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Model steam locomotive, approx. 1/24 scale, London & South Western Railway, 2-4-0 No.1 `Shark', crude possibly contemporary wooden model, c.1868, ex Southern Railway collection, Cat. No. F2, prototype built December 1867 at Nine Elms and broken up 1895.

London & South Western Railway Shark 2-4-0

Railway Models

c. 1868

H. Brierley, Mechanical Engineer

H.P. Crichton

1866

Steam locomotive, Midland Railway, 2-4-0 No 158A, designed by Kirtley, built at Derby in 1866, withdrawn in 1947.

Midland Railway Kirtley number 158A

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1866

Ingot Bessemer steel, c. 1865

Ingot of Bessemer steel, c 1865.

Metallurgy

1865

Letter from Sir John Herschel to Julia Margaret Cameron, 25 September 1866. 2 sheets. The contents of the letter describes how wonderful Sir John Herschel feels Julia Margaret Cameron's photographs are, and refers to individual prints such as 'The Mountain Nymph, Sweet Liberty'. He also refers to Mr Cameron's health and his grandchildren.

Letter from Sir John Herschel to Julia Margaret Cameron, 1866

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1866-09-25

Resin replica of a clay model of a sheep's liver used for divination, original Babylonian, original 2050BC to 1750BC

Copy of model of a sheep's liver. Original Babylonian, c. 2050-1750 BC.

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE

A collodion positive (ambrotype) of a family in a rowing boat with the harbour in the background, taken by an unknown photographer in about 1865. The man takes a break from rowing as the family looks towards the photographer.

Family in a boat

Photographs

c. 1865

Three-train turret clock signed John Moore & Sons Clerkenwell, London, 1868, but almost certainly made by Thwaites & Reed, complete with dial, weights, striking mechanisms and other parts, originally installed in Fulham Gasworks (packed in three crates, plus dial on separate pallet).

Three-train turret clock signed John Moore & Sons

Time Measurement

1868

Bimetallic maximum and minimum thermometer by Hermann and Pfister, Bern. c.1867, serial No. 139.

Bimetallic maximum and minimum thermometer by Herm

Meteorology

1867

Silver medal to commemorate the visits of the Emperor Napoleon III and the Empress Eugenie to hospitals during an epidemic, by Laurent and Borrel, France, 1865

Medal commemorating Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie's hospital visit

Wellcome Medals

1865

Bronze medal, commemorating T.J. Pelouze, chemist and pharmacist, by Borrel, French, 1868

Medal commemorating Theophile Jules Pelouze

Wellcome Medals

1868

Medal. Exposition Universelle de MDCCCLXVII a Paris / H Ponscarme F. - [1867]. Metal, 50mm diameter, depth 5mm. obverse, relief head to L profile of 'Napoleon III Empereur'. reverse Recompenses, exergue, Science and Art Department South Kensington

Medal. Exposition Universelle de MDCCCLXVII a Par

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1867

Engraving. 'The Railway Station'. Painted by W P Frith. Engraved by Francis Holl from the original picture int the possession of Mr Henry Graves and dedicated to the Chairmen, Directors and Shareholders of the Railway Companies of Great Britain.Published by Henry Graves and Co, Publishers to HM the Queen and HRH the Prince and Princess of Wales, 6 Pall Mall, London. Entered according to Act of Congress by William Schaus in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. 1 October 1866.

Engraving of 'The Railway Station' by W P Frith, 1866

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1866-10-01

Tungsten hexachloride. Sample chemical from research undertaken by chemists in Owens College Chemistry Department, c. 1860s-1880s. Contained in a glass sphere and displayed in a domed case together with three other samples of tungsten.

Sample chemicals

Scientific Instruments & Research

1865; 1865; 1864; 1880

Book entitled 'Sheffield and Its Neighbourhood Illustrated' by Theophilus Smith. Illustrated with 16 albumen prints (one missing). Pictures include industrial interior, industrial landscape and street scenes. Printed by A.W. Bennett.

Sheffield and Its Neighbourhood Illustrated'

Photographs

1865

A photograph entitled 'Ba'lbek, Collones du Grande Temple, vue du sud' showing the six columns of the Great Temple at Baalbek, Lebanon, taken by Wilhelm Hammerschmidt in the 1860s. This albumen print is part of an album.

Ba'lbek, Collones du Grande Temple, vue du sud

Photographs

c. 1865

Velocipede bicycle, by Michaux, Paris France, 1865-1868. Owned and ridden by James Moore to win reputedly first formal bicycle race, in Parc de St.-Cloud, Paris, 31 May 1868.

Velocipede bicycle, owned and ridden by James Moore to win first formal bicycle race

Road Transport

1865-1868

Bronze medal awarded to Louis Alfred Lerouge, by the Philotechnique Association, first prizes in Hygiene, Chemistry and Physics, by Dantzell, French, 1868

Bronze medal awarded to Louis Alfred Lerouge, by t

Wellcome Medals

1868

Amateur Photographic Association Prize Album, 1868 containing 45 prints, captioned and atributed to various photographers.

Amateur Photographic Association Prize Album

Photographs

1868

Human skin, tattooed with inscription and crossed spade and pickaxe, French, dated 1866

Human skin with tattoo, France, 1866

Anatomy & Pathology

1866

Hand fed platen printing machine (H.S. Cropper & Co.)

Hand fed platen printing machine (H.S. Cropper & C

Hand and Machine Tools

after 1867

Microscope slide containing human connective tissue, labelled ‘Prize Medal, Paris, 1867’, prepared by Arthur C. Cole and Son, England, 1867

Microscope slide containing connective tissue

Microscopes

1867

Letter from Sir John Herschel to Julia Margaret Cameron, 25 September 1866. 2 sheets. The contents of the letter describes how wonderful Sir John Herschel feels Julia Margaret Cameron's photographs are, and refers to individual prints such as 'The Mountain Nymph, Sweet Liberty'. He also refers to Mr Cameron's health and his grandchildren.

Letter from Sir John Herschel to Julia Margaret Cameron, 1866

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1866-09-25

Model of an Ozonometer, improved form, designed in 1865 by Smyth with cardboard box.

Smyth's revised ozonometer

Meteorology

1865

'Panoramic view, Senafo', albumen print by John Sergeant Harrold, mounted on paper. Taken during the Abyssinian Campaign, 1867-68. Image is composite of three separate prints aligned and re-photographed.

Panoramic View, Senafo

Photographs

1867-1868

'Panoramic view, Zoulla Camp', albumen print by John Sergeant Harrold, mounted on paper. Taken during the Abyssinian Campaign, 1867-68. Image is composite of three separate prints aligned and re-photographed.

Panoramic View, Zoulla Camp

Photographs

1867-1868

Stereophotograph from the Diableries series, A72 'Les Cocottes Chez Satan [Ladies of Easy Virtue with Satan], showing several young women flirting with Satan and one of his ogres. Taken by an unknown photographer in about 1866 and published by BK of Paris. Part of a series begun in 1861, these amusing stereoscopic photographs were sculpted and photographed by either Atabert or Hennetier.

Les Cocottes Chez Satan

Photographs

c. 1866

Stereophotograph from the Diableries series, Le Boudoir de Mme Satan [Madame Satan's boudoir], showing a skeleton courting madame Satan, while Satan peeks from behind a curtain. A large bird stands behind madame Satan. Taken by an unknown photographer in about 1866 and published by BK of Paris. Part of a series begun in 1861, these amusing stereoscopic photographs were sculpted and photographed by either Atabert or Hennetier.

Le Boudoir de Mme Satan

Photographs

c. 1866

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Headwork', No. 18 from Series No. 2 by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, c.1868.

Zoetrope strip No. 18 'Headwork'

Cinematography

c. 1868

Zoetrope strip, number 23 from Series No. 2, entitled 'The Coffee Grinder', by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, c. 1868. Paper and ink with watercolour wash.

Zoetrope strip: 'No. 23, The Coffee Grinder'

Cinematography

c. 1868

Dallmeyer portrait camera, for four exposures on one plate, 1866.

Dallmeyer Portrait Camera

Photographic Technology

1866

Microscope slide containing a human incisor, labelled ‘Prize Medal, Paris, 1867’, prepared by Arthur C. Cole and Son, England, 1867

Microscope slide containing an incisor

Microscopes

1867

Silver medal of the Societe des Sciences de l'Agr et des Art de Lille, French, 1866

Silver medal of the Societe des Sciences de l'Agr

Wellcome Medals

1866

Bronze medal commemorating Francesco Rizzoli of Bologna with gratitude and admiration, by Adolfo Pieroni, Italian, 1865

Bronze medal commemorating Francesco Rizzoli of Bo

Wellcome Medals

1865

Bronze medal struck to commemorate the visit of the Emperor Napoleon III to Lille in August 1867, by C. Chaplain and A. Borrel, French, 1867, issued by the Chamber of Commerce

Medal commemorating Napoleon III's visit to Lille

Wellcome Medals

1867

Copper medal, designed by A. Bovy, after J. Peyre, and A. Dubois, commemorating Society for the Protection of Children Employed in Manufacturing, French, 1867

Copper medal, designed by A. Bovy, after J. Peyre,

Wellcome Medals

1867

One of six calotype prints, showing a 20-inch reflecting telescope with speculum mirror [Nasmyth focus] on a modified altazimuth mounting [see 1933-21] built by James Nasmyth at his Patricroft works, Manchester. Taken by him at of his large house, 'Hammerhurst' near Penshurst in Kent and dated 29th May 1866.

Calotype print of Nasmyth's 20-inch reflecting telescope, 1866

Astronomy

1866

Eyepiece for astronomical spectroscope from Norman Lockyer Observatory, London, England, 1868

eyepiece for Norman Lockyer’s seven-prism spectroscope

Astronomy

1868

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Irish Tail' showing a man riding a pig backwards by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Zoetrope strip: Irish Tail

Cinematography

c. 1868

Pantograph engraving, milling machine and accompanying parts, 1865, associated with geometric lathe by Bryan Donkin and Co., c.1821.

Pantograph engraving machine and parts

Hand and Machine Tools

1865

Two albumen print enlargements of the moon by A. Brothers from original photographs by Lewis Morris Rutherfurd, c 1868.

Two Albumen Print Enlargements of The Moon

Photographs

1868

Letter from Sir John Herschel to Julia Margaret Cameron, 25 September 1866. 2 sheets. The contents of the letter describes how wonderful Sir John Herschel feels Julia Margaret Cameron's photographs are, and refers to individual prints such as 'The Mountain Nymph, Sweet Liberty'. He also refers to Mr Cameron's health and his grandchildren.

Letter from Sir John Herschel to Julia Margaret Cameron, 1866

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1866-09-25

Samples of steel, manufactured by R. Mushet, 1866

Metallurgy

1866

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis, XVI 11th Dynasty, 2000-1500 BC. Mounted together on a plaster base.

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis

Agricultural Engineering

2000-1500 BCE

Lithograph. Locomotive & carriages, plan & text. Chubb & Fry's Patent Safety Railway Carriages, securing direct communication between passengers, guard & engine driver whilst the train is in motion. 1866. Illustration shows train en route with passengers moving between carriages and guard moving from carriage to tender. Also a diagram of ground plan, with detail of couplings. Below is a written description of the invention and a letter drawing attention to the advantages offered, addressed, by hand, to George Mussey Packe Esq, M.P. and signed by Chubb and Fry. L.B. Bertram Sole Agent.

chubb & frys patent safety railway carriages

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1866

Seal die, Callander & Oban Railway, 1865, engraved steel disc on spigot, full company title and date around circumference enclosing two shields surmounted by 2-2-2 locomotive with two thistles entwined below.

seal die - callander and oban railway

Railway Heraldry

1865

Cylinder, pistons and valve gear etc., from the compound beam engine "Beta", made by Middleton in 1866

Cylinder, pistons and valve gear etc., from the co

Motive Power

1866

Albumen print [mounted] .Portrait of John Spiller in uniform, c. 1865.

Portrait of John Spiller in uniform

Photographs

1865

Claudet's Focus-Equaliser lens. Designed by Dr. Sommer, stepson of Voigtlander, mechanism invented by Claudet. Petzval type portrait attachment lens, F:25cm. Cam and screw mechanism allows lens components to be separated during exposure. Rack and pinion focusing; to compensate for shallow depth of field of the Petzval lens.

Claudet's Focus-Equaliser lens

Photographic Technology

1867

Leather folio cover which originally contained prints by Julia Margaret Cameron and formerly owned by the family of Charles Darwin. Labelled 'Large Family and other photographs mounted incl. those of Julia Cameron. dated 2 November, 1866.'

Leather folio cover which originally contained prints by Julia Margaret Cameron

Photographs

1866-11-02