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Moon by James Nasmyth

James Hall Nasmyth

1849

Circus Horses Bathing

Photographs

1897-09-02

Hospital warning notice, England, 1948

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1948

Steam motor cycle

Road Transport

1912

Invicta Steamroller 'St. Glenny'

Photographs

c. 1920

Embroidered panel, Kent, England, 1930-1940

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1930-1940

Specimen of artificial silk

Textiles Machinery

1883

Moon: Gassendi and crater

James Hall Nasmyth

1851

Variable condenser, type B-22-C, no. 158125, by Mu

Telecommunications

1948

Microfarad condenser, no. 22488, by Muirhead and C

Telecommunications

1906

Decade oscillator, Muirhead-Wigan type D-650-B, no

Telecommunications

1958

Coupled phonic motors, type N-6 100v high power, b

Telecommunications

Phasemeter power supply unit type D729-BS no. 2973

Telecommunications

1957

Oscillator, R.C., type D-330-B no. 163004, by Muir

Telecommunications

1949

"London Polaris" compass attachment, by Heath and

Navigation

Synchronous clock at the non self-starting type by

Time Measurement

1930

Servo Amplifier type D-614-D, no. 344019, by Muirh

Telecommunications

1960

D'Arsonval galvanometer no. 151667, by Muirhead an

Telecommunications

1947

Moon: Craters, South East Tycho

James Hall Nasmyth

1851

Moon: Copernicus and crater

James Hall Nasmyth

1851

Moon: Aristarchus

James Hall Nasmyth

1851

Moon: West of Tycho

James Hall Nasmyth

1851

Model of the Short-Mayo composite aircraft, scale 1:24

Short-Mayo composite aircraft

Aeronautics

1938

Full size steam engine for flying machine.

steam engine from Sir Hiram Maxim's flying machine

Aeronautics

1892

Time recorder, portable, spring-wound, 1950-1972. It has a facility where signatures were recorded at set times, used to monitor the arrival and departures of staff.

Time and Signature Recording Device, 1950-1972

Time Measurement

1950-1972

Vickers diamond hardness tester by Vickers-Armstrongs, Crayford, Kent. M/C no.250775, with box containing weights and accessories, c. 1950

Vickers diamond hardness tester by Vickers-Armstro

Metallurgy

Sawyer four-wheeled velocipede, c.1860

Road Transport

1850-1864

Pottery cinerary urn, containing cremated remains, from Kent, Iron Age, 800 BCE-100 CE

Pottery cinerary urn, containing cremated remains

Classical & Medieval Medicine

800 BCE-100 CE

Bottle of "Effico", by Pharmax Ltd., English

Medical Glass-ware

Decade oscillator, 2 phase L.F, type D-880-A no. 318526, by Muirhead and Co. Ltd., February 1959

Decade oscillator, 2 phase L.F, type D-880-A no. 3

Telecommunications

1959

Black and white photograph. Outside of Darenth Church from the east. Taken by John H. Pledge, Darenth, Kent, 21 June 1903.

Darenth, Kent. East End.

Photographs

1903

Black and white photograph. Interior of Horton Kirby Church taken from west end, showing pews and some of chancel and east window. Taken by John H. Pledge, Horton Kirby, Kent, 1 May 1904.

Horton Kirby. Interior looking east.

Photographs

1904

Black and white photograph. Exterior view of south porch of Patrixbourne, Kent in ivy-clad tower. Ornately sculpted Romanesque arch. Taken by John H. Pledge, Patrixbourne, Kent, 1899.

Patrixbourne, Kent. South porch

Photographs

1899

Pottery cinerary urn that contained cremated remains from Kent, dated to the Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE)

Pottery cinerary urn that contained cremated remains

Classical & Medieval Medicine

800 BCE-100 CE

"Early Morning Waiter" automatic tea-making machine, comprising a wooden plinth on which is mounted a gas burner and stand, a solenoid and gas valve in a glass box, and a counterbalanced arm and teapot, stand, together with an electric bell mounted underneath the board, a brass cylindrical water vessel with spout, an earthenware teapot, and a separate combined clock and timeswitch, intented and built by Ron Grumble, London, 1930

"Early Morning Waiter" automatic tea-making machin

Domestic Appliances

1930

Heat controlled steam and dry iron by Morphy Richards in original cardboard box. Model ZA/75-2, , 630-750 W, volts 220-240 AC only. Brit. Pat no. 711504. 710372. Serial no. RA151100.

Steam and dry iron

Domestic Appliances

Black and white photograph. Exterior of south side of Wrotham church, showing south porch and tower at west end. Taken by John H. Pledge. Wrotham, Kent, 1899.

Wrotham, Kent, south porch with parvise

Photographs

1899

Black and white photograph. Outside of Darenth Church showing two gravestone crosses and Norman capitals at top of pillars supporting arches. Taken by John H. Pledge, Darenth, Kent, 1 May 1904.

Darenth. Showing Norman capitals recently uncovered (1904)

Photographs

1904

Black and white photograph. Exterior view of St. Margaret-at-Cliffe church from the south, showing very squat tower and whole of south side of church. Taken by John H. Pledge, St. Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, 1899.

St. Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, from the south

Photographs

1899

Black and white photograph. Exterior view of priest's door at Patrixbourne Church, showing Romanesque archway with dog's tooth pattern. Taken by John H. Pledge, Patrixbourne, Kent, 1899.

Patrixbourne, priest's door

Photographs

1899

Photograph of transit instrument, used in the Transit of Venus Expedition 1874

Photograph of transit instrument, used in the Tran

Astronomy

1876

Photograph of Universal Circle (Altazimuth) used in the English Transit of Venus expedition of 1874 [mounted with 1876-1002/3/4]

Photograph of Universal Circle (Altazimuth)

Astronomy

1876

Photograph of siderostat by Foucault of the Paris Observatory [mounted with 1876-1001/3/4]

Photograph of siderostat by Foucault of the Paris Observatory

Astronomy

1876

One of two photograph of an equatorial telescope by Troughton & Simms, London, used on the 1874 Transit of Venus Expeditions dispatched by the Royal Society, London.

One of two photograph of an equatorial telescope b

Astronomy

1876

Tomes Queen Detector, a radiation detector built to detect queen bees marked with radium.

Radiation detector built to detect queen bees marked with Radium.

Nuclear Physics

1942

Silver gelatin print by Colonel James Gale, mounted on board. Image shows the River Medford running under the medieval stone bridge in the village of Aylesford, Kent. St Peter and St Paul's Church can be seen in the background on the left.

Aylesford, Kent

Photographs

ca. 1900

Black and white photograph. Outside of Eynsford Church from the east, showing porch on south side as well as apsidal east end. Taken by John H. Pledge, 1 May 1904.

Eynsford, Apsidal east end

Photographs

1904

Black and white photograph. Eynsford with river and bridge in foreground, church in background, mostly tower and spire visible. Taken by John H. Pledge, Eynsford, Kent, 1 May 1904.

Eynsford, Kent, from west

Photographs

1904

Black and white photograph. Exterior view of Horton Kirby Church from the south-east showing east end and tower. Taken by John H. Pledge, Horton Kirby, Kent, 21 June 1903.

Horton Kirby, Kent. Chancel and Tower.

Photographs

1903

Black and white photograph. Street view showing church at end of road. Taken by John H. Pledge in Charing, Kent, 1899.

Charing, Kent

Photographs

1899