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Bronze medal, artist and provenance unknown, 1713

Bronze medal, artist and provenance unknown, 1713

Wellcome Medals

1713
Photo print of Thomas Savery's Pump and Mr. Bradley's Improvement, from Stephen Switzer's 'Introduction to a general system of hydrostaticks and hydraulics', 1729

Photographic print of Savory's Pump and Mr. Bradley's Improvement

Pumping Machinery

1729
medal, silver, diamond shape, commemorating flood and natural disaster between 25th December 1717 and 25 February 1718 in Germany, German 1718

medal, silver, diamond shape, commemorating flood

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1718
Square silver medal, appears to commemorate a disaster, possibly an epidemic, invoking the help of God(?) to bring it to an end, artist unknown, medal German 1711

Square silver medal, appears to commemorate a disa

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1711
Earthenware pharmacy jar, tin-glazed, Southwarl or possibly Lambeth, 1701-1730

Earthenware pharmacy jar, tin-glazed, Southwarl or

Medical Ceramic-ware

1701-1730
Clay tobacco pipe, maker unknown, made in England (?), 1710-1730

Clay tobacco pipe, maker unknown, made in England

Smoking

1710-1730
Small silver medal with reeded edge, commemorating Philippe Caron as Dean of Faculty of Medicine at Paris, by Joseph Charles Roettiers, French, 1724

Small silver medal with reeded edge, commemorating

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1724
Silver medal to commemorate G.E. Emmerez, Dean of University of Paris

Medal to commemorate G E Emmerez

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1722
Circular matt silver medal, commemorates the erection of a building, possibly the Hotel des Invalides, designed by T.B, French, 1707

Circular matt silver medal, commemorates the erect

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1707
White metal medal to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the University of Leipzig, by C. Wermuth, 1709

White metal medal to commemorate the 300th anniver

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1709
Copper(?) medal, Deans medal of Paris Medical School, commemorates Doye, artist N. Roettiers, medal French, 1716

Copper(?) medal, Deans medal of Paris Medical Scho

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1716
Medal, nickel silver(?), of Jakob Waitz, German physician, alchemist, statesman, 1642-1717, to Dukes Ernest, Frederick I of Saxe-Gotha, by Chistian Wermuth, when Waitz was 71 years old, 1713, German, 1713

Medal, nickel silver(?), of Jakob Waitz, German ph

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1713
Excavated middle bronze age, mandible showing ground teeth and periostitis, Welsh, 1750-1251BC

Human Jaw Bone

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1750-1250 BCE
Clay stereotype mould reproducing Velleyre's method,1730

Clay Stereotype Mould Reproducing Velleyre's Method, 1730

Printing & Writing

1730
Ring sun-dial, brass, for use at latitude 48°, Europe, 1716.

Brass ring sun-dial

Time Measurement

1716
Bronze medal, commemorates the return to health of Louis XV(?), or prayers etc. for his recovery, artist Duvivier, medal French, 1728

Bronze medal, commemorates the return to health of

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1728
Circular bronze medal, commemorates a naval skirmish during War of the Spanish succession between English and Dutch forces against the French, under Admiral Louis Alexandre, designated by Gayrard and De Puymaurin, French, 1706

Circular bronze medal, commemorates a naval skirmi

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1706
Bronze medal commemorating the return to health of Louis XV after an illness, by Duvivier, French, 1721

Bronze medal commemorating the return to health of

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1721
Silver medal commemorating the "Sindics generaux des Rentes", Louis XIV on obverse, by "R" , French, 1707

Silver medal commemorating the "Sindics generaux d

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1707
Bronze medal commemorating the marriage between Louis XV of France and Maria, daughter of king of Poland, by Duvivier, French, 1727

Bronze medal commemorating the marriage between Lo

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1727
Circular silver medal, commemorates French apothecaries and grocers (?), made in France, 1710

Circular silver medal, commemorates French apothec

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1710
Circular bronze medal, commemorates the recovery of King Louis XV from illness in 1721, designed by Duvivier, French, 1721

Circular bronze medal, commemorates the recovery o

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1721
Bronze medal, commemorating the end of the "pestilence" in 1723, probably plague, French, shows Louis XV, bust on obverse, winged deliverer on reverse, by C.N.R. Filius, French, 1723

Bronze medal, commemorating the end of the "pestil

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1723
Copper medal, probably a copy, issued to commemorate the deanship of J.B. Doye, 1715-1716, by Mavelot, France, 1716

Copper medal, probably a copy, issued to commemora

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1716
Bronze medal, commemorates a visit by Peter the Great to the young Louis XV(?), artist Duvivier, medal French, 1717

Bronze medal, commemorates a visit by Peter the Gr

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1717
Chair bidet, early 18th century, French

Chair bidet, early 18th century, French

Public Health & Hygiene

1710-1730
Bronze token for supplier of drugs in Paris(?), artist unknown, token French, 1706

Bronze token for supplier of drugs in Paris(?), ar

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1706
Reeded silver token advertising merchants, apothecaries and grocers, French, 1710

Reeded silver token advertising merchants, apothec

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1710
Medal, silver, membership of Ph. Hecquet of Paris Faculty of Medicine, December 1713. French 1714

Membership medal of Paris Faculty of Medicine

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1714
Copper medal, with reeded edge, commemorating Paris faculty of Medicine and dean, M.Ph. Hecquet, French, 1713

Copper medal, with reeded edge, commemorating Pari

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1713
Rosewood disc: possibly stage condenser, for compound microscope, by John Marshall, London, England, 1715, by John Marshall, London, England, 1715

Rosewood stage condenser, from Marshall's 1715 compound microscope

Microscopes

1715
Object glass lens number 4, for compound microscope, by John Marshall, London, England, 1715

Objective glass lens No. 4, from Marshall's 1715 compound microscope

Microscopes

1715
Bronze medal by Jean Dassier, commemorating Sir Isaac Newton, English or French, 1727

Bronze medal by Jean Dassier, commemorating Sir Is

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1727
Bronze trade token artising Starkey Myddelton man-midwife, London, English, 1724

Bronze trade token artising Starkey Myddelton man-

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1724
Object glass lens number 3, for compound microscope, by John Marshall, London, England, 1715

Objective glass lens No. 3, from Marshall's 1715 compound microscope

Microscopes

1715
Earthenware storage jar, polychrome, decorated with scene of St. George killing the dragon, for storing blessed thistle water, from Castelli, Italian, 1702

Earthenware storage jar, polychrome, decorated wit

Medical Ceramic-ware

1702
Tortoiseshell snuff box, with detachable lid bearing the arms of Sir Francis Drake, dated 1717, English

Tortoiseshell snuff box, with detachable lid beari

Smoking

1717
Gold touchpiece, given at the ceremony of healing by touch, issued by Queen Anne, English, 1702-1714

Gold touchpiece, given at the ceremony of healing

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1702-1714
Copper plate engraving of Savery's single engine from Bradley's Improvement of Planting and Gardening, 1726.

Copper plate engraving of Savery's single engine f

Motive Power

1726
Glass Trough (c. 1730) similar to M.6 (1993-1317) but without foot. This and M.7 were part of the old Mathematical Society of Spitalfields, absorbed into the Royal Astronomical Society in c. 1860. Both given to Dr.Lee of Hartwell House, Aylesbury

Glass Trough (c. 1730) similar to M.6 (1993-1317)

Physics (early centuries)

1730
Medal, silver, commemorating some apian significance, by H.R.F, European, 1703

Medal, silver, commemorating some apian significan

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1703
One sided silver commemorative medal inscribed "F.M.P. Decanus An. 1719 1720", no provenance details, 1720

One sided silver commemorative medal inscribed "F.

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1720
Lodestone in brass mount with two keepers, brass arched-shaped support, and circular lead weight, in original wood case, c.1720-30

Lodestone in brass mount with two keepers, brass a

Electricity and Magnetism

1720-1730
Silver medal, gilded, commemorating John George Joachim Doering, 1645-1717, no particulars available, Dutch, 1717

Silver medal, gilded, commemorating John George Jo

Wellcome Medals

1717
Fish-skin case for early reading glass, Scarlett type.

Fish-skin case for reading glass

Optics

1705-1715
Albarello, earthenware, tin-glazed, for cardamom seeds, Spanish, 18th century

Albarello, earthenware, tin-glazed, for cardamom s

Medical Ceramic-ware

1701-180
Silver medal dated 1709, German script, presumably for the purpose of emphasising the brevity of life and showing a winged angel digging a man's grave, sickbed scene on obverse, German, 1709

Silver medal dated 1709, German script, presumably

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1709
Silver medal, commemorating events of 1712, German, 1712

Silver medal, commemorating events of 1712, German

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1712
Tin medal, commemorating the German physician(?) George Wolfgang Wedel, reverse shows busts of Paracelsus, Hippocrates, Galen and Helmont, Christian Wermuth, artist, German, 1704

Tin medal, commemorating the German physician(?) G

Wellcome Medals

1704
Bronze double-ended pestle with central flange, European, 1701-1725

Bronze double-ended pestle with central flange, Eu

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1725