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Edmund Culpeper

Edmund Culpeper

1720

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

1810-1817

Gold coloured eye glasses with handle

Gold coloured eye glasses with handle

1838-1860

Thomas Tuttell

Thomas Tuttell

1695-1702

Folding pocket stereoscope with stereoscopic coloured Daguerreotype

Folding pocket stereoscope with stereoscopic coloured Daguerreotype

Pince-nez nose spectacles with chain

Pince-nez nose spectacles with chain

1880-1910

Trade card: Alfred Apps

Trade card: Alfred Apps

1840-1890

Portable transit theodolite, British, with case and accessories

Portable transit theodolite, British, with case and accessories

1823-1841

Pince-nez nose spectacles with round lenses

Pince-nez nose spectacles with round lenses

1860-1910

Jonathan Sisson

Jonathan Sisson

1735

John Webb

John Webb

1760-1846

Hand-crank model, of William H. Mallory's combined propelling and steering screw

Hand-crank model, of William H. Mallory's combined propelling and steering screw

1878-1879

Rimless pince-nez nose spectacles

Rimless pince-nez nose spectacles

1860-1910

Pair of silver framed protective spectacles

Pair of silver framed protective spectacles

1855-1856

Folding lorgnette in Tortoiseshell and gold

Folding lorgnette in Tortoiseshell and gold

1838-1870

Confidential Letter from Sir Gilmour Jenkins to Albert George Powell Marsh

Confidential Letter from Sir Gilmour Jenkins to Albert George Powell Marsh

1956-04-27

Pair of oval lens rimless spectacles with wire arms

Pair of oval lens rimless spectacles with wire arms

1860-1910

Pair of plastic tortoiseshell, round lens spectacles frames

Pair of plastic tortoiseshell, round lens spectacles frames

1900-1930

Bancks

Bancks

1800

Pair of metal spectacles with blue tinted lenses

Pair of metal spectacles with blue tinted lenses

1838-1870

Pince-nez nose spectacles with loop

Pince-nez nose spectacles with loop

1900-1930

Folding Prismatic Compass, 1846-52

Folding Prismatic Compass, 1846-52

1846-1852

Invitation from Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation

Invitation from Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation

1956-08-16

Rimless pince-nez nose spectacles

Rimless pince-nez nose spectacles

1860-1910

Pair of steel wire framed protective goggles

Pair of steel wire framed protective goggles

1838-1850

Pair of bifocal spectacles with steel frames

Pair of bifocal spectacles with steel frames

1870-1910

Detachable clip-on blue sunglass lenses

Detachable clip-on blue sunglass lenses

1860-1910

Letter from Private Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Aviation, to Albert George Powell Marsh

Letter from Private Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Aviation, to Albert George Powell Marsh

1956-04-28

Opera glass telescope

Opera glass telescope

1838-1862

Oval quizzing glass hand magnifer with carrying loop

Oval quizzing glass hand magnifer with carrying loop

1838-1860

Letter from Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation to Albert George Powell Marsh concerning his British Empire Medal

Letter from Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation to Albert George Powell Marsh concerning his British Empire Medal

1956-10-15

Pair of plastic tortoiseshell spectacles

Pair of plastic tortoiseshell spectacles

1900-1930

Institution of Locomotive Engineers gold medal awarded to G Collingwood

Institution of Locomotive Engineers gold medal awarded to G Collingwood

1964-1965

Pair of tortoiseshell spectacles with blue lenses

Pair of tortoiseshell spectacles with blue lenses

1838-1870

Pair of split-lens treatment spectacles

Pair of split-lens treatment spectacles

1900-1920

Opera glass telescope with gilded brass tube and ivory body

Opera glass telescope with gilded brass tube and ivory body

1820-1840

Spyglass telescope with shagreen and leather tube.

Spyglass telescope with shagreen and leather tube.

1752-1761

Part of miner's surveying compass, British, 1845-1855

Part of miner's surveying compass, British, 1845-1855

1845-1855

Part of miner's surveying compass, British, 1845-1855

Part of miner's surveying compass, British, 1845-1855

1845-1855

Cylindrical fishskin covered wooden case for spyglass telescope.

Cylindrical fishskin covered wooden case for spyglass telescope.

1752-1761

Compass in fob-watch case, English,1784-1809.

Compass in fob-watch case, English,1784-1809.

1784-1809

Pair of  round lens spectacles with wire arms

Pair of round lens spectacles with wire arms

1860-1910

Topometer, combined box sextant & range-finder, British, 1905-1920

Topometer, combined box sextant & range-finder, British, 1905-1920

1905-1920

Miner's surveying compass (mining dial) by Henry Barrow & Co.., 2 Oxenden St., London, England, 1845-1855

Miner's surveying compass, 1845-1855

1845-1855

Pocket box sextant with leather carrying case (damaged), made by Elliott Brothers, 30 Strand, City of Westminster, London, England. 1855-1865. Consists of two circular lacquered brass plates with lid that acts as a handle when used. Fitted with Inlaid silver scale (-5° to 165°) with 30' divisions and a silver vernier (1' div.). The index arm is rotated by a milled knob on the upper plate with two filter shades (red & green) operated by lever. The index glass is fixed with adjustment for the horizon glass. Fitted with magnifier (single lens) on hinged 40 mm swivel arm and choice of a large and a small pinhole. Marked 'Walter I. Tatham' on lid (possibly owner).

Box type pocket sextant with case.

1855-1865

Pocket box sextant in leather case, made by Elliott Brothers, City of Westminster, London, England, 1853-1860. Consists of two circular lacquered brass plates (76mm) with lid that acts as a handle when used. Fitted with Inlaid silver scales, the index arm is rotated by a milled knob on the upper plate with two filter shades (red & green) operated by lever. The index glass is fixed with adjustment for the horizon glass. Marked ‘Lt. E.J. Bori, Royal Engineers’.

Box type pocket sextant.

1853-1860

Spyglass telescope (prospect glass), non-achromatic, shagreen single draw-tube, leather body with brass fitting and cylindrical fishskin covered wooden case, by J. Dollond & Son, England, 1752-1761.

Spyglass telescope with fishskin case.

1752-1761

Artificial glass horizon in fitted rectangular mahogany case, made by Elliott Brothers, 30 Strand, City of Westminster, London, England, 1885-1895. Consisting of a circular brass base with three levelling feet, covered by a black glass mirror and two spirit levels.

Artificial black glass horizon.

1885-1895

Opera glass telescope, 'Galilean' type, gilded brass, 2-draw tube with ivory body and red leather covered wooden case with silk lining, by George Dollond, London, 1820-1840.

Opera glass telescope with gilded brass tube and leather case

1820-1840

Regnault hygrometer with aspirator, by Elliott Bros., St Martin's Lane, London 1893.

Regnault hygrometer and aspirator, 1893

1893