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Solid body stereocamera for 45x105mm plates. Two fixed apertures RR type lensess. Guillotine shutter, slow, fast and time settings. Reflecting finder and small tubular finder with graticule line. Push-pull plate changer. Blued brass. No 4623.

Richard Verascope camera, early model

Photographic Technology

c. 1894

Elegant apparatus said to be an air purifier, presented to Pope Leo 13th, cased, French, 1894, Gisors, Paris, France

Elegant apparatus said to be an air purifier, pres

Surgery

1894

Page eight from photographic album of Kodak circular snapshots, polo match taken by an unknown photographer 1894.

Kodak Circular Snapshots

Photographs

1894

Optimus camera made by Perken, Son and Co. Folding bellows box camera for 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 plates. Euryscope rapid detective lens f8-32, F:4 1/2". Thornton-Pickard TI shutter 15-90/sec. Rack and pinion focussing. Swing back. With three wooden double darkslides. (M 4165)

Optimus Camera Deluxe

Photographic Technology

1894

One of 16 spherical nickel plated, brass Troy weights, 1 dr. (Avoirdupois), by L. Oertling verified by the Standards Department of the Board of Trade

Spherical nickel plated brass Troy weight

Weighing & Measuring

1894

One of 16 spherical nickel plated, brass Troy weights, 2lbs Tr. by L. Oertling verified by the Standards Department of the Board of Trade

Spherical nickel plated brass Troy weight

Weighing & Measuring

1894

Balloon thermometer by L. Casella, London, England, 1894.

Balloon thermometer by L. Casella, London, England

Meteorology

1894

Set of 16 spherical nickel plated, brass Troy weights, 56 lbs to 1/2 dram, (avoirdupois) by L. Oertling verified by the Standards Department of the Board of Trade

Set of 16 spherical nickel plated, brass Troy weig

Weighing & Measuring

1894

The Carlton twin lens reflex camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Taking lens is a black band rapid rectilinear No 88031 F:6 inch f/7.7-44. With Bausch & Lomb two blade shutter 1/2/5/25/50/100 with pneumatic release valve. Viewing lens is black band rapid rectilinear No 88031 with iris diaphragm f/6-32. Sliding rising front, rack and pinion focusing to 4 foot. Reflex ground glass screen with small hood. Sliding plate changing mechanism moves plates up from focal plane to upper compartment. H. Wood patent 20038.

the Carlton twin lens reflex camera

Photographic Technology

1894

Specimen bottle of strophanthus seeds, South Africa, dated 1894

Specimen bottle of strophanthus seeds, South Afric

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1894

Table fork, silver plated, Great Western Railway, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1894; plain, with GWR interlocked monogram on handle. Overall: 22 mm x 189 mm x 23 mm, 0.05 kg.

Silver plated table fork, Great Western Railway

Passenger Comforts

1894

Magnetarium by Wilde, 1894

Terrestrial Magnetism

1894

Relief plaster cast of plaque, Photo Club de Paris, 1984, framed and glazed

Relief Plaster Cast of Plaque, Photo Club de Paris

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1894

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

Two pieces of skull showing cauterisation scars

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

2000-1000 BCE

Pocket hypodermic syringe, glass and nickel plated brass, reputedly by Wood, York, 1894

Pocket hypodermic syringe, glass and nickel plated

Therapeutics

1894

Bronze medal to commemorate Utrecht University, by Begeer, Netherlands, 1894

Bronze medal to commemorate Utrecht University, by

Wellcome Medals

1894

Medal, bronze, to commemorate the 11th Medical Congress in Rome, 1894, made by Johnson, Milan, Italy, 1894.

Medal, bronze, to commemorate the 11th Medical Con

Wellcome Medals

1894

Pendant, bronze medal, with design, a reproduction of Antonius Pius (130-143 A.D.) medal, by Angelo Cappucio and Stephano Johnson, Milan, commemorating 11th International Medical Congress in Rome, Italian, 1894

Pendant, bronze medal, with design, a reproduction

Wellcome Medals

1894

Bronze medal, to commemorate Dr. Wilhelm Berckh and the 250th anniversary of the Pernesische-Blumenorden Medical Xchool (?), of which he was president. Made by Ludwig Christoph Lauer, Nuremberg, Germany, 1894.

Medal for Dr. Wilhelm Berckh and 250th anniversary of Pernesische-Blumenorden Medical School

Wellcome Medals

1894

Medal, bronze, to commemorate the 11th International Medical Congress held in Rome, 1894, made by Johnson, Milan, Italy, 1894.

Medal, bronze, to commemorate the 11th Internation

Wellcome Medals

1894

Medal, bronze, to commemorate the International Exhibition of Medicine and Hygiene held in Rome 1894, by Giovanni Giani, Rome, Italy, 1894.

Medal, bronze, to commemorate the International Ex

Wellcome Medals

1894

Harrison and Dodd's lever and crank gear, with sun and planet elliptical wheels, for cycles, 1894. Patented by J. Harrison and J. Dodd in 1894. Purchased from The Elliptical Cycle Co., Ltd., Peterborough. Maker not indicated although possibly Elliptical.

Harrison and Dodd's lever and crank gear for cycles

Road Transport

1894

Watt balance, No.363, by James White, Glasgow, in glazed metal case with box of weights and fittings

Watt balance, No.363, by James White, Glasgow, in

Electricity and Magnetism

1894

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

Mummified remains, ancient Egyptian or Peruvian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

3000-1000 BCE

Copper medal cased to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Hamburg and its Burgermeister in 1894, Dr.J. Versmann, Germany, 1894

Copper medal cased to commemorate the 500th annive

Wellcome Medals

1894

One of 16 spherical nickel plated, brass Troy weights, 2 dr. (Avoirdupois) ,by L. Oertling verified by the Standards Department of the Board of Trade

Spherical nickel plated brass Troy weight

Weighing & Measuring

1894

Vellum M.D. certificate granted to Dr. A.T. Davies by the Royal College of Physicians, English, 10th May, 1894

Vellum M.D. certificate granted to Dr. A.T. Davies

Surgery

1894

Large glass jar, contains gum damar from Borneo, dated 1894

Large glass jar, contains gum damar from Borneo, d

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1894

Moving coil voltmeter, 80-120V, serial no.2903, c.1894

Moving coil voltmeter, 80-120V, serial no.2903, c.

Electricity Supply

1894

Book: Aerial Navigation (1894) by J.G.W. Fijnje van Salverda.

Aerial Navigation by J.G.W. Fijnje van Salverda

Printed Books

1894

Gilt award medallion, Antwerp International Exhibition 1894. Depicting globe over Antwerp and Head of King Leopold II. Overall: 4 mm, 61 mm.

Antwerp International Exhibition 1894

Coins and Medals

1894

Crypto Bantam cycle, 1894

Crypto Bantam Cycle

Road Transport

1894

Rectangular bronze medal, commemorates the death of H. von Helmholtz, made by J. Tautenhayn, Austria(?), 1894

Rectangular bronze medal, commemorates the death o

Wellcome Medals

1894

Rectangular bronze medal, commemorates the death of H. von Helmholtz, made by J. Tautenhayn, Austria, 1894

Rectangular bronze medal, commemorates the death o

Wellcome Medals

1894

Medallion badge, London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, LB&SC Railway Ball 1894 Stewards badge, enamelled crest on blue & yellow ribbon. Overall: 90 mm x 38 mm x 7 mm.

London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Ball 1894 badge

Coins and Medals

1894

Silver medal commemorating the 'House of Economy and Foresight' founded 1818 by Chaplain, French, 1894

Silver medal commemorating the 'House of Economy a

Wellcome Medals

1894

Bronze medal, commemorating the 11th International Congress of Medicine at Rome in 1894, Italian, 1894

Bronze medal, commemorating the 11th International

Wellcome Medals

1894

Bronze (?) medal, commemorates 11th International Medical Congress, artist A.G. Johnson Inc, Italian, 1894

Bronze (?) medal, commemorates 11th International

Wellcome Medals

1894

Photo-Jumelle binocular camera, 1894. Made in France by J.Carpentier. for the London Stereoscopic Co., 106-108 Regent Street, London W. Field glass type detective camera for 45 x 60mm plates, Krauss Zeiss anastigmat lens F:85mm f/6.3 NO.10011 fixed aperture and focus. Sliding shutter, single speed, matching view finder lens where image is observed through red window on the rear. Rod operated push-pull plate magazine with automatic exposure counter, No 6311 - 11 shutter no 22351.

Photo-Jumelle binocular camera, 1894

Photographic Technology

1894

'Magic Photoret' pocket watch detective camera for 2 inch diameter circular film, six exposures, 12 x 12mm. Pinhole lens rotating shutter, single speed, hole for pin stop as for time exposure, Circular film held in back of camera front rotates to six positions. Patents July 25th 1893 Nov 28. 1893. Magic introduction company. 1894.

'Magic Photoret' detective camera

Photographic Technology

1894

Fieldglass-case detective camera. No makers name. Wooden camera for rollfilm, 3 1/2 x 2 1/2" pictures. Simple lens, two apertures in rotating quadrant. T/I shutter (faulty). Optical frame finder. Overall: 88 mm x 175 mm x 155 mm.

Fieldglass-case detective camera

Photographic Technology

1894

Bronze medal commemorating 50 years service to science of L.F. Joseph Bertrand, by J.C. Chaplain, in circular case, French, 1894

Bronze medal commemorating 50 years service to sci

Wellcome Medals

1894

Horse-drawn hearse, 1894, owned by the Briers family in Whitwick, Leicester. The word ‘hearse’ has its origins in the 17th Century; however the horse-drawn hearse or funeral coach became increasingly important in the Victorian era. Cemeteries were more commonly located on the outskirts of towns and they were the most convenient way to transport the coffin. It was also during this time that the funeral coach began to become more elaborate as the size and splendour of a funeral reflected social standing. Horse-drawn hearses are still used in large funerals today, though they began to phase out of general use in the early 1900s. The first motorised hearses were electric with a petrol powered hearse soon following in 1909.

Horse drawn hearse

Road Transport

1894

Rectangular, bronze medal, commemorates the 66th Convention of German Naturalists and Physicians, which was dedicated to von Helmholtz, artist J. Tautenhayn, medal German, 1894

Rectangular, bronze medal, commemorates the 66th C

Wellcome Medals

1894

Metal bar and gauge to show expansion through heat, by J. J. Griffin & Sons, London, England, 1894.

Metal Bar and Gauge, 1894

Heat

1894

One of 16 spherical nickel plated, brass Troy weights, 8oz. Tr., by L. Oertling verified by the Standards Department of the Board of Trade

Spherical nickel plated brass Troy weight

Weighing & Measuring

1894

One of 16 spherical nickel plated, brass Troy weights, 1oz. Tr., by L. Oertling verified by the Standards Department of the Board of Trade

Spherical nickel plated brass Troy weight

Weighing & Measuring

1894

One of 16 spherical nickel plated, brass Troy weights, 4 dr. (Avoirdupois), by L. Oertling verified by the Standards Department of the Board of Trade

Spherical nickel plated brass Troy weight

Weighing & Measuring

1894

Newman & Guardia Universal camera Model Special B for plates 3 1/4" x 4 1/4". Uses the Zeiss Sutar lens F.7.7 75mm.. With rising front and cross movement and bellows extensions. With changing box, 3 1/4 x 3 1/4" carried i the inner frame.Made of mahogany. 1894

Newman & Guardia Universal camera Model Special B

Photographic Technology

1894

Doeskin bag. 1894

Newman & Guardia Universal camera Model Special B bag

Photographic Technology

1894