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Seven albums of photographs assembled by John Downes Rochfort, 1867-1883

1867-1883

Ivory labrets, Inuit, c. late 19th century.

1851-1900

Stone labret

1851-1900

Inuit surgical knife

1915-1938

Inuit stone knife

1900-1925

Cedar-wood, finely pulverized; as used by some Indian tribes

Rattle of a ‘medicine man’ or Chief, North America, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Effigy of Medicine Man, North West Coast America, 1867-1900

1867-1900

Slate knife used for circumcision

1701-1900

Buckskin medicine bag, North America, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Ivory objects, c. 1801-1920.

1801-1920

Dr Williams' 'Pink Pills'

1948-1960

Carved wooden dish for oil

Thong (length 5 ft 10 ins) of thick leather for rotating a Fire-drill

1893

Wooden statue of a woman breast-feeding a child, North America

1850-1950

Wooden snow goggles and case, Inuit, North America, 1801-1900

1801-1900
Glass jar, contains tame poison roots from North America

Specimen jar containing tame poison roots

1870-1930
One of seven albums of photographs assembled by John Downes Rochfort chronicling his travels in North America, Europe and Africa between 1867 and 1883. This album is entitled 'Algiers Egypt &c 1882-3' and is a curious mixture of photographs of North African tourist subjects and views of Egyptian battlefields.

Photograph album 'Algiers Egypt &c 1882-3'

1867-1883
14 inch RCA Cathode Ray Tube to be used in conjunction with 'Colortel' mechanical colour adaptor. Made by RCA, USA, c. 1955. Part of the Donald Fleming Collection of North American television receivers. The Colortel adaptor could be fitted onto the front of the monochrome television set to convert NTSC-compatible monchrome set to colour using a field sequential disc. This RCA Radiotron CRT Tube is believed to have been included to swap out with the standard and brighter 24 inch tube in the monochrome television to prevent screen burn when using the ‘Colortel,’ which focussed the bright and colourful images on a small section of the screen.

RCA Radiotron Cathode Ray Tube Col-R-Tel mechanical colour convertor

circa 1955
Skull of a North American Indian, long-headed, thought to have been artificially deformed, lower jaw missing, USA(?), and Canada(?), 18th to 19th centuries

Skull of a North American Indian

1701-1900
Skull, flattened at back by application of a pad from birth, American Indian, north-west coast

Deformed Skull, North American Indian.

before 1937
Leather amulet with bead decoration, possibly, turtle or lizard form,contains umbilical cord, Sioux people, Plains Indian, North America, late 19th century

Amulet in the shape of a turtle, 1871-1900

1871-1900
Beaded leather amulet, containing umbilical cord, possibly in form of turtle, Plains Indian, North American, late 19th century

Amulet in the shape of a turtle, United States, 1871-1900

1871-1900
Specimen jar, with glass stopper, containing leaves of Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens L.), prepared in Paris, by Charle Buchet et Cie, jar English, 1891 to 1930, Gaultheria is native to north-eastern North America, used to make herbal tea; methyl salicylate is a natural product of wintergreen, used as a component in liniment or as a flavouring (for mouthwash, chewing gum etc)

Specimen Jar of Wintergreen leaves

1891-1930
Beaded leather amulet, in form of turtle or lizard, containing umbilical cord, Plains Indian, North America, late 19th century

Beaded leather amulet

1871-1900
Scalp lock, North American, Indian

Scalp lock, North American, Indian

before 1937
One of seven albums of photographs assembled by John Downes Rochfort chronicling his travels in North America.

One of seven albums of photographs assembled by John Downes Rochfort, 1867-1883

1867-1883
Handpiece (length 7 1/4 ins) of wood, for keeping the head of a Fire-drill in position during rotation, one operator grasping it with both hands, while a second rotates the drill by means of a thong; a piece of soap-stone, in which a pivot-hole is sunk, is let in below (as in no. 73); the wood is pierced at one end to allow of it being tied to drill and hearth; Eskimo. North America.

Handpiece (length 7 1/4 ins) of wood