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Commonplace book of William Lewin

Mathematics school exercise book of William Scamp

Volume entitled: "Chemistry Lecture Notes"

Translation in one volume of 'The Art of Metals (Ores) in which is taught the true method of treating by mercury those of gold and silver: the manner of smelting them all and how they are to be refined and separated from one another'

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

Letter from George Stephenson to Philip Maddison Regarding Engine Designs

Notebook comprising 'Account of Blaenavon Iron Works'

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

Letter from Henry Maudslay to Mr Matthew Murray, Engineer

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"

Lecture Notes on Chemistry

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

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

School exercise book of Hugh Hansford, Free School, Gillingham, Dorset

Drawings - the Peel & Williams Phoenix and Soho Foundries

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

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'

Papers of George and Robert Stephenson Regarding the Moreton Rail-Road

Sketch of a pair of small shears for cutting the edges of copper sheets used for the sheating of ships

Drawing of large shears from metal mills, as first made

Plan of iron mill and copper mill showing hammers, boilers and furnaces in the four buildings

Letter from Robert Bill to Messrs Haynes and Douglas

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

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding arrangement of boiler tubes in Trevithick's Herland Mine engine

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding steam engine velocity

Drawing of engine house, section of boiler seating and stokehole

Sketch of pickling furnace by Mr Beach

Temporary staging

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding steam engines

Plan of copper and iron mill buildings showing machinery but not including the furnaces

Copy [bill] London [to] Navy Commissrs./John Rennie, [for] Cast Iron Diving Bell, [pumps and machinery parts etc Reference to the 'Sheerness Diving Bell'. Bears note re the bell/Goodrich, and note from the Navy Office on verso]

Drawing entitled 'Sectional Drawing for a Steel Protected Cruiser for Colonial Defence to be named'

List of chemical expenses

Letter from Samuel Homfray to Messrs Haynes and Douglas

Stepping No. 1 on or in central wheels. Figure 1. Figure 2. Various unnumbered elevations, plans and details.

Drawing of engine house, cross section

Letter from Messrs Blagrave and Walter to Messrs Haynes and Douglas and a copy of a letter Samuel Homfray to Messrs Blagrave and Walter

Elevation of parts of middle group drawn in plan on No. 127.

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

A letter from Brunel to Mr Tucker regarding his recently patented tinfoil

Copy drawing depicting elevation of machinery for rolling copper and pumping water

Drawing of boilers of 56 Horse engine

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

Drawings of boiler for 56 Horse steam engine at the Metal Mills, Portsmouth

Untitled. [Operations for the Analytical Engine]

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding theoretical treatment of ex-pansive working of a non- condensing high-pressure steam-engine

Coloured drawing of Elevations of the (Locomotive) Rocket

Plan of Steam Boiler for Susquehana Locomotive

Letter from Robert Stephenson to Mr. Brewin