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Edmund Culpeper

Edmund Culpeper

1720
Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

1810-1817
Gold coloured eye glasses with handle

Gold coloured eye glasses with handle

1838-1860
Thomas Tuttell

Thomas Tuttell

1695-1702
Folding pocket stereoscope with stereoscopic coloured Daguerreotype

Folding pocket stereoscope with stereoscopic coloured Daguerreotype

Pince-nez nose spectacles with chain

Pince-nez nose spectacles with chain

1880-1910
Trade card: Alfred Apps

Trade card: Alfred Apps

1840-1890
Pince-nez nose spectacles with round lenses

Pince-nez nose spectacles with round lenses

1860-1910
Portable transit theodolite, British, with case and accessories

Portable transit theodolite, British, with case and accessories

1823-1841
Hand-crank model, of William H. Mallory's combined propelling and steering screw

Hand-crank model, of William H. Mallory's combined propelling and steering screw

1878-1879
Jonathan Sisson

Jonathan Sisson

1735
Rimless pince-nez nose spectacles

Rimless pince-nez nose spectacles

1860-1910
John Webb

John Webb

1760-1846
Folding lorgnette in Tortoiseshell and gold

Folding lorgnette in Tortoiseshell and gold

1838-1870
Pair of plastic tortoiseshell, round lens spectacles frames

Pair of plastic tortoiseshell, round lens spectacles frames

1900-1930
Pair of silver framed protective spectacles

Pair of silver framed protective spectacles

1855-1856
Confidential Letter from Sir Gilmour Jenkins to Albert George Powell Marsh

Confidential Letter from Sir Gilmour Jenkins to Albert George Powell Marsh

1956-04-27
Pair of oval lens rimless spectacles with wire arms

Pair of oval lens rimless spectacles with wire arms

1860-1910
Letter from Private Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Aviation, to Albert George Powell Marsh

Letter from Private Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Aviation, to Albert George Powell Marsh

1956-04-28
Folding Prismatic Compass, 1846-52

Folding Prismatic Compass, 1846-52

1846-1852
Rimless pince-nez nose spectacles

Rimless pince-nez nose spectacles

1860-1910
Bancks

Bancks

1800
Pair of steel wire framed protective goggles

Pair of steel wire framed protective goggles

1838-1850
Pince-nez nose spectacles with loop

Pince-nez nose spectacles with loop

1900-1930
Pair of metal spectacles with blue tinted lenses

Pair of metal spectacles with blue tinted lenses

1838-1870
Pair of bifocal spectacles with steel frames

Pair of bifocal spectacles with steel frames

1870-1910
Opera glass telescope

Opera glass telescope

1838-1862
Oval quizzing glass hand magnifer with carrying loop

Oval quizzing glass hand magnifer with carrying loop

1838-1860
Detachable clip-on blue sunglass lenses

Detachable clip-on blue sunglass lenses

1860-1910
Invitation from Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation

Invitation from Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation

1956-08-16
Institution of Locomotive Engineers gold medal awarded to G Collingwood

Institution of Locomotive Engineers gold medal awarded to G Collingwood

1964-1965
Letter from Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation to Albert George Powell Marsh concerning his British Empire Medal

Letter from Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation to Albert George Powell Marsh concerning his British Empire Medal

1956-10-15
Pair of plastic tortoiseshell spectacles

Pair of plastic tortoiseshell spectacles

1900-1930
Pair of split-lens treatment spectacles

Pair of split-lens treatment spectacles

1900-1920
Pair of tortoiseshell spectacles with blue lenses

Pair of tortoiseshell spectacles with blue lenses

1838-1870
Transit theodolite, British, 1835-1845

Transit theodolite, British, 1835-1845

1835-1845
Component for transit theodolite, British, 1835-1845

Component for transit theodolite, British, 1835-1845

1835-1845
Opera glass telescope with gilded brass tube and ivory body

Opera glass telescope with gilded brass tube and ivory body

1820-1840
Spyglass telescope with shagreen and leather tube.

Spyglass telescope with shagreen and leather tube.

1752-1761
Part of miner's surveying compass, British, 1845-1855

Part of miner's surveying compass, British, 1845-1855

1845-1855
Part of miner's surveying compass, British, 1845-1855

Part of miner's surveying compass, British, 1845-1855

1845-1855
Cylindrical fishskin covered wooden case for spyglass telescope.

Cylindrical fishskin covered wooden case for spyglass telescope.

1752-1761
Compass in fob-watch case, English,1784-1809.

Compass in fob-watch case, English,1784-1809.

1784-1809
Component for transit theodolite, British, 1835-1845

Component for transit theodolite, British, 1835-1845

1835-1845
Eyepiece for transit theodolite, British, 1835-1845

Eyepiece for transit theodolite, British, 1835-1845

1835-1845
Pair of round lens spectacles with wire arms

Pair of round lens spectacles with wire arms

1860-1910
Topometer, combined box sextant & range-finder, British, 1905-1920

Topometer, combined box sextant & range-finder, British, 1905-1920

1905-1920
Miner's surveying compass (mining dial) by Henry Barrow & Co.., 2 Oxenden St., London, England, 1845-1855

Miner's surveying compass, 1845-1855

1845-1855
Pocket box sextant with leather carrying case (damaged), made by Elliott Brothers, 30 Strand, City of Westminster, London, England. 1855-1865. Consists of two circular lacquered brass plates with lid that acts as a handle when used. Fitted with Inlaid silver scale (-5° to 165°) with 30' divisions and a silver vernier (1' div.). The index arm is rotated by a milled knob on the upper plate with two filter shades (red & green) operated by lever. The index glass is fixed with adjustment for the horizon glass. Fitted with magnifier (single lens) on hinged 40 mm swivel arm and choice of a large and a small pinhole. Marked 'Walter I. Tatham' on lid (possibly owner).

Box type pocket sextant with case.

1855-1865
Pocket box sextant in leather case, made by Elliott Brothers, City of Westminster, London, England, 1853-1860. Consists of two circular lacquered brass plates (76mm) with lid that acts as a handle when used. Fitted with Inlaid silver scales, the index arm is rotated by a milled knob on the upper plate with two filter shades (red & green) operated by lever. The index glass is fixed with adjustment for the horizon glass. Marked ‘Lt. E.J. Bori, Royal Engineers’.

Box type pocket sextant.

1853-1860