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Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

1846
Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

700 BCE; 1931
Ceramic figure of Shen Nung, China, 1800-1920

Ceramic figure of Shen Nung, China, 1800-1920

1800-1920
Model Coracle of Oxhides

Model Coracle of Oxhides

1931
Model of swimmer on inflated oxhide

Model of swimmer on inflated oxhide

1931
Sample of red clay collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

Sample of red clay collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

unknown
Section of underground telegraph cable, 1846

Section of underground telegraph cable, 1846

1846
Samples of globigerina ooze collected by HMS Bulldog, 1860

Samples of globigerina ooze collected by HMS Bulldog, 1860

1860
‘Simmerpot’ by Litton, in box.

‘Simmerpot’ by Litton, in box.

Sample of surface layer of Globigerina ooze collected by HMS Bulldog, 1860

Sample of surface layer of Globigerina ooze collected by HMS Bulldog, 1860

1860
Clay lump for making red earthenware

Clay lump for making red earthenware

Clay lump for making red earthenware

Clay lump for making red earthenware

Clay lump for making red earthenware

Clay lump for making red earthenware

Progression of five solid bodies (in clay) of Genus 0

Progression of five solid bodies (in clay) of Genus 0

1967
Progression of five solid bodies (in clay) of Genus 0

Progression of five solid bodies (in clay) of Genus 0

1967
Progression of five solid bodies (in clay) of Genus 0

Progression of five solid bodies (in clay) of Genus 0

1967
Shape deformed from a teapot

Shape deformed from a teapot

1967
Shape deformed from a solid cylinder

Shape deformed from a solid cylinder

1967
Shape deformed from an annulus one of four solid bodies (in clay) of genus 1

Shape deformed from an annulus one of four solid bodies (in clay) of genus 1

1967
Shape deformed from an annulus one of four solid bodies (in clay) of genus 1

Shape deformed from an annulus one of four solid bodies (in clay) of genus 1

1967
Progression of five solid bodies (in clay) of Genus 0

Progression of five solid bodies (in clay) of Genus 0

1967
Shape deformed from an annulus one of four solid bodies (in clay) of genus 1

Shape deformed from an annulus one of four solid bodies (in clay) of genus 1

1967
Liverpool jug thrown as it comes from the wheel

Liverpool jug thrown as it comes from the wheel

Solid teapot

Solid teapot

1967
Solid cylinder

Solid cylinder

1967
Shape deformed from an annulus one of four solid bodies (in clay) of genus 1

Shape deformed from an annulus one of four solid bodies (in clay) of genus 1

1967
Solid body

Solid body

1967
Leune clay furnace

Leune clay furnace

Two 1/8 Scale Speaker

Two 1/8 Scale Speaker

Un-handled drinking horn (white - unglazed)

Un-handled drinking horn (white - unglazed)

Egg cup (white - unglazed)

Egg cup (white - unglazed)

1 Piece of talc

One piece of talc

1790-1819
Three lumps of clay recovered from pit, for making red earthenware.

Clay lumps for making red earthenware

Sea bed sediment samples and nodules collected from various sampling locations around the world by the HMS Challenger expedition, 1872-1876, and HMS Bulldog, 1860.

Sea bed sediment samples and nodules collected by HMS Challenger and HMS Bulldog

1860-1876
Sample of ‘red clay’ collected by HMS Challenger from the Pacific Ocean, north of Tahiti, at a depth of 2350 fathoms, 1872-1876.

Sample of ‘red clay’ collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876
Open lamp used by workers in the collieries of Giridih, Bengal, early twentieth-century

Open lamp used by natives in the collieries of Giridih Bengal

1900-1940
Sample of ‘Globigerina ooze with many radiolarians’, collected by HMS Challenger from the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Tahiti, at a depth of 2425 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 271. Globigerina is a genus of planktonic Foraminifera; shells of these tiny animals dominate vast areas of the deep sea floor.

Sample of Globigerina ooze collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876
Sample of ‘radiolarian ooze’ collected by HMS Challenger from the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and Tahiti, at a depth of 2350 fathoms, 1872-1876.

Sample of ‘radiolarian ooze’ collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876
Sample of ‘diatomaceous ooze’, collected by HMS Challenger from the ocean between the Kerguelen Islands and Tasmania, at a depth of 1950 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 157.

Sample of ‘diatomaceous ooze’ collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876
Sample of ‘Chocolate clay’, collected by HMS Challenger from the South Pacific Ocean, south of Tahiti, at a depth of 2385 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 281.

Sample of ‘Chocolate clay’collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876
Glass bottle in clay mould, one of six

Glass bottle in clay mould

Sample of ‘Globigerina ooze’ collected by HMS Challenger from the Pacific Ocean, Western Caroline Island, at a depth of 1850 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 224. Globigerina is a genus of planktonic Foraminifera; shells of these tiny animals dominate vast areas of the deep sea floor.

Sample of 'Globigerina ooze' collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876
Glass bottle in clay mould, one of six

Glass bottle in clay mould

Five lengths extruded China clay-Pipe clay Thermo-carple protecting tubing

Five lengths extruded China clay-Pipe clay

Six glass bottles in clay moulds, some containing unknown liquid

Six glass bottles in clay moulds

Sample of 'red clay' collected by HMS Challenger from the Atlantic Ocean, between the Canary Islands and West Indies, at a depth of 3150 fathoms, 1872-1876.

Sample of 'red clay' collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876
Sample of ‘Globigerina ooze’ in dry condition, collected by HMS Challenger from the South Atlantic Ocean, south west of St Helena, between Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, at a depth of 1990 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 338. Globigerina is a genus of planktonic Foraminifera; shells of these tiny animals dominate vast areas of the deep sea floor.

Sample of ‘Globigerina ooze’ collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876
Portion of horizontal segmental gas retort.

Portion of horizontal segmental gas retort.

China clay for making Bone China

China clay for making Bone China

Straight strip of clay and one bent strip of clay for handle

Straight strip of clay and one bent strip of clay for handle