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Collection of artefacts from the Asylum Museum

Collection of artefacts from the Asylum Museum

Items from MRC Common Cold Unit

Items from MRC Common Cold Unit

1946-1990
Collection of "Fennings" drugs and related material

Collection of "Fennings" drugs and related material

Collection of items from the Rocket Propulsion Establishment Westcott

Collection of items from the Rocket Propulsion Establishment Westcott

1958-1960
Items from the Pharmaceutical collection

Items from the Pharmaceutical collection

The Jean Straker Photographic Archive

The Jean Straker Photographic Archive

A simplified system of reading for the blind, by William Moon FRGS

A simplified system of reading for the blind, by William Moon FRGS

Graham Loan Collection.

Graham Loan Collection.

1863
Folder of documentary material concerning a family of microscope manufacturers

Folder of documentary material concerning a family of microscope manufacturers

1883-1989
Collection illustrating the development of acetylene burners

Collection illustrating the development of acetylene burners

Several hermetically sealed nickel cadmium cells

Several hermetically sealed nickel cadmium cells

The P.B. Walker papers

The P.B. Walker papers

1901-2000
Collection of Artefacts and Personal Papers belonging to Leon Becker

Collection of Artefacts and Personal Papers belonging to Leon Becker

Collection of metal foreign bodies mounted on card

Collection of metal foreign bodies mounted on card

Felt covered roller

Felt covered roller

1870-1915
Green tubing, black rubber ring, red cap and 1ml syringe

Green tubing, black rubber ring, red cap and 1ml syringe

1968
Small fragments from glass distillation apparatus

Small fragments from glass distillation apparatus

Collection of drugs

Collection of drugs

Collection of controlled drugs by Burroughs Wellcome, 1880-1950

Collection of controlled drugs by Burroughs Wellcome

1880-1950
Film catalogues published by Charles Urban Trading Company Ltd, Kineto Company of America Inc, and the Warwick Trading Company Ltd. Includes some French, German and Russian catalogues. 1897-1924. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Film catalogues published by Charles Urban Trading Company Ltd

1897-1924
Collection of Veterinary Equipment and Ephemera, primarily objects retained by the Research and Development section of `Coopers' at various stages of the company's history ( Cooper McDougall & Robertson Ltd 1843-1959, part of Wellcome Foundation Ltd 1959-1983 and Cooper Animal Health Ltd (Wellcome/ICI) 1984-), as well as objects from it's subsidiaries and manufacturers, 1940-1990

Collection of Veterinary Equipment and Ephemera

1843-1990
Photograph Albums of Charles Urban Trading Co, Kinemacolor House and the Urban Bioscope in Manchuria etc, 1895-1915. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Photograph Albums of Charles Urban Trading Co

1895-1915
Collection of explosives and instruments used in mining

Collection of explosives and instruments used in mining

The Jean Straker Photographic Archive, comprising prints, negatives, maquettes, ephemera and business documentation.

The Jean Straker Photographic Archive

Collection of apparatus and ephemera associated with the early film pioneers, William (1855-1921) and Claude Friese-Greene (1898-1943). Contained within nine boxes are various photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, articles and documents relating to William Friese-Greene, his family, including his sons, Claude and Graham and grandson Tony Friese-Greene. The material also includes family letters, studio portraits, negative prints, photographic glass plates, and documents relating to William Friese-Greene’s attempts at motion photography. The collection also extends to his son’s work on colour photography (Friese-Greene Natural Colour Process) and cinematography (including stills from some of his motion pictures). Items also include various articles and documents relating to his business ventures both in the United Kingdom and America. Items relating to ‘The Open Road’ and a copy of Ray Allister’s (Muriel Forth) Biography ‘Close-up of an Inventor’ are also included within the collection.

William and Claude Friese-Greene Collection

Press cuttings and programmes, chiefly concerning 'Kinema-Color' films, 1908-1921. 3 vols p1-37, 38-75, 76-124. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Press cuttings and programmes for Kinemacolor

1908-1912
14 boxes of negatives, photographs, and prints; one packet of loose prints; and one small wooden card cabinet, all from the Jean Straker photographic archive.

The Jean Straker Photographic Archive

An extensive collection of drawings, tracings, contract specifications etc. for civil and mechanical engineering work, mostly connected with railway construction in Great Britain, France and Italy ca.1834-1858; largely of work in which George Neumann was employed but including copies made by or for him of projects of technical interest to him.

George Neumann Papers

circa 1834-circa 1858
Film Programmes, Promotional Material and Souvenirs relating to Kinemacolor and Kinekrom films, 1897-1930. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Film Programmes

1897-1930
Spirograph, 1917-1923. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Spirograph, 1917-1923. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

1917-1923
[Collection of Lord Sempill, comprising photographs, papers, correspondence etc., 1914-1966, illustrative of half a century spent in the cause of aeronautics at home and abroad. Includes material relating to lighter-than-air aircraft and to the work of his colleagues and friends Sir Roy Fedden and Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe, Charles Dollfuss, Hugo Eckener etc. 4 boxes. Listing available]

Collection of Lord Sempill

1914-1966
[Papers re the life and work of the Hon. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons and his companies. ca.1880-1930. Includes run of personal notebooks, 1881-1919; collection of printed papers, of 64 of which Parsons was author or co-author. (9 boxes)]

Papers re the life and work of the Hon. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons

circa 1880-1930
Collection of engineering drawings and tracings and related specifications for the Paris-Rouen, Rouen-Le Havre and Rouen-Dieppe Railways, 1840-49; collected by G. Neumann, Resident Engineer.

Further papers of George Neumann

circa 1840-1849
Collection of chemicals and minerals associated with Sir William Crookes (27 items)

Collection of chemicals and minerals associated with Sir William Crookes (27 items)

Programmes and British, Continental and American Press Appreciation of 'Kinema-Color' films, 1908-1912. One volume p1-244 interleaved. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Programmes and press appreciation of Kinemacolor films

1908-1912
[Papers of Charles H. Gibbs-Smith, chiefly re history of aeronautics but also covering many other topics. Eight filing cabinets of material were weeded down to 79 boxes. Listing available - files were listed simply according to the name given to each by Gibbs-Smith]

Papers of Charles H. Gibbs-Smith; history of aeronautics

circa 1930-1981
Letters and Invitation dealing with the exhibitions of 'Kinema-Color' Films. One volume p1-240 (missing p109-110), dating from about 1900 to 1924. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Letters and Invitation dealing with the exhibitions of 'Kinema-Color' Films

circa 1900-1924
Miscellaneous group consisting of 3 daguerreotypes, 7 ambrotypes, 1 brooch, 1 case wih pair of carte-de-visite and photograph printed on the enamel.

Collection of Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes etc

Collection of drawings and papers relating to designs for `Bluebird' hydroplane, for 'Bluebird' CN7, and for Rocket car / Norris Bros. 1950s-60s.

Collection of drawings and papers relating to designs for `Bluebird' hydroplane

1950-1969
Papers of Edward Raymond Turner relating to colour cinematography and agreements with Charles Urban, 1898-c 1907. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Papers of Edward Raymond Turner relating to colour cinematography and agreements with Charles Urban

1898-c 1907
[The Helen M. Wilson windmill collection / compiled by H.M. Wilson. A collection, 1930s-1950s, largely of photographic and postcard exterior views of windmills, mostly in Kent and Sussex, in particular of Union Mill, Cranbrook, owned and operated by the Russell family from 1832 to 1958. 1 box + 1 ring binder. Listing available]

The Helen M. Wilson windmill collection

1930-1959
Papers, photographs and newspaper cuttings on the work of F Percy Smith and his films on natural history subjects, 1908-1946. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Papers, photographs and newspaper cuttings on the work of F Percy Smith

1908-1946
[The Kavelaars Collection, an archive re Schneider Trophy competition, 1913-1931. Comprises photograph albums, maps, 3-view plans of all participating 'planes, files of contemporary and later newspaper and magazine articles (some in other languages), etc. Also contains articles and photos re De Havilland DH-88 'Comet' and Fokker F-7B 'Southern Cross'. Listing available]

The Kavelaars Collection

1901-2000
Correspondence, Agreements, Adverts and Press cuttings relating to British War Propaganda films for US consumption, 1914-1918. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Correspondence, Agreements, Adverts and Press cuttings relating to British War Propaganda films for US consumption

1914-1918
[Papers, chiefly photographs and publicity material, re J.A Prestwich & Co., mainly re engine and motorcycle production / J.A. Prestwich & Co. Ltd. 1890s-1950s. Comprises photos re Prestwich family, JAP motorcycles and motors, Prestwich company premises; printed booklets and trade literature; details of company finances 1945-52, etc. 2 boxes + box of glass negs. Listing available]

Papers, chiefly photographs and publicity material

1890-1959
[The Geoffrey Abbott collection of photographs, slides and postcards etc. re windmills in Britain and Europe, chiefly external views. 1960-1974. (2 boxes). Listing available]

The Geoffrey Abbott collection of photographs

1960-1974
Collection of modern ethical pharmaceuticals from the Old Pharmacy, Hexham (Gibson's pharmacy), 1900-1978

Collection of modern ethical pharmaceuticals from the Old Pharmacy

Patent Specifications and Papers relating to Patent Law Suit of 1913-1915. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Patent Specifications and Papers relating to Patent Law Suit of 1913-1915

1913-1915
[Collection of papers (1915-1919) compiled by Sir Henry Norman, relating to his work during the first World War in the Directorate of Munitions. Norman was the liaison officer, based in Paris, between the British Ministry of Munitions and the French Ministry of Inventions. His reports were produced for the British Ministry's Munition Inventions Department. Comprises c.850 reports, (some of which are duplicates), including a number of special reports and letters. 3 boxes. Listing available]

Collection of papers (1915-1919) compiled by Sir Henry Norman

1915-1919
Billboard lithograph advertisement in five pieces for Fennings’ Fever Mixture with the words ‘Put flu to flight with Fennings’ Fever Mixture Take a dose in good time – don’t delay’ showing an aircraft flying through the clouds, with a blue background, by Press and General Publishing Service Ltd, London

Fennings’ Fever Mixture billboard advertisement