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Willans central-valve high speed steam engine 1901

Motive Power

1901

Central-valve high speed steam engine, working model, scale 1:4, sectioned through one cylinder and crank case, Willans and Robinson Limited, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, 1901

Debrie Parvo 35mm cine camera

Cinematography

1908

Cine camera for 35mm film in 300 foot magazines, serial number 536. Fitted with a Taylor Hobson Cooke cinema lens F: 2 1/4 inches f/3.1-11, Series 1, in interchangeable mount. Lever adjusted helical focusing mount, with rotating scale on camera top. Iris adjustable by lever on camera side. Lens mount with hood and matte box. Hand turned. Film speed indicator on rear. Shutter adjustable from front exterior. Folding frame optical finder with sliding mask. Footage/ frame counter, clock type. Through-the-film focusing, from camera rear. J Debrie, 111 Rue St Maur, Paris.

Leatherette injection kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1910

Leatherette first aid serum kit, including 7 glass ampoules of drug preparations, missing syringe and cocaine ampoule. 22 mm x 122 mm x 82 mm, .08kg. Ampoules contain: Ether, spartine, ergotinine, camphorated oil, caffeine and morphine. Supplied by Marius Fraisse and Co., Paris, French, c. 1905.

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

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of peregrine falcon, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BC

C. F. Casella & Co. Rain gauge, 1908

Meteorology

1908

Sectioned (longitudinal) insulated copper rain gauge by C. F. Casella & Co., London, England, 1908. Consists of three parts: funnel, case and inner bucket.

Prince Bonaparte's collection of elements

Experimental Chemistry

1801-1892 (prepared)

Collection of elements in a wooden case comprising sixty-three bottles and five tubes, a diamond, and a glass stopper. All specimens bequeathed by Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte, nephew of Napoleon, except those marked which have been added subsequently by purchase. Case constructed in Museum. England, 1801-1892; some elements updated in 1926

General Electric

1892

1892-present (2008), electric company, American

walschaerts valve gear model

Railway Models

1900

Model valve gear, Walschaerts radial valve gear, scale 1:4, working, represents the valve gear as arranged on a locomotive built about 1883 for a French Railway company, made by the Science Museum in 1901.

Drafting compendium signed `Brevete S.G.D.G.', c.

Mathematics

1897-1903

Drafting compendium marked `Brevete S.G.D.G.' [patented], c. 1900

Clement-Desormes' Apparatus, 1900-1906

Heat

1900-1906

Clement-Desormes' apparatus, by F. E. Becker & Co., 33-37 Wall, London, England, 1900-1906. Used to measure the specific heat of a gas at constant pressure and volume.

Sledge-meter used on the Terra Nova Expedition, 1900-1910

Surveying

1900-1910

snow sledge odometer, patented, No.25318, by S. Smith & Son Ltd., 9 Strand, London, England 1900-1910. Used with the British Terra Nova Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913.

Model of an 8 element 'Belleville' marine steam boiler

Marine Engines

1896-1897

Model, scale 1:5, of a water-tube 'Belleville' boiler (1895) as fitted on many large British war ships between 1895-1901, the model represents the type of boiler used on HM cruisers 'Powerful' and 'Terrible', by T. & C.J. Coates, Wallington, Sutton, Surrey, England, 1896-1897

Galloway Boiler

Motive Power

1893

Model of Galloway boiler, 1890, scale 1:12. This modification of the Lancashire boiler was patented by William and John Galloway in 1851

20lb 'Imperium' counter scales

Weighing & Measuring

c.1905

20lb 'Imperium' counter scales, made by W. & T. Avery Ltd, Birmingham, c.1905.

Vulcanite cigar holder with amber mouthpiece, in c

Smoking

1894-1895

Vulcanite cigar holder with amber mouthpiece, in case, made in Chester, 1894-1895

Parsons' Auxetophone reproducer

Sound Reproduction

1903

Standard model of C.A. Parsons' Auxetophone reproducer, 1903. The Auxetophone is a compressed air gramophone invented by Sir Charles Parsons.

Vacuum tube for spectrum analysis containing krypt

Electricity and Magnetism

1904

Vacuum tube for spectrum analysis containing krypton

Fay Sholes typewriter

Printing & Writing

c. 1894

Fay Sholes typewriter, c. 1894

Lord Kelvin's magnetic deflector, c.1901, by Kelvi

Navigation

1901

Lord Kelvin's magnetic deflector, c.1901, by Kelvin and White Ltd.

Fleuss vacuum pump (two cylinders)

Vacuum Technology

1900-1910

Fleuss type (patent 5324), two cylinders, vacuum pump by The Pulsometer Engineering Co., Reading, England, 1900-1910.

The Perkin Medal 1907

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1907

Medallion, The Perkin Medal 1907. Metal (bronze effect); diameter 224mm, inset in oak surround 28x27.5x2cm. Celluloid tag nailed on reverse top: Fattorini & Sons, Bradford. Relief profile portrait of William Perkin (1838-1907), Head looking to Right

Yost No.10 typewriter, c. 1905

Printing & Writing

c. 1905

Yost No.10 typewriter, c. 1905

Anderson's improved slide rule

Mathematics

c. 1904

Major Anderson's improved slide rule, made by L Casella. Incudes wooden case.

Brass Bell Weights

Weighing & Measuring

1895-1905

Set of 10 brass bell weights by W.&.T. Avery Ltd. Weights are: 1/4oz; 1/2oz; 1oz; 2oz; 4oz; 8oz; 1lb; 2lbs; 4lbs; 7lbs.

H.M.V. gramophone soundbox, 1901.

Sound Reproduction

1901

H.M.V. gramophone soundbox, 1901.

Telefunken wavemeter, 1908

Radio Communication

1908

Telefunken wavemeter, 1908

Platt Brothers Cotton Gin

Textile Industry

1901

Roller cotton gin made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, c.1901.

Dumpy level in case

Scientific Instruments & Research

c. 1910

Dumpy level in case by J. Halden & Co. Ltd , Rowsley Works, Reddish, Stockport, c.1910

Glass photographic plate showing an x-ray image of

X-rays

1896-1899

Glass photographic plate showing an x-ray image of a human hand, 1896-1899.

Bottle, clear glass, for tincture of iodine, proba

Medical Glass-ware

1900-1910

Bottle, clear glass, for tincture of iodine, probably German, empty, 1900-1910

Pathephone No.1, La Jeunesse gramophone with Pathe

Sound Reproduction

1906-1908

Pathephone No.1, La Jeunesse gramophone with Pathe ebonite soundbox, 1906/8.

Bunsen's Ice Calorimeter, 1900-1906

Heat

1900-1906

Bunsen's ice calorimeter, by F. E. Becker & Co., 33-37 Wall, London, England, 1900-1906.

Kodak No 4 Folding Pocket Camera Model A

Photographic Technology

1908

Kodak No 4 folding pocket camera for roll film, Model A, 1908.

On the private railway at Sand Hutton

Photographs

1910

Untitled black and white photograph showing a small, or model, steam train with several unidentified passengers on board the open-top carriage. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in York, England, between May and November 1910. From page 23 of snapshot photograph album number 6 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).

Negative Discharge

Photographs

1892

Photograph entitled 'Negative Discharge' by Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton, 1892. One of two prints from negatives of electrical discharges.

Salter Improved No.6 typewriter 1895-1900

Printing & Writing

1895-1900

Salter Improved No.6 typewriter 1895-1900

Headboard, Great Western Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1902

Headboard, Great Western Railway, shield, ex royal headboard for King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, mounted on GWR Atbara Class 4-4-0 locomotive No 3374 "Britannia", 1902.

Car clock, brass mounted. S. Smith & Son Ltd., 9 S

Road Transport

1906

Car clock, brass mounted. S. Smith & Son Ltd., 9 Strand, London 1906

Casts of Chinese zodiac figures (Tang dynasty)

Asian Medicine

1871-1900 (copy); 618-907 CE (original)

Pottery copy of small statue representing Chinese Zodiac sign Yu, the Cock, original probably Wei or Sui dynasty, 618-907 CE, cast possibly taken in China, 1871-1900

Model of Thornycroft Schulz boiler as fitted in warships of the British Navy

Marine Engines

1903-1904

Cut-away model, scale 1:10, of Thornycroft Schulz boiler as fitted in warships of the British Navy c.1903, by Science Museum Workshops, 1903-1904

The Front, Hastings

Photographs

1899-03-01

A photograph of the promenade at Hastings, Sussex, with the pier in the background, taken by Edgar Tarry Adams in March 1899.

Cast iron trackside sign, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1900

Trackside sign, cast iron, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Public Notice, 'All persons are warned not to trespass', white on black, c1900.

Woman with a spinning wheel

Photographs

1899

A photograph of a woman with a spinning wheel, taken by James Arthur in 1899. This staged studio photograph shows a woman wearing an apron sitting next to a spinning wheel.

Launch Of HMS 'Albion' At Blackwall

Photographs

1898-06-21

A photograph entitled 'Launch Of HMS Albion At Blackwall', taken by Edgar Tarry Adams in June 1898. The photograph was taken from the slipway immediately after the ship's launch at the Thames Iron Works, Blackwall, London.

Thermometer in cylindrical metal case

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Thermometre stored inside a cylindrical metal case. Thermometre numbered in black, and the glass restricts at one end. Visibly contains mercury at the narrow end. The case is formed of two parts that slot together, the lid of which is slightly dented. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Woman with hourglass

Photographs

c. 1900

A photograph of a woman holding an hourglass, taken by James Arthur, c. 1900. The woman is dressed in an exotic costume and stands in front of an elaborately painted background.

Glass bottle labelled to contain sulphonal

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Sulphonal'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Sulphonal' written in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

HMS 'Albion' Just Before Launching

Photographs

1898-06-21

A photograph entitled 'HMS 'Albion' Just Before Launching', taken by Edgar Tarry Adams in June 1898.

Stereoscopic Spark Drum Camera

Photographic Technology

1904

Spark drum camera for taking stereoscopic high-speed cinematograph photographs. Invented and used by Dr Lucien Bull, CBE, 1903.

Model of hygienic sanitary appliance

Domestic Appliances

1895

Square model with a hole in it. Sticker marker 123. Part of a collection of small models of sanitary appliances, to be used for instruction in hygiene, in cabinet