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Polariscope (c.1850), revolving circle of 6 objects (nitre, mica, calcite, sulphate, barite, sugar, borax). Fixed rosewood handle with brass plate inscribed TOURMALINES ARTIFICIELLES-KUNSTLICHE TOURMALINE

Polariscope (c.1850), revolving circle of 6 object

Optics

1850
Bifilar magnetometer, c.1850, designed by Brooke

Bifilar magnetometer, designed by Charles Brooke

Terrestrial Magnetism

1850
Two pieces of skull showing cauterisation scars, probably neolithic with photograph of similar, French, 2000BC(?)-1000BC(?)

Two pieces of skull showing cauterisation scars

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

2000-1000 BCE
Key, for analytical chemist's mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Key, for analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Wooden box with sliding lid, containing a number of small aluminium weights, for use with beam balance, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Aluminium weights, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Tweezers, of silver metal, for use with beam balance, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Tweezers, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Medal, silver, commemorating the foundinf of Leyden University, 1575, on the two hundred and seventy fifth anniversary, Dutch, 1850

Medal, silver, commemorating the foundinf of Leyde

Wellcome Medals

1850
Circular white metal medal, commemorates the Society Protectrice des Animaux and Comte de Gramant(?), made in France, 1850

Circular white metal medal, commemorates the Socie

Wellcome Medals

1850
Copper medal to commemorate the opening of the new public water supply at Dijon, by Caque, France, 1850

Copper medal to commemorate the opening of the new

Wellcome Medals

1850
Grain store at distillery of J. Watney and Co., London SW18: nine pieces of the iron roof, c.1850.

Grain store at distillery of J. Watney and Co., Lo

Building Construction

1850
Protective screen, consisting of three glass panes with mahogany frames that fold out, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Protective screen, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Glass tube with cork stopper, containing unknown purple powder, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Glass tube of purple powder, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Protective screen, consisting of two glass panes with mahogany frames that fold out, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Protective screen, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Beam, from beam balance, brass, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Beam of beam balance, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Dish, of brass, circular and small, for use with beam balance, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Dish for use with beam balance, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Two dishes, glass, circular, with paper label saying ‘left side’, for use with beam balance, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Two glass dishes, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Glass bottle with cork stopper, containing unknown purple powder, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Glass bottle of purple powder, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Mahogany case, hinged, for instruments for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Mahogany case, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Pan, of glass, with silver metal mount, for beam balance, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Pan for beam balance, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Glass tube, for use in blowpipe analysis, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Glass tube, for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Charcoal borer, for use in blowpipe analysis, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Charcoal borer, for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Mortar, made of agate, octagonal, for use in blowpipe analysis, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Mortar, for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Dish, for use in blowpipe analysis, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Dish, for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Charcoal borer, for use in blowpipe analysis, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Charcoal borer, for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Oil lamp, silver, with two round caps, one for wick, and one for adding fuel, for use in blowpipe analysis, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Oil lamp, for use in blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Pestle, small, made of agate, for use in blowpipe analysis, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Pestle, for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Wooden tool, potentially charcoal borer, for use in blowpipe analysis, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Wooden tool, for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Wooden tool, potentially charcoal borer, for use in blowpipe analysis, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Wooden tool, for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Tool, with wooden handle and metal tip, for use in blowpipe analysis, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Tool, for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Tool, for use in blowpipe analysis, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Tool, for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Hand-coloured paper transparency in frame entitled 'Regent Street - La Bouse (Londres)'. One of six transparencies for Polyrama Panoptique.

Regent Street - La Bouse (Londres)

Cinematography

c. 1850
Two ordinary Chinese razors, broad blade, middle 19th century.

Two ordinary Chinese razors, broad blade, middle 1

Hand and Machine Tools

c. 1850
Small (child's?) ice-skate, probably mid 19th century, wood with metal runner.

Small (child's?) ice-skate, probably mid 19th cen

Road Transport

c.1850
Wooden sliding box camera; with lens by Lerebours et Secretan, Serial No 5309; without plateholder; c. 1850.

Wooden Sliding Box Camera

Photographic Technology

1850
Salt print photomicrograph of an interference pattern, by William Henry Fox Talbot, c 1850.

Photomicrograph of an interference pattern

Photographs

c. 1850
Daguerreotype portrait of old woman with lace headress by Richard Beard, about 1850. In case, hinged at top.

Daguerreotype Portrait of Old Woman with Lace Headress

Photographs

c 1850
Spirit thermometer by Newman, 1850, graduated from -90 degrees F. to +100 degrees F.

Spirit thermometer

Meteorology

1850
De Luc hygrometer by William Harris & Son, London, England, c1850. (Element missing) in fitted shagreen case, 25cm long

De Luc hygrometer by William Harris & Son, London,

Meteorology

1850
Varley Stirrup lever microscope by Powell and Lealand. Compound body, one eyepiece, three ogs (two in brass cases) carrier for single lens, one Coddington lens, one single lens by Powell, two lenses (one on a doublet) by Varley

Varley Stirrup lever microscope by Powell and Leal

Microscopes

1850
Mummy, infant female, said to be Egyptian, 3000-1000 BCE (see note).

Mummified remains, ancient Egyptian or Peruvian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

3000-1000 BCE
Map, England, Scotland & Wales, Station map, undated but early 1850's, published by Smith & Ebbs, card.

Map, England, Scotland & Wales, Station map, undated but ear

Railway Maps & Plans

1850
Small clear glass specimen bottle, corked, containing some amber-coloured lump of gum from sweet orange tree from Jamaica 1850, bottle probably English, 1850-1920

Small clear glass specimen bottle, corked, contain

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850
Glass jar, contains tragacanth resin from Jamaica, 1850

Glass jar, contains tragacanth resin from Jamaica,

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850
Small wooden washing dolly, c.1850

Small wooden washing dolly, c.1850

Domestic Appliances

1850
Fortin mountain barometer in brass case, signed "Roy a Paris 10346F", c1850 scales 0-25cm and 81-55cm, with mercury thermometer, overall height 101cm. In gimballed brass tripod, 103cm high

Fortin mountain barometer in brass case, signed "R

Surveying

1850
Three screws, brass, for beam balance, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Three screws for beam balance, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Mahogany case, hinged, for instruments for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Mahogany case, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Pestle, made of wood, for use in blowpipe analysis, inside of mahogany case, from analytical

Pestle, for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Pan, silver metal, attached to suspender, ending in the shape of a stirrup, hoop on top, with paper label saying ‘rechte Seite! right side!’, for beam balance, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Pan for beam balance, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850
Blowpipe, silver, trumpet shaped, with mouthpiece, for use in blowpipe analysis, inside of mahogany case, from analytical chemist’s mahogany cabinet, made by Carl Osterland, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany, 1850

Blowpipe, for blowpipe analysis, from analytical chemist's cabinet, by Carl Osterland, Germany, 1850

Experimental Chemistry

1850