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David Livingstone

1864

Napoleon III

1860-1869

Open end spectacle case

1801-1900

Booklet containing six carbon prints marking the International Health Exhibition

1884

Zoetrope Drum

Objective Cover Glasses

1870-1900

New Patent Jewel Kaleidoscope, 1854-1863

1854-1863

Zoetrope strip: No 11, Fish and Fowl

1860s

Wells' Lamp Filler

1890-1899

Dry Collodion Plate Camera

circa 1860

Approximately 100 photographs of the Arctic Expedition of 1875-6 under Capt. Nares

1875-1876

'Artist' Twin Lens Plate Camera

1889

International Exhibition 1862

1862

Zoetrope strip: Badgered Cat

1860s
Zoetrope strip entitled 'Black Ethardos' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Black Ethardos

Zoetrope strip entitled 'High Life Below Stars' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

High Life Below Stars

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Football' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Football

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Red and Black Waltz' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Red and Black Waltz

Zoetrope strip entitled 'The Cure' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

The Cure

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Badgered Cat' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Badgered Cat

Zoetrope strip entitled 'A Light Fantastic Toe' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

'A Light Fantastic Toe'

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Such A Getting Down Stairs' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. This imagery is based upon the American song from the early 1830s "Sich a Getting Up Stairs" which was in the repertoire of Thomas D Rice and other early "blackface" performers.

Such A Getting Down Stairs

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Warm Work for Blackey' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company (partial strip only).

Warm Work for Blackey

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Tuck in Your Twopenny' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Tuck in Your Twopenny

Zoetrope strip entitled 'A Hop and a Blow' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

A Hope and a Blow

Zoetrope strip entitled 'The Indian Leotard' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

The Indian Leotard

Zoetrope strip entitled 'The Modern Man in the Moon' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

The Modern Man in the Moon

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Who's That Knocking at the Door' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Who's That Knocking at the Door

Zoetrope strip entitled 'A Pair of Donkeys' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

A Pair of Donkeys

Zoetrope strip entitled 'The Rising Moon' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

The Rising Moon

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Leap Frog' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Leap Frog

Zoetrope strip entitled 'A Cold Bath' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

A Cold Bath

Zoetrope strip entitled 'A Fountain of Bon Bons' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company (partial strip only).

A Fountain of Bon Bons

Zoetrope strip entitled 'A Well Known Domestic Tragedy' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Zoetrope strip: 'A Well Known Domestic Tragedy'

Zoetrope strip entitled 'The Wheel of Life' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Zoetrope strip: 'The Wheel of Life'

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Perpetual Motion' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, about 1880. Paper and ink with watercolour wash.

Zoetrope Strip of a Ball Rolling Down a Spiral

circa 1880
Zoetrope strip entitled 'A Bottle Imp' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, about 1880. Paper and ink with watercolour wash.

Zoetrope Strip of a Man Jumping In and Out of a Bottle

circa 1880
Zoetrope strip entitled 'Engine & Feline', by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, about 1880. Paper and ink with watercolour wash.

Zoetrope Strip 'Engine & Feline'

circa 1880
Zoetrope strip entitled 'The Cure', by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, about 1880. Paper and ink with watercolour wash.

Zoetrope strip: 'The Cure'

circa 1880
Zoetrope strip entitled 'Celarius Waltz', by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, about 1880. Paper and ink with watercolour wash.

Zoetrope Strip 'Celarius Waltz'

circa 1880
Zoetrope strip entitled 'Warm Work for Blackey' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Zoetrope strip: 'Warm Work for Blackey'

Zoetrope strip entitled 'The Red Legged Ogre and his Dancing Poodle' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Zoetrope strip: 'The Red Legged Ogre and His Dancing Poodle'

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Such a Getting Up Stairs' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Zoetrope strip: 'Such a Getting up Stairs'

Zoetrope strip entitled 'High Life Below Stars' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Zoetrope strip: 'High Life Below Stars'

Zoetrope strip entitled 'A Large Feeder', by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, about 1880. Paper and ink with watercolour wash.

Zoetrope strip: 'A Large Feeder'

circa 1880
Zoetrope strip entitled 'The Gymnast' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Zoetrope strip: 'The Gymnast'

Zoetrope strip entitled 'The Indian Leotard' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Zoetrope strip: 'The Indian Leotard'

Zoetrope strip, number 23 from Series No. 2, entitled 'The Coffee Grinder', by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, c. 1868. Paper and ink with watercolour wash.

Zoetrope strip: 'No. 23, The Coffee Grinder'

circa 1868
Zoetrope strip from Series No. 3, No. 36, entitled 'Don't You Wish You May Get It?' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, c. 1868

Zoetrope Strip:Don't You Wish You May Get It?

circa 1868
Zoetrope strip entitled 'Jack In A Box' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Zoetrope strip: Jack In A Box