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London Brighton & South Coast Railway locomotive Gladstone

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1882

Steam locomotive and tender, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, 0-4-2 No 214, "Gladstone", designed by William Stroudley, built at Brighton in 1882, withdrawn 1927.

Edison telephone, 1879

Telecommunications

1879

Wall telephone with Edison chalk receiver, unknown maker, probably United States, 1879.

London Brighton & South Coast Railway locomotive Boxhill

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1880

Steam locomotive, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, 0-6-0T No 82, "Boxhill", designed by William Stroudley, built at Brighton in 1880, withdrawn in 1946.

Lancashire Loom

Textile Industry

c. 1880

Lancashire loom, made by J. & R. Shorrock, Darwen, c.1880, and used at Pennington Mill, Leigh.

Gower-Bell telephone, 1881

Telecommunications

1881

Gower-Bell telephone transmitter, Post Office pattern with porcelain mouthpiece, made by Scott and Wollaston, England, 1880

Edison's electric carbon filament lamp

Lighting

1879

Original incandescent electric carbon filament lamp, by Thomas Alva Edison, Menlo Park, New Jersey, United States of America, with bulb made by Ludwig K. Boehm, Menlo Park, New Jersey, United States of America, 1879

Rotative Compound Beam Engine, 1881

Pumping Machinery

1881 (original)

Annotated 1/2 inch scale model (1:24) of a compound beam pumping engine by Worthington-Simpson Ltd, 1881, originally built for the West Middlesex Waterworks, Hammersmith, London.

Jones 50-line switchboard, 1879.

Telecommunications

1879

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

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

Gower-Bell wall telephone

Telecommunications

c.1880

Gower-Bell wall telephone with transmitter made by David Moseley & Sons, Manchester, c.1880.

Crossley telephone receiver, 1880

Telecommunications

1880

Telephone receiver, Crossley's patent 1880, unknown maker, British, 1880.

Crossley table telephone, 1879

Telecommunications

1879

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

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.

telephone transmitter

Telecommunications

c.1880

Marr handheld telephone transmitter, made by David Moseley & Sons, Manchester, c.1880.

Snuffbox in the form of a ram's head, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1881-1882

Smoking

1881-1882

Snuff mull in form of ram's head, on three coasters, two compartments with silver gilt lids, Scottish, 1881-1882

Water from the River Jordan

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1881

Bottle of water from the river Jordan, collected in 1881 by George Armstrong

Bezel wind wrist watch, c.1880

Time Measurement

c. 1880

Bezel wind wrist watch, c.1880

Magneto wall telephone

Telecommunications

c1880

Magneto wall telephone by Charles Wiliams, Boston, USA, c.1880

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)

telephone transmitter

Telecommunications

c.1880

Handheld granular carbon telephone transmitter, made by David Moseley & Sons, Manchester, c.1880.

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE

Babylonian clay liver used for divination, c.2050-1750 BC, copy, 1981

'The Horse in Motion'

Photographs

1882

Book: 'The Horse in Motion: As Shown by Instantaneous Photography. With a Study on Animal Mechanics, Founded on Anatomy and the Revelations of the Camera, in which is Demonstrated the Theory of Quadrupedal Locomotion', 1882. By J D B Stillman AM MD, using photographs by Eadweard Muybridge. Executed and published under the auspices of Leland Stanford. Illustrated with 5 heliotypes, showing positions of cameras and motion.

Ferranti alternator no.8, around 1882

Electricity Supply

1882

Ferranti alternator (also known as an alternating current dynamo) – model number 8. Designed by Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti and made in London in 1882.

Engraving: Watt's first experiment

Art

1879

Engraving: Watt's first experiment. Marcus Stone ARA pinxt; Herbert Bourne sculpt; published by Appleton & Co, New York [1879]. An example of the genre of unashamed romanticism in depicting Watt's 'invention of steam'. overall: 27.5x37.5cm

Scottish soldiers at the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir

Photographs

1882

A watercolour painting of Scottish Highland soldiers fighting in the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, drawn by an unknown artist in 1882.

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.

Marey's Camera for Chronophotography

Wellcome (general)

1882

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

One Penny Postage and Inland Revenue Stamps

Art

1881

Pane or block of 36 One Penny Postage and Inland Revenue Stamps, lilac, profile of Queen Victoria, 1881 issue (SG 170 or 172), sheet: 16.8 x 13.8 cm

'Silvertown Set' telephone with Blake transmitter, 1879-1890

Telecommunications

1879-1880

'SIlvertown Set' wall telephone, India Rubber, Gutta-Percha and Telegraph Works Company, Silvertown, London, 1879-1880. With Blake transmitter, trembler bell, push button and switch hook, and stamped "National Telephone Co. Ltd.".

Incandescent electric lamp with 'candlestick' cap

Lighting

1879

Incandescent carbon filament electric lamp, detachable 'candlestick' cap that fits into a lamp holder, made by Swan Electric Light Company Ltd in Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, c.1879, this is an early example of a commercial light bulb of the type patented by Joseph Swan, the vendor acquired the bulb from a public house on the Isle of Sheppy during 1940, the filament was broken in an air raid that night

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Earthenware oil jar, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Tri-unial magic lantern

Photographic Technology

1880

Goodwin Norton Triple lantern. Triunial lantern for 3 1/2 x 3 1/4" slides; lower two lenses missing, 2 mixing, one blowthrough oxyhydrogen limelight jets; star mixers; with hydrogen and oxygen gauges by Beard; previously catalogued as 1990-5036/259. Two lenses missing. Donated by daughter of maker. This tri-unial lantern, used by the lanternist Charles Goodwin Norton, was possibly made by W Butcher & Sons. The projector is missing two of its three lenses , though it retains its oxyhydrogen limelight jets - two mixing, one blowthrough -, star mixers and hydrogen and oxygen gauges by Beard.

Fort Mex, Alexandria

Photographs

1882-11-12

A photograph entitled 'Fort Mex, Alexandria', taken by N Cornianus in November 1882. The photograph shows damaged artillery on the walls of Fort Mex in Alexandria Harbour, Egypt.

Fort Ada, Alexandria

Photographs

1882-11-12

A photograph entitled 'Fort Ada, Alexandria', taken by an unknown photographer in November 1882. The photograph shows a damaged gun battery on the walls of Fort Adda (or Ada) in Alexandria, Egypt.

Lord Kelvin's electrostatic voltmeter

Electricity and Magnetism

c. 1880

Meter, electrical. Lord Kelvin's electrostatic voltmeter, about 1880.

International Medical Congress Medal, London, 1881

Wellcome Medals

1881

Circular bronze medal, commemorates the 7th International Medical Congress held in London, 1881, designed by L.C. Wyon after Sir John Tenniel, made in England, 1881

Early form of mercury interrupter (hand break)

Electricity and Magnetism

1880

Early form of mercury interrupter (hand break) by "Apps" on the "Dipper" principle for use in conjunction with induction coils

Follows & Bate knife cleaner

Domestic Appliances

c.1880

Knife cleaner made by Follows and Bate Ltd, Manchester, c.1880

Curved bottom polishing iron, c.1880

Domestic Appliances

1880

Curved bottom polishing iron, c.1880

Wax death mask of Benjamin Disraeli, England, 1881

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1881

Wax death mask of Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, taken six hours after his death by Sir E. Boehm, England, 1881

Portable chemistry set

Experimental Chemistry

1880

Portable chemistry set for Technological & Natural Sciences Teaching Materials: "Light & Heating", by Vetter, Hamburg, c. 1880

Tombs of English killed at Tel-el-Kebir near the station

Photographs

1882-12-06

A photograph entitled 'Tombs of English killed at Tel el Kebir near the station', taken by an unknown photographer in December 1882. The photograph shows British graves on the battlefield of Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt.

Kuo Tajen

Photographs

1880

A Woodburytype entitled 'Kuo Tajen', taken by Lock and Whitfield in 1880. This Woodburytype is taken from a series of seven volumes entitled 'Men of Mark'. Published between 1876 and 1883, each volume featured 36 portraits of prominent men of the time. A brief biographical essay by Thompson Cooper (1837-1904) accompanied each portrait.

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of peregrine falcon, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BC

Tinfoil phonograph, 1880

Sound Reproduction

1880

Tinfoil phonograph, made by Brehmer Bros., Philadelphia, c. 1880

Protector Lamp Co. miner's unb

Coal Mining

c. 1880

Protector Lamp Co. miner's unbonneted Marsaut safety lamp, c. 1880.

baldwin locomotive bell

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1880

Brass locomotive bell, on teak base, from 5000th locomotive built by Baldwin locomotive works for the Philadelphia Railway, USA, 1880.

Locomotive nameplate - Jubilee

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1880

Locomotive nameplate `Jubilee', brass, possibly original, ex 0-4-4 ST locomotive built by Black, Hawthorn & Co., 1880, scrapped c.1965.