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Alarm clock with mechanical movement

Alarm clock with mechanical movement

1970-1975

Three acupuncture needles

Three acupuncture needles

1970-1980

Rigged model of a Hong-Kong sampan

Rigged model of a Hong-Kong sampan

1933

Rigged model of a Swatow fishing boat

Rigged model of a Swatow fishing boat

1930-1932

Twelve hypodermic needles, China, 1994

Twelve hypodermic needles, China, 1994

1994

Three acupuncture needles

Three acupuncture needles

1970-1980

Rigged main central sail from large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

Rigged main central sail from large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

1937

Rigged main central sail from large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

Rigged main central sail from large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

1937

Rigged main central sail from large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

Rigged main central sail from large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

1937

Anchor, from large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

Anchor, from large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

1937

Model of bamboo raft with bamboo canopy

Model of bamboo raft with bamboo canopy

1937

Flying Fish manual calculating machine, model JSY-20, Serial no. 648635 by the Shanghai Calculating & Typewriter MFG Works, c. 1965

Flying Fish manual calculating machine

1965-1970

Rigged model, scale 1:14, of a Chinese fast sailing vessel known as a 'Lorcha', on carved wood cradles, unsigned, Hong Kong, China, 1936-1938

Rigged model of a Chinese Junk ('Lorcha')

1936-1938

Rigged model, scale 1:10, of a Chinese fishing junk, as used in the Amoy district of the Formosa Straight, on stand with four wood carved fish feet, unsigned, Shanghai, China 1937, and human figures by Barbara Mary Campbell, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, 1962

Large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

1937; 1962

Vintage gelatin silver print by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Rushing for gold distribution, Shanghai. John Hilleson Agency stamp, Cartier-Bresson Magnum Photos copyright stamp, and Focal Press editorial markup on verso.

Rushing for gold distribution, Shanghai

December 1948-January 1949

Chinese typeset for ‘Double Pigeon’ Chinese Typewriter (Shuānggē) stored in a wooden box with the 'Double Pigeon' logo, made by Shanghai Calculating & Typewriter MFG Works, China, c. 1965-1975.

Type for 'Double Pigeon' Chinese Typewriter

1965-1975

Gelatin silver print of the heads of two Chinese soldiers, exhibited at the roadside after a battle against the Japanese in Shanghai, China, taken by S M West, 12 September 1937. Text on reverse reads 'Gruesome relics of war at Shanghai. Heads of Chinese soldiers slain in battle, and exhibited on the road-side at Shaghai as a protest against Japanese agression'.

Two Chinese soldiers' heads exhibited at roadside after battle

1937-09-12

Green plastic case for ‘Double Pigeon’ Chinese Typewriter (Shuānggē) made by Shanghai Calculating & Typewriter MFG Works, China, c. 1965-1975.

Cover for 'Double Pigeon' Chinese Typewriter

1965-1985

Vintage gelatin silver print by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Traffic jam in Suchow Creek, Shanghai. Photographer's stamp and Focal Press editorial mark-up on verso.

Traffic jam in Suchow Creek, Shanghai

1949

Mainsail from large rigged model, scale 1:10, of a Chinese fishing junk as used in the Amoy district of the Formosa Straight, unsigned, Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, China, 1937

Mainsail, from large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

1937

Rigged model, scale 1:10, of a Chinese fishing junk, as used in the Amoy district of the Formosa Straight, on stand with four wood carved fish feet, unsigned, Shanghai, China 1937, and human figures by Barbara Mary Campbell, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, 1962

Rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

1937; 1962