James Watt's Garret Workshop
1818
1 Large Jar, 2 lids, “Fresh plaster A Apl. Ist. 1818, jar broken
1 large jar “Fresh plaster B Apl. Ist. 1818”
Classical & Medieval Medicine
2000-1001 BCE
Mummy of peregrine falcon, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BC
Anatomy & Pathology
Wax anatomical model of female torso and head, showing internal organs, with removable heart, on wooden display cabinet, by Francesco Calenzuoli, Italian, dated 1818
2050-1750 BCE
Babylonian clay liver used for divination, c.2050-1750 BC, copy, 1981
1818 - 1865
1818-1865, physician, Hungarian
Oceanography
1818 (original)
Model of Ross's Deep Sea Clam, originally designed in 1818 and used by Sir John Ross in H.M.S. Isabella in Baffin Bay. [Negative nos. 1640, 1641/74.]
Mathematics
1817
Brass Farey's ellipsograph dated 1817, in mahogany case
Mummified crocodile, no provenance, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BCE.
2000-1000 BCE
Unbaked clay figure of animal, one ear damaged, amuletic, unsigned, Egyptian, 2000BC-1000BC
1818 - 1984
1818-1984, lock and safe manufacturer, England, British
Meteorology
Rain gauge designed by Luke Howard and made by Richard & George Knight, 45 Foster Lane, Cheapside, London, c. 1818. The gauge consists of a glass bottle and copper funnel.
Astronomy
1817-1818
New improved pocket terrestial globe by J. & W. Newton, in fish-skin case, c.1817.
Pumping Machinery
Four-Barrel Piston Pump, by Braithwaite, 1817, removed from Lord Brownlow's Estate 1933
Measuring cylinder, part of the rain gauge designed by Luke Howard and made by Richard & George Knight, 45 Foster Lane, Cheapside, London, c. 1818.
Plaster bust, painted, of James Watt / Francis Legatt Chantrey, 1818
Water Transport
1991-1783 BCE
Original model of an Egyptian Boat with 11 human figures, found in a XII Dynasty Tomb at Beni Hasan (c. 2000 B.C.), mast and sails replaced later by replicas
1991-1786 BCE
Aragonite slab with 7 holes for cosmetic ointments, each labelled in hieroglyphics, Egyptian, 1991BC-1786BC
Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma, showing his withered right leg, plaster copy of Egyptian original, 2000-1001BC. Made in Dantes Plad in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Hand and Machine Tools
c. 1818
Ovolo moulding plane, 5/16" by W Parkes.
Original slide lathe, by Richard Roberts, Manchester, Lancashire, England, 1817
Building Construction
Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC
2000-1350 BCE
Earthenware oil jar, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC
Resin replica of a clay model of a sheep's liver used for divination, original Babylonian, original 2050BC to 1750BC
Photographic Technology
1870-890
Brass-mounted rapid rectilinear lens in focusing mount, unsigned.
Geophysics
Two thermometers, 1818, by Thomas Jones, used in pendulum experiments
1817 - 1889
1817-1889, metallurgist; physician, British
Small iron valved water bottle in frame, one of two, from ex-Arctic Expedition, 1818.
Optics
Field's metrochrome, 1817
Weighing & Measuring
Brass knobbed weights for 1 Arratel (pound) from the Castlereagh Collection for Lisbon (Portugal).
Set of 8 brass nested cup weights dated 1818, from the Castlereagh Collection for Gothenburg (Sweden).
1863-1818
Metal spectacles with 'new system' oval deep concave lenses 'for lightness', cross-shaped bridge and single-piece side-arms, marked 'DUNSCOMBE BRISTOL', M.W. Dunscombe, Bristol, England, 1863-1818
Gas Industry
1817 (original); 1939 (model)
Model of the gasworks at the Royal Mint (1817), based on a drawing by Frederick Accum.
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
1851-930
Carapace of turtle, in 2 sections in display box, used as emmenagogue, possibly Chinese, 1851 to 1930
Wellcome Medals
Bronze medal commemorating Roger Bacon by R. Gayrard, one of series by Durard, French, 1818
Folding coin scale, made by R. Brown, Prescot.
Folding coin scale by Stephen Houghton.
Component, from Four-Barrel Piston Pump, bolted to mahogany stand, by John Braithwaite, 1817
Ophthalmology
1831-900
Optometer, objective or subjective, possibly English, 1831-1900
Therapeutics
Empty lancet case, silver, hallmark obscure but probably London, 1817
Two lancets, steel and tortoiseshell, by Gibbs of London, in silver case, made in London 1819
c.1817
Coin scale, designed by Anthony Wilkinson and made by R. Brown, Prescot, c. 1817.
Coin balance (equal-arm) with two weights (sovereign and 1/2 sov.) c.1817, by Pickett
Collection Unassigned
Two hex-bolts, for Original slide lathe, by Richard Roberts, Manchester, Lancashire, England, 1817
Manual slide positioning screw nut, for Original slide lathe, by Richard Roberts, Manchester, Lancashire, England, 1817
Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
Sterling silver gilt pap boat, boat shaped with decorated edge, probably by T. Robins, hallmarked in London, English, 1818
Gunner's rule in ivory and brass, four-fold, plus ivory scale for spherical case shot signed I.E. Henson and dated 28 January 1818, both by William Harris & Co., 50 High Holborn, in sharkskin etui
Brass bell weight both dated 1818 from the Castlereagh Collection for Hamburg (Germany).
Coin scale, made by W. &T. Avery.
