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Leyland National single deck bus

1973

Graphite collected from the Lake District by Konstantin Novoselov

unknown date

Graphite collected from the Lake District by Konstantin Novoselov

unknown date

Vaccine thermometer for use in maintaining the cold chain, England, 1994

1994

A photoscopic view of Pelter Bridge in the Lake District, Cumbria, published by Frith and Co in about 1870.

Pelter Bridge

ca. 1870

One photograph showing a farmer firing gorse on a Westmorland farm. Photographer's stamp on back by J. H. Cookson, Kendal, Westmorland.

Daily Herald Photograph: Firing Gorse

1940-02

Yto's magic photo outfit. "Any child can use it". Contains negative, "magic" paper, and printing frame. Paper exposed to sunlight for a minute or so will make an image appear when the paper is breathed on. Kentmere Limited.

Yto's magic photo outfit. "Any child can use it". Contains negative

3 slices of graphite from Borrowdale cut for manufacturing into pencils

Graphite specimen

Two epicyclic automatic winding units made for the William Smith Turret Clock by Keith Scobie-Youngs at Cumbria Clocks Co.

Winding unit

2014-15

Cumbria Tourist Board leaflet "A guide to Public Transport in Cumbria including the Lake District National Park" giving maps of bus and rail connections in towns in Cumbria, 1981.

A guide to Public Transport in Cumbria including the Lake District National Park

1981

Photograph, black and white silver gelatin print, 'Cumberland, 1973', depicting a farrier shoeing a horse, taken by Kenneth Baird in 1973. From the exhibition at Impressions Gallery YAA Award / Open Landscape.

Untitled

1973

Furness Railway Working Time Table from October 2nd, 1922, until further notice, for the use of Company's Servants only. 9.4882 x 6.063 in.

Furness Railway Working Time Table

1922

Plan of area surveyed by Eotvos Torsion Balance Feb 1925-Feb 1928 / Hodbarrow Mining Co. Ltd. 1928. [Lithograph with ms. additions, scale 1" : 100']

Plan of area surveyed by Eotvos Torsion Balance Feb 1925-Feb 1928

circa 1928

notebook containing notes written by Joseph Clement to form a credo as a statement of intent and moral compass. [MS/1935]

Joseph Clement Credo Notebook

1793-1798

Coloured drawing of early (1838) Great Western Railway 2-2-2 locomotive 'Ariel', by Robert Barham, c. 1840, in contemporary frame (frame and glazing removed because drawing dampened during overflow from air conditioning plant - 2004).

Ariel

1840

2 old handmade pencils, date approx. 1832, made from Borrowdale plumbago and cedar from Florida

Handmade pencils

1832

Filmed in 1960 on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, in Cumbria, England. Footage of miniature locomotive 'River Esk', driver oiling engine, locomotive coupled to another, shunting locomotive out of shed, locomotive 'River Esk' coupled to carriage, passengers (children and adults) in open carriages, train departing, various shots of the journey filmed from the lineside, stop at Irton road station, shots of journey filmed from the coal tank and from the open carriages, shots of journey from the lineside, stop for water tank refill, journey continues, Dalegarth station, ‘River Esk’ locomotive shunt on turntable, children talking with driver. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway'

1960

Crystal block of barytes, from Eller Beck Mine, Westmorland, 1881-1899

Crystal block of barytes

1881-1899

Furness Railway Time Tables October 1st 1915, until further notice, with highly decorative covers depicting an artist and sheepdog on the shore of Lake Windermere on the front, and the Furness Abbey Hotel on the rear. 9.5669 x 6.1024 in.

Furness Railway Time Tables October 1st 1915

1915

Furness Railway Working Time Table from June 3rd, 1922, until further notice, for the use of Company's Servants only. 9.4882 x 6.063 in.

Furness Railway Working Time Table

1922

Photograph album with brown faux leather cover. Assembled by amateur photographer John H. Pledge of London. The album is titled 'A Photographic Record of a Holiday - September 1 to 14, 1900 - in the English Lake District. Contains 58 pages of silver gelatin photographs and hand-written captions.

A photographic record of a short holiday - September 1 to 14, 1900 - in the English Lake District

1-14 September 1900

British Rail leaflet "England's Greatest Historical Scenic Route - Leeds-Settle-Carlisle" describing the Settle-Carlisle line, fares, extra services between 14 July and 9 September 1984. 8.2677 x 3.8976 in.

England's Greatest Historical Scenic Route - Leeds-Settle-Carlisle

1984

Boundary post, Maryport and Carlisle Railway, cast iron, about 1836 - 1845.

Maryport & Carlisle Railway boundary post

circa 1836-1845