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Portrait of a woman

Photographs

c. 1912

A polychromide colour photograph of a young woman, taken by Aron Hamburger in about 1912. The inscription reads: 'From Aron Hamburger to his friend Major A.B. Klein with admiration of his success in "Rainbow Chasing". From negatives made in 1912'.

Carron electric cooker

Domestic Appliances

1912-1913

Cast iron electric cooker no. EC216 with four hotplates, hot closet, grill, oven with inner glass door and enamelled linings, and with switches and fuses mounted on a separate wooden board, all originally installed in the Croydon home of Samuel Rogers (chairman of Croydon electricity committee), by the Carron Company, Falkirk, Scotland, 1912-1913

Manual "First Aid to the Injured" by James Cantlie

Therapeutics

1912

Manual "First Aid to the Injured" by James Cantlie for the St John Ambulance Association, 1912

York Station

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1913

Painting, oil on board, York Station by Bertram Curry (Bert Curry), 1913. Depicts a view of the concourse showing the entrances to waiting rooms and the refreshment room. There are advertisements on the walls, a map in glazed tiles of the North Eastern Railway network and a newspaper headline reading "Awful pit disaster". Signed and dated by the artist at bottom right. Removed from frame.

Bust of Ernest Solvay

Industrial Chemistry

1913

Bust of Ernest Solvay, bronze, and marble plinth incised with his name, manufactured in 1913 for the 50th anniversary of the industrial process that takes his name, likely made by Belgian sculptor Victor Rousseau.

Rudge-Whitworth 3.5 hp motorcycle, 1911

Road Transport

1911

Rudge-Whitworth 3.5 hp motorcycle, 1911

"Star" vacuum cleaner, patent no.18899, 1911

Domestic Appliances

1911

"Star" vacuum cleaner, patent no.18899, 1911

Microscope no.134973 by E. Leitz Wetzlar, with two

Microscopes

1911

Microscope no.134973 by E. Leitz Wetzlar, with two objectives, Abbe condenser and iris diaphragm, c.1911

Stentorphone soundbox for needle cut

Sound Reproduction

1912

Stentorphone soundbox for needle cut (old type) with extra long slots.

Medal, Amalgamated Society of Railway servants

Coins and Medals

1912

Medal, enamelled silver, Amalgamated Society of Railway servants, Presented to Bro. Geo. W. Buckby by Leeds No.2 Branch for services rendered on behalf of the O. F having collected over £100 with his Dog "Carlo". April 18th 1912.

Three-draw leather covered terrestrial telescope

Optics

1911

Three-draw leather covered terrestrial telescope by Ross Ltd., London, dated 1911, for military use when observing signals. lacking dust/lens cap. wooden stands not found.

106 Moika, St Petersburg. The Snow Mountain

Photographs

January 1911

Black and white photograph entitled '106 Moika, St Petersburg. The Snow Mountain'. The photograph shows H. H. Prince Feodor Alexandrovitch, on the left, and H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch with H. H. Prince Andrew Alexandrovitch behind, standing next to a large pile of snow. The snow has evidently been cleared from the road and stacked as a 'mountain'. A large stone archway can be seen in the background. Taken by Herbert Stewart in St Petersburg, in January 1911. From page 1 of snapshot photograph album number 7 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).

At the Launch of a Battle Ship on the Neva

Photographs

June 1911

Black and white photograph entitled 'At the Launch of a Battle Ship on the Neva'. The photograph shows H. H. Prince Demetri Alexandrovitch, on the left, and H. H. Prince Rostislav Alexandrovitch sitting together on board the ship. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in St Petersburg in June 1911. From page 7 of photograph album number 7 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).

Biarritz, in front of the Palais Hotel

Photographs

1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'Biarritz, in front of the Palais Hotel'. The photograph shows, from left to right, Prince Orbeliani, H. H. Prince Demetri Alexandrovitch, H. I. H .The Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, H. H. Princess Irina Alexandrovna, H. H. Prince Feodor Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Rostislav Alexandrovitch and H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch standing in front of the hotel with the sea behind. Taken by Herbert Stewart in France in 1912. From page 8 of snapshot album number 9 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family (Romanov), compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1860-1966).

Gatchina. Bridge in Outer Park

Photographs

May 1911

Black and white photograph entitled 'Gatchina. Bridge in Outer Park'. The photograph shows, from left to right, H. H. Prince Feodor Alexandrovitch, H. I. H. Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, H. I. H. Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch, H. H. Princess Irina Alexandrovna, H. H. Prince Andrew Alexandrovitch and H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch stand on a bridge with a decorative iron balustrade. Taken by Herbert Stewart in St Petersburg in May 1911. From page 5 of photograph album number 7 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).

Newman and Sinclair cine camera

Cinematography

1912

An early Newman and Sinclair 35mm cine camera, 1912. Serial No 104 (4th made in this series). For 35mm film in 400 foot internal magazines. Ross Zeiss Tessar lens F:50mm f/3.5-16, Serial No.17936. Helical focusing mount. Reflex viewfinder moved behind lens by pulling knob on camera top; viewed from side (magnifying lens missing). External shutter adjustment , 1/32, 64, 100. Hand-turned. Large folding frame finder on side. Rotary footage indicator. Provisional for single frame handle or external drive. Film punch.

Triumph motorcycle engine

Road Transport

1912

Triumph single cylinder air cooled petrol motorcycle engine, 85mm x 88 mm, rated at 3.5 h.p., made by the Triumph Cycle Co. Ltd., 1912, sectioned

Model (scale 1:4) of expanding rope pulley used on

Mechanical Power Transmission

1911

Model (scale 1:4) of expanding rope pulley used on paper cutting machine

Clay figure of animal

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1000 BCE

Unbaked clay figure of animal, one ear damaged, amuletic, unsigned, Egyptian, 2000BC-1000BC

Cremona

Photographs

1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'Cremona'. The photograph shows H. H. Prince Feodor Alexandrovitch, on the left, and H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch standing outside the entrance to Cremona Cathedral. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in Italy in 1912. From page 5 of snapshot album number 9 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family (Romanov), compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1860-1966).

Film Poster - 'Pimple Has A Try'

Cinematography

1912

Film Poster - 'Pimple Has A Try' (possibly 'Pimple as a Cinema Artist'). Film produced by Folly Films.

Page 1 from Romanov album no. 9

Photographs

1912-1913

Page 1, consisting 4 photographs from a snapshot photograph album no. 9, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960) of the Russian Imperial Royal Family (Romanov). Between 1908 and 1917, Herbert was English tutor to the sons of Grand Duke Alexander and his wife Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, sister of Tsar Nicholas II.

Page 1 from snapshot photograph album no. 8

Photographs

1912

Page 1 from snapshot photograph album no. 8, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960) of the Russian Imperial Royal Family (Romanov). Consists of 3 photographs mounted in pre-cut apertures, the third from the set of four is missing. Snapshot photograph album no. 8, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960) of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, dated may to August 1912. Between 1908 and 1917, Herbert was English tutor to the sons of Grand Duke Alexander and his wife Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, sister of Tsar Nicholas II.

Rimless Pince-Nez Spectacles

Ophthalmology

1912

Rimless pince-nez with chain and cleaning cloth in case, made by Wilson Whitworth, Rochdale.

Poster for the film 'Pimple Collects the Rent'

Cinematography

1912

Film poster: 'Pimple Collects the Rent', (also known as 'Pimple as a Rent Collector') c. 1912. Film produced by Folly Films. Poster printed by Sutley & Silverlock.

Day Two-stroke Valveless Petrol Engine, 1913

Heat Engines (non steam)

1913

Two and a half h.p. single cylinder Day valveless two-stroke motor, (patent nos. 6410 and 9247, dated 1891).

Untitled (106 Moika)

Photographs

April 1913

Untitled black and white photograph showing, from left to right, H. H. Prince Vasili Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Demetri Alexandrovitch and H. H. Prince Rostislav Alexandrovitch standing round a chair in which sits H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in the grounds of Moika Palace, Petrograd, in April 1913. From page 10 of snapshot album number 9 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family (Romanov), compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1860-1966).

In the Garden 106 Moika, Golf

Photographs

April 1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'In the Garden 106 Moika, Golf'. The photograph shows, from left to right, H. H. Prince Demetri Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Andrew Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Feodor Alexandrovitch and H. I. H. The Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch in the Palace grounds of Moika. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in St. Petersburg in April 1912. From page 22 of snapshot photograph album number 7 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).

Athens

Photographs

August 1911

Black and white photograph entitled 'Athens'. The photgraph shows, from left to right, Prince Pontiatine, H. H. Prince Andrew Alexandrovitch, H. H. The Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch and H. H. Prince Feodor Alexandrovitch in front of an acient ruin. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in Greece in August 1911. From page 10 of photograph album number 7 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).

Peterhof, Michailovsky Palace

Photographs

1912

Black and white photograph entitled 'Peterhof, Michailovsky Palace'. The photograph shows, from left to right, H. H. Princess Irina Alexandrovna, H. H. Princess Nina Georgovna, The Grand Duke George Michailovitch, H. H. Princess Xenia Georgovna, H. H. Prince Demetri Alexandrovitch, H. H. Prince Rostislav Alexandrovitch and H, H Prince Nikita Alexandrovitch with H. H. Prince Vasili Alexandrovitch standing in front of Princess Nina Georgovna. They are standing on the steps of Michailovsky Palace. Taken by Herbert Stewart in St Petersburg, Russia in May to August 1912. From a snapshot photograph album number 8, page 5, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960) of the Russian Imperial Royal Family.

Film Poster - 'Hello Pimple Again'

Cinematography

1912

Film Poster -' Hello Pimple Again'. Possibly 'Pimple Becomes an Acrobat'. Film produced by Folly Films.

Poster for the film 'Pimple At It Again'

Cinematography

1912

Film poster: 'Pimple At It Again' (possibly 'Pimple as a Ballet Dancer'), 1912. Film produced by Folly Films.

Wilson expansion apparatus, a cloud chamber

Nuclear Physics

1912-1913

Wilson expansion apparatus, a cloud chamber, invented by Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, and made by the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. Ltd., Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, 1912-1913

Spiral Nebula in Serpens, N.G.C, 5921, Lick Obser

Astronomy

1912

Spiral Nebula in Serpens, N.G.C, 5921, Lick Observatory, 1912 June 10, 36-inch Reflector, focal length, 210 in, exposure, 3 hours, 8" x 10"

Monotype Epidiascope

Printing & Writing

1912

Monotype Epidiascope, Plant No 479, part of the production system for Monotype matrices, for the comparison of a magnified image of the character impression in a 2.2" x 0.4" or 0.4" x 0.4" matrix with dimensional limits set out on a 25cm square reference screen or "glass" for the required typeface and size. Equipment for handling the matrices in a Monotype matrix case. Manufactured and used by Monotype Corporation Limited.

Box for Price current-meter

Oceanography

1913

Box for Price current meter by Gurley, New York, 1913.

Pears' Complexion powder

Industrial Chemistry

1913-

Pears' Complexion powder, registration of trademark on lid dated 1913

Athens, the Peiraeus

Photographs

August 1911

Black and white photograph entitled 'Athens, The Peiraeus', showing a view of ships at sea with mountains in the background. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in Greece in August 1911. From page 11 of photograph album number 7 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).

BTM vertical sorter, 1911.

Computing & Data Processing

1911

BTM vertical sorter c. 1911 ICT Museum No.33

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

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

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

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).

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'.

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).

Copy of Ambroise Paré’s operating table, London, England, 1912

Surgery

1912

Copy of Pare's operating table, 16th century

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

Film Poster - 'Pimple Wins a Bet'.

Cinematography

1912

Film Poster - 'Pimple Wins a Bet', 1912. Film produced by Folly Films.

Bundle of ‘fast and light silks’, various fabrics and test cards

Industrial Chemistry

1912

Bundle of ‘fast and light silks’, various fabrics and test cards, 1912. Part of Morton Collection

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.

McVitie Weston valve collection, Lieben-Reisz Relay valve

Electronic Components

1913

Lieben-Reisz Relay valve, electrode support broken, (RMW/B15 - McVitie Weston number), by Telefunken, 1913. Presented to McVitie Weston by the Director of the Reichpost Museum Berlin, August 1938. Marked SS V 28 Nr. 2476. Scales marked above grid for setting height of dark space. An unused specimen. 320mm long.