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Snow plough, North Eastern Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1891

Snow plough, North Eastern Railway, No DE900566, 1891.

Kodak No 1 Camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1891

Kodak No 1 camera, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co 1889 to1895. Box camera for factory loaded film, 100 exposures. 2 1/2" diameter / rapid rectilinear lens, fixed aperture and focus, sector type shutter, cocked by string, with attached lens plug. Serial No 10275 embossed in top and rear of camera body.

Chronophotographe double-use camera

Cinematography

1890

Etienne Jules Marey's Chrono-photographic camera, without lens (B3030), 1890.

Model steam locomotive, spirit fired live steam 'dribbler' 3

Railway Models

1890

Model steam locomotive, spirit fired live steam 'dribbler' 3 inch gauge, Stevens' Model Dockyard 2-2-2.

Sample of Acid Yellow Dye

Industrial Chemistry

c.1890

Sample of Acid Yellow dye.

telegraph cable

Telecommunications

1891

A section of the Anglo-German telegraph cable, mounted on stand, laid in August 1891.

dye sample

Industrial Chemistry

c.1890

Sample of Diamine Black dye.

Set of 8 brass handled, inspector's Imperial standard testing weights

Weighing & Measuring

1890

Set of 8 brass handled, inspector's Imperial standard testing weights (7lb to 1oz & 4 to 1 dr) by W & T Avery Limited, Birmingham, dated 1890 in wooden carrying case. Used by the London County Council and later the London Borough of Southwark.

dye sample

Industrial Chemistry

c.1890

Sample of Immedialindone concentrated dye.

dye sample

Industrial Chemistry

c.1890

Sample of Diamine Violet dye.

paper tensile tester

Papermaking

c.1890

Pocket-sized paper tensile tester made in Germany and supplied by H.Bertram and Co., London.

Drawing instrument set

Mathematics

c1890

Set of drawing instruments, made by A. G. Thornton, Manchester, around 1890.

Magneto HMT wall telephone

Telecommunications

c.1890

Magneto HMT wall telephone, made by L. M. Ericsson and Co. of Stockholm in Sweden in around 1890.

dye sample

Industrial Chemistry

c.1890

Sample of Crystal Scarlet 6R dye.

dye sample

Industrial Chemistry

c.1890

Sample of Diamine Green dye.

dye sample

Industrial Chemistry

c.1890

Sample of Anthracene Yellow dye.

model ner tennant locomotive

Railway Models

1890

Model steam locomotive, 1/17 scale, North Eastern Railway 2-4-0 `Tennant' No.1467, crude construction, c. 1890.

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

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE

Babylonian clay liver used for divination, c.2050-1750 BC, copy, 1981

Moving-magnet galvanometer, G.P.O. pattern

Electricity and Magnetism

1890

Moving-magnet galvanometer, G.P.O. pattern, by Reid Bros, 1890

model steam locomotive

Railway Models

1890

Model steam locomotive, 1/16 scale, North Eastern Railway 2-4-0 'Tennant' No.1463, c.1890.

Magic lantern projector with s

Photographic Technology

c.1890

Magic lantern projector with seven boxes of slides, made by Aubrey Franks Ltd, Manchester, c.1890.

Ludgate Circus, London

Photographs

c. 1890

A photograph entitled 'Ludgate Circus, London', published by George Washington Wilson, c. 1890. The photograph is taken from Fleet Street looking down Ludgate Hill towards St Paul's Cathedral. The King Lud public house can be seen on the left. Opened in 1870, the pub closed in 2005.

Fineman nephoscope, 1881-1890

Meteorology

1891-1890

Mark I Fineman nephoscope, 1891-1890,

Berliner gramophone

Sound Reproduction

1890

Early example of gramophone by Berliner, with ear tubes, horn, two records and one point stamped 'E. Berliner Grammophon D.R.P. 45048'. This gramophone consists simply of a turntable rotated by hand and a rather crude form of sound-box, fitted with a cardboard horn. The sound-box is mounted on a swinging arm which is pivoted to the base frame so that it can swing across the record as its stylus follows the grove.

North African market

Photographs

c. 1890

A Kodak circular snapshot photograph of a North African market scene, taken by an unknown photographer, c. 1890. A cloaked figure stands in the foreground, whilst a tourist in a hat looks at the camera.

Photographic print of Herschel's Forty-Foot Telescope, 1890

Astronomy

1890

Photographic print of William Herschel's 40-foot telescope at Slough, in frame made from mahogany ladder rungs from the mounting of the 20-foot telescope used at Slough by William and at the Cape by John Herschel. Printed in 1890, one of 25 prints made from the first permanent negative taken by Sir John F.W. Herschel in 1839.

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Earthenware oil jar, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Tippler Toilet

Water Supply & Sanitation

1890

Tippler toilet c.1890.

Girl looking in a rock pool

Photographs

c. 1890

A Kodak circular snapshot photograph of a girl playing in a rock pool, taken by an unknown photographer, c. 1890. The girl bends down to pick something out of the pool. A boat can be seen in the background, and a young boy walks out of the frame.

Woman reading

Photographs

c. 1890

A Kodak circular snapshot photograph of a young woman reading, taken by an unknown photographer, c. 1890. The woman sits on an chair upholstered with embroidery and tassels, reading a large book. An easel stands in the background.

Woman in a rowing boat

Photographs

c. 1890

A Kodak circular snapshot photograph of a couple in a rowing boat, taken by an unknown photographer, c. 1890. Both the man and the woman hold a pair of oars, the woman wears a striking striped dress and hat with a veil. The man sits behind her in a bowler hat.

Akroyd crude oil engine, 1890.

Heat Engines (non steam)

1890

model, scale 1:8, of 6 hp Akroyd crude oil automatic ignition engine, on mahogany base; semi-diesel engine; part sectioned through cylinder.

Vertical Steam Engine, 1891

Motive Power

1891

14 hp vertical, single-cylinder, Marshall Steam Engine (made by Messrs. Marshall of Gainsborough, for Imperial Institute in 1891 and transferred to Kew Gardens in 1903)

Mechanical tilting bucket rain-gauge, 1890

Meteorology

1890

Mechanical Dial rain gauge, zero setting, tipping-bucket type, by Negretti & Zambra, Holborn Circus & Viaduct, 45 Cornhill, London, 1890. Square receiver with collecting area of 64 square inches.

Plaster model of left foot deformed by foot-binding

Anatomy & Pathology

1890-1891

Plaster model of left foot deformed by Chinese practice of foot-binding, property of Sir James Cantlie, 1890-1891

Woman at a market stall

Photographs

c. 1890

A Kodak circular snapshot photograph of a woman at a market stall, taken by an unknown photographer, c. 1890. A woman with a woven shawl stands on a wooden crate at a stall in a market place.

Two men on a ship

Photographs

c. 1890

A Kodak circular snapshot photograph of two man sat on the deck of a ship, taken by an unknown photographer, c. 1890. One man relaxes with his feet up, the other uses binoculars to look out to sea.

Holborn Circus, London

Photographs

c. 1890

A photograph entitled 'Holborn Circus, London', published by George Washington Wilson, c. 1890. The back of the statue of Prince Albert (1819-1861) (1874) by Charles Bacon stands in the centre of the road. The premises of Negretti and Zambra, Instrument Makers, can be seen on the left.

Vaginal speculum, bath, metal and vulcanite, Engli

Clinical Diagnosis

1890

Vaginal speculum, bath, metal and vulcanite, English, 1890

John Wood diagonal reciprocating steam engine

Motive Power

1890

Double diagonal engine, made by John Wood, Ramsbottom, 1890. Overhead crankshaft two cylinder slide valve, diagonal steam engine with Pickering Govenor. Cast iron fram, cylinders in line with one forked connecting rod.

Aron clock meter

Electricity Supply

1890

Aron clock meter made by Aron Electric Meter Co. Ltd, c.1890

Portraits of prisoners

Photographs

c. 1890

A page from an album of criminal register photographs, taken by a unknown photographer at Wormwood Scrubs prison in about 1890. The criminals hold up their hands to show any identifying features, such as tattoos or missing fingers. A mirror placed on their right shoulder captures their profile.

Mains cable from power stations in London, around 1890

Electricity Supply

1890

Section of the mains electricity cable used to connect the Grosvenor Galleries to the Deptford substation. Made by Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti around 1890.

Portraits of prisoners

Photographs

c. 1890

A page from an album of criminal register photographs, taken by a unknown photographer at Wormwood Scrubs prison in about 1890. The criminals hold up their hands to show any identifying features, such as tattoos or missing fingers. A mirror placed on their right shoulder captures their profile.

Smith & Coventry capstan lathe

Hand and Machine Tools

c.1890

Capstan lathe, made by Smith & Coventry Ltd, Manchester, c.1890.

Regent Quadrant, London

Photographs

c. 1890

A photograph entitled 'Regent Quadrant, London', published by George Washington Wilson, c. 1890. The Quadrant is an arcade on Regent Street in London. Passengers on the horse drawn omnibus in the foreground sit under a huge sun shade with the words 'Metropolitan Railway' on it. A shop on the left advertises on the left is a Goldsmith and Mourning Jeweler.

"man and boy" lawnmower by Green, 1890

Agricultural Engineering

1890

"man and boy" lawnmower by Green, 1890

Children with a wheelbarrow

Photographs

c. 1890

A Kodak circular snapshot photograph of a woman with two children walking down a road, taken by an unknown photographer, c. 1890. One of the young girls pushes a small wheelbarrow.

Children paddling in the sea

Photographs

c. 1890

A Kodak circular snapshot photograph showing to girls and a boy playing in the sea, taken by an unknown photographer, c. 1890.

Rotten Row, Hyde Park

Photographs

c. 1890

A photograph entitled 'Rotten Row, Hyde Park', published by George Washington Wilson, c. 1890. Rotten Row is a track on the south side of Hyde Park. In the 18th century it was a fashionable place for Londoners to be seen, though rarely used today the track is still reserved as a place for horse riding.