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Khedive's Egyptian star, bronze, blue ribbon, crescent and star on suspender, dated 1882, first issue, Egyptian, 1882

Khedive's Egyptian star, bronze, blue ribbon, cres

Wellcome Medals

1882

Medal commemorating the opening of the Alexander II railway bridge across the River Volga, reverse showing bridge, bronze, diameter 80mm, depth 6mm, Russia, 1880. Artist name on reverse right, below bridge

Medal commemorating the opening of the Alexander II railway bridge

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1880

Bayliss-Thomas Ordinary bicycle, 1879

Bayliss-Thomas Ordinary Bicycle, 1879

Road Transport

1879

Circular bronze medal, commemorates Baron Nordenskiold's discovery of the North East Passage, designed by Lindberg, Swedish, 1879

Medal commemorating Baron Nordenskold's discovery of the North East Passage

Wellcome Medals

1879

Zoetrope strip entitled 'A Large Feeder', by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, about 1880. Paper and ink with watercolour wash.

Zoetrope strip: 'A Large Feeder'

Cinematography

c. 1880

Zoetrope strip entitled 'The Hurdle Race' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, about 1880. Paper and ink with watercolour wash.

Zoetrope Strip: The Hurdle Race

Cinematography

c. 1880

Medal, bronze, commemorates Lieut. General van der Heijden, artist J. Menger, medal Dutch, 1881

Medal, bronze, commemorates Lieut. General van der

Wellcome Medals

1881

Circular bronze medal, commemorates Louis Pasteur innoculating cattle for the Melun Agricultural Society, against anthrax in 1831, designed by Borrel, French, 1881

Medal commemorating Louis Pasteur

Wellcome Medals

1881

Pulse glass, for demonstrating vaporization of liquid at low pressures, by J. J. Griffin and Sons, London, England, 1880.

Pulse Glass by J. J. Griffin and Sons, 1880

Heat

1880

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Who's That Knocking at The Door', by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, about 1880. Paper and ink with watercolour wash.

Zoetrope strip: 'Who's That Knocking at The Door'

Cinematography

c. 1880

Guidebook, Great Western Railway, "Illustrated Tourist Guide", views and descriptions of Wye Valley, Clifton, Lynton, Ilfracombe, Dartmouth, Plymouth New Quay, Falmouth, The Lizard, Penzance, Lands End, Scilly Isles and the coast of Devon and Cornwall, cost new 1d, 32 pages, soft cover, attached insert of "Tourist Arrangements" 1879, ticket details for various routes, printed by Waterlow & Sons, London Wall.

illustrated tourist guide

Library Collections

1879

Guidebook, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, "Illustrated Tourist Guide", 1879, illustrations of and information about south coast towns served by the railway also Isle of Wight, Paris and the continent via Newhaven, Dieppe and Rouen, cost new 1d, 32 pages, cover illustration of London Bridge Station and Victoria Station, printed by Camden Press, soft cover.

illustrated tourist guide

Library Collections

1879

Bronze medal commemorating 70th birthday of Joseph Hyrtl, presented by Viennese College of Physicians, Austrian, made by A. Scharff, 1880

Medal to commemorate Joseph Hyrtl

Wellcome Medals

1880

Circular bronze medal, commemorated Dr. Joseph Hyrtl, and his 70th birthday, from the Viennese Medical School, designed by A. Scharff, Austrian, 1880

Medal to commemorate Joseph Hyrtl

Wellcome Medals

1880

Ceramic saucer from tea/coffee service presented to Mr. Robert Wilkie, Station Master at Hexham on his promotion to Corbridge station, 26 September 1882. Made by Edge, Malkin & Co. Overall: 27 mm x 167 mm.

Ceramic saucer from Robert Wilkie set

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1882

Ceramic side plate from tea/coffee service presented to Mr. Robert Wilkie, Station Master at Hexham on his promotion to Corbridge station, 26 September 1882. Made by Edge, Malkin & Co. Overall: 24 mm x 212 mm (dia. rim).

Ceramic side plate from Robert Wilkie set

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1882

Ceramic side plate from tea/coffee service presented to Mr. Robert Wilkie, Station Master at Hexham on his promotion to Corbridge station, 26 September 1882. Made by Edge, Malkin & Co. Overall: 24 mm x 212 mm (dia. rim).

Ceramic side plate from Robert Wilkie set

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1882

Silver (EPNS) salver and ceramic tea/coffee service presented to Mr. Robert Wilkie, Station Master at Hexham on his promotion to Corbridge station, 26 September 1882. Service comprises 6 side plates, 1 cake plate, 1 rectangular cake dish, 6 saucers, 5 cups, 1 coffee jug and 1 egg cup

Tea service, presented to Robert Wilkie

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1882

Map, England, Scotland & Wales, Station map, 1881 (17th Edition), published by Smith & Ebbs, paper backed linen. [Ex Municipal Industrial Museum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne]

Map, England, Scotland & Wales, Station map, 1881 (17th Edit

Railway Maps & Plans

1881

Specimen bottle containing gamboge soap crystals

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1935-1880

Cylindrical glass jar containing specimens of cinchona bark, specimen prepared in England, possibly 1881

Cylindrical glass jar containing specimens of cinc

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1881

Medal, silver, Second Afghan War Medal, with ribbon, awarded to Captain C.F. Gleig, D.A.A. Genl., English, 1880-1881

Medal, silver, Second Afghan War Medal, with ribbo

Wellcome Medals

1880-1881

Egyptian medal, 1882, with 1 bar, silver, by L.C. Wyon, England, 1882

Egyptian medal, 1882, with 1 bar, silver, by L.C.

Wellcome Medals

1882

Fruit bowl, silver plated, Great Eastern Railway, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1880; round dish with looped handle, on stand, "GER" in serif letters surmounted by dragon's wing in centre. Measurements: with handle folded: 117 mm x 250 mm, 0.7kg; height when handle expanded: 220 mm.

Silver plated fruit bowl, Great Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1880

Tankard, 2-handled, silver plated, Great Eastern Railway, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1882; "GER" in script letters surmounted by dragon's wing. Overall: 153 mm x 182 mm x 118 mm, 0.64kg.

Silver plated tankard, Great Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1882

Mahogany plate changing box for 4 x 5 inch plates. Capacity for 12 plates. Loaded through sliding base with lock. Plates are transferred to holder through sliding lid, light trap automatically removed when plateholder is fitted. Rolltop slide covers plates as sliding lid is operated. Calibrated 1-12. Brass card holder on side. G. Hare.

Hare's Patent automatic changing box

Photographic Technology

1880

Apparatus to show the unequal expansion of brass and iron. It comprises a Grove battery, brass and iron bars with supporting frame, connecting wires and stand for metal filament

Apparatus to show the unequal expansion of brass a

Heat

1880

Terracotta statue of Aesculapius, by C. Dausch, 1880

Terracotta statue of Aesculapius, by C. Dausch

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1880

Medal, bronze, in leatherette case, commemorating International exposition of Electricity, Paris 1881, awarded to Friedel(?), by Louis Oscar Roty, French, 1882

Medal, bronze, in leatherette case, commemorating

Wellcome Medals

1882

Silver medal, by L.A., commemorating Elias Magnus Fries, Professor of Botany at Uppsala, Swedish, 1881

Medal commemorating Elias Magnus Fries

Wellcome Medals

1881

Silver medal, commemorates the granting of a charter(?) to the Pharmacy Society of Bordeaux; artist, Gerrier, 1879

Silver medal, commemorates the granting of a chart

Wellcome Medals

1879

Medal, bronze, issued to commemorate the Pharmaceutical Union of Charleroi, Belgium, on the election of Alexandre van Bastelaer to President of the Union 24 April to 25 May, 1881, by G. Wurden, Belgian, 1881

Medal, bronze, issued to commemorate the Pharmaceu

Wellcome Medals

1881

Medal, bronze, commemorating work of Professor Claude Bernard, French physiologist, by Alfred Borrel, French, 1879

Medal commemorating Claude Bernard

Wellcome Medals

1879

Medal, silvered bronze, commemorating work of Professor Claude Bernard, French physiologist, after his death, by Alfred Borrel, French, 1879

Medal commemorating Claude Bernard

Wellcome Medals

1879

Egypt Star, 1882, bronze, by H. Jenkins and Son, Birmingham, 1882

Egypt Star, 1882, bronze, by H. Jenkins and Son, B

Wellcome Medals

1882

Bronze medal by A. Brighaut commemorating Baron A.E. Nordenskiold, Swedish arctic explorer, issued by the Belgian colony in Paris, French, 1880

Medal commemorating Baron Nordenskiold

Wellcome Medals

1880

Bronze medal by Alphee Dubois, commemorating 50th anniversary of Jean Baptiste Dumas and his appointment as Perpetual Secretary of Academy of Sciences, French, 1882

Bronze medal by Alphee Dubois, commemorating 50th

Wellcome Medals

1882

Bronze medal by Alphee Dubois honouring Louis Pasteur, French, 1882

Bronze medal by Alphee Dubois honouring Louis Past

Wellcome Medals

1882

Studio camera.

Studio camera

Photography

c 1880

Stand for studio camera.

Stand for studio camera

Photographic Technology

c 1880

Silver prize medal awarded to Madamoiselle Jourdain, for good conductby the school of Midwifery, Paris, 1878-1879, French, 1879

Silver prize medal awarded to Madamoiselle Jourdai

Wellcome Medals

1879

Stevengraph, unmounted silk panel depicting mail coach with 4 horses.

Stevengraph

Miscellanea & Curiosities

c. 1879

Paper (newsprint), listing: 'Stevengraph pure silk woven pictures', stevengraph works, Coventry

The Present Time

Miscellanea & Curiosities

c. 1879

Paper (newsprint), listing: 'Stevengraph pure silk woven pictures', stevengraph works, Coventry and stevengraph, "The Present Time - 60 Miles an Hour". Depicts engine and 2 coaches. Silk picture in card frame, woven by Thomas Stevens, Coventry and London. 8"x5 1/4"

The Present Time

Miscellanea & Curiosities

c. 1879

Stevengraph, "The Present Time - 60 Miles an Hour". Depicts engine and 2 coaches. Silk picture in card frame, woven by Thomas Stevens, Coventry and London

The Present Time

Miscellanea & Curiosities

c. 1879

Travel Guide, Great Northern Railway, "East Coast Route to Scotland, Tourist Guide", 1879, cost new 1d, 32 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - east coast route to scotland

Library Collections

1879

Dines improved hygrometer, vertical form, 1879, by L Casella, London.

Dines improved hygrometer, vertical form, 1879, by

Meteorology

1879

Vacuum tube for an experiment to see if a difference of pressure could be detected by focussing the cathode stream through a small hole into a second chamber, no result, date 1880

Vacuum tube for an experiment to see if a differen

Electricity and Magnetism

1880

Map, Railway Clearing House, England and Wales, 1881, coloured, 7/8 inch to 10 miles, published by J Airey, Railway Clearing House.

Map, Railway Clearing House, England and Wales, 1881, colour

Railway Maps & Plans

1881

Travel Guide, North Eastern Railway, "Tourist Guide to Scotland", 1879, incorporating places to visit and advertisements, cost 1d, 32 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - tourist guide to scotland

Library Collections

1879