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Brown scapular showing the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel

1851-1930

Medicine chest of leather covered wood, 1750-1830

1750-1830

Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet

1851-1900

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

1880-1900

Medicine scale in fish skin case

1850-1920

Linear motor

1948

Gauze bandage wrapped in hessian

1900-1920

Padded T-shaped grey box

1940-1960

First successful hologram made by Argon Laser,1965

1965

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

1926

Roll of adrenalin gauze tape in metal bottle-like dispenser

1940-1960

Corrective ear cap in white tap and elastic

1920-1950

Hair from Blossom's tail

1796

White cotton T-bandage in brown cardboard box

1940-1960

Gauze face mask, England, 1901-1940

1901-1940
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
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
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 mallows, mount English, 1920-1950

Rectangular display mount

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dried specimen of plant from Central Australian cardboard and celluloid mount

Dried specimen of plant from Central Australian cardboard and celluloid mount

1936-1940
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
Rectangular display mount contains specimens of edible cereals mount English, 1920-1950

Rectangular display mount contains specimens of edible cereals mount English

1900-1940
Rectangular display mount contains 2 specimens of nightshade, mount English 1920-1950

Rectangular display mount contains 2 specimens of nightshade

1900-1940
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
Glass bottle, bound, contains leaches in formalin

Glass bottle, bound, contains leaches in formalin

1880-1930
Rectangular display mount, contains specimens of broom and lettuce, mount English, 1920-1950

Rectangular display mount

1900-1940
Rectangular display mount, contains 2 pressed specimens of plants in compositae family, mount English 1920-1950

Rectangular display mount

1900-1940
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
Bottle of Aromatic Sal Volatile, prepared by Dinneford & Co, London

Bottle for Aromatic Sal Volatile

1831-1870
Rectangular display mount, contains specimens of peppermint, lavender and horehound, mount English, 1920-1950

Rectangular display mount

1900-1940
Rectangular display mount, contains 2 specimens of rose family, mount English, 1920-1950

Rectangular display mount

1900-1940
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
Glass diapositive in passe-partout frame [X30] of the solar chromosphere [3,900-5,000 Angstrom] 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 [X30] of the solar chromosphere [3

1926
Human skull, no lower mandible, tape loop through nose, used by thieves for divination, Indian, 1851-1900

Human skull

1851-1900
2 'Collatex' contraceptive sponges, spermicidal, made by Vorhauer Laboratories, Bldg 104, 130 McCormic Avenue, Costa Mesa, California, 1979.

2 'Collatex' contraceptive sponges

1979
Rectangular display mount contains a specimen of hemlock, mount English, 1920-1950

Rectangular display mount contains a specimen of hemlock

1900-1940
rectangular display mount, contains 3 pressed specimens of plants in the Lilliaceal family, mount English 1920-1950

rectangular display mount

1900-1940
Rectangular display mount, contains 3 specimens of pressed plants, mount English 1920-1950

Rectangular display mount

1900-1940
Rectangular display mount, contains 2 specimens from Atropacea family, mount English 1920-1950

Rectangular display mount

1900-1940
Giclee print 'Illuminated Buddha' of Buddha by Chila Kumari Burman, 2017, with hand embellishments. The frame embellished with gold paint. made of giclee print, paper, washy tape, swarovski crystals, felt bindis, plastic beads, rhinestones, fabric shapes.

Illuminated Buddha

2017
Photograph of Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie mounted on card and covered with glass, two rings for suspension, England, 1855-1860

Photograph of Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie mounted on card and covered with glass

1855-1860
Mounted dried specimen of two varieties of plant from Central Australia

Mounted dried specimen of two varieties of plant from Central Australia

1936-1940