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Crossley table telephone, 1879

Telecommunications

1879

Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter, made by Emmot and Blakey, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, 1879

Decorated pedestal water closets 'The New Humber'

Domestic Appliances

1875-1885

One of two decorated pedestal water closets 'The New Humber' by McDowall, Steven and Co.Ltd., 4 Upper Thames Street, E.C., c.1880

Compound monocular microscope

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1870-1880

Compound monocular microscope, signed by Tolles of the Boston Optical Works, American, circa 1870, bought by Crisp from C. Stodder

Hindu astrolabe

Astronomy

1870

Hindu planispheric astrolabe in copper [brass?], single plate, made for Raja Ramasimha by Sivalala in 1870. Engraved in Sanskrit with instrument laid out for the latitude of Bundi (25º 28'), Rajasthan, India. Alidade at rear missing.

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by Froude

Froude

1867

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by William Froude on River Dart in 1867 measuring 6 foot in length.

Chamberland filter, France, 1875-1884

Microbiology

1875-1884

Chamberland filter used by Pasteur and Chamberland in work on anthrax and chicken cholera

Sixteen lens cine camera by Louis Le Prince

Cinematography

1886-1887

Sixteen lens cinematographic camera, made by Louis Le Prince in Paris in 1887 (with electrical connections)

Jones 50-line switchboard, 1879.

Telecommunications

1879

50-line manual telephone switchboard, made by Jones Brothers, Cincinatti, USA, 1879

Endoscope

Clinical Diagnosis

1875-1885

Main body of endoscope (for aural, rectal or urethral use). Unknown maker. c.1875-1885 CE.

Scarificator from cupping set

Therapeutics

1878

Scarificator, brass, part of cupping set made by Arnold of London, 1878

Lowdown Suite W.C. pedestal and tank, the "Darnley

Domestic Appliances

1882

Lowdown Suite W.C. pedestal and tank, the "Darnley", c.1882

Granular carbon-type telephone transmitter

Telecommunications

c. 1885

Granular carbon type telephone transmitter, made by David Moseley & Sons, Manchester, c.1890.

Catgut suture cord preserved in oil

Surgery

1875

Catgut in carboiled oil, prepared by Lister, 1875

Kastner's Pyrophone, 1873-1876

Acoustics

1873-1876

Pyrophone, patented and made by Frédéric Kastner, France, 1873

Replica of Edison's first phonograph, 1877.

Sound Reproduction

1877

Replica of Edison's original phonograph, 1877

Close, No 118 High Street

Photographs

1868

A photograph entitled 'Close, No. 118 High Street', taken by Thomas Annan in 1868. The photograph shows a group of women and children crowded in a close behind 118 High Street in Glasgow.

Crookes' spiral periodic system

Experimental Chemistry

1888

Periodic table model, in spiral form, made by Sir William Crookes, representing the order of evolution of the elements, 1888.

Lawson 'Bicyclette', 1879

Road Transport

1879

Lawson's Bicyclette of 1879, (First step in the evolution of the modern safety cycle) with box of accessory items.

Clockwork interruptor, once owned by David Hughes, 1875-1880

Radio Communication

1875-1880

Clockwork interruptor made and used by David Edward Hughes (1831-1900), England, c. 1879

submarine cable laid across the River Medina, 1878

Telecommunications

1878

Submarine telegraph cable laid across the River Medina, Isle of Wight, 1878, recovered 1977. Believed used in A.G. Bell's telephone experiment between Cowes and Osborne House.

Gold lever watch by George Blackie

Clockmakers

1873

Lever escapement watch by George Blackie in a gold engine-turned case. White enamel dial with a subsidiary seconds dial and up-and-down indicator. Helical balance-spring. Signed ‘Geoe. Blackie fecit 392, Strand, London No. 742’. Engraved on the back plate ‘Nelthropp prize winner 1873’. Hallmarked for 1873.

Edison telephone peg switchboard and pegs, 1879

Telecommunications

1879

Edison telephone peg switchboard with six pegs, made by the Edison Telegraph Company of London Limited, London, England, 1879

Gooch centrepiece, 1872

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1872

Centrepiece, silver, commissioned and purchased by Sir Daniel Gooch, 1872, engraved with the arms of the Gooch family and of the Great Western Railway Company. At the top is a figure of a woman, representing the Arts, at the base are three seated figures; Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Joseph Locke and George Stephenson. Design also features one of Gooch's Great Western Railway locomotives, a railway viaduct, and a scene showing the laying of a transatlantic cable.

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by

Froude

1867

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by William froude on River Dart in 1867 measuring 6 foot in length.

replica of Bell's 1876 'iron-box' receiver, 1959

Telecommunications

1876

Replica of Bell's 1876 'iron box' receiver, made by Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1959

Stroh's type-printer for Wheatstone ABC communicator, 1870-1881

Telecommunications

1870-1881

Stroh's type-printer for Wheatstone ABC communicator, designed by J A M Stroh, made by the British Telegraph Manufactory, London, England, 1870-1881

Obstetrical forceps

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1870s

Obstetrical forceps, steel, Norwegian, 19th century.

Plaster model of a human eye, France, 1884

Anatomy & Pathology

1884

Plaster model of a sectioned human eye, French, 1884.

Table chronometer in a gilt-metal and glazed case by Victor Kullburg

Clockmakers

1870-1877

Spring-detent platform escapement table chronometer by Victor Kullberg. Gilt brass and glazed case. Silvered dial with subsidiary seconds and up-and-down indicator. 8-day fusee movement. Spring-detent platform escapement with helical spring and compensation balance. Signed ‘Victor Kullberg London 3973’. Engraved on the case ‘In memoriam Thomas Ogilvy, Corrimony 30th July 1877’.

Wheatstone receiver (Morse inker), 1867

Telecommunications

1867

Wheatstone receiver (Morse inker), unknown maker, probably British, 1867

Facsimile 1865 homemade telephone, 1888

Telecommunications

1888

Facsimile of the telephone made in 1865 by Mr S. M. Yeates (improved Reis telephone), also made by S M Yeates, Dublin, Ireland, 1888.

'Iago - study from an Italian'

Photographs

1867

A photographic portrait of the artist's model, Angelo Colarossi (born about 1839), taken by Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) in 1867. The print forms part of the Herschel Album.

wooden base for submarine cable laid across the River Medina, 1878

Telecommunications

1878

Wooden base for submarine telegraph cable laid across the River Medina, Isle of Wight, 1878, recovered 1977. Believed used in A.G. Bell's telephone experiment between Cowes and Osborne House.

Figure group: 'The Toothdrawer', Berlin, 1870-1880

Dentistry

1870-1880

Figure group 'The Toothdrawer', spelter, by R. Pereda, cast by Werch Glinniche, Berlin, 1870-1880

Set of six test tubes with stand, used by Joseph Lister

Microbiology

1875-1878

Set of 6 test-tubes, each with a glass cap, set upright in a test-tube stand made from glass and wire used by Lister in his experiments on lactic fermentation, circa 1877

Commemorative spade used to turn the first sod of

Civil Engineering

1878

Commemorative spade used to turn the first sod of the River Lee Conservancy's new cutting through Horse Shoe Point, Clapton, on 12 July 1878

Tailboard, North Eastern Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1880

Tailboard, North Eastern Railway, "Train Following/Return to Saltburn No.5" (Oblong metal, c.1880)

Wood-working brace drill, with button-operated latch chuck, 1875-1885

Hand and Machine Tools

c. 1880

Wood-working brace drill, with button-operated latch chuck, unsigned, England, 1875-1885. This is an early example of the brace which replaced the bow drill because it is easier to manipulate than the bow and there is no idle return movement. The speed of rotation is slower but the turning force (moment) is greater and a different form of bit (drill piece) taking a heavier cut was used. This is fitted with a button type of chuck used from the latter half of the 18th Century. However, the style features in 20th Century tool catalogues.

Glass bottle, part of cupping set

Therapeutics

1878

Glass bottle, stoppered, part of cupping set made by Arnold of London, 1878

Telegraph transmitter

Telecommunications

c.1880

General Post Office high-speed paper-tape telegraph transmitter, c.1880.

Child's Ordinary bicycle (c. 1880)

Road Transport

c.1880

Child's Ordinary bicycle (c. 1880)

Curved bottom polishing iron, c.1880

Domestic Appliances

1880

Curved bottom polishing iron, c.1880

Nested cupping glasses

Therapeutics

1878

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

Original Tesla induction motor, 1887-1888.

Electricity Supply

1887-1888

Original Tesla Induction Motor presented by Tesla to Prof. Ayrton

model sykes lock and block signalling system

Railway Models

1875

Demonstration model of Sykes lock and block system, 1875, with glazed shade.

Marey's Camera for Chronophotography

Wellcome (general)

1882

Camera for chronophotography on a fixed plate invented by Étienne-Jules Marey, about 1882.

Photograph of the Great Nebula in Orion, 1883

Astronomy

1883

One of eleven photographs, taken by Andrew Ainslie Common of the Orion Nebula (M42) using a 36-inch reflecting telescope with a silver-on-glass mirror in the garden at his home in Ealing, London. Taken with an exposure of 60 minutes on February 26th 1883.

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.