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Letter from Leighton Dalrymple, Lieutenant Colonel. Account of his visit to Wakefield and Leeds, including a description and sketch of John Blenkinsop’s Steam Locomotive 'Salamanca'

Autograph letter from William Brunton, Engineer, giving a description of his Steam Horse, Butterley Iron Works

Mathematics school exercise book of William Scamp

Volume entitled: "History of the Framework Knitting and Lace Trades"

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

Manuscript entitled: "Catalogue of the Apparatus of Philosophical Instruments, in the Collection of Her Late Majesty Queen Charlotte, at the Observatory at Richmond in Surrey"

Papers relating to the Thames Driftway and Richard Trevithick's involvement in the project

Archibald Guillan's book on mathematical theory and its application to practical navigation

Volume entitled: "A plan of a Course of Lectures on Arts and Manufactures, More Particularly Such as Relate to Chemistry by William Farish"

Letter from Henry Maudslay to Mr Matthew Murray, Engineer

Drawings - the Peel & Williams Phoenix and Soho Foundries

Coloured drawing of Elevations of the (Locomotive) Rocket

Drawing of engine house, cross section

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding Trevithick's results from his first trial of the Herland pole steam engine

Drawing of engine house, section of boiler seating and stokehole

Drawing of treenail and coak making lathe

Catalogue of Useful Inventions for Cotton Spinners, Manufacturers and for all textile trades

Drawing of St. Petersburg Railway Locomotive

Mill counting apparatus. Consecutive elevation.

Pamphlet entitled ‘A Further Report on the Intended Rail or Tram Road, from Stockton, by Darlington, to the collieries, with a branch to Yarum [sic]’

Sketch of diving apparatus as tried by the inventor at the entrance of the basin in Portsmouth Yard

An edition of 'The Photogram' journal vol. 2 no. 17

Sketch of drilling machine. Details.

Drawing of Locomotive Engine for the Stockton and Darlington Railway

South East view of the Collegiate Church, Manchester

Mohawk and Hudson Locomotive drawing

Untitled. This drawing is a cardboard model.

Invoice from Peel, Williams and Peel for a steam engine supplied to Messrs Coates and Wright

Notebook Volume 1

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding steam engines

Handwritten Clarence Railway report

Letter from Timothy Hackworth to Liverpool and Manchester Railway Board

Railway Signal Volume 3 (1885)

Manuscript copy of resolution

Plan of left half of middle group for General Plan 28.

The first drawing of the circular arrangement of the new engine

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding calculations associated with steam engines

Letter from Samuel Homfray to Messrs Haynes and Douglas

Plan of operation and variable card counting apparatus. Suited to Plans 28 and 28a.

Pamphlet entitled ‘A Further Report, on the Intended Rail or Tram Road, from Stockton, by Darlington, to the collieries, with a branch to Yarum [sic]’

Difference Engine index of parts.

Skeleton of vertical motions for all operations. Right groups. Multiplication and division from 372 Sheet 1. Sheet 1 of 3.

Untitled. [Vertical positions of some of the wheels of Plan 28a. Notation 348 and 331 cycles]. Sheet 12 of 13.

Letter from Messrs Blagrave and Walter to Messrs Haynes and Douglas

Letter from Robert Bill to Mr Haynes

Notation of the Analytical Engine

Plan of a proposed alteration to locomotive engines

General plan of the Analytical Engine, half size.

Parts of the slide for Planing machine. Plan, elevation.

Parts of slide for the Planing machine. Plan, elevation