Surveying
1755-1765
Altazimuth theodolite by Benjamin Cole & Son, London, 1755-65. Without wooden tripod base.
1915
Field clinometer Mk III, by The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Limited, 1915.
Heat
1870-1875
Hotbed soil thermometer, alcohol-filled, for the use of gardeners, by Pastorelli & Co., London, 1870-75.
Meteorology
1875
Screen with one minimum thermometer, as used in (Christiania) Norway, 1875.
Oceanography
1869-1872
Casella-Miller mercury deep sea thermometer, London, England, 1869-72. In copper case.
1926-1929
Surveying Level Model No. IV, Serial No.No. 17328, by Carl Zeiss Jena, Germany (supplied by Carl Zeiss (London) Ltd.), 1926-1929.
1832-1840
Prismatic compass with bubble tube and small telescope, by Andrew Yeates, 12 Brighton Place, New Kent Road, London, 1832-1840. Inside lid engraved: 'Captain C. A. Hartley'.
1816-1850
Brass clinometer, jointed-rule type, by Thomas Jones, Charing Cross, London, 1816-1850. Used on the British Antarctic Expedition, 1901. Property of the Hydrographic Office, British Admiralty.
1882-1887
Combined Abney level and clinometer, brass, by S. Henson, 277 Strand, London, England, 1882-1887.
Altazimuth theodolite with spare lens cap, by Thomas Jones, Charing Cross, London, England, 1816-50.
Navigation
1950-1967
"Bosun" modern liquid yacht steering compass on gimbal, with mounting bracket and plastic retaining screw, by Heath Marine, London, 1950-1967
Textile Industry
c.1900
Shuttle thermometer made by R.Halstead, Nelson.
1862-1900
Clitograph, 2nd category, in original wooden box (paper instructions mounted into lid), by J. Lefebvre, Paris, 1862-1900.
1928
Level No. II by Carl Zeiss Jena, Germany, c. 1928, no. 22050. With key and tool accessories including screw driver. Supplied by Carl Zeiss (London) Ltd.
1860-1890
Surveyor's steel surveying chain fitted with mercury thermometer and spirit level, patented by J. M. Drummond, Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1859.
1875-1885
Combined Abney type surveying level and clinometer by Cary & Co., London, 1875-85.
1871-1900
5-inch Hoskold mining transit theodolite, by John Davis & Son, Derby, England, 1871-1900
1818-1825
Maximum and minimum, Six Type, Fahrenheit mercury thermometer (-20 to 144 degrees), with brass frame, by Thomas Jones, 62 Charing Cross, London, 1818-1825
1739
Weather compendium combining cistern mercury barometer, alcohol thermometer and thread hygrometer by George Graham, Fleet Street, London, 1739
1720-1750
Alcohol thermometer in wooden glazed case by F. Casartel, Amsterdam, Holland, 1720 to 1750. Scale plate marked with Fahrenheit and Florentine divisions.
King George III
1780
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer
1919
Balloon theodolite, Met Office Mk B type, by E. R. Watts & Son, London, 1919. Used by the Meteorological Office.
Six's self-registering maximum and minimum mercury thermometer by Pastorelli & Co., 208 Piccadilly, London, 1875.
1860-1870
Dent's patent liquid compass with air chamber around rim, weighted with lead to improve stability, by E Dent and Company, London, 1860-1870
1820-1850
Geodetic theodolite with accessories in wooden box, by T. Ertel und Sohn, Munich, Germany, 1820-1850.
1876
Transit theodolite, 23-cm, by Dennert and Pape, Altona, Hamburg, Germany, 1876
1893
Henderson rapid traverser (surveying alidade) in case, by J. T. Letcher, Truro, Cornwall, England, 1893.
1985
Minimum spirit (alcohol) thermometer by G. H. Zeal Ltd., Merton, London, England, 1985. With plastic scale, range (-25C to +50 degree C), Cat. No. 17134.
1690-1710
Telescopic plane table alidade with bubble tube by A. Baldantoni, Ancona, Italy, 1690-1710.
1985-1995
Alcohol thermometer, measuring in the range 0-160 degrees Centigrade, in brass and metal mount, made by JUMO Instrument Co Limited, harlow, Essex, London, 1985-1995
1880-1885
Straight single-spiral fluorescent alcohol thermometer, one of two, by C. V. Boys, England, 1880-85.
Brass clinometer, jointed rule type, unsigned, 1820-1850. Used on the British Antarctic Expedition, 1901.
1830-1840
Original insulated mercury and alcohol thermometer (scale 30-130°F), one of three, made by C. Tagliabue & Casella, London, England, 1830-1840.
1880
Rutherford maximum mercury and minimum alcohol thermometer on boxwood frame by J.J. Griffin and Sons, London, 1880.
1862
Lefebvre clitograph level fixed inside box lid. Instructions on clitograph in French. Paper instruction leaflet in English. As patented 1862.
Transit theodolite, 8.5 inch, by Thomas Jones, 62 Charing Cross, London, England, 1816-1850.
1850-1900
Brass clinometer with spirit level by W. Bandermann, Berlin, Germany, 1850-1900.
Straight fluorescent alcohol thermometer with spherical bulb, by C. V. Boys, England, 1880-85.
Earth minimum thermometer, right-angled, red alcohol, 100mm insertion, by G. H. Zeal Ltd., Merton, London, England, 1985. Scale range (-5 to +50 degrees Centigrade), Cat. No. 17390.
1800-1899
Alcohol thermometer in hanging metal frame for outdoor use; Fahrenheit scale. Marked " Taylor Bros. Rochester, N.Y. Pat. Jan 12, 1887". Wellcome No. B931
Photometer, marked: ‘39 G’, by JENNEN
Original insulated alcohol thermometer (scale 30-150°F), one of three, made by C. Tagliabue & Casella, London, England, 1830-1840 (see note).
Minimum alcohol thermometer, oak frame by Pastorelli & Co., 208 Piccadilly, London, 1875.
1861-1881
Mercury maximum thermometer of the Phillips type by L. Casella, protected by a glass sheath and in a copper case, as used by the British Association between 1868 and 1881, to measure the rate at which the temperature of the Earth increases with depth.
Photometer, marked: ’34 G’, by JENNEN
