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L&YR locomotive, number 1008

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1889

Steam tank locomotive, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, 2-4-2T No 1008, designed by John Aspinall, built at Horwich in 1889, withdrawn in 1954. 55 tons 19 cwt: weight kg

Glass copy negative of Roundhay Garden Scene

Cinematography

1930s (1888)

Single large glass copy negative of Louis Le Prince's footage, Roundhay Garden Scene, shot in October 1888. This copy negative was made by the Science Museum in the 1930s from the original paper negatives created by Le Prince.

Great Northern Railway brake van

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1887

Brake van, Great Northern Railway, 6-wheel passenger brake van, No 948 of 1887.

The Demon Detective camera

Photographic Technology

1889

O'Reilly's Patent No 10823. Conical metal camera for 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inch plates, uncemented achromatic lenses c.F:1 1/2 inch fixed aperture and focus. Flap and shutter before lens work by elastic band. The American Camera Company, c.1890.

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

Electronic Components

1889

Thermionic valve, one of three original examples, by Sir John Ambrose Fleming, London, England, 1904. This valve uses a lamp with a flat concertina wire filament, by Edison & Swan United Electric Company, London, England, 1889.

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.

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

Electronic Components

1889

Thermionic valve, one of three original examples, by Sir John Ambrose Fleming, London, England, 1904. This valve uses a lamp with a flat rectangular aluminium filament, by Edison & Swan United Electric Company, London, England, 1889.

Single-lens Cine Camera by Louis Le Prince

Cinematography

1888

One-lens cinematograph camera, made by Louis Le Prince at Leeds in 1888.

Scutcher

Textile Industry

1889

Scutcher, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1889, and used at Bank Top Mill, Oldham.

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.

Spark gap or knob coherer, 1889

Radio Communication

1889

Spark gap or knob coherer, unknown maker, England, 1889. Used by Sir Oliver Lodge to first show the coherer effect and detect electric surgings by closing the circuit of a galvanometer during experiments on lightning guards.

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

Electronic Components

1889

Thermionic valve, one of three original examples, by Sir John Ambrose Fleming, London, England, 1904. This valve uses a lamp with a cylindrical aluminium filament, by Edison & Swan United Electric Company, London, England, 1889.

photographic plates

Photographic Technology

c.1888

Three boxes of 'Manchester' rapid dry gelatine plates made by J. T. Chapman Ltd of Manchester in around 1888.

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

Model which represents the paddle steamers "Queen Victoria" and the ''Prince of Wales''

Water Transport

1887

Whole model, scale 1:48, representing the paddle steamer "Queen Victoria" (1887) and it's sister the 'Prince of Wales' with two steel plaques, possibly built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 1886-1927

Original Tesla induction motor, 1887-1888.

Electricity Supply

1887-1888

Original Tesla Induction Motor presented by Tesla to Prof. Ayrton

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway locomotive, Wren

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1887

Steam locomotive and tender, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, 18" gauge 0-4-0T "Wren", built at Horwich Works in 1887, withdrawn 1962.

Lancashire Boiler

Motive Power

1889

This Lancashire boiler was made in Manchester by W & J Galloway & Sons Ltd in 1889. It was used by bedding manufacturers John Sawtell & Co, where the steam was used to curl feathers for stuffing pillows. Lancashire boilers were often used to power steam engines, but could be used for any task where steam was required. The Lancashire boiler was developed by William Fairbairn in 1844, in an attempt to create a boiler where as much heat as possible from the fire was transferred to the water, and not lost. Two furnace tubes run through the boiler, where the fires would be stoked, and these were surrounded with water for maximum heat transfer. Manchester firm Galloways, who made this boiler, made their boilers even more efficient by adding extra tubes which crossed the furnace tubes to allow more heat transfer. A typical Lancashire boiler would consume six tons of coal per day. Water levels had to be carefully maintained, otherwise the pressure would get too high and cause an explosion.

Forth Bridge Railway Co. rivet from Forth Bridge

Railway Infrastructure

1888; 1984

Rivet, Forth Bridge Railway Co. Iron rivet with round head, mounted on wood base, from Forth Bridge, 1888 (removed 1984). Overall: 60 mm x 122 mm x 70 mm; rivet: 83 mm 41 mm.

Glass copy negative of Leeds Bridge by Louis Le Prince

Cinematography

1933 (1888)

Single large glass copy negative of Louis Le Prince's footage shot on Leeds Bridge in October 1888. This copy negative was made by the Science Museum in 1933 from the original paper negatives created by Le Prince and shows frame numbers 110 to 129.

Beck Field camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1889

Folding field camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inch plates. Fitted with a Portland soft focus lens F; 9 inches f/4.5-16 Serial No 2071. Sold by James A. Sinclair and Co. Serial No 721107 and 346. Sliding rising and cross front. Tailboard design. Rack and pinion focusing. Double extension. Swing back. Square bellows. Hinged ground glass focusing screen with clear centre spot. Reversible back. R & J Beck. c.1889. with lens cap.

Twice melted slag from melting the last in the con

Metallurgy

before 1889

Twice melted slag from melting the last in the concentration process

'Dancing (Fancy)'. Plate 187 from 'Animal Locomotion'

Cinematography

1887

Collotype print by Eadweard Muybridge, Plate 187, 'Dancing (Fancy)', from 'Animal Locomotion'; an Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements, 1872-1885', published in 1887.

Alloy of 90 copper and 10 tin. A bronze

Metallurgy

before 1889

Alloy of 90 copper and 10 tin. A bronze

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

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

Speigeleisen from Rudolf, Wolff and Co.

Metallurgy

before 1889

Speigeleisen from Rudolf, Wolff and Co.

Three-wheeled motor car

Road Transport

1888

Benz 3 wheeled motor car, sent in 1888 by Karl Benz from Mannheim to Emile Roger in Paris in "kit" form and where it was assembled and by Roger in 1888. It is reputed to be the oldest petrol-engined car in the UK and the fifth oldest commercially produced car in the world.

Photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy

Astronomy

1888

Photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), taken by Isaac Roberts using a twin telescope (20-inch reflector & 7-inch refractor) by Howard Grubb of Dublin. Taken with an exposure of 4 hours on 29th December 1888 at his observatory & home at Maghull, near Liverpool.

Bronze medal commemorating Nicolas LeBlanc (1742-1806), 1887

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1887

Bronze medal commemorating Nicolas LeBlanc (1742-1806), 1887. 50mm diameter in case 7.5x7.5x2cm. Obverse: head and shoulders relief representation to right, legend Nicholas Leblanc ne en 1742 mort en 1806, signed l, Daniel Dupuis. Reverse: inscription En 1790 Nicholas LeBlanc extrait la soude du sel marin / medaille commemorative a l'occasion de la statue elevee par souscription internationale en 1887

Set of 11 coins for Queen Victoria's Jubilee

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1887

11 coins in red morocco case, set issued Queen Victoria Jubilee 1887. Comprises 4 gold coins value £5, £2, £1, 10/- and 7 silver coins value 5/-, 4/-, 2/6, 1/-, 6d, 3d, in case 17x21.5x3cm. Former numbers C20168, V&A numbers A156-1929 to 166-1929. [See Note field]

Black glassy slag for crushing and washing, from t

Metallurgy

before 1889

Black glassy slag for crushing and washing, from the Bagillt Works

Leclanché battery

Electricity and Magnetism

1887

Leclanche battery

Jumping, standing broad jump

Cinematography

1887

Collotype print by Eadweard Muybridge, 'Jumping, standing broad jump'. A sequence of photographs of a male athlete performing a long jump. Plate 163 from 'Animal Locomotionan Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animals Movements, 1872-1885', published in 1887.

Red lead formed in a smelting furnace, from the Al

Metallurgy

before 1889

Red lead formed in a smelting furnace, from the Alport Lead Works, Derbyshire

Natural graphite from Ceylon. As used by the Paten

Metallurgy

before 1889

Natural graphite from Ceylon. As used by the Patent Plumbago Crucible Company in making " black-lead" crucibles

Tank wagon, North Eastern Railway - Shell-Mex and BP Ltd

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1889

Tank wagon, North Eastern Railway, Shell-Mex and BP Ltd saddle-mounted oil tank wagon, No 512, tank capacity 2047 gallons, built by Darlington Wagon & Engineering Company for the North Central Wagon Company and registered with the North Eastern Railway in 1889.

Fencing

Cinematography

1887

Collotype print by Eadweard Muybridge, 'Fencing'. A sequence of photographs of two male fencers. Plate 349 from 'Animal Locomotionan Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animals Movements, 1872-1885', published in 1887.

Hipp chronoscope with small galvanometer and key

Time Measurement

1888

Chronoscope with small galvanometer and key. Designed for measuring short intervals of time with an accuracy of 1/1000th of a second. The clockwork is governed by a metal reed which vibrates instead of a pendulum. No.13074, made by Hipp, Neuchâtel, 1888

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

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of peregrine falcon, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BC

Cobalt and nickel speiss

Metallurgy

before 1889

Cobalt and nickel speiss

Electrostatic voltmeter, designed by Lord Kelvin,

Electricity and Magnetism

1888

Electrostatic voltmeter, designed by Lord Kelvin, also a small set of weights for use with the voltmeter

Barlow & Jones Limited Wove

Textile Industry

1887

Barlow & Jones Limited Woven banner for the Jubilee Exhibition 1887

Two Spools of Celluloid Made by Louis Le Prince

Cinematography

1888-1889

Two spools of celluloid film with silver-notched margins for developing film, made by Louis Le Prince in 1888-1889.

Faraday's Disc Electrical Generator

Electricity and Magnetism

1889

Unit demonstrating Faraday's work with a electromagnet and rotating copper disc, with brush, for demonstrating induced currents, Harvey & Peak, 1889

Electrotype copper, melted under charcoal and left

Metallurgy

before 1889

Electrotype copper, melted under charcoal and left to cool in the crucible, experiment by A. Dick

Crossley Otto 'Silent' Horizontal Engine

Heat Engines (non steam)

1888

Otto gas engine, slide valve, flame ignition, No. 12243, half h.p., patented by Nikolaus August Otto and Alphonse Eugène Beau de Rochas, and made by Crossley Brothers Limited, Manchester, England, 1888

Compliment slip from Association for the Supply of Pure Vaccine Lymph

Public Health & Hygiene

1888

Compliment slip, from the Association for the Supply of Pure Vaccine Lymph, English

Man on a balcony

Photographs

1888

A Kodak circular snapshot photograph of a man named Mr Reynolds sat on a balcony, taken by an unknown photographer in 1888. The photograph is taken on the balcony of 11 Montague Place in London.

Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Mummified crocodile, no provenance, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BCE.

The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells

Photographs

1888

A Kodak circular snapshot photograph of The Pantiles in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, taken by an unknown photographer in 1888. Tunbridge Wells' popularity as a spa resort grew in the 18th century, resulting in the Pantiles, a colonnaded walkway, being built in the area surrounding the springs.