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Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858
Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

1866
Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858
Sample of transatlantic cable, 1865-66

Sample of transatlantic cable, 1865-66

1865-1866
Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858
Specimens of Pacific cable in glazed presentation case, 1902-1923

Specimens of Pacific cable in glazed presentation case, 1902-1923

1902-1923
Model of oscillating paddle engines for Thames steamboat

Model of oscillating paddle engines for Thames steamboat

1842-1850
Callipers used in craniology, Greenwich, England, 1850-1900

Callipers used in craniology, Greenwich, England, 1850-1900

1850-1900
Sample of 1858 Atlantic submarine cable with certificate of authenticity

Sample of 1858 Atlantic submarine cable with certificate of authenticity

1858
Samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

Samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

1865
Ruler, wooden, marked 'Armstrong'

Ruler, wooden, marked 'Armstrong'

Three cable specimens, 1800-1949

Three cable specimens, 1800-1949

1800-1949
Model of conoidal three-bladed propeller screw propeller

Model of conoidal three-bladed propeller screw propeller

1839
Cable specimen from the 1865 transatlantic cable

Cable specimen from the 1865 transatlantic cable

1865
Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

1850-1905
Cable specimen from the 1857-1858 transatlantic cable

Cable specimen from the 1857-1858 transatlantic cable

1857-1858
Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

1850-1905
Plastic framed lorgnette spectacles

Plastic framed lorgnette spectacles

1880-1905
One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

1910
Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

1850-1905
Breakfast place setting comprising two bone-handled steel knives by Mundy of Greenwich

Breakfast place setting comprising two bone-handled steel knives by Mundy of Greenwich

1880-1940
Plastic handled lorgnette spectacles

Plastic handled lorgnette spectacles

1880-1905
Park signs showing COVID-19 rules and restrictions

Park signs showing COVID-19 rules and restrictions

2020
Mounted sample of 1858 Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858-1900

Mounted sample of 1858 Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858-1900

1858-1900
Daily Herald Photograph: The Orlit house

Daily Herald Photograph: The Orlit house

1946-09-30
One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

1910
Clinical Mercury Thermometer, 1898-1905

Clinical Mercury Thermometer, 1898-1905

1898-1905
One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

1910
One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

1910
One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

1910
One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

1910
Glass diapositive in passe-partout frame [X31] of the solar chromosphere [3

Glass diapositive in passe-partout frame [X31] of the solar chromosphere [3

1926
One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

1910
Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

1850-1905
One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

1910
One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

1910
One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

1910
Glass positive:- Part of Ursa Major

Glass positive:- Part of Ursa Major

1931
Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings

Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings

1865
Sample of the 1865/66 Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

Sample of the 1865/66 Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

1865
Cristoballite 8.53 pierced metal sheet, Festival Pattern Group sample, 1951

Cristoballite 8.53 pierced metal sheet, Festival Pattern Group sample, 1951

1951
Steam fire pump, Great Western Railway, built by Merryweather & Sons, London, in May 1902 at a cost of £157, 'Valiant' model, used at Leamington Spa MPD, on loan to Old Oak Common in Nov. 1940, preserved 1959. This model was named after HMS 'Valiant' to which it was supplied as a fresh-water pump c. 1875.

Steam fire pump, Merryweather & Sons

1902
Hallmarked silver plate large serving spoon, part of breakfast setting, worn, English, 1880-1940

Large serving spoon

1880-1940
Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end), made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1865. Cable end rings embossed with 'Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited' and 'Contractors. London Atlantic Shore End. 1865'.

Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

1865
Hallmarked silver plate small spoon, part of breakfast setting, worn, English, 1880-1940

Small serving spoon

1880-1940
Bone-handled large table knife with rounded steel blade, part of breakfast setting, by Mundy of Greenwich, 1880-1940

Bone handled table knife with rounded blade by Mundy, 1880-1940

1880-1940
Bone-handled small table knife with slightly rounded steel blade, part of breakfast setting, by Mundy of Greenwich, 1880-1940

Bone handled table knife with slightly rounded blade by Mundy, 1880-1940

1880-1940
Hallmarked silver plate large fork, part of breakfast setting, worn, English, 1880-1940

Silver plated fork

1880-1940
Hallmarked silver plate small fork, part of breakfast setting, worn, English, 1880-1940

Silver plated fork

1880-1940
Symington's original experimental marine steam engine with two vertical cylinders (1788), designed by William Symington for Patrick Miller and tested at Miller's Dalswinton estate, later re-erected by John Penn and Sons in 1854 after having been acquired for the Museum

Original marine steam engine

1788; 1854