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Category
Collection
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Material
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Place
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Zinc discs, painted one side white with broad red line across the centre

Zinc discs, painted one side white with broad red line across the centre

1772-1773

Grooved disc, covered with chamois leather, with wooden handle

Grooved disc, covered with chamois leather, with wooden handle

1790-1819

Grooved disc with five spherical beads attached by a thread

Grooved disc with five spherical beads attached by a thread

1761

Brass disc, with threaded hole in centre and two labels inscribed: 'G. H. R.'

Brass disc, with threaded hole in centre and two labels inscribed: 'G. H. R.'

Circular disc, part of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

Circular disc, part of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

1861

Wooden disc with centre cut out and sample of white hair

Wooden disc with centre cut out and sample of white hair

1886

Marble Adhesion Disc, with Band and Ring Handle

Marble Adhesion Disc, with Band and Ring Handle

Marble Adhesion Disc, with Band and Ring Handle

Marble Adhesion Disc, with Band and Ring Handle

Brass Adhesion Disc

Brass Adhesion Disc

Brass Adhesion Disc

Brass Adhesion Disc

Plane glass disc, sherry brown

Plane glass disc, sherry brown

1790-1819

Three metal discs for reel unit, for Magnetophon type HTS, 1942

Three metal discs for reel unit, for Magnetophon type HTS, 1942

1942

Wooden tray with 25 thin metal discs, a ceramic cone, a lens and wooden fragment

Wooden tray with 25 thin metal discs, a ceramic cone, a lens and wooden fragment

1800-1850

14-inch Pathe 'Hill-and-Dale' disc.

14-inch Pathe 'Hill-and-Dale' disc.

Wood disc with designs on one side, and a fine textured surface on the other

Wood disc with designs on one side, and a fine textured surface on the other

1890-1913

One blackwood disc

One blackwood disc

1843-1884

Metal disc to secure Pulvermacher belts

Metal disc to secure Pulvermacher belts

Lead Adhesion Disc

Lead Adhesion Disc

Lead Adhesion Disc

Lead Adhesion Disc

Disc for BBC 'midget' portable disc recorder

Disc for BBC 'midget' portable disc recorder

Disc for BBC 'midget' portable disc recorder

Disc for BBC 'midget' portable disc recorder

Plane glass disc, magenta

Plane glass disc, magenta

1790-1819

Plane glass disc, cobalt blue

Plane glass disc, cobalt blue

1790-1819

Brass disc with a small perforation plug in centre

Brass disc with a small perforation plug in centre

1800-1899

Newton's disc

Newton's disc

Two circular discs

Two circular discs

1760-1850

Revolving disc; black velvet covered diaphragm

Revolving disc; black velvet covered diaphragm

Circular wooden disc with inlaid wood and ivory overlapping circles

Circular wooden disc with inlaid wood and ivory overlapping circles

1890-1913

Stereophonic discs, 1958

Stereophonic discs, 1958

1958

Programme Disks (8 inch)

Programme Disks (8 inch)

Wangwriter System Disk (5 1/4 inch)

Wangwriter System Disk (5 1/4 inch)

Wooden disc with 4 screws to attach to /8

Wooden disc with 4 screws to attach to /8

Pair of brass adhesion discs

Pair of brass adhesion discs

1761

Paper covered lead disc with three feet

Paper covered lead disc with three feet

1761

Three boxwood discs

Three boxwood discs

1762

Lead disc

Lead disc

1761

70 Round iron discs

68 thin steel discs

1790-1819

Part of snifting valve consisting of brass disc with aperture, intended for use on a large steam engine. Taken from the contents of the private workshop of James Watt from his house of Heathfield, Birmingham, where he lived from 1790 to his death in 1819 (see note)

Part of Snifting Valve from large steam engine.

1790-1819

Three boxwood discs, one weighted, with bracket for suspension

Three boxwood discs

1762

qty.10 Disk Packs

qty.10 Disk Packs

Quarter-wave disc in brass ring with outer ebonite ring

Quarter-wave disc in brass ring with outer ebonite ring

Eight mica and selenite discs for Zeiss polariscope

Eight mica and selenite discs for Zeiss polariscope

Stone disc with metal handle, for gas heated forced draught or "injector" crucible furnace.

Stone disc for Gas heated forced draught crucible furnace

1876

Ebony? disc, broken into two parts with engine turning on one face; perhaps once fitted into boxwood chuck on eccentric chuck /2

Disc with engine turning on one face

Two lead adhesion discs, with brass and walnut handles.

Two lead adhesion discs

Three round metal discs, two attachments and one metal square

Three round metal discs

Data Products Corp, magnetic disc unit model 5023, serial No. 56514, with spare heads and instruction manual

magnetic disc unit model 5023

Two flat black moulded discs made by Mold-Tech as sampler, England, c. 1970 (both identical)

Two flat black moulded discs made by Mold-Tech as sampler

1960-1980

Assaying: gold scrapings, copper fragment, silver disc

Assaying: gold scrapings, copper fragment, silver disc

Data Products Corp, magnetic disc unit model 5023, serial No. 56514, with spare heads and instruction manual

magnetic disc unit model 5023