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London, Lewes and Brighton Railway table of distances to stations from London as furnished by engineers. Dated May 1866

London, Lewes and brighton Railway table of distances to stations from London

1866-05

Coloured postcard. London & North Western Railway. Third Class Picnic Saloon. Exterior and interior views. Revised series. Published November 1904. Published November 1904. (Printed by McCorquodale & Co Limited).

Coloured postcard. London & North Western Railway. Third Class Picnic Saloon

1904-11

Coloured postcard. London & North Western Railway. Queen Victoria's Saloons. Exterior and interior views. Revised series. Published November 1904. (Printed by McCorquodale & Co Limited).

Coloured postcard. London & North Western Railway. Queen Victoria's Saloons

1904-11

Silver medal of the Societe de Pharmacie de Lyon, by chauanne, France, 1806

Silver medal of the Societe de Pharmacie de Lyon

1806

Faience Eye of Horus amulet, right eye, Egyptian, 4000 BCE-30 BCE

Eye of Horus amulet

4000-30 BCE

Stone amulet, heart, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Heart-shaped stone amulet, Egyptian

4000-30 BCE

English delftware syrup jar, decorated in blue and white with the winged angel pattern, labelled V: AEGYPTIA: (Egyptian ointment), used for ulcers especially in the mouth, 1675-1685

English delftware syrup jar

1975-1685

Faience amulet, Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Faience amulet, Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE

Lapis lazuli amulet of Thoth, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Amulet representing the god Thoth

4000-30 BCE

Model of lead-rolling mill worked by four horses, based on descriptions des Arts et Metiers and Encylopedie Methodique, scale 1:16

Model of lead-rolling mill worked by four horses

1988, model; 1701-1800, original

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)

Drawing of apparatus described by Hero AD 50

Drawing of apparatus described by Hero

1897; 50 CE

Plaster replica of a Greek relief, showing Asklepios (Asclepius; Latin: Aesculapius) and his family and a group of supplicants, original is 4th century BC, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of a Greek relief

1860-1920; 499-400 BCE

Quadriceps switch, occupational therapy device, used to link movement from a the front of the top of a leg to a woodwork or printing activity, used to the develop the leg muscles of rehabilitating patients, 1930-70.

Quadriceps switch

1930-70

Carnelian amulet, djed pillar, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Carnelian amulet, djed, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE

Fletcher Wiltshire Bed-loom adapted to be rigged over a bed and operated by pulleys and roller skates, occupational therapy device used for rehabilitation of patients with muscle wastage, assembled by hospital workshops, 1930-70.

Fletcher Wiltshire Bed-loom adapted to be rigged over a bed and operated by pulleys and roller skates

1930-70

Faience amulet, Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Faience amulet, Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE

Faience amulet, Bes, Egyptian, 4000 to 30 BC

Faience amulet, Bes, Egyptian, 4000 to 30 BC

4000-30 BCE

Cyclator Mark II ventilator/ anaesthetic apparatus, made by the British Oxygen Company, 1950-70.

Cyclator Mark II ventilator/ anaesthetic apparatus

1950-70

Engineering drawings (2) of coal tipping stage for Great Western Railway / GWR, Engineers Office. February 1879. Ink and wash on linen paper-backed tracing paper. Both bear stamp of G.W.R. Engineer's Drawing Office Paddington. They bear numbers 44331D and B respectively.

Great Western Railway coal tipping stage drawings

1879-02

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

Bronze adze blad

circa 3000 BCE

Sheet of instructions for working the Stanhope Printing Press, and "Principles of the Science of Tuning" by Charles Earl Stanhope, 1806

Papers relating to the Stanhope Printing Press

1806

75 x 87mm red morocco leather case with two latches. Lined with plain maroon plush. Rectangular mat with domed top, no frame. contains 52 x 65mm half portrait of young gentleman, three quarters face seated. Tinted. Gilt on watch fob. Slightly tarnished with some discolouration on picture (m813).

Daguerreotype In Red Morocco Case by Mr Claudet

1846-04

Circular silver medal, prize awarded to P.F. Bretanneau by Societe Centrale de Vaccine, illustrated Napoleon, by Andrieu, made by Denon, French, 1806

Circular silver medal

1806

Lithograph. Cartoon of navvy resting on shovel during the construction of the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway from Warrington to Sutton-on-Sea. Drawn by Linley Sambourne, June 1892. Signed and dated by artist.

Cartoon

1892/06

Aquatint. Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. Plate I. A Train of the First Class of Carriages, with the Mail; A Train of the Second class for outside Passengers. Drawn by I Shaw, Liverpool. Engraved by S G Hughes. Published by Ackermann and Co, Strand, London. 1833/01.

Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway

1833/01

"Two drawings by Simon Goodrich showing schemes for counters, c. 1806"

"Two drawings by Simon Goodrich showing schemes for counters

1806

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

Part of cake made of compacted figs, probably grave goods, Egyptian, 3500BC to 1500BC

Part of cake made of compacted figs

3500-1500

Mahogany cabinet with 19 drawers, containing microscopical preparations of samples from plague patients, including samples of Feces and Pustules prepared by James Cantlie, 1894-5, Hong Kong.

Mahogany cabinet with 19 drawers

1894-5

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

2 pieces of incomplete metatarsal bone

5000-1 BCE

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

Safety lamp, Ballardie no.13, no specific type, from the Ellis Lever Competition and the Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines, 1879-86, 1882-3

Safety lamp

1882-3

Safety lamp, Ballardie, no specific type, from the Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines, 1879-86, 1882-3

Safety lamp

1882-3

Extracts from regulations for working single lines of railway on the Electric Train Tablet or Electric Train Staff Block System for the guidance of Enginemen, Guards and others concerned. 43 page booklet produced by the London & North Western Railway.

Train Signalling Regulations

January 1923

"Sun Artists" no. 3 April 1890, containing four photogravure reproductions of photographs by J.B.B. Wellington

Sun Artists No. 3 April 1890

1890-04

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

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

Watercolour: Grosse Feb/63

Grosse

1863-02

Plaster copy of female bust, original probably Roman, 100BC-200AD, replica made 1901-1940

Plaster copy of female bust

100 BCE-200 CE; 1901-1940

Plaster copy of female bust, original probably Roman, 100BC-200AD, replica made 1901-1940

Plaster copy of female bust

100 BC-200 CE; 1901-1940

Booklet, paper, List of Exceptional Rates, Scale of Charges for Depot and Warehouse Rent, &c., Special Instructions relating to Goods and Live Stock Traffic, List of Parties whose Returned Empty Packages may be Charged Forward and List of Stations with Crane and Other Accomodation, issued by the North Eastern Railway, printed by Ben Johnson & Co. of Micklegate, York, January 1886. Bound within the booklet are the Railway Clearing House's Special Instructions relating to Goods, Mineral and Live Stock Traffic printed by Jas Truscott & Son in London.

List of Exceptional Rates, Scale of Charges for Depot and Warehouse Rent, &c.

1886-01

Timetable, paper, Metropolitan Railway Time Tables of the Metropolitan, St. John's Wood, Kilburn, Willesden, Hammersmith, Kensington, and Kew and Richmond Trains, and other companies' trains in connection, 1st March 1880. Printed by Waterlow and Sons Limited, London. Includes advertising - highly decorative advert for Oetzmann & Co. furniture on the back cover. String at top left corner for hanging / placing in a hard cover.

Metropolitan Railway Time Tables, 1880

1880-03

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

Watch with detent

Watch

1805

Watch, hunter case

Hunter watch

1806

Watch with cylinder movement

Watch

1805

Plaster replica of a Greek (?) marble relief, depicting Asklepios (Asclepius; Latin: Aesculapius) and goddesses, original possibly 5th to 3rd centuries BC, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of a Greek (?) marble relief

500-201 BCE; 1860-1920

Earl Stanhope Lever printing press, with inscription " Stanhope Invent" No 234, 1805

Earl Stanhope Lever Printing Press, 1805

1805