Portable bottle of hand sanitizer gel
2000-2002
Portable bottle of hand sanitizer gel, made by Softalind, part of medical equipment and tools supplied to members of the London’s Ambulance Cycle Response Unit
Altazimuth theodolite by Benjamin Cole & Son
1755-1765
Altazimuth theodolite by Benjamin Cole & Son, London, 1755-65. Without wooden tripod base.
DKMI model theodolite, Swiss, 1960-1965
1960-1965
Theodolite, DKMI model, by Kern & Co. AG, Aarau, Switzerland. Serial no. 111424, in carrying case, no tripod, 1960-65.
Clinometer, German, 1850-1900
1850-1900
Brass clinometer with spirit level by W. Bandermann, Berlin, Germany, 1850-1900.
Transit theodolite, British, 1816-1850
1816-1850
Transit theodolite, 8.5 inch, by Thomas Jones, 62 Charing Cross, London, England, 1816-1850.
Gentilli type tacheometer, Austrian.
1868-1876
Gentilli type tacheometer by Starke & Kammerer, Vienna, Austria, 1868-1876.
Prismatic compass with bubble tube and small telescope, 1840-1863
1832-1840
Prismatic compass with bubble tube and small telescope, by Andrew Yeates, 12 Brighton Place, New Kent Road, London, 1832-1840. Inside lid engraved: 'Captain C. A. Hartley'.
clinometer, British, 1850-1859
1850-1859
Clinometer (incomplete), engraved 'H. A. Thompson, Lewes', 1850-1859
Clitograph level, French, 1862-1900
1862-1900
Clitograph, 2nd category, in original wooden box (paper instructions mounted into lid), by J. Lefebvre, Paris, 1862-1900.
Surveyor's transit theodolite.
1876
Transit theodolite, 23-cm, by Dennert and Pape, Altona, Hamburg, Germany, 1876
Altazimuth theodolite, British, 1816-1850
1816-1850
Altazimuth theodolite with spare lens cap, by Thomas Jones, Charing Cross, London, England, 1816-50.
Dumpy Level
1880-1900
'Dumpy' surveying level, aluminium, by W. F. Stanley & Co. Ltd., London, 1880-1900. Fitted with magnetic compass, serial no. 95186. Cross level spirit level and objective lens both missing.
Transit theodolite, German, 1901-1930
1901-1930
Transit theodolite, 14cm, by August Lingke & Co., Freiberg, Germany, 1901-1930. Fitted with side telescope and micrometer microscopes.
Spirit minimum thermometer, 1985
1985
Minimum spirit (alcohol) thermometer by G. H. Zeal Ltd., Merton, London, England, 1985. With plastic scale, range (-25C to +50 degree C), Cat. No. 17134.
Level No. II by Carl Zeiss Jena
1928
Level No. II by Carl Zeiss Jena, Germany, c. 1928, no. 22050. With key and tool accessories including screw driver. Supplied by Carl Zeiss (London) Ltd.
Thermometer screen, with a minimum alcohol thermometer
1875
Screen with one minimum thermometer, as used in (Christiania) Norway, 1875.
Herschel type actinometer, 1849-1851
1849-1851
Herschel type actinometer with spanner by Henry Barrow & Co., London, 1849-51. Used by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker in the Himalayas.
Lefebvre type clitograph, French, 1862
1862
Lefebvre clitograph level fixed inside box lid. Instructions on clitograph in French. Paper instruction leaflet in English. As patented 1862.
Telescopic alidade, Italian, 1690-1710
1690-1710
Telescopic plane table alidade with bubble tube by A. Baldantoni, Ancona, Italy, 1690-1710.
Henderson type surveying Alidade, British, 1893
1893
Henderson rapid traverser (surveying alidade) in case, by J. T. Letcher, Truro, Cornwall, England, 1893.
Surveyor's chain with thermometer and spirit level, 1860-1890
1860-1890
Surveyor's steel surveying chain fitted with mercury thermometer and spirit level, patented by J. M. Drummond, Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1859.
Adjustable crosshead, French, 1801-1830
1801-1830
Adjustable crosshead with compass and telescope in fitted box, by F. Fraget, Paris, 1801-1830.
Side-telescope transit theodolite, British, 1890-1900
1890-1900
Side-telescope transit theodolite, 3-inch, by Cary & Co, 7 Pall Mall, London, England, 1890-1900. Used on British Antarctic Expedition, 1900-1901.
Minimum centigrade thermometer
1961
Sheathed alcohol in glass minimum centigrade thermometer by Short & Mason Ltd., London, BS 692, Met 21201, MO 35621/61, NPL 62.
Double-telescope surveying level fitted with two bubble levels (horizontal & striding)
1745-1755
Double-telescope surveying level fitted with two bubble levels (horizontal & striding), unsigned, European, 1745-1755. Design allows double measurement without need for reversing the instrument.
Photometer, marked: ‘39 G’
Photometer, marked: ‘39 G’, by JENNEN
Dent's patent liquid compass with air chamber around rim
1860-1870
Dent's patent liquid compass with air chamber around rim, weighted with lead to improve stability, by E Dent and Company, London, 1860-1870
Alcohol thermometer in hanging metal frame for outdoor use; Fahrenheit scale
1800-1899
Alcohol thermometer in hanging metal frame for outdoor use; Fahrenheit scale. Marked " Taylor Bros. Rochester, N.Y. Pat. Jan 12, 1887". Wellcome No. B931
Alcohol thermometer with integral wooden case
1700-1799
Alcohol-in-glass thermometer in wooden case with matching hinged wooden cover, scaled 0 to 50 (possibly degrees Reaumur), unsigned, Italian(?), 1700-1799. Marked with indistinct markings one reading `Torino 1702' possibly indicating maximum temperature in Turin in that year.
Alcohol thermometer
1985-1995
Alcohol thermometer, measuring in the range 0-160 degrees Centigrade, in brass and metal mount, made by JUMO Instrument Co Limited, harlow, Essex, London, 1985-1995
Six maximum and minimum thermometer by J. Newman
1834-1857
Six maximum and minimum thermometer made by J. Newman, 122 Regent Street, London
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
1780
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
1780
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
1780
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
1780
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
1780
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
1780
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
1780
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
Minimum Alcohol Thermometer by Pastorelli & Co., 1875
1875
Minimum alcohol thermometer, oak frame by Pastorelli & Co., 208 Piccadilly, London, 1875.
Six's Self-Registering Maximum and Minimum Mercury Thermometer by Pastorelli & Co., 1875
1875
Six's self-registering maximum and minimum mercury thermometer by Pastorelli & Co., 208 Piccadilly, London, 1875.
Portable Six's maximum and minimum self-registering thermometer
1875
Portable Six's maximum and minimum self-registering thermometer, in wooden case, with magnet
Fluorescent Alcohol Thermometer by C. V. Boys, 1880-1885
1880-1885
Straight fluorescent alcohol thermometer with spherical bulb, by C. V. Boys, England, 1880-85.
Maximum Mercury and Minimum Alcohol Thermometer by J.J. Griffin & Sons, 1880
1880
Rutherford maximum mercury and minimum alcohol thermometer on boxwood frame by J.J. Griffin and Sons, London, 1880.
Mercury Thermometer for Underground Temperatures, 1861-1881
1861-1881
Mercury maximum thermometer of the Phillips type by L. Casella, protected by a glass sheath and in a copper case, as used by the British Association between 1868 and 1881, to measure the rate at which the temperature of the Earth increases with depth.
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
1780
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
Shuttle Thermometer
circa 1900
Shuttle thermometer made by R.Halstead, Nelson.
Submarine projector liquid compass
1917-1924
Submarine projector liquid compass, pattern no.27P, with four expansion chambers, by Kelvin, Bottomley and Baird Limited, Glasgow, Scotland, 1917-1924
Fluorescent Alcohol Thermometer by C. V. Boys, 1880-1885
1880-1885
Straight single-spiral fluorescent alcohol thermometer, one of two, by C. V. Boys, England, 1880-85.
Insulated Mercury and Alcohol Thermometer, 1830-1840
1830-1840
Original insulated mercury and alcohol thermometer (scale 30-130°F), one of three, made by C. Tagliabue & Casella, London, England, 1830-1840.
Atomik Apple Spirit made from Chernobyl apples
2021
Bottle, 'Atomik Apple Spirit', 50cl of alcholholic spirit contained in a glass bottle within marketing box, made by the Palinochka Distillery on behalf of the Chernobyl Spirit Company, from apples from the Narodychi District, Ukraine, 2021.