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Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Telecommunications

1851

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Telecommunications

1851

Portion of the first submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

Telecommunications

1850

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

Telecommunications

1856

gutta percha snuff box, 1820-1860

Smoking

1820-1860

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

Telecommunications

1850

Sample of transatlantic cable, 1865-66

Telecommunications

1865-1866

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

Telecommunications

1846

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Telecommunications

1863-7

Experimental transmitting ‘jigger’ used by the Marconi Company, 1899

Radio Communication

1899

sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Telecommunications

1857-1858

Section of underground telegraph cable, 1846

Telecommunications

1846

Telescoped sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Telescoped sample of twin-core shore end cable used at Bushehr in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Short sample of twin-core shore end used at Bushire in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Short sample of main Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Portion of the first submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

Telecommunications

1850

Portion of first gutta percha insulated wire laid in London, 1848-1849

Telecommunications

1848-1849

Portion of first gutta percha insulated wire laid in London, unknown maker, London, England, 1848-1849

Portion of first gutta percha insulated wire laid in London, 1848-1849

Telecommunications

1848-1849

Specimens of submarine telegraph cables viz 1851-6

Telecommunications

1851-1862

Short length (including a joint) of submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

Telecommunications

1850

Block of raw leaf gutta-percha, 1942-1945.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1942-1945

Sample of loading coil for Dover - Cap Grisnez submarine telephone cable, 1910

Telecommunications

1910

Sample of Pupin loading coil for Dover - Cap Grisnez submarine telephone cable, probably made by Siemens Brothers and Company Limited, Woolwich, London, England, 1910

Sample of loading coil for Dover - Cap Grisnez submarine telephone cable, 1910

Telecommunications

1910

Seven short specimens of submarine telegraph cables, manufactured by various companies (R S Newall and Company; Glass, Elliot and Company; Wilkins and Weatherly), England, 1851-1862

Specimens of submarine telegraph cable, 1851-1862

Telecommunications

1851-1862

Sample of 1866 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1866. Cable end rings embossed with ‘Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited’ and ‘Contractors. London Atlantic Shore End 1866’.

1866 transatlantic cable sample

Telecommunications

1866

Cable sample, mounted and telescoped, around 1891

Telecommunications

c. 1891

One long specimen of submarine telegraph cable, unknown maker, England, 1851-1862

One long specimen of submarine telegraph cable, 1851-1862

Telecommunications

1851-1862

Cable sample, mounted and telescoped, made by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, London, 1889-1892. The laying of the cable was completed on 4 February 1892. Marked "W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Ld London"

cable sample, mounted and telescoped, 1889-1892

Telecommunications

1889-1892

Sample of 1858 Atlantic submarine cable with facsi

Telecommunications

1858

Single truss, paediatric, for inguinal hernia, Eng

Orthopaedics

1890-1930

Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end), made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1865. Cable end rings embossed with 'Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited' and 'Contractors. London Atlantic Shore End. 1865'.

Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

Telecommunications

1865

Gutta percha tube for 1/2 gr. compressed Tabloid brand opium tablets, empty with possible traces remaining. 80 mm x 15 mm diameter. Interior of the tube is lined with wax paper and contains a small amount of cotton, possibly obscuring traces of opium. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1910.

Gutta Percha tube for Opium tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1910

Single truss, paediatric, for inguinal hernia, Eng

Orthopaedics

1890-1930

Samples of Persian Gulf cable plus engraved label, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Varley's Lightning Protector, 1861

Geophysics

1861

Black gutta percha tube for 5 gr. Tabloid brand Aromatic Chalk Powder with Opium tablets, with possible traces remaining. 89 mm x 19 mm diameter. Interior of the tube is lined with wax paper and contains a small amount of cotton, possibly obscuring traces of opium or remaining tablets. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1910.

Gutta percha tube of Aromatic Chalk Powder with Opium tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1910

Pendant in form of plastic model of "Heinz" gherkin

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1885-1895

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Sulphonal'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Sulphonal' written in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Glass bottle labelled to contain sulphonal

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Paregoric'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Paregoric m.15' written in white letters beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Cylindrical container labelled to contain paregoric

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle, labelled "Soloid' brand 'Corrosive Sublimate' (Hydrarg. Perchlor.)'. The bottle is red in colour, opaque, and square in shape. Second label reading 'Corrosive Sublimate gr. 8.75' stuck to the objects beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Bottle labelled to contain corrosive sublimate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Ginger Ess [remainder illegible]'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Ess. Ginger m 1' written in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Bottle labelled to contain ginger essence

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Cylindrical container, labelled "Soloid' brand Alum'. The container is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Alum Gr: 10' written in red letters around the rim of the container. Sealed with a lid. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Cylindrical container labelled to contain alum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Glass bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Quinine Bisulphate (soluable Sulphate of Quinine)'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Quin: Bisulph: Gr: 3.' written on the object in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Glass bottle labelled to contain quinine bisulphate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Potassium Iodide'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Pot: Iodid: Gr: 5' written on the object in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Glass bottle labelled as containing potassium iodide

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Ammonium Bromide'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Ammon: Brom: Gr: 5' written in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Glass bottle labelled to contain ammonium bromide

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand 'Xaxa' trade mark (Acetyl-Salicylic Acid)'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. '"Xaxa" Gr. 5' written on the object in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Glass bottle labelled as containing acetyl-salicylic acid

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle, stuck to the bottom of the medicine chest. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Ammonia Carb: Gr: 3' written in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Bottle labelled to contain ammonia carbonate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Salol'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Salol Gr: 5' written in white letters beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Bottle labelled to contain Salol

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910