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Artists' drawing aid comprising folding concave lens and folding Claude Lorrain mirror

1875-1900

Bone pill box

Model, pair of carriage wheels with bracket on friction rollers

1828-1856

Six maximum and minimum thermometer by J. Newman

1834-1857

Induction coil with interrupter made by J. Newman

1840-1857

Ritchie's photometer

1827-1856

Gold leaf electroscope made by J. Newman

1828-1857

Parallel plate condensor

1828-1857

Electrostatic apparatus

1828-1857

Quadrant electrometer

1828-1857

Dr Pasteur

1880-1889

Harris balance electrometer made by J. Newman

1834-1857

Pair of bar magnets

1828-1857

Seal die, South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee

1903

Bread basket, silver plated, by Carrington, Regent Street, Great Northern Railway, boat-shaped, pierced, "G.N.R. DINING CAR" in sans serif lettering on side.

Silver plated bread basket, Great Northern Railway

Seal die, steel, Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies Committee, on the left is the device of the Midland Railway which has been modified from the original seal, on the right is the device of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, surrounding the armorial devices are the thistle of Scotland, the daffodil of Wales, the rose of England and the Irish clover, incorporated 1872, engraved by Wyon, Regent St. London.

seal die of the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies Committee

1872

Seal matrix, copper and brass, Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies Committee, on the left is the device of the Midland Railway which has been modified from the original seal, on the right is the device of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, surrounding the armorial devices are the thistle of Scotland, the daffodil of Wales, the rose of England and the Irish clover, incorporated 1872.

seal matrix of the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies Committee

1872

Tinted stereo daguerreotypes by Thomas Richard Williams; portrait of seated man with bald head and sideburns; hand-coloured with gilding.

Tinted Stereo Daguerreotypes

1854-1864

Map, railway, 'Cumberland', 1844, coloured, publisher/printer Greenwood, Pringle & Co., paper-backed linen, in slip case.

Map, railway, 'Cumberland'

1844

Needle galvanometer made by J. Newman, 122 Regent Street, London

Needle galvanometer made by J. Newman

1834-1857

Saxton's Magneto-Electrical Machine made by J. Newman, Regent Street, London, length 1' 10 13/20" x 1' 7 7/10"

Saxton's magneto-electric machine, 1833-1857.

1833-1857

Gold leaf electroscope made by J. Newman, 122 Regent Street, London

Gold leaf electroscope made by J. Newman

1828-1857

Coloured Lithograph. View of the River Lea Bridge and Stratford Viaduct as now constructing for the Eastern Counties Railway Company. Drawn by G Harley. Lithographed by L Haghe, Lithographers to the Queen, Gate St, Lincolns Inn Fields. Published by R Ackermann, Eclipse Sporting Gallery , 191 Regent Street, London. 1837. 350 x 605mm. Shows railway embankment with bridge and viaduct in background. Two trains of locos and passenger carriages. couple fishing in River Lea in foreground.

view of the river lea bridge and stratford viaduct as now constructing for the eastern counties railway conpany.

1837

Blue box marked “Very Precious” in marker pen, made by Garrard the Crown Jewellers, 112 Regent Street London. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

"Very Precious" Box belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Piche evaporimeter with case by Negretti and Zambra, 122 Regent Streer, London, England, 1890 with box containing rough filter papers.

Piche type evaporimeter, British, 1890

1890

Railway company seal matrix, South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee, displaying the arms of Great Central Railway, device of Great Northern Railway, device of North Eastern Railway, device of Midland Railway and the device of Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, incorporated in 1903, 76mm in diameter. In bespoke wooden case with four other seals for South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee.

Seal Matrix (correct), South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee

1903

Railway company seal matrix, South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee, displaying the arms of Great Central Railway, device of Great Northern Railway, device of North Eastern Railway, device of Midland Railway and the device of Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, incorporated in 1903, 76mm in diameter. In bespoke wooden case with four other seals for South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee.

Seal Matrix (correct), South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee

1903

Railway company seal matrix, South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee, displaying the arms of Great Central Railway, device of Great Northern Railway, device of North Eastern Railway, device of Midland Railway and the device of Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, incorporated in 1903, 76mm in diameter. In bespoke wooden case with four other seals for South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee.

Seal Matrix (correct), South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee

1903

Vegetable dish, divided, silver plated, Great Northern Railway, made by Carrington & Co, Regent Street, London; circular, 2 divisions, "GNR" interlocked monogram at each end of divider. Overall: 41 mm x 222 mm, 0.53kg.

Silver plated vegetable dish, Great Northern Railway

Four folding artist's viewers in horn frame, each with a claude glass and mirror by Carpenter and Wesley, 24 Regents Street, London, England, 1875-1900 (B. 1643, B1648, B1647, B1635).

Folding artist's viewer with claude glass and mirror.

1875-1900

Gold Leaf Electroscope made by J. Newman, 122 Regent Street, London

Gold Leaf Electroscope made by J. Newman

1828-1857

Apparatus for Richmann's experiment on electric charge made by J. Newman, 122 Regent Street, London

Apparatus for Richmann's experiment on electric charge made by J. Newman

Cylinder Electrical Machine

Cylinder Electrical Machine

1828-1857

Photograph of Christmas Buskers on Regent Street, taken by Lewis Morley in London in 1954.

Christmas Buskers Regent Street

1954

Railway seal die, steel, Railway Clearing House, displaying the Railway Clearing House shield and motto CONTINUOS TENUI CURSUS – ‘I have held an uninterrupted course’, made by Wyon, Regent Street, London, 1842. In bespoke wooden case with four other seals for the Railway Clearing House.

seal die, Railway Clearing House

1842

Railway company seal matrix, South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee, displaying the arms of Great Central Railway, device of Great Northern Railway, device of North Eastern Railway, device of Midland Railway and the device of Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, incorporated in 1903, 76mm in diameter. In bespoke wooden case with four other seals for South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee.

Seal Matrix (correct), South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee

1903