Rotative Compound Beam Engine, 1881

Pumping Machinery

1968-1971

Annotated 1/2 inch scale model (1:24) of a compound beam pumping engine by Worthington-Simpson Ltd, 1881, originally built for the West Middlesex Waterworks, Hammersmith, London.

Section of miniature hospital, adult and children's wards

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1930-1932

Adult and childrens' ward block of hospital model, part of miniature hospital made for publicity for King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, 1930-1932

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

Motive Power

1785

Original model of William Murdock's Oscillating Cylinder Engine, 1785

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

Firefighting

1680

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

Section of miniature hospital including entrance and staircase

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1930-1932

Entrance, staircase and lift tower of hospital model, part of miniature hospital made for publicity for King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, 1930-1932

Electric pylon model, scale 1:24, 1950s

Electricity Supply

1951-1960

Double circuit lattice steel tower for 132 kV, scale 1:24

Ivory model of a skull on wooden pedestal

Anatomy & Pathology

before 1928

Ivory model of a skull, on crossed bones, mounted on a wooden pedestal

model, scale 1:8, of press for cutting out blanks

Hand and Machine Tools

c. 1808

model, scale 1:8, of press for cutting out blanks for coining.

Model of Sun and Planet Gearing

Motive Power

1782-1784

Model of sun and planet gearing, made by James Watt ,1782-1784, demonstrating the action designed to produce a rotative motion. Preserved by James Watt & Co.

Section of miniature hospital including kitchen and theatre

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1930-1932

Kitchen, operating theatre, boardroom and office block, model, part of miniature hospital made for publicity for King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, 1930-1932

Model of a skeleton, Europe, 1701-1800

Anatomy & Pathology

1701-1800

Bronze model of a skeleton, articulated, possibly 18th century

Ivory skull, surmounted by toads and snake

Asian Medicine

Ivory skull, with 3 toads and a snake climbing on it, possibly Japanese

Wooden model of a human skull

Anatomy & Pathology

Wooden model of a human skull, with teeth and mandible

Pair of obstetrical forceps

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1751-1800

Forceps, obstetrical, wooden model, probably English, second half 18th century

Model of a skull, complete with teeth and mandible

Anatomy & Pathology

Model of a skull, complete with teeth and mandible, with large hole drilled from top of skull

Carved ivory skull

Anatomy & Pathology

Ivory skull, carved in detail, with some teeth present and mandible absent

Ivory model of skull and cross bones

Anatomy & Pathology

1701-1800

Ivory model of skull and cross bones, on wooden base, possibly 18th century

Carved ivory model of a skull, with teeth present

Anatomy & Pathology

1701-1800

Ivory model of a skull, carved with teeth present but without mandible, possibly 18th century

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

Motive Power

1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)

Model, scale 1:12, of balloon or haystack boiler

Stirling's hot air engine, c. 1816.

Heat Engines (non steam)

1811-1826

Model of Stirling's hot air engine, c. 1816, cylinders sectioned.

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

Motive Power

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

model, scale 1:12, of a 20 hp wagon boiler, 1801-1840.

Maudslay Oscillating Engine

Motive Power

1801-1830

Original model of Maudslay Oscillating Engine, thought to have been made by Henry Maudslay for pumping water in the early years of the 19th century.

model, scale 1:12, of mansard roof, with dormer window

Building Construction

1914

model, scale 1:12, of mansard roof, with dormer window, by Samuel Gott, 1914.

An ICL 1906 computer at ICL Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 1974 (scale model).

Computing & Data Processing

1974

1:10 scale model of an I.C.L. 1906 computer

Galloway Boiler

Motive Power

1893

Model of Galloway boiler, 1890, scale 1:12. This modification of the Lancashire boiler was patented by William and John Galloway in 1851

Memento mori showing a decomposing corpse, Europe, pre 1936

Anatomy & Pathology

pre-1936

Wooden model of a stylised decomposing corpse, covered in maggots, in wooden coffin

Model, of Orthopaedic chair, with articulated arm

Orthopaedics

1801-1830

Orthopaedic chair (model) in mahogany, with articulated arm operated by a spindle and levers, early 19th century

Model of Norris 4-2-0 locomotive 'Austria'

Railways

1843

model, scale 1:6, of Norris 4-2-0 locomotive "Austria", 1843, with tender.

Model of a manual horse-drawn fire engine, made by

Firefighting

1815-1825

Model of a manual horse-drawn fire engine, made by W. J. Tilley, London, ca. 1820.

Vertical Compound Steam Engine with Hackworth's Valve Gear, 1898

Motive Power

1898

model of inverted compound steam engine fitted with Hackworth's valve gear, scale 1:6, original made by the Brush Co for the City Road Substation of the County of London Electric Supply Co.

Model of pharmacy in Guangzhou, China, 1880-1883

Pharmacy-ware

1881-1885

Pharmacy model, Guangzhou, China, probably 1881

Horizontal Engine with Corliss Valve Gear, c. 1898

Motive Power

1898

Single cylinder non-condensing horizontal engine, Corliss valve gear, by John Musgrave & Sons Ltd, Bolton, 1898. Part sectioned to show valves, scale 1:6

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Motive Power

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

working model, sectioned, scale 1:12, John Smeaton's atmospheric engine at Long Benton Colliery, 1772

Model of a Timber-frame Barn, 1480

Building Construction

1480-1485

Model of the Mediaeval barley barn at Temple Cressing, Essex, c. 1480, with wattle and daub walls, scale 9/16" to 1 ft

Model of an Albion motor wagon

Road Transport

1914-1918

Model of Albion 32 h.p. three-ton war motor wagon.

model, scale 1:6, Luhrig coarse jigging machine

Mining & Ore Dressing

model, scale 1:6, Luhrig coarse jigging machine

Miniature mortar and pestle, silver, c 1901.

Pharmacy-ware

1900

Silver miniature mortar and pestle, circular outsplayed mortar with 2 horizontal globular handles, hallmarked in London, probably imported from Europe, 1901

Candle making machine, English, about 1888.

Lighting

1883-1893

Working model, scale 1:2, of candle moulding machine. Made by Price's Patent Candle Company Ltd., Battersea, London.

Model of a manual fire engine

Firefighting

1894

model of a manual fire engine, scale 1:4.8, (partly in section), such as was used by the London Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Made by T. Coates Esq., 1894

Con Edison's 'Plan Your Kitchen Kit', c 1958.

Domestic Appliances

c. 1958

Con Edison's Plan Your Kitchen Kit, a kitchen planning aid supplied free to customers by the Consolidated Edison Company, New York, ca. 1958.

Single-Cylinder Drop Valve Engine, c1900.

Motive Power

1867-1933

Model, scale 1:12, of Robey 450 hp type "E" horizontal drop valve steam engine made by D. W. Gale of Lincoln.

Model of a Shand Mason 50 foot lattice girder fire escape, patented 1880

Firefighting

1880

Model of a Shand Mason 50ft. lattice girder fire escape, with plumbing gear and props, scale 1:6, (2 inches = 1 foot)

Model of a human ear, showing middle and inner ear

Anatomy & Pathology

Model of a human ear, showing middle and inner ear only

Medicine man in form of highly stylised pot, partl

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1918

Medicine man in form of highly stylised pot, partly anthropomorphic with a dried herbal bunch sticking out of the spout or mouth, Nigerian(?), West African, 1880-1918

Model, scale 1:24, Perronet's self-contained Crane

Lifting & Mechanical Handling

c. 1751

model, scale 1:24, Perronet's self-contained Crane, 1751

Lightning conductor, model, for teaching purposes,

Therapeutics

1890-1910

Lightning conductor, model, for teaching purposes, wood with metal wire, European, 1890-1910

Metal model of Lister's steam spray, original used

Surgery

Metal model of Lister's steam spray, original used with carbolic acid to create an antiseptic atmosphere, original invented and used by Joseph Lister

Model of Bessemer Converter, c. 1865

Metallurgy

1860-1869

Scale model of a Bessemer Converter (mainly in fibreglass), scale1:3, c.1865.

Horizontal Tandem Compound Engine, c. 1910

Motive Power

1910

model, scale 1:12, of horizontal tandem compound condensing engine, c. 1910

Stagg's shaking table with paddles, model, scale 1

Mining & Ore Dressing

Stagg's shaking table with paddles, model, scale 1.12, used at Northumberland lead mines