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Newman & Guardia Universal camera Model Special B bag

Photographic Technology

1894

doeskin camera bag. 1894

Newman & Guardia Universal camera Model Special B bag

Photographic Technology

1894

Doeskin bag for Newman & Guardia Universal camera Model Special B. 1894

three double darkslides

Photographic Technology

1895

3 double dark slides for the G. Hare folding bellows field or stand camera. c.1895

Pocket Kodak Camera

Photographic Technology

1895-

Box camera for 102 rollfilm 1 1/2 x 2 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens and rotary shutter T/I integral aluminium chassis. With circular reflecting finder. Felt film guides, unprinted brass film retainers. With maroon grained leather covering. Eastman Kodak, 1895

Human skin, tattooed with domino and wreathed insc

Anatomy & Pathology

1894

Human skin, tattooed with domino and wreathed inscription, French, dated 1894

Railway ticket, Edmondson type, London & North Western Railw

Tickets, Passes & Labels

1894

Railway ticket, Edmondson type, London & North Western Railway, Llandudno Junction to Llanfairfechan, Third Class, Child, Parliamentary, fare -/8, No 8729, 4 September 1894.

the gem-drop shutter

Photographic Technology

1894

Wooden shutter 18 x 10cm lens fitting. Ebonite slide with hourglass aperture (broken). Spring tensioned. 1894.

Hand printing block

Textile Industry

c1895

Four hand printing blocks, c.1895.

Rules and Regulations booklet for Working Electric Train Tablet, Cambrian Railways

Library Collections

1894

Booklet, Cambrian Railways, Rules and Regulations1894 for Working Electric Train Tablet, paper cover.

1894 plan of suburban lines of London & South Western Railway

Railway Maps & Plans

1894

Plan of Metroplitan lines and Suburban lines of London & South Western Railway. No scale. 1894.

Leather wallet and diary, Midland Railway

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1894

Wallet containing pocket diary, leather cover with paper insert, Midland Railway, issued by the Company to their Directors and Chief Officers, 1893-94, pre-printed with dates of Directors Committees and days of meetings,red ocver with gilt wyvern on front, issued to W H Hodges, Company Accountant 1866-1897.

Railway ticket, Edmondson type, half ticket, Manchester Shef

Tickets, Passes & Labels

1895

Railway ticket, Edmondson type, half ticket, Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, Stockport TD to Manchester LR or Central, Third Class Return, -/8, No 8968, 22 October 1895.

Chapman Jones Opacity Balance

Photographic Technology

1895

Chapman Jones opacity balance for measuring comparative opacities of negatives, c. 1895.

Railway ticket, Edmondson type, half ticket, Manchester Shef

Tickets, Passes & Labels

1895

Railway ticket, Edmondson type, half ticket, Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, Manchester London Road to Ashton Park Parade, Third Class Return, fare -/9, No 2074, c1895.

Eruptive prominence, photographed at the Kenwood O

Astronomy

1895

Eruptive prominence, photographed at the Kenwood Observatory, Chicago 1895, March 24, 22h. 40m. C.M.T.

Carton For Kombi Box Camera

Photographic Technology

1895

Carton for Kombi camera, 1895. Manufactured by Alfred Kemper, Chicago.

Alabaster bottle, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Alabaster bottle, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

0.75 hp motor car, 1895

Road Transport

1895

Knight 0.75 hp motor car. The car, originally constructed as a three-wheeler, was completed and ran in July 1895. It was altered to a four-wheeler in April 1896. It has a one cylinder engine with hot-tube ignition, later converted to electric ignition (by battery, coil and plug). The car is fitted with a direct-acting hand brake. Transmission is by belts.

darkslude

Photographic Technology

c.1895

Wooden double darkslide for the Challenge folding bellows camera.

Dragonfly in flight (frame 29 to 33)

Cinematography

c. 1895

Dragonfly in flight (frame 29 to 33). Late 20th century silver gelatin print, made from original chronophotographe cine-films taken by Étienne-Jules Marey and Lucien Bull between 1891-1902 in their researches on the analysis of animal locomotion.

Dragonfly in flight (frame 21 to 25)

Cinematography

c. 1895

Dragonfly in flight (frame 21 to 25). Late 20th century silver gelatin print, made from original chronophotographe cine-films taken by Étienne-Jules Marey and Lucien Bull between 1891-1902 in their researches on the analysis of animal locomotion.

Dragonfly in flight (frame 17 to 21)

Cinematography

c. 1895

Dragonfly in flight (frame 17 to 21). Late 20th century silver gelatin print, made from original chronophotographe cine-films taken by Étienne-Jules Marey and Lucien Bull between 1891-1902 in their researches on the analysis of animal locomotion.

Dragonfly in flight (frame 5 to 9)

Cinematography

c. 1895

Dragonfly in flight (frame 5 to 9). Late 20th century silver gelatin print, made from original chronophotographe cine-films taken by Étienne-Jules Marey and Lucien Bull between 1891-1902 in their researches on the analysis of animal locomotion.

Linde Ammonia Refrigeration Compressor

Heating, Cooling and Ventilation

1895

Linde Ammonia Refrigeration Compressor 155mm Bore x 260mm Stroke, double acting, c.1895, with Siemens Drive, from Union Cold Storage, Alexandra Dock, Liverpool

Drive belt for Linde Ammonia Refrigeration Compressor

Heating, Cooling and Ventilation

1895

Drive belt for Linde ammonia refrigeration compressor, c.1895, from Union Cold Storage, Alexandra Dock, Liverpool.

seven plate holders

Photographic Technology

1895

Seven plate holders for Monarch camera together with case.

leather camera case

Photographic Technology

1895

Leather camera case for Monarch magazine plate camera.

Fishing in the river

Photographs

ca. 1895

Silver gelatin photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows four children playing on the bank of a river. One child is using a home-made fishing pole.

Looking out to sea

Photographs

ca. 1895

Silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows an elderly seaman holding a telescope, stading next to a younger man wearing a bowler hat. They are standing on a hill above a row of huts overlooking the seashore.

Ronald Davison

Photographs

ca. 1895

Silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows Davison's son, Ronald. He is standing behind a chair in front of a window and looking off-camera.

Man on white horse

Photographs

ca. 1895

Silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows a man sitting on a white horse. He is chatting with an elderly man in an unidentified English village.

No 2 bullet camera

Photographic Technology

1895-1895

Box camera for 101 rollfilm 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Fitted with an achromatic lens, fixed aperture, rotary shutter, T/I, circular reflecting finder, No 4484. Eastman Kodak, 1895-1896.

Carbon filament lamp by Stearn, with a vitrite bas

Lighting

1895

Carbon filament lamp by Stearn, with a vitrite base, 220V, 32CP, c.1895

three bookform darkslides

Photographic Technology

c.1895

3 bookform double dark slides, 1 Mackenzie Wishart Daylight slide made by Mackenzie and Co, Glasgow. c.1895

Circular silver medal, with suspension loop, comme

Wellcome Medals

1894

Circular silver medal, with suspension loop, commemorates Larenzo Bruno, and golden (?) jubilee of his founding of a childrens home, Italian, 1894

Silver plated fish knife, Great Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1895

Fish knife, silver plated, Great Eastern Railway, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1895; ribbed handle, "GER" in interlocking script surmounted by dragon's wing on handle. Overall: 11 mm x 226 mm x 24 mm, 0.08kg.

Silver plated table fork, Midland Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1895

Table fork, silver plated, by Elkington & Co, 1895, Midland Railway, marked "Midland Railway Hotels". Overall: 22 mm x 188 mm x 23 mm, 0.05kg.

Silver plated dessert spoon, North Eastern Railway - Refreshment Rooms - Darlington

Passenger Comforts

1895

Dessert Spoon, silver plated, by Elkington & Co, 1895, North Eastern Railway, marked on handle "NER Refreshment Rooms, Darlington". Overall: 25 mm x 182 mm x 38 mm, 0.05kg.

Father and child

Photographs

ca. 1895

Untitled Kodak snapshot, Solio print glued on paper. Image by Emma Barton of a man (possibly Barton's husband George), baby, and pet dog.

Silver plated dinner fork, West Coast Dining Saloons

Passenger Comforts

1895

Dinner fork, West Coast Dining Saloons, made by Elkington & Company, Birmingham, 1895. Overall: 25 mm x 206 mm x 26 mm, 0.07kg.

1894 Instantograph camera

Photographic Technology

1894

1894 Instantograph camera, by J Lancaster and Son, Birmingham. Folding bellows stand camera for 1/4 plate. Achromat Lancaster lens, iris calibrated 10-30. Time 1-8. Sliding rising front; swing back. Swing out ground glass screen.

Daniell cell

Electricity and Magnetism

1895

Daniell cell

Substandard electric current balance, No.366, by J

Electricity and Magnetism

1894

Substandard electric current balance, No.366, by James White, Glasgow, in glazed metal case with box of weights and fittings

Medal commemorating Leopold Ritter von Dittel

Wellcome Medals

1895

Bronze medal to commemorate the 80th birthday of Leopold Ritter von Dittel, by A. Scharff, Austria, 1895

No/1 Panoram Kodak box camera

Photographic Technology

c.1895

No/1 Panoram Kodak box camera for rollfilm No.1 negative size 2 1/4 x 7". Designed to take panoramic pictures. Meniscus lens and mount are attached to lever on the top of the body. There is no actual shutter. Exposure depends on the sweep speed. Eastman Kodak, c.1895

Bronze medal to commemorate the 11th International

Wellcome Medals

1894

Bronze medal to commemorate the 11th International Medical Congress, Rome, by Johnson, Rome, Italy, 1894.

Silver medal to commemorate death of Billroth, by

Wellcome Medals

1894

Silver medal to commemorate death of Billroth, by artist A. Nemecek and W. Pittner, Austria, 1894.

Circular silver plated medal, commemorates the 100

Wellcome Medals

1895

Circular silver plated medal, commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Freemason's Hospitals in Hamburg, designed by O. Bergmann of Hamburg, German, 1895

Medal, bronze, commemorating Dr. Adolph Fischoff,

Wellcome Medals

1894

Medal, bronze, commemorating Dr. Adolph Fischoff, 1816-1893, by F.X. Pawlik, Vienna, Austrian, 1894

Bronze medal, to commemorate the 11th Internationa

Wellcome Medals

1894

Bronze medal, to commemorate the 11th International Medical Congress, Rome, 1894, by Johnson, Italy, 1894