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Three Cylinder Compound - Midland Railway drawing on wax linen.

Midland Railway Class 1000 4-4-0 three cylinder compound locomotive

circa 1902-circa 1928

Woman ed. photograph showing Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier in a scene from 'Fire Over England'.

Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier in 'Fire Over England'

21 March 1937

Three sets of gum section porcelain teeth, two uppers and a lower, on two lots of impression wax, probably English, 1860-1900

Three sets of gum section porcelain teeth

1860-1900

Small wax relief showing birth of Venus, unsigned, European, 1701-1800

Wax relief showing birth of venus

1701-1800

Planet News photograph titled 'Marilyn's away...Sir Laurence gets down to work in the Foreign Office courtyard'. Caption on back reads: Sir Laurence Olivier, who will film "The Sleeping Prince" with Marilyn Monroe, went to work on the first scenes yesterday. He is shown (left) in costume for his part as Grand Duke Charles, watching from the camera a rehearsal in the Foreign Office quadrangle. But where was Marilyn? Spending her first Sunday morning in England with husband, Arthur Miller, at their Surrey honeymoon home.

Filming The Prince and the Showgirl

15 July 1956

Four granular microphones, three in glass tubes, one in bamboo tube, probably made by David Edward Hughes, 1878-1890

four granular microphones, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Original box for Cylinder ‘Medico-Electrical Machine’, made by Edward Nairne and Thomas Blunt.

Original box for ‘Medico-Electrical Machine’

1782-1793

Small amber glass bottle, sealed with wax over cork stopper, full of bromoform. (see note)

Glass bottle containing bromoform

Clear glass phial with cork stopper covered in red wax approximately one-third full of white powder (atropine sulphate). English, twentieth century

Glass phial containing atrophine sulphate

Stollwerck's 'Chocolate Phonograph' by Stollwerck Bros., Cologne, Germany, with wax disc, song 'British Grenadiers', 1903. Fitted with later cardboard disc and foam packing.

Stollwerck chocolate disc phonograph, 1903

1903

Collection of eleven assorted wax sounds for the urethra, c. 1860

Collection of eleven assorted wax sounds for the urethra

1801-1880

'Newstart: millennium candle, 31st December 1999'. A gift from local Christian churches to mark the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ. Light a candle for the millennium moment... Millennium AD 2000 holder, etched acrylic, height 9.5cm, diameter at top 6cm. Leaflet with Millennium Resolution to speak at moment, and safety advice, opens to 15x21cm

Newstart

1999

Wax copies of 7 fruits

Wax copies of 7 fruits

Seal impression, Bankfoot Light Railway, blue sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title around circumference and completed in centre circle.

seal impression - bankfoot light railway

9 small bottles, contain red powder, Chinese, 1880-1940

9 small bottles

1880-1940

Small glass jar, lid missing, contains smaller bottle toothache toothache powder, Chinese, 1880-1940

Small glass jar

1880-1940

Glass bottle, with sealed paper cover, cylindrical

Glass bottle, with sealed paper cover, cylindrical

Cylindrical glass bottle with cork stopper sealed with red wax, contains quinine sulphate powder, English, 1860-1910

Cylindrical glass bottle with cork stopper sealed with red wax

Cylindrical glass bottle, cork stopper covered with wax, contains quinine sulphate, made by Howards and Sons, English, 1890-1920

Cylindrical glass bottle

Cylindrical glass bottle, clear, with wax covered cork stopper, containing ajowan oil, made by Kemp and Company of Bombay, India 1850-1900

Cylindrical glass bottle

1850-1900

Cylindrical glass bottle with cork stopper, contains quinine tartrate powder, Italian, 1878-1910

Cylindrical glass bottle with cork stopper

1 glass shop round, labelled "Powered Gentian", supplied by D.B. Lindsay, a chemist in India, second half of 19th century

1 glass shop round

Cylindriccal glass bottle with cork stopper, sealed with red wax, contains quinine sulphate powder, German, 1862-1900

Cylindriccal glass bottle with cork stopper

1862-1900

Metal bottle with pin-like stopper containing black powder, possibly used by the British Army in Hong-Kong, probably made in Hong Kong, 1840-1900

Metal bottle with pin-like stopper containing black powder

1840-1900

Rectangular green glass bottle containing grey powder, in cylindrical glass jar, Chinese, 1880-1940

Rectangular green glass bottle containing grey powder

1880-1940

5 spherical pills, 2 of which are wrapped in paper, red in colour, probably Chinese, 1880-1940

5 spherical pills

1880-1940

Human skull, reconstructed features of wax and clasp painted red, shell eyes, ceremonial, from Kikori River region, Papuan Gulf, New Guinea, 1857-1910

Human skull

1851-1910

Wax anatomical model of a male torso and head showing internal organs, by Clemente Susini, Italian, 1770-1805

Wax anatomical model of a male torso and head, by Clemente Susini, 1770-1805

1770-1805

Male skull without mandible, eye sockets inland with mother of pearl with pupils kept out of sentiments and for divination, from Dyke Bay, Papua New Guinea, 1830-1900. Skull is believed to be male.

Male skull without mandible

1830-1900

Seal impression, Blackburn Railway, yellow sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title in garter around circumference enclosing cow standing over two shields each split in half. Made of yellow sealing wax.

seal impression - blackburn railway

Seal impression, Bury & Tottington District Railway, 1877, yellow sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title and date around circumference enclosing interlocking company initials. Made of yellow sealing wax.

seal impression - bury and tottington district railway

Seal impression, Blackburn & Preston Railway, yellow sealing wax mounted on wood, full title around circumference enclosing two shields showing arms of Blackburn and Preston, surmounted by Mercury's head with the incorporation date, 1844, on a scroll below. Made of yellow sealing wax.

seal impression - blackburn and preston railway

Seal impression, Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway, 1861, orange sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title and date around circumference enclosing shield showing hills behind line of trees with a shield below showing a 2-2-2 tender locomotive on a wall. Made of orange sealing wax.

seal impression - cockermouth, keswick and penrith railway

Seal impression, Ayrshire & Galloway Railway, 1847, brown sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title and date around circumference with 'Smithstown and Dalmellington' in centre circle. Made with brown sealing wax.

seal impression - ayrshire and galloway railway

Seal impression, Brechin & Edzell Railway, blue sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title around circumference enclosing ruins of Edzell castle.

seal impression - brechin and edzell district railway

Seal impression, Birkenhead Railway,1859, oval orange sealing wax, full company title and date around circumference enclosing 2-2-2 locomotive and view of Birkenhead docks, underneath which is written 'Per Mare Per Terras 1846'. Made of orange sealing wax.

seal impression - birkenhead railway

Seal impression, Dundee & Perth Railway, 1845, blue sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title and date around circumference enclosing two shields of Dundee and Perth infront of thistles.

seal impression - dundee and perth railway

Seal impression, Alloa Railway, blue sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title in garter around circumference enclosing wyvern.

seal impression - alloa railway

Seal impression, Aberdeen Railway, 1845, blue sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title around circumference, enclosing shield of Aberdeen and motto 'Bon Accord'. Aberdeen Railway, incorporated July 31st 1845, part opened February 1st 1848, worked by the Scottish Central Railway which amalgamated with the Scottish Midland Junction to form the Scottish North Eastern Railway July 29th 1856.

seal impression - aberdeen railway

Seal Impression, Ayr & Maybole Junction Railway, brown sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title in garter around circumference, enclosing steam locomotive between two shields. Made with brown sealing wax.

Seal impression, Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway

Seal impression, Barnoldswick Railway, orange sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title around circumference enclosing symmetrical fish shaped pattern. Made of orange sealing wax.

seal impression - barnoldswick railway

Seal impression, Ballymena & Larne Railway, 1874, orange sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title around circumference enclosing 2-2-2 locomotive and incorpoation date, 1874. Made of orange sealing wax.

seal impression - ballymena and larne railway

Seal impression, Ballycastle Railway, orange sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title around circumference enclosing shield surmounted by Prince of Wales feathers with 'Confido' motto, (based on the arms of the Boyd family, Sir Frederick Boyd being the first Chairman on the Ballycastle Railway). Made of orange sealing wax.

seal impression - ballycastle railway

Seal impression, Cleator & Workington Junction Railway, yellow sealing wax mounted on wood, full title around circumference enclosing an industrial scene with a CWR 2-2-2 locomotive and wagons in the foreground. Made of yellow sealing wax.

Seal impression, Cleator & Workington Junction Railway

Seal impression, Belfast & Ballymena Railway, orange sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title in garter around circumference with incorporation date, 1845, in centre circle. Made of orange sealing wax.

seal impression - belfast and ballymena railway

Seal impression, Draperstown Railway, orange sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title around the edge with a thimble on top enclosing four shields. Made of orange sealing wax.

seal impression - draperstown railway

Seal Impression, Cleveland Railway, 1858, red sealing wax mounted on card, full title and date around circumference enclosing 2-2-2 locomotive, three kilns and two chimneys. Made of red sealing wax.

seal impression - cleveland railway

Seal Impression, Cleveland Railway, 1858, red sealing wax mounted on card, full title and date around circumference enclosing 2-2-2 locomotive, three kilns and two chimneys. Made of red sealing wax.

seal impression - cleveland railway

Seal impression, Carrick Fergus & Larne Railway, 1860, orange sealing wax mounted on wood, full company title and date in garter around circumference enclosing shield showing two sailing ships and stately house separated by a chevron. Made of orange sealing wax.

orange sealing wax - carrickfergus and larne railway

Seal impression, Blyth & Tyne Railway, 1852, red sealing wax mounted on card, full company title enclosing harbour scene with sailing ships in the foreground and in the background a wagon way running from pithead to harbour. Made of red sealing wax.

seal impression - blyth and tyne railway

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