Coming soon: a book of rare, interesting, unseen, inspirational and amazing objects with great stories to tell&
Vote for an object to go in the book.
Which of these objects (submitted by the public) do you feel deserves to go in the book?
A deadly telephone handset

A deadly telephone handset
Submitted by: Tim Daw
Used in the command bunker on Greenham Common during Cold War, this telephone handset was used to pass coded orders that could have unleashed nuclear war.

Bohemian Rhapsody backstage pass

Bohemian Rhapsody backstage pass
Submitted by: Des Blake
Original stage pass for the 1975 Queen tour A Night at the Opera, given to a sound engineer before the filming of the Bohemian Rhapsody video at Elstree Studios.

Cold War clockwork bear

Cold War clockwork bear
Submitted by: Michael Start
Owned by the captain of the QE2 at the height of the Cold War, this clockwork bear helped thaw relations with the Russians during a UN meeting aboard the ship.

Liam Gallaghers signed Knebworth tambourine

Liam Gallagher's signed Knebworth tambourine
Submitted by: Daniel Thomas
Presented to a fan in the front row at Oasis' sell out dates at Knebworth in 1996, this tambourine is the perfect memento of one of the defining moments of the Britpop years.

Unseen POW drawing by famous artist

Unseen POW drawing by famous artist
Submitted by: Gwyn Headley
Drawn in the Sime Road Japanese prisoner of war camp by the English artist Ronald Searle, this calendar was given to fellow inmate Revd. Victor Headley O.B.E.

Treasured 1960s autograph book

Treasured 1960s autograph book Submitted by: Tizzie Coleman
Featuring autographs from the original cast of My Fair Lady including Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews and the signature of John Peel collected in 1996.

Vote for your favourite object below - Closing date: 12pm Friday 13th February

Voting has now finished and the winning entry is Liam Gallagher's signed Knebworth tambourine!

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