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Sun-dial, brass, hexagonal hour plate, Gnomon for lat 52 degrees, date shown by crystogram in a latin inscription to be 1746

Sun-dial, brass, hexagonal hour plate, Gnomon for

Time Measurement

1746

Medal, silver, probably commemorative of cowpox in Holland, 1747, Dutch 1747

Medal, silver, probably commemorative of cowpox in

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1747

Folding Spectacles (c.1730-50), silver frame, in shaped bronze, hinged case; Dutch?

Folding Spectacles (c.1730-50), silver frame, in s

Optics

1730-1750

Set of flat troy penny weights in fitted mahogany case, 1737.

Set of flat troy penny weights

Weighing & Measuring

1737

medal, bronze, commemorating J.B.Chomel, Dean of the Paris Faculty of Medicine, 1738-1740, by Duvivier, French, 1740-1741

medal, bronze, commemorating J.B.Chomel, Dean of t

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1740-1741

Silver medal, commemorating the plague in Belgium in 1750.Belgian 1750

Silver medal, commemorating the plague in Belgium

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1750

Medal, copper, commemorating the restoration of an operating theatre, 18th May 1745, and its later extension, 14th June 1745, also erection(?) of library on 3rd March 1746 at some academy, probably French, of which G.J. de L'Epine was Dean, French, 1746

Medal, copper, commemorating the restoration of an

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1746

Bronze medal presented to S.M. Bouret for good work with the poor, France, 1747

Bronze medal presented to S.M. Bouret for good wor

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1747

Silver medal commemorating the Royal Academy at Rouen, obverse shows bust of Carneille, Fontenelle and Poussin, by Depaulis, French, 1744

Silver medal commemorating the Royal Academy at Ro

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1744

Infant feeding cup of porcelain, French, Mennecy, 1734-1740

Porcelain Feeding cup

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1734-1740

Silver medal, German, seems to refer to water flooding and possibly also famine, artist unknown, medal German 1736

Silver medal, German, seems to refer to water floo

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1736

Silver medal lamenting the cold winter of 1739 and showing the after effects when the land was poor and impoverished, German, inscription, German, 1740

Silver medal lamenting the cold winter of 1739 and

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1740

Lead medal to commemorate Maria Elizabeth Eleemosyna, by Roettiers, France, 1734

Lead medal to commemorate Maria Elizabeth Eleemosy

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1734

Lead-glazed earthenware albarello "UNG:D'ARTA", signed, possibly from Gubbio or Venice, Italian, 1736

Lead-glazed earthenware albarello "UNG:D'ARTA", si

Medical Ceramic-ware

1736

Bronze medal to commemorate the restoration of the Theatre of Medicine, Paris, France, 1744

Bronze medal to commemorate the restoration of the

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1744

One carlino, bronze coin, associated with Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, artist unknown, coin Maltese, 1734

One carlino, bronze coin, associated with Grand Ma

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1734

Small silver medal, with reeded edge, commemorating inauguration of anatomy lecture theatre, 1745, with lecture by J.B. Winslow, bearing head of Louis XV, reverse by Duvivier, French, 1746 to 1748

Small silver medal, with reeded edge, commemoratin

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1746-1748

One grano, bronze coin, associated with Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, artist unknown, coin Maltese, 1747

One grano, bronze coin, associated with Grand Mast

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1747

Bronze medal of the Society of Surgery, Paris, France, 1741

Bronze medal of the Society of Surgery, Paris, Fra

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1741

Bronze coin, 1 cinquina, associated with A. Manuel de Vilhena, Grand Master of Knights of Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Maltese, 1734

Bronze coin, 1 cinquina, associated with A. Manuel

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1734

Bronze coin, associated with Knights Hospitallers, coin (cinquina) possibly Maltese in origin, 1739

Bronze coin, associated with Knights Hospitallers,

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1739

Bronze medal commemorating the society of the Academy of Surgeons, Paris, obverse bust by Duvivier, French, 1731

Bronze medal commemorating the society of the Acad

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1731

Copper medal, Dean's medal, commemorates J.B. Chanel, artist J. Duvivier, medal French

Medal to commemorate J B Chanel

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1740

Silver medal, commemorates the centenary of Utrecht Academy and possibly the erection of a monument, artist I. Drap, medal Dutch, 1736

Silver medal, commemorates the centenary of Utrech

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1736

Silver medal to commemorate the centenary of Utrecht University, Netherlands, 1736

Silver medal to commemorate the centenary of Utrec

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1736

Copper medal, Deans Medal of Paris Medical School, commemorates J.B. Chomel, artist Duvivier, French, 1740

Copper medal, Deans Medal of Paris Medical School,

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1740

Wooden sluice gate and rack, from River Irwell canal, Clifton Estate near Kearsley ( James Brindley's first major civil engineering work, c1750 (2 pieces)

Wooden sluice gate and rack, from River Irwell canal

Civil Engineering

1750

Alabaster bottle, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Alabaster bottle, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Model scale 1:12 in part section of early form of Newcomen engine and pump. Based on example built in the early 18th century at Fresnes, Val-de-Marne in France.

Model of Newcomen Pumping Engine, from Fresnes, France, c. 1735

Pumping Machinery

1730-1740

Pair of Savona syrup jars, dated 1745. Labelled Si. rosar. solutiv. & Ug. cheirinouidt

Pair of Savona syrup jars, dated 1745. Labelled Si

Medical Ceramic-ware

1745

Medal, copper, commemorating Elie Col de Vilars, Dean of Paris Faculty of Medicine, 1740-1744, by Jean Duvivier, French, 1742

Medal, copper, commemorating Elie Col de Vilars, D

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1742

Octagonal copper medal, token of state office, inscribed Charles Francois Paul Le Normant de Tournehem, French, 1745

Octagonal copper medal, token of state office, ins

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1745

Oak wood base, for ornamental turning 'rose-engine' lathe and superstructure, unsigned, Germany, c. 1740

Oak wood base, for ornamental turning 'rose-engine' lathe and superstructure

Hand and Machine Tools

1740

Gilded bronze medal by Antonio Selvi, commemorating 50th anniversary of birth of Antonio Cocchi, Italian, 1745

Gilded bronze medal by Antonio Selvi, commemoratin

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1745

Perforated bronze medal by Antonio Selvi, commemorating 50th anniversary of birth of Antonio Cocchi, Italian, 1745

Perforated bronze medal by Antonio Selvi, commemor

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1745

Compound microscope in case, by JohnCuff, with tripod stand, c.1745; and Cuff's printed pamphlet dated 1744.

Compound microscope in case, by JohnCuff, with tri

Microscopes

1740-1750

Vertical Piston Nairne Air Pump (c. 1750), by EDWD NAIRN, OPPOSITE THE ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON, rectangular mahogany base, with bronze syringe with valves to glass vessel; wood screws with bronze crosspiece with tap; glass manometer with ivory scale

Vertical Piston Air Pump

Vacuum Technology

1750

Bronze medal, Sir Hans Sloane, A. Dassier artist, England, 1744(?)

Bronze medal, Sir Hans Sloane, A. Dassier artist,

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1744

Clay tobacco pipe, maker uncertain, made in England 1730-1750

Clay tobacco pipe, maker uncertain, made in Englan

Smoking

1730-1750

Clay tobacco pipe, maker unknown, made in England(?), 1740-1750

Clay tobacco pipe, maker unknown, made in England(

Smoking

1740-1750

[Book] Beschryving der nieuwlyks uitgevonden en geotrojeerde slang-brand-spuiten en haare wyze van brand-blussen : tegenwoordig binnen Amsterdam in gebruik zynde, behelzende wijders aanwijzing van 't verschil ... / door der zelver inventeur Jan van der Heiden en Jan van der Heiden de Jonge. 1735. [Dutch book on fire-fighting appliances].

[Book] Beschryving der nieuwlyks uitgevonden en ge

Printed Books

1735

Wooden shaft with 3 bands and a wing-gudgeon each end (one for a footstep)

Wooden shaft with 3 bands and a wing-gudgeon each

Mechanical Power Transmission

c. 1750

Iron coal wedge, c.1740.

Coal wedge

Coal Mining

c.1740

Silver medal by N.V.S. commemorating cattle plague, Netherlands, 1747

Silver medal by N.V.S. commemorating cattle plague

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1747

Silver medal or token, designed by M.H., commemorating bread of diaconal church, Dutch, 1741

Silver medal or token, designed by M.H., commemora

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1741

Circular porcelain weight, bell-shaped, filled with led, to weigh 7lbs, knob handle, British, 1750-1870

Circular porcelain weight, bell-shaped, filled wit

Pharmacy-ware

1750-187

Bronze medal, commemorates astronomy carried out at North Pole and Equator, artist F.M., medal French, 1744

Bronze medal, commemorates astronomy carried out a

Wellcome Medals

1744

Large wooden herb cutter with iron blade, decorative ironwork, inlaid shield and birds in wood, European, dated 1742

Large wooden herb cutter with iron blade, decorati

Pharmacy-ware

1742

Clay stereotype mould reproducing Velleyre's method,1730

Clay Stereotype Mould Reproducing Velleyre's Method, 1730

Printing & Writing

1730

Silver medal commemorating the burial of a saint(?) or moving of her relics, she is shown on the reverse protecting the city, European, 1740

Silver medal commemorating the burial of a saint(?

Wellcome Medals

1740