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Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
37
Maker
H.C. Robinson
11
Robinson, H.C.
11
Bagillt Lead Works
9
Drummond, Prof. J.C.
9
Newton, Keates and Company
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Unknown preparer
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Crewe Works
5
Johnson Matthey plc
4
Smith, R. (maker)
4
S S Zilva
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Energy Revolution Gallery
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lignite coal
32
specimen; fuel; lignite coal
32
peat
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specimen; fuel; peat
11
coal
5
specimen; fuel; coal
3
asphalt
2
coke
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Utah
24
Utah, United States
24
United Kingdom
17
England
13
England, United Kingdom
13
Borneo
12
Morfa Silver Works
11
Sweden
11
Dee Bank Lead Works
8
Holywell
8
Material
peat
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glass
11
box (wood)
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7
ivory
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gold (metal)
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platinum (metal)
5
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Copper ore from the Bell Mine
before 1889
Arsenical cobalt or skutterudite, from Skutterude, near Modum, Norway
before 1889
Cupriferous sandstone from Schweinkopf
before 1889
Cobalt ore from New Caledonia
before 1889
Specimen illustrating Sherardizing process
One of three specimen boards
Specimen showing stage in the manufacture of crown glass
Crystal of ammonia alum on chrome alum
Ivory specimen
Ivory specimen with quadruple helices
Wood and ivory specimen with eight-fold helices, made with turning lathe
Solid ivory specimen with triple helices
A specimen of wiped joints in one piece being two tees
Specimen of Bismuth metal
Simple brass heating table for mounting specimens
Pinus coniferales gymnospermae preserved in jar
1960-1980
Pinus coniferales gymnospermae preserved in jar
1960-1980
Specimen pieces of zirconium
Specimen of Edison Bamboo Filaments
Ancient lead slag, resmelted at Laurium, Greece
before 1889
Impure lead
before 1889
Specimen of repair joint
Specimen of rock worn by cable
'Isthmus' specimen bar, used with the Hopkinson yoke
1885
Three specimens - various experimental blade formation, 1895-1901
1895-1901
Two specimens - blades with intergral roots, 1896
1896
Specimen jar of cod liver oil made by Sir Jack Cecil Drummon, c.1920
circa 1920
Specimen welded steel piping
Coachbuilders' hand tool demonstrations on oak curved section
Pteridophyta pteropsida dryopteris rhizome
1995-1997
Specimen of harmonic turning
1908
Specimen of harmonic turning
1908
Specimen of harmonic turning
1908
Specimen of rail
Specimen of pig iron. Mid 19th century
Specimen of steel produced by the Basic or Thomas Gilchrist process
1887
Specimen of hot-dipped aluminised steel sheet
Hardness test - 4 specimen test pieces
Specimen of 10% ferro silicon, 1884-1886
1884-1886
Stone from old St. Paul’s Cathedral (built from 1087 to 1314)
Specimen of concrete from a Persian bridge
Specimen of Roman concretes and mortars
Pig stomach in liquid paraffin
Pig fistula in liquid paraffin
Specimen of Cornish Stone
Specimen of calcined Cornish stone used in manufacture of porcelain
Specimen of quartz
Specimen, of Roman Villa wall tile
Specimen illustrating Sherardizing process
Specimen of Creeper (N'salo)
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