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Stone slab with seven holes for cosmetic ointments, Egypt, 1991-1786 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1991-1786 BCE

Aragonite slab with 7 holes for cosmetic ointments, each labelled in hieroglyphics, Egyptian, 1991BC-1786BC

Stop-Cock Water Sampler, 1910

Oceanography

1910

Stop-cock water bottle sampler, Challenger pattern, unsigned, 1910.

moving coil ammeter

Electricity Supply

c. 1910

Nalder Bros & Thompson moving coil ammeter, c. 1910

BTM vertical sorter, 1911.

Computing & Data Processing

1911

BTM vertical sorter c. 1911 ICT Museum No.33

Records for the Pathe gramophone

Sound Reproduction

1911

19 of 20 records for the Pathe gramophone (for use with hill-and-dale disc records), 1911 (see note).

Carton for Ticka watch camera

Photographic Technology

1908

Carton for 'Ticka' camera. Contains cloth draw-string bag, receipt for developing film spool; photo postcard; directions for use, instruction book, receipt, read carefully ticket marked 'Caution'. Sold to T & H Doublet Optician & Co, 38 Moorgate Street, Bank, London. Purchased 19th September 1908.

Ticka watch camera

Photographic Technology

1906

'Ticka' camera. Pocket watch-shaped rollfilm camera for 18mm wide film in special cassette. 15x23mm pictures. Fixed aperture simple lens. T/I shutter; lens cap. With accessory brilliant reflecting finder. Exposure counter. In cloth case, with directions, instruction book, receipt, instruction card. Engraved with interlaced 'HTC' on front of case.

Advertisement for Kinemacolor

Cinematography

c. 1911

An advertisement for Kinemacolor by the Natural Color Kinematograph Company Limited, printed by the Dangerfield Printing Company in London, c. 1911. The advertisement boasts that Kinemacolor is 'The only system of Animated Pictures in the Actual Colors of Nature'.

Pendulum, from time recorder

Telecommunications

1905

Pendulum from the time recorder, by the British Time Recorder Co. Ltd, London, England, 1940-1970

Snowdon rain gauge, by Negretti and Zambra

Meteorology

1908

5 inch Snowdon rain gauge, by Negretti and Zambra, 1908.

Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma, showing his withered right leg, plaster copy of Egyptian original, 2000-1001BC. Made in Dantes Plad in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Spectrometer, fitted with replica of Rowlands grat

Optics

1905-1907

Spectrometer, fitted with replica of Rowlands grating, by W. Watson and Sons, London, England, 1905-7. Fitted with 5-inch circle, reading by Vernier to minutes, with case, rack focus to telescope etc. (see note)

Model of an 'Overlead' cable windlass as fitted R.M.S. 'Amazon'

Marine Engines

1906-1909

Model, scale 1.8, of an 'Overlead' steam cable windlass as fitted to R.M.S. 'Amazon', designed by WH Harfield, by Science Museum Workshops, London, 1906-1909

Case for surgical instruments

Surgery

1905

Mahogany velvet lined case for surgical instrument set from surgical pannier, 1905 pattern

Thermometer from a field surgical pannier set

Surgery

1905

'60 seconds' thermometer in a metal case made by Anderson and Buchanan, Glasgow from a field surgical pannier set, complete, British, 1905 pattern101919

Man and woman in a Ford motor car

Photographs

c. 1910

A photograph of a man driving a Ford Motor Car, probably a 'Model T', introduced in 1908, with an elegantly dressed female passenger, taken by Edgar Tarry Adams

Protector Flame and Lighting C

Coal Mining

c. 1910

Protector Flame and Lighting Co. Ltd miner's lamp, type 4JMC, c. 1910

Cast plaster model, possibly ox or sheep, islet of

Anatomy & Pathology

1980-1910

Cast plaster model, possibly ox or sheep, islet of Langerhans, much enlarged, possibly owned by Dr. J.M.M. Lucas-Championniere, possibly French, 1890-1910

Ville de Nice, Concours d'Aviation, 1910

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1910

Medal, Ville de Nice, issued France, 1910. Bronze, diameter 31mm. obverse, Ville de Nice, Concours d'Aviation, Avril 1910. reverse, Aeroplane in flight above Nice harbour and coast, against setting sun, eagle lying on back L.

Ford Model N Touring Car

Road Transport

1906

Ford model N 4-cylinder touring car, dark green. Built in 1906 by Ford Motor Company in Detroit, USA. Contains a 1,980 cc four-cylinder, in-line, water-cooled engine with an output of 15 hp produced at 2,200 rpm. Has two-speed and reverse epicyclic gears.

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC.

Building Construction

2000-1001 BCE

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC

Model of Martin's Patent Swathe-turner

Agricultural Engineering

1907

Working model (Scale 1:4) of Martin's patent swathe-turner 1903-4, embodying Boehm's coupling for parallel axles, 1834.

Untitled (1st Shooting Party)

Photographs

November 1909

Untitled sepia photgraph showing H. I. M. The Emporer of Russia, Tsar Nicolas II, standing with a gun resting against his left shoulder. Taken by Herbert Stewart during a shooting party at Ai-Todor, The Crimea, in November 1909. From page 16 of snapshot album number 4 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1860-1966).

Golden Sunbeam bicycle

Road Transport

1906-1907

Marston Golden Sunbeam bicycle, 1906-1907 fitted with 2-speed epicyclic gear patent 6683/1904

Cannes

Photographs

October 1908

Black and white photograph by Herbert Galloway Stewart, entitled 'Cannes' October 1908. Image shows HH The Prince Andrew Alexandrovitch (left) and HH The Prince Feodore Alexandrovitch (right) at the foot of steps leading to a mansion in Cannes, France. From a Kodak Souvenirs snapshot album compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart, English tutor to the sons of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia.

A Singer model 66 lock stitch oscillating hook sewing machin

Textiles Machinery

1908-1909

Model 66 lock stitch oscillating hook sewing machine,Branded 'Twentieth century', sectioned and mounted above a mirror, Singer Manufacturing Company, 1908-1909.

Cannes

Photographs

October 1908

Black and white photograph by Herbert Galloway Stewart, entitled 'Cannes', October 1908. Pictured L-R: HH The Prince Feodore Alexandrovitch and HH The Prince Andrew Alexandrovitch of Russia paddling in the sea at Cannes, France. From a Kodak Souvenirs snapshot album compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart, English tutor to the sons of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia.

Villa les Vagues

Photographs

December 1908 - June 1909

Black and white photograph by Herbert Galloway Stewart, entitled 'Villa les Vagues', Biarritz, France, December 1908-June 1909. From a Kodak Souvenirs snapshot album compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart, English tutor to the sons of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia.

Glass bottle labelled as containing laxative vegetable

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Laxative Vegetable'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Lax: Veg:' written on the object in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Glass bottle labelled as containing ipecacuanha

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Ipecacuanha Deprived of its Emetic Principle'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Ipecac: sine Emet: Gr. 5' written on the object in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Paper packet labelled to contain needles

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Square paper packet, with attached label reading 'Needles'. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Leather instrument holder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Leather instrument holder. Flat and square in shape, with leather straps. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Parcel labelled to contain mustard plasters

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Paper wrapped parcel, labelled 'Mustard Plasters' and 'Supplied by Wellcome Burroughs & Co., London'. Bound with string. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Glass bottle labelled to contain Ammoniated Quinine

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Ammoniated Quinine'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Ammontd. Quinine' written in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Title illegible (Grand Duke George Michailovitch)

Photographs

December 1909

Sepia photograph, the title of which is too faded to decipher, showing the Grand Duke George Michailovitch standing on a snow covered road between two motor cars and several un-named people. A wooden shelter with a pitched roof can be seen in the background. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in The Crimea, in December 1909. From page 19 of snapshot album number 4 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1860-1966).

Peterhof

Photographs

August 1909

Black and white photograph by Herbert Galloway Stewart, entitled 'Peterhof'. Pictured L-R: HH The Prince Vasili Alexandrovitch, HH The Prince Demetri Alexandrovitch, HH The Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch and HH The Prince Feodore Alexandrovitch in a carriage with an unidentified woman. Peterhof, St Petersburg, August 1909. From a snapshot photographs album compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart, English tutor to the sons of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia.

Glass Positive:- Halley's Comet, V.M. Slipher, Low

Astronomy

1910

Glass Positive:- Halley's Comet, V.M. Slipher, Lowell Observatory, 1910, May 13, exposure, 36min, 6 1/2" x 8 1/2"

St Cross, Winchester

Photographs

c. 1910

A photomechanical reproduction of an autochrome colour photograph entitled 'St Cross, Winchester', taken by Beatrice Cunnington and published by the Polytechnic School of Photography and Typography, c. 1910. The photograph shows the hospital of St Cross, established in the 12th century.

Enamel trespass notice, Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland

Railway Infrastructure

1909

Notice, enamel, Public warning not to trespass, black on white, Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland, 1909, from Linfoot Collection.

Combined dial and plug resista

Telecommunications

1910

Combined dial and plug resistance set, 1910

Page 7 from Snapshot photograph album no. 6

Photographs

May - November 1910

Page 7 from snapshot photograph album no. 6 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart. (1866-1960). Consists of four photographs mounted through pre-cut apertures and includes the names of the people and places pictured. Herbert Galloway Stewart was English tutor to the sons of Grand Duke Alexander and his wife Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, sister of Tsar Nicholas II, between 1908 and 1917.

Medicine chest used by Captain Scott

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Medicine chest, style 251, by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, London, England, 1910. Supplied to the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910 (Wellcome ref R.165). The chest has a hinged lid with two fold-out compartments. Printed inscriptions on the sides read 'Burroughs Wellcome & Co.' and, on the reverse, 'British Antarctic Expedition 1910'. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Stoneware 'Lion' Ceramic Water Closet

Water Supply & Sanitation

c.1905

Stoneware 'Lion' ceramic water closet pedestal made by B. and M. Co. Ltd, c. 1905.

Monotype 0.2 inch Crank Press

Printing & Writing

1908

Monotype 0.2 inch Crank Press , flywheel-operated, Plant No.294, made by Lanston Monotype Corporation, Salford, Redhill, Surrey, England, 1908. Used for striking character impressions in matrix blanks, equipped with automatic feed and ejection of blanks and 'hands clear' punch manipulator, floor standing. Part of the equipment used in the production system for 0.2 inch x 0.2-inch Monotype matrices.

BS No. 0 Plain Milling Machine

Printing & Writing

1911

Matrix plane milling machine (BS No.0), Plant No.429, made by Lanston Monotype Corporation, Salford, Redhill, Surrey, England, 1911. Part of the equipment used in the production system for Monotype matrices.

Mechanical egg whisk, 1908

Domestic Appliances

1908

Mechanical egg whisk, 1908

Passengers alighting / disembarking from the private railway

Photographs

1910

Untitled Black and white photograph showing passengers alighting or disembarking from the private railway at Sand Hutton, York. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in England, between May and November 1910. From page 23 of snapshot photograph album number 6 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).

Sample of loading coil for Dover - Cap Grisnez submarine telephone cable, 1910

Telecommunications

1910

Sample of Pupin loading coil for Dover - Cap Grisnez submarine telephone cable, probably made by Siemens Brothers and Company Limited, Woolwich, 1910

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

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

Commemorative plaque, Shrewsbury accident - London & North Western Railway

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1907

Plaque, London & North Western Railway, wooden plaque with "Five Seats" notice attached, inscribed "18 killed 44 injured. Shrewsbury Railway Disaster. Oct 15th 1907".