London & Birmingham Railway Guard's Clock, 1837-1839
1838
Clock, guard's, ovoid type, brass and lignum vitae case, by John Walker, London, London & Birmingham Railway No 615, Euston Station No 1, c1838.
Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison
1726-1728
Striking, weight-driven longcase clock movement by John & James Harrison, Barrow, Lincolnshire, c.1726 – 8. Wooden frame and wheelwork, grasshopper escapement, grid-iron pendulum. Eight-day duration. The grasshopper escapement, pendulum, count-wheel, hammer and bell are not original to the clock and were added in the 1970's. The frame and wheelwork are original. Clockmakers Museum No. 552
Compound microscope
1701-1723
Cuff type microscope on the Marshall pattern, signed by Marshall in the drawer, English, early 18th century
Spyglass, 1765
1751-1775
Prospect glass (spyglass), shagreen 1-draw tube, lens cap, shutter for eyepiece, unsigned, date about 1765
Spyglass by Edward Nairne, 1749-1775
1749-1775
Prospect glass, spyglass, non-achromatic, 1-draw; engraved 'Nairne/London' shagreen with tooled gilt ornamentation on green vellum. Darkened ivory mounts, screw-cap for object glass missing, 1749-1775
single opera glass (prospect glass; spy glass)
1745-1755
single opera glass (prospect glass; spy glass), 1-draw tube, ivory mounts, green shagreen covered, red leather tube stamped with gold tooled ornament, probably English, unsigned, c.1750
Chromotrope, centre scene-windmill with moving sails
1890-1900
Chromotrope, centre scene-windmill with moving sails, by Carpenter & Westley, London, (unsigned), late 19th century.
telescope (prospect glass; spyglass) 1-draw tube
1745-1755
telescope (prospect glass; spyglass) 1-draw tube, with green shagreen covered body, green leather draw tube, horn ferrules and fittings, shutters on eyepiece and main objective lens, unsigned, probably English, c.1750
Collection of 99 Magic Lantern Slides
Collection of 99 magic lantern slides, some plain, some animated; plus a set of smaller slides in pase-partout mounts (3 1/4 inch square) by Gabrial Grub.
Prospect spyglass telescope with shagreen tube and horn or darkened ivory lens mounts
1745-1755
Prospect spyglass telescope with shagreen tube and horn or darkened ivory lens mounts, unsigned, Europe, 1745-1755