Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry
1840-1880
Oval dynamometer with central scale with indicator, used by Paul Broca, a pioneering craniologist, made by Mathieu, Paris, French, 1940-1880
Dentistry
1870-1880
Figure group 'The Toothdrawer', spelter, by R. Pereda, cast by Werch Glinniche, Berlin, 1870-1880
Microbiology
1860-1880
Wine glass used by Lister as a culture glass, with glass display dome or dust cover (with fake plaster)
Telecommunications
1840-1860
Single-needle telegraph, invented by W. F. Cooke, unknown maker, England, 1840-1860
1878
Wooden base for submarine telegraph cable laid across the River Medina, Isle of Wight, 1878, recovered 1977. Believed used in A.G. Bell's telephone experiment between Cowes and Osborne House.
Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
1900
Cot plaque from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, The Girl's Realm Cot 1900-1904, London, England, 1900; plaque commemorates the sponsorship of the cot by the magazine 'The Girl's Realm'
1863-1880
Four ivory charity collection tallies, c.1863-1880
Clinical Diagnosis
1851-1900
Laennec monaural stethoscope, owned by Dr. P. F. Gachet (1828-1909), French, 19th century
Radio Communication
Morse paper tape, unknown maker, probably British, 1900. Used to record signals received by means of a coherer in 1900 at a distance of 135 miles by Captain Henry Jackson
1845-1851
Keyboard for transmitting telegraphic messages, probably made by John Watkins Brett, London, England, 1845-1851
Sewerage & Sanitation
1896
One of two intercepting traps, from twelve models for instruction in hygiene.
Therapeutics
1860-1875
Brass scarificator with 12 lancets
1878-1890
Three experimental microphones consisting of carbon pencils resting in carbon cups, probably made by David Edward Hughes, England, 1878-1890.
One experimental microphone consisting of steel needles suspended in contact with blocks of gas carbon, probably made by David Edward Hughes, England, 1878-1890
1858
Thomson's double curb transmitter, probably made by William Thomson (Baron Kelvin), British, 1858
Industrial Chemistry
c.1890
Sample of Diamine Black dye.
Anatomy & Pathology
1860-1870
Two knife blades, part of post-mortem set by S. Maw and Son, English, 1860-1870
Materials Science Gallery
c. 1900
Poured wax doll,with head turned to one side; inset,large vivid blue glass eyes with inserted lashes, well shaped lips, eyebrows and long brown curled wig, on a fabric body with wax lower limbs, in a white lace trimmed gown.
1881-1900
Richardson's galvanic amulet against diseases, copper, brass, steel, zinc and nickel(?), possibly USA, 1881-1900. PAT in US Feb 3 1880. R.D in Canda Feb 3 1881
1841
Wheatstone original printing telegraph, designed by Charles Wheatstone, unknown maker, England, 1841.
Scarificator, brass, part of cupping set made by Arnold of London, 1878
Sample of Immedialindone concentrated dye.
Railway Infrastructure
1850
Railway bridge section, portion of rivetted girder from Britannia Bridge, Menai Straits, with painted inscription LAST RIVET / MARCH 5 1850 / R.STEPHENSON.
Photographic Technology
c.1860; c.1860
Half-plate folding-tailboard camera, made by W. I. Chadwick, Manchester, c. 1860 and with lens made by J. B. Dancer, who sold the camera.
c.1888
Three boxes of 'Manchester' rapid dry gelatine plates made by J. T. Chapman Ltd of Manchester in around 1888.
Road Transport
Horse drawn Liverpool gig, made by Joseph Cockshoot & Co. Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.
1875-1885
Headlamp part of a laryngoscopic set, plated metal and plastic, in leather case, owned by Sir Frederick Mott, made by Heinrich Reiner, Vienna, 1875-1885
Weighing & Measuring
1890
Set of 8 brass handled, inspector's Imperial standard testing weights (7lb to 1oz & 4 to 1 dr) by W & T Avery Limited, Birmingham, dated 1890 in wooden carrying case. Used by the London County Council and later the London Borough of Southwark.
Smoking
1850-1900
Meerschaum tobacco pipe, bowl in form of a sailor's head, amber mouthpiece, English or French, 1850-1900
Pharmacy-ware
1860-1900
Small cut glass perfume bottle with ball-top stopper, neck broken, decorated with diamond pattern, oval shaped in cross section, part of Chalmers collection, English, 1860 to 1900
Sample of Diamine Violet dye.
Hand and Machine Tools
Wooden foreplane, 1900.
1863
Short sample of twin-core shore end used at Bushehr in the laying of the Persian Gulf Cable, made by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, North Woolwich, London, England, 1863
1866
Sample of submarine telegraph cable 25cm long, stated by donor to be from Norddeich-Norderney section of Norddeich-Lowestoft (Reuter), core made by Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, cable manufactured by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1866
Froude
1867
One of four original Swan and Raven models used by William froude on River Dart in 1867 measuring 6 foot in length.
Veterinary Medicine
1850-1880
Anatomical model of horse, half scale, annotated parts, by Dr. Auzoux, France, 1850-1880
Cherrywood tobacco pipe, crudely executed, cylindrical bowl with flat bottom cut at acute angle, probably made in France, 1850-1900
Glass bottle, stoppered, part of cupping set made by Arnold of London, 1878
1898
Filings coherer, glass tube bent at 45-degree angle at one end to form side-pocket, designed or used by Sir Oliver Lodge, England, 1898. Paper label stuck round tube marked in handwriting ’15 / Dec 23 / 1898’.
Bowel scissors, part of post-mortem set by S. Maw and Son, English, 1860-1870
c1880
Magneto wall telephone by Charles Wiliams, Boston, USA, c.1880
Marine Engines
1886-1887
Model scale, 1:12, of Robert Duncan's screw propeller, with stern frame and rudder, as fitted to the Egyptian government steam yacht 'Sareea', by Ross and Duncan, Govan, Scottish, 1886-1887
Printed Books
1864
Book, "English life table : tables of lifetimes, annuities, and premiums ", by William Farr, M.D., F.R.S., D.C.L., 1864 (605 pp)
Locomotives and Rolling Stock
1845-1855
Dandy Cart and Horse, mid 19th century dandy cart, with (model) horse riding in it.
Surgery
1875
Catgut in carboiled oil, prepared by Lister, 1875
Scientific Instruments & Research
c.1870
Spectroscope, made by J. B. Dancer, Manchester, c.1870.
Wooden tobacco pipe novelty bowl carved in the form of a grotesque human head with horns, tusks and protruding tongue, horn reservoir and stem, Austrian or German, 1851-1900
1879-1900
Lennox Browne's laryngoscope with mirrors, by Brady and Martin, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1879-1900
1896-1900
Klein's electric hairbrush, late 1890s, in leather-cloth case with velvet lining
Signalling & Telecommunications
1886
Single line staff and a set of two keys, Wise's patent, 1886. The staff is engraved 'A to B' and 'B to A'.
