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Newtonian reflecting telescope, 1795-1816

Astronomy

1795-1825

Demainbray's wire cage

King George III

1700-1752

Child’s rocking chair commode, Europe, 1751-1850

Public Health & Hygiene

1751-1850

Bryant & May ‘Pearl’ safety matches, London, England, 1890-1940

Smoking

1890-1940

Wooden snow goggles and case, Inuit, North America, 1801-1900

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1900

Globe electrical machine attributed to George Adams, Fleet Street, London, c.1760. Later wooden stand made by King's College London between 1840-1927.

Globe electrical machine

King George III

1700-1753

Rocking cradle, Europe, 1750-1850

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1750-1850

Set of six magnets on board

King George III

Monochord with triangular tapering hollow base

King George III

Monochord with tapering end

King George III

Pin leg, for below-knee amputation, probably Engli

Orthopaedics

1900-1930

Set of 4 balloon fillers, 1926

Meteorology

1926

Pendulum clock from Tyler's pharmacy, made by J. Harper, 29 Stratford Road, London, England, 1850-1900.

Pendulum clock from Tyler's pharmacy, made by J. H

Pharmacy-ware

1850-1900

Hand cup anemometer by Phillip Harris Ltd. of Birm

Meteorology

1940-1950

Model of binocular microscope by Cherubin d'Orlean

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1901-1917

Set of six magnets on board

King George III

Reconstruction of cinematograph camera for use with paper film

Cinematography

1887-1888

'Photo-rotoscope' 35mm projector mechanism

Cinematography

1896

Cylindrical electrical machine

King George III

Electric cell, 1823

King George III

1823

Matchbox, wood, cylindrical, detachable lid to hol

Smoking

1875

Track gauge, standard length, British Railways, pine and steel, with levels for flat and maximum superelevation, c1950.

British Railways track gauge

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1945-1955

Refracting telescope of 6 4/16-inch aperture and 74 inch focal length with mahogany veneer wooden tube by G & S Merz, Munich, 1867-1871. Mounted on German equatorial stand with iron pier and clock drive by Thomas Cooke & Sons, York, dated 1871. Acquired in the 1860s by W. G. Lettsom and sold to Sir Cuthbert E Peek in 1882 who employed Charles Grover to make observation at Rousdon Hall, Devon until 1921. Given to the University of Durham in 1925 before returning to Rousden Hall in 1970, now established as All Hallows school.

Refracting telescope of 6 4/16-inch aperture and 74 inch focal length

Astronomy

1867-1871

Integraph by J.Amsler with wooden case. From Royal Aircraft Establishment , Farnborough, 1910-20.

Integraph by J.Amsler with wooden case. From Roya

Mathematics

1910-1920

One Lucifer match, slender splint of pipe, rectangular in section, typed with a chemical head of sulphur potassium chlorate, European, 1829-1860

One Lucifer match, slender splint of pipe, rectang

Smoking

1829-1860

Seven rotating mechanical lantern slides by Carpenter & Westley (astronomical subjects) from original set of 10 (nos. 1,2 ,4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 being present). Key with case.

Seven rotating mechanical lantern slides by Carpenter & Westley

Cinematography

c. 1850

Wooden writing desk, from a pharmacy, English, 19th century

Wooden writing desk, from a pharmacy, English, 19t

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Portable gas hospital lighting set, in wooden case, military, very incomplete, made by Schott and Gen, Germany, 1914-1918.

Hospital lighting set

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1914-1918

Bunch of eleven early safety matches, long flexible lightwood strips tipped with phosphorus over sulphur, English, 1855-1880

Bunch of eleven early safety matches, long flexibl

Smoking

1855-1880

Cabinet, pine and walnut, possibly Italian, 1601-1850

Cabinet, pine and walnut, possibly Italian, 1601-1

Pharmacy-ware

1601-1850

One of two profile gauges with convex profile which was used by the 3rd Earl of Rosse to measure the 72 inch mirrors used on the largest Rosse telescope.

One of two profile gauges with convex profile whic

Astronomy

1844-1845

Wooden snow goggles, with 2 slits, Eskimo

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Large easy chair with commode facility, Europe, 1830-1900

Commode chair

Public Health & Hygiene

1830-1900

Bundle of 20 friction matches tied with string wrapped in a roll of paper, by L. Feant, Paris, French, 1830-1890

Bundle of 20 friction matches tied with string wra

Smoking

1830-1890

Model of British Ambulance stretcher, pine and canvas with metal fittings, by Sergeant Thorn, one quarter scale, late 19th century

Stretcher [model]

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1871-1900

Rotating mechanical lantern slide by Carpenter & Westley, Moveable Astronomical Sliders No. 4., Motion of Venus or Mercury.

One of a set of astronomical magic lantern slides: 'Motion of Venus or Mercury'

Cinematography

c. 1850

Thirty six early hand-painted lantern slides, 3" circular, by Carpenter & Westley, 24 Regent Street, London (six with mechanical movement), in a box

36 hand painted magic lantern slides

Cinematography

13 drawers from a pharmacy cabinet, with labels, English, 1801-1880

13 drawers from a pharmacy cabinet, with labels, E

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1880

Pharmacy cabinet 45 labelled drawers, all empty, English, 1701-1850

Pharmacy cabinet 45 labelled drawers, all empty, E

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1850

18 replica drawers from pharmacy cabinet, original 1701-1800 (see A602341), English, 1900-1950

18 replica drawers from pharmacy cabinet, original

Pharmacy-ware

1900-1950

Enema cabinet, mahogany, English, 1730-1870

Therapeutics

1730-1870

Plain envelope, rectangular containing 6 lucifer matches, pine splint ends covered in sulphur, tipped with phosphorus, English, 1828-1850

Plain envelope, rectangular containing 6 lucifer m

Smoking

1828-1850

Carved wooden gilt shrine, for containing statue of Saint, Italy, 1700-1850

Carved wooden gilt shrine, for containing statue

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1700-1850

Rebated rectangular framework with circular aperture for threaded ring

Rebated rectangular framework with threaded ring circular aperture

King George III

Box of "strike anywhere" matches, wood, oval in horizontal section, oblong from frontal view, detachable lid (damaged), painted maroon, coloured strikes on base, lid, European, 1850-1900

Box of "strike anywhere" matches, wood, oval in ho

Smoking

1850-1900

Wooden snow goggles, with 2 slits, Eskimo

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Wooden snow goggles, with single slit, incorporating eye shade, Eskimo

Wooden snow goggles, with single slit, incorporati

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Ten early coloured lantern slides, size 11 x 2 1/2 inches, in passepartout frames. In wooden box with no lid.

Ten coloured lantern slides

Cinematography

Pharmacy cabinet, 61 labelled drawers, English, possibly once in to and W.Henningway's shop, London, 1801-1900

Pharmacy cabinet, 61 labelled drawers, English, po

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Wooden counter, probably from a pharmacy, possibly English, 1850-1930

Wooden counter, probably from a pharmacy, possibly

Pharmacy-ware

1850-1930