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Flint blade hand tool, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Flint blade hand tool, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Flint blade hand tool, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Model of Mud House

6000-5000BCE

Pyramidal Loom Weight, Stone Age

5000-500 BCE

Flat-topped Loom Weight, Stone Age

5000-500 BCE

Scarificator with thirteen lancets

1762

Scottish Bone Comb for Heckling Flax, Neolithic

9000-2700 BCE

Bronze knife, Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

2000-100 BCE

Statue of Chinese zodiac sign Yin, the tiger

1871-1900; 219-618 CE

Casts of Chinese zodiac figures (Tang dynasty)

1871-1900 (copy); 618-907 CE (original)

Swedish subfossil pine sample, 1998; 1600 BCE

1684-1569 BCE; 1998

Set of 'Artificial' Magnets, c. 1762

1762

Volute compass with six instrumental accessories

1760

Brass truncated cone

1761

Flanged Brass Disc for Air Pump

1761

Mercury-in-glass thermometer with box

1761

Bachelor's Stove by James Watt

1760

Volute compass, 1760.

1760

Brass stand with two tilting glass flasks, 1761.

1761

Metal momento mori finger ring, set with an oval transparent stone, faceted wavy band bearing a champleve inscription, 1762

Memento mori ring

1762

Portrait of George III by Allan Ramsay, 1758-60

Portrait of George III by Allan Ramsay, 1758-60

1758-1760

Flymo Super Professional 47 rotary air cushion mower

Flymo Super Professional 47 rotary air cushion mower

1979-80

Six of seven pairs of wheels for use with the model carriage, by George Adams, Fleet Street, London, England, 1762

Six of seven pairs of King George III's model carriage wheels

1762

Watch with cylinder movement

Watch

1763

Watch, verge movement

Watch, verge movement

1760

Model of Douglas D.C,-3 aircraft, scale 1:24.

Douglas DC-3 'Dakota', late 1930s.

1939-45

Model of English Electric "Lightning" aircraft, scale 1:24.

English Electric Lightning, 1949-1960.

1949-60

Watch, peasants, with verge movement and enamelled consular case

Watch, peasants, with verge movement and enamelled consular case

circa 1760

Excavated bronze age skull showing 4 healed trephinings, from Jericho, 2200-2000BC

Bronze Age skull from Jericho, Palestine

2200-2000 BCE

Metal memento mori finger ring, set with oval transparent stone, faceted, containing a skull and cross-bones, with ornate band bearing champleve inscription, 1758

Memento mori finger ring

1758

Export hydrometer made by James Clarke, no.3599, with 23 screw on bottom poise weights and 11 stem weights, in sharkskin case, c. 1760

Export hydrometer made by James Clarke

1760

Button, South Eastern & Chatham Railway, brass, laurel wreath with crown and SE&CR over, 1901-23. Dimensions: 1" dia.

Brass button, South Eastern & Chatham Railway

1901-23

Button, South Eastern & Chatham Railway, brass. Laurel wreath with crown surmounted by SE&CR, back marked 'Superb Quality'. Dimensions: 17mm dia.

Button, South Eastern & Chatham Railway

1901-23

Ring Sundial

1760

Watch, verge movement

Watch, verge movement

1760

Watch, verge movement

Watch, verge movement

1759

Model of English Electric "Canberra" Jet bomber, scale 1:24.

The English Electric Canberra jet bomber, 1950.

1950-59

Model of Small's wooden plough, 1763, copied from original model in the Royal Scottish Museum

Model of Small's wooden plough

1763

A photographic print from the Daily Herald Archive folder: Industry » Agriculture » Vegetables - Potatoes.

A photographic print of Vegetables - Potatoes

19\60-11-15

Return of overcharges, The Kington and Eardisley Railway Company, Blank form for return of overcharges.

The Kington and Eardisley Railway Company

187_

Apparatus for Marriott's Paradox, consisting of brass pulley block; 3 pullies, of which centre one is of smaller diameter, on common axis; boxwood bent lever, arms 12 1/2" x 5"; brass fulcrum and mahogany pillar bucket.

Apparatus for Marriott's Paradox

1762

Two natural lodestones with pole pieces and keepers (see 2 stroke numbers)

Two natural lodestones with pole pieces and keepers

1760

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Mr & Mrs Phillips lived with their three children (4,3 & 1 1/2 years) in a council owned slum house. A few years before Mr Phillips was earning £30.40 as a spot welder and they lived in a new council house. Then Mr P began going blind (a danger of his trade) he lost his job, fell into rent arrears was evicted into this sub-standard property-no bath, no hot water, outdoor lavatory. They live on £10.15 per week'. See interview P17 "Happy Christmas"'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Mr & Mrs Phillips…

00/10/1970

Planet News photograph titled 'Laurence Olivier takes 'Old Vic' Company on tour'. caption on back reads: Sir Laurence Olivier and his wife (actress Vivien Leigh) left Euston Station on the 'Corinthic' boat train with the Old Vic company for a nine months tour of Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania. Photo shows -- Vivien Leigh says good-bye to Mr. W.J. Jordan, New Zealand High Commissioner, watched by her husband Sir Laurence Olivier, at Euston.

Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh leave for Australia

14 Februry 1948

This graphite pencil drawing of the Great Nebula in Orion was made by John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871) while on a trip to South Africa in 1835. Herschel was able to draw the nebula with the aid of a 20 feet reflector telescope at 'Feldhausen' in the Cape of Good Hope. The drawing is probably one that is referred to in his diary entry for the date, Sunday 4 January 1835.

The Great Nebula in Orion as seen in the 20 feet Reflector at Feldhausen - Cape of Good Hope

Sunday 4 January 1835

Two "Tenby Pilot" double wall switches made of phenol formaldehyde, made in England, 1929-1940

Two double electrical wall switches

1920-1040

Obstacles for the inclined plane

Obstacles for the inclined plane

1762

Lead disc, with three feet, one hole, one socket, with marbled paper on top and bottom

Lead disc

1761

Small Gregorian (hand?) reflecting telescope by B. Martin, London, date about 1760, with case

Small Gregorian reflecting telescope by B.Martin, with case

1760

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