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'Dancing (Fancy)'. Plate 187 from 'Animal Locomotion'

Cinematography

1887

Sixteen lens cine camera

Cinematography

1886-1887

Great Northern Railway brake van

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1887

Model of Robert Duncan's screw propeller, with stern frame and rudder, as fitted to the Egyptian government yacht 'Sareea

Marine Engines

1886-1887

Sir W. Thomson's absolute electrometer No. 12, on

Electricity and Magnetism

1886

Coradi planimeter and map, 1886.

Mathematics

1886

Arrow used with the Original Boys' Bow for Shooting Quartz Fibres, 1887

Heat

1887
Steam locomotive and tender, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, 18" gauge 0-4-0T "Wren", built at Horwich Works in 1887, withdrawn 1962.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway locomotive, Wren

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1887

Fencing

Cinematography

1887

Stone slab with seven holes for cosmetic ointments, Egypt, 1991-1786 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1991-1786 BCE

Sinclair line selector automatic switch board, 1886

Telecommunications

1886

'Columbia' typewriter, 1886.

Printing & Writing

1886

Moldacot pocket sewing machine, 1887.

Textiles Machinery

1886-1887

Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC.

Building Construction

2000-1001 BCE

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Glass jar, contains gum resin from the Sudan, pres

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1886

Caddow Quilt

Textile Industry

1886

Leclanché battery

Electricity and Magnetism

1887

'Manchester' dynamo, around 1886.

Electricity Supply

c.1886

Jumping, standing broad jump

Cinematography

1887

Spirograph and examples of patterns drawn using it

Mathematics

1886

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Bishop James Fraser Commemorative Plate

Local History

1886

Specimen of steel produced by the Basic or Thomas-

Metallurgy

1887

Specimen of steel produced by the Basic or Thomas

Metallurgy

1887

Specimen of steel produced by the Basic or Thomas-

Metallurgy

1887
Fireman's helmet, North Eastern Railway, leather and brass, used by the Fire Brigade formed on the 22nd September 1886 at West Hartlepool. '6 1/2' written inside. Overall: 225 mm x 180 mm x 310 mm.

Fireman's helmet - North Eastern Railway

Railway Uniform & Costume

1886

Specimen of steel produced by the Basic or Thomas-

Metallurgy

1887

Bronze medal commemorating Nicolas LeBlanc (1742-1806), 1887

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1887
Milk jug, silver plated, by Elkington & Co, 1886 Great Central Railway, curved sides with decorative engraving, "GT CENTRAL RY" with GCR coat of arms engraved below spout

Silver plated milk jug, Great Central Railway

Passenger Comforts

1886

Beamscale, in mahogany and glass case

Weighing & Measuring

c. 1886

Bakers calorimeter double form

Heat

1886

Kreusler's fat extraction apparatus and stand

Experimental Chemistry

1886

Replica of Ashley bottle making machine

Glass Technology

1886
Chimney pot, Great Western Railway, cast iron, cast at Wolverhampton in 1887, ex Newport Dock Street.

Cast iron chimney pot, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1887
Window glass, Great Western Railway, framed, etched, 'GWR Llangeinor 1886'.

Window glass from Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1886
Chimney pot, Great Western Railway, cast iron, cast at Wolverhampton in 1887, no provenance.

Cast iron chimney pot, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1887
Window glass, framed, etched, commemorating Queen Victoria's Jubilee Year, 1837-1887, no provenance.

Framed window glass commemorating Queen Victoria's jubilee, 1837-1888

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1887

Uterine probe, Playfair, aluminium

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1901-950

Hollow hemisphere of mild steel, manufactured at L

Metallurgy

1886

Barlow & Jones Limited Wove

Textile Industry

1887

Crossley Horizontal Single-cylinder Engine

Motive Power

1886

Wheelwright's dowel or rung rounding plane. Marked

Hand and Machine Tools

1886

Model of Continental microscope having lever adjus

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1886

Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Generating Set with Willans Compound Engine, 1887

Motive Power

1887

Swan United Electric Light Co.

Lighting

c. 1887

Arrow used with Original Boys' bow for Shooting Quartz Fibres, 1887

Heat

1887