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Alcohol thermometer with integral wooden case

Heat

1700-1799

Portable Six's maximum and minimum self-registerin

Heat

1875

Compensation level, German, 1874

Surveying

1874

TCI Tachymat with recording attachment by Wild Heerbrugg A.G., Switzerland, c. 1977. The earliest form of total station.

Part of Tachymat total surveying station, Swiss, 1972-1982

Surveying

1975-1979

Mercury earth thermometer, by G H Zeal Ltd, 1985

Meteorology

1985

Fluorescent Alcohol Thermometer by C. V. Boys, 1880-1885

Heat

1880-1885

Double-telescope surveying level

Surveying

1745-1755

Polymeter plane table alidade, 1873-1876

Surveying

1873-1876

Portable transit theodolite, British, 1823-1841

Surveying

1823-1841

Six's maximum and minimum thermometer

King George III

1780

Submarine projector liquid compass, pattern no.27P

Navigation

1917-1924

Six maximum and minimum thermometer by J. Newman

King George III

1834-1857

Six's maximum and minimum thermometer

King George III

1780

Mining surveying level target, British,1930

Surveying

1930

Fluorescent Alcohol Thermometer by C. V. Boys, 1880-1885

Heat

1880-1885

Herschel type actinometer, 1849-1851

Meteorology

1849-1851

Field clinometer, British, 1916

Surveying

1916

Screen alcohol thermometer, sheathed, 1985

Meteorology

1985

Dumpy Level

Surveying

1880-1900

Claritas Alcohol Thermometer

Scientific Instruments & Research

1950-1955

Mercury manometer precision barometer 41/62, no. 141, by C.F. Casella and Co. Ltd, London, England, 1962.

C.F. Casella and Co. Ltd Manometer precision barometer, 1962

Meteorology

1962

Square glass bottle with cork stopper 3/4 full of Tincture of Aconite BP 1885 (see note)

Glass bottle for tincture of aconite

Medical Glass-ware

Domestic mercury barometer, in restored condition, by Poncione and Colombo, No. 180, High Holborn, London, England, 1780-1790

Domestic mercury barometer, by Poncione & Colombo, 1780-1790

Meteorology

1780-1790

Barometer and thermometer by Isaac Robelou, London, England, 1719

Combined barometer and thermometer, by Isaac Robelou, 1719

Meteorology

1719

Adie patent sympiesometer, Serial No. 1393, by Adie & Son, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1835-1857

Adie patent sympiesometer, Serial No. 1393

Meteorology

1835-1857

Sympiesometer, by Mrs Janet Taylor, 104 Minories, London, England, 1845-1875

Sympiesometer, by Mrs Janet Taylor, London, 1845-1875

Meteorology

1845-1875

Blue alcohol thermometer 50-80 F in carboard tube.

Photax thermometer

Photographic Technology

Pair of alcohol and mercury Fahrenheit thermometers, by Richard Adie, Liverpool, 1835-1875. Scales range (-70 to +70 degrees) and (-30 to +110 degrees), respectively.

Pair of alcohol and mercury Fahrenheit thermometers, 1835-1875

Meteorology

1835-1875

7 inch altazimuth theodolite, by George Adams, England, 1770

7 inch altazimuth theodolite

Surveying

1770

Glass bottle with bakelite lid 2/3 full of Trisan 'anti-asthmaticum' syrup (potassium iodide, chloral hydrate, barbitone, alcohol) in original packaging. 155 mm x 50 mm x 30 mm, 260g. Made by Hommels Haematogen and Drug Co., English, 1980-1985.

Bottle of Trisan 'Anti-Asmaticum'

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1980-1985

Adjustable crosshead with compass and telescope in fitted box, by F. Fraget, Paris, 1801-1830.

Adjustable crosshead, French, 1801-1830

Surveying

1801-1830

Angle barometer by Baltasar Knie, Edinburgh, 1776-1815. Signed Baltasar Knie Fecit Barometrum on mahogany board, with spirit thermometer signed Baltasar Kinie Fecit Thermometrum

Angle barometer by Baltasar Knie, 1776-1815

Meteorology

1776-1815

Clear glass ribbed poison bottle with glass stopper 1/3 full of Strophanthus tincture. (see note)

Poison bottle containing strophantus tincture

Medical Glass-ware

Mining transit theodolite, 4.5-inch, by Troughton & Simms, London, England, 1901-1915

Mining transit theodolite, 4.5-inch, Troughton & Simms

Surveying

1901-1915

Transit theodolite, 5-inch, by Thomas Charles Robinson, London, England, 1835-45. Fitted with striding spirit level, extra eyepiece and plumb bob.

Transit theodolite, British, 1835-1845

Surveying

1835-1845

Large-cistern standard barometer by Robert Carr Woods, London, England, 1837

Large-cistern standard barometer, 1837

Meteorology

1837

Marine barometer with sympiesometer by Thomas Cornelius Sargent, London, England, 1877

Marine barometer with sympiesometer, by Thomas Sargent, 1877

Meteorology

1877

Engineer's transit theodolite, 6.5-inch, by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, NY, United States, 1911-1920. Fitted with Burt type solar attachment and accessories.

Transit theodolite, American, 1911-1920

Surveying

1911-1920

Abney level with clinometer by Elliott Brothers, 449 Strand, London, England, c. 1880.

Abney level & clinometer, English, 1875-1885

Surveying

1875-1885

Green glass ribbed poison bottle with glass stopper half-full of strophanthus tincture (see note)

Poison bottle containing strophanthus tincture

Medical Glass-ware

Brown type clinometer, British, as patented by W. H. Brown in 1890

Brown type clinometer, British, 1890-1910

Surveying

1890-1910

Alcohol minimum thermometer with index in red leatherette case 4 1/4" x 2"; Fahrenheit and Reamur scales, 1838-1859. Marked William Collins, Night. Wellcome No. B954

Minimum Thermometer, 1838-1859

Heat

1838-1859

Galilean thermoscope, a liquid filled demonstration thermometer showing the temperature using floating weights marked for the centigrade scale, 1970-90.

Galilean thermoscope, a liquid filled demonstratio

Science Teaching

1970-1990

Tacheometer, DK-RV model, by Kern & Co. AG, Aarau, Switzerland, Serial no. 72253, in carrying case, no tripod, 1965-69. Supplied by Grab & Wildi AG, Zurich, Switzerland.

Tacheometer, DK-RV model, Swiss, 1965-1969

Surveying

1965-1969

Solar radiation alcohol thermometer, by G. H. Zeal Ltd., Merton, London, England, 1985. Consists of an alcohol thermometer inside a glass sheath with large bulb, scale range (-10 to +95 degrees Centigrade), Cat. No. 17731.

Solar radiation thermometer, by G H Zeal Ltd, 1985

Meteorology

1985

Theodolite, DKMI model, by Kern & Co. AG, Aarau, Switzerland. Serial no. 111424, in carrying case, no tripod, 1960-65.

DKMI model theodolite, Swiss, 1960-1965

Surveying

1960-1965

Green glass poison bottle with glass stopper. Two paper labels applied over original painted label. Most recent label indicates the bottle contains hyoscyamine tincture (see note)

Poison bottle

Medical Glass-ware

Six's thermometer, with mercurial wet bulb attached to the stand, by Denton, 1876.

Six's thermometer, with mercurial wet bulb

Meteorology

1876

Amber glass ribbed bottle with cork stopper approx. 1/2 full of aconite tincture. English, 1949-1960

Glass bottle containing aconite tincture

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Glass shop round with glass stopper one quarter full of ergot tincture. (see note)

Shop round containing ergot tincture

Medical Glass-ware