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A solar powered car

A solar powered car

1998
Bottle of chloral hydrate tablets

Bottle of chloral hydrate tablets

Embalming syringe set, London, England, 1790-1820

Embalming syringe set, London, England, 1790-1820

1790-1845
Mechanical vibrator (Veedee)

Mechanical vibrator (Veedee)

1900-1910
Mechanical Veedee vibrator

Mechanical Veedee vibrator

1900-1910
Veedee vibrator by F. Garratt

Veedee vibrator by F. Garratt

1930
Scarpa's boot

Scarpa's boot

1871-1900
Patent model showing screw propeller with James Lowe's blade principle

Patent model showing screw propeller with James Lowe's blade principle

1851-1852
Equal-arm balance chondrometer

Equal-arm balance chondrometer

1756-1789
Bye-laws and regulations made by the South Eastern Railway with the approval of the Board of Trade for traffic and use of Folkestone harbour

Bye-laws and regulations made by the South Eastern Railway with the approval of the Board of Trade for traffic and use of Folkestone harbour

Regulations made by the South Eastern Railway company with the approval of the Board of Trade for regulating traffic and use of Folkestone Harbour

Regulations made by the South Eastern Railway company with the approval of the Board of Trade for regulating traffic and use of Folkestone Harbour

1867
Forceps, craniotomy, Conquest

Forceps, craniotomy, Conquest

1825-1867
rules and regulations to be observed in locomotive and carriage and wagon departments

rules and regulations to be observed in locomotive and carriage and wagon departments

1868
Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1936-10-14
Model of a ship's stern fitted with a screw propeller patented by James Lowe

Model of a ship's stern fitted with a screw propeller patented by James Lowe

1838
Herb cutter

Herb cutter

1871-1910
Drug jar for Salicylic Acid Ointment

Drug jar for Salicylic Acid Ointment

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1935-10-10
Boxwood contour gauge

Boxwood contour gauge

1878-1882
Trade card: John Snart

Trade card: John Snart

1805-1827
Stomach pump set

Stomach pump set

1843-1865
Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1936-10-14
Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1935-10-10
Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1936-10-14
Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1936-10-14
Enema set and stomach pump by Laundy

Enema set and stomach pump by Laundy

1783-1844
Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1935-10-10
Pump body with rotor on shaft with pinion

Pump body with rotor on shaft with pinion

1851
Nozzle of a fire hose (fits pump casing) and display boards

Nozzle of a fire hose (fits pump casing) and display boards

1851
An iron table stand with suction pipe

An iron table stand with suction pipe

1851
Stannah's Patent pendulum steam pump, No.1

Stannah's Patent pendulum steam pump, No.1

1876-1891
Grasshopper steam engine c. 1855 probably by Easton, Amos & Sons, Southwark, London.

'Grasshopper' Engine, c. 1855

1855
Glass bottle with metal lid full of Compound Syrup of Cocillana (contains opium, morphine hydrochloride and antimony). 162 mm x 51 mm x 30 mm, 309 g. Label reads, ' Expectorand, Sedative and Tonic Laxative...A soothing rememdy for irritating Coughs, Bronchitis and Chest and Lung troubles.' Produced by Wright, Layman and Umney Limited, early twentieth century.

Bottle of Compound Syrup of Cocillana

1901-1950
Gelatin silver print entitled 'The courtyard of Chaucer House, a hostel for homeless families'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

The courtyard of Chaucer House, a hostel for homeless families

1971-03
Gelatin silver print entitled 'John Riches with his wife and daughter at Chaucer House, a hostel for homeless families. John was a fine and active secretary of the tenants association'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

John Riches with his wife and daughter

1971-03
Gelatin silver print entitled 'Mr Thompson was living with his family in Chaucer House, a hostel for homeless families. "We've got to work our own miracles now."' See interview p.41 'Condemned'.

Mr Thompson was living with his family in Chaucer House…

1971-07
Glass bottle, contains easton solution made by Wright, Layman and Umney of London, English 1920-1950

Glass bottle

1920-1950
Green glass poison bottle with bakelite lid full of Dover's Powder tablets (TAB. IPECAC. ET OPII). By Wright, Layman and Umney Ltd., English, 1920-1960.

Poison bottle of Dover's Powder tablets

1920-1960
Bottle of paraldehyde, by Wright, Layman and Umney, Ltd., London

Bottle of paraldehyde

Coloured drawing of the The Mansion House, London. Taken from The Penny Magazine, 1837. Features images contemporary transport.

Coloured picture of the The Mansion House

1837
Gelatin silver print entitled 'An old deaf Jewish man living in a fly-ridden tenement flat off Redcross Way'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

An old deaf Jewish man living in a fly-ridden tenement flat off Redcross Way

1970-11
One photograph showing judges for Daily Herald £2.500 snapshot competition selecting images at the Trocadero, Elephant and Castle, London.

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1936-10-14
Bottle of lactose, by Wright, Layman and Umney Ltd., English

Bottle of lactose

Bottle of urea, by Wright, Layman and Umey, Ltd., English

Bottle of urea

1x100ml glass bottle (sealed) of concentrated syrup of red poppy (SYR. RHOEAD B.P.C. 1949). 135 mm x 45 mm diameter, 266 g. Made by Wright Layman and Umney, English, 1949-1970.

Glass bottle of concentrated syrup of red poppy

1949-1970
Bottle of ichthammol ointment, by Wright, Layman and Umney, from Savory and Moore's shop, c. 1960

Bottle of ichthammol ointment

1951-1970
Bottle of ointment of wool alcohols, by Wright, Layman and Umney, from Savory and Moore's shop

Bottle of ointment of wool alcohols

1951-1970
Bottle of benzoin inhalation, by Wright, Layman and Umney Ltd., English

Bottle of benzoin inhalation

South Eastern Railway 'special codes, rules and instructions for signaling trains or engines by Walker's electro magnetic telegraph semaphores and bells'. Issued by Myles Fenton, dated August 1884. Printed by McCorquodale & Co.

special codes, rules and instructions for signalling trains or engines

1884
Bottle of quinine sulphate tablets, by Wright, Layman, and Umney Ltd., London, 1955-1968

Bottle of quinine sulphate tablets

1955-1968