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King George III's central forces machine

1762

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

1872

Dividing engine for making sextants and octants

Made late 1700s, modified 1800s

Green tin of sulpho-chromic catgut ligatures

1876-1900

Tennis racket

circa 1935

Monochord with notched base

Grooved disc with five spherical beads attached by a thread

1761

Monochord with triangular tapering hollow base

Monochords with String

1700-1800

Tube of sterile catgut ligature, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1890-1920

1890-1920

Bottle of sterile Catgut Ligatures, Scottish, 1890-1920.

1890-1920

Twelve ampoules of sterile catgut suture in carton

1901-1930

6 tubes of ultratan chromic catgut suture

1960-1970

4 wooden holders containing different thicknesses of sutures and alluminium "sterile tube"

1901-1950

Tennis racket

circa 1935

Monochord with tapering end

Volute compass, 1760.

1760

Shagreen case for Volute compass

1760

Small coil of catgut ligature inside cardboard drum, Berlin, 1917

Small coil of catgut ligature inside cardboard drum

1917

Lachrymal style, possibly English, 19th or early 20th century

Lachrymal style

1801-1900

Early intra-uterine stem pessary, consisting of catgut loop and plastic button, a stage in the evolution of the Grafenberg Ring

Early intra-uterine stem pessary

Two small silver buckets, with fine wire suspension (broken).

Two small silver buckets

2 bottle of sterilised fine catgut ligatures, 12 inch strands, batch number 4625, with packaging, by Savory & Moore Ltd, 1940 for C J Hewlett & Son Ltd

2 bottles of catgut ligatures

1940