Printing & Writing
1914
Matrix side-wall milling machine, Plant No.503, made by Lanston Monotype Corporation, Salford, Redhill, Surrey, 1914. Part of the equipment used in the production system for 0.2 x 0.2-inch Monotype matrices. Mounted on bench with machine Nos.958, 289, 290 and 355.
Matrix side-wall punch grinding machine and justifier, Plant No.512, made by The Monotype Corporation Ltd., Salford, Redhill, Surrey, England, 1914. Part of the equipment used in the production system for Monotype matrices.
Photographs
c. 1914
A photochrom postcard entitled 'London: Westminster Abbey', published in 'London In Colour Photography' by The Photochrom Company Limited, London in about 1914.
A photochrom postcard entitled 'London: A Yeoman of the Guard', published in 'London In Colour Photography' by The Photochrom Company Limited, London in about 1914. The Yeomen of the Guard were the bodyguards of the English monarch. They were founded in 1485 by Henry VII (1457-1509).
Water Transport
1991-1783 BCE
Original model of an Egyptian Boat with 11 human figures, found in a XII Dynasty Tomb at Beni Hasan (c. 2000 B.C.), mast and sails replaced later by replicas
Classical & Medieval Medicine
1991-1786 BCE
Aragonite slab with 7 holes for cosmetic ointments, each labelled in hieroglyphics, Egyptian, 1991BC-1786BC
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
Mathematics
c.1914
Locked cylinder of three interlacing sheets in red, yellow and black leather, with elliptical shapes, by Alexander Crum Brown, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1912-1914
1912-1914
Interlacing sheets of varnished different coloured leather in a cylinder shape, by Alexander Crum Brown, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1912-1914. Gradual colours and large perforations.
Three interlacing sheets of red, blue and yellow wool, in the shape of a locked cylinder, by Alexander Crum Brown, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1912-1914. Described in the Napier Tercentenary catalogue, as the smallest possible locked cylinder.
Interlacing sheets of varnished different coloured leather in a cylinder shape, by Alexander Crum Brown, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1912-1914. Described in the Napier Tercentenary Handbook as a knotted cylinder of gradual colours.
Oceanography
1913
Box for Price current meter by Gurley, New York, 1913.
1914 - 1915
Black and white photograph entitled 'Ai-Todor'. The photograph shows members of the Russian Royal family posing with a car outside the entrance to Ai-Todor. H.H. Prince Andrew Alexandrovitch is sat inside the car with H. H. Prince Vasili Alexandrovitch jumping out. H. H. Prince Feodor Alexandrovitch is stood at the front of the car on the right side of the photograph. Album compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).
Weighing & Measuring
1-79 CE; before 1914
Reproduction of an ancient Roman steelyard (Pompeii AD 79)
Public Health & Hygiene
1915
Ampoule of paratyphoid A and B serum, by Laboratoire de Serotherapie de l'Armee, French, 1915.
Ophthalmology
1914-1916
Coil spring eye preservers used by munition workers, made by American Optical Co., with packet, American, 1914-1916
May 1916
Black and white photograph entitled 'Ai-Todor'. The photograph shows H. I. H. The Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, seen through the window of an ivy covered building, holding Princess Irina’s Baby in her arms with H. H. Prince Vasili Alexandrovitch standing to the right. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart at Ai-Todor Palace, The Crimea, in May 1916. From page 4 of snapshot album number 20 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).
Sound Reproduction
1911
19 of 20 records for the Pathe gramophone (for use with hill-and-dale disc records), 1911 (see note).
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
Coal Mining
Protector Flame and Lighting Co. Ltd miner's lamp, type 4JMC, c. 1910
Industrial Chemistry
1913-
Pears' Complexion powder, registration of trademark on lid dated 1913
Astronomy
1914-09
Glass positive:- Comet 1914 V (Delvian), P J Melotte, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1914, September, 26d 16h 20m, 30-inch reflector, focal length, 137 in, exposure, 25minutes.
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.
December 1914
Black and white photograph entitled 'View of the park from the House'. The photograph shows three horses grazing in the park at Sand Hutton Hall. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart at Sand Hutton, Yorkshire, in December 1914. From page 19 of snapshot album number 13 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).
Stop-cock water bottle sampler, Challenger pattern, unsigned, 1910.
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.
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'.
Meteorology
5 inch Snowdon rain gauge, by Negretti and Zambra, 1908.
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).
Surgery
1912
Copy of Pare's operating table, 16th century
Bronze Thomson medal, 1914. With representation of John Millar Thomson 1849-1933. 76mm diameter. Engraved by AG Wyon. Chemistry Prize from King's College London 1871-1914. Obverse, left-facing representation, in profile, of John Thomson in academic robes and mortar board, signed A G Wyon Sc. Reverse, shield with two classical figures supporting, signed Allan G. Wyon. Sc .
1908-1913
Dimenuon thermometer by C.F. Casella and Co. Ltd, c. 1906; a horizontal form of Six's maximum and minimum thermometer, self-registering.
Experimental Chemistry
Collie's model of benzene molecule, by Baird & Tatlock (London) Ltd., 1912-14. Wood and wire frame braced with coil springs on cast iron base.
Electricity Supply
Nalder Bros & Thompson moving coil ammeter, c. 1910
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
1910-1916
Small metal boot, used as amulet, supposedly used by man of Surrey Regiment, from Lovett collection, English, 1910-1916
Lighting
c. 1915
General Electric Co Ltd Osram lamp for outside burning, c. 1915
Computing & Data Processing
BTM vertical sorter c. 1911 ICT Museum No.33
Building Construction
Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC
Film Poster - 'Pimple Wins a Bet', 1912. Film produced by Folly Films.
Bundle of ‘fast and light silks’, various fabrics and test cards, 1912. Part of Morton Collection
A photochrom postcard entitled 'London: Cheapside, Looking E.', published in 'London In Colour Photography' by The Photochrom Company Limited, London in about 1914. The postcard shows Cheapside, with the church of St Mary-le-Bow on the right of the street.
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).
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.
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.
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.
March 1914
Black and white photograph entitled 'Typical Caucasian Houses'. The photograph shows two wooden houses with open verandas and balconies; a cow and cart stand to the left. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in March 1914. From page 3 of snapshot album number 12 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).
October 1915
Black and white photograph entitled 'Petrograd, In the grounds of Youssoupoff [sic] Palace'. The photograph shows, from left to right, of H. I. H. The Empress Marie Feodorovna, H. I. H. The Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, H. I. H. The Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, H. H. Prince Feodor Alexandrovitch and H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch at Yusupov Palace with the Moika River behind. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in St. Petersburg in October 1915. From page 16 of snapshot album number 16 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).
Biotechnology
1915-09-18
Scientific papers on the bacteriology of septic wounds, by Alexander Fleming FRCS Eng. Reprinted from The Lancet September 18 1915. Inscribed "with the author's compliments
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.
Black and white photograph entitled 'Entrance to The Grand Duchess George's larger hospital at Harrogate; The Grand Duchess and her staff of nurses'. The photograph shows H. I. H. The Grand Duchess George of Russia, dressed in a dark coat and skirt, standing on the hospital's front steps. The Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret of Denmark and Nadia, both wearing nurses uniforms, stand to the left of the Grand Duchess. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart at Harrogate, North Yorkshire, in December 1914. From page 20 of snapshot album number 13 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).
