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Oat-Beard type Hygrometer, 1771-1830

Meteorology

1771-1830

Hadley's Gregorian reflecting telescope, c.1740

Astronomy

1740-1744

Gunner's level in case, made by George Adams the Younger, Fleet Street, London, 1772-1796.

Gunner's level in case

King George III

1772-1796

small telescope (prospect glass; spyglass; opera g

Optics

1759

leather framed eyeglasses with iron nose clip, in

Optics

c. 1700

Instrument case, England, 1650-1700

Surgery

1650-1700

Medicine chest, Ireland, 1771-1790

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1771-1790

Brass sector by George Adams, 1756-1760

Mathematics

1756-1760

Surgical instrument set, Europe, 1650-1685

Surgery

1650-1685

Pocket case of mathematical drawing instruments by

Mathematics

1797-1826

Fishskin case, empty, felt lined, 1750 to 1850

Wellcome (general)

1750-1850

Silver-mounted fishskin etui, empty

Public Health & Hygiene

1701-1830

Case for single opera glass,unsigned, 1780-1850

Optics

1780-1850

Case, fishskin, empty, felt lined with metal clips

Wellcome (general)

1750-1850

Pocket set of drawing instruments

Mathematics

Wilson screw barrel microscope (brass) in fishskin

Microscopes

1753

Black fishskin spectacle case

Optics

1780-1870

Holt's urethral dilator and two cannulae

Surgery

Microscope by Marshall, c. 1700

Microscopes

1695-1705

Black fishskin case for Poids de Marc weight, 1735

Fishskin case for weight

Weighing & Measuring

Fishskin case for pear shaped troy pound weight.

instrument case

Weighing & Measuring

1737

Compound drum microscope

Microscopes

1740

Distance Meter for Plane Table, 1765-1775

Surveying

1765-1775

Octagonal silver sundial in case

Time Measurement

1701-1750

Ellis type aquatic microscope, by Peter Dollond, London, England, c. 1765; in fishskin case with accessories: 3 objective lenses, 3 bone slides, 1 ivory container, 2 pieces of glass, 1 pair of tweezers, 1 adjustable probe, 1 spare crosspiece for mounting microscope. Compound and simple microscope attachments.

Ellis type aquatic microscope, by Peter Dollond

Microscopes

Surgical instrument set comprising six scalpels, 2 curved bistouries and a hook; scalpels by Young of Edinburgh, 1 bistoury by Savigny of London, in case, 19th century

Surgical instrument set

Surgery

Fishskin case, English(?), 1730-1830

Surgery

1730-1830

Medicine chest, fishskin covered, 18 bottles, 14 labelled, 9 by Garden of Oxford Street and 3 by Coley of Stroud, with glass pestle and mortar, c1860

Fishskin covered medicine chest c1860

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1800-1880

Pocket surgical instrument set, incomplete, case only, fishskin, English(?), 1701-1850

Pocket surgical instrument set, incomplete, case o

Surgery

1701-1850

Spectacle (?) case, silver-mounted green fishskin, English (?), 1750-1900

Spectacle (?) case, silver-mounted green fishskin,

Ophthalmology

1750-1900

Gregorian reflecting telescope of 2 1/8 inch aperture with shagreen covered tube and wooden case. The telescope has a ball and socket stand with a claw foot tripod and a mahogany stand made by the Science Museum workshops. Attached to the wooden stand is another ball and socket mounting with screw stand added by Mr T H Court, the donor.

Gregorian reflecting telescope of 2 1/8 inch apert

Astronomy

1724-1731

Pendulum-type pedometer, in velvet lined fishskin case, by George Adams the Younger, Fleet Street, London, England, 1780-1795.

Pendulum-type Pedometer, English, 1780-95

Surveying

1780-1795

Lady's companion in fish skin case, Chinese(?) or Japanese(?), 1850-1920

Medicine scale in fish skin case

Asian Medicine

1850-1920

Brass spyglass decorated with shagreen and with an achromatic lens, by Jesse Ramsden, London, England, 1762-1800

Brass spyglass decorated with shagreen and with an achromatic lens

Optics

1762-1800

Spyglass telescope (prospect glass), non-achromatic, shagreen single draw-tube, leather body with brass fitting and cylindrical fishskin covered wooden case, by J. Dollond & Son, England, 1752-1761.

Spyglass telescope with fishskin case.

Optics

1752-1761

Cylindrical wooden fishskin covered case for prospect glass (spyglass), probably English, 1725-1735.

Cylindrical wooden fishskin covered case for prosp

Optics

1725-1735

Fishskin case for set of lithotomy instruments, c.1775, English

Surgery

1771-1780

Pocket surgical instrument case, body only, brass and fish skin, Spanish, 1690-1699

Pocket surgical instrument case

Surgery

Pocket surgical instrument set in fishskin case, European, 1701-1850

Pocket surgical instrument set in fishskin case

Surgery

1701-1850

Fishskin medicine case, scuffed and incomplete, containing Count Mattei's electro-homoeopathic remedies, supplied by Pharmarcie Vigon, Nice, French, 1860-1910

Fishskin medicine case, scuffed and incomplete, co

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Miniature spyglass telescope with ivory and tortoiseshell tube and incomplete (lid missing) cylindrical fishskin case, unsigned, European, 1776-1800.

Miniature spyglass telescope with cylindrical fishskin case

Optics

1776-1800

Six scalpels in case, by Evans, English, possibly first half of 19th century

Six scalpels in case

Surgery

Fishskin case only, possibly held surgical instruments, English(?), 1701-1830

Fishskin case only, possibly held surgical instrum

Surgery

1701-1830

Black pottery tobacco pipe, roughly cylindrical bowl tapering to circular heel, stem socket joins bowl at acute angle, tubular stem, wood, with fishskin cuff, Burun tribe, southern Sudan, Africa, 1871-1920

Tobacco pipe with cylindrical bowl and tubular stem

Smoking

1871-1920

Green fishskin case containing small bottle, incomplete, European, 1701 to 1830

Green fishskin case containing small bottle

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1830

Pocket surgical instrument set, in fishskin case, by John Bleuler, 27 Ludgate Street, London, 1701-1830.

Pocket surgical instrument set

Surgery

Case for trephination instruments, mid 18th century

Trepanning instrument case, English, c. 1731-1770.

Surgery

1731-1770

Draw tube telescope covered with fishskin, 18th century.

Draw tube telescope covered with fishskin, 18th ce

Astronomy

1701-1800

Double, bow, spectacle case, wood and fishskin, English, 1701-1800

Double, bow, spectacle case, wood and fishskin, En

Ophthalmology

1701-1800

Lithotomy set, incomplete, steel instruments in fishskin covered case, probably British, second half 18th century

Lithotomy set

Surgery