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Sample of wool dyed grey, dyed with ragworth (A' Chuiseag pheadh)

Sample of wool dyed grey, dyed with ragworth

Sample of Australian merino wool after scouring

Sample of Australian merino wool after scouring

Sample of wool dyed with ragweed (buaghallan), used in Hebridean tweed weaving

Sample of wool dyed with ragweed

Pad of compressed wood with gutta-percha(?) backing, folded and wrapped in paper, possibly English, 1920-1950

Pad of compressed wood with gutta-percha(?) backin

1920-1950
Vaccination dressing, gauze and cotton wool, English, 1901-1940

Vaccination dressing

1901-1940
Unmedicated gamgee tissue

Unmedicated gamgee tissue

Two woollen cot blankets, each with pale blue stripes at top end, English, 1860-1870

Woollen cot blankets

1860-1870
Two brushed woollen head wrappers, as used on the baby by the midwife at birth, English, 1890-1910

Brushed woollen head wrappers for newborn babies

1890-1910
Railway uniform trousers, polyester and wool, Eurostar, dark blue ladies’ trousers, pleated with two side pockets, belt loops and elasticated waist, size 42, designed by Stéphane Rolland, Artistic Director of Pierre Balmain Uniforms, 1994.

Eurostar trousers

1994
Railway uniform jacket, polyester and wool, Eurostar, dark blue ladies’ jacket with yellow edging and gold buttons, size 42, designed by Stéphane Rolland, Artistic Director of Pierre Balmain Uniforms, 1994.

Eurostar jacket

1994
Red academic gown, cloak-like with small cape, used probably for a model of Rabelais, supplied by Av Sans Pareil, Montpellier, French, 1851-1950

Red academic gown

Extra large sterilized burn dressing, London & North Eastern Railway issue, c1939. Overall: 45 mm x 126 mm x 45 mm.

Extra large sterilized burn dressing

1934-1944
Two wrapped boxes of sterilized accouchement dressings, supplied by Savory and Moore Ltd., English, 1930 to 1952

Two wrapped boxes of sterilized accouchement dressings

Glass Specific Gravity Bottle with perforated stopper in tin-plate iron case, with counterpoise container in lid [1000 grains], 1840-50.

Specific Gravity Bottle with Metal Tin-Plate Case, 1840-1850

1840-1850
Two mattresses with one headrest from doctors surgery, unsigned, English, 1880-1960

Doctor's surgery mattresses

1880-1960
Joly's original differential steam calorimeter for measuring specific heat of gases at constant volume, 1889. Including two of the original containing vessels for holding the gas under investigation

Joly's Differential Steam Calorimeter, 1889

1889
Hookah tobacco pipe, enamelled metal base, glazed porcelain water reservoir, silver bowl with clay or lime lining with brass lid, flexible spring tube mouthpiece partly felt covered near end with ivory mount, amber mouthpiece missing, with tweezers attached, Turkish or Persian, 1880-1930

Hookah tobacco pipe (Turkish or Persian)

1880-1930
mattress, sectioned to show composite materials: cotton, steel, wool. polyester, coconut husk, plastics, made by Dreamplan, 1996

Sectioned mattress to show composite materials

1996
Sample of grey wool in glass jar, dyed from the yellow Iris, Seileasdair, used for Hebridean tweed weaving

Dample of grey wool, dyed from the yellow Iris

Sample of grey wool, dyed from the yellow Iris, Seileasdair, used for Hebridean tweed weaving

Dample of grey wool, dyed from the yellow Iris

Sample of pure indigo dyed wool, dyed in a woad indigo vat

Sample of pure indigo dyed wool

Railway uniform skirt, polyester and wool, Eurostar, dark blue skirt, straight with elasticated waist and belt hoops, double lining, size 42, designed by Stéphane Rolland, Artistic Director of Pierre Balmain Uniforms, 1994.

Eurostar skirt

1994
Oval lacquered tin box, woollen cloth lining to base, containing 6 coin weights, English, 1701-1850

Oval lacquered tin box

1701-1850
Coin scales, oval box-type beam ends, in oval painted tin box with 4 weights, probably English, 1701-1850

Coin scales

1701-1850
Prof. Mathew Hays academic L.L.D hood, made by R.W.Forsyth Ltd., Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland, 1881-1920.

Prof. Mathew Hays Academic L.L.D Hood, Scotland, 1881-1920

1881-1920
samples of raw materials used in mattress, cotton, steel, wool. polyester, coconut husk, made by Dreamplan, 1996

Samples of Raw Materials Used in Mattress

1996
Jacket, Thameslink Driver's Uniform, final version, supplied by Allen & Douglas Limited, size 44 long, 55% polyester, 45% wool.

Jacket, Thameslink Driver's Uniform

Railway uniform skirt, polyester and wool, Eurostar, dark blue skirt with six pleats, elasticated waist and belt hoops, double lining, size 42, designed by Stéphane Rolland, Artistic Director of Pierre Balmain Uniforms, 1994.

Eurostar skirt

1994
Plant stem, no provenance, 1850-1930

Plant stem

1850-1930
Prof. James Lindsay's M.D. gown, Queens University, Belfast, by Ede, Son and Ravenscroft, 93-94 Chancery Lane, London, England, c. 1860-1925.

Prof. James Lindsay's M.D. gown

1860-1925
Extra large sterilized burn dressing, London & North Eastern Railway issue, c1939. Overall: 45 mm x 126 mm x 45 mm.

Extra large sterilized burn dressing

1934-1944
Extra large 'Ferris-Welfare' sterilized burn dressing, 6x6, London & North Eastern Railway issue, c1939. Made by Ferris & Co, Bristol.

Extra large sterilized burn dressing

1934-1944
Thirteen open type razors stored in a green baize bag. Mainly British made.

Open razors in green baize bag

Oval tin case painted black, English, 1801-1900

Tin case

1801-1900
Sweater, Thameslink Driver's Uniform, supplied by Allen & Douglas, Banbury, 1996, navy-blue wool with red trim.

Sweater, Thameslink Driver's Uniform

1996
Two lapel badges, LNER, embroidered wool

Two lapel badges

Polychrome, early Islamic tapestry woven fragment.

Polychrome, early Islamic tapestry woven fragment

900-1299
Holmgren's coloured wool test

Holmgren's coloured wool test

Order of service, paper, card and wool, "The Unveiling of the War Memorial by Field Marshal The Lord Plumer to the Employees of the North Eastern Railway who Laid Down their Lives in the Great War", 14th June 1924.

The unveiling of the War Memorial

1924
Trousers, Thameslink Driver's Uniform, final version, supplied by Allen & Douglas Limited, navy, 55% polyester, 45% wool.

Trousers, Thameslink Driver's Uniform

Worn pair of pink wool embroidered slippers, part of Chalmers collection, English, 1830-1900

Worn pair of pink wool embroidered slippers

1830-1900
One moth-eaten green tufted wool slipper, lined with pink silk, part of Chalmers collection, English, 1840-1900

One moth-eaten green tufted wool slipper

1840-1900
Fuller's spiral slide rule in mahogany case, no. 4926/21, with brass adaptor for forming stand; with descriptive booklet "Prof. Fuller's Calculating Slide Rules" made by W. F. Stanley & Co. Ltd., Great Turnstile, London

Fuller's Spiral cylindrical slide rule

1921
Sample of coptic textile (green, yellow and blue)

Sample of coptic textile (green, yellow and blue)

900-1100
Strip of woven coptic wool with red stripe and band in red/green/yellow with design 29" x 8", 8th/9th century

Strip of woven coptic wool with red stripe and band in red/green/yellow with design 29" x 8"

700-900
8th century Ummayad border fragment on linen backing in glass mount (coptic)

8th century Ummayad border fragment on linen backing in glass mount

600-800
Fragment of coptic woven cloth 8th/9th century. Black/red/yellow part of border of larger garment? damaged

Fragment of coptic woven cloth 8th/9th century

700-900
Fragments of woven coptic cloth, bands and decorative pieces of larger items, linen

Fragments of woven coptic cloth

400-1000
Fine chocolate white and red inscription, name of "El Mustansir" coptic fragment in glass mount

Fine chocolate white and red inscription

circa 1036
Fragment of woven coptic cloth. Design with bright colours mounted on piece of loosely woven cloth (damaged) 7.75" x 9.25", 7th/8th century

Fragment of woven coptic cloth

600-800