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Jacquard hand loom

Textile Industry

c. 1910

Two packets of Cephos powders, England, 1955-1975

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1955-1975

Ring spinning frame, 1926.

Textiles Machinery

1926

A plan and section of the railway from Liverpool to Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster

Railway Maps & Plans

1829

Bramley-Moore medal for saving life at sea, Liverpool, England, 1872-1873

Wellcome Medals

1872-1873
Wheel cutting engine, Lancashire pattern. Designed by John Wyke (born 1720, died 1787).

John Wyke's Lancashire pattern Wheel cutting engine

Hand and Machine Tools

1801-1900

Casartelli Portable Yarn Balance

Textile Industry

1925

Lithotomy set, consisting of plated metal catheter

Surgery

1860-1930
Lever escapement pocket watch beating tenths of a second, signed on the back plate 'Wm Williams 32 Rock St Bury. No 19289.' and on the dial 'PATENT No 4762 MARCH 26TH 1890 by WILLM. WILLIAMS BURY', in sterling silver case hallmarked at Chester in 1890, with winding square and hand adjusting square under the back cover. The watch has hour, minute, and small seconds hands, plus a centre seconds hand rotating once every two seconds. A stop mechanism acting directly on the balance wheel and operated by a slide on the side of the case allows use as a stopwatch.

Pocket watch and stop watch

Time Measurement

1890

Compound monocular microscope, supposedly made by

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1801-1830

Box of Kaputine medicine, England, 1930-1950

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1950

Pocket Watch in Silver Case by Dumbill, 1800-1834

Time Measurement

1800-1834

Spencer Wells artery forceps, screw-joint, plated

Surgery

1880-1920

Dressing forceps, steel, probably by Alexander and

Surgery

1880-1920

Clinical Fahrenheit thermometer

Clinical Diagnosis

1877-1905

Dressing forceps, steel, by C.S. Bullen of Liverpo

Surgery

1880-1920

valve radio receiver chassis

Radio Communication

Movement with rack-lever escapement no.4824, R. Ro

Time Measurement

1800-1830

Curved lithotomy forceps with lined blades and cross-action shanks

Surgery

1801-1890

Reversible straight spectacles, tortoiseshell and

Ophthalmology

1801-1920

Naevus needle, steel and ivory, by Reay of Liverpo

Surgery

1829-1837

Spencer Wells artery forceps, interlocking take-of

Surgery

1890-1910

Collins obstetrical forceps

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1864-1900

Uterine Scissors

Surgery

1871-1900

Opera glasses, coil spring, nickel plated, wire an

Ophthalmology

1850-1920

Bone gouge

Surgery

Scoop, bone, steel shaft, ebony handle, by Essingt

Surgery

1871-1900

Textile Printing Block

Textile Industry

1845-1855

Plaster saw, by Bullen, Liverpool, c. 1930

Surgery

1881-1940

Cylinder electrostatic machine complete with frict

Science Teaching

1850-1899

Bottle of 'New Skin', protective washable transparent coating

Therapeutics

1950-1959

Thermometer, glass and plastic, in vulcanite case,

Clinical Diagnosis

1870

Denman obstetrical forceps

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1833-1881

Enema syringe

Veterinary Medicine

1831-1870
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Welfare State: Memorial to the First Astronaut, Gawthorpe, Lancs, 1974" taken by Roger Perry in 1974. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "Bizarrely Beautiful", shown in March 1976

Welfare State: Memorial to the First Astronaut, Gawthorpe

Photographs

1974
Synchronous electric clock movement, Ferranti Limited, Lancashire, United Kingdom, 1905-1987.

Synchronous electric clock movement, Ferranti Limi

Time Measurement

1905-1987
Plastic jar of Potter's Ulcer Ointment for varicose ulcers, by Potter's Herbal Supplies, Wigan, 1970-1985

Plastic jar of Potter's Ulcer Ointment for varicos

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1970-1985
Carton, cream coloured, for and containing 10 penicillin glass vials (empty), by the Distillers Company Ltd., Speke, England, 1947.

Carton containing 10 penicillin vials, Distillers Company Ltd., England, 1947

Medical Glass-ware

1947
Silver medal, Bramley Moore medal for saving life at sea, awarded to Daniel W. Goulding, 1889, by Elkington of Liverpool, medal dated 1872, English, 1872-1889

Silver medal, Bramley Moore medal for saving life

Wellcome Medals

1872-1889
3cm microwave apparatus, type 042.871, by Unilab, Blackburn, England, comprising klystron power supply, klystron transmitter, and receiver fitted with 100 microamp meter

Microwave apparatus

Science Teaching

1956-1979
Large wheel engine, signed and dated "John Tipping, Whildon Green, 1751".

Large wheel engine used to cut the teeth of clocks

Hand and Machine Tools

1751
Copy of Samuel Crompton's mule spinning frame, by Dobson and Barlow, Bolton, Manchester, England. The original, from which this copy was made, was invented by Crompton and used by him between 1800-1815. It is preserved at Chadwick Museum (now Bolton Museum & Art Gallery).

Replica of Crompton's Mule spinning frame

Textiles Machinery

1772-1779
Bottle of benzoic acid troches, by Meggeson and Co., Ltd., London

Bottle of benzoic acid troches, by Meggeson and Co

Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Samples of perforated Tensar, uniaxially stretched Tensar, biaxially stretched Tensar, made by Netlon, 1985. Plastic oranges in Netlon bag 1985. Plastic onions in Netlon bag 1985

Netlon bag containing imitation onions, 1988.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1985
Single rack steam sterilizer, model 750900, by Prestige Medical, complete with EPI carrying bag, three language instruction leaflet and spare parts, designed in 1985 for use in the UNICEF/WHO expanded programme on Division of Medin Ltd., Blackburn, Lancashire, England, 1994

Model 7505 steam syringe steriliser, English, 1992.

Public Health & Hygiene

1994
Pamphlet containing three printed survey reports by George Stephenson concerning the Maryport and Carlisle Railway, its extension to Whitehaven, and the options for a route north from Lancaster to join the MCR. Includes a comparison of Stephenson's proposals for the latter with Joseph Locke's survey of 1836.

Reports on the formation of a railway between Lancaster & Carlisle, with observations on the mode of crossing Morecambe Bay. And other information by the Grand Caledonian Junction Railway Committee

Documents

1837
Silver medal, the Camp and Villarverde medal for saving life at sea, dated 1847, awarded by the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Scoiety, made by R.C. Oldfield of Liverpool, 1847-1890

Silver medal, the Camp and Villarverde medal for s

Wellcome Medals

1847-1890
2 packets of "Flexoplast" brand, first and flexible dressings, made by Edward Taylor Ltd., English, 1940-1960

2 packets of "Flexoplast" brand, first and flexibl

Surgery

1940-1960
Elastic plaster bandage, in cardboard box, English, by Edward Taylor of Monton, Lancashire, early 20th century

Elastic plaster bandage, in cardboard box, English

Surgery

1901-1930
Liebreichs type ophthalmoscope in leather covered case, made by J. and W. Wood of Manchester, English, 1850-1914

Liebreichs type ophthalmoscope in leather covered

Ophthalmology

1850-1914