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Judkin's lock-stitch sewing machine, 1851.

Textiles Machinery

1851

Reproduction of Judkin's lockstitch sewing machine made by Platt Bros & Co Ltd., Oldham, Manchester, England, shown at 1851 Exhibition.

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of peregrine falcon, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BC

Isle of Man Railway "Pender" Locomotive

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1873

Isle of Man Railway locomotive no. 3, named 'Pender', Order Number 2965 made by Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd, Gorton Works, Manchester, 1873.

Model of a Jacquard loom, with shuttle and components

Textiles Machinery

1867

Model of a Jacquard loom (Scale 1:2), unknown maker, 1867.

Hypodermic syringe, Paris, France, 1851-1900

Therapeutics

1851-1890

Screw action hypodermic syringe with spare needles with case, by Mathieu of 28 Rue de l'anciene comedie, Paris, 1851-1890

Kelvin's harmonic analyser

Mathematics

1878

Kelvin harmonic analyser by R.W. Munro, London, in glass case.

Spirograph and examples of patterns drawn using it

Mathematics

1886

Spirograph with attachments for drawing correctly the most elaborate spiral patterns; made by P.H. Desvignes Vienna, height 14 3/4 inches, diameter of table 13 1/2 inches

Perforator, London, England, 1851-1900

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1851-1900

Perforator, Smellie, steel, by Arnold of Smithfield, second half 19th century

Mattei's electro-homeopathic treatments, Bologna, Italy, 1871-1885

Pharmacy-ware

1871-1885

Mattei's electro-homeopathic cures (quack), with 4 labelled glass bottles and 16 phials, c1870

Nickel-plated table telephone

Telecommunications

c.1900

Nickel-plated skeleton table telephone, made by L. M. Ericsson & Co., Stockholm, 1895, for the National Telephone Company.

dye sample

Industrial Chemistry

c.1890

Sample of Diamine Black dye.

Poured wax doll,with head turned to one side; inse

Materials Science Gallery

c. 1900

Poured wax doll,with head turned to one side; inset,large vivid blue glass eyes with inserted lashes, well shaped lips, eyebrows and long brown curled wig, on a fabric body with wax lower limbs, in a white lace trimmed gown.

Public telephone sign

Telecommunications

c.1905

National Telephone Company enamel sign for a public telephone, made in around 1905.

Hammer, part of post-mortem set

Anatomy & Pathology

1860-1870

Steel hammer with wooden scale tong handle, part of post-mortem set by S. Maw and Son, English, 1860-1870

Knife blades, part of post-mortem set

Anatomy & Pathology

1860-1870

Two knife blades, part of post-mortem set by S. Maw and Son, English, 1860-1870

Cut glass bottle with deeply incised decoration, monogrammed MM

Pharmacy-ware

1860-1900

Cut glass bottle with deeply incised decoration, monogrammed MM, outer stopper missing, probably for smelling salts, part of Chalmers collection, English, 1860

Bottle for tincture of cinchona

Medical Glass-ware

1850-1900

Bottle, clear glass with stopper, trace contents, for composite tincture of cinchona, English, late 19th century

Clear glass specimen jar for turmeric root

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1899

Clear glass specimen jar for turmeric root, with content from New Guinea, English jar, 1880-1899

Pince-Nez Glasses

Ophthalmology

1880-1900

Gold-rimmed pince-nez with spring nose-clips.

Coherer, with several needles in contact with crystal, 1894-1904

Radio Communication

1894-1904

Coherer, tiny glass tube with several needles in contact with crystal, designed or used by Sir Oliver Lodge, England, 1894-1904

Larmuth Loom

Textile Industry

c. 1860

Small wares loom, made by T. Larmuth & Co., Manchester, around 1860.

Filings coherer, glass tube bent into U-shape at one end with bulb to form side-pocket on mounting bracket with terminals, 1894-1904

Radio Communication

1894-1904

Filings coherer, glass tube bent into U-shape at one end with bulb to form side-pocket on mounting bracket with terminals, designed or used by Sir Oliver Lodge, England, 1894-1904

Filings coherer, small glass tube with bulb at one end, 1894-1904

Radio Communication

1894-1904

Filings coherer, small glass tube with bulb at one end, designed or used by Sir Oliver Lodge, England, 1894-1904

Filings coherer, glass tube with side pocket mounted on cylindrical rod with brass screw terminals at ends, 1894-1904

Radio Communication

1894-1904

Filings coherer, glass tube with side pocket mounted on cylindrical ebonite(?) rod with brass screw terminals at ends, designed or used by Sir Oliver Lodge, England, 1894-1904

Foot x-ray photograph by George Hugh Gabb

X-rays

1896-02-15

Foot x-ray photograph taken by George Hugh Gabb, 15 February 1896.

Filings coherer, Lodge pattern, 1895-1900

Radio Communication

1895-1900

Filings coherer, Lodge pattern, with two wires inserted into bulb at one end, of the type designed or used by Sir Oliver Lodge, England, 1895-1900

Ceramic pot lid for Beddard's Belgravia tooth paste

Dentistry

1860-1900

Ceramic pot lid for Beddard's Belgravia tooth paste, supplied by John Beddard, London, 1860-1900

Model Draw Door Weir, 1872

Water Supply Metering

1872 (original); 1909 (model)

Model (scale 1:2) of weir of draw door type, as used on the upper Thames; constructed from drawings lent by the Conservators of the River Thames

Nested cupping glasses

Therapeutics

1878

Two nested cupping glasses, part of cupping set made by Arnold of London, 1878

Circular electric hot plate for domestic cooking,

Domestic Appliances

1892-1900

Circular electric hot plate for domestic cooking, heated under Dowsing patent 17,092 with the heating wire embedded in the enamelling, with spare top, by Crompton and Co., London, 1892-1900

Pocket-sized paper tensile tester

Papermaking

c.1890

Pocket-sized paper tensile tester made in Germany and supplied by H.Bertram and Co., London.

Photographic print of early x-ray

X-rays

1890-1900

Photographic print of early X-rays taken by E E Brooks (pocket watch with chain), 1896-1900.

great western railway royal cigarette case

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1897

Cigarette case, silver plated, Great Western Railway, from the Royal Saloon, built for Her Majesty Queen Victoria, 1897, comprises ashtray, match strikers, cigar cutter and cigarette box - moulded Crown on front. Overall: 75 mm x 110 mm x 146 mm.

Surgical scalpels, from post-mortem set

Anatomy & Pathology

1860-1870

Three scalpels with wooden handles, part of post-mortem set by S. Maw and Son, English, 1860-1870

Surgical instrument from post-mortem set

Anatomy & Pathology

1860-1870

Possibly a chisel, with wooden scale tong handle, part of post-mortem set by S. Maw and Son, English, 1860-1870

Scalpel handle, part of post-mortem set

Anatomy & Pathology

1860-1870

Handle for use with disposable scalpel blades, by Bard-Parker, part of post-mortem set by S. Maw and Son, English, 1860-1870

Telescoped sample of twin-core shore end cable used at Bushehr in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Telescoped sample of twin-core shore end used at Bushehr (Bushire) in the laying of the Persian Gulf Cable, made by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, North Woolwich, London, England, 1863

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, made by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, North Woolwich, London, England, 1863

Barber's shaving bowl in the shape of a shell

Public Health & Hygiene

1850-1900

Barber's shaving bowl, enamelled copper, shaped and fluted like a shell, made in Canton, China, 1850-1900

Headlamp part of a laryngoscopic set used by Mott

Clinical Diagnosis

1875-1885

Headlamp part of a laryngoscopic set, plated metal and plastic, in leather case, owned by Sir Frederick Mott, made by Heinrich Reiner, Vienna, 1875-1885

Coherer with coarse brass turnings, 1894

Radio Communication

1894

Coherer, coarse brass turnings in long glass tube bent at end, designed or used by Sir Oliver Lodge, England, 1894-1904. Paper label stuck round tube marked in handwriting ‘June 23 1894’.

Filings coherer, glass tube with side-pocket attached to mounting bracket, 1894-1904

Radio Communication

1894-1904

Filings coherer, glass tube with side-pocket attached to mounting bracket, designed or used by Sir Oliver Lodge, England, 1894-1904

Telephone transmitter

Telecommunications

c.1885

Telephone transmitter with induction coil, made by David Moseley & Sons, Manchester, c.1885.

Four boxes of 'Manchester' rapid dry gelatine plates

Photographic Technology

c.1888

Four boxes of 'Manchester' rapid dry gelatine plates made by J. T. Chapman Ltd of Manchester in around 1888.

Bronze ticket medal for admission and commemoratio

Wellcome Medals

1876

Bronze ticket medal for admission and commemoration of the exposition et congres d' Hygiene et de Sauvetage, Brussels, by C. Weiner, Belgium, 1876, issued to J. W. Wood