Handheld reading lens and case

Optics

1680-1700

Handheld reading lens and leather case, maker unknown, 1680-1700.

Demainbray's polemoscope

King George III

1701-1752

Polemoscope and case, unknwon maker, before 1753, but once owned by Stephen Demainbray.

Wooden case for blood transfusion apparatus

Public Health & Hygiene

1917-1918

Wooden case for blood transfusion apparatus, originally thought to have been designed by Geoffrey Keynes, but now believed to be the design of Oswald Hope Robertson during the 1st World War and made by the General Surgical Co. Ltd., 1917-1918

Carry case for Compaq portable personal computer, c. 1984

Computing & Data Processing

1982-1984

Zip-up canvas carrying case for Compaq Portable Personal Computer, Compaq Computer Corporation, United States, 1982-1984

Case for multidose Jet Injection Apparatus

Public Health & Hygiene

1970-1975

Case for multidose Jet Injection Apparatus, known as "PED-O-JET", hydraulically powered, with carrying case, by Scientific Equipment Manufacturing Corp, New York, U.S.A., 1970-1975

Miner's pocket watch dust case

Coal Mining

Miner's pocket watch dust case, about 1910.

Canvas roll for surgical instruments

Surgery

1905

Canvas roll for surgical instruments from a surgical pannier, 1905

Pee Wee portable warning case, British Rail

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Pee Wee portable warning case, prototype, yellow, ABS vacuum formed, designed by Denver Brown, British Rail Research and Development Divisions' Plastic Development Unit.

Case of artificial eyes, French.

Ophthalmology

Case for selection of artificial eyes, French

Case for Sir William Mather Esq court dress

Local History

c.1870s-2006

Case for Sir William Mather Esq court dress and accessories. Case contains a roll of ribbon.

Leather case for aesthesiometer

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1856-1900

Leather case for aesthesiometer, Sieveking, brass and nickel, by Becker of London, 19th century

Insert from a field surgical pannier set

Surgery

1905

Metal insert from upper part of field surgical pannier set, complete, British, 1905 pattern101919

Apple Newton MessagePad case, 1993

Computing & Data Processing

1993

Apple Newton MessagePad case, manufactured by Sharp for Apple, Japan, 1993

Wooden prototype precursor Bardic Mk I tail lamp case

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1983

Wooden prototype precursor Bardic Mk I tail lamp case, used as design aid in plastic case development, made at British Rail Research Labs, Crewe, c.1983

Case for laryngoscopic set used by Mott, c 1880

Clinical Diagnosis

1875-1885

Case for laryngoscopic set, owned by Sir Frederick Mott, made by Heinrich Reiner, Vienna, 1875-1885

Wooden instrument case

Wellcome (general)

1870-1926

Wooden case for unidentified instrument, by Krohne and Sesemann, English, English, c. 1870-1926

Cardboard case for Philips tape recorder

Sound Reproduction

1956-1963

Home-made cardboard protective case for use with Philips tape recorder EL 3302, 1956-1963

Portsmouth camera club sliver medal case

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1937

Portsmouth camera club sliver medal case. J Purser and Sons Limited. 1937. Black leatherette box, silk and velvet inside. Printed inside lid 'J P Limited, J Peser and Sons Ltd (R E Pickettt), The Jewellers, Portsmouth, Southsea and Southampton'.

Leather case for post mortem set

Anatomy & Pathology

1783-1843

Leather case for post mortem set, most instruments by Laundy of London, 1783-1843, relic of Abernethy

Case for Laryngoscope set

Clinical Diagnosis

1901-1930

Case for laryngoscope set, early 20th century

Case for a Zeiss-Ikon Diaphot exposure meter

Photographic Technology

Leather case for a Zeiss-Ikon Diaphot exposure meter. Lined with green felt with white metal stud.

Case for phonendoscope

Clinical Diagnosis

Leather cover metal case for Bazzi and Bianchi phonendoscope by M. Wallach, German

Case for 'Klinostik' diagnostic sets, England, 1930-1960

Clinical Diagnosis

1930-1960

Case for "Klinostik" diagnostic set, battery operated, by Gowllands, England, 1930-1960

Case for Queen Alexandra's Wynne's Infallible Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology

1893

Velvet-lined leatherette case for Queen Alexandria's watch-type actinometer.

Small wooden case for silvered and platinized glas

Astronomy

Small wooden case for silvered and platinized glass (Foucault)

Case for compound microscope and lenses

Scientific Instruments & Research

1860-1865

Wooden box for compound monocular microscope by R & J Beck. x 2 brass lenses inside case.

Beamscale, in mahogany and glass case

Weighing & Measuring

c. 1886

Balance to carry 100 grammes and a milligramme

Morton's type ophthalmoscope in black leather cove

Ophthalmology

1880-1940

Morton's type ophthalmoscope in black leather covered case, made by Curry & Paxton of London, English, 1880-1940

Red plastic coated steel case for black plastic frame spectacles, with brass 'leaf' decorations

Optics

1965-1970

Red plastic coated steel spectacle case, and lens cloth, for black plastic frame spectacles, with brass 'leaf' decorations, unsigned, United Kingdom, dispensed by Coton & Hamblin, Woolwich, London, 1965-1970

Case for embryograph

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1871-1900

Case for embryograph, designed by His, perhaps by Hartnack, French or German, late 19th century

The "Morton" ophthalmoscope with screw on handle,

Ophthalmology

1920-1950

The "Morton" ophthalmoscope with screw on handle, in leather case, belonged to D. Taylor, English, 1920-1950

B.B.C. Marconi AXBT ribbon microphone case

Radio Communication

1944-1959

Case for B.B.C. Marconi AXBT ribbon microphone, inst. no. 498044, Marconi Company Limited, Chelmsford, 1944-1959

case for USAAF Aircraft camera, type K20, 1940-1945

Photographic Technology

1940-1945

Case for USAAF Aircraft camera, type K20 Serial No. AC-45-552, designed by Fairchild and manufactured by Folmer Graflex Corporation, Rochester, New York, United States, 1940-1945.

Case for Brunton type auriscope

Clinical Diagnosis

1874-1914

Case for Brunton's auriscope by Mayer and Meltzer, London, 1874-1914

Case for Lennox Browne's laryngoscope

Clinical Diagnosis

1871-1900

Case for Lennox Browne's laryngoscope, by Krohne and Sesemann of London, late 19th century in leather case

Case for Lennox Browne's laryngoscope set

Clinical Diagnosis

1879-1900

Case for Lennox Browne's laryngoscope set, by Brady and Martin, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1879-1900

Amulet consisting of brown polished immature coconut

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1910

Amulet consisting of brown polished immature coconut, carved to represent boar's head, hollow to form case, with fibre band attached, from Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, 1871-1910

Leather case for British Telecom Ivory ESN mobile telephone, 1989-1995

Telecommunications

1989-1995

'British Telecom' branded leather case for British Telecom Ivory ESN mobile telephone 1902 00 17069, unknown maker, probably British, 1989-1995.

Case for Otis King pocket calculator

Mathematics

Cardboard case for Model K Otis King pocket calculator (a spiral logarithmic slide rule).

Ophthalmoscope in leather case, personal relic of

Ophthalmology

1860-1900

Ophthalmoscope in leather case, personal relic of Dr. Laidlaw Purves 1860-1960, English(?)

Fabric case for Pilot 5000 electronic organiser, 1996

Computing & Data Processing

1996

Fabric case for Pilot 5000 electronic organiser, made by Palm Inc (subsidiary of US Robotics Corps), Singapore, 1996.

Ophthalmoscope and handle, in leather covered case

Ophthalmology

1880-1930

Ophthalmoscope and handle, in leather covered case, Gowers type(?), English(?), 1880-1930

Case for Jasco heartscope

Clinical Diagnosis

1977

Case for Jasco heartscope, made by Japan Standard Corp., Japanese, 1977

Carrying case for Philips tape recorder

Sound Reproduction

1956-1963

Carrying case for use with Philips tape recorder EL 3302, 1956-1963

Fishskin case for weight

Weighing & Measuring

Black fishskin case for Poids de Marc weight, 1735

Case for Avoirdupois pound weight

Weighing & Measuring

Black fishskin case for Avoirdupois pound weight, 1737

Vinyl Records Case

Creative Industries

Vinyl records case owned by Anthony Wilson. Please see notes section about contents.

Circular horn(?), snuff box or medal case with sep

Smoking

1751-1900

Circular horn(?), snuff box or medal case with separate lid depicting St. Bernard dog with boy on back, Swiss(?), 1751-1900

case for director switching device, 1927

Telecommunications

1927

metal cover for relays and two-motion selector from Director switching device, made by the Automatic Telephone Manufacturing Company, Edge Hill, Liverpool, 1927. From the first London director exchange at Holborn.

Liebreich type ophthlamoscope with 4 lenses in bla

Ophthalmology

1880-1930

Liebreich type ophthlamoscope with 4 lenses in black leather covered case, made in Germany(?), 1880-1930