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![Michael Collins' Great Coat]()
An ordinary object that belonged to an extraordinary man...
![Astrolabe]()
The SATNAV of the past...
![Life Buoy from the Lusitania]()
What is the life buoy from a luxury ocean liner doing in the National Museum? There's more to this story than meets the eye...
![Hair Hurling Ball]()
Hurling balls would have been made as tokens of affection – love tokens...
![Samurai Suit]()
Find out more about 'The Way of the Warrior'...