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Photograph of a horse-shoe magnet made by Johann Dietrich of Basle in 1755.

Horse-shoe magnet

1876

Quadriceps switch, occupational therapy device, used to link movement from a the front of the top of a leg to a woodwork or printing activity, used to the develop the leg muscles of rehabilitating patients, 1930-70.

Quadriceps switch

1930-70

Approximately 100 photographs for press adverts promoting the work of the Central Council for Health Education (1927-69), Health Education Council (1969-84) and Health Education Authority (1984-98).

100 health education press photographs

1927-98

Carnelian amulet, djed pillar, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Carnelian amulet, djed, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE

Glass display bottle, cylindrical with hollow conical stopper, filled with amber liquid, English, probably 1st half 19th century

Glass display bottle

1801-189

Fletcher Wiltshire Bed-loom adapted to be rigged over a bed and operated by pulleys and roller skates, occupational therapy device used for rehabilitation of patients with muscle wastage, assembled by hospital workshops, 1930-70.

Fletcher Wiltshire Bed-loom adapted to be rigged over a bed and operated by pulleys and roller skates

1930-70

Faience amulet, Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Faience amulet, Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE

Alabaster kohl pot, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Alabaster kohl pot

2000-1350

Alabaster kohl pot, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Alabaster kohl pot

2000-1350 BCE

Faience amulet, Bes, Egyptian, 4000 to 30 BC

Faience amulet, Bes, Egyptian, 4000 to 30 BC

4000-30 BCE

Cyclator Mark II ventilator/ anaesthetic apparatus, made by the British Oxygen Company, 1950-70.

Cyclator Mark II ventilator/ anaesthetic apparatus

1950-70

Bust of Sir Isaac Newton (copy of a bust by L.F. Roubiliac).

Portrait bust of Sir Isaac Newton

before 1857; 1755

Wall light made of phenol formaldehyde, with two bulb attachments, unsigned, England, 1920-1940. Object is marked with REG. DES. NO 834830 on the back.

Wall light made of phenol formaldehyde

1920-1040

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis, XVI 11th Dynasty, 2000-1500 BC. Mounted together on a plaster base.

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis

2000-1500 BCE

Plaster cast (white) of IBEX weight, 45.1gm; XVIII Dynasty, El-Amarna BC 1370-1350

Plaster cast (white) of IBEX weight

1370-1350 BCE; 1931

Rotary drum pump with hinged vanes, showing sprocket chain drive; photograph of a plate from Agostino Ramelli: Le Diverse et Artificiose Machine ... , 1588

Rotary drum pump with hinged vanes

1922; circa 1588

Mummified cat, no provenance Egyptian, 2000-100 BCE

Mummified cat

2000-100 BCE

Mummy, infant female, said to be Egyptian, 3000-1000 BCE (see note).

Mummified remains, ancient Egyptian or Peruvian

3000-1000 BCE

Celluloid lachrymal style, probably English, late 19th or early 20th century

Celluloid lachrymal style

1871-130

Bones of human left foot, showing effects of osteoarthritis, said to be predynastic Egyptian, 4000-2001 BC

Human bones with osteoarthritis

4000-2001 BCE

Excavated neolithic skull, showing healed trephining and recovery from bad fracture, perhaps British, 3500-2001BC

Excavated neolithic skull

3500-2001 BCE

Balance, NIVOC brand, with white metal beam and polished white metal column, made by W J George and Becker in London EC1. Instrument number 2768. Imperial weights calibrated for metric use in Dec 1979. Calibration notice on inside of glazed mahogany case with black glass base.

Balance, NIVOC brand

1950-80

Twenty one inch celestial globe on wooden pedestial stand by J. & W. Cary, London, dated from 1799.

21-inch Celestial Globe, 1799

1799

Faience Eye of Horus amulet, right eye, Egyptian, 4000 BCE-30 BCE

Eye of Horus amulet

4000-30 BCE

Stone amulet, heart, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Heart-shaped stone amulet, Egyptian

4000-30 BCE

Rigged model, Scale 1:36, of an English Well Smack (after Chapman's Architecture Novalis Mercatoria, 1768), by Major Raban Williams, Ringmore, Devon, England, March 1937. These vessels were used by the fishing fleet of Shetland to bring fish to market as fresh as possible. Therefore they needed to be fast and were built for speed.

Rigged model of an English Well Smack

1936-37

Jasper amulet, thet, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Thet (or tyet) amulet, Ancient Egyptian, 4000-30 BC.

4000-30 BCE

English delftware syrup jar, decorated in blue and white with the winged angel pattern, labelled V: AEGYPTIA: (Egyptian ointment), used for ulcers especially in the mouth, 1675-1685

English delftware syrup jar

1975-1685

Faience amulet, Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Faience amulet, Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE

Lapis lazuli amulet of Thoth, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Amulet representing the god Thoth

4000-30 BCE

Marble copy of a Greek(?) statue of Homer, original possibly 4th to 2nd century BC, copy possibly 1800-1920

Homer

1800-1920; 400-200 BCE

Rail profile set, cased, for flat-bottomed rail, by Glass Developments Ltd, London c.1955.

Rail profile set

1950-1060

Model of Asia minor plough which was used in the time of Job and Ulysses

model of Asia minor plough

circa 2000-1500 BCE

Model (scale 1:4) of Robert's papermaking machine, designed in 1798

Robert's Paper-Making Machine, 1798.

1798

Standard printing press converted to an occupational therapy device, hand operated by pulling a handle to strengthen limbs weakened through accident or illness, can be rigged to exercise any part of the body, assembled by hospital workshops, type and additional composing equipment included, 1930-70.

Standard printing press converted to an occupational therapy device

1930-70

Plaster copy of female bust, original probably Roman, 100BC-200AD, replica made 1901-1940

Plaster copy of female bust

100 BCE-200 CE; 1901-1940

Hammer head, bronze, with restored wooden handle, Graeco-Roman, 500BC-500AD

Hammer head

1851-1930; 500 BCE-500 CE

Two flint drill Heads and Sandstone Block used for testing similar drills, found on the site of the Temple of Zoser Saqqara, c.3000 BCE

Sandstone blockhead

3000 BCE

Large hand magnifier, European, early 19th century

Large hand magnifier, European, early 19th century

1801-850

Pottery funerary vase, bulbous body and pagoda-shaped lid,decoration in high relief, on hardwood stand (1801-1900), vase Chinese, possibly 500 BCE - 500 CE

Pottery funerary vase

500 BCE-500 CE; 1801-1900

Watch, verge movement

Watch, verge movement

1710; 1800-1899

Porcelain storage jar for zinc and lanolin ointment, from Gale, Baiss and Co., English, 1850-1920

Porcelain storage jar for zinc and lanolin ointment

1850-1202

Part of cake made of compacted figs, probably grave goods, Egyptian, 3500BC to 1500BC

Part of cake made of compacted figs

3500-1500

Contemporary dockyard model scale 1:60 (unrigged), of a 1st-Rate 100-guns of George I reign, by Woolwich Dockyard, London, England, 1714-1727, and restored by Frederick Charles Ihlee, Paston Hall, near Peterborough, England, 1933-1938. It had been thought that the principal dimensions of the model correspond very closely with those of the 'Royal George'. However, comparison with the original Admiralty '1719 Establishment' specifications suggests that the model illustrates a projected design which was not later utilised.

Contemporary dockyard model scale 1:60 (unrigged)

1714-1727; 1933-1938

Goods guard journal, Rhymney Railway; Aberdare Branch, Listing stations between Aberdare and Cardiff Docks, Actual and published times of arrival and departure, Waggons, Owners , First Trip, Second trip, Remarks, Instruction to fully report cause of delay.

Rhymney Railway; Aberdare Branch

187_

4 human urinary calculi from prehistoric cemetery of Gebel-Moya, Sudan, from a late Neolithic combined cemetery and settlement locality in south-central Sudan. It was excavated from 1911-14 over four seasons by Sir Henry Wellcome

Human Stones from excavation at Jebel Moya, 1911-1914

5000-1 BCE

2 pieces of incomplete metatarsal bone, sharing exostosis, from prehistoric cemetery at Gebel-Moya, Sudan

2 pieces of incomplete metatarsal bone

5000-1 BCE

Extracts from regulations for working single lines of railway on the Electric Train Tablet or Electric Train Staff Block System for the guidance of Enginemen, Guards and others concerned. 43 page booklet produced by the London & North Western Railway.

Train Signalling Regulations

January 1923

Cast iron windshaft from Clymping smock mill, 1799

Cast iron windshaft from Clymping smock mill, 1799

1799

Iron age axehead, bronze Eastern Europe, Bronze Age.

Iron age axehead

3300-1200 BCE

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