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Copy letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to the Directors of the Great Western Railway

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"

Volume entitled; "Specimens of turning by Henry Perrigal Esqr. and given by him to Jas. Wilcox"

The general plan of Mr. Babbage's Great Calculating Engine. Arrangement and rack, details, et cetera.

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

Plan of the Analytical Engine without lettering.

Division. Sheet 9 of 15.

First edition of 'Bradshaw's Railway Time Table'

Diary of Alfred Kitching

Arrangement and rack of Plan 25

Mill counting apparatus. Consecutive elevation.

Lithograph of Lime Street railway station, Liverpool

Sketch of drilling machine. Details.

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

Solution of two simultaneous equations

Engraving of 'Lake Thirlmere or Wythburn Water, Cumberland'

Railway Signal Volume 3 (1885)

A letter from Brunel to Monsieur D'avannes, commenting on the working conditions, accident and health records of the workforce at the Thames Tunnel

Carriage and method of setting spiral axes for a machine of 50 cages with two figure wheels in each cage. Plan, elevation, details.

Scribbling Book Volume V. Important matter of history in the Analytical Engine.

Receipts and charges for various accounts and goods plus lists of addresses and of fruit trees planted by A. Parkes

Working Drawing for No 149 (150 deleted)

A letter from Brunel regarding his drawings

Plan 27. Linear arrangement with letter notations.

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

Visitors pass

Sketch elevation of the driving and directive of the Analytical Engine.

General plan of the Analytical Engine, half size.

Small planing machine. Sheet 1.

A letter from Brunel recommending "practical men"

Sketch Book Volume III

Plan of mill, table wheels and carriage. Sheet 31.

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

Working Drawing for Nos 273, 274

Notation of the Analytical Engine

Plan 16. Arrangement, several partial arrangements, numerous notes.

Plan No. 24. Arrangement and rack, rearrangement or notes.

First sketch of all the parts in plan of the right half to middle group of General Plan 28. Plan, elevation.

Parts of slide for the Planing machine. Plan, elevation

Multiplication. Sheet 1 of 4.

Multiplication, division and addition for verticals. Sheet six of six.

Vertical movements of axes ordered by left barrel for multiplication compiled in part from a genealogical notation. Sheet 3 of 3.

Algebraic addition. Sheet 1 of 2.

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

Multiplication. Sheet 1 of 3.

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

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

Working Drawing for No 164

Drawing of Tender for the Magnet Loco Engine, No. 108 Two end sections showing wheels, axle boxes and brake arrangement, [presumably for new tender-patent drawing]