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Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

1810-1817

Pot with handle, “Hard pitch”

Pot with handle, “Hard pitch”

1790-1819

One pot with handle, containing pitch

One pot with handle, containing pitch

1790-1819

One packet: “Coal pitch”

One packet: “Coal pitch”

1790-1819

Two-Core Edison Tube

Two-Core Edison Tube

1882

Model of a birch bark canoe from North America

Model of a birch bark canoe from North America

1926-1936

Tutton's goniometer, for cutting, grinding and polishing minerals, with case and components

Tutton's goniometer, for cutting, grinding and polishing minerals, with case and components

1894

Model of Callendar's Sunshine Receiver, 19th Century

Model of Callendar's Sunshine Receiver, 19th Century

1895-1910

Speculum Metal Mirror, 1840-60

Speculum Metal Mirror, 1840-60

1840-1860

Every ready battery, 1917

Every ready battery, 1917

1917

Circular plate in metal framework with central hole

Circular plate in metal framework with central hole

1800-1850

James Goddard type Cloud Mirror, 1862

James Goddard type Cloud Mirror, 1862

1862

29 pieces of square glass plate; three convex lenses

29 pieces of square glass plate; three convex lenses

1800-1850

Polished glass blank

Polished glass blank

Concave iron block with crystal quartz attached

Concave iron block with crystal quartz attached

Six lenses of varying size and type

Six lenses of varying size and type

Block of lenses (4) on iron polishing tool

Block of lenses (4) on iron polishing tool

1909

Polished glass blank in mount

Polished glass blank in mount

Mahogany case containing polishing discs, tools etc.

Mahogany case containing polishing discs, tools etc.

1894

Tutton's goniometer

Tutton's goniometer

1894

Block of lenses (7) ground with fine emery by J.H. Dallmayer Ltd.

Block of lenses (7) ground with fine emery by J.H. Dallmayer Ltd.

1909

Large block of  'Adew' lenses (62) partly polished by J. H. Dallmayer Ltd.

Large block of 'Adew' lenses (62) partly polished by J. H. Dallmayer Ltd.

1909

Two-core Edison Tube, full length (20ft) uncut, with junction boxes at either end and short cut tubes on the outer ends, by Edison Electric Tube Company, New York, 1882. Used to supply electricity for lighting the Queensland Parliamentary buildings in Brisbane, Australia from 1884.

Two-Core Edison Tube

1882

Jar “Asphaltum” blue and white lid

Jar, “Asphaltum” blue and white lid

1790-1819

Four speculum metal secondary mirrors thought to have been made by James Nasmyth. Donated by Lieutent General A de Gorloff who lived at Nasmyth's former home of Hammerfield near Penshurst in Kent.

Four speculum metal secondary mirrors thought to have been made by James Nasmyth

1850-1870

Lead junction box filled with pitch and joining lead sheathed cable with vulcanised india rubber cables above

Lead junction box

Section of Two-core Edison Tube, by Edison Electric Tube Company, New York, 1882. Used to supply electricity for lighting the Queensland Parliamentary buildings in Brisbane, Australia from 1884.

Section of Two-Core Edison Tube

1882