Observatory Mansions: A Novel
Page 30
906. A chalk sculpture of an owl’s head.
907. An ancient and inaccurate map of the world.
908. A number of naval sea charts.
909. A recording of a concert pianist.
910. Three theatrical masks.
911. A photograph of a city immediately after it was bombed.
912. An obituary (cut from a newspaper).
913. A rosary.
914. A conch shell.
915. A stopwatch.
916. The provenance of an oil painting (ink on paper).
917. A photograph of a dead man.
918. A pocket electronic game.
919. A bottle of methylated spirit.
920. A miniature wooden yacht.
921. A radio interview (on tape).
922. A requiem mass (sheet music).
923. A street sign.
924. A swan’s egg.
925. A fur collar.
926. A box of coloured chalks.
927. A postcard of a Renaissance painting.
928. A rabbit’s foot.
929. A pair of inflatable armbands.
930. A quilted jacket.
931. A remote-control toy car.
932. A schoolgirl’s end of term school report.
933. A blow-up female dummy.
934. A telephone doll.
935. A hospital appointment card.
936. A transvestite’s wig.
937. A writer’s notebook.
938. A quantity of confetti.
939. A tummy-button ring.
940. An ancient coin.
941. A monograph on an artist.
942. A pack of tarot cards.
943. A baseball cap.
944. A train timetable.
945. A phonecard.
946. A videotape.
947. A revolver.
948. The keys to a hotel bedroom.
949. An etcher’s needle.
950. A collection of pornographic magazines.
951. A monk’s habit.
952. A photograph of a man in uniform.
953. A plastic mouse from a computer.
954. A sculpture of a pair of hands clasped (marble).
955. A bank statement.
956. A car’s cigarette lighter.
957. A photograph believed to be of a ghost.
958. An accordion.
959. An old man’s collection of photographs of his life’s female conquests.
960. A number of unused balloons.
961. A reel-to-reel tape recorder.
962. A missing person poster.
963. A toy hand grenade.
964. A mobile telephone.
965. A dictionary of architecture.
966. A collection of dead flies (in a large matchbox).
967. A thermograph.
968. Two identical black and yellow dresses (formerly belonging to twins).
969. A page from a manuscript.
970. A face mask to hide burnt flesh.
971. A Breathalyser.
972. A scented love letter.
973. A photograph of a nudist group’s annual reunion.
974. A visitors’ book (leather bound).
975. A number of paperback romances.
976. Seventeen computer disks.
977. A photograph of two naked women.
978. A white silk negligee.
979. A wooden horse on wheels, with a lead.
980. A tuning fork.
981. A dried newt.
982. A birthday cake.
983. A number of fly-papers.
984. A pill-box (containing numerous pills).
985. A christening gown.
986. A toy Concorde aeroplane.
987. A sable stole.
988. A pair of steel-framed spectacles.
989. A dog collar with name tag (inscribed).
990. A schoolboy’s tie.
991. A handwritten note.
992. A canister of mosquito repellent.
993. A tube of lip cream.
994. A set of false teeth.
995. A blue dress (inscribed).
996. The Object.