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Anatomical model of the spine

Anatomy & Pathology

1901

Diorama of Medieval ploughing, 14th century.

Agricultural Engineering

Walter rotary printing press at 'The Times', 1868.

Printing & Writing

1868

Papier-mâché acupuncture figure, Japan, 1601-1700

Asian Medicine

1601-1700

Botanical Model, German, 1875-1900

Science Teaching

1875-1900

Jack the Smoking Head, sales automaton

Human Robotics

1850-1865

Silhouette of man

Photographs

c. 1810

Rabbit in cabbage musical automaton

Human Robotics

1890

Ceramic teaching doll showing orthopaedic treatments, England, 1930-1950

Orthopaedics

1930-1950

Plate with garden scene

Asian Medicine

1801-1900
Headboard, Prince of Wales feathers, 3-dimensional, papier mache, painted gold. Overall: 670 mm x 660 mm x 200 mm.

Headboard, Prince of wales feathers

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

Polycentral Kaleidoscope, 1830-1870

Optics

1830-1870
Diorama showing hand-lighting of gas street-lamps by lamplighter, 1960-1965

Diorama Demonstrating Manual Control of Street Lights, 1960-1965

Time Measurement

1960-1965
50 x 62mm painted silhouette with gold embellishment, set in brass mount in black lacquered papier-mache hanging frame 100x120mm. Convex cover glass.

Silhouette of woman

Photographs

c. 1810
A Brewster pattern hand-held stereoscope made from papier-mache, with applied decoration on black lacquer, made about 1860. Curve-sided, papier-mache stereoscope with gold and coloured applied decoration on black lacquer, with painting of a little dog. Four pink bead feet. Two prismatic lenses, fixed focus. Hinged lid, ground glass.

Brewster Pattern Hand-held Stereoscope

Photographic Technology

1850-1870
Hawkeye Ace Kodak box camera for 127 rolfilm 1 5/8 x 2 1/4. Papier-mache body. Fixed meniscus lens of wood and metal. With drop-blade shutter with one setting only. Each movement of the shutter represents one exposure. With a simple wire frame finder for viewing. c1910

Kodak 'Hawkeye' box camera

Photographic Technology

1905-1915
Box camera for rollfilm No.120 2 3/4 x 3 1/4". Fitted with fixed focus meniscus lens and two setting shutter; instantaneous and time. With built in supplementary lenses and two waist-level viewfinders. Coronet Camera Co. c.1923.

Coronet box camera

Photographic Technology

c.1923
Diorama depicting haymaking, storage and drying

Diorama depicting haymaking, storage and drying

Agricultural Engineering
Diorama illustrating preparation of a potato field in 1850

Diorama illustrating preparation of a potato field

Agricultural Engineering
Diorama showing hand-lighting of gas street-lamps by lamplighter, 1960-1965

Diorama Demonstrating Manual Control of Street Lights, 1960-1965

Time Measurement

1960-1965