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Moving magnet galvanometer with dial inscribed "Greenwich Mean Time", 1843-1897

1843-1897

Two-thirds scale copy of the Hampton court astronomical clock dials

Kew Photoheliograph

1857

Salah's sternal puncture needle

New London Bridge

1831

Sikes' hydrometer in case

1900-1950

Case for clinometer, 1906-1907

1906-1907

Component for pendulum made by E. Johnson

Pendulum made by E. Johnson

Single row ball journal bearings - obsolete pattern with full row of balls

1907

Part of clinometer, British, 1906-1907

1906-1907

Component for pendulum made by E. Johnson

Pendulum made by E. Johnson

Lens Panel of Vertical Enlarger by O Sichel & Co

1930

Hand-powered needle cylinder assembly, containing Needle cylinder: one of three, from ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Hand-powered needle cylinder assembly, from ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Darkroom storage hopper for x-ray films by Wardray Products Ltd., Bakers Row, Clerkenwell, London, late 1960's

Darkroom storage hopper for x-ray films by Wardray Products Ltd.

1966-1970

Needle cylinder: one of three, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Needle cylinder: one of three, from ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Rowsell's Patenet Graphoscope.Large stereo-graphoscope for prints, transparencies and stereographs. 160mm diameter lens; stereo lenses on fold-down panel. With two loose bone stoppers. Overall (deployed): 380 mm x 290 mm x 585 mm.

Rowsell's Patent Graphoscope

Clinometer, serial no.3061 with leather case marked Matthews & Sons 1907, made by F. Barker & Sons, London, 1906. Owned by Paske (Diameter 72 mm)

Clinometer in case, 1906-1907

1906-1907

Opperman generator used as a plating generator on the site being redeveloped by UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology). Made by Carl Opperman, Electrical Engineers, 2 Wynyall Street, Clerkenwell.

Oppermann generator

Certificate of thanks to Walter Wraight for his fundraising efforts for the Orphan's Fund. 1939.

Walter Wraight The Orphan Fund certificate

1939

Weight support base, 64mm diameter: one of two, cast iron, with steel screw-attached suspension attachment: one of three, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Weight support base, 64mm diameter, from ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Swivel-shoe, cast iron, from G-clamp-1¼”, one of two, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Swivel-shoe, from G-clamp-1¼”, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Large photographic vertical enlarger manufactured by O Sichel & Co, London, about 1930. Lacks lenses. Bone manufacturer's plate inscribed 'O SICHEL & CO / 52 BUNHILL ROW / LONDON / EC1 / Tel Clerkenwell 1226'.

Vertical Enlarger

1925-1935

Two damaged capstan head brass bolts and torn part of cardboard dark slide sheet for Kew photoheliograph designed by Warren De la Rue for the Royal Society, London, in 1857 and made by Ross, London.

Kew Photoheliograph

1857

Ribber needle dial: one of two, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Ribber needle dial: one of two, from ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Blow through jet, screw taps marked ) and H. Master tap controlling both. Lime elevation control (knob missing). On lantern tray. J. Otway and Sons.

Blowthrough Limelight Jet

1870s

Yarn-stand top and rod, painted black, one of two, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Yarn-stand top and rod, one of two, from ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Black and white photograph taken on the 15th June 1940 shows the Local Defence Volunteers at Mainstone West Yard, all serving railwaymen, 1940.

black and white photograph

1940-06-15

Weight support base, 88mm diameter, cast iron, with steel screw-attached suspension attachment: one of three, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Weight support base, 88mm diameter, from ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Yarn-stand top and rod, painted black, one of two, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Yarn-stand top and rod, one of two, from ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Bobbin, oak-wood, one of two, round at one end and fitted at other end with 71mm diameter baseplate, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Bobbin, oak-wood, one of two, round at one end, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Weight support base, 64mm diameter, from ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Certificate that certifies Walter Wraight qualified in First Aid at the St John Ambulance's Southern Railway Centre at Lenham, November 1938.

Walter Wraight St Johns ambulance certificate

1938-11

Certificate of thanks to Walter Wraight for his fundraising efforts for the Orphan's Fund.

Walter Wraight The Orphan Fund certificate

1939

Swivel-shoe, cast iron, from G-clamp-1¼”, one of two, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Swivel-shoe, from G-clamp-1¼”, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Cast iron weight, one of six - to fit 64mm diameter weight support base - used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Cast iron weight, one of six, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Needle cylinder: one of three, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Needle cylinder: one of three, from ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

gloden fleece circular knitter, c1900.

"Golden Fleece" Knitting Machine

1900

A selection of wooden patterns and brass castings used in the production of carriage clock cases, associated with the Clerkenwell manufacturer J C Tribe. Also, a small piece of paper headed with Tribe’s details, with evidence of the design process on its surface Clockmakers' Museum No. 1524. Gifted to the Clockmakers' Charity by P. Watkinson

A selection of wooden patterns and brass castings used in the production of carriage clock cases

1870-1900

Cast iron weight, one of six, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Cast iron weight, one of six, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Crystal box containing four metals components, associated with the two-thirds scale copy of the Hampton court astronomical clock dials, by Thwaites and Reed Limited; W. J. Gregg and Son, Clerkenwell, Islington, London, United Kingdom

Crystal box containing four metals components

Metal circular rim associated with the two-thirds scale copy of the Hampton court astronomical clock dials, by Thwaites and Reed Limited; W. J. Gregg and Son, Clerkenwell, Islington, London, United Kingdom

Metal circular rim associated with the two-thirds scale copy of the Hampton court astronomical clock dials

Three-train turret clock signed John Moore & Sons Clerkenwell, London, 1868, but almost certainly made by Thwaites & Reed, complete with dial, weights, striking mechanisms and other parts, originally installed in Fulham Gasworks (packed in three crates, plus dial on separate pallet).

Three-train turret clock signed John Moore & Sons Clerkenwell

1868

Pendulum for determining a standard unit of length. Made by E. Johnson, Clerkenwell

Pendulum for determining a standard unit of length. Made by E. Johnson

Ribber arm, attached to ribber dial and tappet plate, used with 'Golden Fleece' knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Ribber arm, on ribber dial and tappet plate, used with 'Golden Fleece' knitting machine

1900-1920

G-clamp-1¼” steel - without Swivel-shoe - black painted, one of two, with capital letters: “LTL” and “26” stamped on butterfly-handle, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

G-clamp-1¼” steel - without Swivel-shoe - used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

Certificate that certifies Walter Wraight qualified in First Aid at the St John Ambulance's Southern Railway Centre at Lenham, February 1937;

Walter Wraight St Johns ambulance certificate

1937-02

Ribber needle dial: one of two, used with ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine, by South British Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clerkenwell, London, England, 1900-1920

Ribber needle dial: one of two, from ‘Golden Fleece’ knitting machine

1900-1920

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