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Parkesine sample sheet, mottled blue, green and orange

Plastics and Modern Materials

c.1862

Sample, rectangular sheet of Parkesine made by Alexander Parkes, c. 1862, mottled blue/green/orange with rounded edges. (P1)

Spectroscope on stand, signed "Spencer Browning &

Experimental Chemistry

1863

Spectroscope on stand, signed "Spencer Browning & Co, London", presented to W. Johnston by student of the Newcastle on Tyne Mechanics Institute, 1863

Engraved lancet case, empty

Therapeutics

1862

Empty lancet case, silver, made in London, 1862

Brass component associated with Binocular microscope

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1863-1866

Brass component associated with Binocular microscope, by Smith, Beck & Beck, 1866, London, United Kingdom

Society of Arts Prince Albert gold medal presented to Sir Henry Bessemer

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1863

Society of Arts Prince Albert gold medal presented to Sir Henry Bessemer by the Prince of Wales in 1872. 56mm diameter, in royal blue velvet case, 12.5x12.5x1.5cm. rim legend: TO HENRY BESSEMER ESQ. FOR THE EMINENT SERVICES RENDERED BY HIM TO ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND COMMERCE, IN DEVELOPING THE MANUFACTURE OF STEEL, 1872. obverse: SOCIETY OF ARTS MANUFACTURES AND COMMERCE MDCCCLXIII. designer name at base: L.G. WYON; three muses. reverse: ALBERT PRINCE CONSORT PRESIDENT 1842-61; relief head profile looking Left

Cased set of catheters, silver and plated(?), with

Surgery

1870-190

Cased set of catheters, silver and plated(?), with bottle of oil, made by S.Maw Son and Thompson and Allen and Hanburys, London, Cuthbert Coll., 1870-1900

La Contadina', 1866

Photographs

1866

Photograph entitled 'La Contadina' taken by Julia Margaret Cameron in 1866. Albumen contact print from wet collodion negative. This photographic study of Mary Emily ' May' Prinsep (1853-1931) forms part of the Herschel Album, created by Cameron for her friend Sir John Herschel (1792-1871). La Contadina is Italian for 'peasant girl'. The term was often used as a title for works of art in the Victorian period.

'The Flower Girl', 1865

Photographs

1865

Photograph entitled 'The Flower Girl' taken by Julia Margaret Cameron in 1865. Albumen contact print from wet collodion negative. This photographic study of Mary Ann Hillier (1847-1936 ), posed as a flower girl forms part of the Herschel Album, created by Cameron for her friend Sir John Herschel (1792-1871).

Henry Taylor

Photographs

1864

Photograph entitled 'Henry Taylor' taken by Julia Margaret Cameron in 1864. Albumen contact print from wet collodion negative. This photographic portrait of author Henry Taylor (1800-1886) forms part of the Herschel Album which was created by Cameron for her friend Sir John Herschel (1792-1871).

Etched glass door panel from a door in the Great Hall, Cannon Street Station with the monogram of the Charing Cross Company

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1866

Etched glass panel, bearing the monogram of the Charing Cross Company, from a door in the Great Hall, Cannon Street Station, South Eastern Railway.

Bronze medal designed by Seidean, commemorating so

Wellcome Medals

1866

Bronze medal designed by Seidean, commemorating some event in 1866, Hungarian, 1866

Galileo holding a pendulum

Astronomy

c. 1864

Life-size terracotta copy of a statue by Eugenio Rados showing Galileo holding a pendulum, by Andreus Boni, Milan.

Handbell, Sutton Coldfield Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1862

Handbell, SCR (Somerset Central Railway). Brass with wooden handle. Engraved "SCR 1862". From Erdington signal box (LNWR). Overall: 300 mm x 187 mm.

Durn Mill Steam Engine

Motive Power

1864

This horizontal condensing engine was made in 1864 by Earnshaw and Holt in Rochdale, and used at Durn Mill in nearby Littleborough. It provided 250 horse power to the mill. The engine worked until 1946, and only ever had one part replaced during its 80-year working life (the governor, which was replaced with the Lumbs governor seen here in 1921). Horizontal condensing engines like this were much more efficient than earlier beam engines, and could withstand higher pressure, making them more powerful. The wooden cladding on the cylinder provides insulation, stopping the heat from escaping. This engine was used to make tartan at Durn Mill. Tartan was a popular fabric for clothes and home goods in the Victorian era, and factories like Durn produced both traditional and modern patterns. Durn was an integrated mill which both spun and wove wool.

Early variable resistance calibrated in Siemens un

Electricity and Magnetism

1865

Early variable resistance calibrated in Siemens units

Prospero - Study of Henry Taylor', 1865

Photographs

1865-05

Photograph entitled 'Prospero - Study of Henry Taylor' taken by Julia Margaret Cameron in May 1865. Albumen contact print from wet collodion negative. This photographic portrait of the author Henry Taylor (1800-1886) forms part of the Herschel Album, created by Cameron for her friend Sir John Herschel (1792-1871). Prospero was the Duke of Milan who was stranded on a lonely island with his daughter, Miranda, in Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest'.

'Suspense', 1864

Photographs

1864

Photograph entitled 'Suspense' taken by Julia Margaret Cameron in 1864. Albumen contact print from wet collodion negative. This print forms part of the Herschel Album, created by Cameron for her friend Sir John Herschel (1792-1871).

Piece of the cast iron beam which broke at the Har

Metallurgy

before 1862

Piece of the cast iron beam which broke at the Hartley Colliery accident, January 1862, communicated by Mr. Dunn

Carburised iron as it flows from the cupola, made

Metallurgy

1865

Carburised iron as it flows from the cupola, made at Ebbw Vale Iron Works, 1865, Parry's process patented in 1861

Finery cinder produced in puddling cast iron to fo

Metallurgy

1865

Finery cinder produced in puddling cast iron to form steel at the Ebbw Vale Iron Works, 1865

Specimen bottle

Glass Technology

1866

Specimen bottle, part of a collection of glassware and materials from John Ford, Holyrood Flint Glass Works, Edinburgh, 1866

Labuan coal, analysed by W.J. Ward, 1865

Metallurgy

before 1865

Labuan coal, analysed by W.J. Ward, 1865

Knife with cellulose nitrate (Parkesine) handle, m

Plastics and Modern Materials

1862

Knife with cellulose nitrate (Parkesine) handle, mottled blue and white in colour. Steel-plated blade with four fake hallmarks. Base of blade decorated with moulded leaf decoration.

'Other Version Of Friar Laurence And Juliet', 1864

Photographs

1864

Photograph entitled 'Other Version of Friar Laurence and Juliet' taken by Julia Margaret Cameron in 1864. Albumen contact print from wet collodion negative. This photographic study of the author Henry Taylor (1800-1886) and Mary Ann Hillier (1847-1936), posed as literary characters from William Shakespeare's (1564-1616) 'Romeo And Juliet' forms part of the Herschel Album, created by Cameron for her friend Sir John Herschel (1792-1871).

Swedish capacity measure, copper

Weighing & Measuring

1862

Copper measure of capacity from a Swedish collection of weights & measures.

Swedish capacity measure, copper

Weighing & Measuring

1862

Copper measure of capacity from a Swedish collection of weights & measures.

Changing back for Billcliff st

Photographic Technology

c. 1865

Changing back for Billcliff studio camera, with carte-de-visite size aperture, c. 1865

Jungle Scene - Matheran

Photographs

ca. 1865

Albumen print by Francis Frith, mounted on original card/album page, titled 'Jungle scene - Matheran'. Image shows an arid, forested landscape in Matheran, Maharashtra, India. This photograph was once part of a 19th century album containing views of colonial India and Asia.

Parkesine handled cut throat razor in leathette box.

Plastics and Modern Materials

c. 1862

Cut throat razor in leatherette box, steel blade, pea green Parkesine handle made by Alexander Parkes. Leather box (23 part) inscribed 'Taylor – Sheffield'. Blade marked, 'Samuel Barton' made by Needham, Veall & Tyzack, (label on box). Other inscriptions; c. 1862. (P252)

Russian Imperial standard, "Croncka"

Weighing & Measuring

1862

Russian Brass Imperial standard "Croncka" with glass strike, 1862. Size 4 7/8" x 5" (Case 18" x 17 1/4" x 13 3/8") (Presented to Stds. Dept. by Imp. Russian Govt. 1862)

Emery composition lathe operated grinding wheel

Hand and Machine Tools

1866

Emery composition lathe operated grinding wheel

Emery composition lathe operated grinding wheel

Hand and Machine Tools

1866

Emery composition lathe operated grinding wheel

Emery composition lathe operated grinding wheel

Hand and Machine Tools

1866

Emery composition lathe operated grinding wheel

Emery composition lathe operated grinding wheel

Hand and Machine Tools

1866

Emery composition lathe operated grinding wheel

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for compound

Medical Glass-ware

1862-1863

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for compound decoction of sarsaparilla, USA, 1862-1863

Bottle, clear glass, trace content, for tincture o

Medical Glass-ware

1862-1863

Bottle, clear glass, trace content, for tincture of krameria, U.S.A., 1862-1863

Bottle, clear glass, empty, for tincture of digita

Medical Glass-ware

1862-1863

Bottle, clear glass, empty, for tincture of digitalis, USA, 1862-1863

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for wine of p

Medical Glass-ware

1982-1863

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for wine of pepsin, U.S.A., 1862-1863

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for solution

Medical Glass-ware

1862-1863

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for solution of extract of ergot, USA, 1862-1863

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, label missing

Medical Glass-ware

1862-1863

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, label missing, U.S.A., 1862-1863

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for wine of f

Medical Glass-ware

1862-1863

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for wine of ferric citrate, U.S.A., 1862-1863

La Beata

Photographs

1865

A photographic study of Mary Ann Hillier (1847-1936) and William Frederick 'Freddy' Gould (born 1861), entitled 'La Beata', taken by Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) in 1865. This albumen print forms part of the Herschel Album, created by Cameron for her friend Sir John Herschel (1792-1871).

Tumbler, horn, Swiss, 1865

Wellcome (general)

1865

Horn tumbler, Swiss, 1865

Shaly lignite from Nicaragua

Metallurgy

before 1866

Shaly lignite from Nicaragua, presented by C. Bedford Pim, analysed by W.J. Ward, 1866

Emery composition lathe operated grinding wheel

Hand and Machine Tools

1866

Emery composition lathe operated grinding wheel

Benares - General View from Opposite Bank of the Ganges

Photographs

ca. 1865

Albumen print by Samuel Bourne, mounted on card, titled 'Benares - General View from Opposite Bank of the Ganges'. Image shows Indian men and women with a herd of cows on the bank of the Ganges at Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India, ca. 1865. This photograph was once part of a 19th century album containing views of colonial India and Asia. From negative Bourne 1165

Dhobie's Glen

Photographs

ca. 1865

Albumen print by Bourne and Shepherd, mounted on card, titled 'Dhobie's Glen', Bombay, Maharashtra, India, ca. 1865. This photograph was once part of a 19th century album containing views of colonial India and Asia. From negative Bourne 1368

The Cathedral and Bishop's Palace, Calcutta

Photographs

ca. 1865

Albumen print by Samuel Bourne, mounted on card, titled 'The Cathedral and Bishop's Palace, Calcutta', India, ca. 1865. This photograph was once part of a 19th century album containing views of colonial India and Asia. From negative Bourne 1708

Cane Bridge over the Teesta River - Darjeeling

Photographs

ca. 1866

Albumen print by Samuel Bourne, mounted on original card/album page, titled "Cane Bridge over the Teesta River - Darjeeling", West Bengal, India, ca. 1866. Image was once part of a 19th century album containing photographs of India and Asia. Bourne 1876

View on the Chowk Point Road - Matheran

Photographs

ca. 1865

Albumen print by Samuel Bourne, on original album page, titled 'View on the Chowk Point Road - Matheran', ca. 1865. This photograph was once part of a 19th century album containing views of colonial India and Asia. From negative Bourne 2218