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White metal medal, with ribbon, to commemorate the visit of Czar Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandre to Paris, 1896, French, 1896

White metal medal, with ribbon, to commemorate the

Wellcome Medals

1896
Bronze medal, commemorates the transfer(?), of the Hospital Civil to Villa Aline, reverse artist H. Dubois, and obverse Oudine, medal French, 1896

Bronze medal, commemorates the transfer(?), of the

Wellcome Medals

1896
Eclipse plate camera, made by J. F. Shew & Co. London. Collapsing A form, wooden camera for RR lens, rotating aperture plate f/8,11,16,32. Rotary shutter T/I. Helical screw and lever focusing inf.- 1 1/2 yards. Shew removable , reflecting finder. 1 double wooden bookform darkslide. No focusing screen. (M477)

Eclipse plate camera

Photographic Technology

1896
Lens for Demeny Chronophotographe. Molteni, Paris

Lens for Demenÿ Chronophotographe

Photographic Technology

1896
Medal, silver, commemorating one hundred years of progress in science, and medicine, issued by the Society of Medicine of Paris, French, 1896

Medal, silver, commemorating one hundred years of

Wellcome Medals

1896
Watercolour illustration by Peter Nairn showing extensive leucoma of right cornea, English, 1896

Watercolour illustration by Peter Nairn showing ex

Ophthalmology

1896
Watercolour illustration on card of Coloboma of Irides, Choroideae and retiane, English, 1896

Watercolour illustration on card of Coloboma of Ir

Ophthalmology

1896
Electricity supply cable fitted with brass cable gland and insulators, made by British Insulated Wire Co., 1896, and used for an underground section of the Deptford mains supply line.

Flexible Concentric Electrical Cable

Electricity Supply

1896
Tablespoon, silver plated, North Eastern Railway, with Zetland Hotel, Saltburn garter. Made by Elkington & Co., 1896. Overall: 26 mm x 217 mm x 47 mm, 0.08kg.

Silver plated table spoon, North Eastern Railway - Zetland Hotel

Passenger Comforts

1896
Coffee pot, 1 pint, silver plated, by Elkington & Co, 1896, North Eastern Railway, decorative engraving, garter "NER Refreshment Rooms Scarborough", (BTH 276E). Overall: 190 mm x 145 mm x 95 mm, 0.47kg.

Silver plated coffee pot, North Eastern Railway - Refreshment Rooms, Scarborough

Passenger Comforts

1896
Dessert spoon, silver plated, Great Western Railway - Dining Car, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1896; plain, garter on handle "GWR DINING CAR". Overall: 17 mm x 183 mm x 38 mm, 0.05 kg.

Silver plated dessert spoon, Great Western Railway - Dining Car

Passenger Comforts

1896
Photogravure by James Craig Annan, titled "Eleonore", 1896. Portrait of a woman in the woods. From "Die Kunst in der Photographie, 1900", published by Martin Oldenbourg, Berlin. Printed by Georg Buxenstein & Company, Berlin.

Eleonore

Photographs

1896
Painting, oil on canvas, portrait of Colonel Sir William Pollitt, V. D., J. P., D. L., Officer of Order of Leopold, Belgium, Director of the Great Central Railway and High Sheriff of Cheshire 1908, by William Powell Frith R. A., 1896. Painting shows a man in a suit and bow tie standing. His left arm is behind his back and he holds a scroll in his right. Unframed.

Colonel Sir William Pollitt

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1896
Watercolour. Great Northern Railway (GNR) 4-2-2 express engine no.773. Drawn by Chas Mowlem, 1896

GNR 4-2-2 express engine no.773

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1896
Painting, oil on canvas. Portrait of William Cudworth (Senior) in his 81st year, Engineer, Stockton & Darlington Railway and North Eastern Railway. Painted by Beatrice Gibbs of Darlington, 1896. Painting shows a profile view of a gentleman with white hair and beard. He is seen from elbows up and holds a book or manuscript. Framed and unglazed.

William Cudworth

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1896
Painting, oil on canvas, portrait, possibly of J Banker of the North Eastern Railway, by P James, 1896. Depicts a man with greying hair and beard, wearing a dark suit and black tie. He is seated in a chair, holding a red book with the words "North Eastern Railway" in gold letters on the cover. His arms rest on the arms of the chair. Alongside is a table with papers, books, one with "NER" on the spine, and writing implements. Unframed.

J. Banker

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1896
Notice, Great Western Railway, Scale of Charges authorised to be made by Outside Porters, to and from Ealing Station, June 1896.

Notice, Great Western Railway, Scale of Charges

Documents

1896
Letter from Thos B (Loxley?), Secretary, the Yorkshire Railway Waggon Company Limited, Wakefield, to Messrs Shaw & Shaw, Milnsbridge, concerning the hire of wagons. 23 December 1896. 1 document.

yorkshire railway waggon company limited letter

Documents

1896
Midland & Great Northern Joint Railways handbill advertising a 5 day excursion to London King's Cross. Dated September 14th 1896. Black ink on pink paper. Signed by W.M. Cunning.

Handbill, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railways

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1896
Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committee - Truck Act 1896. Single sheet notice regarding the imposition of fines for 6 separate offences. Signed by JNO. J. Petrie, traffic manager.

Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committe - Truck Act, 1896

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1896
Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railways Joint Committee - Truck Act, 1896. Signed by JNO. J. Petrie, traffic manager. Single sheet of cardboard with piece of red string through the top.

Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railways Joint Committe - Truck Act, 1896

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1896
Notice. Jersey Railways and Tramways Ltd. Byelaws & Regulations. 17 July 1896. Black text on white background. Printed by J T Bigwood, States' Printer, 13 Broad Street, Jersey. Stuck to card.

byelaws and regulations

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1896
Booklet, Jersey Railways & Tramways Limited, "Memorandum and Articles of Association Registered by Virtue of an Act of the Royal Court of Jersey of the 19th January 1896, printed by Labery & Blampied Printers and Company, 1896.

Memorandum and Articles of Association Registered by Virtue of an Act of the Royal Court of Jersey of the 19th January 1896

Documents

1896
Two Dundalk, Newry & Greenore Railway postcards providing details of a special train from Dundalk to Greenore Golf Club. The first card, dated 3rd December, 1896, advertises a special train service for the Ladies' competition which will leave Dundalk (Quay Street) at 12 noon on Sunday the 5th December for Greenore, calling at intermediate stations. The second card, dated December 23rd, 1896, is for the Gentlemen's competition held at the same club. It states that a special train will leave Dundalk (Quay Street) for Greenore at 12.15pm, and a special train will leave Greenore for Newry at 6.15pm, on the 26th December. Mounted on cardboard along with a newspaper clipping, a score sheet and an a letter.

Two Dundalk, Newry & Greenore Railway postcards

Documents

1896
Worthing Season 1896 Guide to attractions. 5000 distributed gratis. Issued by the Publicity, excursions and fetes syndicate.

Worthing Season 1896 Guide to attractions

Documents

1896
Instructions, South western and South Coast Railways, "Instructions as to the Working of Empty Trains between Portsmouth Town and Portsmouth Harbour Stations", issued by George T. White and J. Richardson, printed by Waterlow and Sons, London, 1896.

working of empty trains between portsmouth town and portsmouth harbour stations

Documents

1896
Great Northern Railway handbill advertising cheap trips from London to Cambridge, for Epson Races Derby Day. Black ink on yellow paper. Dated Wednesday June 3rd, 1896. Signed by Henry Oakley. Mounted (badly) on card.

Great Northern Railway handbill

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1896
Book "General Instructions to the Staff respecting Tickets, Passes, Excess Fares, Merchandise, Left Luggage, Lost Property etc", with additions, amendments & specimen tickets, issued by Alfred Powell, Manager, District Railway. 1 March 1896.

general instructions to the staff respecting tickets passes excess fares etc

Documents

1896
Poster, The Largest Horse Sale in the World - The Great North Wales Prize Horse Show & Sales held at Wrexham, 1896. With sale details and three illustrations of horses.

The Largest Horse Sale in the World

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1896
London Brighton & South Coast Railway circular 'trading by station masters and others'. Dated 25th April 1896. Issued by A. Sarle. No.1335.

trading by station masters and others

Documents

1896-04-25
Timetable, Supplement to Appendix no 2 to the Working Timetable, issued by William Pollitt, General Manager, London Road Station, Manchester, for the Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway. Dated June 1896, for introduction in July 1896.

MS&LR working supplement to appendix No2 to the working timetable

Documents

1896
Compagnie Internationale des Wagon-Lits reproduction poster. Fetes de Ghezireh - au Caire 1896 by A Birck. With pharoh being carried by people in egyptian dress.

Reproduction colour poster 'Fetes de Ghezireh au Caire 1896' by A Birck

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1896
Timetable, Lancashire Derbyshire & East Coast Railway, "Working Time Tables of Goods and Coal Trains. From November 16th, 1896, until Further Notice", printed by W. Edmunds, Station Road, Chesterfield, printed paper.

Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway timetable

Documents

1896
Colour lithograph. "A South Western Director". Portrait caricature of A E Guest by Spy (Leslie Ward). Printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith. Illustration from 'Vanity Fair'.

Portrait caricature of A E Guest

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1896-08-27
Staff notice. North Eastern Railway. Regulations for Train Signalling by Block Telegraph System on Double Lines of Railway (in operation from 15 March 1896). Issued: 1 March 1896. Black text on white background with diagrams of dials. Printed by McCorquodale and Co Limited, Leeds. Tears and losses to edges.

Staff Notice

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1896
Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committe - Truck Act 1896. Single sheet notice regarding the imposition of fines for 6 seperate offences. Signed by JNO. J. Petrie, traffic manager.

Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committe - Truck Act, 1896

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1896
Book, "The Railway Employees' Interchange Fares Book 1896" issued by Railway Employees' Interchange Privilege Ticket Delegation, published by Reynolds & Co, London, [Loose Pages].

the railway employees interchange fares book

Documents

1896
Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committee - Truck Act, 1896. Single sheet notice regarding the rights to impose fines for 6 separate offences. Signed by JNO. J. Petrie. Traffic Manager.

Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committe - Truck Act, 1896

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1896
Special Order, Lancashire Derbyshire & East Coast Railway, "Opening of the Line from Barlborough Colliery to Pyewipe Junction (Lincoln). Notice to Engine Drivers, Guards, and All Concerned. Description of Signals", Monday, November 16, 1896, printed by Bemrose & Sons, Derby & London, printed on paper.

Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway Special Order no1 description of signals

Documents

1896
North Eastern Railway programme of special and excursion trains central division. Dated from August 5th, 1896 (until further notice). 31 page booklet, black ink on white paper.

NER programme of special and excursion trains, 1896

Documents

1896
Painting, watercolour on paper, backed onto canvas and board. Railway works and New Swindon in 1849, by MCC in 1896, recovered from British Rail Engineering Ltd. Swindon. Unframed.

Railway works and New Swindon

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1896
Apprenticeship certificate issued to George Wm. Whettam by the Great Western Railway after completing a seven year apprenticeship (Engine Fitting) at the GWR Locomotive Works, Swindon, 16 June 1896.

Apprenticeship certificate issued to George Wm. Whettam by t

Documents

1896
Menu Card for the Great Western Railway Carriage Finishers Annual Outing at Reading, Caversham Hotel, decorated and in poor condition.

Menu from Great Western Railway

Documents

1896
Two handbills advertising cheap excursions on Whit-Tuesday and Whit-Wednesday, May 26th and May 27th, 1896. One has been printed on orange paper and refers to an excursion train for York and Scarboro; the other, printed on green paper,relates to Manchester and Mansfield.

Two handbills

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1896
Typescript of a lecture, "History of the Rise and Progress of the Lanashire and Yorkshire Railway and its Rolling Stock," by A. Rogerson, dated 30 July 1896 and read at the Horwich Mechanics' Insitute. With notes from the "General Office" titled "General List of Events - Horwich Works" 1886-1937.

History of the Rise and Progress of the Lanashire and Yorkshire Railway and its Rolling Stock

Documents

1896
Compagnie Internationale des Wagon-Lits reproduction poster. 'Fetes de Ghezireh - au Caire 1896' by A Birck. Shows a pharoh being carried by people in traditional Egyptian dress.

Colour reproduction poster. 'Fetes de Ghezireh - au Caire 1896', by A Birck

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1896
Three copies of "Punch" magazine: issues for March 7 1896; April 25 1896; June 20 1896, containing cartoons relating to X-Rays. 1. cartoon engraved by [monogram] EJH, in Punch, issue No. 2852, volume CX, March 7, 1896, page 117. half-column. caption: 'The March of Science'. Interesting result attained, with aid of Rontgen Rays, by a first floor lodger when photographing his sitting-room door. scene: maid bent listening at keyhole. 13x9cm, in 16pp uncut gathering folding to 29x22.5cm. 2. cartoon engraved by [monogram] JCHalland? in Punch, issue No. 2859, volume CX, April 25, 1896, page 195. two half columns. caption: 'A Study in Anatomy.' Dealer. There Sir! That's what I call a picture!. Prospective buyer. H'm - yes - he does rather suggest one of those Rontgen-Ray photographs! scene: inspecting horse in lane outside stables. 12x18cm in issue [cut to] 8 sheets each 29x22.5cm. 3. cartoon engraved by G. Harrison, in Punch, issue No. 2867, volume CX, June 20, 1896, page 289. half column. caption: 'A Falstaffian Tree in the Haymarket', as seen by Rontgen Rays. scene: beneath the theatrical costume wadding is a slim actor. 12.5x9cm in partcut gathering 29x22.5cm.

Three copies of 'Punch' magazine

Art

1896
Portrait, oil on canvas, John Dent Dent (1826-1894), Chairman North Eastern Railway, by Walter William Ouless, 1896. Portrait of John Dent Dent. He is seated, with his arms and legs folded, holding a paper in his right hand. His face, with long side whiskers, is seen in profile. He wears a green suit with a dark waistcoat, wing collar and a red bow tie with white spots. Signed at bottom right "W. W Ouless, 1896". This portrait was formerly displayed in the Boardroom of the North Eastern Railway Headquarters in York. Framed.

Portrait of John Dent Dent, 1896

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1896
South Eastern Railway Company certificate for John Keener for serving 34 years in the company. Pencil marked Locomotive accountant Ashford works. In leatherette holder.

South Eastern Railway Company certificate for John Keener

Documents

1896
Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railways Joint Committee - Truck Act, 1896. Single sheet notice, regarding the imposition of fines for 6 separate offences. Initialed by JNO. J. Petrie, Traffic Manager

Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railways Joint Committe - Truck Act, 1896

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1896