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Silver fox locomotive plaque, London & North Eastern Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1935

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Railway Infrastructure

1849

Plaque from the launch of Earthviewer, 2004

Temporary Exhibitions

2004

Managers plaque, Shildon works

Railway Infrastructure

1835-1984

Brass carriage plaque, Midland Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

Guinevere, Random Number Selector and name plaque

Computing & Data Processing

1994

Henry Hunt Bronze Plaque

Local History

1915-1920

Commemorative plaque for Ludwig Mond

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1909

Plaque made from dark brown Bois Durci, c. 1860.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1856-1888

Shakespeare's portrait on a Bois Durci circular plaque, c. 1860.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1856-1888

Wax model of a plague scene, Europe, 1657

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1657

Plaque showing the development of a human embryo

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1801-1830

Plaque in Arabic, associated with Unani Tibb medical practices, England, 2004-2005

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

2004-2005

Wooden commemorative plaque, Thirsk 1892, North Eastern Railway

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1892

One call sign, 'MPB' on wooden plaque, probably made by Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company Limited, Chelmsford, Essex, England, 1900-1950

'MPB' call sign plaque, 1900-1950

Radio Communication

1900-1950

Plaque made to commemorate the Allied victory in World War II, 1945.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1945

Memorial plaque, carved oak, to commemorate John Edward Nichols (d.1911). Founder of the Railway Convalescent Homes.

John Edward Nichols memorial plaque

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1911

Plaque, from ship, Southern Railway, War Service, 1939-1945, "Isle of Guernsey", gold lettering on wood.

War Service plaque, Southern Railway

Railway Shipping

Bridge plaque, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, cast iron, 1865, bearing crest of LB&SCR, Queenstown Road Bridge, Battersea, London. Diameter: x 45 in ( x 1143 mm).

Cast iron plaque from Queenstown Road Bridge, Battersea, London, 1865

Railway Infrastructure

1865

Ivory plaque, painted with a scene of a man

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Plaque from ship, Southern Railway, War Service, "Deal", gold lettering on wood.

Southern Railway ship's plaque, War Service

Railway Shipping

Plaque, coal mining

Coal Mining

Wooden plaque of St Lucy, Spain, 1601-1700

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1601-1700

Enamel plaque depicting St Cosmas anointing the head of a patient

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1525-1575

Dark brown circular plaque of Bois Durci, depictin

Plastics and Modern Materials

1860-1864

Wax plaque showing a dissected female figure

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1801-1830

Wax plaque showing a dissected female figure

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1801-1830

Plaque showing dental and surgical operations, Europe, 1801-1900

Dentistry

1300-1700; 1801-1900

Wax plaque showing a dissected female figure

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1801-1830

Terracotta plaque showing an operation in the 1500s, Germany, 1701-1900

Surgery

1701-1900

Bronze plaque, Italy, 1655-1667

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1655-1667

Wooden plaque of Saint Paul the Apostle

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1601-1700

Spitfire Commemorative Plaque

Aeronautics

Locomotive plaque, GWR, "Great Western Railway Broad Gauge Express Engine `Tartar' constructed at Swindon Works July 1848, withdrawn from service May 1892. Total Number of Miles run 1,335,312". Brass rectangle. 9"x4 1/2"

Locomotive plaque, Tartar - Great Western Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

Cot plaque from the Great Ormond Street Hospital

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1904

Red rectangular Parkesine plaque with moulded decoration.

Plastics and Modern Materials

c. 1862

Plaque showing the development of a human embryo

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1801-1830

Wax plaque of woman showing foetus in the womb

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1801-1830

Wax plaque showing foetus in the womb

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1801-1830

Plaque, enamelled, emblem of Raifreight Distribution, red and yellow geometric design on grey background, from RFD headquarters, London, c1992

Enamelled plaque, Raifreight Distribution

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1992

Decorative ship's plaque, Great Western Railway, metal, curved, with two shields bearing the arms of the City of London and the City of Bristol, GWR final device, from bow of Twin Screw-Steamship St Patrick, built 1948 by Cammell Laird & Co Ltd., Birkenhead, last ship to be ordered by GWR, scrapped c.1975. Dimensions: 1320.8 mm x 1041.4 mm.

Metal ship's plaque, Great Western Railway - St Patrick

Railway Shipping

1948

Black circular plaque with moulded head of Napoleon Bonaparte, c. 1900.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1891-1930

Plaque showing the development of a human embryo

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1801-1830

Ivory plaque showing a dissection scene in ebony frame, Europe, 1601-1700

Anatomy & Pathology

1601-1700

Wax anatomical plaque showing a foetus, Europe, 1801-1830

Anatomy & Pathology

1801-1830

Copy of a stone plaque from a Roman bath, made in Europe, 1901-1950

Classical & Medieval Medicine

44-43 BCE; 1901-1950

Plaster of paris relief plaque of Maimonides

Wellcome (general)

1958

Plaque for cot, Great Ormond Street Hospital

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1900

Cot plaque from Great Ormond Street Hospital

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1902

Copper plaque stamped with a Latin cross for protection against cholera

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1900-1909