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Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Siemens telephone receiver, c. 1878

Telecommunications

1878

Panorama de Paris

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1878

Panorama de Paris

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1878

Lignite from the Faeroe Islands

Metallurgy

before 1878

Bandage, British Army issue for campaign in Afghan

Surgery

1878

Enlarged Photograph of a Part of the Sun's Disc

Astronomy

1878

Horn spoon, European, 1878

Wellcome (general)

1878

Bell Telephone

Electricity and Magnetism

1878

Glass plate, 44 x 44 mm, with paper label stuck al

Rayleigh

1878

G.P.O. plate lightning arrestor, 1878

Geophysics

1878

Case for Apothecary Reference Measure Standards

Weighing & Measuring

1878

Electrotype copy of the Pint measure, William III, 1700

Weighing & Measuring

1878

Electrotype copy of the 'Stirling Jug'

Weighing & Measuring

1878

Shergold Safety Bicycle by Thomas Shergold

Road Transport

1878

Viewer microscope, with bead lens, in square body

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1888-185

Altered steel bar from a furnace bottom, communica

Metallurgy

before 1878

Thin sheet iron manufactured in Russia, communicat

Metallurgy

1878

One of four photographs in window mounts showing a

Astronomy

1878

Tender Worksplate, Cambrian Railway, "Cambrian Railways 16", green, brass, oval, built 2789 August 1878, 4-4-0 inside cylinders small bogie passenger class "Beaconsfield" (until December 1891), to Great Western Railway as No. 1115 in January 1922, withdrawn January 1925.

locomotive worksplate

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1878

Clay figure of animal

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1000 BCE

Standard apothecary's reference measure

Weighing & Measuring

1878

Standard apothecary's reference measure

Weighing & Measuring

1878

Cupping set

Therapeutics

1878

Electrotype copy of a set of three flat circular weights (avoirdupois) 8 lbs, 2 lbs and 1 lb

Weighing & Measuring

1878

William Harvey

Charles Henry Jeens

1878

Model steam locomotive, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, 1:20 scale, Terrier class 0-6-0T locomotive, 'Denmark', No. 39, 1878, made by H. W. Bellars, with glazed case.

model London Brighton & South Coast Railway Terrier class locomotive

Railway Models

1878

Captive balloon ascent from the Tuilleries

Art

1878

Vanity Fair chromolithograph portrait: [Lord Linds

Art

1878

Engraving, W.J.P.S after W. Bazett Murray, `Chargi

Art

1878

Republique Francaise. Fete Nationale du 30 Juin, 1878

Art

1878

Bridegroom

Vanity Fair

1878

Glasgow fine art exhibition

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1878

united kingdom band of hope union fete

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1878

A photograph entitled 'His Highness Shere Ali Khan, Amir of Afghanistan', taken by John Burke, c. 1878.

His Highness Shere Ali Khan, Amir of Afghanistan

Photographs

c. 1878

A photograph entitled 'Kutchi (Gypsy) Village near Dacca', taken by John Burke. The photograph shows the small village near Dacca, or Dakka. A group of locals, described in the title as gypsies, sit in the foreground on the left, with two Indian soldiers standing guard on the right.

Kutchi (Gypsy) Village Near Dacca

Photographs

c. 1878

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

Diagram of Winby & Levick tramway track, 1878. Colour print.

Diagram of Winby & Levick tramway track, 1878

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1878

Wicks Rotary type casting machine, complete on stand, with metal pot and metal pump, and a number of matrices.

Wicks Rotary type casting machine, 1878

Printing & Writing

1878

A photograph entitled 'Ali Musjid, Interior of Fort Looking Towards Kuta', taken by John Burke in 1878. The photograph shows the Afghani fort of Ali Musjid, or Masjid, after its capture by the British on 22 November 1878 during the Second Afghan War.

Ali Musjid, Interior of Fort Looking Towards Kuta

Photographs

1878

A photograph entitled 'Jellallabad, the Bastion Where General Elphinstone and Others Were Buried During The Siege in 1841-1842', taken by John Burke, c. 1878. The photograph shows the tower containing the bodies of General Elphinstone and other British soldiers killed during the retreat of the Kabul garrison to Jalalabad (or Jellallabad) during the First Afghan War in January 1842.

Jellallabad, the Bastion…

Photographs

c. 1878

A photograph entitled 'Ali Musjid and Surroundings from Rotass, Looking Down on Fort Showing Ascent With River', taken by John Burke in 1878. The photograph shows the fort of Ali Musjid, or Masjid, the fort controlled the Afghan side of the Khyber Pass.

Ali Musjid and Surroundings from Rotass…

Photographs

1878

A photograph entitled 'Jellallabad Main Street', taken by John Burke, c. 1878. The photograph shows the main street in Jalalabad (Jellallabad), Afghanistan.

Jellallabad Main Street

Photographs

c. 1878

A photograph entitled 'Halt of Prisoners from Bassaule', taken by John Burke, c. 1878. The photograph shows soldiers of the 45th Rattray's Sikh Regiment guarding Afghan prisoners.

Halt of Prisoners from Bassaule

Photographs

c. 1878

A photograph entitled 'Shergai Heights', taken by John Burke, in November 1878. The photograph shows the British Indian Army Third Brigade on the Shahgai ridge before the attack on Ali Masjid.

Shergai Heights

Photographs

1878-11

A photograph entitled 'Officers of the 51st Regt on Sultan Tara, Showing Different Service Uniform Worn', taken by John Burke in 1878.

Officers of the 51st Regt on Sultan Tara…

Photographs

1878

Album entitled 'The Afghan War, Attogk to Jellalabad, Gandamak and Surkhab', by John Burke.

The Afghan War, Attogk to Jellalabad, Gandamak and Surkhab

Photographs

c. 1878

Lucas deep-sea sounding machine, designed by F. R. Lucas, United Kingdom, 1878.

Lucas Sounding Machine, 1878

Oceanography

1878

A photograph entitled 'Afridi Picket near to Jumrood', taken by John Burke in 1878. Afridi was the name for a powerful independent tribe living on the Indian border around the Khyber Pass in Peshwar. These soldiers are posing in front of a sangar, a small stone fortification common in Afghanistan and Northern India.

Afridi Picket near to Jumrood

Photographs

1878

A photograph entitled 'Khyber Side of Sarkai Hill', taken by John Burke in 1878. The photograph shows a group of the Queen's Own Guides on the side of a hill. These scouts have entered Afghanistan in advance of the main column of soldiers to check for ambushes. The full title of the photograph is 'Khyber Side of Sarkai Hill. Officers of the (QO) Guides Reconnoitering'.

Khyber Side of Sarkai Hill

Photographs

1878