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Steam locomotive, entitled Evening Star

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1960

Compagnie Internationale de Wagon-Lits et de Grands Express Europeens sleeping car, 1933

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1933

Great Western Railway steam locomotive 'King George V' 4-6-0 King class, No 6000, 1927

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1927

Queen Elizabeth's Saloon

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1941

Beam engine, unsigned, British, 1820-1840, and used by JA & W Lyon, Bleachers, Leo Street, Peckham, 1836-1915.

Beam engine

Motive Power

1820-1840

Single cylinder non-condensing horizontal engine, Corliss valve gear, by John Musgrave & Sons Ltd, Bolton, 1898. Part sectioned to show valves, scale 1:6

Horizontal Engine with Corliss Valve Gear, c. 1898

Motive Power

1898

Original slide lathe, by Richard Roberts, Manchester, Lancashire, England, 1817

Slide lathe

Hand and Machine Tools

1817

Model representing Murray's portable beam engine, by James Fox, Derby, 1808

Model of Murray's portable beam engine

Motive Power

1808

Lignum Vitae saw

Hand and Machine Tools

1804-1807

Magneto Port Type ZH6 No. 2090658, for 230 H.P. Benz Aero engine No. 33.278

Aircraft Propulsion

1926

Model Robey 450 H.P. type "E" horizontal drop valve steam engine made by D.W. Gale of Lincoln

Single-Cylinder Drop Valve Engine, c1900.

Motive Power

c. 1900

One pound, avoirdupois weight, nickel plated gunmetal

Weighing & Measuring

Lignum Vitae saw, yard No. 647, built by Henry Maudslay for the Block Mills, Portsmouth Naval Dockyard, 1804-1807.

Lignum Vitae Saw

Hand and Machine Tools

1804-1807

230 H.P. Benz six-cylinder water cooled aero engine No. 33.278, by Benz & Cie, Mannheim, Germany, 1916. Later, the engine No. 33.278 is ascribed with British War Department number: W.D. No. 101,863.

230 H.P. Benz six-cylinder water cooled aero engine No. 33.278

Aircraft Propulsion

1916

Taper roller thrust bearing

Mechanical Power Transmission

1895-1898

One kilogram weight, nickel plated gunmetal

Weighing & Measuring

Line shaft ring oiled plummer block

Mechanical Power Transmission

1929

Hollman combined journal and thrust roller bearing

Mechanical Power Transmission

1925

Steam locomotive, Great Western Railway, Dean Goods, 0-6-0, No 2516, designed by William Dean, built at Swindon in 1897, withdrawn in 1956.

Steam locomotive 'Dean Goods', Great Western Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1897

Steam locomotive, London & North Western Railway, 0-4-0ST No 1439, designed by John Ramsbottom, built at Crewe in 1865, withdrawn in 1954.

Steam locomotive, number 1439

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1865

Copy turning lathe for gunstocks, made by the Ames Manufacturing Company for the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, 1857

Gunstock Copy turning lathe, 1857

Hand and Machine Tools

1857

Light standard, from the Eilean Glas lighthouse, Island of Scalpay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 1907

Light standard, from the Eilean Glas lighthouse, 1907

Optics

1907

Railway carriage, Great Western Railway, Buffet Car No 9631, built in 1934.

Buffet Car No 9631, Great Western Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1934

Aluminium propane cylinder, one of five, by Worthington Industries, Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, United States, 1974. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aeronautics

1974

Steam locomotive, Great Western Railway, 0-6-0PT No 9400, built at Swindon in 1947, withdrawn in 1959.

Hawkesworth 'Pannier tank' No. 9400, Great Western Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1947

Fuel throttle valve, in gun-metal elbow, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine, designed by Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin, and made by La Société des Moteurs Gnome, France, 1908

Fuel throttle valve, in gun-metal elbow, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1908

Murphy Model V230 portable monochrome television receiver, 1954. Serial No 132534. Purchased about 1954 after owners saw it at the Radio & Television Exhibition in London. In daily use afterwards until 1971.

Murphy V230 Portable Television Receiver, 1954

Television

1954

Copper fuel-line with four-way ‘cross-type’ threaded pipe connector, unsigned, Europe, 1970-1973. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Fuel-line, from hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aeronautics

1973

Aluminium propane cylinder, one of five, by Worthington Industries, Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, United States, 1974. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aeronautics

1974

Aluminium propane cylinder, one of five, by Worthington Industries, Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, United States, 1974. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aeronautics

1974

5 stud bolts threaded at each end, 3 slotted pan head machine screws, 2 ball bearings, steel hex nut, gunmetal flat washer, gunmetal hex nut, 2 brass hex nuts, outside threaded pipe connector, in crystal box, associated with a 10hp two-cylinder Rolls Royce motorcar

14 components associated with a 10hp two-cylinder Rolls Royce motorcar

Road Transport

Aluminium propane cylinder, one of five, by Worthington Industries, Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, United States, 1974. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aeronautics

1974

Aluminium oxygen cylinder, by Worthington Industries, Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, United States, 1974. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Oxygen cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aeronautics

1974

Encased Pelton wheel, the 'Hector' water motor No. 2, with stop valve and driving pulley, manufactured by Percy Pitman, Bosbury and Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, 1903.

Small Pelton Wheel Turbine, 1903

Motive Power

1903

12-inch diameter series 'O' Gilkes' Francis Turbine (4.2 bhp on nett working fall of 5 ft. using 570 cubic ft of water per minute; 270 rpm), with suspension bearing, steel countershaft, and hand operating gear for working guide-blades. Developed by James Bicheno Francis, it became widely accepted as the best for heads of water up to 50 m. Manufactured by Gilbert Gilkes & Co., Kendal, Cumbria, England, 1924.

Francis Turbine, 1924

Motive Power

1924

Aluminium propane cylinder, one of five, by Worthington Industries, Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio, United States, 1974. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Propane cylinder, for hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aeronautics

1974

Condensing pump used by Joule with a gas cylinder for experiments on the condensation of air in 1844. Joule described it thus: 'consisting of a cylinder of gun metal and of a piston fitted with a plug of oiled leather, which works easily, yet tightly, through a stroke of 8 inches. The cylinder is 10 1/2 inches long, 1 3/8 inch in interior diameter'

Condensing pump used by Joule

Scientific Instruments & Research

Motor Coach, Southern Railway and British Railways Southern Region, electric motor 3rd brake, No S8143S, 4-sub (Suburban) of 1925.

Motor coach, Southern Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1925

Copper fuel-line with three-way ‘T-piece’ threaded pipe connector and at one end: a pressure gauge, unsigned, Europe, 1970-1973. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Fuel-line with pressure gauge, from hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aeronautics

1973

Galvanised steel fuel-line with a pipe connector at each end, unsigned, Europe, 1970-1973. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Galvanised steel fuel-line, from hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aeronautics

1973

Copper fuel-line with ‘elbow bend’ and pipe connector at each end, unsigned, Europe, 1970-1973. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Copper fuel-line with ‘elbow bend’, from hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aeronautics

1973

Gearwheel, steel shaft with attached pinion, part of a bearing housing stamped ‘S733’, gunmetal pipe connector threaded at one end with mounting plate, brass pipe connector, in crystal box, associated with a 10hp two-cylinder Rolls Royce motorcar

Gearwheel, shaft, bearing housing and pipe connectors, associated with a 10hp two-cylinder Rolls Royce motorcar

Road Transport

Sextant with polished brass and gunmetal frame, polished brass limb, detachable wooden handle and fitted mahogany case, by Matthew Berge, London, England, 1810-1815. Consists of inlaid polished silver 131° scale (-2° to 155°) with 20’ divisions and vernier, four index-filter shades (red & green) and three horizon filters (red & green), scale magnifier on 80mm swivelling arm. Fitted with threaded telescope bracket for sighting telescopes (62mm – erect image 134mm – inverted image & 58mm – tube) and detachable silvered plate for reading scales.

Brass framed sextant.

Astronomy

1810-1815