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Volume entritled: "Elements of Plane Geometry and also The Mensuration of both Superficies and Solids"

A Description of the Pneumatic Apparatus made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams, Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty

Volume entitled: "The Description and Use of a Terrestrial Planetarium, including the Orbits of Mercury and Venus commonly called an Orrery"

Principles of Mechanics by George Adams

'James Burrow's Arithmetick MDCCXXXVIII'

Manuscript entitled: "Grundliche Anleitung zur Chemie Part II Section II"

Typescript copy of 'Anson's list of H.M. Royal Navy 1747-1750'

A Description of an Apparatus for explaining the Principles of Mechanicks made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams, Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty

Instructions to the illustrator of 'A description of an apparatus for explaining the principles of mechanicks made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams'

Articles of agreement between John Claxton, Jacob Harrison and Thomas Raisbeck

Legal document granting John Stapylton Raisbeck authority to take oaths in various counties in Durham, York, Kingston Upon Hull and Newcastle Upon Tyne

Legal document granting John Stapylton Raisbeck authority to take oaths in various counties in County Durham, York, Kingston upon Hull and Cumbria

Legal document entitled 'Article and Schedule of Deeds relating to my Dwelling House'

Legal agreement between Anne Meeke and Thomas Raisbeck

Act for better regulation of attorneys and solicitors

Torn note referring to a payment of £5.0.0

Petition of John Stapylton Raisbeck

Legal document entitled 'Abstract and Schedule of Deeds relating to T S Raisbeck's Dwelling house being Copyhold'

[Letter] London [to] Mr Goodrich, Portsea or at Mr Peake's Dockyard, Portsmouth/ Sam[ue]l Rehe. [He has received, for Goodrich, the Society of Arts' premium of £65]

Pages 14 and 15 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1

An account of an horizontal top or whirling speculum, invented by Mr Serson

Broadsheet: Sir William Petty's Plan for a system of instruction relative to the business of the Marine Department, in the same words as the original; but with the articles transposed, and marginal titles, supplemental titles, and remarks added

Collection of papers relating to the work of Stephen Hales, mainly on ventilators

Volume entitled: "A Course of Experimental Philosophy by S Triboudet Demainbray in the year 1755"

Instructions to the illustrator of 'A description of the pneumatic apparatus made by George Adams in Fleet Street, London, 1761'

Letterpress handbill entitled: "Proposals for Erecting (By Subscription) an Engine, To be Work't by a Horse which will be Capable to Shave Sixty Men a Minuet, also Oyl, Comb and Powder their Wigs."

Certificate from Joseph Warner to Samuel Hilles

Letter from Smart Lethieullier to an unnamed correspondent

"A description of the Pneumatick Apparatus Made for his Majesty King George III Anno Domini 1761 By George Adams in Fleet Street, London"

Letter from Robert Newton to Miss Offley

Architectural drawings: Military buildings at St. Venant in north-east France

Pamphlet entitled: "Receipt for preparing and compounding the principle medicines made use of by the late Mr Ward"

French technical drawing: Elevation d'une cheminee dans laquelle on a pratique un poele propre a bruler de la houille

Second Report from the Select Committee upon the Improvement of the Port of London

Letter from Stephen Hales discussing his ventilators and his proposals for bladder stones

Drawing of 6 Wheel 3000G Water Capacity 7T Fuel Capacity 5'6" Gauge Tender General Arrangement

Drawing of 2'6" Gauge Locomotive

Architectural design drawing: The Geometrical Elevation of the North Front of Westminster Bridge

Architectural design drawing: A Design of a Stone bridge, adapted to the Stone Piers which are to support Westminster Bridge

Copy of the Report made by the Commissioners of the Customs to the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury on The Subject of the several Plans referred to them 'for providing sufficient Accommodation for the enreased Trade and Shipping of the Port of London'

Cinema advertising poster for "The Doctor in the Nude" and "Mama's Dirty Girls"

Drawing of Indian Midland 5'6" Gauge Locomotive

Drawing of 6 Wheel 3000G Water Capacity 7T Fuel Capacity 5'6" Gauge Tender

Drawing of Indian Midland 5'6" Gauge Locomotive

Drawing of 6 Wheel 2470G Water Capacity 260 Cubic Feet Fuel Capacity 3'6" Gauge Tender General Arrangement

Photograph printed onto a large board showing cars in operation around a bend on the Never-Stop Railway

Drawing of 3'6" Gauge Locomotive

Drawing of 8 Wheel 1300G Water Capacity 220 Cubic Feet Fuel Capacity 3'3 3/8" Gauge Tender General Arrangement

Drawing of 6 Wheel 3500G Water Capacity 7T Fuel Capacity 5'6" Gauge Tender General Arrangement

Drawing of Mr Thomas Savin 2-4-0 4'5 1/2" Between Wheels 4' 8 1/2" Gauge Locomotive General Arrangement