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Copper ore from the Bell Mine

Copper ore from the Bell Mine

before 1889

Cupriferous sandstone from Schweinkopf

Cupriferous sandstone from Schweinkopf

before 1889

Arsenical cobalt or skutterudite, from Skutterude, near Modum, Norway

Arsenical cobalt or skutterudite, from Skutterude, near Modum, Norway

before 1889

Fourteen specimens

Fourteen specimens

1790-1819

Four specimens; borax,plaster,and marble

Four specimens; borax,plaster,and marble

1790-1819

38 unnamed specimens

38 unnamed specimens

1790-1819

Vesicular slag from the blast-furnaces at Russell Hall Iron Works

Vesicular slag from the blast-furnaces at Russell Hall Iron Works

1861

Another basic slag similar to the last

Another basic slag similar to the last

before 1889

Blast-furnace slag

Blast-furnace slag

before 1889

Crystalline slag from tin smelting at Redruth

Crystalline slag from tin smelting at Redruth

before 1889

Specimen of Edison Bamboo Filaments

Specimen of Edison Bamboo Filaments

Specimen of "Toprina" single cell protein

Specimen of "Toprina" single cell protein

1977

Bog iron ore from Holland

Bog iron ore from Holland

before 1889

Bog iron ore from old lake deposits in Holland

Bog iron ore from old lake deposits in Holland

before 1889

Portion of one of the iron clamps from the Parthenon at Athens

Portion of one of the iron clamps from the Parthenon at Athens

before 1889

Bog iron ore, from Ireland

Bog iron ore, from Ireland

before 1889

Small pieces of iron used in the "Welch Furnace"

Small pieces of iron used in the "Welch Furnace"

before 1889

Nodule of clay ironstone, containing massive iron pyrites in large crystals

Nodule of clay ironstone, containing massive iron pyrites in large crystals

before 1889

Blast furnace slag

Blast furnace slag

before 1889

Adamantine boron, prepared and communicated by H. St. Clair Deville

Adamantine boron, prepared and communicated by H. St. Clair Deville

before 1889

Specimen of Cornish Stone

Specimen of Cornish Stone

"Refinery slag" from Sutton Copper Works

"Refinery slag" from Sutton Copper Works

1871

Specimen of stone from old St. Pauls Cathedral

Specimen of stone from old St. Pauls Cathedral

Cannel coal

Cannel coal

1843-1889

Mottled pig-iron, almost entirely white

Mottled pig-iron, almost entirely white

before 1889

Earthy red haematite from Somersetshire

Earthy red haematite from Somersetshire

before 1889

Lodestone or magnetic iron ore from Brazil

Lodestone or magnetic iron ore from Brazil

before 1889

"Arley Mine" coal, Wigan, Lancashire

"Arley Mine" coal, Wigan, Lancashire

1843-1889

Pink-coloured iron slag, found on the road near Pontypool Iron Furnaces, South Wales

Pink-coloured iron slag, found on the road near Pontypool Iron Furnaces, South Wales

before 1889

Specimen of optical glass containing "borosilicate of lead" prepared by Faraday

Specimen of optical glass containing "borosilicate of lead" prepared by Faraday

1824-1830

Ballast pig-iron from Portsmouth Dockyard

Ballast pig-iron from Portsmouth Dockyard

before 1889

Piece of blister-steel with one large hollow blister extending on both sides

Piece of blister-steel with one large hollow blister extending on both sides

1846

"Metal slag" from the fourth operation in copper smelting

"Metal slag" from the fourth operation in copper smelting

1865

Blast furnace slag from ancient iron smelting works, 16th century, Forest of Dean

Blast furnace slag from ancient iron smelting works, 16th century, Forest of Dean

before 1889

Iron ore from Santander, north-west of Spain, smelted at Dowlais, 1870

Iron ore from Santander, north-west of Spain, smelted at Dowlais, 1870

before 1889

Vesicular green slag from the blast-furnaces at Newland Iron Works, Ulverston

Vesicular green slag from the blast-furnaces at Newland Iron Works, Ulverston

before 1889

Alloy of 90 copper and 10 tin. A bronze

Alloy of 90 copper and 10 tin. A bronze

before 1889

Slag from the spiegeleisen-furnace of the New Jersey Mining Company

Slag from the spiegeleisen-furnace of the New Jersey Mining Company

before 1889

Black-band ironstone from Llynvi Coal and Iron Company

Black-band ironstone from Llynvi Coal and Iron Company

before 1889

Ore-furnace slag, "Schlacke"

Ore-furnace slag, "Schlacke"

before 1889

Ore-furnace slag from Whiston Copper Works

Ore-furnace slag from Whiston Copper Works

1849

Mill furnace slag showing iron olivine crystals

Mill furnace slag showing iron olivine crystals

1871

Ganister used for furnace bottoms. From Hazlehead

Ganister used for furnace bottoms. From Hazlehead

before 1889

Spiegeleisen from an unknown locality

Spiegeleisen from an unknown locality

before 1889

"Blue stone" from North Wales, Pary's Mountain, Anglesea

"Blue stone" from North Wales, Pary's Mountain, Anglesea

before 1889

Coke produced by a mixture of equal weights of pitch and slack

Coke produced by a mixture of equal weights of pitch and slack

1859

Meteoric iron

Meteoric iron

before 1889

Lead slag, "Bleischlacke"

Lead slag, "Bleischlacke"

before 1889

Orpiment from France

Orpiment from France

before 1889

Blast-furnace slag produced in making Bessemer pig iron at the Royal Marienhutte Iron Works

Blast-furnace slag produced in making Bessemer pig iron at the Royal Marienhutte Iron Works

before 1889