A collection of glass lantern slides capturing the development of flight from an early set of images from the 1909 aviation meeting held at Reims, France through to images of aircraft from Imperial Airways and flying boats in the late Thirties. The History of Aircraft and Flying
3 items Original sketches of the apparatus used by C. Vernon Boys in his repetition of the "Cavendish Experiment"
105 Portrait photograph of Professor John Hopkinson, Professor Wilson and senior students at King's College, London
No scale. Two bear manuscript annotations; all three bear, in pencil, 'Opt. Compass'. Technical drawings of 'optical compass' used by Boys when repeating the 'Cavendish experiment'
35 pages and 6 drawings Description of Pumping, Flooding, and Drainage Arrangement of cruiser 'Mildura', and associated drawings
345 Photograph of triple expansion condensing engines for British India Steam Navigation Co.'s S.S. "Kavlana" & "Kasara"
570 Advertisement: "Baillies patent corrugated flooring for bridges and Westwood & Baillies corrugated flooring (Wrot Iron or Steel) for Bridges and Warehouses, the Decking of Piers, Landing Stages & Pontoons and the Covering of Subways and Watercourses Extensively used by the Indian & Colonial Governments for State Railways and by the principal railway companies of the United Kingdom"
6 items Specification and arrangement drawings for composite sloops, with protected engines and boilers, 'Satellite', 'Heroine' and 'Hyacinth'