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Microscope (c.1730), by EDMUND CULPEPER. Tripod le

Microscopes

1730
Compound microscope made by Edmund Culpeper, 1720-30, Moorfields, London. Wooden frame and pasteboard and red leather tube with gold-coloured tooling. Complete with pyramid-shaped carry case, specimen slides and accessories.

Early Culpeper microscope

Microscopes

1720-1730

Bronze bell-shaped mortar, 2 bulbous handles with

Pharmacy-ware

1718

Set of Mathematical instruments by D. Lusuerg, c 1701.

Mathematics

1701

Universal pocket sundial

Time Measurement

1701-1721

Standard bronze pint measure, City of London, 1702-1714

Weighing & Measuring

1702-1714

Multiplication aide memoire, early 18th century

Mathematics

1701-1730

Boxwood Coggeshall folding slide rule, 1720-1730.

Mathematics

1720-1730
Model of English 60-gun warship HMS "Chester", of establishment of 1708. This represents a fourth-rate, 663 tons burthen, 125ft x 34.5ft., built and launched at the Chatham dockyard in 1708, which remained in service until it was broken up in February 1749.

Model of English 60-gun warship HMS "Chester"

Warships

c. 1708
Original eight day clock by Harrison, date 1715, wheel work mostly of wood, weight driven

Weight driven pendulum clock

Time Measurement

1715

Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Pharmacy storage jar for Blessed Thistle Water, Italy, 1702

Medical Ceramic-ware

1702

Combination microscope set, with low power magnifi

Optics

1715-1725

Culpeper-Wilson compound microcope, made by Edmund

Microscopes

1730

Wafer tongs, iron, circular platen, probably Germa

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1715

Graphometer

Surveying

1710-1720

Wooden snuff rasp, base only, metal grater and cov

Smoking

1701-1730

Syrup jar used to store Oil of Violets, Italy, 1701-1730

Medical Ceramic-ware

1701-1730

Clay tobacco pipe, incomplete, part of stem missin

Smoking

1860-1715

Mallet shaped glass decanter

Glass Technology

1710

Polemoscope or 'Jealousy Glass'

Optics

1701-1720

Italian draw-tube refracting telescope with stand, 1701-1730

Astronomy

1701-1730

Silver bleeding bowl, engraved MB 1705, made Exete

Therapeutics

1704

Azimuth sun-dial

Time Measurement

1701-1730

Albarello drug jar used for Lacc resin

Medical Ceramic-ware

1701-1730
Metal momento mori finger ring, set with 1 large square transparent stone with a skull underneath, and a small square transparent stone either side of large stone, bears inscription on band, 1725

Memento mori ring

Wellcome (general)

1725

Barney's Print of the Steam Engine at Dudley Castl

Motive Power

1719

Case for universal equinoctial ring dial

King George III

1710-1729

Surgical etui, c. 1730

Surgery

1730

Palfijin obstetrical forceps, Europe, 1720-1730

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1720-1730

Wax plaque showing stages in foetal development, Europe, 1701-1800

Anatomy & Pathology

1701-1730

Repeating Pocket Watch by Daniel Quare, 1705-1715

Time Measurement

1705-1715
Object glass, 2nd of 5, from very early Culpeper microscope, by Edmund Culpeper, England, 1720-1730

Object glass, 2nd of 5, from very early Culpeper microscope

Microscopes

1720-1730

Le Cabinet de M. Le Clerc (unfinished)

Sebastien Le

c.1711

Le Cabinet de M. Le Clerc

Sebastien Le

c. 1711

Timothy Brandreth and George Willdey

Art

1706

Hac Amicitiae tessera Fautorib, valedicit Peregrinaturus Ambros : Godfrey Hanckwitz Chym : ad Phoenice Londini

George Vertue

1718
active 1749-1806, sundial maker; optical, mathematical, philosophical inst. maker & natural philosopher, British

Nairne, Edward

1726 - 1806

Wax plaque in wooden frame, showing female interna

Anatomy & Pathology

1701-1730
Gold memento mori finger ring, set with a transparent stone shaped like a coffin which contains the image of a skeleton, band has an enamel inscription

Memento mori ring

Wellcome (general)

1728

Wax plaque in glazed wooden frame show male intern

Anatomy & Pathology

1701-1730

Ivory and wood back scratcher, long cylindrical st

Therapeutics

1701-1730

Yard measure, engraved: "Navy Office Deptford 1730"

Weighing & Measuring

1730

Wax plaque in wooden frame showing front view of n

Anatomy & Pathology

1701-1730

Reproduction of Hauksbee's discharge tube, to show

Electricity and Magnetism

1706

Silver vinaigrette, shouldered body tapering to st

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1730
Votive plaque, earthenware, tin glazed, from Deruta, Italian, 1724

Votive earthenware plaque

Medical Ceramic-ware

1724

Pocket surgical instrument set in 3-fold leather c

Surgery

1803-876

Tin-glazed earthenware albarello, polychrome, labe

Medical Ceramic-ware

1714

Tin-glazed earthenware albarello, blue monochrome

Medical Ceramic-ware

1701-1730