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Altazimuth theodolite

Altazimuth theodolite

1735-1770

Surface Condenser and Air Pump, England, 1775

Surface Condenser and Air Pump, England, 1775

1775

Two valve amplifier, Mk. III, c. 1917

Two valve amplifier, Mk. III, c. 1917

1917

Electrostatic machine

Electrostatic machine

1812

Money testing balance in wooden case

Money testing balance in wooden case

1772-1781

Daily Herald Photograph: Painting drum shells

Daily Herald Photograph: Painting drum shells

1943-02-06

Money scales in decorated pearwood case

Money scales in decorated pearwood case

1763-1779

Case for simple theodolite, English, 1771-1781

Case for simple theodolite, English, 1771-1781

1771-1781

Fishskin case containing Wilson microscope components, 1730

Fishskin case containing Wilson microscope components, 1730

1730

Tuning Fork used for showing Lissajou's Figures, 1870

Tuning Fork used for showing Lissajou's Figures, 1870

1870

Tuning Fork used for showing Lissajou's Figures, 1870

Tuning Fork used for showing Lissajou's Figures, 1870

1870

Tuning Fork used for showing Lissajou's Figures, 1870

Tuning Fork used for showing Lissajou's Figures, 1870

1870

Tuning Fork used for showing Lissajou's Figures, 1870

Tuning Fork used for showing Lissajou's Figures, 1870

1870

Case for Tuning Forks used for showing Lissajou's Figures

Case for Tuning Forks used for showing Lissajou's Figures

1870

Ovolo moulding plane by J. Budd

Ovolo moulding plane by J. Budd

1858-1868

Model of an independent type 'Cabinet' rotative beam engine, with self-supporting iron frame and cistern bed, made by Boulton, Watt & Co., and owned by James Watt, c1813, with tin container, for cigarettes, containing nineteen steel flat washers, fourteen slotted brass dome-head machine screws and an ‘L’ shaped flat piece of wood.

Model, of an 'Independent' type beam engine by Boulton, Watt & Co., 1813

1812-1814

Ampro Stylist 16mm cine projector with speaker believed to be gift from Rank. Built in to case. Serial No S10063E. Lens F=2 inch, f/1.6. Simplex-Ampro Ltd, Wardor Street, London.

Ampro Stylist 16mm Cine Projector

c. 1958

Hurter and Driffield Actinograph Patent No. 5545 1888, with slide rule calculator with roller, seals for H & D speeds 300-0.5: light: very dull - very bright, aperture f/2.8-64, exposure time 0.05sec to 60 secs. Time of year and day on roller. Calibrated for North latitude 52 30 0 degrees. In wooden case. Marion & Co. 1892.

Hurter and Driffield actinograph

1892

Three-valve low-frequency Amplifier C Mark II No. 1 from First World War - introduced in 1916/1917. It consisted of the orthodox connections for such an amplifier with the addition of one joining the H.T. positive terminal to a point on the primary winding of the first transformer. This connection was introduced to stabalise the instrument, which tended to self-oscillation. The primary winding of the input transformer had six tappings to enable the impedance of this winding to be adjusted to suit impedance of the circuit to which it is connected. The telephone receivers were connected in the anode circuit of the last valve through the medium of a telephone transformer. The right-hand switch is for the simultaneous adjustment of the filament currents of the three valves. The input connections were normally marked L1 and L2. It had two controls: a studded input impedance switch and a rheostat knob for filament voltage control.

Three-valve low-frequency Amplifier C Mark II No. 1, 1917

1917

Photograph entitled 'Nice Boy Wanted, Soho Butcher's shop, taken by Lewis Morley in London, 1964, gelatin silver print, signed and numbered 3 of 10 on the back.

Nice Boy Wanted, Soho Butcher's Shop

1964

Fishskin case containing six objective lenses, ivory magnifier, five ivory slides, one brass slide, forceps, two glass tubes, ivory container for mica cover slips and sheet listing slide specimens by E. Scarlett, Soho London, c.1730 [missing - Wilson screw barrel microscope, Engraved "Ed.Scarlett "]

Wilson microscope and components, by Edward Scarlett, 1730

1730

Compound monocular microscope, by J. Amadio, 10 Dean Street, Soho, London, England, 1850-1875.

Compound monocular microscope

1850-1875

Model of one Tilt Hammer and one lifting Hammer at right angles to each other, one hammer actuated at the tail, the other at the belly by lifting cams driven by one connecting rod fitted with stepped sun and planet motion

Model of one Tilt Hammer and one lifting Hammer at right angles to each other

c.1783

A black and white photograph entitled 'Red Wedge at Ronnie Scott's', taken by Herbie Knott in 1987. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Photographs from the Independent Newspaper'.

Red Wedge at Ronnie Scott's

1987

A black and white silver gelatin print entitled 'Red Wedge in Ronnie Scott's', taken by Herbie Knott. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Photographs from the Independent Newspaper'.

Red Wedge in Ronnie Scott's

A black and white photograph entitled Tory Election Manifesto, Launch 8', taken by John Voos. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Photographs from the Independent Newspaper'.

Tory Election Manifesto, Launch 8

Mercurial vaccum gauge for beam engine built by Boulton, Watt & Co. for Reid's Brewery, Clerkenwell, 1808

Mercurial vaccum gauge for beam engine

1808

Model of a pair of Tilt Hammers alongside each other. Two beams and connecting rods with cranked pins at an angle to each other and one of the wheels provided with a balance weight

Model of a pair of tilt hammers

1781

Case lid for Ampro Stylist 16mm cine projector with built-in speaker. Believed to be gift from Rank. Simplex-Ampro Ltd, Wardor Street, London. Retailed (?) by Fred K ..., 62 Bridge Street, Manchester.

Case Lid For Ampro Stylist 16mm Cine Projector

c. 1958

Ivory microscope by Edward Scarlett, contained in ivory case with four compartments, "Ed. Scarlett, Soho, London"

Ivory microscope by Edward Scarlett

Wilson screw barrel microscope, engraved 'Ed.Scarlett', made by Edward Scarlett, Soho London, 1730

Wilson screw barrel microscope, by Edward Scarlett, 1730

1730

Hurter and Driffield actinograph instructions. Marion and co. 1892.

Hurter and Driffield actinograph instructions

1892

Photogravure print showing empoyees at work in the Charles Urban Trading Co., located at 48 Rupert Street, Soho, London.

Charles Urban Trading Co Ltd

1898

Four rotogravure prints showing empoyees at work in the Charles Urban Trading Co., located at 48 Rupert Street, Soho, London.

Charles Urban Trading Co Ltd

1898

Three photographs (two rotogravure prints) showing the manufacture of Urban Bioscopes.

Charles Urban Trading Co Ltd

1897

Original carton for Hurter and Driffield Actinograph, empty. Manufactured by Marion & Co., Soho Square, London.

Original Carton for Hurter and Driffield Actinograph

A black and white photograph entitled 'Red Wedge at Ronnie Scott's', taken by Herbie Knott in 1987. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Photographs from the Independent Newspaper'. Independent Picture label on verso.

Red Wedge at Ronnie Scott's

1987-05-18

Soho repeating back, made by Marion & Co. Ltd, 22/23 Soho Square. London W. Bayley's Patent repeating back for half plate or whole plate camera producing six exposures on quarter plate, sliding plate and ground glass screen holder, automatic exposure counter. Exposing aperture covered by simple shutter operated by table release.

Soho repeating back

1902-1912

Self-erecting bellows form self light. Ruby cloth. Holder for candle or spirit lamp. P.2634. Made by Marion & Co. A collapsible bellows-form darkroom lamp made from ruby cloth. Inside there is a holder for a candle or spirit lamp.

Collapsible Bellows Safelight

Hurter and Driffield actinograph original carton. Marion and co. 1892.

Hurter and Driffield actinograph original carton

1892

Rotogravure print showing a showroom with various film equipment in the Charles Urban Trading Co., located at 48 Rupert Street, Soho, London.

Charles Urban Trading Co Ltd

1898

Rotogravure print showing a male and femal employee with reels of film, in the Charles Urban Trading Co., located at 48 Rupert Street, Soho, London.

Charles Urban Trading Co Ltd

1898

Rotogravure print showing machinery in the Charles Urban Trading Co., located at 48 Rupert Street, Soho, London.

Charles Urban Trading Co Ltd

1898

Large format colour polariod by Neal Slavin: Colony Room Club, Soho, London. 1.9.83

Colony Room Club, Soho, London

1983-09-01