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Ford Model T car

Road Transport

1912

1912 Ford Model T motor car, made in Trafford Park, Manchester.

Corona folding portable typewriter, 1912

Printing & Writing

1912

Corona folding portable typewriter, 1912

Bell and Howell 2709 Model B 35mm cine camera

Cinematography

c. 1912

Bell & Howell 2709 cine camera, Model B. Standard Cinemachinery 35mm cine camera. With 4 lens turret, (original lenses are missing (fitted with lens Astro lens 1990-5036/3197). Gate and claw intermittent mechanism missing. Single sprocket. External magazines (2) 400 foot. Hand turned (handle missing), 8 and 1 frame shafts. Variable shutter 170 - 0 degrees. Preset or operated continuously by lever and gear attachment (missing). Rotary footage counter. Critical focuser. Ground glass insert behind turret, opposite taking lens. Thin slot for masks before gate. Shoe for viewfinder. Patents Sept 17 1912 and Feb 13 1917, no 5687. Serial No 932. Originally sold to the Ruby Camera Exchange in New York on 31 August 1929. Has ultra speed movement number 282 in it, which usually meant it was to be used for some kind of instrumentation as it would shoot slow motion images.

Belsize two-seater motor car

Road Transport

c. 1912

Two-seater motor car with folding hood and dickey seat, made by Belsize Motors Ltd, Clayton, Manchester, c.1912, with an accompanying illustrated catalogue of cars manufactured by Belsize Motors Limited, Manchester printed in 1914.

Model, railway layout, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School

Railway Models

1912

Model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

CB 10 switchboard

Telecommunications

1912

CB 10 switchboard made by Peel Conner, Salford, 1912, and used in the Barrow-in-Furness telephone exchange.

Steam motor cycle

Road Transport

1912

Steam motor cycle, made by Pearson and Cox, 1912.

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE

Babylonian clay liver used for divination, c.2050-1750 BC, copy, 1981

Kinora viewer

Cinematography

1912

The Kinora viewer. Hand operated viewer for Kinora reels. Wooden base, with hinged wooden strip bearing mechanism, viewing lens and metal eyeshield. Supporting strut holds viewer at approximately 45 degrees. Black enamelled viewer stamped 'The Kinora No 309(?)'. Fitted with flipbook, black and white photographs of a plough team (1967-207 Pt2/08)

type 121 wall telephone, 1912

Telecommunications

1912

Type 121 wall telephone, made by the Automatic Electric Company, Chicago, United States, 1912.

Letchworth Station

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1912

Painting, oil on canvas, Letchworth Station, Hertfordshire by Spencer Frederick Gore, 1912. Painting in the Post-Impressionist style depicting Letchworth station, Hertfordshire, with passengers waiting on the platforms. There are station buildings and waiting rooms with red tiled roofs, and a house with a red roof in the distance. There are fields beyond the station. Framed and glazed in acrylic.

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Earthenware oil jar, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Marconi 'ganged-condenser', used for tuning the tw

Radio Communication

1912

Marconi 'ganged-condenser', used for tuning the two halves of a Bellini-Tosi aerial in direction-finding experiments, c.1907

Monotype Epidiascope

Printing & Writing

1912

Monotype Epidiascope, Plant No 479, part of the production system for Monotype matrices, for the comparison of a magnified image of the character impression in a 2.2" x 0.4" or 0.4" x 0.4" matrix with dimensional limits set out on a 25cm square reference screen or "glass" for the required typeface and size. Equipment for handling the matrices in a Monotype matrix case. Manufactured and used by Monotype Corporation Limited.

Valet razor, 1912

Hand and Machine Tools

1912

Valet razor, 1912

Zaretchie, the Same

Photographs

May 1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'Zaretchie, The Same'. The second of two photographs which show N. Pardishon with a group of game keepers and their children displaying a large catch of fish. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in St. Petersburg in May 1912. From page 22 of snapshot photograph album number 7 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).

Fire Engine, Great Western Railway

Road Vehicles (Railway)

1912

Fire Engine, Great Western Railway, built by Dennis Bros., Guildford, 1912, for the GWR Swindon Works Fire Brigade, reg. no. AM2747, withdrawn 1956, includes drawing mirror, searchlight, 3 lamps, hooter, pressure gauge, 2 tool boxes, nozzles and pumps.

Ferguson solar chronometer and astronomical compass

Surveying

1912

Ferguson solar chronometer and astronomical compass, No. 124G with spare chart, by J.H. Steward, London, England. c.1912. Lacks alidade

Copy of photograph of 1912 probably showing Lister

Surgery

1912

Copy of photograph of 1912 probably showing Lister's grave at West Hampstead, framed, made by Ficks and Co. Inc, 3133 Indiana Ave, Chicago, United States

Film Poster - 'Pimple Has A Try'

Cinematography

1912

Film Poster - 'Pimple Has A Try' (possibly 'Pimple as a Cinema Artist'). Film produced by Folly Films.

Copy of Ambroise Paré’s operating table, London, England, 1912

Surgery

1912

Copy of Pare's operating table, 16th century

Film Poster - 'Pimple Wins a Bet'.

Cinematography

1912

Film Poster - 'Pimple Wins a Bet', 1912. Film produced by Folly Films.

Air operated megaphone

Sound Reproduction

1912

Air operated megaphone, made by Harry Alfred Gaydon (1878-1944) of London, 1912.

Medal, Royal International Horticultural Exhibition

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1912

Medal, Royal International Horticultural Exhibition, London 1912. Silver; 55mm diameter, in case 8.5x8.5x1.5cm. Obverse: title legend, and young woman seated holding garland. Reverse: laurel wreath, otherwise blank

Newman and Sinclair cine camera

Cinematography

1912

An early Newman and Sinclair 35mm cine camera, 1912. Serial No 104 (4th made in this series). For 35mm film in 400 foot internal magazines. Ross Zeiss Tessar lens F:50mm f/3.5-16, Serial No.17936. Helical focusing mount. Reflex viewfinder moved behind lens by pulling knob on camera top; viewed from side (magnifying lens missing). External shutter adjustment , 1/32, 64, 100. Hand-turned. Large folding frame finder on side. Rotary footage indicator. Provisional for single frame handle or external drive. Film punch.

Biarritz, the Same

Photographs

1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'Biarritz, The Same'. The photograph shows, from left to right, Prince Orbeliani, H. H. Prince Demetri Alexandrovitch, H. I. H. The Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, H. H. Prince Feodor Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Rostislav Alexandrovitch, H. H. Princess Irina Alexandrovna and H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch standing in front of the Palais Hotel with the sea behind. Taken by Herbert Stewart in France in 1912. From page 8 of snapshot album number 9 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family (Romanov), compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1860-1966).

Poster for the film 'Pimple Collects the Rent'

Cinematography

1912

Film poster: 'Pimple Collects the Rent', (also known as 'Pimple as a Rent Collector') c. 1912. Film produced by Folly Films. Poster printed by Sutley & Silverlock.

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC.

Building Construction

2000-1001 BCE

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC

Copy of a Parturition chair, London, England, 1912

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1912; 1532

Parturition chair, made at WIHM, according to Roeselin's description of 1532

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of peregrine falcon, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BC

In the Garden 106 Moika, Golf

Photographs

April 1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'In the Garden 106 Moika, Golf'. The photograph shows, from left to right, H. H. Prince Demetri Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Andrew Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Feodor Alexandrovitch and H. I. H. The Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch in the Palace grounds of Moika. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in St. Petersburg in April 1912. From page 22 of snapshot photograph album number 7 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).

Bognor, Paddling

Photographs

1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'Bognor, Paddling'. The photograph shows, from left to right, H. H. Prince Rostislav Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Demetri Alexandrovitch and H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch paddling in the sea with the beach visible behind them. Taken by Herbert Stewart in Bognor Regis, England in 1912. From a snapshot photograph album number 8, page 11, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960) of the Russian Imperial Royal Family.

Little Imstra Wallinkosky

Photographs

1912

Black and white photograph entitled Little Imstra, Wallinkosky'. The photograph shows a view of water looking towards rocks and an island with the tree lined bank in the background. Taken by Herbert Stewart in Finland in May to August 1912. From a snapshot photograph album number 8, page 4, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960) of the Russian Imperial Royal Family.

Trembler ignition coil

Road Transport

1912

Trembler ignition coil made by C.A. Vandervell & Co., c. 1912

Locomotive nameplate - Marton

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1912

Locomotive nameplate `Marton', brass, ex 0-6-0 ST locomotive built by Peckett & Sons, Bristol, 1912, scrapped 1967

Gatchina

Photographs

1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'Gatchina'. The photograph shows, from left to right, H. H. The Prince Rostislav Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Demetri Alexandrovitch, H. I. M. The Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia, H. I. H. The Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna and H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch. They are pictured in a garden, standing in a row with a small black and white dog. Taken by Herbert Stewart in St Petersburg, Russia in May to August 1912. From a snapshot photograph album number 8, page 9, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960) of the Russian Imperial Royal Family.

Bognor, Paddling

Photographs

1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'Bognor, Paddling'. The photograph shows, from left to right, H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Rostislav Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Vasili Alexandrovitch and H. H. Prince Demetri Alexandrovitch paddling in the sea. Two rowing boats can be seen behind them. Taken by Herbert Stewart in Bognor Regis, England in 1912. From a snapshot photograph album number 8, page 11, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960) of the Russian Imperial Royal Family.

Gatchina

Photographs

1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'Gatchina'. The photograph shows, from left to right, H. I. H The Grand Duchess Olga Nicolaivna, H. I. H. The Grand Duchess Tatiana Nicolaivna and H. H. Princess Irina Alexandrovitch standing by a lake at Gatchina. Taken by Herbert Stewart in St Petersburg, Russia in May to August 1912. From a snapshot photograph album number 8, page 8, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960) of the Russian Imperial Royal Family.

Flint, used with steel and tinder, by the Batang-Lupar Dyaks of the Kapuas River, Borneo, 1912

Firemaking

1912

Flint (a rough lump of chalcedony, length 1 3/8 in), used by the Batang-Lupar Dyaks of the Kapuas River, Dutch Borneo; collected in August 1912 by Mr. J. F. R. Wollaston. Borneo. Used with steel (exactly like that from Shanghai noticed above, no. 180), and tinder (threads of cotton, twisted and plaited, dyed yellow, and inserted in a very small tube of bamboo, diam. 3/8 in)

Gatchina, on the Silver Lake

Photographs

1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'Gatchina, on the Silver Lake'. he photograph shows H. H. The Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch sitting in a boat. Taken by Herbert Stewart in St Petersburg, Russia in May to August 1912. From a snapshot photograph album number 8, page 8, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960) of the Russian Imperial Royal Family.

The Same (At the Hotel Entrance)

Photographs

1912

Black and white photograph entitled The Same'. The photograph shows, from left to right, H. H. Princess Irina Alexandrovna, H. H. Prince Feodor Alexandrovitch and Countess Komarovsky standing together at the entrance to a hotel. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in Salsomaggiore, Italy, in 1912. From page 2 of snapshot album number 9 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family (Romanov), compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1860-1966).

Great Western Railway fireman coat

Railway Uniform & Costume

c.1912

Railway uniform coat, Great Western Railway, Fireman's coat, c.1912.

Marie Curie in her laboratory, 1912

Photographs

1912

Tearsheet with photograph of Marie Curie in her laboratory, 1912. Caption reads: 'The year following the award for her second Nobel Prize. Curie and her husband Pierre dscovered the elements polonium and radium'.

Medal, Amalgamated Society of Railway servants

Coins and Medals

1912

Medal, enamelled silver, Amalgamated Society of Railway servants, Presented to Bro. Geo. W. Buckby by Leeds No.2 Branch for services rendered on behalf of the O. F having collected over £100 with his Dog "Carlo". April 18th 1912.

Worksplate, Peckett & Sons

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1912

Locomotive Worksplate, Peckett & Sons, Bristol No. 1282, 1912, brass, oval, 0-6-0ST inside cylinder No. 15, Swansea Harbour Railway Trust, Great Western Railway No. 1085, renumbered 1146 in 1949, withdrawn January 1951.

Experimental diaphragm soundbox

Sound Reproduction

1912

Experimental square plate diaphragm soundbox.

The Same (Biarritz, Golf)

Photographs

1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'The Same'. The photograph shows H. H. Prince Demetri Alexandrovitch left taking a shot on the golf course whilst H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch, sitting on the left, and H. H. Prince Rostislav Alexandrovitch, standing, wait nearby, both looking towards the camera. Taken by Herbert Stewart in France in 1912. From page 7 of snapshot album number 9 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family (Romanov), compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1860-1966).

Below the Fall from the Right Bank

Photographs

1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'Below the Fall from the Right Bank'. The photograph shows swirling water and waves, with trees on the far bank. Taken by Herbert Stewart in Finland in 1912. From a snapshot photograph album number 8, page 2, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960) of the Russian Imperial Royal Family.

The Same (Paddling and Shrimping)

Photographs

July 1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'The Same'. The photograph shows, from left to right, H. H. Prince Rostislav Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Demetri Alexandrovitch and H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch standing in the sea at Bognor Regis. A toy sailing boat floats nearby. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in England, in July 1912. From page 1 of snapshot album number 9 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family (Romanov), compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1860-1966).

Film Poster - 'Hello Pimple Again'

Cinematography

1912

Film Poster -' Hello Pimple Again'. Possibly 'Pimple Becomes an Acrobat'. Film produced by Folly Films.