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Ruby Cine Camera Exposure Meter

1925-1935

prototype 'Holocam 50' laser machine for production of white light reflection holograms

1986

Iron Bridge Over the River Wye at Hereford

1860

Daily Herald Photograph: Scarecrows

Daily Herald Photograph; Horse and Foal at Agricultural Show

1953-06-10

Daily Herald Contact Sheet; Three Counties Agricultural Show

1947-07-11

Watkins "Standard" Exposure Meter

1890-1900

Milestone, Great Western Railway, inscribed 'Hay Railway 7 Miles', ex Three Cocks Line near Trefeinon Station, Hereford. Dimensions: 48 x 18.5 x 7 in (1219.2 x 469.9 x 177.8 mm).

Milestone from near Trefeinon Station, Hereford

A colour transparency of Dolls Hospital, Hereford, photographed by Andrew Lawson, about 1977.

Dolls Hospital

circa 1977

Notebook, paper with card covers, logbook of Driver E. Niblett, 30 November 1960 to 30 June 1961. Driver Niblett was based at Hereford shed. The book is actually a cut-in-half larger BR printed logbook and contains entries mainly in pencil of date, time, loco number, fireman and timings. Includes interesting comments in the 'remarks' section on condition of locos, incidents etc.

Logbook of Driver E. Niblett

1960-11-30 to 1961-06-30

Watch form actinometer. Calibrated f/4-90, 1/500-130sec. Light 6-130.

Watkins Bee meter

Dial for Watkins Fall rollfilm meter. Glass disc for bee meter with matchingn tint and calibration for fall meter.

Dial for Watkins Fall rollfilm meter

Watkins Eikronometer with a single minute hand and dial calibrated to 10 minutes. Preset hand adjusted from front. Minute hand adjusted from back. Winding key missing. Two brass calculator band around body for factorial development calculation. Watkins Meter Co.

Watkin's Eikronometer

Watkins Universal Pinhole Lens, made by the Watkins CO., Hereford. Wooden disc with number 6 pinhole in metal plate. Rotating metal cover plate. Spring clip fitting for lens mount. In original carton with instructions. (M1900)

Watkins Universal Pinhole Lens

1905

Watkins actinometer, watch-form. Sensitive paper under blue glass and mask with standard tint. Fixed calculator engraved on back plate.

Watkins actinometer

Dial for Watkins indoor meter. Glass disc for bee meter with matching tint and calibration for interior photography.

Dial for Watkins indoor meter

Nickel plated case, white face with black calibration. Minute hand reads ten minutes and the second hand reads 100 seconds. With moveable pointer on exterior. Watkins Meter Company

Watkins Meter

Watkins Bee Meter, in original carton.

Watkins Bee Meter

Lithograph. Iron Bridge over the River Wye at Hereford on the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway. Drawn by J Clayton. Lithographed by T G Dutton. Printed by Day and Haghe, Lithographers to the Queen. Published by W Phillips, 23 High Town, Hereford.

Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway

Children's colour rag book, "A to Z in the Puff Puff", by R J Williams, published by Dean's Rag Book Co Ltd, No 211, 10pp. Includes paper listing of books in the series. Overall: 182 mm x 165 mm 0.03kg.

A to Z in the Puff Puff

Mercury thermometer calibrated in minutes for dish and tank development enclosed in glass envelope containing scale and developer instructions with a metal cap. Watkins Meter Co. c.1910

Watkin's time thermometer

1905-1915

Watkins small Cine meter, made the Watkins Meter Company. Watch-form actinometer = Bee Meter. Plain glass and mask with standard tint cover sensitive paper disc. With disc for studio meter use. Instruction books and original box

Watkins Small Cine Meter

1919-1929

Watkins Queen Bee exposure meter, made by The Watkins Meter Company. Watch type actinometer, silver-plated case. Chain and ball pendulum attached, 1 second period. In lined case.

Watkins Queen Bee exposure meter

Watkins bee meter. Watch pattern actinometer with unopened tin of steadfast discs.

Watkins Bee Meter

Watkin's Bee Meter. Watchform actinometer. In original box with instructions (12th edition)

Watkins Bee Meter

Watkins Time Tank. Daylight developing tanks for quarter plates. Galvanized frame for 12 plates, attached to lid, with light trapped hole for solutions. Tank has light trapped pourer. Watkins Meter Co.

Watkins Time Tank

Watch type actinometer by Watkins Meter Co. c.1913.

Watkins Bee Meter

1908-1918

Watkins Universal Pinhole lens. Wooden disc with inset pinhole in metal plate. Spring clips adjust to fit any size lens plate. No.6.

Watkins Universal pinhole lens

1885-1935

Watkins colour plate meter. Actinometer exposure meter, watchform. Calibrated for colour screen plates, with instructions in original carton.

Watkins Colour Plate Meter

Watch type actinometer for carbon platinotype printing. Watkins Meter Co.

Watkins print meter

Watch-type actinometer by Watkins Meter Co. c.1923.

Watkins Bee Meter

1918-1928

Plain dial for Watkins bee meter. With blue glass dial for Watkins Bee Meter. Watkins Meter Company.

Bee Meter Dial

Bee meter actinometer with colour plate dial. Watkins Meter Co.

Watkin's colour plate meter

Plated brass developing tank for 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch plates. 12 plates are held horizontally in carriers in a rack attached to the lid. Light is trapped in the funnel lid, pouring spout on side. Watkins Meter Company.

Watkins Time Tank

circa 1920

VS 16 Watkins time development thermometer. Mercury thermometer calibrated in minutes for dish and tank developmment. In wooden cylindrical case

Watkins time development thermometer

A colour transparency of 'P Morris & Son' gunsmiths and ironmongers, Hereford, Photographed by Andrew Lawson, about 1977

P Morris & Son

circa 1977

In original carton with 18th edition instruction book and May 18th 1935 speed card.

Watkins Bee Meter

1935

Watch-form actinometer by the Watkins Meter Co.

Watkins bee meter

1920

Watch form exposure meter. F/ scale 6-64. Time scale 1/2-64. Watkins.

Watkins Actinometer

Dial for Watkins studio meter. Glass disc for bee meter calibrated for studio photography.

Dial for Watkins studio meter

Watkins Bee meter. Watch-type actinometer.

Watkins Bee Meter

Plate developing tank for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Held horizontally in frame attached to lid. Light trapped inlet and outlet. Includes developing tank, lid, hinged film holder and instruction leaflet.

Watkins time tank

Watkins dial meter, made by Watkins Meter Co. Watch-form actinometer; plain glass and mask with standard tint; covered paper disc. Two levers adjust calculator dials behind mask.

Watkins Dial Meter

Watkins pinhole lens. Wooden disc with rotating brass plate with five pine holes: numbers 1, 3, 6, 8, 10 ,12. Felt covered capping plate. Spring clip for attachment to lens mount.

Watkins pinhole lens. Wooden disc with rotating brass plate with five pine holes: numbers 1

1905

Coloured lithograph. Hereford from Broomy Hill including the Railway Bridge. Drawn and lithographed by E H Buckler. Printed by C Moody, 257 Holborn, London. Published by Joseph Jones, Broad St, Hereford.

Hereford from Broomy Hill

Watkins Junior exposure meter. Cylindrical form actinometer, wooden paper holder under mask and blue glass, two rotating calculator rings, 1893.

Watkins Junior exposure meter

Watkins snipe actinometer, made by Alfred Watkins. Designed 'for open snaps'. 40mm round tin with card and glass lid; felt pads support paper discs. Darken 4 seconds for number 1 stop, single lens, 6 seconds. VPK 12 seconds RR.

Watkins Snipe actinometer

Watkins hand camera meter. Disc/cylinder form actinometer, blue glass and paper mask with standard tint cover roll of paper. Two concentric calculator scales, outer one rotating. Manufactured by Watkins Meter Co., Hereford.

Watkins hand camera actinometer

Watkins actinometer. Watch-form actinometer, blue glass over mask with standard tint. Fixed calculator engraved on back plate.

Watkins actinometer. Watch-form actinometer

Watkins standard meter. Cylindrical form actinometer, end cap on chain forms 1 sec. period pendulum. Wooden paper holder at other end under mask with tint segment and blue glass. Three rotating calculator rings.

Watkin standard meter