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Flag from Cable Ship 'Faraday' (sunk 1941), 1923-1941

1923-1941

Main transmitting condenser in wooden case, 1900-1950

1900-1950

Stand for Japanese clock with two-balance foliot escapement

1801-1900

Large gourd bottle

1801-1900

Hangman's rope

1801-1900

Piece of telegraph cable, c. 1869

circa 1869

Rope halter

1880-1925

Length of rope with loop at either ends

1601-1800

Wood, canvas and rope sugar shoes, 1935-1945

1930-1940

Elizabethan Galleon, 'Elizabeth Jonas'

1931

Rigged model of a Dutch sailing vessel

1820-1910

Model of a Viking Ship of about A.D.900, excavated from Gokstad

1913; circa 900 CE

Model of Scottish motor boat,'Fishing-Skiff' named 'Nobles' from Campbeltown

1930-1935

Model of Cargo Prow

1900-1929

Log-ship, in the form of a fish

1750-1850

Wheel governor

1861-1873

Model of Swedish warship 'Wasa'

1982

Self-registering perpetual log with paddle wheel driven recorder

1853-1870

Model of Ambatch raft, as used by Shilluk Tribe, Upper Nile Province, Sudan

1924

Winding Mechanism for Reconstruction of Dondi's Astrarium, 1961-1974

1961-1974

Japanese Lantern Clock, Unsigned, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Small steel knife/sickle reputedly for cutting grass

1871-1910

Weight comprising five cork slabs bound together with rope

1880-1920

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive with Tender and Rails

1813-1814

Bell from Cable Ship 'Faraday', 1923

1923

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

1910-1921

Rigged model of a Dutch Boat

1850-1927

Model of Brighton Hog Boat, "The Prince George"

1797-1912; 1962

Rigged model of a Foochow junk

1936

No.8 "Phoenix" log line

1805-1873

Walker's harpoon log with rotator and recording mechanism combined into one

1861

"Cherub" rotator. (ex "Navigation Today" N.T.E. exhibition numbers: 40)

1861-1873

16th century iron chamber-clock

1596

Flail, steel with rope handle

1501-1800
"Spencer" silk parachute, army type, complete in case.

"Spencer" silk parachute

1914-1918
Length of rope, from the display of Ibibio medicine man, surrounded by his equipment, Nigerian, 1920-1927

Length of rope

1920-1927
Ropelock Self Sustaining Rope Hoist, reeved with rope for 5 ft. lift

Ropelock Self Sustaining Rope Hoist

Twitch, wood and rope, worm-eaten, 18th to mid 19th centuries

Twitch, wood and rope

1701-1850
Airman's harness, consisting of metallic arm rings and rope attachment for "Spencer" silk parachute.

Airman's harness

1914-1918
Leather water carrier made from the skin of an animal, circular ring around top, rope sling for carrying, Middle Eastern, 1851-1920

Leather water carrier made from skin

1851-1920
Board mounted with specimens of knots, bends, and hitches, used in rigging

Board used in rigging

Whole model (scale 1:12) of a Scottish fishing boat named 'New Haven' (register No. 855 L.H.). The model represents one of the 'Baldies' formerly employed at Leith and Newhaven for small line fishing in the Firth of Forth. The further growth of the 'Baldie' produced the sea-going herring-boat so well known as the Scottish 'Fifie'. Scale 1:12

Whole model of a Scotch fishing boat named 'New Haven' (register No. 855 L.H.)

1900-1910
Bamboo tube, used to hold kohl, Chinese or Japanese, 1801-1900

Tube used to hold kohl

1801-1900
Metal insulated container for liquid, lid missing, used by German Army during first World War, German, 1914-1918

Metal insulated container for liquid

1914-1918
Canvas stretcher in form of a bag in which body is securely strapped, handles, and ropes and pulleys for transportation, British(?), 1901-1918.

Canvas stretcher in form of a bag in which body is securely strapped

1901-1918
Royal Naval sick hammock consisting of mattress and canvas cover, used by British Army, unsigned, British, 1901-1918.

Royal Naval hammock

1901-1918
Japanese clock with two-balance foliot escapement and double strike arrangement, with hood, unsigned, 1801-1900.

Japanese clock with two-balance foliot escapement and double strike arrangement

1801-1900
Suspension loop, padded leather with rope and metal fittings, with pulley system for adjustment, by Weiss of London, 1910-1930

Suspension loop

1910-1930
4 lancets, 2 sharp, 2 blunt, length of rope with noose, by Arnold and Sons of London, 1866 and 1900

4 lancets

1866-1900
Rigged model, scale 1:30, of an Antung Trading Junk, with Sampan, Dandong, Liaoning, China, 1938

Model of an Antung Trading Junk

1938