Telecommunications
1880
Telephone receiver, Crossley's patent 1880, unknown maker, British, 1880.
Pharmacy-ware
1750-1850
C18 or c19 carved wooden apothecary's sign in form of jester's head, European
1701-1800
Silver vinaigrette in the form of a skull, hinged, opens into two halves, with a perforated silver gilt inner lid, engraved with initials, unsigned, Europe, 1701-1800
King George III
1775-1800
Mechanical Powers Apparatus consisting of an inclined plane and endless screw, complete with original mahogany case, made by George Adams, Fleet Street, London, 1775-1800.
James Watt's Garret Workshop
1790-1819
1 Plaster bust on pedestal, of Aristotle, prepared for copying with brass centre in head, pieces broken off pedestal, 7 1/2" high
Clockmakers
1783
Quarter-repeating, self-winding watch with gold engine-turned case, by Abraham-Louis Breguet c.1783. On the back of the case is a crowned ‘N’. The white enamel dial has Breguet's secret signature. Both dial and case are later replacements by Breguet. Blued steel 'Breguet' hands. Cylinder escapement, with no compensation on the balance. Quarter repeating and self-winding. Signed ‘Breguet à Paris 810/83’.
Textile Industry
1800-1830
Wooden spindle, resembles the type used on a water frame, or could also have been used on a yarn winding machine, found at Murrays' Mills in Ancoats, during the archaeological survey of the site.
Astronomy
1599
Terrestrial globe made by Willem Janszoon Blaeu, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1599.
1762
Archimedean screw made for King George III by George Adams, Fleet Street, London, in 1762. Mounted on adjustable frame and including an ivory ball.
1810-1817
Cylinder electrical machine made by George John Singer, electrical researcher and lecturer at 3 Princes Street, Cavendish Square, London, England, 1810-1817. Used by Sir Francis Ronalds (1788–1873), inventor and meteorologist at the Kew Observatory after 1843.
1758-1773
One of eight long pieces of ebony, partly pierced - violin fingerboards made by James Watt, Glasgow, Scotland, to the design of Charles Clagget, 1758-1769.
Microscopy (Wellcome)
1701-1723
Cuff type microscope on the Marshall pattern, signed by Marshall in the drawer, English, early 18th century
Domestic Appliances
1880-1900
Black-painted metal sugar nippers for breaking up blocks of crystallin e sugar, English (?), 1880-1900
Smoking
1820-1860
Snuff box, English or French, 1820-1860. Circular, flattish, detachable lid, concave edge to box, gutta-percha, tortoiseshell lined, engine turned lid.
Weighing & Measuring
1588
Elizabeth's Exchequer "End" standard yard, (rectangular bronze bar, broken and repaired)
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
1801-1900
Carton for "Trilene" tablets
Anaesthesiology
1840-1868
Empty nitrous oxide cylinder, used in dentistry(?), 1840-1868
Clinical Diagnosis
1875-1885
Foetal stethoscope, monaural, wood, c.1880
Experimental Chemistry
1770-1900
Eudiometer, one of three of different designs, said to have been used by M. Berthelot
1850-1897
Siemens and Halske's ABC telegraph used in Russia, made by Siemens and Halske, probably Berlin, Gernany, 1850-1897
Mathematics
1623
Brass Gunter sector made by Elias Allen in 1623, near St Clement's Church (without Temple Bar), London. It is signed 'Elias Allen fecit 1623.'
1879
Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter, made by Emmot and Blakey, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, 1879
Lighting
1835-1845
Whale oil pewter lamp, candlestick form, c.1840
1 Metal casting of head of Homer, Roman
1781-1790
Electrical chimes made by George Adams, Fleet Street, London, 1781-1790.
Dentistry
1840-1860
Partial denture set, swaged gold plates, porcelain gold tube anteriors, ivory block posteriors, gold coil springs, English, c. 1840-1860.
1671
Pre-balance-spring era watch movement by Thomas Tompion, with a long screwed-on balance cock and worm-and-wheel set-up. A high quality fusee movement, with no pinion having less than 6 leaves. Signed 'Thomas Tompion, London' in flowing script c.1671
Plastics and Modern Materials
1850-1900
Pen tray of gutta-percha, made by the Gutta Percha Company, England, 1850-1900
Miscellanea & Curiosities
1839
Epergne, silver, designed and manufactured by Mr B Smith of Duke Steet, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, presented to Robert Stephenson, 16th November 1839.
Industrial Metrology
1855
Whitworth millionth measuring machine in a case for comparing components against standard inch bars; made in 1855.
Audiology
Silver-plated ear trumpet, by FC Rein & Son, London, England, 1850-1900
One of two decorated pedestal water closets 'The New Humber' by McDowall, Steven and Co.Ltd., 4 Upper Thames Street, E.C., c.1880
Therapeutics
1801-1822
Electrotherapeutic machine invented by Nairne, 1780-1809, early 19th century.
Bundle of red cloth wrapped in paper labelled, “Specimens of red dye upon cotton”, some dated and numbered and wrapped in their own papers.
1858
Thomson mirror speaking galvanometer, made by Elliott Brothers, Strand, London, England, 1858
Radio Communication
1899
Experimental transmitting ‘jigger’ or oscillation transformer used by the Marconi Company, probably made by Marconi's Wireless Telegraphy Company, Chelmsford, Essex, England, 1899
2 Pieces of iron
1865-1866
Sample of transatlantic cable, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1865-66
1 Proportional sculpture machine described as sculpturing or reducing machine consisting of wood stand with treadle motion supporting a machine bed with two divided heads which can be extended by a parallel motion. A bar with feeler and cutter commands the heads. Chains on right side with scale attached containing 1 hook and 4 oz. Weight
Time Measurement
1843-1897
Moving magnet galvanometer with dial inscribed "Greenwich Mean Time", made by Hunt and Roskell Limited, Clerkenwell, London, England, 1843-1897. The face of the instrument reads: 'This needle is deflected precisely at each hour, Hunt & Roskell Ltd, jewellers and watchmakers'
Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
1897
Locomotive headlamp, made by GWR , in commemoration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, in 1897. The object is 31"x 9" and is finished on top with a crown.
Anatomy & Pathology
1810-1872
Brass anatomical syringe from cased set, by Savigny & Co., London, England, 1801-1850
1870-1880
Compound monocular microscope, signed by Tolles of the Boston Optical Works, American, circa 1870, bought by Crisp from C. Stodder
1780
Achromatic doublet lens with a focal length of 52 inches, maker unknwon, England, c. 1780.
Medical Ceramic-ware
1600-1700
Albarello, possibly from Laterza, deeply waisted and decorated with the emblem of the Franciscan order in a baroque frame, with the initials S.N.S. below, polychrome, 1600-1700
Medical Glass-ware
1801-1850
Bottle, shop round, clear glass, for liquid quinine, from Savory and Moore, English, first half 19th century
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception
1801-1830
Development of human embryo at five stages
1825-1835
Wooden frame hand loom, made around 1830.
1833-1866
Anatomical model, male. Produced in the workshops of Dr. Auzoux, French, mid C19
Hand and Machine Tools
1804-1807
Boring machine, Yard No. 642
