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Bundle, addressed “Mr Watt, Birmingham”

Bundle, addressed “Mr Watt, Birmingham”

1790-1819
Paper wrapped parcel, labelled 'Mustard Plasters' and 'Supplied by Wellcome Burroughs & Co., London'. Bound with string. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Parcel labelled to contain mustard plasters

1910
Rolled paper parcel labelled “Thermometers”, but empty, James Watt, England, 1790-1819. The paper is printed with lists of parts

Rolled paper parcel labelled 'Thermometers'

1790-1819
1 Paper parcel labelled: “Slips of polished glass” containing 4 Pieces of glass

Paper parcel labelled: “Slips of polished glass”

1790-1819
1 Parcel made from a paper list of parts for Boulton & Watt steam engine that is labelled: “Thermometer frames and one thermometer” containing 2 Large thermometers, bulbs broken, 1 Small thermometer graduated –20 deg to 230 deg. [amended in ms from 50, 150; also added in ms.:] (broken), 1 Ivory thermometer back, 1 Ivory scale, 1 Painted tin scale, 1 Piece of ivory

Parcel labelled; “Thermometer frames and one thermometer”

1790-1819
1 Parcel labelled “Brass and box scales” containing 1 Slide rule, 1 Brass scale, 9 Pieces of boxwood 3/16” sq. 13¾” long, divided and partly figured, 1 Piece of mahogany

Parcel labelled “Brass and box scales”

1790-1819