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Guard's chronometer, Birmingham & Derby Junction Railway

Railway Timepieces

1834-1844

Footstool/spittoon, South Eastern & Chatham Railway

Railway Furniture

'Railway Time' clock

Railway Timepieces

1840-1880

Hipp chronoscope with small galvanometer and key

Time Measurement

1888

Multi-Stage Sand Glass, Unsigned, 1740-1840

Time Measurement

1740-1840

Hipp chronoscope with small galvanometer and key

Time Measurement

1888

Mercury thermometer in brass frame, 1775-1785

Meteorology

1775-1785

Small galvanometer.

Time Measurement

1888

Sunshine recorder card form type 4532, template, 1926

Meteorology

1926

Hemispherical sundial, brass. Inscribed: "Hyeronim

Time Measurement

1580

Ordinary Mercury-in-Glass Fahrenheit Thermometer

Meteorology

1855-1913

Laryngeal mirror, metal, with ebony handle, 1850-1

Clinical Diagnosis

1850-1910

Chair, Great Central Railway, straight back, re-upholstered in green leatherette, G.C.R. inlaid in brass on back.

Chair, Great Central Railway

Railway Furniture

Sunshine recorder card form type 4530, template, 1926

Meteorology

1926

Sundial with compass, brass gilt, silvered circles

Time Measurement

1671-1700

Sun-dial, brass, with crescent-shaped hour circle,

Time Measurement

1701-1800

Mantel clock, ornate black marble case, arabic numerals, brass plate inscribed "Presented to Mr. R. Dawson by the Gentleman Farmers and others in the neighbourhood of Shipton on his retiring as Stationmaster which he has filled so satisfactorily for a period of 32 years. February 27th 1894".

Mantel clock, presented to retiring stationmaster of Shipton

Railway Timepieces

Universal ringdial brass (part silvered), diameter

Time Measurement

1701-1800

Pocket Watch by Jodin in Gold Engraved Case, 1715-1790

Time Measurement

1715-1790

Sundial, brass, originally silvered, base plate 9i

Time Measurement

1701-1800

Gendle balloon balance, Met O 97. for pilot balloon, for Royal Navy Meteorological Service

Meteorology

Nocturnal and pocket universal sundial, both showing Italian hours, steel and brass, 2 1/ 2" diameter in shaped tooled-leather sling case, incomplete

Nocturnal and pocket universal sundial, both showi

Time Measurement

Timepiece, Newcastle & Berwick Railway, No 3ND Reid & Sons, Newcastle Guard's timepiece, rectangular brass and mahogany case. Circular face with Roman numerals. 2 1/2"x1 1/4"x3 1/ 4".

Timepiece, Newcastle & Berwick Railway

Railway Timepieces

Clock with pedestal case and ten weights, including 2 lead counterpoises, by Fuwa Gembei, Nagoya, Aichi, Chubu, Japan

Japanese clock with pedestal case and ten weights

Time Measurement

Ten weights, including 2 lead counterpoises, for Clock with pedestal case, by Fuwa Gembei, Nagoya, Aichi, Chubu, Japan

Ten weights, including 2 lead counterpoises, for Japanese Clock with pedestal case

Time Measurement

Sundial, brass, baseplate 7 1/4in. by 6in., late 17th century. Engraved (M. Kolwein fecit Vienna 48 Gral 14 min)

Sundial, brass, baseplate 7 1/4in. by 6in., late 1

Time Measurement

1671-1700

Ligature sterilizer consisting of metal stand, glass spirit lamp, glass tube, waterbath with serrated-ended glass plate, stand inscribed Arnold and Sons, London, English, 1890-1910

Ligature sterilizer

Surgery

1890-1910

Clock with pedestal case, by Fuwa Gembei, Nagoya, Aichi, Chubu, Japan

Japanese clock with pedestal case

Time Measurement

Brass template for laying out sunshine recorder cards, Form type 4511 N, unsigned, 1920

Sunshine recorder card form type 4511 N, template, 1920

Meteorology

1920

Sun-dial, brass, inscribed "T. Taborski" W Krakowie" 3 1/4 diam., Cracow, Poland, 1701-1725

Inscribed sundial

Time Measurement

1701-1725

Single sand-glass in tipping iron mount, of 2.5 mins, 1780-1850. Abbot Horne. No.109. Type C.

Sand Glass in Tipping Iron Mount, Unsigned, 1780-1850

Time Measurement

1780-1850