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Brown scapular showing the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel

Brown scapular showing the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel

1851-1930
Gauze face mask, England, 1901-1940

Gauze face mask, England, 1901-1940

1901-1940
Linear motor

Linear motor

1948
Scanned print of image of horse on sensitised paper, c 1890

Scanned print of image of horse on sensitised paper, c 1890

1880-1900
Hair from Blossom's tail

Hair from Blossom's tail

1796
Medicine chest of leather covered wood, 1750-1830

Medicine chest of leather covered wood, 1750-1830

1750-1830
Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet

Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet

1851-1900
Roll of adrenalin gauze tape in metal bottle-like dispenser

Roll of adrenalin gauze tape in metal bottle-like dispenser

1940-1960
Illuminated Buddha

Illuminated Buddha

2017
Padded T-shaped grey box

Padded T-shaped grey box

1940-1960
Gauze bandage wrapped in hessian

Gauze bandage wrapped in hessian

1900-1920
Medicine scale in fish skin case

Medicine scale in fish skin case

1850-1920
Corrective ear cap in white tap and elastic

Corrective ear cap in white tap and elastic

1920-1950
Glass diapositive in passe-partout frame [X31] of the solar chromosphere [3

Glass diapositive in passe-partout frame [X31] of the solar chromosphere [3

1926
Mirror, rectangular, backed with simulated leather

Mirror, rectangular, backed with simulated leather

Umbilical tape in sterile glass tubes

Umbilical tape in sterile glass tubes

1930-1960
Cotton binding, single piece, with tape

Cotton binding, single piece, with tape

White cotton T-bandage in brown cardboard box

White cotton T-bandage in brown cardboard box

1940-1960
Cloth face mask with loops

Cloth face mask with loops

1901-1930
First successful hologram made by Argon Laser,1965

First successful hologram made by Argon Laser,1965

1965
Black cloth yashmak with pewter(?) ornaments

Black cloth yashmak with pewter(?) ornaments

1851-1920
Patient's gas mask, stamped Henley, rubber and plastic, with box and holder with medal attached, British, 1939

Patient's gas mask, stamped Henley, 1939

1939
A collection of documents (diaries, newsletters) and associated artefacts (photographs, albums, audio tapes and ephemera) relating to the career of cinema manager Harry Sanders from 1920 to 1963.

Harry Sanders Archive

1920-1963
2 'Collatex' contraceptive sponges, spermicidal, made by Vorhauer Laboratories, Bldg 104, 130 McCormic Avenue, Costa Mesa, California, 1979.

2 'Collatex' contraceptive sponges

1979
Glass fronted display case with mounted reed enema tube and two black and white photographs showing a mother giving an enema to her child, Kyanyama tribe, (South Angola), maker of tube, Miss Cotton Powell, Photographer, case English, 1920-1930

Glass fronted display case with mounted reed enema tube and two black and white photographs

1920-1930
Printed sheet of instructions concerning the purification of infected places such as gaols and hospitals, as advised by T. Day, Surgeon, to the committee of the County Gaol in Maidstone, January 25th, 1784

Instructions concerning the purification of infected places

1784
Six throat compresses made of canvas with sidetapes, by Maw of London, English, 1900-1940

Six throat compresses made of canvas with sidetapes

1900-1940
Printed advertisement for chocolate vendor, depicting interior of coffee-house with price list for chocolate below, Venice, Italy, 1701-1800

Printed advertisement for chocolate vendor

1701-1800
Pair off cylindrical metal-rimmed goggles set in leather mask, with case, English(?), 1891-1920

Pair off cylindrical metal-rimmed goggles set in leather mask

1891-1920
Human skull, no lower mandible, tape loop through nose, used by thieves for divination, Indian, 1851-1900

Human skull

1851-1900
Glass diapositive in passe-partout frame of the solar chromosphere [ultra violet wave lengths] also known as the flash spectrum taken at Benkoelin in Sumatra on January 14th, 1926. The photograph is a copy made by the Science Museum from originals supplied by the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

Glass diapositive in passe-partout frame of the solar chromosphere [ultra violet wave lengths]

1926
Glass diapositive in passe-partout frame of the solar chromosphere [ultra violet wave lengths] also known as the flash spectrum taken at Benkoelin in Sumatra on January 14th, 1926. The photograph is a copy made by the Science Museum from originals supplied by the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

Glass diapositive in passe-partout frame of the solar chromosphere [ultra violet wave lengths]

1926
Lightbox for hand-built 3D camera, unknown maker, 1980s.

Hand Built 3-D Camera lightbox

1980s
Original cardboard box for Supasafir MK.II industrial respirator, made by Chapman and Smith Ltd., British, 1950-1980

Supasafir MK.II industrial respirator packaging

1950-1990
Two dual-sided cassette tapes, unknown maker, c. 1982. Cassette 1 = 'music writting' and 'fruit machine'. Cassette 2 = 'Plotter' and 'Dark Hole'

Two dual-sided cassette tapes

circa 1982
Large suspensory bandage for athletes or surgical purposes, made by Johnson and Johnson ( Gt. Britain) Ltd., English, 1930-1960, in paper packet

Large suspensory bandage for athletes or surgical purposes

1930-1960
Glass diapositive in passe-partout frame of the solar corona taken by Dr Crommelin or Davidson at Benkoelin in Sumatra on January 14th, 1926. The photograph is a copy made by the Science Museum from originals supplied by the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

Glass diapositive in passe-partout frame of the solar corona

1926
Bottle with glass stopper and kid wrapping, containing Dr. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne (opium tincture, chloroform and cannabis). 63 mm x 25 mm diameter, 42 g. Made by J.T. Davenport, London, 1856-1878.

Bottle with glass stopper and kid wrapping, containing Dr. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne. 63 mm x 25 mm diameter

1856-1878
Glass bottle, bound, contains leaches in formalin

Glass bottle, bound, contains leaches in formalin

1880-1930
Finger sheath, leather, with securing tapes

Finger sheath

Sterile gauze masks

Sterile gauze masks

Bottle with glass stopper and leather cover, containing tincture of India's cannabis. 63 mm x 25 mm diameter, 37g. Unknown maker, Indian, 1836-1978.

Bottle with glass stopper and leather cover

1836-1878
12 Ernst Plank toy magic lantern slides. Fairytale subjects. In card box.

12 Ernst Plank toy magic lantern slides

Bottle of Aromatic Sal Volatile, prepared by Dinneford & Co, London

Bottle for Aromatic Sal Volatile

1831-1870
Rectangular display mount, contains 2 specimens of rose family, mount English, 1920-1950

Rectangular display mount

1900-1940
Small necklace of pimento seeds, amuletic, to protect against teething troubles, Lovett collection, from Scarborough, English, 1901-1913

Small necklace of pimento seeds

1901-1913
Two photographs mounted side by side of two Andaman tribes men wearing the relics of a dead relativearound their necks, side profile of heads and bodies, photographed in Andaman Islands, India, 1900-1925

Photographs of Andaman tribes men

1900-1925
Rectangular glass-topped display box containing medicinal bark twigs and root used by Indians of South Mexico, 1902-1904, box English, 1930-1937

Medicinal bark twigs and root

1930-1937
Rectangular display mount, contains specimens of horse radish and white mustard, mount English, 1920-1950

Rectangular display mount

1900-1940
Rectangular display mount, contains specimens of broom and lettuce, mount English, 1920-1950

Rectangular display mount

1900-1940