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polarized 'guillotine' relay, 1862-1866

Telecommunications

1862-1866

Polarized 'guillotine' relay, designed by W Andrews, England, 1862-1866.

Pioneers of Electric Telegraphy at the British Association

Telecommunications

1865

Framed photograph of 'Pioneers of Electric Telegraphy at the British Association Birmingham 1865', unknown maker, British, 1865

Writing machine for blind people, United Kingdom, 1862

Printing & Writing

1862

Martin's writing machine for use by blind people, 1862. The carriage of the machine is moved one space at a time when the printing lever is operated by the engagement of a pawl with a rack. On the carriage is mounted a circular disc with raised letters and perforated punches sliding vertically in recesses. The desired letter is moved into line with a pointer by the sense of touch, the operating lever is then raised and depresses a plunger which enters the appropriate hole at the opposite side of the disc to the selected letter. The plunger forces down the punch which makes a perforated letter in the paper. The paper is fed by rollers and a spring indent and ratchet and passes over a springy leather pad beneath the punch. It is reversed for reading, the shape of the letter being determined by touch on the rough edges of the perforations forming the letter shape.

Reis telephone transmitter, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Reis telephone transmitter, made by J W Arnold, Frankfurt, Germany, 1863

The Atlantic Telegraph, broadsheet, 1866

Telecommunications

1866

Broadsheet, printed, hand-coloured engravings, 'The Atlantic Telegraph', describing the laying of the first successful transatlantic telegraph cables, published by Bacon & Co, 48 Paternoster Row, London, England, 1866. In glazed frame, 91 x 65.7 cm.

Glass pharmacy storage bottle

Medical Glass-ware

1864

Glass bottle, painted with the scene of the birth of Saint, from the Santa Maria Nuova Hospital in Florence

Reis telephone receiver, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Reis telephone receiver, made by J W Albert, Frankfurt, Germany, 1863

Sample of transatlantic cable, 1865-66

Telecommunications

1865-1866

Sample of transatlantic cable, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1865-66

Lord Kelvin's 'ironclad' marine galvanometer, 1865-1866

Electricity and Magnetism

1865-1866

(Lord Kelvin) Thomson's 'Ironclad' marine galvanometer, made by James White, Glasgow, Scotland, 1865-1866. Used on board the 'Great Eastern' in the Atlantic Cable expedition of 1866.

Thompson's Revolver Camera

Photographs

1862

Thompson's Revolver camera, serial number 44, manufactured by A Briois, Paris 1862. Camera body engraved: `Thompson Invtr, A Briois, 4 rue de la Douane, Paris, Brevete SGDG, No.44'

Decimal watch by Richard Dover Statter and Thomas Statter

Clockmakers

1862

Lever escapement watch by Richard Dover Statter and Thomas Statter. The main enamel dial is divided into 10 hours, each subdivided into ten. The hands move anti-clockwise, the centre seconds hand dividing a minute into 100 seconds. Inscribed ‘The true basis of a universal Decimal system’ Signed ‘Richd. Dover Statter & Thos. Statter, Liverpool No.1’. 1862

Telescoped sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

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

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

Short sample of twin-core shore end used at Bushire in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

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

sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

Telecommunications

1866

Sample of submarine telegraph cable 25cm long, stated by donor to be from Norddeich-Norderney section of Norddeich-Lowestoft (Reuter), core made by Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, cable manufactured by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1866

Apparatus for detecting harmonics in musical notes

Acoustics

1866

Apparatus for detecting harmonics in musical notes, consisting of eight spherical Helmholtz resonators with manometric gas flames and long rotating four-sided mirror

Tables of lifetimes, annuities, and premiums

Printed Books

1864

Book, "English life table : tables of lifetimes, annuities, and premiums ", by William Farr, M.D., F.R.S., D.C.L., 1864 (605 pp)

Remington 44 revolver

Hand and Machine Tools

1863-1865

Remington 44 revolver, bears an inspector's stamp, barrel length 236 mm / 9.3 in and calibre 11.2 mm / .44 in, by Remington Small Arms Factory, E. Remington and Sons, Ilion, New York state, United States, 1863-1865

Short sample of main Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

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

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

Telecommunications

1865

Specimen of 1865 Atlantic cable, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, Greenwich, London, England, 1865

Distinguished Men of Science

Elizabeth Walker

1862

Walker: - Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain 1807-8. [Proof, with fascimile signatures on paper not as separate strip] in maple frame. Designed by Gilbert and drawn by F. Skill and W. Walker. Engraved by W. Walker and G. Zobel. London, 1862.

Coloured engraving, International Exhibition, Dubl

Art

1865

Coloured engraving, International Exhibition, Dublin, 1865

Gettysburg - 3rd Day. Rocks Opposite Little Round Top Hill

Photographs

1863-07

A photograph of dead bodies on the battlefield at Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, America, taken by an unknown photographer in July 1863. This photograph is from an album entitled 'Canada and the United States.1867' by John Downes Rochfort (1825-1885), who toured Canada and America in 1867.

Gettysburg - 3rd Day. Rocks Opposite Little Round Top Hill

Photographs

1863-07

A photograph of dead bodies on the battlefield at Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, America, taken by an unknown photographer in July 1863. This photograph is from an album entitled 'Canada and the United States.1867' by John Downes Rochfort (1825-1885), who toured Canada and America in 1867.

Gettysburg - 3rd Day...

Photographs

1863-07

A photograph of a dead soldier at Devil's Den on the battlefield at Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, America, by Alexander Gardener (1821-1882) from a negative produced by Timothy H O'Sullivan (1840-1882) in July 1863. This photograph is from an album entitled 'Canada and the United States.1867' by John Downes Rochfort (1825-1885), who toured Canada and America in 1867.

Bust of Berzelius in selenium, 1862

Metallurgy

1862

Bust of Berzelius in selenium. Berzelius discovered selenium in Sweden in 1817. From the International Exhibition of 1862

Gettysburg Field Hospital

Photographs

1863-07

A photograph of a Union Army hospital tent on the battlefield at Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, America, taken by an unknown photographer in July 1863. This photograph is from an album entitled 'Canada and the United States.1867' by John Downes Rochfort (1825-1885), who toured Canada and America in 1867.

The Lake - Kandy

Photographs

ca. 1865

Albumen print by Samuel Bourne, mounted on original card/album page, titled 'The Lake - Kandy'. Image shows betel nut palms overlooking the artificial Kandy Lake (Kiri Muhuda) in the Sri Lankan capital of Kandy. The photograph was once part of a 19th century album showing views of colonial India and Asia.

One-Tree Hill - Matheran

Photographs

ca. 1865

Albumen print by Francis Frith, mounted on original card/album page, titled 'One-Tree Hill - Matheran'. Image shows an Indian man sitting near scrub brush looking toward One Tree Hill, in the hill station of Matheran, Maharashtra, India. The image was once part of a 19th century album containing views of colonial India and Asia.

Henry Taylor

Photographs

1865

An albumen print photographic portrait of Henry Taylor (1800-1886), taken by Julia Margaret Cameron in 1865.

Beatrice

Photographs

1866

An albumen print photograph entitled 'Beatrice', taken by Julia Margaret Cameron in 1866. The print forms part of the Herschel Album.

Morse tapes sent to the 'Great Eastern', 1865.

Telecommunications

1865

Original Morse tapes received by SS 'Great Eastern' while laying the 1865 transatlantic cable, unknown maker, British, 1865

Chinese abacus

Mathematics

before 1863

Chinese abacus, Suan Pan form

Silk skirt and blouse dyed with Perkin's Mauve Aniline Dye

Industrial Chemistry

1862-1863

Silk skirt and blouse dyed with Sir William Henry Perkin's Mauve Aniline Dye, unsigned, England, 1862-1863

Clementina

Photographs

c. 1862

Woman on balcony. A photograph of Clementina Hawarden (b. 1847), taken by her mother, Viscountess Clementina Hawarden in about 1862.

Woman reflected in a mirror

Photographs

c. 1863

Woman in dancing costume beside full-length mirror. A photograph of a young woman, possibly Isabella Hawarden (b. 1846), taken by Clementina, Lady Hawarden, in about 1863. During 1863 and 1864, Lady Hawarden photographed her eldest daughters in a series of costumed tableaux staged at their home in South Kensington, London.

Operative splint, used by Lister

Surgery

1865

Operative splint, used by Lister, made by Arnold and Sons, English, 1865

Uterine probe, Playfair, aluminium

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1901-950

Uterine probe, Playfair, aluminium, first half 20th century

Reis telephone, 1863.

Telecommunications

1863

Reis telephone consisting of a transmitter, receiver and a glass dome, made by J W Albert, Frankfurt, 1863

Patent model of orrery planetary mechanism, 1865

Astronomy

1865

Patent model of improved orrery by John G. Moore of Philadelphia, US Patent 51072 dated 21st November 1865, with original tag.

work pieces-sawing

Hand and Machine Tools

1862

Decorative specimen of wood sawn using an Endless bandsaw by J.L. Perin of Paris to demonstrate the intricate cutting facility of the saw.

Dark blue glass shop round, 1862-1865.

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1862-1865

Bottle, dark blue glass, with contents, for mercury pills, English, late 19th century

Stone slab with seven holes for cosmetic ointments, Egypt, 1991-1786 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1991-1786 BCE

Aragonite slab with 7 holes for cosmetic ointments, each labelled in hieroglyphics, Egyptian, 1991BC-1786BC

Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Mummified crocodile, no provenance, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BCE.

Isabella and Clementina Hawarden

Photographs

c. 1863

Albumen print of a woman lying on couch, with another woman standing behind couch. A photograph of Isabella (b. 1846) and Clementina Hawarden (b. 1847) taken by their mother Clementina, Lady Hawarden, in about 1863.

Columnar Engine, 1862

Motive Power

1862

Small columnar engine built by the company of Maudslay, Sons & Field, to drive their models displayed at the London International Exhibition, 1862.

Confederate defensive works around Atlanta

Photographs

1866

A photograph of the interior of Fort Sumter at Charleston in South Carolina, America, taken by GN Barnard (1819-1902) in 1866. This photograph is from an album entitled 'Canada and the United States.1867' by John Downes Rochfort (1825-1885), who toured Canada and America in 1867.

Confederate defensive works around Atlanta, Georgia

Photographs

1864

A photograph of a Confederate artillery battery defending the city of Atlanta in Georgia, America, taken by GN Barnard (1819-1902) in 1864. This photograph is from an album entitled 'Canada and the United States.1867' by John Downes Rochfort (1825-1885), who toured Canada and America in 1867.

Gettysburg. The summit of Little Round Top Hill

Photographs

1863-07

A photograph of the Union defensive position at Little Round Top on the battlefield at Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, America, by Alexander Gardener (1821-1882) from a negative produced by Timothy H O'Sullivan (1840-1882) in July 1863. This photograph is from an album entitled 'Canada and the United States.1867' by John Downes Rochfort (1825-1885), who toured Canada and America in 1867.