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Book: Andree and his Balloon, 2nd copy (1898) by Henri Lachambre and Alexis Machuron.

Andree and his Balloon, 2nd copy

Printed Books

1898

Vacuum tube with cylindrical body, containing adjustable mica wheel, for showing circulation of residual gas

Vacuum tube with cylindrical body, containing adju

Electricity and Magnetism

1898

Map,Glasgow and South Western Railway, 1898 with distances.

map of Glasgow and South Western Railway 1898 with distances

Railway Maps & Plans

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

Glass perfume bottle, rectangular with silver neck and top, cut edges, hallmarked in Birmingham, 1898

Glass perfume bottle, rectangular with silver neck

Pharmacy-ware

1898

White metal medal with ribbon to commemorate the centenary of the death of Lord Edward Wolfe Tone, Irish, 1898

White metal medal with ribbon to commemorate the c

Wellcome Medals

1898

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

35mm cine camera

Cinematography

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

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

Railway ticket, Edmondson type, Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, Kirton Lindsey to Barnetby, Third Class, fare -/10, No 7838, 27 September 1898.

Railway ticket, Edmondson type, Manchester Sheffield & Linco

Tickets, Passes & Labels

1898

Table fork, silver plated, North Eastern Railway, Zetland Hotel, Saltburn garter. Made by Elkington & Co., Birmingham, 1898. Overall: 24 mm x 211 mm x 26 mm, 0.07kg.

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

Passenger Comforts

1898

Fish knife, silver plated, ribbed handle with shield, North Eastern Railway, Zetland Hotel Saltburn, made by Elkington & Co., 1898. Overall: 11 mm x 228 mm x 24 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated fish knife, North Eastern Railway - Zetland Hotel

Passenger Comforts

1898

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

Cylinder phonograph, German, c. 1898.

Sound Reproduction

1898

Watercolour illustration by Peter Nairn, showing case of symmetrical subconjuctive haemorrhages, English, 1898

Watercolour illustration by Peter Nairn, showing c

Ophthalmology

1898

4 candles made of three plaited cylindrical tapers, in red and yellow and green coloured waxes lighted by Jews on the Sabbath, English, 1898

4 candles made of three plaited cylindrical tapers

Smoking

1898

Coloured illustration of case of retinitis circinata of left eye, English, 1898

Coloured illustration of case of retinitis circina

Ophthalmology

1898

Presidential medal of the Association of Hospital and Welfare Administrators, silver gilt, in case, by Fattorini and Sons, Bradford Works, Barr Street, Birmingham, England, 1898.

Presidential medal of the Association of Hospital and Welfare Administrators

Wellcome Medals

1898

Presidential medal of the Association of Hospital and Welfare Administrators, silver gilt, in case, by Fattorini and Sons, Bradford Works, Barr Street, Birmingham, England, 1898.

Presidential medal of the Association of Hospital and Welfare Administrators

Wellcome Medals

1898

Presidential medal of the Association of Hospital and Welfare Administrators, silver gilt, in case, by Fattorini and Sons, Bradford Works, Barr Street, Birmingham, England, 1898.

Presidential medal of the Association of Hospital and Welfare Administrators

Wellcome Medals

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

1898 Instantograph.

Instantograph by Lancaster

Photographic Technology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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