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Scene from 'The Heart of Stone', Royal Polytechnic Institution lantern slide

Cinematography

c. 1860

A hand-painted, large format magic lantern slide depicting a scene from the German fairy tale 'The Heart of Stone' with the hero Peter Munck saying goodbye to his wife, painted by an unknown artist and shown at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London. One of a collection of 27 hand painted magic lantern slides.

Model of a traction engine

Road Transport

1859-1862

Traction engine, model, (scale 1:12)

Cosmorama Stereoscope, English, 1854-1865

Optics

1854-1857

Cosmorama stereoscope on wooden stand by Knight, Foster Lane, London, England, 1854-1857.

Lorgnettes, Bologna, Italy, 1857

Ophthalmology

1857

Short transverse folding single fold spectacles, hand, ivory, ornately decorated in snap lid leather case, made by Ernesto, Bologna, 1857

Lefebvre type clitograph, French, 1862

Surveying

1862

Lefebvre clitograph level fixed inside box lid. Instructions on clitograph in French. Paper instruction leaflet in English. As patented 1862.

Gyroscope by Henri Robert, Paris, in brass, steel

Astronomy

1857-1862

Gyroscope by Henri Robert, Paris, in brass, steel and mahogany, complete with burin, screwdriver and bottle of oil

Mahogany cover, with two lubrication feed pots and separate winding handle, for double grindwheel model

Hand and Machine Tools

1853

Mahogany cover for model of double grindstones, scale 1:4, by William Muir & Co., Manchester, 1853, with two lubrication feed pots and separate winding handle.

Two Wedgwood blue jasper medallions

Ceramics

1860

Two Wedgwood blue jasper medallions with raised decoration in white. Both from a series of trial pieces made by Francis Wedgwood, c. 1860. 10.5cm, marked WEDGWOOD and incised with trial references A33 and A38.

Improved Patent Magneto Electric Machine for nervous diseases

Therapeutics

1862

Improved Patent Magneto Electric Machine for nervous diseases, dynamo with steel magnet and brass and ebony terminals to apply to patient, all in polished wood case dated, unsigned, Europe, 1862

Seal and stamp - Westerham Gas and Coke Company

Gas Industry

1857

Seal and stamp - Westerham Gas and Coke Company. Part of a collection of fifteen seals and thirteen stamps manufactured by gas companies that operated in the South East of England in the nineteenth century (from the counties of Kent, West Sussex, East Sussex and Surrey).

Nurses sash for Scutari Hospital, owned and worn by Charlotte Wilsdon

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

c.1855

Nurses sash for Scutari Hospital, owned and worn by Charlotte Wilsdon, c.1855

Cyanotype of Lastrea recurva, 1853

Photographs

1853

A cyanotype of Lastrea recurva, from 'Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns', made by Anna Atkins (1799-1871) in 1853.

Cyanotype of a fern, 1853

Photographs

1853

A cyanotype of a fern, one of the Blechnum genus, from 'Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns', made by Anna Atkins in 1853.

Cyanotype of Allosursus crispus, 1853

Photographs

1853

A cyanotype of Allosursus crispus, from 'Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns', made by Anna Atkins (1799-1871) in 1853.

Cyanotype of Polypodium muscosum, 1853

Photographs

1853

A cyanotype of the fern Polypodium muscosum, from 'Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns', made by Anna Atkins in 1853.

Cyanotype of Aspidium, from Jamaica, 1853

Photographs

1853

A cyanotype of Aspidium, from Jamaica, from 'Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns', made by Anna Atkins in 1853.

Cyanotype of Asplenium chinensis, 1853

Photographs

1853

A cyanotype of Asplenium chinensis, from 'Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns', made by Anna Atkins in 1853.

View through woods to a factory

Photographs

c. 1855

A photograph of a road leading to a factory, visible through the trees, taken by Samuel Smith, c. 1855.

Cyanotype of Asplenium striatum, 1853

Photographs

1853

A cyanotype of the fern Asplenium striatum, from 'Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns', made by Anna Atkins in 1853.

Cyanotype of a fern, 1853

Photographs

1853

A cyanotype of a fern from Ceylon, from 'Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns', made by Anna Atkins in 1853.

Parkesine Square off cut curved sheet; turquoise

Plastics and Modern Materials

c. 1862

Square off cut curved sheet; turquoise with textured upper surface. Made by Alexander Parkes; c. 1862.(painted P19)

Portable chemical balance, mad

Scientific Instruments & Research

c.1855

Portable chemical balance, made by J. B. Dancer, Manchester, c.1855 and used by James Joule. Has spring-loaded frame and swinging brackets on the box with pins to support the pans. Missing case - there are screw holes at the edge of the base. Lowery (1931) states that the case was removed to facilitate photography of the balance. He described five weights of 1000, 400, 300, 200 and 100 grains.

Timber Slide Ottawa

Photographs

1860

A photograph entitled 'Timber Slide Ottawa', taken by William Notman in 1860. The photograph shows a timber slide at Ottawa. Timber slides were channels which ran parallel to the river, designed to allow logs and timber to be floated down the river without being damaged by rapids or waterfalls.

Early Morning Surprise

Photographs

1860

A photograph entitled 'Early Morning Surprise', taken by William Notman in 1860. This studio photograph shows a bear hunting scene, created with props and a painted background.

Precession of the Equinoxes model, 1855-1860

Astronomy

1855-1860

Apparatus for showing the precession of the equinoxes, under glass shade, which belonged to Sir William Huggins. Thought to be an example of a device designed by Mr T. W. Burr and made by the London chronometer maker, William Hislop, c,1855.

Spratt’s Patent Copper Lightning Conductor

Geophysics

1860

Woven copper lightning conductor. Made by James Spratt in London around 1860.

Gold bracelet with amethyst and pearls, England, awarded for nursing in India, 1857

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1857

Bracelet, gilded, amethyst and pearls, boxed, presented to Levinia Martin, for nursing service in Lucknow, English, 1857

Clock, regulator, by Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London

Railway Timepieces

1855

Clock, regulator, by Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, No.912, ex North Eastern Railway Headquarters Committee Room, flame mahogany case with marble plinth, 1855.

At Woodhouselee, Midlothian

Photographs

1855

Wax paper print by George Michael Tytler, titled "At Woodhouselee, Midlothian". Image shows woodland at the Fraser-Tytler family estate near Roslin, south of Edinburgh. Included on page 16 of the Exchange Photographic Club album of 1855.

James Watt

Abraham Wivell

1856

Portrait oil painting, of Watt James (1736-1819) ,Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the Industrial Revolution, by Wivell Abraham junior, 1856. Oil on canvas; 76x64cm oval, in gilt frame 98x86x8.5cm. After an original of 1801 by Sir W. Beechey, R.A. in the Birmingham Art Gallery. Signed and dated bottom left. Portrait, HS.

Coloured lithographic print, showing a Scutari hospital ward

Edmund Walker

1856

Print. Coloured lithograph. One of the wards of the hospital at Scutari. Lithograph by E. Walker after W. Simpson. Published by Colnaghi, London, April 21st 1856. Printed by Day & Son. [female nurses] overall: 38.8x47.3cm

Portrait of Edmund Cartwright

.Unattributed

1860

Portrait of Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823), 1860, after Robert Fulton. Oil on canvas in gilt frame. Cartwright is shown head and shoulders, facing left, in a dark jacket and white neckerchief against a dark background.

Tinted lithograph - The Crystal Palace at Sydenham

Art

1854

Lithograph, tinted: the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. Opened by Her Majesty, June 10th 1854. Interior, ceremonial, large choir etc. Issued by Read & Co. [1854]

Engraving: 'T. Walker's Patent Self-Feeding Stoves'

Art

1854

Engraving: Thomas Walker's Patent Self Feeding Stove, 58 Oxford St. Birmingham. Broadsheet advertisement [c1854]

frame showing adams radial axles

Railway Models

1861

Model of locomotive frame fitted with radial axles, scale 1:4, patented by Adams in 1861 with two brass diagrammatic models showing two forms of radial axles.

The Great Western Railway New Terminus at Paddington

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1854

Print, The Great Western Railway New Terminus at Paddington, 1854. Woodblock print depicting the interior of Paddington station. It shows two of the roof arches, with largely empty station platforms below. At left a porter is moving luggage, and at the end of one of the platforms a passenger train is departing. At bottom right is the pencil inscription "Paddington 1854". From page 13 of The Illustrated London News, 8th July 1854. There are news stories from page 14 on the reverse.

H.M.S. Agamemnon

Ackermann and Company

1853

Print. H.M.S. "Agamemnon", 91 guns, Getting under weigh From Spithead. Sail with Steam up. / O.W. Brierly, Del.; T.G. Dutton, Lith.; Day & Son, Lithrs to the Queen. - London. Published Augt 11th 1853, by Ackermann & Co. 96 Strand. Lithograph; image 39.3x61cm on sheet 53.5x74cm with conservation edge. After an oil painting of 1852 by Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817-1894). The three-masted ship is in full steam and unfurling sail, leaving the waters of Spithead, other vessels in attendance.

Balfour-Stewart experimental mercury thermometer

Meteorology

1856

One of three Balfour-Stewart experimental mercury thermometers, scales not divided.

Knife with cellulose nitrate (Parkesine) handle, m

Plastics and Modern Materials

1862

Knife with cellulose nitrate (Parkesine) handle, mottled blue and white in colour, wavy profile. Steel-plated blade with four fake hallmarks. Base of blade decorated with moulded leaf decoration.

Grey slag from the ores of the district

Metallurgy

1859

Grey slag from the ores of the district. Dee Bank Lead Works, 1859

Charge after setting up previous to pulverisation

Metallurgy

1859

Charge after setting up previous to pulverisation. Dee Bank Lead Works, 1859

Small piece of white pig-iron, Cyfartha Iron Works

Metallurgy

1859

Small piece of white pig-iron, Cyfartha Iron Works, South Wales, 1859

Skimmings from the tin pot

Metallurgy

1858

Skimmings from the tin pot. From Bolitho's Tin Works, Penzance, 1858

Refined metallic tin. From Chyandour Smelting Works

Metallurgy

1858

Refined metallic tin. From Chyandour Smelting Works, 1858

Specimen of work produced by a T. B. Sharp and R. Furnival Co slot drilling machine

Hand and Machine Tools

1852-1862

Specimen of work produced by a T. B. Sharp and R. Furnival Co slot drilling machine, and made by Sharp Stewart and Co, Atlas Works, Manchester, England, 1852-1862

Russian Imperial standard, "Chtof"

Weighing & Measuring

1862

Russian Brass Imperial standard "Chtof" with glass strike, 1862. Size 5 1/8" x 5 3/8" ( Case 18" x 17 1/4" x 13 3/8"). (Presented to Stds. Dept. by Imp. Russian Govt. 1862)

Russian Imperial standard, "Vedro"

Weighing & Measuring

1862

Russian Brass Imperial standard "Vedro" with glass strike, 1862. Size 10 1/2" x 10 5/8" ( Case 18" x 17 1/4" x 13 3/8"). (Presented to Stds. Dept. by the Imp. Russian Govt. 1862)

Power loom shuttle, 1858-1862

Textiles Machinery

1858-1862

Power loom shuttle, one of five, by J. Harrison and Sons, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, 1858-1862

earthenware commemorative plate displaying the company seal of the Hull & Hornsea Railway

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1860

Commemorative plate, Hull & Hornsea Railway, earthenware, Minton, blue and white Italian Fruit Border, with seal of the railway company at the centre, Minton Best Body mark that was used on mid-19th century earthenwares, with ceramic mark of 24th September 1860, bundle 3, chipped and cracked, repaired with staples, 263mm in diameter.

giffard live steam injector

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1858

Injector, live steam injector. designed by Henri Giffard in 1858, sectioned.