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Repeating watch by William Andreas Enderlin with enamel in the manner of Jean Mussard V

1700-1725

Hot-air Balloon ‘Daffodil II’ Cabin: 1974 World Altitude Record Holder

1973

Mercury-in-glass adjustable contact thermometer by Rotax Elektr. Apparate Alb

1950-1975

Dischargeable Direct Colours, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

1914-1970

Tinon and Tinon Chlorine Dyestuffs, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

1914-1970

Ciba and Cibanone Dyes on Cotton Piece Goods, Ciba, 1945-1970

1945-1970

Solophenyl Dyestuffs, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

1914-1970

Printing with Coprantine Dyes, Ciba, 1961

1961

Irgalan and Irganol S Dyes, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

1914-1970

Dyestuffs for Cotton, 4th Edition, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

1914-1970

Two ampoules of ergotamine tartrate in original carton

Direct Colours on Cotton, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

1914-1970

Chaika Grosman, World Zionist Congress

July 1946

'De humani corporis fabrica' by Vesalius, published Basel, Switerland, 1555

1555

Exhaustion Curves of the Direct Dyestuffs, Ciba, 1952

1952

Lanasol Dyes on Wool, Ciba, 1945-1970

1945-1970

Teracoton Dyes on Polyester/Cellulosic Piece Goods, Ciba-Geigy, 1970-1993

1970-1993

Eriochrome Colours on Woollen Piece Goods, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

1914-1970

Lanasol Dyes on Wool, Ciba, 1945-1970

1945-1970

Chrome Colours, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

1914-1970

Irgalan Dyestuffs, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

1914-1970

Acetyl Dyestuffs in Direct Printing, Durand and Huguenin, 1900-1969

1900-1969

Glass bottle

Sphygmograph

1901-1930

Indigosols – Continuous Dyeing Processes, Durand and Huguenin, 1900-1969

1900-1969
Ampoule of "Robaden" in original cartons with instruction, by Robapharm Laboratories Ltd., Swiss, 1950-1965

Ampoule of "Robaden" in original cartons with instruction

1950-1965
Gilt plaque re philatelic exhibition at Basel, 1948.

Philatelic Exhibition, Basel

1948
Cabin floor ‘F-Board’ composite, with aluminium honeycomb core and woven roving fibre-glass sheet on both sides; an affixed paper label reads: “Part Hot Air Balloon cabin floor. 1974-593 (From Julian Nott)”, by Ciba-Geigy, Basel, Switzerland, 1970-1973. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Cabin floor sample, from hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

1970-1973
Cabin floor ‘F-Board’ composite, with aluminium honeycomb core and woven roving fibre-glass sheet on both sides; a taped-on label reads: “… These pieces are the cut-outs for the two little windows. Ciba-Geigy ‘F Board’ + Glass-Fibre honey comb intl aluminium core.”, by Ciba-Geigy, Basel, Switzerland, 1970-1973. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Cabin floor sample, from hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

1970-1973
Single stage vacuum pump by Burckhardt Engineering Works, Basle, Switzerland, 1951

Single stage vacuum pump by Burckhardt Engineering Works

1951
Dye book, ‘Combined Bleaching and Dyeing Process with Indigosol Dyestuffs F55’, by Durand and Huguenin Limited, Basel, Switzerland, 1900-1969

Combined Bleaching and Dyeing Process with Indigosol Dyestuffs, Durand and Huguenin, 1900-1969

1900-1969
Dye book, ‘Dyeing Acetate Silk and Mixed Fabrics Containing Acetate Silk with Indigosols’, by Durand and Huguenin, Basel, Switzerland, 1900-1969

Dyeing Acetate Silk and Mixed Fabrics, Durand and Huguenin, 1900-1969

1900-1969
Bottle of "Syntropan" tablets, by F. Hoffman-La Roche et Cie, Swiss, in original carton, with instructions

Bottle of "Syntropan" tablets

Tube of "Irgafen" ointment, with instructions in original carton, by J.R. Geigy, Swiss, 1955-1970

Tube of "Irgafen" ointment

1955-1970
Carton of "Airol", by Roche, Swiss

Carton of "Airol", by Roche, Swiss

Tube of yohimbine hydrochloride tablets in original carton, by Society of Chemical Industry in Basle, Swiss

Tube of yohimbine hydrochloride tablets in original carton

Bottle of "Phytin", by the Society of Chemical Industry in Basle, Swiss

Bottle of "Phytin"

Glass tube of 15 'Dialacetin' tablets (allobarbital and allylparacetaminophenol) in original carton. Overall: 20 mm x 21 mm x 77 mm, 18 g. Produced by Society of Chemical Industry in Basle, Swiss, 1930-1960.

Tube of Dialacetin tablets

1930-1960
Cardboard box with a bottle of Omnopon Roche, containing twenty tablets of 75 gramm, marked as poisonous, manufactured by The Hoffmann - La Roche Chemical Works Ltd, in Basel, Switzerland, from chemical cabinet in pine chest

Cardboard box with a bottle of Omnopon Roche

Diphenylamine Orange by Society of Chemical Industry, Basle in Switzerland. CIBA brand registered. One of a collection of colour dyes in bottles from the Colour Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, c.1900.

Diphenylamine Orange by Society of Chemical Industry

1900-1905
Pyrogene Orange R Society of Chemical Industry in Basle (Switzerland). CIBA brand registered. One of a collection of colour dyes in bottles from the Colour Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, c.1900.

Pyrogene Orange R Society of Chemical Industry in Basle (Switzerland)

1900-1905
Rhodine 5G by The Sandoz Chemical Co Ltd, Basle in Switzerland. One of a collection of colour dyes in bottles from the Colour Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, c.1900.

Rhodine 5G by The Sandoz Chemical Co Ltd

1900-1905
Neolanrosa G by CIBA., Basel, Switzerland. One of a collection of colour dyes in bottles from the Colour Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, c.1900.

Neolanrosa G dye

1900-1905
Pyrogen Indigo by Society of Chemical Industry, Basle in Switzerland. CIBA brand registered. One of a collection of colour dyes in bottles from the Colour Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, c.1900.

Pyrogen Indigo by Society of Chemical Industry

1900-1905
Alizarine Light Blue ALR by The Sandoz Chemical Co Ltd, Basle in Switzerland. One of a collection of colour dyes in bottles from the Colour Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, c.1900.

Alizarine Light Blue ALR by The Sandoz Chemical Co Ltd

1900-1905
Pyrogene Black BD by Society of Chemical Industry in Basle (Switzerland). CIBA brand registered. One of a collection of colour dyes in bottles from the Colour Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, c.1900.

Pyrogene Black BD by Society of Chemical Industry in Basle (Switzerland)

1900-1905
Hofmann's violet 4R. by Society of Chemical Industry, Basle in Switzerland. One of a collection of colour dyes in bottles from the Colour Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, c.1900.

Hofmann's violet 4R. by Society of Chemical Industry

1900-1905
Gallocyanin DH. (liquid) by Durand & Huguenin, Basle in Switzerland. One of a collection of colour dyes in bottles from the Colour Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, c.1900.

Gallocyanin DH. (liquid) by Durand & Huguenin

1900-1905
Alizarin Light Blue RG by The Sandoz Chemical Co Ltd, Basle, Switzerland. One of a collection of colour dyes in bottles from the Colour Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, c.1900.

Alizarin Light Blue RG by The Sandoz Chemical Co Ltd

1900-1905
Indophenol Blue by Durand & Huguenin, Basle, Switzerland. One of a collection of colour dyes in bottles from the Colour Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, c.1900.

Indophenol Blue by Durand & Huguenin

1900-1905