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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
Three cable specimens, 1800-1949

Three cable specimens, 1800-1949

1800-1949
Samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

Samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

1865
Sample of 1858 Atlantic submarine cable with certificate of authenticity

Sample of 1858 Atlantic submarine cable with certificate of authenticity

1858
Ruler, wooden, marked 'Armstrong'

Ruler, wooden, marked 'Armstrong'

Cable specimen from the 1865 transatlantic cable

Cable specimen from the 1865 transatlantic cable

1865
Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

1850-1905
Model of conoidal three-bladed propeller screw propeller

Model of conoidal three-bladed propeller screw propeller

1839
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
One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

1910
Plastic framed lorgnette spectacles

Plastic framed lorgnette spectacles

1880-1905
Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

1850-1905
Mounted sample of 1858 Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858-1900

Mounted sample of 1858 Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858-1900

1858-1900
One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

1910
Park signs showing COVID-19 rules and restrictions

Park signs showing COVID-19 rules and restrictions

2020
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
One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

One of ten glass positives photographs of lunar Eclipse

1910
Plastic handled lorgnette spectacles

Plastic handled lorgnette spectacles

1880-1905
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
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
Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

1850-1905
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
Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings

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

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

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

1951
Sample of the 1865/66 Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

Sample of the 1865/66 Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

1865
Glass positive:- Part of Ursa Major

Glass positive:- Part of Ursa Major

1931
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
Bone-handled small table knife with steel blade, part of breakfast setting, by Mundy of Greenwich, 1880-1940

Table knife

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

Table knife

1880-1940
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
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
Beam engine made by John Penn and Sons, Greenwich 1870, for organ blowing, 2 cylinders side by side, 7 in. diam by 2 ft in stroke

Beam engine for organ blowing, 1870.

1870
Meteorological table, from data kept by Mr. James Glaisher.

Meteorological table; data kept by Mr. J. Glaisher

One of three photographs mounted in a glazed frame showing instruments at the Royal Observatory Greenwich around 1914. Airy Transit Circle, made by Troughton & Simms and Ransome & May in 1850, of 8.1-inch aperture and 11-feet, 7-inch focal length viewed from the south towards the eyepiece.

[instruments at the Royal Observatory Greenwich]

1914
One of three photographs in a wooden glazed frame showing one three telescopes at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. One of three photographs framed together of telescopes at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. This of the Thompson telescope, 26-inch refracting and 30-inch reflecting telescope mounted jointly.

Thompson Equatorial

1914
Glazed wooden picture frame containing 3 photographs showing three telescopes at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. These are a 13-inch astrographic refractor by Sir Howard Grubb and Sons Limited used for the Carte du Ciel, the Thompson telescope (26-inch refractor and 30-inch reflector) and the Great Equatorial, a 28-inch refractor.

3 photographs showing three telescopes at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich

1914