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City Cup

Road Transport

1936

Tadcaster & Distric MCC Trophy

Road Transport

1927

Harrogate & District MCC Trophy

Road Transport

1927

Hepworth & Grandage Trophy

Road Transport

1926

Autocycle Union Challenge Cup

Road Transport

1936

Calder valley MCC Trophy

Road Transport

1927

Langton Cup

Road Transport

1929

Kirk Rose Bowl

Road Transport

1929

Clark's Simple Microscope, portable, box mount on

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1755-1765

Polemoscope or 'Jealousy Glass', small telescope,

Optics

1725-1735

Decorated tobacco pipe

Asian Medicine

1850-1930

Pocket Magnetic Compass

Navigation

1796

English clip eyeglasses, folding, with patent doub

Optics

1890-1909

Galilean telescope

Optics

1770-1780

Pair of folding bow spectacles, silver bridge and

Optics

Reading glass and magnifying lens in tortoiseshell mount

Optics

1800-1825

Silver 'preserver' spectacles with two sets of D-s

Optics

1828-1838

French spectacles with shell front, oval lenses an

Optics

1850-1869

Walking Stick, North Staffordshire Railway, wooden stick with ivory handle; silver band round top engraved " Presented to L. Longbottom Esq by friends of the Fenton Conservative Club, March 2nd 1901". Overall: 924 mm x 110 mm x 26 mm.

Walking stick, North Staffordshire Railway

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1901

Transverse folding spectacles, tortoiseshell, made

Ophthalmology

1810-1819

Silver and horn round spectacles, Martin's 'visual

Optics

1810-1829

Polemoscope or 'Jealousy Glass'

Optics

1701-1720

Trophy, silver cup, London & North Eastern Railway, Guide Bridge District Best Permanent Way Section ('Prize Length'). Overall: 280 mm x 260 mm 170 mm; trophy: 208 mm.

Guide Bridge District Best Permanent Way Section trophy

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1946-1953

Purse presented to George Hall esq

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1853

Walking stick, National Union of Railwaymen, ebony walking stick with silver knob inscribed: "Presented to Bro. J. Draper by Rainford Branch NUR on his retirement", made by Kendall & Sons Ltd. Overall: 903 mm x 38 mm.

Walking stick, National Union of Railwaymen

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Small opaque Compass microscope, in rosewood case

Microscopes

1731-1770

Pocket case of silver mathematical instruments

Mathematics

1728-1733

Trowel, silver presentation, presented by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to the British Rail Property Board on her inauguration of Phases 1 and 2 of Broadgate, London EC2, 31st July 1985, in blue leather presentation case. Made by Asprey & Co.

Silver trowel, presented by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to the British Rail Property Board

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1985

Long-case clock made by Ahasuerus Fromanteel, London, 1660-1665. In ebony case.

Long-case clock by Ahasuerus Fromanteel, London

Time Measurement

1660-1665

Snuff box, wood, rectangular, bound in silver with painted lid, unsigned, French, 1783-1800. Lid shows Montgolfier balloon, river and horseman.

Snuff box, wood, rectangular, bound in silver with painted lid

Penn-Gaskell Collection

1783-1800

Snuff box, ivory, rectangular, mother of pearl panel in lid, inlaid silver balloon, unsigned, European, 1750-1800

Snuff box, ivory, rectangular, mother of pearl panel in lid, inlaid silver balloon

Penn-Gaskell Collection

1750-1800

Silver mounted fishskin instrument case, bearing arms of Barber Surgeons' Company, English, 1650-1700

Surgical instrument case, English, 1650-1700.

Surgery

1650-1700

Lapel Badge, NUR, National Union of Railwaymen, 30 years membership. Silver with red & blue enamel depicts handshake over track, Dimensions: 1"x1"

NUR lapel badge

Railway Uniform & Costume

Decorated piece of dark green Parkesine, made by Alexander Parkes, c. 1862, Inlaid with brass, silver and mother-of-pearl in two transverse strips with central floral design. Possibly, hair ornament.

Parkesine hair ornament, inlaid with brass, silver and mother of pear.

Plastics and Modern Materials

c. 1862

Movement of bracket clock by Edward Burges, c. 1690

Movement of bracket clock

Time Measurement

1690-1700

Set of 12 catheters, plated metal, with oil bottle, in case, made by Brady and Martin, Newcastle on Tyne, English, 1879-1920

Set of 12 catheters

Surgery

Glass vial with cork and plastic stopper containing 4 pills of powdered opium compound (pillulae pulvis opii compositus) consisting of opium (1 in 10) with pepper, ginger and caraway. These pills have been silver-coated.

Glass vial with cork and plastic stopper containing 4 pills of powdered opium compound

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Enamelled brass or silver pap boat or juglet, unsigned, Persian, 1801-1900.

Brass juglet, 1801-1900

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Brass lantern clock by Edward Webb, Chewstoke, 1688

Brass lantern clock

Time Measurement

1688

Box containing metal wires and working notes made by William Hyde Wollaston. Also conrtains correspondence detailing the history of the objects.

Box containing metal wires and working notes made by William Hyde Wollaston

Experimental Chemistry

1800-1815

Circular silver medal, to commemorate J. G. Gahn, Swedish chemist and metallurgist, made by M. F., Europe, 1750-1900. attributed to Frumerie.

Silver medal commemorating J G Gahn

Wellcome Medals

1750-1900

Medal, silver (alloy), University College London, for Inorganic Chemistry, to H.N.F. Cook, 1914

Medal, silver (alloy), University College London,

Wellcome Medals

Telescope, early 18th century, inscribed: "J. Marshall" 4-draw tube covered with fishskin, draw-tubes covered with green vellum, stamped with gilt ornament, horn mounts, silver dust-caps. Length 12 1/4", O.G. aperture 5/8"

Telescope, early 18th century, inscribed: "J. Marshall" 4-draw tube covered with fishskin, draw-tubes covered with green vellum

Optics