The National Trust has over one million objects in its care. Some items, like those in its collections of paintings and ceramics, are internationally known, well loved and celebrated. Others, such as the buttonhole box designed for the lord who appeared in best-dressed list in 1932 are more easily missed. The Trust's new book, , is hoping to rectify this shining a light on the weird and wonderful pieces that can be found at its properties. Often, it seems, these are the pieces championed by volunteers - the items that bring the grand houses and their long-gone inhabitants to life, reminding you that the historic walls were once buzzing with the chatter and commotion of people going about their daily lives, people with their own foibles, passions and ingenuity. ‘I've been working for the Trust for 10 years and I've always been struck by the variety of the things that we look after,’ says author and curator Katie Knowles, who worked on the book with seven other curators. ‘Sometimes people don't spot these more personal things but they often have a great story behind them. I would often think how lovely it would be to