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Place of origin
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Rocking microtome, Cambridge, England, 1885

1885

Rocking microtome by The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, 1885

Portable electrocardiograph, Cambridge, England, 1946

1946

Portable electrocardiograph in leather carrying case by the Cambridge Instrument Co., Cambridge, England, 1946

Reading microscope with slide

1880-1885

Reading microscope with slide for measuring small horizontal measures of length by, The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, Cambridge, 1880-1885.

Micro-electroscope complete with stand

1904

Micro-electroscope complete with stand, three way switch, terminal and accessories

Glazebrook's Calorimeter, 1890

1890

Glazebrook's form of calorimeter, thermometer missing, by The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, Cambridge, England, 1890.

Cambridge Instrument Co. "Round Compensator", 1890

1890

Cambridge Instrument Co. "Round Compensator", 1890

Einthoven 6-string galvanometer

1918

Einthoven 6-string galvanometer. (Originally with inventory number 1921-366)

Kidney oncometer, 1877-1879.

1877-1879

Kidney oncometer, for measuring blood flow through the kidney, designed by C.S. Roy, 1877-9

A stromuhr for measuring blood flow, 1880-1881.

1880-1895

Stromuhr, for measuring blood flow, designed by C. Ludwig, made by The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co., 1880-1895

Angstrom pyrheliometer

1914

Angstrom pyrheliometer, 1886 type, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co., 1914.

Twilight and afterglow effects at Chelsea

1888

Print. Twilight and afterglow effects at Chelsea, London. Nov 26th. 1883. / W. Ascroft del. ; Lith & Imp. Camb. Sci. Inst. Co. - [Final state]. - [Cambridge, 1888]. - Chromolithograph; 31x24cm. - Second frontispiece plate from: The eruption of Krakatoa, and subsequent phenomena. Report of the Krakatoa Committee of the Royal Society / ed. GJ Symons. - London, 1888. - Reproduces on one sheet, three pastel sketches by William Ascroft (1832-1914); No.4 About 4.40 pm, No.5 About 5.00 pm, No.6 About 5.15 pm.; printed to the artist's direction and including dark brown Rowney mount surround to originals, job requiring ten different stones, by the Lithographic Department of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company. With: 1982-686/2 and 1982-686/3, two proof pulls on white ground, buff surround, of first and second frontispiece plates; produced by Lithographic Department of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company

Electrocardiograph machine, about 1940

1935-1945

ECG machine by the Cambridge Instrument Co. A unique calibrating model, c.1940. With 2 rolls cardiograph paper, box of ECG leads and spare parts, & galvanometer (without scale).

Callendar Electrical Temperature Indicator, 1894

1894

Callendar patent electrical temperature indicator, in mahogany case fitted with dry cell batteries, by The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, London, England, 1894

Measuring (travelling) microscope

1880-1900

Measuring (travelling) microscope, for reading measurements on other instruments or photographic plates, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co., England, late 19th century

Twilight and afterglow effects at Chelsea

1888

Print. [Twilight and afterglow effects at Chelsea, London. Nov 26th. 1883. / W. Ascroft del. ; Lith & Imp. Camb. Sci. Inst. Co]. - [Proof before letters]. - [Cambridge, 1888]. - Chromolithograph; 31x24cm. - Proof for second frontispiece plate from: The eruption of Krakatoa, and subsequent phenomena. Report of the Krakatoa Committee of the Royal Society / ed. GJ Symons. - London, 1888. - Reproduces on one sheet, three pastel sketches by William Ascroft (1832-1914); [No.4 About 4.40 pm, No.5 About 5.00 pm, No.6 About 5.15 pm]; printed to the artist's direction with buff Rowney mount surround to originals, by the Lithographic Department of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company

Caldwell automatic microtome, Cambridge, England, 1884

1884

Caldwell automatic microtome, made by the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. in 1884

Twilight and afterglow effects at Chelsea

1888

Print. [Twilight and afterglow effects at Chelsea, London. Nov 26th. 1883. / W. Ascroft del. ; Lith & Imp. Camb. Sci. Inst. Co]. - [Proof before letters]. - [Cambridge, 1888]. - Chromolithograph; 31x24cm. - Proof for first frontispiece plate from: The eruption of Krakatoa, and subsequent phenomena. Report of the Krakatoa Committee of the Royal Society / ed. GJ Symons. - London, 1888. - Reproduces on one sheet, three pastel sketches by William Ascroft (1832-1914); [No.1 About 4.10pm, No.2 About 4.20pm, No.3 About 4.30pm]; printed to the artist's direction with buff Rowney mount surround to originals, by the Lithographic Department of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company

Twilight and afterglow effects at Chelsea

1888

Print. Twilight and afterglow effects at Chelsea, London. Nov 26th. 1883. / W. Ascroft del. ; Lith & Imp. Camb. Sci. Inst. Co. - [Final state]. - [Cambridge, 1888]. - Chromolithograph; 31x24cm. - Second frontispiece plate from: The eruption of Krakatoa, and subsequent phenomena. Report of the Krakatoa Committee of the Royal Society / ed. GJ Symons. - London, 1888. - Reproduces on one sheet, three pastel sketches by William Ascroft (1832-1914); No.4 About 4.40 pm, No.5 About 5.00 pm, No.6 About 5.15 pm.; printed to the artist's direction and including dark brown Rowney mount surround to originals, job requiring ten different stones, by the Lithographic Department of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company

Model showing motion of an earth particle during an earthquake

1889

Model showing motion of an earth particle during an earthquake, made by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co., 1889

Fitzgerald sine and tangent galvanometer

1887

Fitzgerald sine and tangent galvanometer

Boy's Mechanical Equivalent of Heat Apparatus, 1884

1884

Boy's apparatus for determining the mechanical equivalent of heat by The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, Cambridge, England, 1884. From The Physical Laboratory of the Science and Arts Department, South Kensington.

Cambridge recording sound ranging apparatus

1918

Cambridge recording sound ranging apparatus

Boys' torsion balance and components

1889

Boys' torsion balance by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co., 1889.

Callendar & Griffiths self-testing resistance box

1899

Callendar & Griffiths self-testing resistance box and bridge

Floating Zenith Telescope designed by Bryson Cookson

1900

Floating Zenith Telescope designed by Bryson Cookson, made by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company with objectice lens by T. Cooke & Sons Ltd in 1900. Used at University of Cambridge, Observatories 1900-11 then the Royal Observatory, Greenwich 1911-51.

"Broca" galvanometer with one pair of coils of above 50 ohms resistance

1906

"Broca" galvanometer with one pair of coils of above 50 ohms resistance, extra pair of coils 4 ohms resistance, extra pair of coils 1600 ohms

Prof C.V. Boy's radiomicrometer

1889-1893

Prof C.V. Boy's radiomicrometer, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. , Cambridge, England, 1889-1893.

Circuit mirror and suspension for Boys radiomicrometer

1800-1899

Circuit mirror and suspension for Boys radiomicrometer in small case; (quartz fibre suspension attached)

Ewing duplex pendulum seismograph by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co.

1886

Ewing duplex pendulum seismograph by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co., 1886