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Iron Bridge Over the River Wye at Hereford

Iron Bridge Over the River Wye at Hereford

1860

Watkins "Standard" Exposure Meter

Watkins "Standard" Exposure Meter

1890-1900

Ruby Cine Camera Exposure Meter

Ruby Cine Camera Exposure Meter

1925-1935

Veterinary fleam

Veterinary fleam

1825-1870

Watkins "Bee" Exposure Meter with instructions

Watkins "Bee" Exposure Meter with instructions

1915-1925

Watkins "Bee" Exposure Meter instructions

Watkins "Bee" Exposure Meter instructions

1911-1924

Watkin's colour plate meter instructions

Watkin's colour plate meter instructions

Silver-on-Glass Telescope Mirror

Silver-on-Glass Telescope Mirror

1865-1890

Deep searcher

Deep searcher

1830-1900

Watkin's colour plate meter orignal carton

Watkin's colour plate meter orignal carton

Daily Herald Photograph; Horse and Foal at Agricultural Show

Daily Herald Photograph; Horse and Foal at Agricultural Show

1953-06-10

Daily Herald Photograph: Scarecrows

Daily Herald Photograph: Scarecrows

Daily Herald Contact Sheet; Three Counties Agricultural Show

Daily Herald Contact Sheet; Three Counties Agricultural Show

1947-07-11

Milestone, Great Western Railway, inscribed 'Hay Railway 7 Miles', ex Three Cocks Line near Trefeinon Station, Hereford. Dimensions: 48 x 18.5 x 7 in (1219.2 x 469.9 x 177.8 mm).

Milestone from near Trefeinon Station, Hereford

Watkins indoor meter original carton. Watkins Meter Company. Cardboard box with metal-reinforced conrers.

Watkins indoor meter original carton

Watkins indoor meter instruction book. Watkins Meter Company.

Watkins indoor meter instruction book

Watkins bee meter instructions booklet and 'Watkins Speed Card'.

Watkins Speed Card and instructions

circa 1913

Watkins bee meter original carton. Card, corners reinforced with metal.

Watkins bee meter original carton. Card

circa 1913

Watkins bee meter. White metal with tin or chrome plating.

Watkins bee meter

circa 1913

Watch type actinometer with in-door meter dial. Watkins Meter Company.

Watkins indoor meter

Commemorative can of Bulmers cider, red and black, printed 'Woodpecker, Bulmers export quality' produced to commemorate 100 years of 'Travellers Fare' refreshment, unopened.

Commemorative can of Bulmer's Cider - 100 years of Travellers Fare

1979

A colour transparency of Dolls Hospital, Hereford, photographed by Andrew Lawson, about 1977.

Dolls Hospital

circa 1977

Watkins Universal Pinhole lens. Wooden disc with inset pinhole in metal plate. Spring clips adjust to fit any size lens plate. No.6.

Watkins Universal pinhole lens

1885-1935

Watch type actinometer by Watkins Meter Co. c.1913.

Watkins Bee Meter

1908-1918

Watkins Universal Pinhole Lens, made by the Watkins CO., Hereford. Wooden disc with number 6 pinhole in metal plate. Rotating metal cover plate. Spring clip fitting for lens mount. In original carton with instructions. (M1900)

Watkins Universal Pinhole Lens

1905

Watkins Time Tank. Daylight developing tanks for quarter plates. Galvanized frame for 12 plates, attached to lid, with light trapped hole for solutions. Tank has light trapped pourer. Watkins Meter Co.

Watkins Time Tank

Lithograph. Iron Bridge over the River Wye at Hereford on the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway. Drawn by J Clayton. Lithographed by T G Dutton. Printed by Day and Haghe, Lithographers to the Queen. Published by W Phillips, 23 High Town, Hereford.

Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway

2 Watkins Bee meters, made by Alfred Watkins. Two actinometers watchform exposure meters in original box.

Two Watkins Bee meters

Watkins Queen Bee exposure meter, made by The Watkins Meter Company. Watch type actinometer, silver-plated case. Chain and ball pendulum attached, 1 second period. In lined case.

Watkins Queen Bee exposure meter

Coloured lithograph. Hereford from Broomy Hill including the Railway Bridge. Drawn and lithographed by E H Buckler. Printed by C Moody, 257 Holborn, London. Published by Joseph Jones, Broad St, Hereford.

Hereford from Broomy Hill

VS 16 Watkins time development thermometer. Mercury thermometer calibrated in minutes for dish and tank developmment. In wooden cylindrical case

Watkins time development thermometer

Watkins dial meter, made by Watkins Meter Co. Watch-form actinometer; plain glass and mask with standard tint; covered paper disc. Two levers adjust calculator dials behind mask.

Watkins Dial Meter

Watkin's Bee Meter. Watchform actinometer. In original box with instructions (12th edition)

Watkins Bee Meter

Watkins pinhole lens. Wooden disc with rotating brass plate with five pine holes: numbers 1, 3, 6, 8, 10 ,12. Felt covered capping plate. Spring clip for attachment to lens mount.

Watkins pinhole lens. Wooden disc with rotating brass plate with five pine holes: numbers 1

1905

Mercury thermometer calibrated in development times for a dish or tank. In wooden protective tube. Watkins Meter Company.

Watkins time thermometer

Watkins snipe actinometer, made by Alfred Watkins. Designed 'for open snaps'. 40mm round tin with card and glass lid; felt pads support paper discs. Darken 4 seconds for number 1 stop, single lens, 6 seconds. VPK 12 seconds RR.

Watkins Snipe actinometer

Children's colour rag book, "A to Z in the Puff Puff", by R J Williams, published by Dean's Rag Book Co Ltd, No 211, 10pp. Includes paper listing of books in the series. Overall: 182 mm x 165 mm 0.03kg.

A to Z in the Puff Puff

Watkins small Cine meter, made the Watkins Meter Company. Watch-form actinometer = Bee Meter. Plain glass and mask with standard tint cover sensitive paper disc. With disc for studio meter use. Instruction books and original box

Watkins Small Cine Meter

1919-1929

Watkins colour plate meter. Actinometer exposure meter, watchform. Calibrated for colour screen plates, with instructions in original carton.

Watkins Colour Plate Meter

Dial for Watkins indoor meter. Glass disc for bee meter with matching tint and calibration for interior photography.

Dial for Watkins indoor meter

Watkins Bee meter, watch-form actinometer; plated case.

Watkins Bee meter

Watch type actinometer with in-door meter dial. Watkins Meter Company. With carton and instructions

Watkins indoor meter

Plated brass developing tank for 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch plates. 12 plates are held horizontally in carriers in a rack attached to the lid. Light is trapped in the funnel lid, pouring spout on side. Watkins Meter Company.

Watkins Time Tank

circa 1920

Nickel plated case, white face with black calibration. Minute hand reads ten minutes and the second hand reads 100 seconds. With moveable pointer on exterior. Watkins Meter Company

Watkins Meter

Watch form actinometer. Calibrated f/4-90, 1/500-130sec. Light 6-130.

Watkins Bee meter

Watch-type actinometer by Watkins Meter Co. c.1923.

Watkins Bee Meter

1918-1928

Mercury thermometer calibrated in minutes for dish and tank development enclosed in glass envelope containing scale and developer instructions with a metal cap. Watkins Meter Co. c.1910

Watkin's time thermometer

1905-1915

Plain dial for Watkins bee meter. With blue glass dial for Watkins Bee Meter. Watkins Meter Company.

Bee Meter Dial

Dial for Watkins studio meter. Glass disc for bee meter calibrated for studio photography.

Dial for Watkins studio meter

Watkins standard meter. Cylindrical form actinometer, end cap on chain forms 1 sec. period pendulum. Wooden paper holder at other end under mask with tint segment and blue glass. Three rotating calculator rings.

Watkin standard meter