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Fly killer, New York, United States, 1888-1930

Fly killer, New York, United States, 1888-1930

1888-1930
Thermo Vane Dial Thermometer, 1915-1925

Thermo Vane Dial Thermometer, 1915-1925

1915-1925
Blister plaster in tin

Blister plaster in tin

1900-1940
Intertype C3 Linecaster

Intertype C3 Linecaster

1911-1921
"Denominator" adder for American currency

"Denominator" adder for American currency

1920-1930
Twelve ampoules of sterile catgut suture in carton

Twelve ampoules of sterile catgut suture in carton

1901-1930
Hand sanitiser made with captured carbon

Hand sanitiser made with captured carbon

2020
Case for ball recording sextant.

Case for ball recording sextant.

1944
Pond Self-Winding Electric Clock by Chesters H. Pond

Pond Self-Winding Electric Clock by Chesters H. Pond

1881
Pendulum from Pond Self-Winding Electric Clock by Chesters H. Pond

Pendulum from Pond Self-Winding Electric Clock by Chesters H. Pond

1881
Black and white silver gelatin print entitled "Kishke King, Brooklyn, New York" by N. Jay Jaffee. Duplicate of E2013.22.463. From the exhibition 'Inward Image' at the Impressions Gallery 18th September to 16th October 1982

Kishke King, Brooklyn, New York, 1954

1954
Ball recording sextant with brass and alloy frame and plastic handle in rectangular fitted wooden box with a leather strap, made by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company, Brooklyn, New York, USA, 1944. Consists of scale (0° to 90°), on reverse, with 1°’ divisions and micrometer (1’), day and night telescopes (236mm) and no filter shades. In use, the celestial body is viewed directly and instead of a plumb bob, a falling steel ball records the altitude on a screen, and is read off the scale and micrometer.

Ball recording sextant with case.

1944
Made by Chas. M Higgins and Co., Brooklyn, NY. London Office 106 Charing Cross Road. Adhesive for photographers, patented in US and England December 29 1891, September 1899. In glass jar with printed metal screw top.

Higgin's Photo-Mounter adhesive

1891-1911
Gyroscopic octant made by Pioneer Instrument Co., Inc, Brooklyn, NY, USA, about 1944. The gyro is driven by an electric motor. Type no.3000A-1. Incomplete. Not seen WMB

Aircraft gyroscopic octant.

1942-1943
"Acralite" acrylic denture material set, by Acralite Co. Inc. Brooklyn, USA, 1963

"Acralite" acrylic denture material set

1963
Black and white silver gelatin print entitled "Kishke King, Brooklyn, New York, 1953" by N. Jay Jaffee. From the exhibition 'Inward Image' at the Impressions Gallery 18th September to 16th October 1982

Kishke King, Brooklyn, New York, 1953

1953
One photograph titled ‘Whaling’. Part of the caption on the back reads: ‘..The “Anglo Norse” [whaling ship] arrives at Brooklyn, New York, USA for a check up before the long haul to Norway’.

Daily Herald Photograph: Whaling ship

1949-03-31
Two muslin isinglass plasters in tins, c.1880, by Seabury and Johnson, New York, USA

Two muslin isinglass plasters in tins

1881-1925
Black and white silver gelatin print entitled "Horse and Wagon" by N. Jay Jaffee. From the exhibition 'Inward Image' at the Impressions Gallery 18th September to 16th October 1982

Horse and Wagon

"Novampul" ejector type cartridge syringe, boxed, with needles, by the Novocol Chemical Mfg. Co., 2921-2923 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, USA, 1920-1940

"Novampul" ejector type cartridge syringe

1920-1940
Gas main inflatable stopper. Manufactured by Goodman-Peden.

Gas Main Inflatable Stopper

Sectional model, scale 1:10, of a 'Babcock and Wilcox' water-tube boiler (1907) representing one of thirty-one fitted by Babcock and Wilcox Ltd in1907 to an HM battle cruiser, mounted on a base board, by Science Museum Workshops, London, 1907-1912

Sectional model of Babcock and Wilcox water-tube boiler

1907-1912
Sectional model, scale 1:10, of a 'Babcock and Wilcox' water-tube boiler (1907) representing one of thirty-one fitted by Babcock and Wilcox Ltd in1907 to an HM battle cruiser, mounted on a base board, by Science Museum Workshops, London, 1907-1912

Sectional model of Babcock and Wilcox water-tube boiler

1907-1912
Illuminated Address. U.S.A. Universal Exposition Saint Louis 1904. Silver medal awarded to North Eastern Railway for a "Model of Forth Railway Bridge, maps & photographs". Designed & executed by Will H. Low, printed by Gilbo & Company, Brooklyn, New York.

usa universal exposition saint louis 1904

1904
Ball recording sextant, Mark I, made 1944 for U.S Navy Buships by Mergenthaler Linotype Company, Brooklyn, New York.

Ball recording sextant.

1944
Gyrostat, made by Sperry taken from an American bomb sight computer and sectioned to reveal workings.

Gyrostat, made by Sperry taken from an American bomb sight computer

1942-1945
Black and white silver gelatin print entitled "Horse and Wagon" by N. Jay Jaffee. Duplicate of E2013.22.459. From the exhibition 'Inward Image' at the Impressions Gallery 18th September to 16th October 1982

Horse and Wagon

Illuminated Address. U.S.A. Universal Exposition Saint Louis 1904. Silver medal awarded to North Eastern Railway for a "Model of Locomotive & plan of docks at Hull". Designed & executed by Will H. Low, printed by Gilbo & Company, Brooklyn, New York.

u.s.a. universal exposition saint louis 1904

1904
Gyro Horizon. By Sperry Gyroscope Co., Brooklyn. Model H.3. (115 v.; 3 phase ; 400Hz.) Part No. 664453. Serial No. 428D

Gyro Horizon. By Sperry Gyroscope Co.

1920-1970