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Junior ambulance award with stand, stamped with presentation details, some surface wear

Junior ambulance award with stand, stamped with presentation

Miscellanea & Curiosities

The Photomicrographic Society Barnard medal. Awarded J H Pledge; obverse has stylised 'star'. In red leatherette case, lined with black velvet and white silk.

The Photomicrographic Society Barnard medal

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1922-1923

Self pitching propeller, final two-bladed experimental development, designed and made by Christopher John Coxon and made by Woodcoxon Engineering Limited, Petworth, West Sussex, England and tested by Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment, Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire, England, 1982. On teak display stand by Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 2000-2001. This two-bladed self pitching propeller was originally designed by John R. Coxon, Petworth, West Sussex, England, 1977 and made by Woodcoxon Engineering Limited, Petworth, West Sussex, England, 1978-1979, tested and certified by Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment, Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire, England, 1978-1979.

Self-Pitching Propeller, Final Two-Bladed Experimental Development

Marine Engines

1982

Bronze statue of Imhotep on green marble base, Saite or Ptolemaic Dynasty, 600-30 BC

Bronze statue of Imhotep on green marble base

Classical & Medieval Medicine

600-30 BCE

graphic telescope by Cornelius Varley, in mahogany box, London, early 19th century. Originally the property of Cornelius Varley

graphic telescope by Cornelius Varley, in mahogany

Optics

1810-1825

Azimuth compass by George Adams, Fleet Steet, London, 1771-1800.

Azimuth compass, British, 1771-1800

Surveying

1771-1800

Long pestle with bulbous end, by Beardmore foundry, London, England, 1766-1788

Long pestle with bulbous end

Pharmacy-ware

1766-1788

Bronze figurine of Taurt as a pregnant hippopotamus, Egyptian, 1500BC-501BC

Bronze statue of Taweret, Egypt, 1500-501 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1500-501 BCE

Wooden column sundial, designed for a latitude of 49°, bearing a map of Bavaria, unsigned, Germany, 1651-1725.

Wooden Column Sundial with Map Decoration

Time Measurement

1651-1725

Bronze knife without handle, from Swiss lake dwellings, Bronze Age.

Bronze knife blade

Domestic Appliances

1500-1000 BCE

Medal, Mason College, Birmingham, for Inorganic Chemistry, to E.F.W. Bywater, 1895

Medal, Mason College, Birmingham, for Inorganic Ch

Wellcome Medals

Sun-dial with folding gnomon on bronze cup-shaped support, with metal lid, compass in base of cup, 1601-1630. Cup diameter 2 5/8-inches. For use in latitude 53° (see note).

Bronze cup-shaped sundial

Time Measurement

1601-1630

Bronze medal, Cleveland Camera Club, awarded N Blake. Seated allegorical female figure holding laurel crown, with camera, sun rising in background. In black leatherette presentation case, trimed in gold, lined with purple velvet and blue silk.

Bronze medal Cleveland Camera Club

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1909

Medal, Societe d'Enseignement Moderne, 1884, A. Herbemont, artist

Medal, Societe d'Enseignement Moderne, 1884, A. He

Wellcome Medals

1884

Medal, bronze, commemorating international conference against tuberculosis, Copenhagen, 26-29 May, 1904, by Tony Szirmai, 1904

Bronze Medal commemorating the international conference against tuberculosis, Copenhagen, 1904

Wellcome Medals

1904

The James Royston Collection of Railway Memorabilia: Handbell, bronze with varnished oak handle, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, embossed 'L&Y', 1847-1900. Reputedly ex-Manchester Victoria Station

Handbell, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1847-1900

Self-pitching three blade carbon fibre cyclic pitch propeller, prototype, designed and made by John Coxon, Pulborough, West Sussex, England, 2005-2006. This propeller was designed to be fitted to small motor vessel Volvo-Penta stern drive units. Originally, this propeller was designed for aircraft.

Self-Pitching Three-Blade Carbon Fibre Cyclic Pitch Propeller, prototype

Marine Engines

2005-2006

Working model, scale 1:16, of John Seaward's patented folding auxiliary propeller (c.1848), by Seaward and CapelMillwall, London, England, 1848-1856

Working model, of John Seaward's patented folding auxiliary propeller

Marine Engines

1848-1856

Gilt bronze plaque, awarded by Photography Magazine to Norman Blake for a photograph. Seated female figure with sketchpad. In black leatherette case, lined with purple velvet and white silk.

Gilt Bronze Plaque, Photography Magazine

Printed Materials & Ephemera

Small vertical reciprocating steam fan engine, 3 1/2" x 2" stroke, used for forced draught, built to Admiralty specification for 40' and 56' R.N. steam pinnaces, unsigned, British, 1898-1929

Steam fan-engine

Marine Engines

1898-1929

Bronze working model, scale 1:24, of a direct-acting marine atmosphere engine as introduced in 1839 by Seaward and Capel, on metal base, unsigned, England, 1839-1891

Model of Seaward and Capel's direct-acting marine atmosphere engine

Marine Engines

1839-1891

Medal which belonged to Dr J. L. W. Thudichum (1829-1901), commemorating Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, Germany, dated San Remo 1888. Silvered bronze; 65mm diameter, [sight] 5mm deep. Obverse: head and shoulders relief profile portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany, in uniform with drape; edge inscription. Reverse: symbolic female figure, semi-nude, holding anchor with snake entwined, on her left a shield inscribed San Remo 1888. Friedrich Wilhelm wintered in San Remo 1887-1888, Emperor March 1888, reigned 99 days before death; nodule on larynx diagnosed; tracheotomy for cancer performed January 1888

Medal Commemorating Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, 1888

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1888

Bronze figurine of the god Bes, Egyptian, 800BC-200BC

Bronze figurine of the god Bes, Egyptian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

800-200 BCE

Medal, King's College, London, Samuel Wilson Warneford prize, to Keren Isabel Parkes, England, 1925, A.B. Wyon, artist

Medal, King's College, London, Samuel Wilson Warne

Wellcome Medals

Royal Photographic Society Traill Taylor Memorial Lecture bronze medal, in case. Awarded to E H Selwyn, Kodak Research Laboratory, for 39th Traill Taylor lecture. Bust of Traill Taylor in relief on obverse. In presentation case, purple leatherette with gold decoration, lined with black velvet and white silk.

Royal Photographic Society Traill Taylor Memorial Lecture bronze medal

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1949

Medal, North Staffordshire Infirmary, 1868

Wellcome Medals

Sir Alister Hardy's original continuous plankton recorder, 1925. Successfully recorded some 2,300 miles of plankton during the 1925-27 voyages of the research ship Discovery.

Sir Alister Hardy's Plankton Recorder, 1925

Oceanography

1925

Varley type graphic telescope by Cornelius Varley, 22 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London, early 19th century, no. 37, in case: his own instrument: 2 eyepieces, 2 object glasses, 1 drawing camera incida (no reflector) box no. 839

Varley type graphic telescope by Cornelius Varley,

Optics

1801-1820

Two-stage expansion launch engines with cylinders 5 1/2" x 8" diam x 5 1/2" stroke, on wood blocks, by W. Sissons and Co. Limited, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, 1907-1908

Two-stage expansion launch engines with cylinders stroke

Marine Engines

1907-1908

Small reflecting Gregorian telescope, engraved Thomas Ribright, London Fecit, Brass caps both ends. [by J Ribright, in case - see note]

Small reflecting Gregorian telescope, engraved Tho

Optics

1735-1806

Brass and bronze container in three sections, probably Indian, 1801-1900

Container in three sections

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Universal pocket sundial, octagonal base, diameter of hour circle 2 7/8-inches, small plumbob, Germany, 1701-1800 (see note).

Universal sundial in bronze with compass

Time Measurement

1701-1800

Model, scale 1:8, of a stern of vessel fitted with adjustable pitch screw propeller with loose driving handle, c.1844, patented by Bennet Woodcroft, made by William Muir, Manchester, 1844-1857

Model of stern of vessel fitted with adjustable pitch screw propeller

Marine Engines

1844-1857

Bronze medal commemorating Congress of the International Association against Tuberculosis at The Hague, 1906, with Queen Wilhelmina of Netherlands, by T. Szitmai, French, 1906

Bronze Medal commemorating Congress of the International Association against Tuberculosis, 1906

Wellcome Medals

1906

Working model, scale 1:48, of a mechanical reciprocating propeller fitted to a ship's stern, by Maudslay, Sons and Field, by Maudslay, Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England, 1840-1850

Working model of a mechanical reciprocating propeller

Marine Engines

1840-1850

Model demonstrating the two-cylinder, cross conected, opposed piston system of the Fullagar patented oil engine, by Fullagar Engine Limited, Gateshead, England, 1916-1924

Sectional working model of Fullagar Internal Combustion Engine

Marine Engines

1916-1924

Copper medal to commemorate the birth of Eugene, heir to Napoleon III, 16th March 1856, and presentation of his cradle by the town of Paris, by J Cavalier and Vauthier-Galle, France, 1856. obverse, view of the cot, bees in field, reverse, newborn child on a cushion supported by a Napoleonic eagle, Prosperity and Abundance above watch over him.

Gift of the Prince Imperial’s Cot from the City of Paris

Wellcome Medals

1856

Self pitching three bladed propeller, first successful development, designed and patented by John R. Coxon, Petworth, West Sussex, England, 1977 and made by Woodcoxon Engineering Limited, Petworth, West Sussex, England, 1978-1979, tested and certified by Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment, Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire, England, 1978-1979. On teak display stand by Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 2000-2001.

Self-Pitching Three-Bladed Propeller, First Successful Development

Marine Engines

1978-1979

Steel transport box trolley, for self-pitching three blade carbon fibre cyclic pitch propeller, prototype, designed and made by John Coxon, Pulborough, West Sussex, England, 2014. The propeller was designed to be fitted to small motor vessel Volvo-Penta stern drive units. Originally, the propeller was designed for aircraft.

Steel transport box trolley, for Self-Pitching Carbon Fibre Cyclic Pitch Propeller, prototype

Marine Engines

2014

Medal, National Academy of Science of the United States of America, centenary, U. S.A., 1963, by Medallic Art Co.

Medal, National Academy of Science of the United S

Wellcome Medals

1963

Bronze bell-shaped decorated mortar with everted rim, moulded foot rings and pedestal base, by Beardmore foundry, London, England, 1766-1788

Bronze bell-shaped mortar

Pharmacy-ware

1766-1788

Bronze finger ring, in the form of a double-headed snake, unsigned, possibly Roman, 500BC-100AD.

Bronze finger ring, in the form of a double-headed snake

Classical & Medieval Medicine

500 BCE-100 CE

Bronze cauldron pan with iron handle for jam making, British (?), 1860-1910.

Cauldron pan for jam making, British (?), 1860-1910

Domestic Appliances

1860-1910

Buddhist ceremonial dagger of bronze, called a pur-ba, with stand, Tibetan, 1701-1900

Buddhist ceremonial dagger (pur-ba)

Asian Medicine

1701-1900

Bronze cosmetic ointment spoon, Egyptian, 14BC-200AD

Bronze cosmetic ointment spoon, Egyptian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

14 BCE-200 CE

Bronze seated figurine of the young Imhotep, Egyptian, 900BC-300BC

Bronze seated figurine of the young Imhotep, 900-300 BC.

Classical & Medieval Medicine

900-300 BCE

Three-stage expansion condensing launch engine used in the 'Marie' (1910), on wood blocks, part sectioned, by Simpson, Strickland and Co. Ltd., Dartmouth, 1910-1912

Three-stage expansion condensing launch engine use

Marine Engines

1910-1912

Bronze medal by Salmson commemoratin Carl de Geer, Swedish, 1823

Bronze medal commemorating Carl de Geer

Wellcome Medals

1823

Presentation (trophy) board, wooden with bronze inset bearing inscription, good condition

presentation plaque

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Pin, large, bronze.

Classical & Medieval Medicine