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Table fork, silver plated, North Eastern Railway, Zetland Hotel, Saltburn garter. Made by Elkington & Co., Birmingham, 1898. Overall: 23 mm x 211 mm x 26 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated fork, North Eastern Railway - Zetland Hotel, Saltburn

Passenger Comforts

1898

Box camera for film cartridge or plates 4 x 5 inches. Fitted with a /Bausch and Lomb rapid rectilinear lens IS 4-128, Eastman triple action shutter, B/I/T slow-fast adjustment, rack and pinion focusing, two reflecting finders, No 1909. With cartridge holder No 2031. Eastman Kodak. 1898.

No 4 bullet special camea

Photographic Technology

1898

Pewter plaque, 100 x 67mm with a curved top. Relief design of crossed daffodils over sun in splendour. Inscription 'Photo club de Paris 1898'. Designer "Sam". Engraved 'Ch. Emanuel'. Plain back.

Photo Club of Paris plaque

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1898

Box camera for 103 rollfilm 4 x 5 inches. Fitted with an achromatic lens, rotating plate with three apertures, rotary shutter T/I, and two reflecting finders. Sliding focusing movement on film holder, No 15334. Eastman Kodak, 1898.

No 4 bullseye model of 1898

Photographic Technology

1898

Photograph showing Charles urban (centre) and two unidentified men in discussion at the Warwick Trading Co Ltd offices in High Holborn.

Charles Urban at the Warwick Trading Co

Cinematography

ca. 1898

Photograph showing the Warwick Trading Co Ltd stall at an unidentified trade exhibition. An Urban Bioscope is prominently on display.

Warwick Trading Co Ltd stall at trade exhibition

Cinematography

ca. 1898

Photogravure Christmas card from Mr and Mrs George Davison. Dated Christmas 1898, the image on the card shows Conwy Vale in Wales. Conwy Castle can be seen in the middle background.

Christmas card

Photographs

1898

Camera by A.S. Newman, 1898, (originally designed 1897)

35mm cine camera

Cinematography

1898

Box camera for 103 rollfilm 5 x 4 inches. Fitted with an achromatic lens, rotating plate with three apertures, rotary shutter T/I, two reflecting finders, sliding focusing operated by wind on knob. Sold by G. Fillipe, Lourds. No 22200. Eastman Kodak, 1898.

No 4 bullseye Kodak model of 1898

Photographic Technology

1898

Receiving ‘jigger’ or oscillation transformer with single layer primary coil and humped split secondary coils, used by the Marconi Company, probably made by Marconi's Wireless Telegraphy Company, Chelmsford, Essex, England, 1898

Receiving ‘jigger’ used by the Marconi Company, 1898

Radio Communication

1898

Receiving ‘jigger’ or oscillation transformer with single layer primary coil and humped split secondary coils, used by the Marconi Company, used by the Marconi Company, probably made by Marconi's Wireless Telegraphy Company, Chelmsford, Essex, England, 1898

Receiving ‘jigger’ used by the Marconi Company, 1898

Radio Communication

1898

Rectangular bronze plaque designed by Mme. Marcelle Lancelot-Croce, commemorating Prof. Auguste Le Dentu, French, 1898

Rectangular bronze plaque designed by Mme. Marcell

Wellcome Medals

1898

Chromolithographic poster advertising S.F. Cody's 'Klondyke Nugget' Wild West Show, produced by Moody Bros. Birmingham and used in 1902. Title reads ‘John Bull's Advice. See the Klondyke Nugget!’ in scroll above a group of actors in costume with John Bull in Union Jack waistcoat at centre. The surrounding figures ape a number of national and racial stereotypes include Samuel Cody with a kangaroo at far left, a Scotsman in blue tartan with his hand on Bull’s shoulder and a Native American warrior to far right. ‘Moody Bros. Birmingham’ bottom right. A sticker placed in the top left corner reads ‘Clarence Theatre / Pontypridd / Monday Dec. 19 / And during the Week / The Klondyke Nugget’.

Poster for the Klondyke Nugget

Moody Bros.

1898

Booklet, London & South Western Railway, The Beauties of the Coasts of North Devon & North Cornwall from Lynton and Padstow, with train services and photographs.

The Beauties of the Coasts of North Deveon & Cornwall from Lynton and Padstow

Documents

1898

Booklet "Dimensions of Loads - Table showing the maximum dimensions of a carriage or wagon load

dimensions of loads - table showing the maximum dimensions of a carriage

Documents

1898

Letter from H. Smart, Secretary, Railway Clearing House, Euston Square, London dated 14 November 1898 to Mr F E L Jones. Appointment on one month's trial, subject to satisfactory medical.

Letter from H. Smart, Secretary, Railway Clearing House, Eus

Documents

1898

Share certificate. Midland Railway. Preferred Converted Ordinary Stock. Certificate of Georgina May Selby of Aylesford, Spinster, Kent, for £200 of Preferred Converted Ordinary Stock. 17 March 1898.

Share certificate, Midland Railway

Documents

1898

Share certificate. Midland Railway. Deferred Converted Ordinary Stock. Certificate of Charles Gabriel Beale of Newhall Street, Birmingham, and Georgina May Selby of Aylesford, Kent, for £200 of Deferred Converted Ordinary Stock. 17 March 1898.

Share certificate, Midland Railway

Documents

1898

Share certificate. London & North Western Railway. Consolidated Stock. Certificate of Charles Gabriel Beale of Newhall Street, Birmingham, and Georgina May Selby of Aylesford, Kent, for £587 of Consolidated Stock. 17 March 1898.

London & North Western Railway share certificate

Documents

1898

Letter informing Brussels international exhibition 1897 diploma of award dated 13th June 1898. With letter regarding the souvenir medal which will be sent later.

Brussels international exhibition 1897 diploma of award

Documents

1898-06-13

Poster. Acatene. Lithograph after Lucier Baylas published by Kossuth and Cie, Paris, 1898, 158cm x 117cm

Poster. Acatene. Lithograph after Lucier Baylas pu

Art

1898

South Eastern Railway Folkestone Inauguration steeplechases on Wednesday and Thursday March 30th & 31st. With times of trains leaving London for Westenhanger Station with prices. Dated March 1898. Issued by Alfred Willis, Passenger Manager. Printed by Mccorquodale.

South Eastern Railway Folkestone Inauguration steeplechases

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1898

London Brighton & South Coast Railway circular letter No.1364 entitled 'lads employed as learners of telegraph and clerical work' with hours of duty and rates of pay for learners. Issued by J.F.S. Gooday, general manager. Dated 1st September 1898.

lads employed as learners of telegraph and clerical work

Documents

1898

Great Northern Railway notice booklet entitled 'open their new goods depot at Deangate, Manchester' on 1st July 1898. Dated 20th June 1898. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited.

open their new goods depot at Deangate, Manchester

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1898

Staff notice. Somerset & Dorset Joint Line. Notice to Engine-Drivers & Firemen. Improved Conditions of Service in the Hours of Duty of Engine-Drivers and Firemen/Increase in the Rates of Pay of Firemen. Issued: Derby, 4 May 1898. Black text on white background. Stuck to card.

to engine drivers and firemen

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1898

Price list, North Eastern Railway, "Revised Scale of Rates for Parcels by Passenger Trains", issued by George Gibb, printed by Ben Johnson, York, 4th April 1898.

North Eastern Railway revised scale of rates for parcels by passenger trains

Documents

1898

Dividend Statement. The Great Northern Railway Memorandum of Particulars of Warrant for 94th Dividend Certificate No. 62756 dated Thursday August 11th, 1898 issued to Joseph W Smith, dividend in the sum of £4 5s 1d.

The Great Northern Railway Company Memorandum of Particulars of Warrant for 94th Dividend

Documents

1898

Share certificate of James Brewis, Chathill, farmer, for two £20 shares in the North Sunderland Railway Company, cancelled

share certificate

Documents

1898

Way Bill, for carriages, luggage etc., horses, cattle, asses, mules, dogs, & other quadrupeds & for poultry & other live birds by passenger trains, issued by Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway. 31 May 1898.

cockermouth keswick & penrith railway way bill

Documents

1898

Warrant card, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, Special constable George Hammond, 2 September 1898, County of Lancashire, (Other IDs 76/25/481).

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company

Documents

1898

Warrant card, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, Special constable George Cook, 2 September 1898, County of Lancashire, (Other IDs 76/25/484).

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company

Documents

1898

Notice, London & South Western Railway, Instructions for the workings of the Waterloo and City Railway, Geo. T. White. Waterloo, July 1898, Paper booklet, (Other Associations 80/25/24).

London & South Western Railway

Documents

1898

Share certificate. North Eastern Railway. Consols. Certificate of Georgina May Selby of Aylesford, Kent, for £700 of North Eastern Consols. 25 March 1898.

Share certificate, North Eastern Railway

Documents

1898

Timetable, Great Eastern Railway, "April 1898" with notice to the staff, issued by H.G. Drury, 1898.

Great Eastern Railway timetable, April 1898

Documents

1898

Share certificate. London & North Western Railway. Consolidated Stock. Certificate of Georgina May Selby of Aylesford, Kent, for £587 of Consolidated Stock. 17 March 1898.

London & North Western Railway share certificate

Documents

1898

Handbill, Waterloo & City Railway, issue of book of tickets for the greater convenience of the passengers, issued by Chas. J Owens, General Manager.

issue of book tickets

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1898

Notice, Furness Railway, "Through Service of Trains to and from The Lake District", 1898, timetable for trains from London (St Pancreas) North East from Newcastle via Leeds, Lancashire and Yorkshire from Liverpool, Lancashire and North Western from Carlisle, information re steamers and tickets. Format: double royal. dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Through Service of Trains to and from The Lake District

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1898

Colour print. Midland Railway Single Express Locomotive No 116. Reproduced from a painting by F Moore. Printed by Alf Cooke,Queen's Printer, Leeds. Published as a Supplement to 'The Locomotive Magazine'.

Midland Railway Single Express Locomotive No 116.

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1898-01

Letter, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, reciept of letter about the transfer of £4004 of stock of Messrs Knocker, Knocker and ?., 4th August 1898.

reciept of letter

Documents

1898

Notice, London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, Cloak Room, J J Brewer, Secretary, September 1898, printed by Waterlow & Sons, London. Overall: 763 mm x 508 mm.

Notice, London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, Cloak Room

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1898

Booklet, London & South Western Railway, "Instructions Concerning the Opening of Waterloo & City Company's Railway Between Waterloo Station and the City for Passenger Traffic at 8.0am on Monday 8th 1898", Issued by George T. White at Waterloo Station on August 6th 1898, T.R. 6,4246.

Opening of Waterloo & City Company's Railway Between Waterloo Station and the City for Passenger Traffic at 8.0am on Monday 8th 1898

Documents

1898

Great Western Railway handbill entitled 'half day trip to Shakespeare's country'. With prices. Issued by J.L. Wilkinson. Dated June 1898. Printed by Wyman and Sons Limited.

half day trip to Shakespeare's country

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1898

Trade card, The Vacuum Brake Company Limited, with a diagram of a standard brake and list of brakes fitted and other statistics compared to Westinghouse, November 1898.

The Vacuum Brake Company Limited trade card

Documents

1898

London & South Western Railway instructions booklet respecting station accounts April 1898. Stamped Weymouth Goods. Printed by Waterlow & Sons.

London & South Western Railway instructions respecting station accounts April 1898

Documents

1898

London Brighton & South Coast Railway circular 'advising passengers of delay when accidents occur' in reference to rule 136. Issued by J.F.S. Gooday dated 11th August 1898. With slip at the bottom with perforation to detach to acknowledge receipt of the circular.

advising passengers of delay when accidents occur

Documents

1898

Book, paper with linen cover, Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to North Wales: Its Mountain Scenery and Watering Places, including a section on Aberystwyth, published by Ward Lock & Co. Ltd., London, 1898. Contains extensive information on travelling round North Wales by rail, including several maps of rail routes, and information on narrow gauge lines. The original owner covered the book with a linen cover held in place with thread on the inside with tape ties forming carrying handles. Affixed inside the front cover is a manuscript list of hotels with their tariffs in various towns decribed in the book, as well as a brief itinerary and notes of train times. The inside first page is inscribed in pencil "[Ol]iver St. Aubyn, Cranbury Avenue, Southampton" and "Llandudno June 1899." 355pp + several appendices of adverts including one of railway routes.

Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to North Wales: Its Mountain Scenery and Watering Places, including a section on Aberystwyth

Documents

1898

Notice "Regulations for the Midland Railway Fire Brigade", issued by Geo H Turner, General Manager & Sam W Johnson, Locomotive Superintendent, Midland Railway, Derby. Annotated: Mansfield (Passenger). [Backed on black cloth]. 20 June 1898. 4.25x4.25 in. folded.

regulations for the midland railway fire brigade

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1898

North Eastern Railway handbill advertising additional trains on Tuesday, August 9th, 1898, for the Ryedale and Pickering Agricultural show. Black ink on pink paper. Signed by George S. Gibb, general manager.

North Eastern Railway handbill

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1898

Share certificate. North Eastern Railway. Consols. Certificate of Charles Gabriel Beale of Newhall Street, Birmingham, and Georgina May Selby of Aylesford, Kent, for £60 of North Eastern Consols. 25 March 1898.

Share certificate, North Eastern Railway

Documents

1898

Programme and menu card, Great Western Railway Fifth Annual Picnic, Of Swansea and district Goods Manager's Div. Superintendent's & Goods Office staff, Saturday 21 May 1898.

Great Western Railway Fifth Annual Picnic

Documents

1898