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Model of Asia minor plough which was used in the time of Job and Ulysses

model of Asia minor plough

circa 2000-1500 BCE

One fan with ivory carved sticks, showing three balloon scenes, one bordered with metal sequins, height 28cm opening to 48 cm. Contained when folded in a contemporary English fan case, c32x5x5cm. Label on case reads: Fans for Exportation. Clarke & Co, Fan Makers to their Royal Highness's the Dutchess & Princess of Gloucester. At their Warehouse No. 26 Strand (near Charing Cross) NB Inventors of the Pocket Sliding Fans.

One fan with ivory carved sticks

circa 1785

Pottery funerary vase, bulbous body and pagoda-shaped lid,decoration in high relief, on hardwood stand (1801-1900), vase Chinese, possibly 500 BCE - 500 CE

Pottery funerary vase

500 BCE-500 CE; 1801-1900

Framed photograph of contemporary diagram, used to illustrate the principle of James Rumsey's water-jet steamboat (1787)

Framed photograph of contemporary diagram of the principle of James Rumsey's water-jet steamboat

1787-1950

Plaster cast (white) of IBEX weight, 45.1gm; XVIII Dynasty, El-Amarna BC 1370-1350

Plaster cast (white) of IBEX weight

1370-1350 BCE; 1931

Bronze adze blade probably early dynastic, c.3000 B.C.

Bronze adze blad

circa 3000 BCE

English brass horary quadrant by William Rickett, dated 1786 ( 6 1/4-inch radius) with degree scale.

English horary quadrant, 1786

1786

Balance, NIVOC brand, with white metal beam and polished white metal column, made by W J George and Becker in London EC1. Instrument number 2768. Imperial weights calibrated for metric use in Dec 1979. Calibration notice on inside of glazed mahogany case with black glass base.

Balance, NIVOC brand

1950-80

Rigged model, Scale 1:36, of an English Well Smack (after Chapman's Architecture Novalis Mercatoria, 1768), by Major Raban Williams, Ringmore, Devon, England, March 1937. These vessels were used by the fishing fleet of Shetland to bring fish to market as fresh as possible. Therefore they needed to be fast and were built for speed.

Rigged model of an English Well Smack

1936-37

Framed photograph of contemporary print showing John Fitch's steam paddle boat (1786)

Framed photograph of contemporary print showing John Fitch's steam paddle boat

1786

Jasper amulet, thet, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Thet (or tyet) amulet, Ancient Egyptian, 4000-30 BC.

4000-30 BCE

Working model of Watt's parallel motion

Watt's Parallel Motion, 1784

1784 (original); 1986 (model)

A fibreglass cast of the 15th corbel in St. Martin's Church, Salisbury, showing spectacles of the earliest known style worn in Europe, made Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, 1960.

Replica of Corbel with Spectacles, 15th Century

1401-1500 (original); 1960 (model)

Plaster replica of a Roman dedication slab, with a relief depicting Aesculapius and Salus (Hygieia), dedicated by a Doctor in the Roman Army in Britain, original probably 180-220, English(?) , cast 1879-1920

Plaster replica of a Roman dedication slab

180-220 CE

Glass display bottle, cylindrical with hollow conical stopper, filled with amber liquid, English, probably 1st half 19th century

Glass display bottle

1801-189

Machine for sawing wood into curved, bevelled, and winding forms.

Spindle moulder, for cutting wood into curved, bevelled, and winding forms

1791-3

Bust of Sir Isaac Newton (copy of a bust by L.F. Roubiliac).

Portrait bust of Sir Isaac Newton

before 1857; 1755

Wall light made of phenol formaldehyde, with two bulb attachments, unsigned, England, 1920-1940. Object is marked with REG. DES. NO 834830 on the back.

Wall light made of phenol formaldehyde

1920-1040

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis, XVI 11th Dynasty, 2000-1500 BC. Mounted together on a plaster base.

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis

2000-1500 BCE

Rotary drum pump with hinged vanes, showing sprocket chain drive; photograph of a plate from Agostino Ramelli: Le Diverse et Artificiose Machine ... , 1588

Rotary drum pump with hinged vanes

1922; circa 1588

Mummified cat, no provenance Egyptian, 2000-100 BCE

Mummified cat

2000-100 BCE

Mummy, infant female, said to be Egyptian, 3000-1000 BCE (see note).

Mummified remains, ancient Egyptian or Peruvian

3000-1000 BCE

Celluloid lachrymal style, probably English, late 19th or early 20th century

Celluloid lachrymal style

1871-130

Bones of human left foot, showing effects of osteoarthritis, said to be predynastic Egyptian, 4000-2001 BC

Human bones with osteoarthritis

4000-2001 BCE

Excavated neolithic skull, showing healed trephining and recovery from bad fracture, perhaps British, 3500-2001BC

Excavated neolithic skull

3500-2001 BCE

Contemporary dockyard model scale 1:60 (unrigged), of a 1st-Rate 100-guns of George I reign, by Woolwich Dockyard, London, England, 1714-1727, and restored by Frederick Charles Ihlee, Paston Hall, near Peterborough, England, 1933-1938. It had been thought that the principal dimensions of the model correspond very closely with those of the 'Royal George'. However, comparison with the original Admiralty '1719 Establishment' specifications suggests that the model illustrates a projected design which was not later utilised.

Contemporary dockyard model scale 1:60 (unrigged)

1714-1727; 1933-1938

Two copies of Stele (copy) depicting King Hammurabi of Babylon, 1st Dynasty, 1796-1750BC

Stele of King Hammurabi of Babylon, plaster copy, original 1796-1750BC.

1796-1750 BCE

Iron age axehead, bronze Eastern Europe, Bronze Age.

Iron age axehead

3300-1200 BCE

Combined pocket folding opera glass and magnifying glass with fob ring in red leather case, unsigned, London, England, hallmarked 1786. Consists of a double objective lens that hinges independently, together they act as an achromatic lens while the front biconvex lens can be used as a hand magnifier.

Folding opera glass in leather case

1786

Bronze shaving razor, Egyptian, 2000BC-1301BC

Bronze shaving razor, Egyptian, 2000BC-1301BC

2000-1301

Green slate cosmetic grinding slab in form of two pigeons, Egyptian, 4000-3000 BCE

Green slate cosmetic grinding slab in form of two pigeons

4000-3000 BCE

Bottle, clear glass, empty, for liquorice lozenges, English, late 19th century

Bottle, clear glass

1850-190

Reproduction of a Roman groma, based on one excavated at Pompeii, 1st century AD

Reproduction of a Roman groma

1-79 CE; before 1923

Wheel barometer, Hooke's principle (1655-65), probably by Negretti and Zambra, London, England, 1960

Hooke's wheel type barometer, 1655-1665

1960? (original 1655-1665)

Porcelain storage jar for zinc and lanolin ointment, from Gale, Baiss and Co., English, 1850-1920

Porcelain storage jar for zinc and lanolin ointment

1850-1202

4 human urinary calculi from prehistoric cemetery of Gebel-Moya, Sudan, from a late Neolithic combined cemetery and settlement locality in south-central Sudan. It was excavated from 1911-14 over four seasons by Sir Henry Wellcome

Human Stones from excavation at Jebel Moya, 1911-1914

5000-1 BCE

2 pieces of incomplete metatarsal bone, sharing exostosis, from prehistoric cemetery at Gebel-Moya, Sudan

2 pieces of incomplete metatarsal bone

5000-1 BCE

Flymo Super Professional 47 rotary air cushion mower

Flymo Super Professional 47 rotary air cushion mower

1979-80

An Epistemological Re-assessment of Einstein's Special Relativity Theory, and of the Conceivable Alternatives to it [with, as an appendix, a] Translation of Fresnel's 1818 letter [to Arago] on the influence of terrestrial movement on optical phenomena /Robert R Traill. [1978-79, 32p. (photocopy)]

An Epistemological Re-assessment of Einstein's Special Relativity Theory

1978-79

[Posters (2) re London to Brighton Historic Commercial Vehicle Club runs, 1970 and 1971. Both runs sponsored by National Benzole Co. Ltd.]

Posters (2) re London to Brighton Historic Commercial Vehicle Club runs

1970-71

GLC soap film gas analysing apparatus, made by Griffin & Tatlock, patents 489117 and 550323 (1934-36).

GLC soap film gas analysing apparatus

1934-36

Bronze chisel and sharpening stone, found on the site of the Temple of Zoser, Saqqara, Egypt, c. 3000 BCE

Bronze chisel and sharpening stone

3000 BCE

Pair of Keys in sealed envelope, London & North Eastern Railway, Duplicate keys for the Company seal, December 1923, formerly lodged with Williams Deacon Bank Ltd, Marylebone Road, London.

Pair of Keys in sealed envelope

1923-12

Model on a reduced scale of the first Vaucanson loom of 1745, based upon the original in the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers, Paris. This loom uses an earlier form of the Jacquard System, i.e. a rotating drum to select heddles.

Model on a reduced scale of the first Vaucanson loom of 1745

1745; before 1935

Photograph, one of three, showing John Fitch's steamboat model (1785), unsigned,

Photograph, one of three

1785

model, scale 1:10, European Communication Satellite, serial number 0066.

Model, scale 1:10, European Communication Satellite

1970-80

model, scale 1:20, Europa satellite, serial number 0085.

Model, scale 1:20, Europa satellite

1970-80

Faience amulet, djed, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Faience amulet, djed, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE

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

Earthenware oil jar

2000-1350

Alabaster kohl pot, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580BC-1350BC

Alabaster kohl pot

2000-1350

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