Image
Category
Collection
Maker
On Display
Object type
Place
Material
Date

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

1760-1775

‘Visual glasses’ designed by Benjamin Martin

1756-1800

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

1752

Brass spyglass with shagreen cover and two eyepiece powers

1700-1799

Galilean telescope

1601-1700

Terrestrial telescope, 1752.

1752

spyglass (prospect glass) with 1-draw tube

1725-1735

Chinese water pipe with long white metal stem and square green shagreen bowl with removable metal parts

1850-1920

Volute compass, 1760.

1760

Pair cased watch by Thomas Tompion

1670-1680

Spyglass telescope with shagreen covered tube

1760-1795

Pocket Watch with Shagreen Outer Case by Thomas Mudge, 1730-1750

1730-1750

Clamp forceps

1601-1700

Lancet case

1750-1900

Hinged cap spectacle case

1750-1850

Hinged cap spectacle case

1750-1850

Wooden cigarette box covered with shagreen

1880-1910

Shagreen covered box, mirror inside lid

Etui

1701-1830

Hinged cap spectacle case lid

1730-1830

Hinged cap spectacle case lid

1730-1830

Hinged cap spectacle case

1730-1830

Hinged cap spectacle case

1730-1830

Snap lid spectacle case

1800-1850

Hinged cap spectacle case

1750-1850

Hinged cap spectacle case

1750-1850

Hinged cap spectacle case

1750-1850

Hinged cap spectacle case

1750-1850

Hinged cap spectacle case

1751-1850

Chatelaine, pull off

1801-1900

Hinged cap spectacle case

1750-1850

Silver mounted shagreen surgical instrument case

1671-1750

Wooden medicine chest

1801-1880

Verge watch in case with pendulum balance

1776

Hinged cap spectacle case

1730-1830

Spectacles, silver framed with jointed side pieces

1760-1790

Hinged cap spectacle case

1730-1830

Hinged cap spectacle case

1730-1830

Refracting terrestrial telescope

Terrestrial refracting telescope by Dolland

1752-1761

Pair of folding bow spectacles

Hinged cap spectacle case

1750-1850

Hinged cap spectacle case

1750-1850

Patent prismatic clinometer, British, 1810 -1826

1810-1826

Silver lancet case

1780-1830

Pocket surgical instrument set

1670-1800

Right handed volute compass in box

1725-1775

Left-handed Volute compass and box

1725-1775

Spyglass, 1765

1751-1775

Spyglass by Edward Nairne, 1749-1775

1749-1775