Notebook of 'sundry notes'

Notebook containing observations, calculations and reports on various railways, including material on coal and coke consumption, drainage of lakes, fencing, haulage and related engineering subjects.

• Notes and reports on various railways

• Material relating to consumption of coal and coke

• Notes on draining of lakes

• Notes on fencing, haulage and other engineering subjects

• Interleaved silhouette profile portrait of an unknown female subject, with a label on the reverse reading: “Rosherville Gardens, 5th August 1851, Weighed by the Exhibition Chair in the Bazaar: Weight 10 Sto. 3 Lbs.”

• Annotation in pencil beneath the silhouette reading: “Mrs Collins?”