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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"

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

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

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

Lecture Notes on Chemistry

Commonplace book of William Lewin

Notebook comprising 'Account of Blaenavon Iron Works'

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'

Coloured drawing of Elevations of the (Locomotive) Rocket

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

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]’

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

Sketch of drilling machine. Details.

Mohawk and Hudson Locomotive drawing

Drawing of Locomotive Engine for the Stockton and Darlington Railway

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

Notice entitled ‘Canal and Rail-Road. To the inhabitants of Stockton and Cleveland.'

Untitled. This drawing is a cardboard model.

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding steam engines

Letter from Timothy Hackworth to Liverpool and Manchester Railway Board

Handwritten Clarence Railway report

A letter from Brunel to Mr Tucker regarding the selling of tinfoil

Notice entitled ‘Canal. Aug. 8, 1818. The very respectable meeting convened at Stockton on the 31st of last month, to consider of the expediency of cutting a canal into the Coal District, appears to have been so unanimous respecting it… but, differing, as I do, in opinion with all who decide for a canal, I venture to submit to them, and to the Public generally, whether it would not be best to reject a canal altogether, and substitute a Rail Road on the most approved construction…’

Railway Signal Volume 3 (1885)

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

The first drawing of the circular arrangement of the new engine

Notation of the Analytical Engine

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

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

Printed extract from the Durham County Advertiser

General plan of the Analytical Engine, half size.

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

Plan of a proposed alteration to locomotive engines

Difference Engine index of parts.

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

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]’

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

Small planing machine. Sheet 1.

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

Parts of slide for the Planing machine. Plan, elevation

Gearing et cetera of Sketch dated July 31 1835. Plan, once part of Drawing 22.

Verticals of the counting apparatus barrel number 1. Sheet 8 of 9.

Motions of the stereotype frames

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

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

Long pinions in the position for adding. Adding wheels and short pinions behind long pinions.

Sketches of the printing and stereotyping apparatus of the Analytical and Difference Engines. Superseded. Plan, elevation.