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Field tourniquet with strap, pad and buckle, manufactured by Evans, c. 1860

Field tourniquet with strap

1801-1900
poster, lithograph, Sauvez votre bebe! by A. Dick Dumas, ca.1914, for the Bureau des Enfants de la Croix Rouge Americaine. Death looks in at babies of mothers left alone before the Great War; urged to wash their hands. 81x121cm.

poster, lithograph, Sauvez votre bebe! by A. Dick Dumas

circa 1914
"Map of Railways of Persia, Through Line from Teheran to Sukkur" by Sir Rowland Macdonald Stephenson, 1878. Lithography by T. Connell of 37 Castle Street, Holborn. In a slip-case.

Map of Railways of Persia, Through Line from Teheran to Sukkur

1878
Thornton-Pickard stereoscopic roller blind shutter, c. 1905.

Thornton-Pickard Stereoscopic Roller Blind Shutter

1905
Volume, paper, cord-bound with linen-covered card covers, Catalogue of Concrete Articles manufactured at Taunton Depot, also titled Taunton Concrete Depot Catalogue & Price List of Standard Articles on the title page, issued by the Chief Engineer's Office, Paddington Station, London, January 1948. Contains outline drawings and details of concrete items such as coal bins, fence posts, steps, channels, fireplaces, lintels etc. etc. made at the Taunton Depot. Copy belonged to the Regional Engineer.

Catalogue of Concrete Articles manufactured at Taunton Depot

1948-01
Volume, paper with leatherette-covered card covers and linen binding, G.E.R. Engine Book, circa 1921. Made up of printed proforma pages filled in with engine numbers, class, wheel arrangement and dates new, with a note of how many were extant in the GER fleet in Jan. 1921. Copy weight diagrams are mounted on the opposite pages. Inserted in the back is copy correspondence of L.C. Bowers, of the Locomotive Stores, Cambridge MPD, in response to the queries of Mr. R. Justin about a J37, a petrol shunter and S44 class locos, 1958-1959. Therefore the book may have belonged to Mr. Bowers.

GER Engine Book

circa 1921
Painting, oils, forging a connecting rod with an 8-ton steam hammer at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns-Carr, about 1943. Depicts the operation of the steam hammer. Three men hold the connecting rod, which is suspended from a crane, in position as the hammer falls. Another man stands in the background at the opposite side of the hammer. Signed at bottom right, "R Carr". Framed.

Painting, forging a connecting rod with an 8-ton steam hammer at Crewe railway work

1943
Painting, oils on canvas, working beneath a locomotive in a pit at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns-Carr, about 1943. Depicts two fitters in a pit underneath a steam locomotive, probably in the stripping pit in the erecting shop. One man is knelt holding an iron bar against a wheel, while his colleague strikes it with a sledge hammer. Pinned to a stretcher frame.

Painting, working beneath a locomotive in a pit at Crewe railway works

circa 1943
Cyanotype of an x-ray of seaweed by Nick Veasey 'Alaria Esculenta', 2011, edition 2 of 5. Print size 56 x 76cm.

Alaria Esculenta

2011
Round Game, "Rail-Road Adventures" - a new round game card mounted on linen, in blue folder.

Rail Road Adventure board game

Print by Theodore West, Darlington, 1886. Types of American Locomotives from No 1, 1804-1876. Harrison Penney, Printer, Darlington. 29 line illustrations, mostly annotated. Across the bottom, 3 illustrations: LHS - An early train Text - "The Past Nov 2nd 1830. the forst American built engine for a Public Railroad. Our smart cousins on their grand Trial Trip had a field-piece and soldiers to fore salutes and "wake up all creation to the improtance of the occasion" "Best Friend No.5. Centre: Mountains and sea with train on viaduct and various ships as background for title and crossed US and UK flags surmounted by eagle and motto - E Pluribus unum - Out of many (states) one (great nation). RHS - A traain of 1831 Text:- The Past Aug. 1831. The first locomotive built and train run in the State on New York. The Mohawk and Hudson River Railroad. The principal citizens, including the Postman celebrate the opening day. 20.3937 x 25.7087 in.

Types of American Locomotives

1886
Coloured lithograph, 'The London Street Almanack for 1878' / (with text below) of London street scene including locomotive crossing bridge in background and railway station entrance. Handwritten note at the bottom 'The beginning of the examinations for Assistant Clerk in Shipping in the Royal Navy'. Printed and published by R S Stacy, 257 Euston Road, London, NW. Dimension: : 17.4409 x 22.3622 in (443 x 568 mm).

The London Street Almanack for 1878

1878
Cheffins's Map of the English & Scottish Railways. Printed map showing railways that are already open, railways for which Acts have been obtained or are in progress, and projected railways.

Cheffins's Map of the English & Scottish Railways

circa 1839-1840
Map, highlighting ports and mineral deposits etc., Great Western Railway, c. 1914, 16 miles to 1 inch, coloured, printed by W. & A. K. Johnston Ltd, paper-backed linen, card cover.

Map, highlighting ports and mineral deposits etc.

1914
Map, Great Eastern Railway, 'Tottenham, Wood Green, Enfield', undated early 1900's, hand tinted to highlight detail, published/printed by Ordnance Survey, paper-backed linen.

Map, Great Eastern Railway

1900
Map, South West British Isles, Geology, 1856, I. A. Knipe, paper backed linen and green leather slip case, written on case: T. Richardson, Castle Eden, Durham.

Map, South West British Isles

1856
Regulations for Train Working on single lines by Electric Train Tablet and one engine in steam and other special regulations. 32 pages produced by Cambrian Railway.

Train Signalling Regulations

Aug. 1921
Map, "Airey's Railway Map of London & Suburbs", 1892 (10th Edition), by J. Airey, published by the Railway Clearing House, 2" to 1 mile, paper backed linen, coloured.

Airey's Railway Map of London & Suburbs

1892
Map, North East British Isles, Geological, 1856, I. A. Knipe, paper backed linen and green leather slip case, written on case: T. Richardson, Castle Eden, Durham.

Map, North East British Isles

1856
Map, Railway Clearing House, Yorkshire (North), 1914, 2.25 miles to 1 inch, coloured, paper on linen.

Map, Railway Clearing House

1914
Map, Railway Clearing House, Lancashire, 1898, 2 miles to 1 inch, coloured, paper on linen.

Map, Railway Clearing House

1898
Map, Railway Clearing House, Lancashire, 1905, 2.25 miles to 1 inch, coloured, paper on linen.

Map, Railway Clearing House

1905
Map, Railway Clearing House, Lancashire, 1889, 2 miles to 1 inch, coloured, paper on linen.

Map, Railway Clearing House

1889
Map, Railway Clearing House, Yorkshire (North), 1918, 2.25 miles to 1 inch, coloured, paper on linen.

Map, Railway Clearing House

1918
Chamber Towel, London & North Eastern Railway, white linen with red stripe.

Chamber Towel, London & North Eastern Railway

Map, North West British Isles, Geological, 1856, I. A. Knipe, paper backed linen and green leather slip case, written on case: T. Richardson, Castle Eden, Durham.

Map, North West British Isles

1856
Drawings, wax-linen, from North Eastern Railway York Carriage & Wagon Dept, of Rulley diagrams.

Rulley Diagrams

Twelve drawings in four rolls of plans for the Maryport and Carlisle Railway. Includes 6 colour drawings of deposited plans for Act of Parliament 1837 showing the route of the railway and land ownership. Four colour drawings of the railway from 1851. Two further colour drawings of the railway on tracing paper dated 1853.

Maryport and Carlisle Railway Plans

1837-1853
Three Cylinder Compound - Midland Railway drawing on wax linen.

Midland Railway Class 1000 4-4-0 three cylinder compound locomotive

circa 1902-circa 1928
Station at Sheffield and branch to the Sheffield Canal - plan of proposed MS&LR station at Sheffield by John Fowler, engineer, November 1846. Cartridge paper backed with linen. The station was never built.

1846 plan for proposed station at Sheffield

1846-11
Coloured plan on linen of proposed extension to Armley Station. Tabled at the Way & Works Committee as part of Minute No. 9161, Oct. 1888. The scheme was recommended for adoption by the General Purposes Committee in Nov. 1888.

1888 plan of proposed extension to Armley Station

1888
Map, paper with linen backing in leather-covered card folder, Midland Railway - Map of Lines and Stations 1899, printed by Bemrose and Sons Ltd. of Derby and London. Includes enlargements of Derby and district and St. Pancras and district.

Midland Railway - Map of Lines and Stations 1899

1899
Tea towel, linen, printed, Travellers Fare Centenary, British Rail, 1979.

Tea towel

1979
Tablecloth, London & North Eastern Railway, white linen, marked 'L.N.E.R.'

LNER tablecloth

Specimen of bolting cloth

Specimen of bolting cloth

Guards flag, plain red linen flag.

Red guards flag

Two flags, 7'6" x 9'0", Railway Convalescent Homes painted garter, linen, c.1960.

Flags, Railway Convalescent Homes

1960
Model roller blind shutter, c. 1903.

Model Roller Blind Shutter

1903
32 small rolling stock diagrams from Stratford Works, London and North Eastern Railway Company. Drawing series 14600 and 16648

Stratford Works Drawings & Rolling Stock Diagrams Listing (for 14600 and 16648 drawing series)

1930s
Drawings and plans of Cambrian Railways stations and buildings etc., as follows: Aberystwyth, including water supply plans; Barmouth; Buttington, including proposed cottages; Cemmes Road; Devil's Bridge - proposals for pipes; Harlech; Newtown - stables; Pwllheli; Rhiwfron siding on Vale of Rheidol branch; Welshpool. Also sketch plan of bridge over the River Dulais, plan of a mishap near Abermule, Cambrian and Midland coach profiles, and a map for arbitration of tolls with the Midland Railway. Also plans of the following stations on the Tanat Valley Light Railway: Llanrhaiadr; Llanyblodwell; Penybont. The majority were made in the Cambrian Railway Engineer's Office. The drawings date between 1896 and 1918.

Cambrian Railway / Tanat Valley Light Railway station plans and drawings

1896-1918
Map, Railway Clearing House, Glasgow, Paisley and Coatbridge, 1 mile to 1.25 inches, 1932, coloured, paper on linen.

Map, Railway Clearing House

1932
Map, Railway Clearing House, England and Wales, 1 inch to 7.5 miles, 1926, different colours used to denote various administrative areas in simplified form, paper on linen.

Map, Railway Clearing House

1926
Five cyanotypes of x-rays of seaweed, 2011 by Nick Veasey. Hand printed by Nick Veasey onto Herschel Platinotype linen paper. Plus an original hand made book of similar cyanotypes.

Five Cyanotypes of X-Rays of Seaweed

2011
Cyanotype of an x-ray of seaweed by Nick Veasey. Polysiphonia Lanosa, 2011, edition 2 of 5, print size 56 x 76cm.

Polysiphonia Lanosa

2011
Cyanotype of an x-ray of seaweed by Nick Veasey: Fucus Spiralis, 2011, edition 2 of 5. Print size 56 x 76cm.

Fucus Spiralis

2011
Map, South East British Isles & France, Geological, 1856, I. A. Knipe, paper backed linen and green leather slip case, written on case: T. Richardson, Castle Eden, Durham.

Map, South East British Isles & France

1856
Cash bag, linen, North Eastern Railway, 1895-1923.

Linen moneybag, North Eastern Railway

1895-1923
Cash bag, London & North Eastern Railway, linen, marked in black ink, 'L.N.E.R. CASH' and in blue biro 'MABLETHORPE'.

London & North Eastern Railway cash bag (supplied title)

Tablecloth, London & North Eastern Railway, proof damask, weft coloured red for examiners to spot any errors, London & North Eastern Railway garter enclosing heraldic device, with border of English roses and Scottish thistles, produced by John Shaw Brown linen manufacturers at St. Ellen’s factory in Edenderry, Belfast, Northern Ireland, woven 29/09/1931, 48’’ x 48’’.

London & North Eastern Railway proof damask tablecloth

1931
Book, paper with linen cover, Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to North Wales: Its Mountain Scenery and Watering Places, including a section on Aberystwyth, published by Ward Lock & Co. Ltd., London, 1898. Contains extensive information on travelling round North Wales by rail, including several maps of rail routes, and information on narrow gauge lines. The original owner covered the book with a linen cover held in place with thread on the inside with tape ties forming carrying handles. Affixed inside the front cover is a manuscript list of hotels with their tariffs in various towns decribed in the book, as well as a brief itinerary and notes of train times. The inside first page is inscribed in pencil "[Ol]iver St. Aubyn, Cranbury Avenue, Southampton" and "Llandudno June 1899." 355pp + several appendices of adverts including one of railway routes.

Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to North Wales: Its Mountain Scenery and Watering Places, including a section on Aberystwyth

1898