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Boys fluorescent alcohol thermometer, with three r

Heat

1878

Boys fluorescent alcohol thermometer, with three ribs and spiral bulb, 1878

Sample of Steel from Blaenavon Ironworks, 1878

Metallurgy

1878

Square bar of no.3 steel, made at Blaenavon Iron Works, bent cold

Railway ticket, Edmondson type, Manchester Sheffield & Linco

Tickets, Passes & Labels

1878

Railway ticket, Edmondson type, Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, Cleethorpes to Grimsby, Third Class Parliamentary, No 9265, 18 August 1878.

Bronze medal to commemorate F.E. Sander (1833-1878

Wellcome Medals

1878

Bronze medal to commemorate F.E. Sander (1833-1878), by Weigand and Loos, Germany, 1878

Silver plated tobacco box, cigarette maker incorpo

Smoking

1878

Silver plated tobacco box, cigarette maker incorporated into lid, rectangular stamped " Deutsches Reichs Patent" and dated 31 December 1878, made in Germany

Metal alloy token, advertises (?) dentistry practi

Wellcome Medals

1878

Metal alloy token, advertises (?) dentistry practice of Valladon (24 hour service?), artist unknown, 1878, Belgian

Small circular copper medal with suspension loop,

Wellcome Medals

1878

Small circular copper medal with suspension loop, commemorates Francois Raspail, French 1878

Two pieces of skull showing cauterisation scars

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

2000-1000 BCE

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

Mummified remains, ancient Egyptian or Peruvian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

3000-1000 BCE

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

Miss Ellen Terry as Ophelia

Photographs

ca. 1878

Albumen print cabinet card, by Window & grove, 63A Baker Street, Portman Square, London. Portrait of actress Ellen Terry as Ophelia in Shakespeare's "Hamlet". Studio stamp on verso.

Electrotype copy of a 14 lb avoirdupois weight, one of four

Weighing & Measuring

1878

One of four Electrotype copies of a set of 4 avoirdupois weights, 14 lbs. Supposed to be of the date of Edward III. The originals are the property of the City of Winchester

Safety lamp, Mueseler, self-extinguishing device,

Mining & Ore Dressing

1878

Safety lamp, Mueseler, self-extinguishing device, make: Cosset Dubrulle, c.1878

Defective sheet copper too hard to spin into shape

Metallurgy

before 1878

Defective sheet copper too hard to spin into shape. Presented by Randolph Clay, 1878

No.2 Remington typewriter

Printing & Writing

1878

No.2 Remington typewriter, no.593, type bar class, 1878

Cover for no.2 Remington typewriter

Printing & Writing

1878

Cover for no.2 Remington typewriter, no.593, type bar class, 1878

Sample of Pig Iron from Blaenavon Iron Works, 1878

Metallurgy

1878

Pig-iron used to make no.3 steel at Blaenavon Iron Works, by the Thomas-Gilchrist process

Map, Railway Clearing House, England and Wales, 1878, colour

Railway Maps & Plans

1878

Map, Railway Clearing House, England and Wales, 1878, coloured, 7/8 inch to 10 miles, published by J Airey, Railway Clearing House.

Sir A. Garrod Thomas' Edinburgh MD mortar board, b

Surgery

1878

Sir A. Garrod Thomas' Edinburgh MD mortar board, by Christie and Kilpatrick, 104 South Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1878.

Silver medal to commemorate C. Rokitansky, by Jaun

Wellcome Medals

1878

Silver medal to commemorate C. Rokitansky, by Jauner, Austria, 1878

Human skin, tattooed with two wrestlers and inscri

Anatomy & Pathology

1878

Human skin, tattooed with two wrestlers and inscription, French, dated 1878

Bronze souvenir medal of Francois Vincent Raspail,

Wellcome Medals

1878

Bronze souvenir medal of Francois Vincent Raspail, French Chemist and politician, 1794-1878, French, 1878

Perfume bottle for actress's travelling case

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1878

Perfume bottle for actress's travelling case. Glass with silver screw lid. Overall: 87 mm x 38 mm x 38 mm x 40 mm.

Powder pot for actress's travelling case

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1878

Powder pot for actress's travelling case. Glass with silver screw lid. Overall: 35 mm x 40 mm.

Electrotype copy of a 56 lb avoirdupois weight, one of four

Weighing & Measuring

1878

One of four Electrotype copies of a set of 4 avoirdupois weights, 56 lbs. Supposed to be of the date of Edward III. The originals are the property of the City of Winchester

Electrotype copy of a 28 lb avoirdupois weight, one of four

Weighing & Measuring

1878

One of four Electrotype copies of a set of 4 avoirdupois weights, 28 lbs. Supposed to be of the date of Edward III. The originals are the property of the City of Winchester

Letter from Findlay to Walker. Dated 14th August 1878. Ref:

Documents

1878

Letter from Findlay to Walker. Dated 14th August 1878. Ref: 31/2146. Illegible

Athletic sports at Ilkley

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1878

MR handbill. Athletic Sports at Ilkley. Cook's Cheap Excursion Train for Leeds and Ilkley from Sheffield, Barnsley, etc, 10 August 1878. Printed by Thomas Rodgers, "Hallamshire" Steam Press, Change Abbey Corner, Sheffield. 250 x 155mm.

Epsom Station on Derby Day

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1878

Watercolour on paper. Epsom Station on Derby Day by P.R. Perry, 1878. Framed and glazed (glass). The painting shows a station set within a landscape with trains arriving and departing. People stand on the platform.

Thetford and Watton Railway notice

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1878

Thetford and Watton Railway notice. Fortnightly Return Tickets wiil be issued by all Trains to the Watering Places on the Norfolk and Suffolk Coasts, 1878

Euston Station Telegram

Documents

1878

Telegram dated 13th August and sent from Euston Station to NBR.

General Bank Holiday Monday August 5th 1878

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1878

Notice, London Chatham & Dover Railway, Bank Holiday, Monday 5 August 1878. Cheap Excursion Train to Faversham, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate.

Pullman cars on bridges

Documents

1878

NBR letter from Bell to Walker advising that the Pullman cars will be able to pass bridges from Carlisle to Berwick. 19th August 1878. Ref 31/2526.

accompanying the royal train

Documents

1878

Copy letter from Walker about the royal train, 21st August 1878.

Royal Trains

Documents

1878

Copy note drom Walker to Findlay confirming the line between St Boswells and REston is sutiable. DAted 17th August 1878.

Royal Trains

Documents

1878

Letter from Findlay to Walker confirming receipt of the news that the line is suitable with enlosed diagrams and tables. DAted 17th August 1878. Ref: 31/2508.

Royal Trains

Documents

1878

Letter from Findlay to Walker confirming that the Queens train will travel over NBR line and request to check gauges and bridge for safe passage of the Royal train. Dated 16th august 1878. Ref 31/2445.

Royal Trains

Documents

1878

Copy note from Walker to Findlay regarding receipt of bills. 23rd August 1878.

Timetable, Trains to and from London, London & South Western Railway

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1878

Notice, timetable, double-sided, London & South Western Railway, trains to and from London, April 1878. Archibald Scott, General Manager. Unknown printer. Overall: 443 mm x 290 mm.

Daily Report of Engines at Work and associated timesheets [supplied title]

Documents

1878-11-28

Forms, paper, Glasgow and South Western Railway Daily Report of Engines at Work, with 3 associated driver's time sheets, filled in at Girvan Station, 28 November 1878.

Coloured lithograph 'Newhaven Harbour Intended Improvements (as under construction), 1878'

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1878

Coloured lithograph. Newhaven Harbour Intended Improvements (as under construction), 1878. Letts Son and Co Limited, London, EC.

South Eastern Railway circular uniform clothing (old and new)

Documents

1878

South Eastern Railway circular uniform clothing (old and new) with details of issue and return. No.21. Issued by Myles Fenton, 1st March 1878.

Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of Traffic and for the Guidance of the Officers and Men in the Service of the Isle of Wight Railway Company

Documents

1878

Book, 'Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of Traffic and for the Guidance of the Officers and Men in the Service of the Isle of Wight Railway Company', Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, 1st March 1878. .

Railway servants' orphanage

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1878

MR handbill. Railway Servants' Orphanage, Derby. Great Public Demonstration, Procession and Festival in Derby Arboretum. Cook's Cheap Excursion Train for Derby from Bradford, Leeds, Barnsley, etc, 10 August 1878. Printed by Thos Cook & Son, Printers, etc, London, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Leicester. 250 x 155mm. 250 x 155mm.

booklet

Documents

1878

Booklet of travel arrangements for travel by the mail route via Dover and Calais to the Paris Exhibition, issued by the London Chatham and Dover Railway

bills

Documents

1878

Copy letter regarding bills from Walker.

Testimonial to Mr Difford, Stockton & Darlington Railway

Documents

1878

Testimonial, photographic, Somerset & Dorset Railway to Mr. Difford, Traffic Manager, August 1878, in glazed frame, 720mm x 870mm.

Timetable, Trains to and from London, London & South Western Railway

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1878

Notice, timetable, double-sided, London & South Western Railway, trains to and from London, April 1878. Archibald Scott, General Manager. Unknown printer. Overall: 440 mm x 290 mm.

accompanying the royal train

Documents

1878

NBR letter from Walker to George Robertson about accompanying the royal train, 20th August 1878.

Royal Trains

Documents

1878

Letter from Findlay to Walker regarding receipt of bill sent late. Dated 22nd August 1878.

Royal Trains

Documents

1878

Copy ketter from walker to Findlay confirming they have been informed that the stations should be kept clear.