tools
Tools for joining metals with solder,
having a wedge-shaped metal bit, usually
of copper, which is heated.
Soldi
USE Soldo coins
Solar calculators
USE Solar cell calculators
Soldo coins
BT
Coins
Solar cars
USE Solar powered motor cars
Solar cell calculators
BT
Electronic calculators
SN
Electronic calculators powered by solar
cell rather than batteries or mains
electricity.
Solar cells
BT
Solar power equipment
Solar heaters
BT
Heating equipment
Solar panels
BT
Solar power equipment
Solidus coins
BT
Ancient Roman coins
SN
The standard Roman gold coin as
introduced by Constantine the Great and
tariffed at 72 to the Roman pound (libra).
Sonar detectors
BT
Audio equipment
Song lyrics
USE Lyric sheets
Sorting equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Coin sorting machines
Fruit sorters
Postcode sorting equipment
Solar power equipment
BT
Equipment
Sou coins
NT
Solar cells
BT
Coins
Solar panels
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Terms alphabetical
Sound recordings
BT
Audio equipment
NT
Audio records
Audio tapes
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BT
Cases
Money accessories
Sovereigns
BT
Shilling coins
Gramophone cylinders
Wire recordings
Sound systems
USE Audio systems
Soup
BT
Foodstuffs
Space capsules
BT
Spacecraft
Space clothing
BT
Clothing
NT
Space helmets
Spacesuits
Soup bowls
BT
Bowls
NT
Ecuelles
SN
A type of circular bowl for soup, with a
concave well and usually without a ledge,
for use by an individual diner at a dinner
table.
RT
Protective clothing
SN
Clothing worn on space journeys
Space debris
BT
Space hardware
SN
Pieces of space hardware that break up or
detach in space and are recovered on
earth.
Soup cans
BT
Food storage cans
Soup plates
BT
Plates
SN
A type of circular plate for soup, with a
shallow well, usually surrounded by a
ledge, for use by an individual diner at a
dinner table.
Soup spoons
BT
Spoons
RT
Soup
SN
Large spoons, usually with a rounded
bowl, used for eating soup.
Space equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Space food
Space hardware
Space food
BT
Foodstuffs
Space equipment
SN
Food especially designed to be eaten in
space.
Space hardware
BT
Space equipment
NT
Rocket engines
Space debris
Souvenir covers
Spacecraft
USE Commemorative envelopes
Space helmets
Sovereign balances
BT
Balances
Sovereign cases
BT
Helmets
Space clothing
Space junk
USE Space debris
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Space photographs
Terms alphabetical
Spades
BT
Photographs
BT
Shovels
SN
Photographs taken from beyond the
earth's atmosphere. Use `Aerial
photographs' for photography of the earth
from aircraft. Use `Astrophotographs' for
photographs of astronomical phenomena.
NT
Gardening spades
SN
Shovel-like implements with flat oblong
blades, used for turning soil by pushing
against the blade with the foot.
Space probes
BT
Spacecraft
Space shuttles
BT
Spacecraft
Space stations
BT
Spacecraft
Space toys
BT
Toys
NT
Toy spacecraft
RT
Toy figures
Space vehicles
Spanish guitars
USE Classical guitars
Spanners
USE Wrenches
Spark ignition engines
USE Otto engines
Spark plugs
BT
Spats
BT
Gaiters
SN
Short gaiters worn over the instep,
usually fastened under the foot with a
strap.
USE Spacecraft
Spacecraft
BT
NT
Spatulas
BT
Space hardware
Vehicles
Rockets
NT
Kitchen spatulas
SN
Implements with a broad, flat, flexible
blade, used for blending or scraping foods,
mixing drugs, spreading plasters and
paints.
Space capsules
Space probes
Space stations
RT
Toy spacecraft
Kitchen equipment
Mixing tools
Satellites
Space shuttles
Motor car components
Speakers
BT
Audio equipment
SN
Devices by which music, voices, etc. are
made audible.
Spacesuits
BT
Space clothing
Speaking clocks
USE Talking clocks
Spade money
BT
Coins
SN
Coins of the T'chan Dynasty, China,
approximately 419BC. Also called pu
money and shirt money.
Spear heads
USE Spearheads
Spearheads
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BT
Edged weapon components
RT
Samples
NT
Kimberley points
SN
RT
Spears
SN
The sharp pointed head which forms the
piercing end of a spear etc.
Use this term to index objects collected to
exhibit the characteristics of some
naturally occurring animal, plant or
mineral form. Use in conjunction with the
name of the object, ie for a specimen of
marble use `Marble' and `Specimens'. For
objects which are made or processed, and
have been collected to show a stage or
characteristic in the processing sequence,
use `Samples'.
Spears
BT
Edged weapons
Hunting and gathering tools
Polearms
NT
Assegais
Boar spears
Spearthrowers
BT
Spectacles
BT
Eyewear
NT
Lorgnettes
Monocles
Hunting and gathering tools
Pince-nez
SN
Specie jars
BT
Pharmaceutical jars
SN
Large cylindrical (sometimes globular)
glass jars used in a pharmacy, originally
to hold drugs but in the second half of the
18th century purely for window display.
Later the jars were used for storage.
Sometimes a light was placed behind
them so they would serve as a condensing
lens.
Spectacles cases
BT
Documents
NT
Architectural specifications
Design specifications
SN
Detailed statements of particulars,
especially prescribing materials,
dimension and workmanship for
something to be made or built.
Specimen notes
BT
Banknotes
SN
Sample notes usually with special serial
numbers, marked "Specimen", and
distributed on a restricted basis.
Specimens
BT
Objects
NT
Anthropological specimens
Botanical specimens
Cases
Personal effects
Spectrographs
BT
Scientific equipment
SN
Apparatus for making a spectrogram
(representation or photograph of a
spectrum).
Specifications
BT
Devices to aid defective vision, consisting
of lenses held in place by a frame which
rests on the nose.
Spectrophotometers
BT
Measuring instruments
Optical instruments
RT
Spectroscopes
SN
Instruments for making photometric
comparisons between parts of a spectra.
Spectroscopes
BT
Measuring instruments
Optical instruments
RT
Spectrophotometers
SN
Optical instruments for producing and
examining the spectrum of light or
radiation from any source.
Speculums
BT
Mirrors
Geological specimens
zoological specimens
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Mirrors or reflectors, especially of polished
metal, used on reflecting telescopes.
Terms alphabetical
Spindle cutters
BT
Woodworking machines
Speedometers
BT
Meters
SN
A device that measures the rate of travel
of a vehicle.
Spermicidal films
BT
Spermicides
Cutting tools
Spindles
BT
Spinning equipment
RT
Distaffs
SN
Slender tapered rods used in hand
spinning to twist the material into yarn,
and as a component of spinning frames to
perform the same function.
Spermicides
Spinets
BT
Female contraceptives
NT
Contraceptive creams
BT
Harpsichords
Contraceptive suppositories
RT
Square pianos
SN
Keyboard instruments with similar
plucking actions to harpsichords, but with
a different and more compact shape.
Spinet strings run parallel to the
instrument's long side, but the keyboard
forms an acute angle with the spine. The
name has sometimes been inaccurately
applied to a square piano.
Spermicidal films
SN
Chemical or other substance used to kill
sperm to avoid conception
Spice boxes
BT
Boxes
Food storage containers
Spices
Spinning equipment
BT
Foodstuffs
BT
Textileworking equipment
NT
Pepper
NT
Carding tools
SN
Pungent or aromatic substances of
vegetable origin used as seasoning in
cooking or as preservatives, such as
pepper, cinnamon, cloves.
Spiders
BT
Distaffs
Spindles
Spinning wheels
Spinning staffs
Invertebrates
Spigots
USE Distaffs
Spinning tops
BT
Taps
RT
Stopcocks
BT
Centre of gravity toys
Spinning wheels
Spin dryers
BT
Electric clothes dryers
RT
Clothes wringers
SN
Machines which spin excess water from
clothing.
BT
Spinning equipment
Spiral bits
USE Twist augers
Spiral wood bits
Spindle cutter blades
USE Twist augers
USE Machinery blades
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Spirit barrels
BT
Barrels
Spirit burners
BT
BT
BT
Laundry irons
SN
Laundry irons using petrol, methylated
spirits or similar chemicals as fuel.
Spirit lamps
RT
Hollow bits
SN
Bits with a funnel-shaped body and a
cutting iron set into the side like a pencil
sharpener; used for tapering the tongue of
a wheel spoke.
Spokeshaves
BT
Shaves
NT
Coopering spokeshaves
RT
Routers
SN
Shaves for planing convex or concave
surfaces. They have the blade mounted
horizontally between two handles.
Lamps
Spirit levels
BT
Tools
SN
Devices for testing horizontality,
consisting of a glass tube containing an oil
or spirit, as alcohol, with a movable
bubble which is only in the centre of the
tube if the device is horizontal.
Spittoons
BT
Sanitary equipment
SN
A bowl used as a receptacle for spit.
Splashproof cameras
USE Weatherproof cameras
Sponge dishes
BT
BT
Cutlery
SN
Spoon-shaped forks with a cutting edge.
Trademark.
Split axes
USE Froes
Splitting wedges
BT
Wedges
SN
Solid steel wedges, often fluted
three-quarters of the way down on both
faces. They are used extensively for
splitting timber, particularly hardwoods
such as oak.
Spoke trimmer bits
Bathroom accessories
Sponges
USE Sponges (toiletries)
Sponges (animals)
BT
Invertebrates
Sponges (toiletries)
BT
Toiletries
Spool arms
BT
Splayds
Auger bits
Wheelwrighting tools
Food warmers
Spirit irons
BT
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Cinematographic equipment
Spool knaves
BT
Reel holders
Spoons
BT
Cutlery
NT
Apostle spoons
Basting spoons
Caddy spoons
Coffee spoons
Dessertspoons
Eggspoons
Fruit spoons
Gravy spoons
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Iced-tea spoons
Jam spoons
Terms alphabetical
Sports balls
BT
Kitchen spoons
Marrow spoons
Sports equipment
NT
Basketballs
Measuring spoons
Cricket balls
Mustard spoons
Footballs
Salad spoons
Golf balls
Salt spoons
Lawn bowls
Serving spoons
Medicine balls
Soup spoons
Netballs
Sugar spoons
Tennis balls
Tablespoons
Volleyballs
Teaspoons
SN
Balls
Use as a general term for collections of
spoons. Where possible, name a specific
variety of spoon.
RT
Games balls
SN
Balls used in a variety of sports. For balls
used in games, use `Games balls'. Where
possible, specify the type of ball rather
than this broad general term.
Sporrans
Sports clothing
BT
Clothing accessories
RT
Handbags
BT
Clothing
SN
Large pouches worn hanging from the belt
over the front of a kilt.
NT
Athletic supports
Cricket boxes
Cricket uniforms
Sport safety helmets
Cricketers belts
USE Sports safety helmets
Football uniforms
Golf clothes
Sport tickets
Jodhpurs
BT
Sport tickets
NT
Sport tickets
Riding habits
SN
Tickets used to gain entry or attendance
at sporting events.
Skating costumes
Martial arts outfits
Ski clothing
Sports footwear
Sporting equipment
Sports safety helmets
USE Sports equipment
Sports shirts
Swimwear
Sporting firearms
BT
Tennis clothing
Firearms
Tracksuits
Sports equipment
NT
Sporting rifles
RT
Shotguns
Sporting rifles
BT
Rifles
Wetsuits
SN
Clothes or uniforms worn when
participating in sports.
Sports ephemera
BT
Ephemera
Sporting firearms
Sports equipment
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BT
Recreational equipment
NT
Archery equipment
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Sportswear
USE Sports clothing
Athletics equipment
Bowling balls
Bowling pins
Spot binding masks
USE Lantern slide mounts
Bows and arrows
Boxing gloves
Crampons
Spot binding strips
USE Lantern slide mounts
Cricket equipment
Golfing equipment
Ping pong sets
Racquets
Sailing equipment
Spring balances
BT
Balances
SN
Balances in which weight is determined
by the extent to which a coiled spring is
extended.
Shin guards
Skis
Sporting firearms
Sports balls
Spring bow compasses
USE Bow compasses
Vigoro bats
Water sports equipment
Spring compasses
USE Bow compasses
Sports footwear
BT
Footwear
Sports clothing
NT
Spring scales
USE Spring balances
Cricket boots
Football boots
Gym boots
Riding boots
Sandshoes
Ski boots
Sprinkler attachments
USE Sprinklers
Sprinklers
BT
Gardening equipment
Sports medals
BT
Medals
Prizes
Sports safety helmets
BT
Helmets
Sports clothing
Sports shirts
BT
Shirts
Sports clothing
SN
Informal shirts with open collar
Sports shoes
Sprocket wheels
BT
Machinery components
SN
Wheels having a set of projections on the
rim which engage the links of a chain.
Spur pinions
BT
Pinions
SN
Pinions whose teeth are on the outer
diameter, and at right angles with the
wheel face.
Spur wheels
USE Spur pinions
USE Sports footwear
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USE Theatre costumes
Spurs
BT
Footwear accessories
Horse riding equipment
RT
Terms alphabetical
Riding boots
Stags
BT
Deer
SN
Adult male deer.
Spy cameras
USE Detective cameras
Stained glass panels
BT
Architectural panels
Square pianos
BT
Pianos
RT
Spinets
SN
Rectangular-shaped pianos on four legs,
with the keyboard to the left. These were
the first popular form of piano, gradually
superseded by upright pianos in England,
but remaining popular in the USA until
the late 1800s.
Measuring instruments
Tools
NT
BT
Bevels
Carpenters squares
Staircases
BT
Architectural elements
Stalactites
Stalactites and stalagmites
BT
Rocks
SN
Long cone-shaped deposits, usually of
calcium carbonate, formed in caves by the
dripping of percolating cacareous water.
Stalactites hang from the roof of a cave
and stalagmites stick up from the floor.
Mitre squares
Set squares
Try squares
T-squares
SN
Windows
USE Stalactites and stalagmites
Squares
BT
Stained glass windows
Tools consisting of two perpendicular
arms fixed together to form a right angle,
used for marking right angles or testing
the squareness of sides, edges or surfaces.
Squeezers
Stamp albums
USE Philatelic albums
Stamp duty dies
USE Duty stamp dies
USE Juicers
Stamp essays
Squirrels
BT
Animals
Stacking chairs
BT
Chairs
BT
Postal products
SN
Original designs for postage stamps.
Stamp packaging
BT
Packaging
Postal products
Stage backdrops
BT
Performance venue components
Stage costumes
Stamps
USE Postage stamps
Stamps (tools)
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BT
Tools
NT
Chops (stamps)
Pot plant stands
Rubber stamps
Safe stands
Watermarks
Tazzas
Instruments for stamping, such as dies or
tools for impressing or marking a design
or pattern on metal, paper, or other soft or
absorbent material.
Telescope mounts
SN
NT
Musical instrument stands
Tripods
Trivets
Umbrella stands
Standard lenses
BT
SN
Vessel stands
Photographic lenses
Lenses whose focal lengths are
approximately equal to the film format
with which they are used (AAT).
Standing irons
BT
Laundry irons
NT
Egg irons
Goffering irons
Polishing irons
Watch stands
SN
Staplers
BT
Office equipment
SN
Devices used to apply staples to papers
Staples
BT
Tally irons
Laundry irons mounted on stands or long
handles; used in an upright position for
specialist finishings.
Standing lamps
USE Floor lamps
Standing presses
USE Bookbinding presses
Fasteners
Office equipment
Sleeve irons
SN
Objects used as a base to display, use
and/or support another object(s).
Star charts
USE Astronomical charts
Star drills
USE Plugging chisels
Star maps
USE Astronomical charts
Star Pagoda
Stands
BT
Objects
NT
Ashtray stands
Bonbon stands
Cake stands
Camera stands
USE Star pagoda coins
Star pagoda coins
BT
Coins
SN
The type of pagoda as struck in Madras
under the East India Company.
Display stands
Drill stands
Eggcup stands
Starfish
BT
Invertebrates
Exhibition stands
Hat block stands
Microphone stands
Starting punches
BT
Punches
Museum stands
Music stands
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SN
Plain steel rods, about 8 to 10 inches long,
usually tapered toward one end, used for
driving bolts out of holes.
Staters
Terms alphabetical
Stationery packaging
BT
Packaging
Statues
BT
Ancient Greek coins
SN
Stater is a Greek word with many
meanings. A stater is probably the
principal currency unit of any particular
city, and thus would vary in value and
metal.
USE Figures
USE Human figures
USE Animal figures
Statuettes
USE Figures
Static generators
USE Electrostatic generators
Stationary engines
BT
Engines
NT
Factory engines
Statutory declarations
BT
Documents
SN
A written statement declared before and
witnessed by an authorised official, but
not sworn on oath, therefore not
recognised as evidence in a court of law.
Mill engines
Mining engines
Pumping engines
Table engines
SN
Permanently placed engines, as used in
power plants, factories or mines.
Stave gauges
BT
Coopering tools
Woodworking gauges
SN
Stationary steam turbines
Home-made wooden bars, slightly
hollowed and graduated along one side,
and with a stop or foot at the end. Used by
coopers for testing the length and width of
cask staves.
USE Steam turbines
Stave wrenches
Stationery
BT
Objects
NT
Appointment books
Business stationery
Erasers
USE Flagging irons
Steak knives
BT
Table knives
SN
Dinner knives with very sharp, slightly
curved and pointed steel blades.
Expanding files
Folders
Invitations
Steam boilers
USE Boilers
Labels
Loose-leaf binders
Mourning stationery
Pencil sharpeners
Postal stationery
Writing paper
Steam car engines
USE Motor car engines
Steam engine indicators
USE Engine indicators
Stationery boxes
BT
Boxes
NT
Card boxes
Steam engines
BT
External-combustion engines
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BT
Piston engines
NT
Beam engines
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Steam trams
BT
Trams
Compound engines
Condensing engines
Horizontal engines
Non-condensing engines
Oscillating engines
Overtype engines
Steam turbines
BT
Turbines
NT
Marine steam turbines
SN
Machines that use the thermal energy of
steam produced in a boiler to drive a
turbine at high speed.
Paddle engines
Portable engines
Table engines
Traction engines
Steam vessels
USE Steamships
Undertype engines
Vertical engines
SN
External-combustion engines where the
expansive action of steam generated in a
boiler moves a sliding piston in a cylinder.
Use `Steam turbines' for prime movers
that convert the internal energy of steam
into rotary motion using a vaned wheel or
runner.
Steam generators
USE Boilers
Steam hammers
BT
Steam wash boilers
USE Laundry coppers
Steamers
USE Steamships
Steamrollers
BT
Construction equipment
RT
Toy steamrollers
SN
Heavy vehicles, originally steam-powered,
having a roller or rollers used for crushing
or levelling material, as in road-making.
Hammers
Metalworking equipment
RT
Forges
SN
Heavy steam-operated mechanical
hammers, used in forges.
Steamships
BT
Ships
SN
Ships propelled by steam-driven engines,
and designed for carrying heavy loads of
passengers, cargo, etc.
Steam motors
USE Steam engines
Steam ploughing engines
USE Ploughing engines
Steam rollers
USE Steamrollers
Steam traction engines
USE Traction engines
Steam tram motors
USE Tram engines
Steel squares
USE Carpenters squares
Steel string guitars
BT
Acoustic guitars
NT
Arched top guitars
SN
Guitars with metal strings and longer
narrower fingerboards and necks than
found on classical guitars, which are
normally played with plectrums or finger
picks; also known as folk or Country and
Western guitars.
Steelyards
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Balances
SN
Balances with a short arm to to take the
thing weighed and long graduated arm
along which a weight is moved till it
balances this.
Terms alphabetical
Stereo cameras
BT
Cameras
SN
Cameras which use two or more lenses to
take three-dimensional photographs, or
side-by-side two-dimensional photographs
which appear three-dimensional when
viewed through a stereoscope.
Steins
BT
Beer mugs
RT
Tankards
SN
Large German stoneware beer or ale
mugs, usually cylindrical, with one handle
and a hinged lid.
Stencil prints
BT
Prints
NT
Pochoir prints
Stereo card viewers
USE Stereoscopes
Stereo cards
USE Stereo photographs
Stereo pairs
USE Stereo photographs
Screenprints
RT
Stencils
SN
Prints produced by processes involving a
stencil.
Stereo photographs
BT
Photographs
SN
Pairs of photographs taken with two
lenses, such that, when viewed with
special devices, the two images appear to
form a single, three-dimensional image.
Use `Three-dimensional photographs' for
three-dimensional images on a single
print.
Stencils
BT
Profile tools
NT
Embroidery stencils
SN
Thin sheets of paper, cardboard or metal
cut through so as to reproduce a design,
letters, etc., when colour is rubbed
through it.
Stenographs
BT
Office machines
Writing equipment
SN
Machines used for typing in shorthand.
Appearance is similar to a typewriter, but
the keyboard displays a set of phonetic (or
other) symbols to faciliate faster
transcription.
Stephenson's link motion engines
BT
Engines
Stephenson's link reversing engines
USE Link reversing engines
Stereo printing frames
BT
Contact printing frames
RT
Stereo photographs
SN
Contact printing frames used to produce
stereo photographs.
Stereo viewers
USE Stereoscopes
Stereo views
USE Stereo photographs
Stereograms
USE Stereo photographs
Stereographic viewers
Steps
BT
Architectural elements
RT
Staircases
USE Stereoscopes
Stereographoscopes
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USE Stereoscopes
Stereographs
USE Stereo photographs
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Stickers
BT
Documents
NT
Advertising stickers
SN
Adhesive labels usually for advertising
purposes.
Stereos
USE Audio systems
Stickpins
BT
Pins
Stereos (photographs)
USE Stereo photographs
Stereoscopes
BT
Optical instruments
Photographic viewing equipment
SN
Optical instruments through which two
pictures of the same object, taken from
slightly different points of view, are seen
one by each eye, producing the effect of
one three dimensional picture. Modern
stereoscopes are principally used for air
photo interpretation. Early stereoscopes
were used for viewing stereo cards or
stereo photographs on a range of subjects.
Stereoscopic cameras
Sticky tape
USE Adhesive tape
Stiletto daggers
BT
Daggers
SN
Small daggers with slender, tapering
blades.
Stiletto heeled shoes
BT
BT
Stereoscopic cards
RT
Video cameras
SN
Cameras where light-sensitive electronic
image sensors take the place of film,
reading a colour exposure as a stream of
signals that are magnetically recorded on
to a spinning disc or stationary `smart
card'. The pictures may be viewed on a
television screen or printed on paper.
Stereoscopic viewers
USE Stereoscopes
Stereoscopic views
BT
Medical instruments
Stipple engravings
BT
Engravings
SN
Prints produced by a method of engraving
in tone, much used in the late 18th and
early 19th centuries for the reproduction
of drawings.
Stick pins
USE Stickpins
Cameras
Video equipment
Stereoscopic photographs
Stethoscopes
Small, sharp-pointed instruments for
making eyelet holes in needlework.
Still video cameras
BT
USE Stereo photographs
Embroidery equipment
Piercing tools
SN
USE Stereo photographs
Shoes
Stiletto tools
USE Stereo cameras
USE Stereo photographs
Jewellery
Stipple gravers
BT
Gravers
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USE Stirling engines
Terms alphabetical
Stomachers
BT
Clothing
SN
Decorative panels worn over the bodice at
the front.
Stirling engines
BT
Hot air engines
SN
Hot air engines operating on the Stirling
cycle.
Stirring rods
BT
Mixing tools
RT
Swizzle sticks
SN
A thin rod of glass for stirring.
Stirrups
BT
Horse tack
Stone axes
USE Hand axes
Stone implements
USE Stone tools
Stone scrapers
BT
Stone tools
RT
Scrapers
SN
Stone tools with a thick working edge,
probably used to scrape skins or for
woodworking.
Stiver coins
USE Stuiver coins
Stock whips
USE Stockwhips
Stone tools
BT
Hunting and gathering tools
NT
Burins
Grinding stones
Hand axes
Stocking purses
BT
Stockings
BT
Spear heads
Purses
Stone scrapers
RT
Awls
SN
Prehistoric tools made of stone, especially
by removing flakes from blocks of raw
material. They include stone scrapers,
hand axes, cleavers, burins and awls.
Hosiery
Stocks
BT
Punishment equipment
Structures
Stockwhips
BT
Agricultural equipment
Whips
SN
Long whips used in handling stock.
Stonecutter's chisels
USE Tooth chisels
Stonemason's chisels
USE Masonry chisels
Stonemason's tools
USE Masonry tools
Stoles
BT
Clothing accessories
SN
Scarves or similar narrow garments of fur
or cloth, usually worn over dresses or
coats, with the ends hanging down in
front.
Stones
BT
Objects
NT
Abrading stones
Building stones
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Gemstones
Grinding stones
Polishing stones
Precious stones
Sharpening stones
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Storage bags
BT
Bags
NT
Food storage bags
RT
Clothing storage containers
Storage boxes
Stools
BT
Seating furniture
NT
Footstools
Music stools
BT
Containers
Storage furniture
USE Storage and display furniture
Stop cocks
USE Stopcocks
Storage tanks
BT
Containers
Stopcocks
BT
Plumbing fixtures
Valves
SN
A valve with a tapered plug operated by a
handle, used to control the flow of a liquid
or gas from a receptacle or through a pipe.
Stoppers
BT
Container components
SN
Devices put into neck of containers to stop
contents escaping.
Stopwatches
BT
Timepieces
RT
Timers
SN
Watches with a hand or hands that can be
stopped or started at any instant, and
which are adapted for indicating fractions
of a second (used for timing races etc.)
Storage and display furniture
BT
Furniture
NT
Bookcases
Cabinets
Chests
Chests of drawers
Storks
BT
Birds
Story books
USE Storybooks
Storybooks
BT
Childrens books
Stove blacking brushes
BT
Blacking brushes
SN
Brushes used to apply stove blacking.
Stoves
BT
Heating equipment
RT
Cooking stoves
SN
Use this term for heating stoves. For
kitchen appliances with a cooktop, use
Cooking stoves. For kitchen appliances
without a cooktop, use Domestic ovens.
Straight calipers
USE Inside calipers
Commodes
Cupboards
Sideboards
Wardrobes
Strainer spoons
BT
Gravy spoons
RT
Strainers
Washstands
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A type of spoon for use in straining
liquids, having (A) pierced decoration in
the bowl, or (B) a vertical divider with
vertical slits.
Strainers
BT
Separators
NT
Fish drainers
Gravy strainers
Terms alphabetical
Street pianos
USE Barrel pianos
Stretchers (beds)
BT
Medical furniture
Striking clocks
BT
Clocks
RT
Chiming clocks
SN
Clocks that sound the hours on a bell or
gong. The sound is produced through
separate gears (striking trains) which are
released at the hours by a system of pins
and levers incorporating a locking plate or
rack.
Mazarines
Tea strainers
SN
Implements made in many shapes, styles
and sizes, all having pierced work and
used to strain various liquids.
Strapped head hammers
BT
Hammers
SN
Hammers attached to the handle by side
straps.
Straps
BT
Fasteners
SN
A narrow ftrip of flexible material,
especially leather, for fastening or holding
things together. (Macquarie dictionary,
3rd ed.).
Striking hammers
USE Sledgehammers
Striking tools
BT
Tools
NT
Gavels
Hammers
Mallets
Straw dispensers
BT
Dispensers
Strawberry bowls
BT
Fruit bowls
Street directories
BT
Directories
Road maps
Street lighting equipment
BT
Lighting equipment
RT
Lampposts
Mauls
String
BT
Fasteners
RT
String containers
String containers
BT
Containers
RT
String
Stringed instrument accessories
BT
Musical instrument accessories
NT
Bows
Cello accessories
Street lights
Musical instrument bows
USE Street lighting equipment
Plectrums
Viola cases
Street organs
USE Barrel pianos
Violin accessories
RT
Stringed instrument components
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Stringed instrument components
BT
Musical instrument components
NT
Cello components
Musical instrument strings
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Stripper harvesters
BT
Harvesters
Strollers
Viola components
BT
Baby accessories
Violin components
SN
Light collapsible chairs on wheels, used
for carrying small children.
Stringed instruments
BT
Musical instruments
NT
Balalaikas
Strongboxes
BT
Banduras
Security equipment
SN
Banjo mandolins
Banjo-mandolins
Banjos
Boxes
Strongly made chests for keeping money,
jewels etc secure
Strops
BT
Razor blade sharpeners
Bow harps
RT
Razors
Cellos
SN
Strips of leather or other flexible material,
used for sharpening razors.
Banjuleles
Citterns
Domras
Double basses
Fiddles
Guitars
Structures
BT
Objects
NT
Bridges
Harps
Buildings
Hurdy-gurdies
Dry docks
Kudyapis
Fences
Lutes
Fish ponds
Lyres
Fountains
Mandolins
Stocks
Portuguese guitars
Swimming pools
Ukuleles
Violas
Violins
Viols
Zithers
RT
Stringed instrument components
SN
Musical instruments which produce
sounds by the plucking or drawing of
strings, and including bowed instruments.
Strings of beads
BT
Jewellery
NT
Prayer beads
Worry beads
Stuber coins
BT
Coins
Stud earrings
USE Ear studs
Studio cameras
BT
Cameras
SN
This is a general term for any camera
used in a studio, including `Television
cameras', `Film cameras' and `Plate
cameras'.
Studio flash units
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USE Studio lighting equipment
Studio lighting equipment
BT
Photographic lighting equipment
NT
Reflector Lights
SN
Photographic lighting equipment that
cannot be easily carried around but offers
greater control than `Camera flashes'.
Includes studio flash units and Tungsten
studio lighting.
Studio scales
USE Photographic scales
Studio stands
USE Camera stands
Terms alphabetical
Stump-jump ploughs
BT
Sturts Desert Pea
BT
Australian plants
SN
Floral emblem of South Australia.
Sturt's Desert Peas
USE Sturts Desert Pea
Styluses (audio)
BT
Audio equipment
RT
Slate pencils
SN
Needles tipped with diamond, sapphire,
etc, for reproducing the sound of a
gramophone record, phonograph record,
78, or LP record .
Studs
BT
Buttons
NT
Coat studs
Shirt studs
SN
Small buttons or fasteners, commonly of
metal, bone etc used for holding together
detachable parts of clothing, or for
ornament.
Stuffed animals
BT
Objects
NT
Stuffed birds
RT
Animals
SN
Taxidermied specimens.
Ploughs
Styluses (computer accessory)
BT
Computer accessories
SN
Use for a stylus that is for a computer,
such as PDA, or a computer game unit.
Styluses (tools)
BT
Drafting instruments
SN
Any small pencil-shaped instruments with
a hard point, usually metal, used for
incising lines on a soft surface or for
transferring drawings.
Submarine cables
BT
Telecommunications cables
Stuffed birds
BT
Stuffed animals
SN
Taxidermied specimens
Submarines
BT
Military vehicles
Naval ships
Stuffed toys
USE Soft toys
Subminiature cameras
USE Midget cameras
Stuffing knives
USE Chincing irons
Sucrieres
USE Sugar bowls
Stuiver coins
BT
Coins
Suction toys
BT
Toys
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Sugar
BT
Foodstuffs
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BT
Spoons
RT
Sugar bowls
SN
Spoons used for serving sugar from sugar
basins.
Sugar barrels
BT
Barrels
Sugar containers
Sugar basin spoons
USE Sugar spoons
Sugar basins
USE Sugar bowls
Sugar baskets
BT
Sugar tongs
BT
Serving tongs
RT
Sugar bowls
SN
Small tongs used for serving cubes of
sugar at the table.
Sugarbags
BT
Sugar containers
SN
Bags, usually made of woven hessian,
used to contain and transport refined
sugar.
Baskets
Sugar containers
Tableware
SN
Metalwork sugar containers, usually with
handle and glass lining dish
Sugar bowls
BT
Bowls
Sugar containers
Tableware
Suit bags
BT
Clothing storage containers
Luggage
Suitcases
BT
Clothing storage containers
Luggage
RT
Baggage labels
Sugar casters
BT
Sugar containers
Suits
Tableware
BT
Clothing
RT
Sugar
NT
Business suits
SN
Small containers with a domed cover
pierced for the sprinkling of sugar.
Evening suits
Lounge suits
Morning suits
Sugar containers
BT
Food storage containers
NT
Sugar barrels
Sugar baskets
Sun compasses
BT
Directional compasses
SN
Navigational devices that utilise the
shadow of a pin and accompanying dial to
facilitate use of the sun in measuring
direction.
Sugar bowls
Sugar casters
Sugarbags
RT
Sugar
Sun hats
BT
Sugar dredgers
Protective clothing
Sun protection equipment
USE Food dredgers
Sugar spoons
Hats
NT
Sun visors
SN
Soft hat, usually light-coloured hat with a
shady brim
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Sun lounges
BT
Outdoor furniture
Terms alphabetical
Sunday dresses
BT
Dresses
Seating furniture
NT
Banana chairs
SN
Light chairs, used outdoors for sunbathing
etc, having back, seat and leg supports.
Sun planes
BT
Coopering planes
SN
Planes with a semicircular shape when
viewed from above; used to smooth and
level the ends of the staves of barrels after
the barrels have been assembled.
Sun protection equipment
BT
Safety equipment
NT
Beach umbrellas
Sundials
BT
Timepieces
RT
Clocks
SN
Instruments for indicating the time of day
by the position of a shadow cast by the
sun on a graduated plate or surface.
Sunflowers
BT
Flowers
Sunglasses
BT
Eyewear
Sun protection equipment
Sun hats
RT
SN
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Sunscreen
BT
Topical medications
Beach accessories
Equipment used to protect the skin and/or
eyes from the rays of the sun.
Sun umbrellas
USE Parasols
Sun visors
BT
Sun hats
SN
Peaked hats with a band to hold onto
head, no crown
Sunblock
USE Sunscreen
Sun protection equipment
SN
Lotions or creams which, when applied to
the skin, protect it against damage from
the rays of the sun.
Sunshades
USE Parasols
Supplejacks
BT
Walking aids
SN
Strong, pliant canes or walking-sticks.
Supporting equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Saw horses
Sunburn cream
Trestles
USE Sunscreen
Work benches
Workbenches
Suncream
USE Sunscreen
Sundae glasses
BT
Dinnerware
Glasses
Suppositories
BT
Medications
NT
Vaginal suppositories
SN
Solid or encapsulated medications
inserted into the rectum or vagina to be
dissoved therein.
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Suppository moulds
BT
Medical moulds
Surcoats
BT
Coats
SN
Garments worn over medieval armour,
often embroidered with heraldic arms, or,
an outer coat or garment.
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USE Surgical gloves
Surgical clamps
BT
Surgical instruments
Surgical equipment
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
Surgical gauze
Surgical gloves
Sure cards
Surgical gowns
USE Cartes-de-visite
Surgical instruments
Surgical masks
Surf rescue boats
BT
Motor boats
Rescue boats
SN
Surgical thread
Emergency vehicles
Motor boats with high bows designed for
passing through surf and used in beach
rescue and patrol work. For rowing boats
used in beach rescue, use `Surfboats'.
Surgical gauze
BT
Surgical equipment
Surgical gloves
BT
Disposable gloves
Surface condensing engines
Protective clothing
USE Condensing engines
Surgical equipment
Surface finishing tools
BT
Tools
NT
Buffs
Burnishers
Surgical gowns
BT
Surgical equipment
Surgical implants
Paintbrushes
BT
Prostheses
paper files
NT
Chin implants
Scrapers
Surfboards
BT
Water sports equipment
Watercraft
RT
Protective clothing
Cochlear implants
Pacemakers
RT
Corneal lenses
SN
Tissues and synthetic materials implanted
into the body surgically.
Sailboards
Surgical instruments
Surfboats
BT
Rowing boats
Four-oared rowing boats employed in
beach rescue and patrol work. For motor
boats designed for rescue operations, use
`Surf rescue boats'.
Surgeon's gloves
Medical instruments
Surgical equipment
Emergency vehicles
Rescue boats
SN
BT
NT
Curettes
Fleams
Forceps
Scalpels
Surgical clamps
Surgical needles
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NT
Surgical speculums
Trephines
Surgical masks
BT
Masks
Protective clothing
Terms alphabetical
Sushi slabs
BT
Plates
Suspender belts
BT
Underwear
Surgical equipment
Suspenders
Surgical needles
BT
Needles
BT
Hosiery
SN
Straps for holding up stockings or
pantihose.
Surgical instruments
Surgical speculums
BT
Surgical instruments
RT
Speculums
SN
An instrument for rendering a part
accessible to observation, as by enlarging
an orifice.
Suspension bridges
BT
Suture thread
BT
Surgical thread
SN
Surgical thread used for sewing wounds
closed.
Surgical supports
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
Neck braces
Surgical thread
BT
Surgical equipment
NT
Ligature thread
Bridges
Swabs
BT
Health and medical equipment
RT
Dressings
Swag dolls
BT
Character dolls
Suture thread
Surveying compasses
BT
Compasses
Surveying equipment
SN
Instruments used to measure horizontal
angles in surveying with reference to the
direction of a magnetic needle. Their
purpose is to establish values of magnetic
variation, to align the telescope of a
theodolite or to obtain magnetic bearings.
The usual forms are prismatic or tubular.
Usually capable of fastening to tripods or
other firm supports and equipped with
sighting apparatus.
Swage blocks
BT
Swages
SN
Tools for making wire or mouldings. Metal
is drawn through grooves in two
adjustable steel dies held by a screw.
Swages
BT
Metalworking tools
NT
Swage blocks
SN
Tools used for various purposes but
especially in sheet metal work, in shaping
metal with a form or die and in setting the
teeth of saws.
Surveying equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Geophysical survey instruments
Miners dials
Surveying compasses
Swagger sticks
BT
Canes
Swans
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BT
Birds
NT
Cygnets
Swap cards
USE Collecting cards
Swashplate engines
BT
Piston engines
RT
Steam engines
SN
Reciprocating engines which use a
swashplate rather than a crankshaft.
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Sweetmeat dishes
BT
Dishes
RT
Sweetmeat sets
SN
Dishes with several divided
compartments, for serving an assortment
of sweetmeats.
Sweetmeat plates
USE Sweetmeat dishes
Swatch books
BT
Books
Textiles
RT
Sweetmeat sets
BT
Tableware
RT
Sweetmeat dishes
SN
A set of dishes forming a composite unit,
sometimes around a central dish and
sometimes resting on a tray. The dishes
are of various shapes (fan-shaped,
hexagonal, etc) and were used to hold
assorted sweetmeats.
Swatches
Swatchbooks
USE Swatch books
Swatches
BT
Samples
Textiles
NT
Furnishing swatches
SN
A sample of cloth or other material.
Swimcaps
USE Bathing caps
Swimming caps
USE Bathing caps
Swimming costumes
Sweaters
USE Swimsuits
USE Jumpers
Swimming equipment
Sweep saws
USE Bow saws
BT
Recreational equipment
NT
Flippers
Flotation aids
Sweet dishes
Snorkels
USE Dessert dishes
Swimming goggles
Underwater masks
Sweetheart brooches
BT
RT
Diving equipment
Brooches
Swimming goggles
Sweetheart jewellery
BT
Sentimental jewellery
SN
Jewellery given by service personnel to
their loved ones, often made by the giver
and often incorporating military motifs.
BT
Goggles
Swimming equipment
Swimming pools
BT
Structures
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SN
Subject term used by PICMAN.
Swimming robes
BT
Outerwear
Swimwear
SN
Robes for wearing over swimsuits
Swimming trunks
BT
Swimsuits
NT
Board shorts
SN
Swimsuits, usually mens, covering the
lower part of the body only.
Terms alphabetical
RT
Stirring rods
SN
Small rods for stirring drinks.
Sword bayonets
BT
Bayonets
Sword belts
BT
Armour
Belts
Sword canes
USE Swordsticks
Swimsuits
BT
Swimwear
NT
Bathing suits
Bikinis
Swimming trunks
SN
Items of clothing worn specifically to go
swimmimg
Sword sticks
USE Swordsticks
Swords
BT
Edged weapons
NT
Barongs
Broadswords
Swimwear
BT
Sports clothing
NT
Swimming robes
Cutlasses
Katana
Rapiers
Swimsuits
Sabers
Sabres
Swing tags
BT
Swordsticks
Labels
Swiss gimlet bits
USE Gimlet bits
Wakizashi
Swordsticks
BT
Canes
Combination weapons
Swords
Switchboards
BT
Office equipment
SN
Telecommunications equipment
Switches
BT
Control equipment
NT
Electric switches
Electric switching devices
RT
Circuit breakers
Swizzle sticks
BT
Canes, having a hollow shaft which serves
as a sheath for a sword.
Sympalmographs
BT
Drawing instruments
SN
Apparatus for exhibiting the combinations
of vibrations, consisting of a double
pendulum the two parts of which can be
caused to vibrate in different directions
and at varying rates, with a style attached
so as to trace the resulting curves on a
prepared surface. (Oxford English
Dictionary).
Bar equipment
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Sympathy cards
BT
Cards
RT
Condolence books; Condolence letters; Mourning cards
SN
Cards with message of condolence.
Synagogues
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Synthetic gemstones
BT
Gemstones
SN
Synthetic gemstones are created in a
laboratory and have the same properties
as natural gems.
Syringes
BT
Religious buildings
BT
Medical instruments
SN
Subject term used by State Library to
index the Great Synagogue
NT
Enema syringes
Hypodermic syringes
Uterine syringes
Sync generators
USE Synchronising generators
Sync-signal generators
USE Synchronising generators
Synchronising generators
BT
Generators
Television equipment
SN
Electronic generators that supply
synchronising pulses to television studio
and transmitter equipment.
Syrup dispensers
BT
T-shirts
BT
BT
AC generators
NT
Inductor alternators
Turboalternators
SN
Machines which generate an alternating
current voltage when their armature or
field is rotated by a motor, engine or other
means. Their output frequency is exactly
proportional to the speed at which they
are driven.
BT
Tops
SN
Short sleeveless or short-sleeved tops
consisting of front and back panels and
open at the sides.
Tabi
USE Socks
Table candlesticks
BT
Candlesticks
SN
Candlesticks designed for resting on a
table as opposed to candlesticks designed
for carrying.
Synchronous motors
BT
AC motors
SN
Motors that transform alternating current
electric power into mechanical power,
using field magnets excited with direct
power. Their average speed is proportional
to the frequency of the applied voltage.
Squares in the shape of a T, used in
technical and architectural drawing. The
short arm slides along the edge of a
drawing board keeping the long arm in a
parallel state.
Tabards
Synchronous generators
BT
Drafting instruments
Squares
SN
USE Synchronising generators
USE Synchronous motors
Shirts
T-squares
Synchronizing generators
Synchronous engines
Dispensers
Table clocks
BT
Clocks
Table cloths
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USE Tablecloths
Terms alphabetical
NT
Serviettes
Table runners
Table engines
BT
Tablecloths
Stationary engines
Tablemats
Steam engines
SN
Stationary steam engines in which the
cylinder stands on a frame formed with
four legs like a table. They were
frequently used in factories.
Table forks
BT
Cutlery
Forks
NT
Dessert forks
Tea cloths
SN
Household textiles such as tablecloths and
serviettes used on the table.
Table mats
USE Tablemats
Table napkins
USE Serviettes
Dinner forks
Entree forks
Fish forks
Table runners
BT
Table linen
Fruit forks
Oyster forks
SN
Salad forks
SN
Use as a general term for collections of
table forks. Where possible, name a
specific type of table fork.
Runners
Long, narrow strips of linen, embroidery,
lace or the like, for placing across a table,
sideboard etc.
Table tops
USE Tabletops
Table knives
BT
Cutlery
Knives
NT
Butterknives
Tableaux vivants
BT
Artworks
SN
Representations of a picture, statue,
scene, etc., by one or more persons
suitably costumed and posed.
Cake knives
Cheese knives
Dessert knives
Dinner knives
Entree knives
Tablecloths
BT
Table linen
Fish knives
Fruit knives
Steak knives
SN
Use as a general term for collections of
knives used when eating a meal. Where
possible, name a specific type of table
knife.
Table lamps
Cloths
Tablemats
BT
Table linen
Tables
BT
Furniture
NT
Boardroom tables
BT
Lamps
Card tables
SN
Lamps designed to stand on a table.
Coffee tables
Console tables
Table linen
BT
Household textiles
Dining tables
Dressing-tables
Gaming tables
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NT
Gate-leg tables
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NT
Eggcups
Kitchen tables
Fingerbowls
Picnic tables
Fish drainers
Side tables
Food covers
Writing tables
Ice buckets
Knife rests
Tables de nuit
Mazarines
USE Night cupboards
Pepper grinders
Pepper shakers
Tablespoons
Picnic sets
BT
Spoons
Pipkins
SN
Large spoons with oval bowls, normally
with a capacity three times that of a
dessertspoon.
Pot stands
Rosewater bowls
Salad bowls
Salt cellars
Tabletops
BT
Furniture components
RT
Tables
SN
The top of a table, or a flat surface
resembling this.
Salt shakers
Saltcellars
Sauce boats
Saucers
Serviette rings
Sugar baskets
Tablets
Sugar bowls
USE Pills
Sugar casters
Sweetmeat sets
Tableware
Tazzas
BT
Objects
NT
Argylls
Tea infusers
Bread baskets
Tea sets
Cake baskets
Toast racks
Cake stands
Trivets
Centrepieces
Tureens
Coasters
Wine coasters
Coffee services
Wine-coolers
Tea and coffee sets
Condiment sets
Cruet sets
Wineglass coolers
SN
Cruets
Cup, saucer and plate sets
Cups and saucers
Cutlery
Dinnerware
Dish-rings
Drinking cups
Dishes, utensils, etc., used at the table or
meals.
Tablewares
USE Tableware
Tachometers
BT
Meters
Drinking glasses
Eggcup stands
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SN
Instruments for measuring the number of
revolutions per minute made by a
revolving shaft, e.g. that in a motor
vehicle which indicates the revolutions per
minute of the engine
USE Daiko
Tail coats
Coats
Tail-lights
BT
Motor car components
SN
Lights, usually red, used at the rear of a
motor vehicle, train, etc.
Tailors irons
BT
BT
Standing irons
SN
Hollow cylinders heated by pokers, used to
finish lace edges, bows and ribbons; and to
iron velvets and other pile fabrics.
Talwars
Taiko
BT
Terms alphabetical
USE Tulwars
Tam-o'-shanters
BT
Caps
RT
Berets
SN
Caps of Scottish origin, with a flat crown
larger in diameter than the headband.
Tambour frames
BT
Tambour work equipment
RT
Embroidery frames
Flatirons
Tambour hooks
Talcum powder
BT
Toiletries
NT
Baby powder
Talking clocks
BT
Clocks
RT
Night clocks
SN
Clocks which `speak' the time, the most
common being those that give the exact
time via the telephone system, but also
including domestic clocks such as `Night
clocks'. Early talking clocks used
gramophones.
Tall clocks
USE Longcase clocks
Tall ships
BT
Tambour work equipment
BT
Embroidery equipment
NT
Tambour frames
Tambour hooks
Tambourines
BT
BT
Chests of drawers
SN
Tall chests of drawers supported on a low
stand.
Tally irons
Percussion instruments
Tampons
BT
Menstrual products
Tandem compound engines
BT
Compound engines
SN
Engines which work on the Woolf
principle with steam passing directly from
the high pressure cylinder to the low
pressure cylinder during the whole stroke.
USE Sailing ships
Tallboys
Tambour work equipment
Tank transporters
BT
Trailers
RT
Prime movers
SN
Large trailers designed to pull or move
tanks, generally by being attached to a
prime mover.
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Tankards
BT
Drinking vessels
RT
Steins
SN
Large one-handled drinking vessels, often
with a hinged lid. The prescribed standard
for an old tankard was about a quart ;
anything smaller is better called a mug.
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SN
Tapersticks
USE Taper candlesticks
Tapestries
BT
Tanks
Slender candles or long wicks coated with
wax, tallow or the like, as for use in
lighting candles or gas.
Artworks
Textiles
USE Storage tanks
Taps
Tap and die sets
BT
Tools
Tap augers
USE Taper augers
Tapa cloth equipment
BT
Textileworking equipment
SN
Equipment used in the making of Tapa (or
bark) cloths.
BT
Plumbing fixtures
NT
Spigots
RT
Stopcocks
SN
Any device for controlling the flow of
liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or
closing an orifice.
Tarot cards
BT
Cards
Tarpaulins
Tapa cloths
BT
Tape measures
BT
BT
Cloths
Measuring instruments
Camping equipment
Covers
Tart tins
BT
Baking tins
Sewing equipment
Tarwars
Taper augers
BT
Augers
SN
Augers made in the form of a tapered,
conical half-funnel, with one or both of the
exposed edges side-sharpened to cut
laterally.
Taper candlesticks
BT
Candlesticks
RT
Candles
SN
Utensils similar to and usually in the
style of various types of candlesticks, but
smaller, being about 10cm high, for
holding a taper (a thin candle).
Tasmanian devils
BT
Australian animals
SN
Australian native animal.
Tassels
BT
Textiles
Tassets
USE Leg armour
Tatting knives
Tapers
BT
USE Tulwars
BT
Candles
Knives
Lacemaking equipment
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Tatting shuttles
BT
Lacemaking equipment
Terms alphabetical
Tea bags
BT
Tea
Shuttles
Taxi meters
BT
Motor car accessories
Stands
Tableware
SN
BT
Shallow ornamental bowls supported on a
stem base or a low foot.
BT
BT
Beverages
NT
Tea bags
Tea blocks
Tea-leaves
A beverage made from leaves of various
tea plants.
Tea accessories
BT
Domestic equipment
NT
Slop bowls
RT
Teacups
SN
A small cup without a handle made and
used in the Far East for drinking tea, and
commonly made by many European
factories during the 18th century.
Tea caddies
BT
Tea sets
Tea strainers
Small tins for holding tea.
Tea caskets
BT
Caskets
RT
Tea-chests
SN
Ornate boxes used to store tea leaves.
Usually made of wood or precious metal
such as silver.
Tea caddies
Tea jars
Food storage containers
Tea accessories
SN
Tea bowls
Tea chests
Drinking cups
Tea accessories
Tea
SN
Tea
Tea bowls
Tazzas
BT
Tea blocks
Tea-chests
BT
Chests
Tea accessories
SN
Tea trolleys
Large wooden boxes or crates in which tea
is packed. (Macquarie Dictionary, 3rd ed.)
Tea urns
Tea-chests
Tea-cosies
Tea chests
USE Tea-chests
Teacups
Teapot stands
RT
Tea cloths
Teapots
BT
Table linen
Teaspoons
SN
Small tablecloth.
Tea
Tea cosies
Tea and coffee sets
BT
Tableware
RT
Tea sets
USE Tea-cosies
Tea-cosies
BT
Household textiles
Tea accessories
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Tea cups
USE Teacups
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Tea-towels
BT
Cloths
Household textiles
Tea gowns
BT
Dresses
SN
At home gowns of late nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries.
SN
Tea trolleys
BT
Kitchen equipment
Tableware
SN
Used for infusing a small amount of tea
(usually for one cup).
Tea jars
BT
Food storage jars
Tea urns
BT
Urns
RT
Hot water urns
SN
Types of vessels for dispensing, originally,
hot water for making tea or, later, hot tea
; it has a tap and a spigot that enables the
contents to be dispensed without lifting or
tilting the heavy piece.
Tea-leaves
Tea
RT
Tea caddies
Tea services
USE Tea sets
Tableware
Tea accessories
SN
Teaching aids
USE Educational aids
Teacups
BT
A number of cups, saucers, plates, etc.,
with a teapot, usually of the same pattern,
used in serving tea.
RT
Tea bowls
SN
A cup in which tea is served, usually of
small or moderate size.
Teapot stands
BT
USE Teaspoons
Tea strainers
Strainers
RT
Veilleuses
Teapots
BT
Pots
Tea accessories
Tea accessories
Tea tins
Tea accessories
Vessel stands
Tea spoons
BT
Drinking cups
Tea accessories
Tea sets
BT
Food warmers
Tea accessories
Tea accessories
BT
Tea accessories
Trolleys
Tea infusers
BT
Cloths for drying crockery, etc, after it has
been washed.
NT
Commemorative teapots
RT
Tea sets
USE Tea caddies
Tear bottles
Tea towels
USE Unguentaria
USE Tea-towels
Teasets
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USE Tea sets
Teaspoons
BT
Spoons
Tea accessories
NT
Commemorative teaspoons
RT
Iced-tea spoons
SN
Small spoons used for stirring tea.
Teatowels
Terms alphabetical
Teething rings
BT
Baby accessories
RT
Teething spoons
SN
Circular disks, usually of plastic, ivory,
bone, etc, on which a teething baby may
bite.
Teething spoons
BT
Baby accessories
RT
Teething rings
USE Tea-towels
Telecommunications cables
Technical cameras
BT
Cameras
SN
Folding flat-bed cameras intended for use
outside the studio for applications such as
industrial, scientific, landscape and
architectural photography. They have
interchangeable backs for accepting sheet
and roll film, triple bellows extension and
can be hand-held or used on a tripod.
BT
Cables
Telecommunications equipment
NT
Submarine cables
Telecommunications equipment
BT
Communications equipment
NT
Communication satellites
Fax machines
Technical drawings
BT
Headsets
Drawings
Intercom systems
Personal communication devices
Technical manuals
BT
Switchboards
Telecommunications cables
Manuals
Telegraph equipment
Telephone accessories
Technical notes
BT
Telephone answering machines
Documents
Telephones
Teddy bears
BT
Soft toys
Toy bears
Tee bevels
USE Bevels
Tee squares
Telegrams
BT
Correspondence
Postal documents
Telegraph equipment
BT
Telecommunications equipment
NT
Telegraph keys
Telegraph receivers
USE T-squares
Telegraph transmitters
Teleprinters
Teeth
BT
Body parts (human)
NT
Dentures
Telegraph keys
BT
Telegraph equipment
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NT
Morse code keys
Telegraph receivers
BT
Telegraph equipment
Telegraph transmitters
BT
Telegraph equipment
Transmitters
Telegraphic equipment
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Telephone fittings
USE Telephone accessories
Telephone mouthpieces
BT
Telephone accessories
Telephones
BT
Telecommunications equipment
NT
Car phones
USE Telegraph equipment
Field telephones
Mobile phones
Telephone accessories
BT
Telecommunications equipment
NT
Telephone cards
Telephone double adaptors
Telephone earpieces
Telephone mouthpieces
RT
RT
Telecommunications equipment
Telephone accessories
Telephoto lenses
BT
Long-focus lenses
SN
Long-focal-length lenses which enlarge
distant subjects within their narrow angle
of view (AAT).
Telephones
Telephone answering machines
BT
Wall telephones
Teleprinters
BT
Printing machines
Telegraph equipment
Telephone bells
BT
SN
Bells
Telephone components
SN
Early telephones used electric bells to
indicate that there was an incoming call.
Telephone cards
BT
Telephone accessories
Telephone components
BT
Components
NT
Telephone bells
Instruments having a typewriter keyboard
which transmit and receive messages by
telegraphic transmission, or to and from a
computer.
Telescope accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Telescope lenses
Telescope mounts
RT
Telescopes
Telescope lenses
BT
Lenses
Telescope accessories
Telephone double adaptors
BT
Double adaptors
Telephone accessories
SN
Double adaptors used to run two
telephone extensions from one line.
Telephone earpieces
BT
Telephone accessories
Telescope mirrors
USE Speculums
Telescope mounts
BT
Stands
Telescope accessories
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Telescope reflectors
USE Speculums
Terms alphabetical
Television guides
BT
Documents
SN
Directories (usually on paper) of what
programs are on particular channels at
particular times.
Telescopes
BT
Optical instruments
NT
Astrographs
Astronomical telescopes
Television programs (documents)
USE Television guides
Photoheliographs
Terrestrial telescopes
SN
Optical instruments for making distant
objects appear nearer and larger.
Teletypewriters
USE Teleprinters
Television camera accessories
BT
Camera accessories
Television camera chains
USE Camera chains
Television receiving licences
BT
Television sets
BT
Camera lenses
RT
Television cameras
SN
Lenses used in television cameras.
Television camera tubes
BT
Camera components
SN
Electron tubes with a light-sensitive
receptor that converts an optical image
into an electrical television video signal.
Television cameras
BT
Cameras
SN
Cameras used to convert a scene into
corresponding electric signals for
transmission.
Television equipment
BT
Audio and visual equipment
NT
Synchronising generators
Television sets
RT
Cinematographic equipment
Television equipment
Televisions
USE Television sets
Tempera paintings
BT
Paintings
SN
Paintings utilising paint made from
pigment ground in water and mixed with
an emulsion of egg yolk or some similar
substance.
Television camera lenses
BT
Legal documents
Templates
BT
Profile tools
SN
Guiding tools used for duplicating shapes.
Temple cloths
BT
Cloths
Temples
BT
Religious buildings
Ten cent coins
BT
Cent coins
NT
Dime coins
Ten centime coins
BT
Centime coins
NT
Decime coins
Ten cents
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USE Ten cent coins
Ten dollar coins
BT
Dollar coins
Ten franc coins
BT
Franc coins
Ten kopek coins
BT
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Tennis racquets
BT
Racquets
Tennis shoes
USE Sandshoes
Tennis skirts
BT
Skirts
Tennis clothing
Kopek coins
Tenon saws
Ten pfennig coins
BT
Woodworking saws
Pfennig coins
SN
Saws consisting of a thin, parallel-sided
(rectangular) blade, whose upper edge is
reinforced.
BT
Ten real coins
BT
Real coins
Tent bags
BT
Bags
Ten reis coins
BT
Reis coins
Tent bands
BT
Textiles
Tenaculums
BT
Medical instruments
SN
Small sharp-pointed hooks, set in a
handle, used for seizing and picking up
parts etc., in operations or dissections.
Teneriffe wheels
BT
Tentbands
USE Tent bands
Tents
BT
Camping equipment
Lacemaking equipment
Terrace houses
Tennis balls
BT
BT
Houses
Sports balls
Terrestrial globes
Tennis clothes
USE Tennis clothing
Tennis clothing
BT
Sports clothing
NT
Tennis dresses
BT
Globes
SN
Spheres with a map of the earth depicted
on them.
Terrestrial telescopes
BT
Telescopes
SN
Telescopes designed for viewing
landscapes or objects on land.
Tennis skirts
Tennis dresses
BT
Dresses
Tessera
USE Tesserae
Tennis clothing
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Tesserae
BT
Mosaics
SN
Each of the small pieces used in mosaic
work.
Test kits
BT
Testing equipment
NT
Biochemical test kits
Terms alphabetical
Tetrobol coins
BT
Textbooks
BT
Books
RT
Book carryalls
SN
Books used by students as the standard
works for any particularly branch of
study. Also use this term for any books
used at school.
Test oscillators
USE Signal generators
Test samples
BT
Samples
NT
Clay test samples
Glaze test samples
Test tubes
BT
Laboratory equipment
Testamurs
BT
Certificates
SN
Certificates showing that the person
named has been admitted to a particular
degree or diploma by the academic
institution which issues the certificate.
Testing equipment
BT
Scientific equipment
NT
Battery testers
Textile borders
BT
Textiles
NT
Crochet borders
Lace borders
Textile length
USE Textile lengths
Textile lengths
BT
Textiles
NT
Furnishing textile lengths
Lace lengths
SN
Eye testing equipment
Litmus papers
Signal generators
BT
Equipment used for testing/validation.
Testoon coins
BT
Coins
SN
Coins showing a ruler's portrait bust,
struck in England, France (teston) and
Italy (testone).
Tetradrachms
BT
Paintings
Textiles
Atworks painted on textile (e.g. on silk).
Textile panels
BT
Panels
Textiles
NT
Test kits
SN
Textiles that are whole or part of a
continuous roll.
Textile paintings
SN
Current indicators
Ancient Greek coins
Embroidered panels
Lace panels
RT
Textile lengths
SN
Single flat textiles of specific length.
Textile pieces
BT
Textiles
NT
Lace pieces
SN
Textile pieces with no specific form.
Drachm coins
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Textile printing equipment
BT
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Textileworking equipment
Textile samplers
BT
Textiles
NT
Lace samplers
SN
Items created to demonstrate textile
working techniques.
Materials that are produced by weaving,
felting, knotting, twining or otherwise
processing natural or synthetic fibres so
that they cohere into a form or unit.
Textileworking equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Bark cloth equipment
Batik equipment
Crochet equipment
Textile tapes
Dyeing equipment
BT
Textiles
Knitting equipment
SN
Lengths of tape made of textile material
such as bias binding or elastic, usually
used in constructing clothing
Lacemaking equipment
Netting equipment
Reel holders
Rugmaking tools
Textiles
BT
Objects
NT
Banners
Screenprinting equipment
Sewing equipment
Shuttles
Braids
Spinning equipment
Ceremonial textiles
Tapa cloth equipment
Cloths
Textile printing equipment
Crochet borders
Textileworking patterns
Flags
Weaving equipment
Household textiles
Medical textiles
Workboxes
RT
Sailmaking equipment
Nets
Ribbons
Swatch books
Swatches
Tapestries
Textileworking patterns
BT
Patterns
Textileworking equipment
NT
Tassels
Crochet patterns
Dressmaking patterns
Tent bands
Embroidery patterns
Textile borders
Knitting patterns
Textile lengths
Lacemaking patterns
Textile paintings
Needlework patterns
Textile panels
Textile pieces
Textile samplers
Texture rollers
USE Print rollers
Textile tapes
Threads
Yarns
RT
Clothing components
Thaler coins
BT
Coins
SN
Heavy silver pieces, struck as the result of
rich silver deposits being found during the
Renaissance both in Austria and
Germany.
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Thaumatropes
USE Zoetropes
Theatre costumes
BT
Performance costumes
RT
Theatre equipment
Terms alphabetical
BT
Measuring instruments
Therapeutic amulets
BT
Amulets
Therapeutic bracelets
BT
Bracelets
Therapeutic devices
Theatre equipment
Therapeutic devices
BT
Performing arts equipment
NT
Theatre lighting equipment
BT
Health and medical equipment
Theatre passes
NT
Diathermy machines
Theatre programs
Electromassage machines
Theatre props
Electrotherapeutic apparatus
Theatre tickets
Therapeutic bracelets
Worry beads
Theatre lighting equipment
BT
Lighting equipment
Theatre equipment
Theatre passes
BT
Passes
Theatre equipment
RT
Theatre tickets
Theatre Programme
USE Theatre programs
Theatre Programmes
USE Theatre programs
Theatre programs
BT
Programs
Theatre equipment
Therapeutic necklaces
BT
Necklaces
Thermal sealers
USE Heat sealers
Thermo-multipliers
USE Thermopiles
Thermographs
USE Recording thermometers
Thermometers
BT
Measuring instruments
Meters
NT
Bath thermometers
Dairy thermometers
Theatre props
BT
Theatre equipment
Tickets
RT
Thermographs
Theatre equipment
Theatre tickets
BT
Recording thermometers
Theatre passes
Theodolites
Thermopiles
BT
Batteries
Measuring instruments
SN
Thermoelectric batteries, used in
connection with a galvanometer, for
measuring minute quantities of radiant
heat.
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Thermos flasks
USE Thermoses
Thermoses
BT
Flasks
Food storage containers
SN
Vessels with a double wall enclosing a
vacuum so that liquid in the inner
receptacle retains its temperature.
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BT
Thread winders
BT
Sewing equipment
Threads
BT
Textiles
NT
Crochet threads
Embroidery threads
Theses
BT
Sewing equipment
Documents
Three cent coins
BT
Cent coins
Thigh guards
USE Leg armour
Three centime coins
BT
Centime coins
Thimble cases
BT
Sewing equipment
Three dimensional glasses
BT
Thimbles
BT
Sewing equipment
Viewing equipment
SN
Thirty pence coins
BT
Penny coins
RT
Half crowns
BT
Photographic prints
SN
Three dimensional images produced by
stereo cameras as a single photographic
print. Use `Stereo photographs' for pairs
of photographs which appear
three-dimensional when viewed with
special devices.
Plants
Thongs
BT
Sandals
SN
Sandals held loosely on the foot by two
pieces of rubber or leather.
Thread counters
BT
Sewing equipment
Glasses for viewing in three dimensions,
usually used for viewing three
dimensional cinema, television or
computer graphics.
Three dimensional photographs
Thistles
BT
Eyewear
Three falus coins
BT
Falus coins
Three halfpences
BT
Penny coins
RT
One and a half penny coins
Thread holders
Three handled cups
BT
Sewing equipment
NT
Cotton reels
BT
Cups
Skein holders
SN
A variation of the two handled cup, used
as a loving cup on ceremonial occasions, as
a prize for competitions, as awards on
special occasions, or merely as ornaments.
Thread waxers
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Three kopek coins
BT
Kopek coins
Three pfennig coins
BT
BT
Printing machines
RT
Ticket machines
Tickets
Pfennig coins
BT
Documents
NT
Theatre tickets
Three pound coins
BT
Transport tickets
Pound coins
Tie pins
USE Tiepins
Threepences
BT
Penny coins
Tie rings
BT
Threepenny tokens
BT
BT
Rings
Tokens
Threshing machines
Tiepins
BT
Agricultural machines
RT
Stickpins
SN
Ornamental pins or clips for holding the
halves of a tie together.
Planes
Thumbscrews
BT
Punishment equipment
SN
Instruments of torture by which one or
both thumbs were compressed.
Jewellery
Pins
Thumb planes
BT
Jewellery
Tierings
USE Tie rings
Ties
USE Neckties
Thumbscrews (hardware)
BT
Screws
SN
Screws each having a head that is either
curled or flattened so it can be turned
with a thumb and fingers.
Tiaras
BT
Headwear
Tigers
BT
Mammals
Tights
BT
Hosiery
SN
Tight fitting thick pantyhose
Jewellery
RT
Diadems
SN
Jewelled ornamental coronets
Ticket machines
BT
Machines
RT
Ticket printers
Tikis
BT
Ceremonial objects
RT
Amulets
SN
In Maori and Polynesian culture a Tiki is
the first man or an ancestor. Carved
representations take many forms and can
be worn as amulets in some Polynesian
cultures.
Ticket printers
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Tile panels
BT
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RT
Timepieces
Panels
Tiles
Tiles
BT
Architectural elements
NT
Edging tiles
Timepiece components
BT
Components
NT
Clock components
Watch components
RT
Timepieces
Floor tiles
Hearth tiles
Roof tiles
Timepieces
BT
Objects
NT
Chronographs
Tile panels
Wall tiles
Chronometers
Timber specimens
BT
Clocks
Hourglasses
Botanical specimens
Stopwatches
Sundials
Time balls
BT
Time balls
Balls
Time signal generators
Timepieces
Timers
Time clocks
USE Time recording clocks
Time recorders
USE Time recording clocks
Time recording clocks
BT
Clocks
NT
Bundy clocks
Watchmans clocks
SN
Clocks which give a permanent record of
certain events. There are a number of
types of time recording clocks used for
different purposes; where possible specify
the type of clock by name.
Watches
SN
Timers
BT
Timepieces
NT
Cooking timers
RT
Stopwatches
Timetables
BT
Information tables
NT
Airline timetables
Railway timetables
Tramway timetables
SN
Time signal generators
BT
Timepieces
SN
Devices used to emit time signals for the
purpose of calibrating equipment.
Timepiece accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Clock accessories
Watch accessories
Apparatus for measuring and recording
the time.
Use as a general term for collections of
timetables. Where possible, name a
specific type of timetable.
Tin-openers
BT
Kitchenware
RT
Cans
SN
Devices, manual or mechanical, used for
cutting off the tops of food tins.
Tin toys
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Toys
SN
Use for collections of tin toys. For
individual tin toys use in conjunction with
heading for specific type of toy, e.g. `Tin
toys' and `Toy motor cars' for tin toy motor
cars.
Terms alphabetical
Tintmeters
BT
Exposure aids
SN
Devices which determine the correct
exposure by measuring the time taken for
sensitive paper to darken to a standard
tint when exposed to light falling on the
subject.
Tin whistles
BT
Woodwind instruments
RT
Toy whistles
SN
Small high-pitched metal flutes with six
holes
Tinderboxes
BT
Fireplace accessories
RT
Match containers
SN
Boxes for holding tinder, usually fitted
with a flint and steel.
Tinplate toys
USE Tin toys
Tintype photographs
USE Tintypes
Tintypes
BT
Direct positives
SN
Photographs produced by the wet
collodion process directly on lacquered
metal, usually a piece of thin sheet iron
coated black or brown.
Tip-trucks
BT
Trucks
RT
Toy tip-trucks
SN
Trucks whose bodies can be tilted to
discharge the contents.
Tins
BT
Containers
RT
Cans
Tinsmithing tools
BT
Metalworking tools
NT
Tinsnips
Tippets
BT
Neckwear
SN
Scarves of fur, wool, silk or lace for
covering the neck or the neck and
shoulders, and usually having ends
hanging down in front.
Tipstaffs
Tinsnips
BT
Cutting tools
BT
Uniform accessories
SN
Staves (staffs) with a tin or cap of metal,
carried as a badge by certain officials.
Tinsmithing tools
SN
Scissor like tools designed to cut tin plate.
Tipstaves
Tint tools
BT
Gravers
SN
A type of graver used in wood engraving
for cutting lines of even thickness.
Tinted photographs
BT
Photographs
SN
Black and white photographs that have
been hand coloured by skilful use of oils,
watercolours, dyes or acrylics.
USE Tipstaffs
Titlepages
BT
Book components
RT
Frontispieces
SN
The page at the beginning of a volume
which indicates the title, author's or
editor's name, and publication
information.
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Tivaevaes
USE Quilts
Toads
BT
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Tobacco cutters
BT
Cutting tools
Tobacco jars
Amphibians
BT
Jars
Tobacco containers
Toas
BT
Artworks
SN
Aboriginal direction markers stuck in the
ground to indicate the destination of a
departing group to anyone following.
Toast racks
BT
Tableware
Toasters
BT
Cooking equipment
SN
Appliances for toasting bread, crumpets
etc..
Toasting forks
BT
Forks
SN
Implements used for holding a slice of
bread to be toasted before an open fire.
They usually have a wooden haft, into
which is fixed a fork having two or three
long tines.
Tobacco
BT
Plants
NT
Snuff
Tobacco tins
BT
Tobacco containers
SN
Tins manufactured for the purpose of
holding tobacco.
Toby jugs
BT
Toddy ladles
BT
Boxes
Tobacco containers
Tobacco candlesticks
USE Taper candlesticks
Tobacco containers
BT
Containers
NT
Tobacco boxes
Tobacco jars
Tobacco tins
Ladles
Toggle presses
BT
Presses
SN
Double acting presses used specifically to
form patterns in baking utensils.
Toggles
BT
Clothing accessories
RT
Netsuke
Toiles
BT
Dressmaking equipment
SN
Dressmakers sample designs made up in a
temporary fabric
Tobacco boxes
BT
Character jugs
Toilet bags
USE Toiletry bags
Toilet bowls
BT
Toilet components
Toilet brushes
BT
Cleaning brushes
Toilet cisterns
BT
Toilet components
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Toilet components
BT
NT
Terms alphabetical
NT
Tweezers
Plumbing fixtures
Sanitary equipment
RT
Cosmetics jars
Toilet bowls
SN
Articles or substances used for personal
hygiene.
Toilet cisterns
Toilet paper
BT
Sanitary equipment
Toilet powder
USE Talcum powder
Toilet seat covers
BT
Bathroom accessories
Covers
SN
Toothbrushes
Textile covers which fit over the lid of a
toilet seat.
Toilet soap
USE Bath soaps
Toiletries
Toiletries packaging
BT
Packaging
Toiletry bags
BT
Bags
Personal effects
RT
Cosmetics cases
Toilets
BT
Plumbing fixtures
Sanitary equipment
NT
Urinals
Tokens
BT
Objects
NT
Advertising tokens
BT
Personal effects
NT
Baby toiletries
Convict love tokens
Bath salts
Farthing tokens
Bath soaps
Halfpenny tokens
Body soap
Penny tokens
Cosmetics
Threepenny tokens
Cotton wool balls
Transport tokens
Birth tokens
Dentifrices
RT
Passes
Deodorants
SN
Substitutes for money that move within a
limited universe, usually not in general
circulation, may be exchanged for
particular goods or services, and are made
from hard substances whose intrinsic
value is always less than the stated value
(Getty Institute, Art and Architecture
Thesaurus, 2005).
Dressing table sets
Hair toiletries
Hand soap
Manicure equipment
Menstrual products
Perfumes
Personal lubricants
Shaving equipment
Shaving toiletries
Shower caps
Sponges (toiletries)
Talcum powder
Tomahawks
BT
Axes
RT
Hatchets
SN
Small short handled axe designed to be
used with one hand. Used by North
American Indians as a weapon or tool.
Toilet soap
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Tone generators
BT
Signal generators
RT
Audio oscillators
SN
Signal generators used to generate an
audio-frequency signal suitable for
signalling purposes or for testing
audio-frequency equipment.
Tongs
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Tool chests
BT
Tool boxes
SN
Elaborately fitted chests, often with
drawers and tool racks, made by joiners
and cabinet-makers to store and transport
their tools.
Tool components
BT
Lifting equipment
NT
Crucible tongs
BT
Components
NT
Axe heads
Fire tongs
Bits
Furnace tongs
Cranks
Ingot tongs
Knife blades
Serving tongs
Plane irons
Plane wedges
Tongue depressors
BT
Bottles
Tool bags
BT
Saw blades
Medical instruments
Tonic bottles
BT
Bags
Tool handles
RT
Large bags of canvas, woven rush, or bass,
with rope handles, sometimes lined with
sailcloth or leather; used by tradesmen for
carrying tools from job to job.
Tool baskets
USE Tool bags
BT
Containers
NT
Bit rolls
Tool bags
Tool boxes
RT
BT
Profile tools
NT
Bench hooks
Shooting boards
Tool handles
BT
Tool box lids
USE Lids
Tools
Tool guides
Tool basses
USE Tool bags
Tools
Tool containers
Tool containers
SN
Boxes used for carrying or storing tools.
Handles
Tool components
NT
Axe handles
Knife handles
Tool boxes
BT
Boxes
Tool containers
NT
Tool chests
Work trays
RT
Hand tools
Tool holders
USE Tool pads
Tool kits
BT
Tools
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BT
Combination tools
SN
Combination tools consisting of a handle
with a screw clamp for holding one of
several small tools, such as saws, awls,
and screwdrivers of various sorts.
Terms alphabetical
NT
Pickaxes
Piercing tools
Plastering tools
Plumb-bobs
Plumbing tools
Pottery tools
Profile tools
Toolboxes
Prying tools
USE Tool boxes
Rakes
Repair kits
Tools
Rugmaking tools
BT
Equipment
NT
Agricultural tools
Shovels
Aviation tools
Signwriting tools
Basketmaking tools
Spirit levels
Bookbinding tools
Squares
Bootmaking tools
Stamps (tools)
Brewing tools
Striking tools
Carving tools
Surface finishing tools
Clamps
Tap and die sets
Clog making tools
Tool kits
Coachbuilding tools
Tyre levers
Combination tools
Vices
Crowbars
Violin making tools
Cutting tools
Watchmaking tools
Dogs (tools)
Wickerworking tools
Drills
Woodworking tools
Saw-setting tools
Engineering tools
Engraving tools
Tooth chisels
Gardening tools
BT
Masonry chisels
Grappling irons
SN
Chisels especially designed for cutting
stone.
Grinding tools
Hand tools
Hunting and gathering tools
Joinery tools
Ladders
Leatherworking tools
Maintenance tools
Tooth creams
USE Toothpaste
Tooth impressions
BT
Dental equipment
Marking tools
Masonry tools
Tooth powder
Mattocks
BT
Dentifrices
Metalworking tools
SN
A powder used for cleaning teeth.
Millinery tools
Mixing tools
Toothbrush holders
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BT
Bathroom accessories
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Holders
RT
Toothbrushes
Toothbrushes
BT
Brushes
Toiletries
NT
Electric toothbrushes
SN
Small brushes with long handles, used for
cleaning teeth.
Toothing planes
BT
Planes
SN
Planes with a serrated blade mounted
nearly vertical. They are used to roughen
a surface prior to application of a veneer.
Toothpaste
BT
Dentifrices
SN
A paste or cream used for cleaning teeth.
Topis
USE Pith helmets
Topographic models
USE Landscape models
Topographical maps
BT
Health and medical equipment
RT
Toothbrushes
SN
Small pointed pieces of wood, etc, for
removing food, etc, lodged between the
teeth.
Maps
Topping planes
USE Sun planes
Tops
BT
Clothing
NT
Bikini tops
Bra tops
Bustiers
Toothpicks
BT
Medications applied directly to the part
being treated.
Singlet tops
Skivvies
Tabards
Torches
BT
Lighting equipment
Toothpowder jars
BT
Cosmetics jars
Tornese coins
BT
Coins
Top hats
BT
Hats
SN
Tall hats, often of black silk
Topcoats
USE Overcoats
Torpedo boat engines
USE Marine engines
Torpedo boats
BT
Boats
Warships
Topees
USE Pith helmets
Topical medications
BT
Medications
NT
Ointments
Sunscreen
RT
Submarines
SN
Small warships of high speed, used
primarily for torpedo attacks.
Torpedoes
BT
Missiles
Torso armour
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BT
Armour
NT
Handtowels
NT
Backplates
RT
Face washers
Breastplates
Tower clocks
Torsos
USE Turret clocks
BT
Sculptures
SN
Statues without head or limbs ; or the
trunk considered independently of the
head and limbs.
Tortoises
BT
BT
Toy aircraft
NT
Toy seaplanes
RT
Aeroplanes
Reptiles
Totalisator equipment
BT
Toy aeroplanes
Toy agricultural vehicles
BT
Toy vehicles
NT
Toy harvesters
Calculating devices
Gambling equipment
NT
Totalisators
SN
Apparatus that records and calculates
bets and winnings.
Totalisators
BT
Totalisator equipment
SN
Apparatus that registers and indicates the
total of operations, measurements, etc.
Toy tractors
RT
Toy aircraft
BT
Toy vehicles
NT
Toy aeroplanes
Toy helicopters
RT
Totalizators
USE Totalisators
Tournois coins
BT
Coins
Towel racks
BT
Bathroom accessories
Furniture
RT
Towel rails
Agricultural vehicles
Aircraft
Toy ambulances
BT
Toy emergency vehicles
RT
Ambulances
Toy animals
BT
Toys
NT
Toy bears
Toy birds
Toy cats
Towel rails
BT
Bathroom accessories
RT
Towel racks
Toy dogs
Toy elephants
Toy horses
Toy koalas
Toy pandas
Towels
Toy pigs
BT
Bath linen
NT
Bath towels
Beach towels
Toy sheep
Toy appliances
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BT
Household toys
SN
Toy versions of household appliances such
as fridges, heaters, stereos, washing
machines.
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Toy armour
BT
Military toys
Toy armoured personnel carriers
BT
Toy military vehicles
RT
Toy tanks
Toy boat trailers
BT
Toy vehicle transporters
RT
Toy trailers
Toy boats
BT
SN
Automata
NT
Bathtub boats
Toys
RT
Boats
Toys consisting of mechanical figures
which move through concealed motor
power, as if spontaneously.
Toy automobiles
USE Toy motor cars
Toy baskets
BT
Household toys
Toy battleships
BT
Toy military vehicles
Toy ships
RT
Nautical toys
Toy watercraft
Toy automata
BT
Small cubes, especially of plastic or
painted wood, used as baby toys. Use
`Building bricks' for brick-shaped toys
such as Lego which can be joined together
to construct objects such as buildings,
vehicles etc.
Battleships
Toy bombs
BT
Toy weapons
RT
Bombs
Toy bowls
BT
Toy bows and arrows
BT
BT
Toy animals
NT
Teddy bears
Toy birds
BT
Toy animals
NT
Rubber ducks
Toy blocks
BT
Toys
NT
Alphabet blocks
RT
Toy bricks
Toy weapons
Toy boxes
BT
Toy bears
Toy tableware
Boxes
Toy storage containers
RT
Toy packaging
SN
Large boxes for storing toys. Use `Toy
packaging' for the packaging associated
with toys.
Toy bricks
BT
Construction toys
NT
Lego sets
RT
Toy blocks
SN
Brick-shaped toys such as Lego, usually of
plastic, which can be joined together to
construct objects such as buildings,
vehicles etc. Use `Toy blocks' for small
plastic or wooden cubes used as baby toys.
Toy buildings
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Toy structures
NT
Toy farm buildings
Terms alphabetical
Toy cattle trucks
BT
Toy trucks
Toy houses
Toy service stations
Toy shops
RT
Toy cement mixers
BT
Toy farms
Toy construction vehicles
Toy trucks
RT
Cement mixers
Toy bulldozers
BT
Toy construction vehicles
Toy chairs
USE Dolls furniture
Toy buses
BT
Toy vehicles
NT
Toy horsedrawn buses
RT
Buses
Toy cable cars
BT
Toy clocks
BT
Toys
Toy clothes pegs
BT
Laundry toys
Toy rail vehicles
Toy clowns
Toy cameras
BT
Audiovisual toys
Toy cannons
BT
Toys
RT
Clown dolls
Toy coffee services
BT
Toy weapons
BT
Toy tableware
RT
Cannons
RT
Coffee services
SN
Miniature coffee services for children. Use
`Doll's coffee services' for coffee services
used in doll's houses or when playing with
dolls.
Toy caravans
BT
Toy trailers
Toy coins
Toy cars
USE Toy motor cars
BT
Toy money
RT
Coins
Toy carts
BT
Carts
Pull-along toys
SN
Small carts designed to be pulled along by
a handle or cord. Use `Children's carts' for
carts which children ride in.
Toy construction vehicles
BT
Toy vehicles
NT
Toy bulldozers
Toy cement mixers
Toy front-end loaders
Toy cash registers
BT
Toy retail equipment
Toy cats
BT
Toy animals
Toy steamrollers
SN
Toy vehicles such as excavators used in
construction and excavation.
Toy cooking utensils
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USE Kitchen toys
Toy cowboys
BT
Toy figures
Toy crane trucks
BT
Toy trucks
Toy cups
BT
Toy tableware
SN
Miniature cups for children. Use `Doll's
cups' for cups used in doll's houses or
when playing with dolls.
Toy cutlery
BT
Toy tableware
SN
Miniature cutlery for children. Use `Doll's
cutlery' for cutlery used in doll's houses or
when playing with dolls.
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BT
Scientific toys
RT
Engines
Toy excavation vehicles
USE Toy construction vehicles
Toy farm buildings
BT
Toy buildings
Toy farms
BT
Toys
Toy figures
BT
Figures
Toys
NT
Toy cowboys
Toy Indians
Toy dinnerware
BT
Toy tableware
SN
Miniature dinnerware for children. Use
`Doll's dinnerware' for dinnerware used in
doll's houses or when playing with dolls.
Toy dogs
BT
Toy soldiers
SN
Small toys, often used in groups, modelled
and coloured realistically.
Toy fire engines
BT
Toy emergency vehicles
RT
Fire engines
Toy animals
Toy flags
Toy dump trucks
BT
BT
Toys
Toy trucks
Toy food preparation utensils
Toy egg cups
USE Kitchen toys
USE Kitchen toys
Toy forklift trucks
Toy elephants
BT
BT
Toy trucks
Toy animals
Toy front-end loaders
Toy emergency vehicles
BT
Toy vehicles
NT
Toy ambulances
Toy fire engines
BT
Toy construction vehicles
SN
Toy vehicles which consist of a tractor,
with wheels or a caterpillar track, having
a hydraulically operated scoop at the
front.
Toy police vehicles
RT
Emergency vehicles
Toy frying pans
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Kitchen toys
Toy furniture
USE Dolls furniture
Toy garages
USE Toy service stations
Toy garbage trucks
BT
Toy trucks
Toy guns
BT
Toy weapons
NT
Cap guns
Terms alphabetical
Toy horsedrawn buses
BT
Toy buses
Toy horsedrawn vehicles
RT
Horsedrawn buses
Toy horsedrawn coaches
BT
Toy horsedrawn vehicles
RT
Horsedrawn coaches
Toy horsedrawn vehicles
BT
Toy vehicles
NT
Toy horse carts
Toy horsedrawn buses
Toy horsedrawn coaches
Popguns
RT
Toy milk floats
Firearms
Toy horses
Toy gyroscopes
BT
BT
Toy animals
Scientific toys
Toy household equipment
Toy hand carts
USE Household toys
USE Toy carts
Toy household furniture
Toy handcarts
USE Dolls furniture
USE Toy carts
Toy houses
Toy harvesters
BT
Toy agricultural vehicles
Toy helicopters
BT
Toy aircraft
RT
Helicopters
Toy horse boxes
BT
Toy trailers
Toy horse carts
BT
Toy horsedrawn vehicles
Toy horse drawn vehicles
USE Toy horsedrawn vehicles
BT
Toy buildings
NT
Dolls houses
RT
Houses
Toy hovercraft
BT
Toy watercraft
Toy Indians
BT
Toy figures
Toy irons
BT
Laundry toys
RT
Laundry irons
Toy jeeps
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BT
Toy military vehicles
Toy motor cars
Toy jewellery
BT
Toys
RT
Jewellery
Toy jugs
BT
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BT
Laundry toys
RT
Mangles
Toy masks
BT
Toys
RT
Masks
Toy tableware
Toy military vehicles
Toy kettles
BT
Kitchen toys
SN
Imitation kettles for children to play with.
Use `Doll's kettles' for kettles used in
doll's houses.
BT
Toy vehicles
NT
Toy koala bears
USE Toy koalas
Toy koalas
BT
Toy animals
Toy laundry mangles
USE Toy mangles
Toy armoured personnel carriers
Toy battleships
Toy jeeps
Toy submarines
Toy kitchen sets
USE Kitchen toys
Military toys
Toy tanks
RT
Military vehicles
Toy milk floats
BT
Toy horsedrawn vehicles
RT
Milk floats
Toy mobile homes
USE Toy caravans
Toy mobiles
Toy laundry washboards
BT
Mobiles
USE Toy washboards
SN
Mobiles designed for entertainment and/or
sensory stimulation, usually for babies.
Toy leopards
USE Toy animals
Toy modelling equipment
BT
Domestic equipment
Toys
Toy locomotives
BT
Toy rail vehicles
RT
Locomotives
SN
Toy versions of a self-propelled vehicle
that runs on railway tracks, designed to
pull railway carriages.
Toy machines
BT
Toys
RT
Toy models
SN
Equipment used, especially by children, to
construct model aeroplanes, boats, tanks
etc.
Toy models
BT
Toys
SN
Modelling kits, especially for children,
used to construct model aeroplanes, boats,
tanks etc.
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Toy money
BT
Money
Terms alphabetical
Toy petrol tankers
USE Toy tanker trucks
Toys
NT
Toy coins
RT
Fantasy money
Toy motor cars
BT
Toy vehicles
NT
Toy jeeps
Toy police cars
Toy racing cars
Toy pick-up trucks
USE Toy utility trucks
Toy pickup trucks
USE Toy utility trucks
Toy pigs
BT
Toy animals
Toy taxis
Toy motorcycles
BT
Toy vehicles
RT
Motorcycles
Toy pistols
USE Toy guns
Toy plates
BT
Toy tableware
Toy musical instruments
BT
Toys
NT
Toy whistles
RT
Musical instruments
Toy packaging
BT
Packaging
Toy panda bears
USE Toy pandas
Toy pandas
BT
Toy animals
RT
Toy bears
Toy police cars
BT
Toy police vehicles
Toy police vehicles
BT
Toy emergency vehicles
NT
Toy police cars
Toy prams
USE Dolls prams
Toy prime movers
BT
Toy trucks
SN
Toy trucks consisting of a cab and a back
section to which trailers, tankers etc can
be attached.
Toy perambulators
USE Dolls prams
Toy periscopes
BT
Optical toys
Toy petrol pumps
BT
Toys
RT
Toy service stations
Toy motor cars
Toy projectors
BT
Audiovisual toys
RT
Projectors
Toy quarry trucks
USE Toy dump trucks
Toy racing cars
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BT
Toy motor cars
Toy rail vehicles
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Robots
Toy saucepans
BT
Toy vehicles
BT
Kitchen toys
NT
Toy cable cars
SN
Miniature saucepans for children to play
with. Use `Doll's saucepans' for saucepans
used in doll's houses.
Toy locomotives
Toy railway carriages
Toy railway cars
Toy train sets
Toy trains
Toy saucers
BT
Toy tableware
SN
Miniature saucers used in toy tea sets.
Toy trams
RT
Rail vehicles
Toy railway carriages
BT
Toy rail vehicles
RT
Railway carriages
SN
Toy versions of passenger-carrying vehicle
units which run on a railway.
Toy railway cars
BT
Toy rail vehicles
RT
Railway cars
SN
Toy versions of non-passenger vehicle
units which run on a railway.
Toy railway tracks
BT
Toy structures
RT
Toy train sets
Toy seals
USE Toy animals
Toy seaplanes
BT
Nautical toys
Toy aeroplanes
RT
Seaplanes
Toy semi-trailers
BT
Toy trucks
Toy service stations
BT
Toy buildings
RT
Toy petrol pumps
Toy sewing machines
BT
Household toys
Toy retail equipment
BT
Toys
NT
Toy cash registers
Toy road rollers
USE Toy steamrollers
Toy roads
BT
Toy structures
RT
Toy vehicles
Toy sheep
BT
Toy animals
Toy shipping containers
BT
Toys
Toy ships
BT
Nautical toys
Toy watercraft
Toy robots
BT
Toys
NT
Toy battleships
RT
Ships
Toy shops
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Toy buildings
Toy sidecars
BT
Toy vehicles
Toy signs
BT
Terms alphabetical
Toy structures
BT
Toys
NT
Toy buildings
Toy railway tracks
Toy roads
SN
Toys
Toy snowploughs
BT
Toy vehicles
Toy submarines
BT
Military toys
Toy military vehicles
Toy watercraft
Toy soldiers
BT
Toy versions of human structures, for
example, buildings, bridges, fountains,
electricity towers, docks, roads, railway
tracks.
RT
Submarines
Toy figures
Toy sugar bowls
Toy spacecraft
BT
Space toys
Toy vehicles
RT
Spacecraft
Toy steam rollers
USE Toy steamrollers
BT
Toy tableware
RT
Toy tea sets
Toy tableware
BT
Household toys
NT
Toy bowls
Toy coffee services
Toy steamrollers
BT
Toy construction vehicles
RT
Steamrollers
SN
Toy versions of a heavy vehicle, originally
powered by steam, having a roller or
rollers for crushing or levelling material,
as in road-making.
Toy cups
Toy cutlery
Toy dinnerware
Toy jugs
Toy plates
Toy saucers
Toy sugar bowls
Toy tea sets
Toy storage containers
BT
Containers
NT
Toy boxes
RT
Toys
Toy teacups
Toy teapots
Toy trays
SN
Miniature tableware for children. Use
`Doll's tableware' for tableware used in
doll's houses or when playing with dolls.
Toy stoves
BT
Kitchen toys
RT
Cooking stoves
Toy strollers
USE Dolls strollers
Toy tanker trucks
BT
Toy trucks
Toy tanks
BT
Toy military vehicles
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Toy targets
BT
Toy theatres
Toys
SN
Scenery used in toy theatres.
BT
Toy taxis
BT
Toy motor cars
Toy theatres
BT
Toys
NT
Toy theatre accessories
Toy tea cups
Toy theatre figures
Toy theatre scenery
USE Toy teacups
Toy tea services
USE Toy tea sets
Toy tea sets
BT
Toy tableware
SN
Miniature tea sets for children. Use `Dolls
tea sets' for tea sets used in doll's houses
or when playing with dolls.
Toy teacups
BT
Toy tableware
Toy teapots
BT
Toy tableware
RT
Toy tea sets
Toy teasets
USE Toy tea sets
Toy telephones
BT
Toy tip-trucks
BT
Toy trucks
Toy tools
BT
Toys
Toy tow trucks
BT
Toy trucks
Toy tractor shovels
USE Toy front-end loaders
Toy tractors
BT
Toy agricultural vehicles
RT
Tractors
Toy trailers
BT
Toy vehicles
NT
Toy caravans
Toy horse boxes
Toys
Toy truck trailers
Toy theatre accessories
BT
Toy theatres
SN
Use for objects associated with toy
theatres that are not either scenery or
figures, e.g. booklets, curtains, oil lamps,
lights etc.
Toy theatre figures
BT
Toy vehicles which are not self powered
and are designed to be attached to a car,
tractor or prime mover.
Toy train sets
BT
Toy rail vehicles
SN
Sets which include toy trains, their tracks,
landscaping and accessories.
Figures
Toy theatres
SN
Toy vehicle transporters
SN
Figures used in toy theatres
Toy theatre scenery
Toy trains
BT
Toy rail vehicles
SN
Complete units of toy locomotive(s) and
toy train cars/carriages.
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Terms alphabetical
Toy utility vans
BT
Toy rail vehicles
BT
Toy vans
RT
Trams
RT
Toy utility trucks
SN
Toy trucks with an enclosed cabin and an
enclosed section at the rear. For those
with a tray at the rear, use Toy utility
trucks.
Toy trays
BT
Toy tableware
Toy trivets
BT
Laundry toys
Toy vans
BT
Toy vehicles
NT
Toy utility vans
Toy truck trailers
BT
Toy trailers
RT
Trailers
SN
Toy trailers which are designed to attach
to a prime mover, but are not vehicle
transporters.
Toy vehicle transporters
BT
Toy trailers
NT
Toy boat trailers
RT
Trailers
SN
Toy trailers which are designed to
transport vehicles, often attached to a
prime mover.
Toy trucks
BT
Toy vehicles
NT
Toy cattle trucks
Toy cement mixers
Toy crane trucks
Toy vehicles
BT
Toys
NT
Toy agricultural vehicles
Toy dump trucks
Toy aircraft
Toy forklift trucks
Toy buses
Toy garbage trucks
Toy construction vehicles
Toy prime movers
Toy emergency vehicles
Toy semi-trailers
Toy horsedrawn vehicles
Toy tanker trucks
Toy military vehicles
Toy tip-trucks
Toy motor cars
Toy tow trucks
Toy motorcycles
Toy utility trucks
Toy rail vehicles
Toy wrecker trucks
Toy sidecars
Toy snowploughs
Toy typewriters
BT
Toy spacecraft
Toys
Toy trailers
Toy trucks
Toy utility trucks
Toy vans
BT
Toy trucks
Toy watercraft
SN
Toy trucks with a bonnet, an enclosed
cabin and a rectangular tray which has
sides and is sometimes covered by a
tarpaulin. For those with an enclosed
section instead of a tray at the rear, use
Toy utility vans.
Toy wheelbarrows
Toy washboards
BT
Laundry toys
RT
Washboards
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Toy watches
BT
Toys
RT
Watches
Toy watercraft
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Dolls accessories
Educational toys
Electric toys
Electronic toys
Executive toys
Homemade toys
BT
Toy vehicles
NT
Toy boats
Jack-in-the-boxes
Toy hovercraft
Kites
Toy ships
Mechanical toys
Toy submarines
Military toys
Watercraft
Nautical toys
RT
Household toys
Novelty toys
Toy weapons
BT
Military toys
NT
Toy bombs
Toy bows and arrows
Toy cannons
Toy guns
Toy wheelbarrows
BT
Toy vehicles
Paper toys
Promotional toys
Pull-along toys
Puppets
Push-along toys
Ride-on toys
Rocking toys
Scientific toys
Soft toys
Space toys
Toy whistles
BT
Toy musical instruments
Toy wrecker trucks
BT
Toy trucks
Suction toys
Tin toys
Toy animals
Toy automata
Toy blocks
Toy clocks
Toy clowns
Toys
Toy farms
BT
Objects
Toy figures
NT
Alphabet toys
Toy flags
Arcade toys
Toy jewellery
Audiovisual toys
Toy machines
Baby toys
Toy masks
Bath toys
Toy modelling equipment
Beach toys
Toy models
Beanbag toys
Toy money
Bubble pipes
Toy musical instruments
Bush toys
Toy petrol pumps
Centre of gravity toys
Toy retail equipment
Construction toys
Toy robots
Dolls
Toy shipping containers
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Toy signs
Terms alphabetical
SN
Toy structures
Toy targets
Toy telephones
Used to control the flow of vehicular and
pedestrian traffic.
Traffic signs
USE Road signs
Toy theatres
Toy tools
Toy typewriters
Toy vehicles
Toy watches
Trailers
BT
Vehicles
NT
Aircraft transporters
Boat trailers
Yoyos
Boat transporters
Tracksuits
Building transporters
BT
Sports clothing
Car transporters
SN
Loose two-piece overgarment worn by
athletes in training or between events,
etc.
Motorcycle transporters
Rocket transporters
Tank transporters
Tractor transporters
Traction engines
BT
Steam engines
NT
Ploughing engines
BT
Vehicle components
SN
Steam engines that propel vehicles used
in driving farm machinery or drawing
heavy loads along roads or over fields.
NT
Train wheels
Train components
Train engines
Tractor shovels
USE Locomotive engines
USE Front-end loaders
Train tickets
Tractor transporters
BT
Trailers
RT
Prime movers
SN
Large trailers designed to pull or move
tractors, generally by being attached to a
prime mover.
Tractors
BT
Toy tractors
Trade certificates
BT
Train tracks
USE Railway tracks
Train wheels
BT
Certificates
Traffic control equipment
BT
Transport equipment
NT
Road signs
Train components
Wheels
Agricultural vehicles
Vehicles
RT
USE Railway tickets
Training aeroplanes
BT
Aeroplanes
RT
Flight simulators
SN
Aeroplanes fitted out to assist in training
cadet pilots.
Training manuals
BT
Manuals
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Trains
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Trams
BT
Rail vehicles
BT
Rail vehicles
RT
Toy trains
NT
Electric trams
SN
Complete units of locomotive(s) and cars.
Horse trams
Steam trams
Tram bells
BT
SN
Bells
Tram equipment
Tram components
BT
Vehicle components
Tram engines
BT
Motor vehicle engines
Passenger vehicles running on a tramway,
having flanged wheels and usually
powered by electricity taken from an
overhead conductor wire.
Tramway equipment
USE Tram equipment
Tramway fare books
BT
Books
Information tables
Tram equipment
Tram equipment
Tram equipment
BT
Transport equipment
NT
Signal boxes
Tram bells
SN
Tramway tickets
BT
Tramway fare books
Tramway tickets
Tramway timetables
BT
BT
Tram equipment
Tram tickets
USE Tramway tickets
Tram tracks
Timetables
Tram equipment
Tramway timetables
Tram rails
Tram equipment
Transport tickets
Tram engines
Tram rails
Books indicating the amounts of fares
from one tram station to the next.
Transceivers
USE Radio transceivers
Transfers
BT
Documents
NT
Collodion transfers
RT
Stickers
USE Tram rails
Transformers
Trammels
BT
Kitchen equipment
SN
Contrivances hung in fireplaces to support
pots, kettles etc, over the fire
Trampolines
BT
Recreational equipment
BT
Electrical equipment
NT
Current transformers
Voltage transformers
Transistor radios
BT
Radios
SN
Radios that use transistors
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Transistors
BT
Electronic equipment
Transmitters
BT
Communications equipment
NT
Radio transmitters
Remote control transmitters
Telegraph transmitters
Transparencies
BT
Viewing equipment
NT
Photographic transparencies
SN
Transparent images that are designed for
projection viewing or as intermediates for
reproduction.
Transport equipment
BT
Equipment
NT
Aviation equipment
Terms alphabetical
Transport toys
USE Toy vehicles
Trap guns
USE Sporting firearms
Traps
BT
Objects
NT
Animal traps
Pest traps
SN
Travel books
BT
Books
Travel documents
Travel documents
BT
Documents
NT
Itineraries
Nautical equipment
Passports
Railway equipment
Travel books
Traffic control equipment
Travel pamphlets
Tram equipment
RT
Devices for ensnaring insects and animals.
Visas
Vehicles
Travel pamphlets
Transport passes
BT
Passes
RT
Transport tickets
Transport tickets
BT
Tickets
NT
Airline tickets
BT
Travel documents
Travel rugs
USE Knee rugs
Travelling cases
BT
Railway tickets
RT
Cases
Luggage
Bus tickets
Ferry tickets
Pamphlets
Travelling desks
Tramway tickets
BT
Desks
Transport passes
RT
Writing tables
SN
Desks with detachable legs to allow them
to be transported and used while
travelling.
Transport tokens
BT
Tokens
SN
Transferable for actual tickets (bus and
tram).
Travelling rugs
BT
Rugs
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Tray cloths
BT
Cloths
SN
Cloths, usually embroidered, used beneath
plate and cutlery, on a tray.
Tray puzzles
BT
Puzzles
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BT
Saws
Surgical instruments
SN
A small circular saw, used in surgery to
remove circular disks of bone from the
skull.
Trestles
BT
Supporting equipment
Triangular files
Trays
BT
Objects
NT
Baking trays
Bonbon trays
Cake trays
USE paper files
Trias coins
BT
Ancient Greek coins
Card trays
Cigar trays
Developing trays
Tricycles
BT
Vehicles
Ice cube trays
Pen trays
Pin trays
Salvers
Snuffer trays
Treasure boxes
BT
Boxes
Ride-on toys
Tridents
BT
Polearms
SN
A three pronged instrument or weapon
Tridrachms
BT
Drachm coins
Ceremonial objects
RT
Jewellery boxes
SN
Boxes for keeping precious or sacred
objects, including Maori Wakahuia.
Tree-felling equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
Tree-felling wedges
BT
Wedges
SN
Large iron wedges used by tree fellers to
drive into the saw cut behind the saw in
order to lift the trunk clear of the saw.
Trees
Trinket boxes
BT
Jewellery boxes
Triobol coins
BT
Obol coins
RT
Hemidrachm coins
SN
The half drachm piece of ancient Greek
coinage, sharing with the diobol a
particular function; it was the daily
payment of any citizen acting as a judge.
(The Seaby Coin Encyclopaedia, Ewald
Junge, BA Seaby Ltd, London, 1992).
Triple expansion engines
BT
Plants
BT
Compound engines
NT
Christmas trees
SN
Engines in which the expansion of steam
from the high boiler pressure to the low
condenser pressure is accomplished in
three stages, thereby greatly improving
efficiency.
Pear trees
Trephines
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Triple extension bellows
USE Extension bellows
Terms alphabetical
RT
Trams
SN
Trackless passenger vehicles that get
their power from an overhead cable by
means of a pole and trolley. Also called
Trolley cars in USA.
Triple extension cameras
BT
Extension cameras
SN
Cameras where the base board is designed
so that the lens panel can be racked
forward to give about three times the
normal focal length, giving an enlarged
image of objects.
Tripod pole screens
USE Pole screens
Tripods
BT
Stands
NT
Camera tripods
Trolley cars
USE Trolley buses
Trolleys
BT
Vehicles
NT
Tea trolleys
SN
Any wheeled low carts or vehicles
designed to be pulled or pushed.
Trolli-buses
USE Trolley buses
Triptychs
BT
Artworks
RT
Panels
SN
Sets of three panels or parts set side by
side, bearing pictures, carvings etc..
Trombones
BT
Brass musical instruments
Trophies
BT
Awards
NT
Trophy belts
Trivets
BT
Kitchen equipment
Stands
Trophy belts
BT
Tableware
RT
Pot stands
SN
Small metal plates with short legs put
under a hot platter or dish at the table or
over a fire to hold cooking vessels or the
like.
Belts
Trophies
Trouser presses
BT
Clothing accessories
Laundry equipment
RT
Ironing machines
Trivets for irons
USE Laundry iron trivets
Trochars
USE Surgical needles
Trousers
BT
Clothing
NT
Breeches
Hipster pants
Jeans
Trolley-beds
BT
Medical furniture
Jodhpurs
Knickerbockers
Shorts
Trolley buses
BT
Ski pants
Vehicles
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BT
Bench planes
Ceremonial textiles
RT
Jack planes
Wedding accessories
SN
Bench planes over 20 inches long used for
smoothing and levelling long boards that
are to be joined together.
Trousseaus
BT
SN
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A bride's collection of clothing, linen etc
which she brings to married life.
Trousseaux
USE Trousseaus
Trucks
BT
Vehicles
NT
Forklift trucks
Garbage trucks
Prime movers
Tsuba
BT
Edged weapons accessories
RT
Hilts
SN
Protective and often decorative devices
which fit on a Japanese sword between
the blade and the hilt.
Tub shaves
USE Inside shaves
Semitrailers
Tip-trucks
SN
Motor vehicles with a cab and tray or
compartment for carrying goods.
Trumpets
BT
Brass musical instruments
NT
Cornets
Tubas
BT
Brass musical instruments
NT
Euphoniums
Tug boats
USE Tugboats
Slide trumpets
Truncheons
Tugboats
BT
Boats
RT
Ships
SN
Strongly built vessels with powerful
engines, designed for towing other vessels.
USE Batons
Trunks
BT
Luggage
RT
Chests
SN
Boxes or chests used for holding clothes or
other articles, for use on journeys.
Try squares
BT
Squares
Woodworking tools
RT
Bevels
SN
Squares usually consisting of a thin blade
made of wood or metal which is attached
at a right angle to the end of a thicker
stock which may be placed against the
edge of a drawing board. They are
predominantly used to draw or mark
something at right angles.
Trying planes
Tulips
BT
Flowers
Tulwars
BT
Sabres
SN
Indian sabres.
Tumblers
BT
Drinking glasses
RT
Food packs
SN
Drinking glasses with flat bottoms,
without stems or handles.
Tungsten studio lighting
USE Studio lighting equipment
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Tunic dresses
USE Tunics
Terms alphabetical
Turboalternators
BT
Synchronous generators
Turbogenerators
SN
Tunics
BT
Clothing
RT
Pinafores
SN
Coats worn as part of a military uniform,
or, loose, sleeveless dresses, especially as
in a school uniform or national dress.
Tuning forks
BT
Synchronous generators, which are driven
by steam turbines.
Turbogenerators
BT
Electric generators
NT
Turboalternators
RT
Turbines
SN
Electric generators driven by steam,
hydraulic or gas turbines.
Music accessories
Tureens
Turbans
BT
Headwear
SN
Form of headdress of Muslim origin worn
by men, chiefly in parts of northern Africa,
and south-western and southern Asia,
consisting of a scarf of silk, linen, cotton,
or the like, wound directly round the head
or around a cap. (Macquarie Dictionary,
3rd ed.)
BT
Tableware
SN
Large serving bowls, circular or oval,
usually with a cover and stand, for soup or
vegetables.
Turner coins
BT
Coins
RT
Twopences
Turbine alternators
USE Turboalternators
Turning saws
USE Bow saws
Turbine generators
USE Turbogenerators
Turnscrews
USE Screwdrivers
Turbines
BT
Motors
NT
Gas turbine engines
Steam turbines
Turret clocks
BT
Clocks
SN
Large, normally public clocks, housed in
church towers, town halls, stable
buildings and similar structures.
Water turbines
RT
Turbogenerators
Turbo alternators
Turtles
BT
Reptiles
USE Turboalternators
Tusks
Turbo engines
USE Turbogenerators
BT
Animal teeth
NT
Boar tusks
Elephant tusks
Turbo generators
USE Turbogenerators
Tuxedos
USE Dinner jackets
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TV guides
USE Television guides
Tweezers
BT
Medical instruments
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Twenty reis coins
BT
Reis coins
Twin cylinder engines
BT
Engines
Toiletries
Twelve pfennig coins
BT
Pfennig coins
Twenty cent coins
BT
Cent coins
Twenty centime coins
BT
Centime coins
Twenty dollar coins
BT
Twin engines
USE Twin cylinder engines
Twin-lens cameras
USE Twin lens reflex cameras
Twin lens reflex cameras
BT
Reflex cameras
RT
Single lens reflex cameras
SN
Camera systems with two lenses: one
allowing light onto the film, and another
through which the image is viewed by
means of a reflex system (ie via a mirror
and ground glass).
Dollar coins
Twenty five cent coins
USE Twenty-five cent coins
Twenty-five cent coins
BT
BT
Marine screw engines
SN
Marine screw engines constructed to drive
twin screw propellers.
Cent coins
Twenty-five centime coins
BT
Twin screw engines
Centime coins
Twin sets
BT
Clothing
SN
Sets consisting of a cardigan and another
top worn underneath, usually a jumper.
Twenty-five dollar coins
BT
Dollar coins
Twin trunk screw engines
USE Twin screw engines
Twenty five pfennig coins
BT
Pfennig coins
Twist auger bits
USE Twist augers
Twenty franc coins
BT
Franc coins
Twenty kopek coins
BT
Kopek coins
Twenty pfennig coins
BT
Pfennig coins
Twist augers
BT
Augers
RT
Woodworking bits
SN
Augers and auger bits which have a body
twisted into a spiral shape.
Two and a half cent coins
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Cent coins
Two and a half pfennig coins
BT
Pfennig coins
Terms alphabetical
BT
Shilling coins
Two-stroke engines
BT
Internal-combustion engines
Piston engines
Two anna coins
BT
Anna coins
Two cent coins
BT
SN
Cent coins
Engines operating on a cycle in which one
piston stroke out of every two is a power
stroke.
Twopences
BT
Penny coins
RT
Turner coins
Two centime coins
BT
Centime coins
Two cylinder engines
Tygs
BT
Drinking vessels
SN
Large drinking vessels, usually with two
or four handles, sometimes more. Also
with several spouts for drinking. Tygs
were made in England during the 17th
and 18th centuries.
USE Twin cylinder engines
Two dollar coins
BT
Dollar coins
Two falus coins
BT
Falus coins
Two franc coins
BT
Franc coins
Type pieces
BT
Printing accessories
Typewriter accessories
BT
Accessories
Office equipment
NT
Typewriter cases
Typewriter covers
Two hundred dollar coins
BT
Typewriter cases
Two kopek coins
BT
Typewriter accessories
Typewriter components
BT
Machinery components
Typewriter covers
BT
Pound coins
Two real coins
BT
Cases
Pfennig coins
Two pound coins
BT
BT
Kopek coins
Two pfennig coins
BT
Typewriter ribbons
Dollar coins
Real coins
Two shilling coins
Covers
Typewriter accessories
Typewriter ribbons
BT
Typewriter accessories
Typewriters
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BT
Office machines
NT
Braille typewriters
Music typewriters
Typing keyboards
BT
Computer accessories
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BT
Handles
RT
Umbrellas
Umbrella stands
BT
Typophones
Stands
SN
USE Dulcitones
Tyre clamps
BT
Motor car accessories
Tools
SN
Tools used for fitting and removing tyres
on wheeled vehicles.
Tyres
BT
Vehicle components
NT
Bicycle tyres
BT
Personal effects
NT
Beach umbrellas
Parasols
Underbodices
BT
Underwear
NT
Corset covers
RT
Bodices
SN
Undergarments covering the upper part of
the body, usually of a warm material, and
often worn by very young girls.
Motor car tyres
Ugg boots
BT
Boots
SN
Fleecy lined boots with untanned uppers.
Ugh boots
USE Ugg boots
Ukuleles
BT
Stringed instruments
SN
Small guitar style instruments, commonly
used in Hawaii
Racks or vertical containers for
walking-sticks and closed umbrellas.
Umbrellas
Tyre levers
BT
Furniture
Underclothing
USE Underwear
Undergarments
USE Underwear
Underpants
BT
Underwear
NT
Bloomers
Boxer shorts
Briefs
Drawers (underpants)
Ultraminiature cameras
G-strings
USE Midget cameras
Jockstraps
Knickers
Ultrasonic pest repellents
BT
Pest repellent products
Ultrasound equipment
BT
Medical imaging equipment
SN
Garments worn next to the body under
main garments having leg openings with
short or long legs.
Undershot waterwheels
USE Undershot wheels
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BT
Waterwheels
RT
Overshot wheels
SN
Waterwheels turned by the force of water
acting on the lower part of the wheel.
Underskirts
Terms alphabetical
NT
Suspender belts
Underbodices
Underpants
Union suits
RT
Underwear components
Underwear components
BT
Skirts
BT
Clothing components
SN
Skirts worn under an overskirt
NT
Corset laces
RT
Underwear
Undersleeves
BT
Clothing accessories
Undertype engines
BT
Steam engines
NT
Inverted vertical engines
SN
Engines where the engine machinery is
placed below the boiler.
Underwater masks
BT
Unguent jars
USE Ointment jars
Unguentaria
BT
Bottles
Cosmetics containers
RT
Alabastra; Ointment jars; Perfume bottles
SN
Small glass bottles for toilet preparations
made in Ancient Greece and Rome.
Masks
Swimming equipment
Underwear
BT
Clothing
NT
Athletic supports
Bodysuits
Unguents
USE Ointments
Unicorn coins
BT
Coins
SN
Scottish coins struck during the reigns of
James III, IV and V during the period
1486-1517 only.
Brassieres
Breast flatteners
Bust improvers
Bustiers
Bustles
Camiknickers
Uniform accessories
BT
Clothing accessories
NT
Batons
Camisoles
Epaulettes
Chemises
Police badges
Combinations
Tipstaffs
Corselets
Uniform cuffs
Corsets
Uniform hats
Crinolines
Girdles
Long johns
Panniers
Petticoats
Uniform cuffs
BT
Cuffs
Uniform accessories
Uniform hats
Singlets
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BT
Hats
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BT
Occupation-based equipment
Uniform accessories
NT
Bicorn hats
Naval hats
Upholstery components
BT
Furniture components
Nurses caps
Uniforms
BT
Clothing
NT
Civil court uniforms
Cossack uniforms
Upright mangles
BT
Mangles
NT
Hand mangles
SN
Domestic mangles with pressure
regulated rollers and an upright carriage.
Court uniforms
Flight attendant uniforms
Military uniforms
Upright pianos
BT
Pianos
Nurses uniforms
Police uniforms
School uniforms
RT
BT
Dilators
Firefighters clothing
Union badges
BT
Urethral dilators
Urinals
BT
Toilets
Badges
Union suits
Urns
BT
Containers
NT
Covered urns
BT
Underwear
RT
Combinations
Funerary urns
SN
Mens undergarments combining shirt and
drawers
Hot water urns
Kitcheners
Tea urns
Unique image photographs
USE Direct positives
RT
Vases
SN
Containers shaped with foot or pedestal
and often handles
Unite coins
BT
Coins
SN
Gold coins of both England and Scotland,
struck first by James I of England (James
VI of Scotland) in 1604 to celebrate the
union of the two kingdoms.
Ushabti figures
BT
Figures
RT
Funeral equipment
SN
Ancient Egyptian mummy-form tomb
figures, generally of faience but also
occurring in wood, stone and bronze,
deposited in the tomb with the mummy of
the deceased.
Universal tools
USE Combination tools
Up-and-down drills
USE Pump drills
Upholstering equipment
Ceremonial objects
Ushabtis
USE Ushabti figures
Utensils
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USE Kitchenware
Uterine syringes
BT
Syringes
Terms alphabetical
NT
Valances
BT
Soft furnishings
SN
Short curtains or pieces of dependent
drapery, as at the edge of a canopy, from
the frame of a bed to the floor, etc.
Utes
BT
Motor cars
SN
Utilities. Motor car with an enclosed
cabin and a rectangular tray which has
sides. The tray is sometimes covered with
a tarpaulin.
Vaccination equipment
BT
Health and medical equipment
Contraceptive suppositories
Valve boxes
BT
Electronics packaging
Valve computers
BT
Digital computers
SN
Early computers using electronic valves
rather than chips or transistors, resistors,
capacitors, etc.
Vaccines
BT
Medications
RT
Injectables
BT
Equipment
SN
Modified viruses of various diseases used
for preventive inoculation.
NT
Electronic valves
Valves
Radio valves
Vacuum cleaners
BT
Cleaning equipment
RT
Carpet sweepers
SN
Apparatus for cleaning carpets, floors, etc,
by suction.
Vacuum flasks
USE Thermoses
Vacuum pumps
BT
Pumps
SN
A device that removes gas molecules from
a sealed volume, leaving behind a partial
vacuum. Invented in 1650 by Thomas
Savery.
Vaginal rings
BT
Female contraceptives
Vaginal speculums
Stopcocks
Vambraces
USE Armoured sleeves
Vamps
BT
Footwear components
SN
Front section of shoe upper covering the
toes and part of the instep
Vanilla essence
BT
Food essences
SN
Food additives composed of concentrated
vanilla liquid, or sometimes an artificial
mixture which has the characteristic taste
of vanilla.
Vans
BT
Vehicles
SN
Covered vehicles, usually large in size, for
moving furniture, goods, etc.
USE Speculums
Vase handles
Vaginal suppositories
BT
Suppositories
BT
Handles
RT
Vases
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Vehicle accessories
BT
Containers
BT
Accessories
NT
Covered vases
NT
Bicycle accessories
Fern pots
Carriage lamps
Flower bowls
Motor car accessories
Garnitures de cheminee
Motorcycle accessories
Grave vases
Number plates
Jardinieres
Vehicle licence plates
Potpourri vases
Vehicle license plates
Wall vases
Vats
BT
Containers
NT
Brewing vats
SN
Large containers for liquids.
VCR
Vehicle badges
BT
Vehicle components
NT
Aircraft badges
Motor car badges
SN
Devices fixed to the body of a vehicle
depicting logos, brand names etc.
Vehicle components
USE Video cassette recorders
VDUs
BT
Components
NT
Aircraft components
Bicycle components
USE Visual display units
Horsedrawn vehicle components
Motor car components
Vegetable dishes
Motorcycle components
BT
Serving dishes
NT
Asparagus dishes
Train components
SN
A type of dish for serving vegetables,
usual form is circular and shallow,
sometimes with interior dividers, and with
a high-domed cover.
Tram components
Vegetable knives
BT
Propellers
Tyres
Vehicle badges
Watercraft components
RT
Wheels
Kitchen knives
Vehicle licence plates
Vegetable peelers
BT
Peelers
NT
Potato peelers
Vegetable slicers
BT
Slicers
NT
Bean slicers
BT
Vehicle accessories
NT
Motor car licence plates
Motor car license plates
Motorcycle licence plates
Motorcycle license plates
Vehicle license plates
USE Vehicle licence plates
Vegetables
BT
Plants
Vehicle transporters
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USE Trailers
Terms alphabetical
NT
Wheelchairs
Veilleuses
Vehicles
BT
Objects
NT
Agricultural vehicles
Aircraft
Armoured cars
BT
Vessel stands
RT
Teapot stands
SN
Ceramic utensils in several parts, for
keeping warm the contents of a bowl,
teapot or cup which rests on a hollow
pedestal containing a spirit burner (godet
lamp).
Automobiles
Bicycles
Buses
Cable cars
Cable trams
Food warmers
Veils
BT
Headwear
NT
Bonnet veils
Caravans
Carriages
Confirmation veils
Carts
Hat veils
Cleaning vehicles
Mourning veils
Coaches
Wedding veils
Construction vehicles
Emergency vehicles
Hearses
Horsedrawn vehicles
Military vehicles
RT
Mantillas
Vending machine
USE Vending machines
Motor cars
Motor scooters
Motorcycles
Vending machines
BT
Machines
Rail vehicles
Rickshaws
Scooters
Venetian blinds
BT
Blinds
Sedan chairs
Skateboards
Skates
Ventilating bricks
USE Airbricks
Sledges
Sleighs
Spacecraft
Ventilator covers
USE Grilles
Tractors
Trailers
Tricycles
Trolley buses
Trolleys
Ventilators
BT
Health and medical equipment
SN
Devices which replace stale or
contaminated air with fresh air.
Trucks
Vans
Vernier calipers
Wagons
BT
Calipers
Watercraft
SN
Calipers with a vernier scale which is
graduated to make finer readings.
Wheelbarrows
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Vertical boilers
BT
Fire-tube boilers
SN
Fire-tube boilers having vertical tubes
between top head and tube sheet,
connected to the top of an internal
furnace.
Vertical engines
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Vestas
USE Vesta matches
Vestments
USE Ecclesiastical clothing
Vests
BT
Steam engines
BT
Clothing
NT
Inverted vertical engines
SN
Sleeveless pullovers or jackets.
SN
Engines with the cylinder(s) arranged
vertically.
Vessel covers
BT
Container components
Veterinary equipment
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
Fleams
Covers
RT
Lids
SN
Unattached tops for closing the mouth of a
jar, vase, bowl, teapot or other open
vessel.
Vibrators
BT
Massage equipment
Sex aids
SN
Appliances which oscillate rapidly for use
in massage.
Vessel liners
BT
Container components
SN
Inserts to line the interiors of vessels,
often in coloured glass.
Vessel stands
BT
Vices
BT
Tools
NT
Mechanics vices
Woodworking vices
SN
Container components
Stands
NT
Bottle stands
Cup stands
Teapot stands
Instruments having jaws between which a
workpiece can be gripped by tightening a
screw, so leaving the hands free to work
upon it.
Victoriatus
BT
Ancient Greek coins
Veilleuses
Video cameras
Vessels
USE Containers
Vesta cases
BT
BT
Video equipment
NT
Camcorders
SN
Cameras for recording electronically
encoded visual images. The lens focuses
images on to a camera tube or
charge-coupled device (sensor). The image
is then recorded on to magnetic tape
(videotape) or laserbeam disk (compact
disk).
Cases
Match containers
Objects of vertu
RT
Smoking equipment
SN
Cases for holding vesta matches, a type of
wax match.
Cameras
Video cassette covers
Vesta matches
BT
Matches
BT
Covers
Video equipment
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Video cassette erasers
BT
Video equipment
RT
Video cassette recorders
SN
Devices which erase and rewind video
cassettes.
Video cassette recorders
BT
Video tape recorders
NT
Camcorders
SN
Video tape recorders in which the tape is
held in a cassette, and allowing for
play-back through or recording from a
television set.
Terms alphabetical
BT
Video equipment
Video tape recorders
BT
Video equipment
NT
Video cassette recorders
Video tapes
USE Videotapes
Videocassette winder/erasers
USE Video cassette erasers
Videocassettes
Video cassettes
BT
Videotapes
SN
Cassettes enclosing a length of videotape
for video recording or playback.
Video equipment
BT
Audio and visual equipment
NT
Still video cameras
USE Video cassettes
Videodiscs
BT
Video recordings
SN
Video cameras
Video cassette covers
Video cassette erasers
Video recordings
Video splicing tape
Video spools
Video tape recorders
RT
BT
Video equipment
NT
DVDs
BT
Video recordings
NT
Video cassettes
SN
Magnetic tape suitable for recording
images on a video camera or video
cassette recorder. Use `Video cassettes'
for videotape enclosed in cassettes.
View cameras
BT
Cameras
SN
Cameras that allow special control of
perspective and focus. They are composed
of a front that accepts a lens mounting
board, a bellows that connects the front to
the back, a back that accepts plate holders
or film holders and roll film adaptors, and
a bed that supports the front and back.
Videodiscs
Videotapes
Video reels
USE Video spools
Video splicing tape
BT
Video equipment
Video spools
Videodiscs are laser or stylus readable
random-access circular discs that contains
both audio and video signals recorded in
an analog form. Typically, it is a reference
to any such media that predates the
mainstream popularity of the DVD form.
Videotapes
Cinematographic equipment
Video recordings
Optical discs
Viewing equipment
BT
Audio and visual equipment
NT
3-D glasses
Camera obscura
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NT
RT
Photographic viewing equipment
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Chin rests
Three dimensional glasses
Violin bow cases
Transparencies
Violin bow frogs
Optical instruments
Violin bows
Violin cases
Vigoro bats
BT
Sports equipment
SN
Bat used to play vigoro, a sport related to
cricket played by Australian women.
Vinaigrettes
BT
Medication bottles
SN
Small ornamental bottles or cruets for
holding aromatic vinegar, smelling salts,
or the like.
Violin mutes
Violin backs
BT
Violin components
Violin bellies
BT
Violin components
Violin bodies
USE Violin bellies
Vines
BT
Plants
Violin bow boxes
USE Violin bow cases
Viola bellies
BT
Viola components
Violin bow cases
BT
Violin accessories
Viola bows
BT
Musical instrument bows
Violin bow frogs
BT
Violin accessories
Viola cases
BT
Musical instrument cases
Stringed instrument accessories
RT
Violin bows
BT
Violas
Viola components
Musical instrument bows
Violin accessories
Violin bridge patterns
BT
Stringed instrument components
BT
Violin making tools
NT
Viola bellies
RT
Violin bridges
Viola da gambas
BT
Viols
SN
Stringed instruments superseded by the
modern cello
Violas
BT
Stringed instruments
Violin accessories
BT
Stringed instrument accessories
Violin bridge stamps
USE Stamps (tools)
Violin bridges
BT
Violin components
RT
Violin bridge patterns
Violin cases
BT
Musical instrument cases
Violin accessories
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Violin clamps
BT
Violin components
Violin components
BT
Stringed instrument components
NT
Violin backs
Violin bellies
Violin bridges
Violin clamps
Violin end pins
Violin frets
Terms alphabetical
BT
Violin scrolls
BT
Violin scrolls
Violin tailpieces
Violin end pins
BT
Violin components
Violin tailpieces
BT
Violin components
Violins
BT
Stringed instruments
NT
Automatic violins
Chapucos
Violin pegs
Violin screws
Violin components
Viols
BT
Stringed instruments
NT
Bass viols
Viola da gambas
Violin components
Virginals
Violin frets
BT
Violin components
BT
Harpsichords
SN
Small members of the harpsichord family
in rectangular cases with the keyboard
placed on one of the two long sides and the
bass strings nearest to it.
Violin frogs
USE Violin bow frogs
Visas
Violin making tools
BT
Tools
NT
Finger planes
Gougers
Violin bridge patterns
BT
Viscometers
BT
Measuring instruments
SN
Instruments for measuring the viscosity of
liquids.
Violin patterns
Violin mutes
BT
Violin accessories
Violin patterns
BT
Violin making tools
Violin pegs
BT
Travel documents
Viscosimeters
USE Viscometers
Visiting card cases
USE Cardcases
Visiting cards
BT
Cards
NT
Cartes-de-visite
SN
Small card bearing one's name, used on
various social or business occasions.
Violin components
Violin screws
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Visitors books
BT
Computer hardware
Vitamisers
USE Blenders
Viticulture equipment
USE Winemaking equipment
Volleyballs
BT
Sports balls
Voltage transformers
BT
Batteries
Voltmeters
BT
Meters
Vouchers
BT
BT
Cooking equipment
RT
Jaffle irons
SN
Metal appliances with two hinged parts,
and a grid which leaves deep impressions
on the batter baked inside it.
Wag o' wall clocks
USE Wag-on-the-wall clocks
Wag-on-the-wall clocks
Clocks
Wage calculators
BT
BT
Books
Wages tables
USE Wage calculators
Wagga quilts
USE Waggas
Waggas
BT
Bedcovers
SN
Blankets or quilts made from hessian bags
or similar. Name derived from the town of
Wagga Wagga
Waggonettes
USE Wagonettes
Waggons
USE Wagons
Wagon boilers
BT
Boilers
Sales records
Waffle irons
BT
Calculation tables and devices used to
assist paymasters in determining weekly
wages according to the number of hours
worked.
Wages books
Transformers
Voltaic battery cells
BT
SN
Books
Visual display units
BT
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Calculation tables
Wagonettes
BT
Horsedrawn vehicles
SN
Horse drawn vehicles, with or without a
top, having a crosswise seat in front and
two lengthwise seats facing each other at
the back.
Wagons
BT
Vehicles
RT
Drays
Waist corsets
USE Guepieres
Waistbands
BT
Clothing accessories
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A band encircling the waist, especially as
a part of a skirt, trousers, etc.
Terms alphabetical
BT
Outfits
SN
Type of outdoor dress with tight fitting
bodice and symmetrical skirt.
Waistcloths
BT
Clothing
SN
Garments of Indonesian origin, also
known as 'kain panjangs' and 'skirtcloths';
worn by both men and women, although
wrapped and folded in different ways;
generally worn on more formal occasions.
Walking-stick handles
BT
Handles
RT
Walking-sticks
Walking-sticks
Waistcoat buttons
BT
Walking aids
USE Buttons
SN
Sticks used to aid in walking, as opposed
to canes, which are decorative.
Waistcoats
BT
Clothing
SN
Close-fitting, sleeveless garments which
reach to the waist and button down the
front and are designed to be worn under a
jacket or doublet.
Wakahuia
USE Treasure boxes
Wakizashi
BT
Swords
SN
The shorter of the two swords carried by
the Japanese samurai, the blade about 18
inches long. Used as a supplementary
weapon and in ritual suicide.
Walking aids
BT
Health and medical equipment
NT
Crutches
Supplejacks
Walking-sticks
RT
Umbrella stands
Walking sticks
USE Walking-sticks
Wall brackets
BT
Wall calandars
BT
Calendars
SN
The way of arranging the days in a week
and month in a year.
Wall clocks
BT
Dolls
SN
Dolls that simulate walking, usually
battery powered or wind-up.
Walking dresses
BT
Dresses
Walking outfits
Clocks
Wall coverings
BT
Interior coverings
NT
Wall hangings
Wall hangings
BT
Soft furnishings
Wall coverings
SN
Walking dolls
BT
Brackets
Fabrics designed to hang from and cover
walls, used to keep out cold or for purely
decorative purposes.
Wall hooks
BT
Hooks
Wall mirrors
BT
Mirrors
Wall panels
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USE Wall hangings
Wall pockets
USE Wall vases
Wall telephones
BT
Telephones
SN
Telephones designed to be fixed to a wall.
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BT
Australian plants
Wardrobes
BT
Storage and display furniture
RT
Cupboards
Warming pans
BT
Bed warmers
Pans
Wall tiles
BT
SN
Tiles
Wall vases
Devices for warming beds, especially long
handled metal containers for hot coals
which could be inserted into the bed.
Warships
BT
Vases
BT
Naval ships
SN
Vases designed to hang on a wall
NT
Battleships
Torpedo boats
Wallets
BT
Purses
NT
Billfolds
Money clips
Wallpaper sample books
BT
Wartime badges
BT
Badges
Wash boilers
USE Laundry coppers
Books
Washboards
Wallpaper samples
BT
Samples
SN
Paper, commonly with printed decorative
patterns in colour, for pasting on and
covering the walls or ceilings of a room,
etc.
Laundry equipment
SN
Ribbed boards in wooden frames with a
metallic or other surface used for
scrubbing items in a washing tub or tray.
Washcloths
USE Face washers
Walls
BT
BT
Architectural elements
Wankel engines
BT
Rotary engines
SN
Rotary engines with one of more
combustion chambers, each shaped like an
ellipse. As a three lobed rotor rotates
eccentrically within each of the
combustion chambers, the spaces between
the rotor and casing execute a cycle
similar to the four-stroke Otto cycle.
Waratahs
Washers
BT
Hardware
SN
Flat rings of leather, rubber, metal etc
used to give tightness to a joint.
Washing basins
USE Handbasins
Washing baskets
USE Clothes baskets
Washing boards
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USE Washboards
Washing dollies
Terms alphabetical
BT
Office equipment
RT
Garbage bins
SN
Baskets for wastepaper, or papers, scraps
of paper, etc, to be disposed of as refuse.
USE Laundry dollies
Washing lines
USE Clothes lines
Watch accessories
BT
Timepiece accessories
NT
Fob chains
Washing machines
Fobs
Laundry equipment
Watch cases
Machines
Watch chains
NT
Electric washing machines
Watch keys
SN
Machines which assist in washing clothes.
Watch pockets
BT
Watch stands
Washing punches
Watchbands
USE Laundry possers
Watch bands
Washing tubs
BT
Laundry equipment
NT
Laundry coppers
RT
Washboards
SN
Tubs used in the laundry for washing
clothes. For tubs used for personal
ablutions, use `Bathtubs' or `Washing
basins'. For tubs used for washing dishes,
use `Dishwashing basins'.
USE Watchbands
Watch cases
BT
Watch accessories
SN
Containers in which to keep watches,
usually hinged.
Watch chains
BT
Chains
Jewellery
Washing up brushes
BT
Watch accessories
Cleaning brushes
Watch components
Washstands
BT
Storage and display furniture
RT
Commodes
SN
Pieces of furniture for holding a basin,
ewer etc., for use in washing one's hands
and face.
Washtubs
USE Washing tubs
Wastebaskets
USE Wastepaper baskets
Wastepaper baskets
BT
Timepiece components
NT
Watch movements
Watch papers
SN
Parts of watches
Watch keys
BT
Keys
Watch accessories
RT
Winder keys
Watch movements
BT
Watch components
SN
Plates with the wheels and pinions
composing the train of the watch
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Watch papers
BT
Watch components
RT
Watches
SN
Discs of paper, silk or other material
inserted as a lining or pad in the outer
case of a covered watch. Often these were
inscribed or painted with ornamental
designs, pictures, rhymes or other devices.
Watch pockets
BT
Pockets
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Time recording clocks
SN
Early types of time recorders that indicate
the time at which a nightwatchman made
his rounds. They contain a series of small
pegs mounted around the perimeter of the
revolving twelve hour dial which, when
released, record the time of removal. The
clocks are mounted in locked cases to
prevent tampering.
Water bags
BT
Drinking vessels
Watch accessories
RT
Fobs
Watch stands
BT
Stands
Watch accessories
Bags
Water boilers
USE Boilers
Water clocks
BT
Clocks
Watch straps
USE Watchbands
Water containers
BT
Containers
Watchbands
BT
Watch accessories
Water-cooled engines
USE Liquid-cooled engines
Watches
BT
Timepieces
NT
Digital watches
Pocket watches
Watchmakers lathes
BT
Lathes
Watchmakers wheel cutting engines
USE Wheel cutting engines
Watchmaking equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Watchmaking tools
Water craft
USE Watercraft
Water drippers
BT
Artists equipment
RT
Writing equipment
Water filters
BT
Filters
Water heaters
BT
Heating equipment
Water-monkeys
Watchmaking tools
BT
Tools
Watchmaking equipment
Watchmans clocks
BT
Beverage bottles
RT
Carafes
SN
Bottles or carafes for drinking water, often
made in terracotta to allow cooling by
evaporation.
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Water sports equipment
BT
Sports equipment
NT
Sailboards
Surfboards
Terms alphabetical
SN
Paintings executed in pigments bound
with a medium (generally gum arabic)
which is soluble in water.
Watercolours
USE Watercolour paintings
Water transport vehicles
USE Watercraft
Water treatment equipment
BT
Watercraft
BT
Vehicles
NT
Barges
Health and medical equipment
Boats
Rafts
Water tube boilers
Sailboards
Ships
USE Water-tube boilers
Surfboards
Water-tube boilers
BT
Boilers
RT
Fire-tube boilers
SN
Steam boilers in which water circulates
within tubes and heat is applied from
outside the tubes to generate steam.
Water tube steam boilers
USE Water-tube boilers
Water turbines
BT
Turbines
RT
Waterwheels
Watercraft accessories
USE Nautical equipment
Watercraft components
BT
Vehicle components
RT
Watercraft
Watercraft equipment
USE Nautical equipment
Waterhouse stops
BT
Camera components
SN
Portrait and early landscape lenses were
often made without adjustable iris.
Instead, there is a slot intended for the
insertion of interchangeable metal or
cardboard plates, each with its own fixed
aperture. A Waterhouse stop is a strip of
metal with a hole cut in it, used to control
the aperture. They come in sets with
different sized holes for different
apertures. It was invented in 1858 by a
Mr Waterhouse.
Water vehicles
USE Watercraft
Water-wheels
USE Waterwheels
Water wheels
USE Waterwheels
Watering-cans
Watercolour paintings
BT
Paintings
NT
Aquarelle paintings
Gouache paintings
BT
Gardening equipment
Waterlilies
BT
Plants
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Watermarks
BT
NT
Cameras
Edged weapon components
Firearm components
Stamps (tools)
Waterproof cameras
BT
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Weapons
BT
Objects
NT
Archery equipment
Artillery
Watertube boilers
Bows and arrows
USE Water-tube boilers
Combination weapons
Edged weapons
Waterwheels
Explosive weapons
BT
Wheels
NT
Overshot wheels
Missiles
Undershot wheels
Percussive weapons
RT
Water turbines
Polearms
SN
Wheels turned by water and used to
perform mechanical work; machines which
later used this process are known as
water turbines.
Projectile weapons
RT
Toy weapons
Weathercocks
Wattle
BT
Firearms
USE Weathervanes
Australian plants
Weatherproof cameras
Wattmeters
BT
Electric meters
SN
Instruments for measuring electric power
in watts.
Wavemeters
BT
Electric meters
SN
Instrument for measuring radio
wavelengths or frequencies.
BT
Cameras
SN
Cameras with moisture-proof bodies and
sealed controls that can be taken safely
into the rain, but not underwater, where
there is added pressure.
Weathervanes
BT
Architectural elements
Weaving equipment
Waxers
USE Thread waxers
BT
Textileworking equipment
NT
Jacquard cards
Looms
Weapon accessories
BT
Accessories
NT
Crossbow winders
Edged weapons accessories
Firearms accessories
Weaving shuttles
Wool winders
Weaving shuttles
BT
Weaving equipment
Woomeras
Weapon components
BT
Components
Shuttles
Wedding accessories
BT
Ceremonial objects
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Engagement rings
Trousseaus
Terms alphabetical
Wedding rings
BT
Wedding fans
Finger rings
Wedding invitations
Wedding accessories
Wedding rings
Wedding wreaths
Wedding shoes
BT
Wedding certificates
USE Marriage certificates
Wedding clothing
BT
Ceremonial clothing
NT
Bridesmaids dresses
Wedding dresses
Wedding shoes
Wedding veils
Wedding accessories
Wedding veils
BT
Dresses
Wedding wreaths
BT
Wedges
BT
Woodworking tools
NT
Splitting wedges
Tree-felling wedges
SN
Wedding ensembles
Wedding ensembles
BT
Clothing ensembles
Wedding accessories
Wreaths
Wedding clothing
RT
Veils
Wedding clothing
Wedding dresses
BT
Shoes
Wedding clothing
Wedding ensembles
RT
Ceremonial jewellery
Pieces of wood or metal tapering to a thin
edge, used in woodworking for such
purposes as adjusting elevation or
tightening formwork.
weighing equipment
USE Weighing instruments
Wedding clothing
RT
Bridesmaids dresses
Wedding fans
BT
Weighing instruments
BT
Measuring instruments
NT
Balances
Hand fans
Bathroom scales
Wedding accessories
SN
Fans decorated with suitable scenes to
commemorate a wedding. Often an
elaborate fan was presented to the bride
by the groom, and similar small fans were
given to wedding guests as a memento of
the occasion
Wedding invitations
BT
Kitchen scales
Scales
Weights
BT
Measuring instruments
NT
Pendulum bobs
SN
Bodies of determinate mass, as of metal,
for using on a balance or scale in
measuring the weight or mass of objects,
substances, etc.
Invitations
Wedding accessories
Wedding outfits
USE Wedding ensembles
Welders
BT
Welding equipment
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NT
Electric welders
Welding equipment
BT
Equipment
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Blowtorches
Welders
Wellington boots
BT
Boots
RT
Gumboots
SN
Leather boots with the front stretching up
to above the knee (named after the Duke
of Wellington).
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Wet plate negatives
USE Wet collodion negatives
Wetsuits
BT
Sports clothing
Whale teeth
BT
Animal teeth
RT
Scrimshaw
Whaleboats
BT
Boats
SN
Boats designed for quick turning and use
in rough seas; formerly used in whaling,
but now mainly for sea rescue.
Western boots
USE Cowboy boots
Whalebones
Wet cell batteries
BT
BT
Animal bones
Batteries
Whaler boats
Wet collodion glass negatives
USE Whaleboats
USE Wet collodion negatives
Whales
Wet collodion negatives
BT
Glass plate negatives
SN
Negatives produced by the wet collodion
process. This process uses a collodion
binder which must be coated on the
support, exposed and developed before the
collodion has become dry.
Wet packs
USE Toiletry bags
Wet-plate cameras
USE Wet plate cameras
Wet plate cameras
BT
Glass plate cameras
NT
Sliding box cameras
SN
Early cameras using glass plates coated
with wet collodion, rather than dry
emulsions. The plate had to be exposed
and completely processed before the
collodion dried.
BT
Mammals
Whales' teeth
USE Whale teeth
Whaling equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Flensing knives
Wheat
BT
Foodstuffs
SN
Subject term used by PICMAN
Wheel barrows
USE Wheelbarrows
Wheel chairs
USE Wheelchairs
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Wheel cutting engines
BT
Engines
RT
Gear generating machines
SN
Engines for cutting the teeth of wheels
and bevelling the winding pinions used in
making clocks and watches.
Wheel-lock firearms
BT
Firearms
NT
Wheel-lock pistols
Terms alphabetical
NT
Waterwheels
RT
Wheel-lock pistols
BT
Pistols
BT
Woodworking tools
NT
Hollow bits
Spoke trimmer bits
BT
Rifles
Wheel-lock firearms
Wheel of life
USE Zoetropes
Wheelbarrows
BT
BT
Sharpening stones
SN
Stones for sharpening cutlery or tools by
friction.
Whip handles
BT
Handles
RT
Whips
Whips
BT
Objects
NT
Cat-o'-nine-tails
Circus whips
Gardening equipment
Riding whips
Vehicles
RT
Barrows
Wheelchairs
BT
Stockwhips
RT
Whip handles
SN
Instruments to strike with, having a
flexible part and a rigid handle
Chairs
Health and medical equipment
Vehicles
RT
Coachbuilding tools
Whetstones
Wheel-lock firearms
Wheel-lock rifles
Vehicle components
Wheelwrighting tools
RT
Wheel-lock rifles
Train wheels
Medical furniture
Wheels
BT
Objects
NT
Aircraft wheels
Barrow wheels
Bicycle wheels
Castors
Whisks
BT
Kitchenware
RT
Egg-beaters
SN
Implements in the form of a bunch of loops
of wire, for beating eggs, cream, etc..
Whisky glasses
BT
Liquor glasses
Whistles
Gear wheels
BT
Audio equipment
Motor car wheels
RT
Toy whistles
Paddlewheels
Pottery wheels
White ants
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Insects
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Electrostatic generators
SN
Electrostatic generators consisting of two
glass disks rotating in opposite directions,
having sectors of tinfoil and collecting
coils so arranged that static electricity is
produced for charging capacitors or
discharging across a gap.
Whole plate cameras
USE Full plate cameras
Wick extinguishers
USE Wick trimmers
Wick trimmers
Winches
BT
Machinery components
BT
Candle equipment
RT
Snuffers
BT
Musical instrument accessories
SN
Scissor-like implements used to cut off the
ends of unused candle wicks. Once candles
had been lit, snuffers were used to trim
and dispose of charred wicks.
NT
Woodwind instrument accessories
Wickered jars
USE Demijohns
Wickerworking tools
BT
Tools
RT
Basketmaking tools
SN
Tools used to manufacture wicker / cane
work.
Wind instrument accessories
Wind instrument components
BT
Musical instrument components
NT
Flute components
Reeds
Saxophone components
RT
Wind instruments
Wind instruments
BT
Musical instruments
NT
Accordions
Wide-angle lenses
Bagpipes
BT
Photographic lenses
Brass musical instruments
SN
Lenses with a focal length considerably
shorter than the diagonal of the format it
fills. The lenses give a wide angle of view,
and considerable depth of field. (AAT).
Bullroarers
Didjeridus
Mouth organs
Musical bottles
Wigs
BT
Ocarinas
Woodwind instruments
Personal effects
Wills
BT
Legal documents
RT
Probates
SN
Legal declarations of a person's wishes as
to the disposition of property after death.
RT
Wind instrument components
SN
Musical instruments which produce sound
by the player's breath or any current of
air. Other musical classifications refer to
these instruments as aerophones.
Wind-up toys
BT
Mechanical toys
Wimshurst electrostatic machines
USE Wimshurst machines
Winder keys
BT
Keys
Wimshurst machines
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Winding engines
USE Mining engines
Winding toys
USE Wind-up toys
Windmills
BT
Machines
RT
Mills
SN
A mill or machine for grinding or
pumping, operated by the wind, usually by
the wind acting on a set of arms, vanes,
sails or slats, attached to a horizontal
access so as to form a vertical revolving
wheel.
Window accessories
BT
Architectural elements
NT
Curtain accessories
Window coverings
Terms alphabetical
Windscreens
BT
Wine
BT
Interior coverings
Window accessories
NT
USE Beverage packaging
Wine bottles
BT
Beverage bottles
NT
Champagne bottles
Sake bottles
Wine cask coolers
BT
BT
Window frames
BT
Architectural elements
RT
Windows
Window shutters
BT
Window coverings
Windows
BT
Architectural elements
NT
Fanlights
Leadlight panels
Leadlight windows
Beverage packaging
Casks
Wine coasters
BT
Bottle holders
Tableware
SN
Curtains
Window shutters
Coolers
Wine casks
Awnings
Blinds
Foodstuffs
Wine Bottle Boxes
Window coverings
BT
Motor car components
Coasters for holding a bottle of wine on a
table.
wine coolers
USE Wine-coolers
Wine-coolers
BT
Coolers
Tableware
RT
Wineglass coolers
SN
Buckets for cooling wine in bottles at the
table.
Wine cups
BT
Drinking cups
NT
Sake bowls
RT
Goblets
Shop windows
Stained glass windows
Wine glass coolers
USE Wineglass coolers
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Wine glasses
BT
Drinking glasses
NT
Champagne glasses
Flute glasses
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BT
Collars
Wing compasses
BT
Drafting compasses
RT
Wineglass coolers
RT
Coopering compasses
SN
Drinking glasses, usually stemmed, made
in various shapes sizes, and styles. Those
made in modern times are each said to be
most suitable for a particular type of wine.
SN
Compasses with the legs held in position
by means of a thumbscrew acting on a
narrow steel strip shaped to form a
quarter circle and fixed to one of the legs.
Wine making equipment
USE Winemaking equipment
Wine-making equipment
USE Winemaking equipment
Wing dividers
USE Wing compasses
Wire cutters
BT
Cutting tools
SN
Tool used to cut wire
Wine pots
BT
Pots
Wine taster's cups
Wire recorders
BT
Audio equipment
SN
Devices used to record sound on a steel
wire by magnetising the wire as it passes
an electromagnet, the sound being
reproduced by the motion of the wire past
a receiver.
USE Wine tasting cups
Wine tasting cups
BT
Drinking cups
Wineglass coolers
BT
Wire recordings
BT
Sound recordings
SN
Recordings produced by magnetising a
steel wire as it passes a steel magnet.
Coolers
Tableware
Wires
Wineglasses
USE Wine glasses
BT
Equipment
NT
Barbed wire
Cat whiskers
Winemaking equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Grape presses
RT
Agricultural equipment
Wisteria
BT
Plants
Witchetty grubs
Wineskins
BT
Containers
SN
Bags, usually of goatskin, for carrying
wine and having a spigot from which one
drinks.
Wing collars
BT
Insects
Wolves
BT
Mammals
Wombats
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Australian animals
Women's clothing
USE Womens clothing
Womens clothing
BT
Clothing
SN
Use only for collections of a variety of
clothes worn exclusively by women. Where
possible, prefer more specific terms from
general lists of (male and female) clothing,
or use this term in conjunction with a
specific type of clothing.
Wood-block prints
BT
Relief prints
RT
Wood engravings
SN
Prints produced from carved wood blocks
producing strong wide lines against a light
background.
Wood carving tools
BT
Carving tools
Woodworking tools
SN
Tools used for carving wood.
Terms alphabetical
BT
Woodcuts
USE Wood-block prints
Woodcutters saws
BT
Carvings
NT
Nut carvings
Woodworking saws
Wooden clappers
USE Clappers
Wooden spoons
USE Mixing spoons
Woodwind instrument accessories
BT
Wind instrument accessories
Woodwind instrument components
USE Wind instrument components
Woodwind instruments
BT
Wind instruments
NT
Bassoons
Wood carvings
BT
Percussion instruments
Clarinets
Erkes
Flutes
Heang rein
Wood engravings
BT
RT
SN
Oboes
Engravings
Saxophones
Relief prints
Serpents
Wood-block prints
Prints produced from end grain
woodblocks carved with engraving tools,
producing white lines on a dark
background.
Wood-splitting wedges
USE Splitting wedges
Tin whistles
SN
Woodworking bits
BT
Bits
NT
Gimlet bits
Wood tiles
USE Parquetry
Woodblocks
Musical wind instruments which are
played with fingerholes or keys, and often
containing reeds to assist in vibrating the
sound produced by the player's breath.
Swiss gimlet bits
RT
Twist augers
SN
The movable boring or drilling part (in
many forms) used in a carpenter's brace, a
drilling machine, or the like.
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Woodworking braces
BT
Woodworking tools
NT
Joiners braces
Ratchet braces
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Woodworking saws
BT
Woodworking tools
NT
Hand saws
Hand tools with a handle, crank and
chuck, used for turning a bit to drill a hole
by hand.
Log saws
Tenon saws
Woodcutters saws
Woodworking chisels
BT
Chisels
Woodworking tools
NT
Bark chisels
Carving chisels
Mortice chisels
Socket chisels
SN
Woodworking squares
USE Carpenters squares
Woodworking tools
BT
NT
BT
Drills
Woodworking tools
NT
Breast drills
Tools
Woodworking equipment
Chisels used for cutting or shaping wood.
Woodworking drills
Circular saws
Frame saws
Smiths braces
SN
Saws
Adzes
Augers
Bench stops
Bevels
Cabinetmaking tools
Carpentry tools
Woodworking equipment
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Woodworking machines
Woodworking tools
Woodworking gauges
BT
Gauges
Woodworking tools
NT
Cutting gauges
Marking gauges
Stave gauges
SN
Tools and appliances used for marking
lines, acting as a standard or measure to
which workpieces must conform, or
cutting thin materials.
Coopering tools
Drawing knives
Froes
Hand beaders
Joinery tools
Mitre boxes
Mitre squares
Planes
Routers
Shaves
Shipwrighting tools
Try squares
Wedges
Wheelwrighting tools
Wood carving tools
Woodworking machines
Woodworking braces
Machines
Woodworking chisels
Woodworking equipment
Woodworking drills
Spindle cutters
Woodworking gauges
BT
NT
Woodworking saws
Woodworking planes
Woodworking vices
USE Planes
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SN
Tools used for working with wood. Where
possible, use a more specific name of a
tool, or group tools by particular trades.
Woodworking vices
BT
Terms alphabetical
SN
Aprons used to protect clothing while
working.
Work benches
USE Workbenches
Vices
Woodworking tools
Wool bales
BT
Shearing equipment
SN
Subject term used by PICMAN
Work clothing
BT
Clothing
Work shirts
BT
Shirts
Wool presses
BT
Shearing equipment
SN
Presses set in a strong frame, designed to
compress wool and package it into wool
bales.
Wool samples
USE Wool specimens
Work trays
BT
Tool boxes
SN
Trays used to hold nails, tooks, eyelets etc
when working.
Workbenches
BT
Supporting equipment
SN
Strong heavy waist-high tables on which
the work of mechanics, machinists and
carpenters is performed.
Wool specimens
BT
Animal products
SN
Samples of natural wool (not yarns,
threads or fabrics).
Workboxes
BT
Occupation-based equipment
Wool winders
BT
Weaving equipment
Woolf compound engines
Boxes
Textileworking equipment
RT
Sewing equipment
SN
Boxes to hold instruments and materials
for work, especially needlework.
USE Tandem compound engines
Working models
Woolwinders
USE Wool winders
BT
Models
SN
Models of objects with parts that move,
used to illustrate the operation of an
object, usually for demonstration purposes
(although the method used to drive their
working operation may not be exactly the
same as the forces which operate the
original). Working models may be made to
any scale.
Woomeras
BT
Weapon accessories
SN
Type of throwing stick with a notch at one
end for holding a dart or spear, thus
giving increased leverage in throwing,
used by Indigenous Australian people;
spear thrower (Dharug language).
Work aprons
BT
Aprons
Protective clothing
NT
Kitchen aprons
Workplace signs
BT
Signs
SN
This is a manupulated street sign
displayed
Workshop brushes
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Brushes
NT
Bench brushes
RT
Woodworking tools
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BT
Writing equipment
Wristbands
BT
Clothing accessories
World globes
USE Terrestrial globes
Writing boxes
USE Writing cases
Worry beads
BT
Strings of beads
Therapeutic devices
SN
A set of beads fingered to allay
nervousness or tension (Macquarie
Dictionary 3rd ed.)
Wrapping paper
BT
Packaging
Writing cases
BT
Cases
Writing equipment
Writing desks
BT
Desks
NT
Escritoires
Secretaires
Wrapping ribbons
BT
SN
Packaging
Ribbons
Pieces of domestic furniture, as opposed to
office desks, at which letters, etc are
written. These are often styled to blend
with other home furniture.
Writing equipment
Wraps
USE Shawls
Wreaths
BT
Occupation-based equipment
NT
Blotter rollers
Blotters
BT
Objects
NT
Festive wreaths
Head wreaths
Memorial wreaths
Wedding wreaths
RT
Garlands
SN
Circular bands of flowers, foliage or any
ornamental work, for adorning the head or
for any ceremonial or decorative purpose.
Wrenches
Blotting paper
Braille writers
Desk sets
Ink
Ink bottles
Ink pots
Ink stones
Inkstands
Inkwells
Letter holders
Nib boxes
BT
Hand tools
NT
Adjuster door lapping
Pen cases
Bicycle wrenches
Pen holders
Lap sets
Pen trays
Hand tools consisting of a handle and jaw
at one end; used to turn or hold bolts,
nuts, pipes or fittings.
Pencil cases
SN
Nibs
Pencil holders
Pencils
Wrist rests
Pens
Pounce pots
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NT
Stenographs
Terms alphabetical
BT
X-ray equipment
Wrist rests
Writing cases
Writing slates
Writing paper
BT
BT
X-ray equipment
NT
Dental X-ray machines
Fluoroscopes
Stationery
Writing slates
BT
Writing equipment
RT
Blackboards; Educational aids
SN
Framed pieces of slate rock or
roughly-painted board, used for erasable
writing.
Writing tables
BT
Tables
RT
Travelling desks
X-ray Bucky tables
BT
X-ray tables
SN
X-ray tables with a fluoroscope behind, to
make the x-ray image.
X-ray control units
BT
X-ray machines
X-ray equipment
Portable X-ray machines
X-ray photographs
USE Radiographs
X-ray Protective screens
BT
X-ray equipment
X-ray screens
USE X-ray Protective screens
X-ray stereoscopes
BT
X-ray equipment
X-ray tables
BT
Medical furniture
NT
X-ray Bucky tables
X-ray tubes
BT
Electronic valves
X-ray equipment
BT
Medical imaging equipment
NT
X-ray control units
X-ray units
USE X-ray machines
X-ray film
X-ray heads
X-ray machines
X-rays (radiographs)
USE Radiographs
X-ray Protective screens
X-ray stereoscopes
X-ray film
BT
X-ray equipment
Xylophones
BT
Percussion instruments
NT
Pattalas
Ranat eks
X-ray Fluoroscopes
USE Fluoroscopes
X-ray heads
Yabbie traps
BT
Animal traps
Yachts
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Terms alphabetical
BT
Sailing boats
NT
Ketches
SN
Sailing vessels used for private cruising,
racing, or other like non-commercial
purposes (Macquarie Dictionary, 3rd ed.)
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SN
Yacht's engines
USE Marine engines
Yard measures
USE Tape measures
Contrivances for joining a pair of draught
animals, especially oxen, usually
consisting of a crosspiece with two
bow-shaped pieces (oxbow) beneath, one at
each end, each bow enclosing the head of
an animal, or, frames fitting the neck and
shoulders of a person, for carrying a pair
of buckets or the like, one at each end.
Yoyos
BT
Toys
Zinc cream
USE Sunscreen
Yari
USE Lances
Zippers
BT
Yarns
BT
Textiles
SN
Continuous strands, either single or
compound, made from filaments of fibre by
reeling, spinning or twisting.
Yatagans
Fasteners
Zithers
BT
Stringed instruments
NT
Dulcimers
Kotos
SN
USE Swords
Yataghans
Musical folk instruments consisting of a
flat soundbox with numerous strings
stretched over it, which is placed on a
horizontal surface and played with a
plectrum and the fingertips.
USE Swords
Zitterns
Yen coins
BT
Coins
SN
The gold unit of Japan since the
institution of Western type coinage in
1870.
Yerrampe
USE Honey ants
Yeuh-Ch'ins
USE Guitars
Yokes
BT
USE Citterns
Zloty coins
BT
Coins
SN
Polish coins.
Zoetrope film
BT
Cinematographic film
RT
Zoetropes
SN
Paper strips of animated sequences for
use in zoetropes.
Zoetropes
Agricultural equipment
Animal accessories
BT
Cinematographic viewers
RT
Zoetrope film
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Terms alphabetical
Animation viewing devices in which a
sequence of drawings on a paper strip is
mounted inwards around the
circumference of a metal drum. As the
drum revolves the viewer looks through a
series of slits towards the drawings.
zoological specimens
BT
Specimens
RT
Animal parts
SN
Use for animal (but not human) parts that
have been collected as scientic specimens.
Zoom lenses
BT
Photographic lenses
SN
Lenses which are constructed to allow
continuously variable focal lengths within
a specific range. The effective aperture
and focus settings remain unchanged
throughout such adjustments. (AAT).
Zootrope film
USE Zoetrope film
Zootropes
USE Zoetropes
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