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1859-1866, railway company, United Kingdom

Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway

1859 - 1866
1859-1868, railway company, Wales, United Kingdom

Central Wales Railway

1859 - 1868
Crew, Henry

Crew, Henry

1859 - 1953
1859-1896, railway company, United Kingdom

Much Wenlock & Severn Junction Railway

1859 - 1896
1859-1860, railway company, United Kingdom

Nuneaton & Hinckley Railway

1859 - 1860
1859-1942, chemist; mountaineer, British; English

Collie, John Norman

1859 - 1942
1859-1943, laryngologist, British

Thomson, Sir St Clair

1859 - 1943
1859-1916, surgeon, French

Doyen, Eugène-Louis

1859 - 1916
Peacock, Sir Robert

Peacock, Sir Robert

1859 - 1926
1859-1904, railway company, United Kingdom

Mid Wales Railway

1859 - 1904
1859-1874, railway company, United Kingdom

Ringwood, Christchurch & Bournemouth Railway

1859 - 1874
Jenkins, Rhys

Jenkins, Rhys

1859 - 1953
1859-1935, physician, French

Menetrier, Pierre Eugene

1859 - 1935
Wakefield, Charles Cheers

Wakefield, Charles Cheers

1859 - 1941
1859-1935, artist

Jansen, Alfred J

1859 - 1935
1859-1936, artist, poster artist, Scottish

Duff Tollemache

1859 - 1936
1859-1874, railway company, United Kingdom

Mid-Sussex & Midhurst Junction Railway

1859 - 1874
1859-1922, railway company, Wales, United Kingdom

Brecon & Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway

1859 - 1922
charity; volunteer medical organisation

Red Cross

1859
1859-?, railway company, London

West London Extension Railway

1859
Resin replica of a clay model of a sheep's liver used for divination, original Babylonian, original 2050BC to 1750BC

Copy of model of a sheep's liver. Original Babylonian, c. 2050-1750 BC.

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE
1859- current (2015), manufacturer of stationery and engraving plates, London

Baddeley Brothers

1859
Silver plated bronze medal to commemorate Galileo Galilei, by P. Cinganelli, Italy, 1859

Silver plated bronze medal to commemorate Galileo

Wellcome Medals

1859
Seal die, Birkenhead Railway, 1859, engraved oval steel seal on spigot, full company title and date around circumference enclosing 2-2-2 locomotive and view of Birkenhead docks, underneath which is written 'Per Mare Per Terras'.

seal die - birkenhead railway

Railway Heraldry

1859
Seal matrix, Birkenhead Railway, 1859,copper disc mounted on wood, full company title and date around circumference enclosing 2-2-2 locomotive and view of Birkenhead docks, underneath which is written, 'Per Mare Per Terras 1846'. On back of the wood is written 'L.T.&S.R. Die' (London, Tilbury & Southend Railway).

seal matrix - birkenhead railway

Railway Heraldry

1859
Seal Matrix (reversed), Norwich & Brandon Railway

Seal Matrix (reversed), Norwich & Brandon Railway

Railway Heraldry

1859
Brass plaque, inscribed "To Joseph Lister", 1859

Brass plaque, inscribed "To Joseph Lister", 1859

Microbiology

1859
Bronze medal to commemorate B.F. Suerman, jubilee of professor at Utrecht University, by D. van der Kellen, 1859

Medal commemorating Bernard Francis Suerman

Wellcome Medals

1859
Ingot of desilvered lead now ready for the softening furnace in Parkes's process. From the Llanelly Lead Works, 1859

Ingot of desilvered lead now ready for the softeni

Metallurgy

1859
Desilvered softened lead after poling (Parkes' Process) From the Llanelly Lead Works, 1859

Desilvered softened lead after poling (Parkes' Pro

Metallurgy

1859
Painting, oil on board, 'The Photograph', believed to have been painted by Frederick Johnston and exhibited at the 91st Royal Academy of Arts exhibition in 1859.

'The Photograph', believed to be by Frederick Johnston, 1859

Photographs

1859
Experiment 306 Ship on sea, instananeous, 24 February 1859.

Ship on Sea

Photographs

1859-02-24
Six's thermometer, by Casella, ex-Pandora, 1859

Six's thermometer, by Casella, ex-Pandora, 1859

Oceanography

1859
Guidebook, North Western Railway, Lancaster and Carlisle, Caledonian, and Edinburgh and Glasgow Railways by George Measom, 1859.

the official illustrated guide to the north western railway and to the lancaster and carlisle, caledonian, and edinburgh and glasgow railways

Library Collections

1859
Steam and Vacuum Gauge

Steam and Vacuum Gauge

Motive Power

c. 1859
Hand-cranked electrotherapy apparatus with Clarke-type magneto, by Appareil Gaiffe at Paris, in fine mahogany case, owned by Dr. P.F. Gachet, French, 1859. Complete set with 7 electrodes (two flat ovoid plates, one sponge-holder, one brush, one rectal, two button-shaped attachments) and two wires to connect electrodes to apparatus.

Hand-cranked electrotherapy apparatus with Clarke-

Therapeutics

1859
Garnett opening machine invented in 1859.

Garnett opening machine

Textiles Machinery

after 1859
Snow Harris wind gauge, 1859, by Lilley & Son, London.

Snow Harris wind gauge, 1859, by Lilley & Son, Lon

Meteorology

1859
Penrose's tin slag. Landore Tin Works, 1859

Penrose's tin slag. Landore Tin Works, 1859

Metallurgy

1859
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
One book marker, in silk. / T[homas] Stevens, Coventry, nd. [c1859]. Embroidered design of a balloon and two aeronauts. 'Many Happy Returns of the Day' and birthday message. 2 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches, 24.5x5.5cm.

Many Happy Returns of the Day

Penn-Gaskell Collection

c. 1859
Albumen combination print entitled 'The Wayfarer', by Oscar Gustave Rejlander, c. 1859. Shown at the British Association exhibition, Aberdeen, 1859 and again at the International Exhibition, London, in 1862.

The Wayfarer

Photographs

c. 1859
Bronze medal to commemorate the centenary of Crystal Palace, presented to J. Carmichael, Esq., by W.I. Taylor, London, 1859

Bronze medal to commemorate the centenary of Cryst

Wellcome Medals

1859
Fish knife, silver plated, Great Eastern Railway, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1859; ribbed handle, "GER" in interlocking script surmounted by dragon's wing on handle. Overall: 12 mm x 225 mm x 23 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated fish knife, Great Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1859
Meeting minutes or notes from the Eastern Counties Railway Company Forty-fifth Half-yearly General Meeting of the Proprietors of the Company, dated 1859, pasted onto board

Eastern Counties Railway Company General Meeting notes

Archive Collections

1859
Alabaster bottle, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Alabaster bottle, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE
Silvery micaceous litharge, Llanelly Lead Works, 1859, presented by Mr. Williams

Silvery micaceous litharge, Llanelly Lead Works, 1

Metallurgy

1859
First skimming of the molten lead, after taking off the crust. Parkes' Process) Llanelly Lead Works, 1859

First skimming of the molten lead, after taking of

Metallurgy

1859
Hand churka or Roller cotton gin, by John M. Dunlop, Manchester, England, 1859.

Hand churka or Roller cotton gin, by John M. Dunlo

Textiles Machinery

1859
Surface of mass of refined iron, made at the refineries at Cyfartha, South Wales, 1859

Surface of mass of refined iron, made at the refin

Metallurgy

1859