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

Printed Books

1555

Ciba and Cibanone Dyes in Textile Printing, Ciba, 1961

Industrial Chemistry

1961

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

Industrial Chemistry

1970-1993

Lanasol Dyes on Wool, Ciba, 1945-1970

Industrial Chemistry

1945-1970

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

Industrial Chemistry

1914-1970

Dischargeable Direct Colours, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

Industrial Chemistry

1914-1970

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

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1969

Irgalan Dyestuffs, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

Industrial Chemistry

1914-1970

Mercury-in-glass adjustable contact thermometer by

Heat

1950-1975

Dye pattern book by J R Geigy

Industrial Chemistry

Solophenyl Dyestuffs, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

Industrial Chemistry

1914-1970

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

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1969

Chrome Colours, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

Industrial Chemistry

1914-1970

Direct Colours on Cotton, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

Industrial Chemistry

1914-1970

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

Industrial Chemistry

1945-1970

Society of Chemical Industry in Basle, "(P) CIBA-

Industrial Chemistry

Printing with Coprantine Dyes, Ciba, 1961

Industrial Chemistry

1961

Lanasol Dyes on Wool, Ciba, 1945-1970

Industrial Chemistry

1945-1970

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

Industrial Chemistry

1914-1970

Exhaustion Curves of the Direct Dyestuffs, Ciba, 1952

Industrial Chemistry

1952

Ciba and Cibanone Dyes in Textile Printing, Ciba, 1961

Industrial Chemistry

1961

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

Industrial Chemistry

1914-1970

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

Industrial Chemistry

1914-1970

Glass bottle, empty, labelled "dial liquid", by So

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Suter Rapid Portrait Lens No 6. F 114" Petzval type c.f.4; with Waterhouse stop f5.6. Serial No 34745.

Suter Rapid Portrait Lens No 6

Photographic Technology

Carton of "Airol", by Roche, Swiss

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Bottle for "Thigenol" by F. Hoffmann-La Roche and Co. Ltd., Swiss

Bottle for "Thigenol" by F. Hoffmann-La Roche and

Medical Glass-ware

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

Bottle of "Syntropan" tablets, by F. Hoffman-La Ro

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Soluble blue for silk 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.

Soluble blue for silk by Society of Chemical Indus

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

Paper Red PSN 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.

Paper Red PSN by Society of Chemical Industry, Bas

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

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 Indust

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

Kilton Fast Brown 2RL by CIBA Limited, Basle in Switzerland. One of a collection of colour dyes in bottles from the Colour Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, c.1900.

Kilton Fast Brown 2RL by CIBA Limited, Basle in Sw

Industrial Chemistry

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, Basle in

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

Dye book, ‘Bright Shades Obtained on Viscose Rayon in Screen Printing with Chrome Colours C63’, by Durand and Huguenin, Basel, Switzerland, 1900-1969

Bright Shades Obtained on Viscose Rayon, Durand and Huguenin, 1900-1969

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1969

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

Bottle of "Phytin", by the Society of Chemical Ind

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Pyrogen Deep Blue B extra conc. 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.

Pyrogen Deep Blue B extra conc. Society of Chemica

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

Pyrogen Blue Green B 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.

Pyrogen Blue Green B by Society of Chemical Indust

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

Pyrogen Yellow Brown R S 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.

Pyrogen Yellow Brown R S by Society of Chemical In

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

Gallocyanin BS (liquid) 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 BS (liquid) Durand & Huguenin, Basle i

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

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

Aeronautics

1970-1973

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 Indust

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

Pyrogen Yellow R 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.

Pyrogen Yellow R by Society of Chemical Industry,

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

Brilliant Alizarin Light Red B (Sz). by The Sandoz Chemical Co Ltd, Basle in Switzerland (by inference). One of a collection of colour dyes in bottles from the Colour Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, c.1900.

Brilliant Alizarin Light Red B (Sz). by The Sandoz

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

Helvelia Green. YYO. 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.

Helvelia Green. YYO. by Society of Chemical Indust

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

Phenocyanine 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.

Phenocyanine by Durand & Huguenin, Basle in Switze

Industrial Chemistry

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

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

Pyrogen Yellow 3R 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.

Pyrogen Yellow 3R Society of Chemical Industry in

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1905

Dye book, ‘Sulphol Fast Dyes’, by JR Geigy, Basel, Switzerland, 1914-1970

Sulphol Fast Dyes, JR Geigy, 1914-1970

Industrial Chemistry

1914-1970

Cabin floor ‘F-Board’ composite, with aluminium honeycomb infill and woven roving fibre-glass sheet on both sides, by Ciba-Geigy, Basel, Switzerland, 1970-1973. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon cabin: ‘Daffodil II’, 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

Aeronautics

1970-1973

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

Medical Glass-ware

1930-1960