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Letters patent (no. 1471) granted to Joseph Rothery and Andrew Rothery for 'Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for cutting coal, stone and other minerals'

Geometry for Children by Horace Grant

'Portfolio of photographs of Marine Engines, Boilers & Machinery'

Letters patent (no.522) granted to William Millard for 'Improvements in Jacquard looms'

Letters patent (no. 2871) granted to Henry Woodcroft Hammond for 'An Improved Compound Blower'

Printed booklets of Special Rules and Regulations to be observed at specific collieries in England and Wales, made pursuant to the Coal Mines Regulations Act, 1872

Letters from William Crookes to his laboratory assistant, Charles Henry Gimingham

Notebooks on mechanical and electrical engineering

Manuscript journal of John Bourne

Volume entitled: "Barton's Ruling Engine Manuscript"

Student notes entitled 'Electricity'

Manchester Steam Users' Association Registers of Explosions

Letter from Charles Dickens regarding the accident on Great Western Railway

Laboratory Book of Sir Oliver Lodge

Notebooks kept by C.V. Boys when repeating the 'Cavendish Experiments'

Collection of newspaper cuttings in 'Newspaper Cuttings' embossed album

Letters patent granted to Stephen Thomas Wentworth for 'Improvements in burners for consuming gas and air combined', plus ephemeral material

Sviluppo di alcuni corpi Stereometrico Mineralogici secondo i celebri Autori Dufrenoy, Hauy, Mohs, Rose, Neumann

Portfolio of result traces, summaries of results and notes relating to repetition by Boys of the 'Cavendish experiment'

Volume entitled: "Helical Epicycloids and Derivatives"

Letters patent (no.361) to Samuel Webb Thomas for 'Improvements in Bicycles'

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

Album of photographs relating to Rockingham Gas Works and Bonners Green Alkali Works

Album of photographs, mainly of cyclists, cycling clubs and bicycles

Journal describing Thomas Bowden's work as a jointer laying and repairing submarine cables

Letters patent (no. 992) granted to Captain William Henry Cutler for 'Improvements in Turbines'

Volume entitled: "Aerial Navigation"

Drawing entitled 'H.M. Colonial Crusiers "Katoomba", "Mildura" & "Wallaroo" Plan of Hold

Drawing entitled 'Colonial Cruisers "Katoomba", "Mildura" & "Wallaroo" Arrangement of Pumping Flooding & Draining &c'

Drawing entitled 'Sail Plan of H.M. Colonial Cruisers Tauranga & Ringarooma'

Proposed diversion of high level sewer at northern end of Little Tower Hill

Drawing entitled 'H.M. Colonial Cruisers "Tauranga" & "Ringarooma": Piping Arrangements'

Documents in French relating to Lee's invention

'A. Parkes new alloys of phosphorous'

Drawing entitled 'Colonial Crusier "Katoomba", "Mildura" & "Wallaroo" Rigging Plan

Letters patent document for patent 14,460

Notes on phosphorous, tin and copper alloys

Temporary staging

Seatings for accumulators at engine house

Drawing showing H.M. Colonial Crusier 'Ringarooma'

Drawing entitled 'Colonia Crusiers "Katoomba", "Mildura" & Wallaroo" Arrangement of Watertight Compartments, Doors, Sluice Valves &c'

Notes and addresses

Drawing entitled 'Lines of H.M. Colonial Cruisers "Tauranga" and "Ringarooma"'

Drawing entitled 'H.M. Colonial Cruisers "Katoomba", "Mildura" & "Wallaroo" Arrangement of W.T. Compartments, Pumping, Draining &c'

Letters patent document for patent 11,958

Drawing entitled 'H.M. Colonia Cruisers "Tauranga" & "Ringarooma" Piping Arrangement

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

A miniature portrait of A. E. Anthony

Patent specification for patent number 14,460

Details of jointing and riveting of girders at site.