10 Concave glasses ground on outside Ten concave glasses ground externally James Watt's Garret Workshop 1758-1769
Short piece of ebony, partly sunk to fit in back of one of the long pieces. violin fingerboards made by James Watt, Glasgow, Scotland, to the design of Charles Clagget, 1758-1769. Eight ebony violin fingerboard shape and sized solid fabrications James Watt's Garret Workshop 1758-1773
Circumferentor by G. Adams of London, used in 1763 on the survey of the Mason-Dixon line, 1725-1763 Circumferentor, 1750-1763. Surveying 1750-1763
Boxwood scale, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1758-1769. Used by James Watt in his Glasgow workshop. Boxwood scale James Watt's Garret Workshop 1758-1769
1 Brass gauge or scriber Brass cutting gauge, for longitudinal rulings James Watt's Garret Workshop 1758-1769
Case for Wax male figure showing muscles, in case, Italian, 1776-1780 Case for wax male figure showing the muscles of the body Anatomy & Pathology 1776-1780
Section of track, section of track consisting of 2 wooden rails and 2 wooden sleepers from Groverake coal mine near Blanchland, Co Durham, c1750, 18'' narrow gauge. Section of track Railway Infrastructure 1745-1755
1 Exercises for schoolboys to translate into Latin. By J. Garretson, Schoolmaster, MDCCLXXVII, Cloth bds. 6¾” x 4”. Book; Exercises for schoolboys to translate into Latin James Watt's Garret Workshop 1777
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. Pair of ebony violin fingerboard shape and sized hollow fabrications James Watt's Garret Workshop 1758-1773
2 Long brass thumbscrews Two long brass thumbscrews from James Watt's workshop James Watt's Garret Workshop 1765
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. Pair of ebony violin fingerboard shape and sized hollow fabrications James Watt's Garret Workshop 1758-1773
Part of snifting valve consisting of brass elbow with flange and wooden fixtures, intended for use on a large steam engine. Taken from the contents of the private workshop of James Watt from his house of Heathfield, Birmingham, where he lived from 1790 to his death in 1819 (see note) Part of Snifting Valve from large steam engine. James Watt's Garret Workshop 1763-1764
Boxwood model to illustrate the aberration of light, discovered by James Bradley, the third Astronomer Royal, in 1728. Astronomy c. 1729
Creamware mug decorated with a poem entitled 'The Triple Plea', England, 1760-1770 Medical Ceramic-ware 1760-1766
Model of an axle and pair of wheels. Model, of axle and pair of wheels, 1740-1760 King George III c. 1750