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1854-1935, astronomer, British

Bower, John C

1854 - 1935

1854-1941, mechanical engineer; automobile engineer, British

Hele-Shaw, Henry Selby

1854 - 1941

1854-1923, electrical engineer; suffragist, British

Ayrton, Hertha

1854 - 1923

Chapman Jones, Henry

1854 - 1932

Mergenthaler, Ottmar

1854 - 1899

1854-1871, railway company, United Kingdom

Ayr & Maybole Junction Railway

1854 - 1871

1854-1898, railway company, United Kingdom

Leominster & Kington Railway

1854 - 1898

Inventor of Linotype machine, 1854-1899, German

Mergenthaler, Ottmar

1854 - 1899

active c.1854-c.1966, tool manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland

A Mathieson and Son

1854 - 1966

1854-?, railway company, England, United Kingdom

Bridport Railway

1854

Circular bronze medal, commemorates Frederick Tiedemann and 50 years service to increasing knowledge of Natural Science, designed by C. Voight, Swedish, 1854

Circular bronze medal, commemorates Frederick Tied

Wellcome Medals

1854

1854-current (2009), railway company, Egypt

Egyptian Railways

1854

1854-1867?, sewing machine manufacturer, Manchester & Birmingham, England, British

Newton, Wilson and Company

1854

Signal lever frame, 4 lever, stirrup frame, Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, 1854.

Signal lever frame, 4 lever, stirrup frame, Manchester Sheff

Signalling & Telecommunications

1854

Five sheets of photographic prints from waxed paper negatives on albumenized paper. Roger Fenton.

Five Sheets of Albumen Prints From Waxed Paper Negatives

Photographs

c. 1854

1854-current (2009), photographic equipment manufacturer, Duesseldorf

Ed Leisegang

1854

A salt paper print photograph entitled 'Cuneiform Clay Tablet', taken by Roger Fenton, c. 1854.

Cuneiform Clay Tablet

Photographs

c. 1854

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis, XVI 11th Dynasty, 2000-1500 BC. Mounted together on a plaster base.

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis

Agricultural Engineering

2000-1500 BCE

A salt paper print photograph from a calotype negative entitled 'Cuneiform Clay Tablet', taken by Roger Fenton, c. 1854. The photograph shows a stone tablet, engraved with Cuneiform script an early form of writing that originated around the 34th century BCE. The tablet was excavated at Kuyunjik, within the ruins of the ancient city of Nineveh, now in Iraq. In 1853 the British Museum asked Fenton to document parts of their collection and establish a photographic studio at the museum. Dozens of objects had to be carried up to the rooftop studio, and Fenton had to devise a way using the available light effectively, one answer was to place his camera in a box with curtains, which acted as a lens hood. Fenton went on to take many photographs of classical busts, skeletons, Assyrian tablets and other works of art at the museum.

Cuneiform Clay Tablet

Photographs

c. 1854

Silver medal commemorating Pope Pius IX in 1854, showing him blessing a dying man on reverse, by P. Girometti, Italian, 1854

Silver medal commemorating Pope Pius IX in 1854, s

Wellcome Medals

1854

Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife, granite, Old Kingdom, from plain of Memphis

Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife, granite

Classical & Medieval Medicine

4000-1000 BCE

Bronze medal to commemorate the work of C. de Brouckere, Burgomaster of Brussels, during the cholera epidemics of 1849 and 1854, by Braemt, Belgium, 1854

Medal commemorating Charles de Brouckere, Burgomater of Brussels

Wellcome Medals

1854

Copper medal to commemorate the start of the fund to restore the church of Saint Jacques de Ricey at Hauterive, France, artist J.Corlani, French 1854

Copper medal to commemorate the start of the fund

Wellcome Medals

1854

Silver medal commemorating the 'Comptoir D'escompte' of Orleans and on obverse the Societe Richault and Company, dated 1854, 50, French, 1854

Silver medal commemorating the 'Comptoir D'Escompt

Wellcome Medals

1854

Medal, silver, British issue Crimean War with bar for surgeon V. Webb, 40th Regt., with ribbon, English, 1854

Medal, silver, British issue Crimean War with bar

Wellcome Medals

1854

Crimean war campaign medal, silver, "Alma" bar, blue and yellow ribbon, awarded to Surgeon John Blaney, 49th Regiment, by W. Wyon, English, 1854

Crimean war campaign medal, silver, "Alma" bar, bl

Wellcome Medals

1854

Ordinary spirit-in-glass thermometer with ivory scale and mahogany frame, signed J. Newman, London, c.1854. Scale -90 to +104 degrees Fahrenheit

Ordinary spirit-in-glass thermometer with ivory sc

Meteorology

1854

Hamp's double action lever lock, 1854

Locks & Fastenings

1854

A salt paper print photograph from a calotype negative entitled 'Cuneiform Clay Tablet', taken by Roger Fenton, c. 1854. The photograph shows a stone tablet, engraved with Cuneiform script an early form of writing that originated around the 34th century BCE. The tablet was excavated at Kuyunjik, within the ruins of the ancient city of Nineveh, now in Iraq. In 1853 the British Museum asked Fenton to document parts of their collection and establish a photographic studio at the museum. Dozens of objects had to be carried up to the rooftop studio, and Fenton had to devise a way using the available light effectively, one answer was to place his camera in a box with curtains, which acted as a lens hood. Fenton went on to take many photographs of classical busts, skeletons, Assyrian tablets and other works of art at the museum.

Cuneiform Clay Tablet

Photographs

c. 1854

Alabaster bottle, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Alabaster bottle, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Human skin tattooed in red and black depicting soldier, mermaid, dancer, flowers in pot, clasped hands, French, dated 1854, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin tattooed in red and black depicting sol

Anatomy & Pathology

1854

Bronze medal to commemorate C.H.P. Schutze, by F. Ulbricht, Germany, 1851

Bronze medal to commemorate C.H.P. Schutze, by F.

Wellcome Medals

1854

Bronze medal, commemorates 50 years of work in Natural History, by F. Tiedemann, artist C. Voight, medal German, 1854

Bronze medal, commemorates 50 years of work in Nat

Wellcome Medals

1854

Bronze medal to commemorate F. Tiedemann, by C. Voigt, Germany, 1854

Bronze medal to commemorate F. Tiedemann, by C. Vo

Wellcome Medals

1854

Mustard spoon, silver plated, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Steamers, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1854; plain, "LMS STEAMERS" in laurel wreath on handle. Overall: 10 mm x 110 mm x 26 mm, 0.01 kg.

Silver plated mustard spoon, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Steamers

Passenger Comforts

1854

Silver medal commemorating the public works, including the aquaduct, canals, baths, theatre etc., of the municipality of the "Vallee Du Mont Saint-Pont," French, 1854

Silver medal commemorating the public works, inclu

Wellcome Medals

1854

Ordinary mercury-in-glass thermometer with ivory scale and mahogany frame, signed I. Newman, (John Frederick Newman), London, c.1854. Scale -36 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit

Ordinary mercury-in-glass thermometer with ivory s

Meteorology

1854

Printing plate, copper, for #10 share certificate, North Yorkshire & Cleveland Railway, 1854.

Copper printing plate, North Yorkshire & Cleveland Railway Share Certificate

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1854

A salt paper print photograph from a calotype negative entitled 'Cuneiform Clay Tablet', taken by Roger Fenton, c. 1854. The photograph shows a stone tablet, engraved with Cuneiform script an early form of writing that originated around the 34th century BCE. The tablet was excavated at Kuyunjik, within the ruins of the ancient city of Nineveh, now in Iraq. In 1853 the British Museum asked Fenton to document parts of their collection and establish a photographic studio at the museum. Dozens of objects had to be carried up to the rooftop studio, and Fenton had to devise a way using the available light effectively, one answer was to place his camera in a box with curtains, which acted as a lens hood. Fenton went on to take many photographs of classical busts, skeletons, Assyrian tablets and other works of art at the museum.

Cuneiform Clay Tablet

Photographs

c. 1854

Mercury-in-glass standard fahrenheit thermometer. Marked No.130 Kew Observatory, June 1854. Scale 4 to 136 degrees

Mercury-in-glass standard fahrenheit thermometer.

Meteorology

1854

Book of photographs entitled "12 Photographic Views" by Frederick Scott Archer, 1854.

Book of photographs entitled "12 Photographic Views"

Photographs

1854

Circular bronze medal, commemorates Fridericus Tiedemann for 50 years service to Science, designed by C. Voigt, German(?), 1854

Circular bronze medal, commemorates Fridericus Tie

Wellcome Medals

1854

Map, England, Scotland & Wales, Station map, 1854 (3rd Edition), published by Smith & Ebbs, paper backed linen.

Map, England, Scotland & Wales, Station map, 1854 (3rd Editi

Railway Maps & Plans

1854

Dark tent by Patrick Meagher Patrick, with tripod, (used by Sir William Abney (1843-1920)). 821 marked on side of wooden box. Meagher/manufacturer, 21 Southampton Row, High Holborn, London, W.C.

Dark Tent Used By Sir William Abney

Photographic Technology

1854

Framed hand-coloured daguerreotype, 5 3/4" x 7 1/8", August 1854. Subject: portrait of Margaret Reily. Hand-written inscription on reverse. Framed portrait of a seated young woman.

Hand-coloured daguerreotype portrait of Margaret Reily, 1854

Photographs

1854-08

Standard mercury-in-glass fahrenheit thermometer, signed No.113, Kew Observatory, June 1854. Scale 0 to 125 degrees

Standard mercury-in-glass fahrenheit thermometer,

Meteorology

1854

A salt paper print photograph from a calotype negative entitled 'Cuneiform Clay Tablet', taken by Roger Fenton, c. 1854. The photograph shows a stone tablet, engraved with Cuneiform script an early form of writing that originated around the 34th century BCE. The tablet was excavated at Kuyunjik, within the ruins of the ancient city of Nineveh, now in Iraq. In 1853 the British Museum asked Fenton to document parts of their collection and establish a photographic studio at the museum. Dozens of objects had to be carried up to the rooftop studio, and Fenton had to devise a way using the available light effectively, one answer was to place his camera in a box with curtains, which acted as a lens hood. Fenton went on to take many photographs of classical busts, skeletons, Assyrian tablets and other works of art at the museum.

Cuneiform Clay Tablet

Photographs

c. 1854

A salt paper print photograph entitled 'Cuneiform Clay Tablet', taken by Roger Fenton, c. 1854. The photograph shows a stone tablet, engraved with Cuneiform script an early form of writing that originated around the 34th century BCE. The tablet was excavated at Kuyunjik, within the ruins of the ancient city of Nineveh, now in Iraq. In 1853 the British Museum asked Fenton to document parts of their collection and establish a photographic studio at the museum. Dozens of objects had to be carried up to the rooftop studio, and Fenton had to devise a way using the available light effectively, one answer was to place his camera in a box with curtains, which acted as a lens hood. Fenton went on to take many photographs of classical busts, skeletons, Assyrian tablets and other works of art at the museum.

Cuneiform Clay Tablet

Photographs

c. 1854

Bronze medal, designed by N. Cerbara, with bust of Pope Pius IX, commemorating services rendered during epidemic in Vincenza (?), Italian, 1854

Bronze medal, designed by N. Cerbara, with bust of

Wellcome Medals

1854

Bronze medal, presented at the time of the Asian plague (?), by the Pope to various officials, artist Cerbara, medal 1854

Bronze medal, presented at the time of the Asian p

Wellcome Medals

1854