ENGLAND: THE OTHER WITHIN

Models made by Henry Balfour in the Museum's collection

Alison Petch,
Researcher 'The Other Within' project

Balfour made, or caused to be made, many models of various forms of technology in the Museum. Here is a full list of those items that were accessioned into the Museum's collections. There are likely to be more models that were not accessioned and are either lost, or have not yet been identified. The models were usually made to go into displays in the museum and show particular techniques or technologies.

1891.59.5 5-9 and 1897.83.4 and 1906.84.3 and 1913.86.1-5 flint fish hooks made by the Curator

1903.6.25 Board showing method of making jingle-rattles from canarium nuts. 1. the entire nut 2. Nut with scar broken through, the kernal [sic] remaining 3. Nut cleaned out and perforated at top, ready for use

1906.60.19 Model of reaping hook of antelope jaw with teeth with handle of bent wood, bound with white thong. (fecit H. Balfour). Copied from original in USA Nat. Mus. Caddoes, Indian Territory, USA

1912.45.47 Facsimile of old runner skate of wood with a metal bar down the centre of the curved bottom. It is turrned up at the back end and nailed where a slot is cut for it. There are 2 metal pins to attach it to the boot. The chevrons cut in the wood at the end are possibly to mark the left and right skate or owners mark? Width of bar 1 1/10 cm Length 27 1/2 cm People: Original belonged to Knut Ripe, first half of XIX [century] Locality: Sognesand Jölster, Sëndfjord Norway Native name: isleggje How Acquired: Pres by H. Balfour 1912 model made by him from original in Bergen museum (bought 1905)

1913.8.1 Model of obsolete iron-smelting furnace with bellows of the type employed in ancient Egypt, Ceylon - The model (scale 2 inches = 1 foot) was made by H. Balfour from illustrations given by Koomaraswani in his “Ancient Arts in Ceylon” [this is the ilustration shown on this page]

1985.18.19 Bull roarer, lecture model made by H. Balfour of light wood, one side painted black.

1985.18.23 Model of a kite bow, made by H. Balfour

1988.25.1 Model made by Henry Balfour of a double log raft used for bathing in Livorno

2000.56.4 Fire saw (model made by H. Balfour from original in Copenhagen Museum) the hearth, female, of wood with two small elypitical pits for the dust to collect in, transversely grooved in two placed at one pit, and in one place at the other - the upper stick or saw, male, a knife shaped piece of wood worn along one edge Nicobar Islands Presd by Henry Balfour, Curator 1891

2002.89.1 Model of a Roman wax tablet.

2004.26.1 The number-recording knots of ancient Peruvian quipus, showing the forms of knots indicating from one to nine; their position on the pendant strings indicates whether the numbers relate to units, tens, hundreds or thousands. Model by H. Balfour 1931

2004.47.1-5 Frames showing examples of different basketry techniques

2004.206.1 Pot made by Balfour using spiral technique to demonstrate method of pot making that uses no potter's wheel.

2004.206.2 Flat ?dish made by Balfour using spiral technique to demonstrate method of pot making that uses no potter's wheel.

This list excludes the stone tools made by Henry Balfour which are listed here.

 

 

 

 

 

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