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Dessert knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 7 mm x 190 mm x 17 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel dessert knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Dessert knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 11 mm x 207 mm x 20 mm, 0.05kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated dessert knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Dessert knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 7 mm x 190 mm x 17 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel dessert knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Dessert knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 6 mm x 190 mm x 12 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel dessert knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Hors d'oeuvres knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield. Overall: 11 mm x 201 mm x 15 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel hors d'oeuvres knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

Dessert knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 7 mm x 190 mm x 17 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel dessert knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Table knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 10 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

Goblet - 'Presented by Students Worcester College II Oxford 1965' 'T2235 P.Bros E.P.N.S.' Bone handle?

Goblet

Electricity Supply

Goblet - 'Presented by Students of Summer School Queens II Cambridge 1966' '235 … E.P.N.S' Bone handle?

Goblet

Electricity Supply

Daguerreotype view of Rome, Panorama from San Pietro in Montorio. This is one of a series of eight forming a panorama of the city, taken by Lorenzo Suscipi in 1841. This daguerreotype was taken from a viewpoint near the church of San Pietro in Montorio (St Peter's on the Golden Hill) on the Janiculum Hill, one of the Seven Hills of Rome. (7 of 8).

Daguerreotype of Rome, Panorama from San Pietro in Montorio, 1841 by Lorenzo Suscipi

Photographs

1841

Tea tray, wooden with silver plated centre-piece, corners and three feet, also one brass foot; Caledonian Steam Packet Co, lion rampant pennant in centre. Unknown maker. Overall: 67 mm x 615 mm x 405 mm, 2.3kg.

Silver plated and wooden tea tray, Caledonian Steam Packet Company

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels, made by George Butler & Co, Sheffield; ornate handle, "LMS HOTELS" in block letters on blade. Overall: 14 mm x 258 mm x 25 mm, 0.08 kg.

Silver plated table knife, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels, made by George Butler & Co, Sheffield; ornate handle, "LMS HOTELS" in block letters on blade. Overall: 13 mm x 263 mm x 24 mm, 0.08 kg.

Silver plated table knife, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels, made by George Butler & Co, Sheffield; ornate handle, "LMS HOTELS" in block letters on blade. Overall: 14 mm x 261 mm x 24 mm, 0.08 kg.

Silver plated table knife, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

Dessert knife, stainless steel with silver plated handle, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels, made by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield; lined handle, "HOTELS LMS" block logo (late pattern). Measurements overall: 10 mm x 214 mm x 19 mm, 0.06 kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated dessert knife, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

Salt pot, glass, silver plated top, London Midland & Scottish Railway, plain, circular, " LMS HOTELS 5" block logo etched on glass.

Silver plated salt pot, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1923-1948

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis [1818-1890],on 12 May 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, The Basilica, seen from just beyond the Western side of the Forum, about 10am' Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre [1787-1851], became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, The Basilica...

Photographs

1841

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis (1818-1890), on 12 May 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, Western Face of an Altar in a Temple [called that of Mercury]' Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1787-1851), became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, Western Face of an Altar in a Temple (called that of Mercury)

Photographs

1841

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis (1818-1890),on 21 April 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, The Forum from the South East Angle.Vesuvius is only just visible' Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1787-1851), became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, The Forum from the South East angle...

Photographs

1841

Ashtray, silver plated brass, London & North Western Railway, by James Beresford and Sons, Birmingham, 1890-1914, marked "LNWR" and 234.

Silver plated ashtray, London & North Western Railway

Passenger Comforts

1890-1914

Ashtray, silver plated brass, London & North Western Railway, by James Beresford and Sons, Birmingham, 1890-1914, marked "LNWR" and 56.

Silver plated ashtray, London & North Western Railway

Passenger Comforts

1890-1914

Spoon, London & North Western Railway 1837-1906 commemorative spoon, picture of engine in bowl, Britannia on top of handle in enamelled design. Overall: 144 mm x 29 mm.

London & North Western Railway ornamental spoon depicting britannia

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1906

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, by Elkington & Co, Great Western Railway, ribbed handle, GWR coat of arms on blade with "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY HOTELS" banner below.

Silver plated table knife, Great Western Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel blade, silver plated handle, BR-M, made by Elkington & Co., Birmingham. Overall: 11 mm x 209 mm x 20 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, BR-M

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel blade, silver plated handle, BR-M, made by Elkington & Co., Birmingham. Overall: 11 mm x 209 mm x 20 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, BR-M

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, British Railways (M), reeded handle, made by Elkington & Company, Birmingham, no date mark. Overall: 10 mm x 213 mm x 20 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel knife, British Railways (M)

Passenger Comforts

Serving fork, (from set with knife) stamped BR Steamers (M) on handle, stainless steel blade and silver plated handle. Made by Elkington & Co Ltd, date unknown. Overall: 36 mm x 283 mm x 23 mm, 0.13kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated serving fork, BR Steamers (M)

Passenger Comforts

Cruet set, silver plated with cut-glass bottles, mustard spoon missing, by Maple & Co. London, 1900-1923, marked 'Victoria Station Hotel, Nottingham'.

Silver plated cruet set, with glass bottles, Victoria Station Hotel - Nottingham

Passenger Comforts

1900-1923

Ink pot, British Transport Commission. Cut glass. Overall: 97 mm x 70 mm.

Silver plated ink pot, British Transport Commission Cars

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels, made by George Butler & Co, Sheffield - 'Cavendish'; ornate handle, "LMS HOTELS" in block letters on blade. Overall: 13 mm x 258 mm x 24 mm, 0.08 kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

Non-achromatic (Galilean type) folding (9-draw) spyglass telescope with leather covered silver-plated brass tube, by George Adams the elder, 60 Fleet St., London, England, 1734-1795. Marked as ‘Adams’s New Patent Portable Telescope’, fitted with 1 7/8-inch objective lens and sliding eyepiece lens cap.

Adams's New Patent Portable Telescope

Optics

1734-1795

Souvenir spoon, silver plated with enamel decoration, bearing black monogram. Overall: 120 mm x 26 mm. Part of a set of three designs.

Silver plated souvenir spoon

Passenger Comforts

Daguerreotype view of Rome, Panorama from San Pietro in Montorio. This is one of a series of eight forming a panorama of the city, taken by Lorenzo Suscipi in 1841. This daguerreotype was taken from a viewpoint near the church of San Pietro in Montorio (St Peter's on the Golden Hill) on the Janiculum Hill, one of the Seven Hills of Rome.i (5 of 8).

Daguerreotype of Rome, Panorama from San Pietro in Montorio, 1841 by Lorenzo Suscipi

Photographs

1841

Daguerreotype view of Rome, Panorama from San Pietro in Montorio. This is one of a series of eight forming a panorama of the city, taken by Lorenzo Suscipi in 1841. This daguerreotype was taken from a viewpoint near the church of San Pietro in Montorio (St Peter's on the Golden Hill) on the Janiculum Hill, one of the Seven Hills of Rome. (3 of 8).

Daguerreotype of Rome, Panorama from San Pietro in Montorio, 1841 by Lorenzo Suscipi, 1841

Photographs

1841

Dessert knife, stainless steel with silver plated handle, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels, made by Walker & Hall, Sheffield; lined handle, "HOTELS LMS" block logo (late pattern). Measurements overall: 9 mm x 213 mm x 18 mm, 0.05 kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated dessert knife, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

Knife, stainless steel blade and silver plated handle, stamped with Pullman Car Company Ltd roundel; made by Walker & Hall, Sheffield; 'non-stain'. Overall: 9 mm x 223 mm x 20 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel knife, Pullman Car Company Limited

Passenger Comforts

Hors d'oeuvres knife, silver plated, stainless steel blade, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield, London & North Eastern Railway, shaped blade, "Coronation" block logo on handle, c1937

Silver plated hors d'oeuvres knife, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1937

Hors d'oeuvres knife, silver plated, stainless steel blade, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield, London & North Eastern Railway, "Coronation" block logo on handle, c1937.

Silver plated and stainless steel hors d'oeuvres knife, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1937

Fruit knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, London & North Eastern Railway, LNER block capitals on handle, by Walker & Hall (BTH 16E).

Silver plated fruit knife, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

Hors d'oeuvres knife, silver plated, stainless steel blade, by Walker & Hall, London & North Eastern Railway, "Coronation" block logo on handle, c1937.

Silver plated and stainless steel hors d'oeuvres knife, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1937

Table knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle, serrated blade. Overall: 10 mm x 236 mm x 21 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Table knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 10 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Hors d'oeuvres knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, no maker's mark presumed to be made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield. Overall: 9 mm x 197 mm x 16 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel hors d'oeuvres knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 10 mm x 236 mm x 21 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Dessert knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 11 mm x 208 mm x 20 mm, 0.05kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated dessert knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Table knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 10 mm x 236 mm x 21 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Dessert knife, stainless steel with silver plated handle, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels, made by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield; lined handle, "HOTELS LMS" block logo (late pattern). Measurements overall: 8 mm x 215 mm x 20 mm, 0.05 kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated dessert knife, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, steel blade with silver plated handle, London Midland & Scottish Railway, unknown maker; bulbous handle, "LMS HOTELS" in block letters on blade. Overall: 13 mm x 138 mm x 24 mm, 0.06 kg.

Silver plated and steel table knife, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis [1818-1890],on 22 April 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, The West side of the Street of Tombs with the remains of the Ancient Inn'. Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre [1787-1851], became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, the West side of the Street of Tombs...

Photographs

1841

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis (1818-1890),on12 May 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, The Temple (called that of Jupiter) at the northern extremity of the Forum' Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1787-1851), became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, The Temple (called that of Jupiter)...

Photographs

1841