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Gangajal, sacred water from the River Ganges

2017

Souvenir bottle of Fatima water

circa 2017

Bottle of Zamzam Water

2018

Theodolite with case

1910-1915

Gangajal, sacred water from the River Ganges, Radhe Industries, India c. 2017

2017

Two bottles of "Y2K Bug Spray" screen cleaner

1999

Altazimuth Theodolite

1875-1885

Tube, glass and rubber, 19th century

1801-1900

Tubes for the whirling table

1753

Deep-Sea Reversing Mercury Thermometer by Negretti and Zambra, 1878-1900

1878-1900

Pulse Glass by J. J. Griffin and Sons, 1880

1880

'Galileo's Thermometer' or 'Termometro Infingardo', 1989-1999

1989-1999

Suspended Coil Temperature Indicator

1920-1922

Apparatus to demonstrate the thermal expansion of liquids, mid 19th century.

1831-1870

Reconstruction of Florentine Thermometer by Gonfia, 1650-1660

1650-1660 (original)

Surveyor's Compass

1910-1915

Clinometer in leather case by J. Casartelli & Son

1918

Palliate clinical training pack

2020

Clinometer

1935-1940

Ampoule Containing Standard Sea-Water, 1975

1975

One box of Cura-Heat 12-hour pain relief for period pain

2010-2018

Five glass tubes for experiments on the whirling table

1762

Lung specimen, whole slice of right lung with carcinoma. This specimen is from a female patient aged 60, a regular smoker with a short history of coughing.

Lung specimen

before 2010

Ecosphere, a selfcontained ecosystem of shrimp, tufts of algae and bacteria in filtered seawater

Ecosphere, a selfcontained ecosystem of shrimp

1985-1995

Combined dumpy and Y level, with wooden case, made by J. B. Dancer, Manchester.

Surveying Level

1880-1885

Surveyor's level, with wooden case, made by W. & S. Jones, London.

Surveying Level

1840-1850

Dumpy level by W.F. Stanley & Co. The instrument comes with a wooden case.

Dumpy Level

1905-1910

Dumpy level in case by J.B. Dancer.

Dumpy Level

1875-1885

Dumpy level and case, made by Joseph Casartelli, Manchester.

Dumpy Level

1890-1900

Bottle of Buxton Spa Natural Spring Mineral Water. Made by Buxton Bottling Company Limited. Minimum content 6 1/2 Floz. Unopened. D B & Co Ltd printed on base of bottle. Overall: 188 mm x 52 mm.

Bottle of Buxton Spa Natural Spring Mineral Water

Surveying level and case, made by A. G. Thornton, Manchester.

Surveying Level

1905-1915

Dumpy level by JB Dancer, in case with tripod.

Dumpey Level

1850-1855

Transit theodolite, made by John Benjamin Dancer; blackend brass, on a mounting bracket with four level adjusting thumb screws. Compass dial on rotating platform, which is also inscribed 'Presented by the Waterworks Committee fo the Manchester Corporation 1900'.

Transit Theodolite

1870-1880

Excelsior patent ships liquid filled compass, in brass with oil lamp light source with four securing bolts, unsigned, England, 1880-1930

Excelsior patent ships compass

1880-1930

Falling-drum water clock "worn and portions missing", c1700

Drum type water clock, about 1700.

1690-1710

Lowry's spiral gas regulator thermostat, (temperature controller), 1907-11.

Lowry's Spiral Gas Regulator (Temperature Controller), 1907-11

1907-1911

Water, hammer, glass, English, 1979

Water, hammer, glass, English, 1979

1979

Dumpy level on tribrach base with carrying case, made by J. A. Reynolds.

Dumpy Level

1895-1905

Bottle of Buxton Spa Natural Spring Mineral Water. Made by Buxton Bottling Company Limited. Minimum content 6 1/2 Floz. Unopened. Overall: 188 mm x 52 mm.

Bottle of Buxton Spa Natural Spring Mineral Water

Bottle of Buxton Spa Natural Spring Mineral Water. Made by Buxton Bottling Company Limited. Minimum content 6 1/2 Floz. Unopened. Overall: 187 mm x 52 mm.

Bottle of Buxton Spa Natural Spring Mineral Water

Transit theolodite and case, made by A. G. Thornton Ltd, Manchester.

Transit Theodolite

1915-1925

Seven glass tubes showing continuity between aqueous solution and igneous fusion in the case of saltpetre (potassium nitrate)

Seven glass tubes showing continuity between aqueous solution and igneous fusion in the case of saltpetre

1885

Wollaston's cryophorus, by J. J. Griffin & Sons, London, England, 1894.

Wollaston's Cryophorus, 1894

1894

Kew Pattern Unifilar Magnetometer on table top stand by Thomas Jones, 4 Rupert Street, London, 1851-59. Fitted with a mercury thermometer.

Unifilar Magnetometer, Kew Pattern, 1851-1859, on table top stand, with accessories

1851-1859

Model illustrating principle of pressure cycle fermenter

Model illustrating principle of pressure cycle fermenter, 1984

1984