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Combined cash account book and diary, owned by Mr. W. Evans

Wellcome (general)

1841

Combined cash account book and diary, owned by Mr. W. Evans, English, 1841-1842

Enema syringe set, in wooden case, by Maw and Stev

Therapeutics

1841

Enema syringe set, in wooden case, by Maw and Stevenson, English, 1841, Aldersgate Street

Polyrama Panoptique

Cinematography

c. 1840

Polyrama Panoptique. Viewing lens extension with paper bellows. With two paper transparencies; Chateau de Versailles - Petit Trianon; Paris - Jardin des Plantes. Rear door missing. Sold by 'W Wild, French + German Merchandise dealer in English toys etc. to Her Majesty, 162 North Street, Corner of New Road, Brighton.'

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand block for printing cloth; fabric number C7415.

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand block for printing cloth.

Slamannan Railway commemorative plaque

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1840

Stone plaque, Slamannan Railway, commemorating the opening of the Slamannan Railway, incorporated 3/7/1835, opened 31/8/1840, broken into two pieces, removed from the base of a water tower at the foot of the Causewayend Incline near Manuel in Stirlingshire.

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand block for printing cloth; fabric number C7415.

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand block for printing cloth; fabric number C7415.

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand block for printing cloth; fabric number C7415.

Section of a Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Part of a textile printing block, which appears to have become separated from a block.

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand block for printing cloth; fabric number C7415.

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand block for printing cloth; fabric number C7415.

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand block for printing cloth; fabric number C7415.

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand block for printing cloth; fabric number C7415.

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

1840

Rail section, Vignoles, Birmingham & Gloucester Railway, marked 'Birmingham & Gloucester 1840', ex Crewe Collection.

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand block for printing cloth; fabric number C7415.

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand block for printing cloth; fabric number C7415.

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand block for printing cloth; fabric number C7415.

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand block for printing cloth; fabric number C7415.

Compound and simple microscope

Microscopes

1840

Compound and simple microscope, uncorrected, made by James Smith, about 1840, oak case 10 1/2" x 7 1/2" x 7 1/2", lock and key (with accessories)

Ruling engine for producing stage micrometers, cal

Microscopes

1840

Ruling engine for producing stage micrometers, calibrated in 10,000 & 12,000 of an inch, c.1840

Dobereiner's Lamp (c.1840), by HOWELL JAMES & CO R

Firemaking

1840

Dobereiner's Lamp (c.1840), by HOWELL JAMES & CO REGENT ST. Ground glass jar with foot, seated Chinese figure in front of urn

Model, scale 1:10, of rotary fulling machine, c. 1

Textiles Machinery

1840 (original)

Model, scale 1:10, of rotary fulling machine, c. 1860

Coat-of-arms, Birmingham & Derby Junction Railway

Railway Heraldry

1840

Coat-of-arms, Birmingham & Derby Junction Railway, painted iron in wooden frame. Overall: 435 mm x 520 mm x 100 mm.

Silver commemorative medallion, Opening of the railway 24 March 1840 - Newcastle & Carlisle Railway

Coins and Medals

1840

Silver commemorative medallion, set in glass, Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, Commemorating the opening of the railway 24 March 1840: Presented to William Crawhall, Director. Cased. Box: 15 mm x 77 mm x 78 mm,; medal: 6 mm, 50 mm.

Actinometer by Thomas Charles Robinson, 1840.

Meteorology

1840

Actinometer by Thomas Charles Robinson, 1840.

Silver lancet case, empty

Therapeutics

1841

Empty lancet case, silver, made in London in 1841

Brass-Framed Spectacles

Ophthalmology

1840

Brass-framed spectacles with pin-in-slot sliding extensions.

Commemorative Mug

Railways

1840

Railway-inspired transfer-printed and hand-coloured mug, made by Woods, Caldwell & Company.

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1840

Hand Block for printing cloth. Fabric number C7415

Hand printing block

Textile Industry

c.1840

Hand printing block pattern C7415 made by Stead McAlpin & Co. Ltd, Carlisle c.1840.

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

1840

Rail section, mushroom-headed rail, Leicester & Rugby Railway, marked 'Les'ter and Rugby Rly Vignoles & Woodhouse 1840 top rail mushroom', '10' [exhibit number] marked in chalk, ex Crewe Collection.