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A solar powered car

1998

Embalming syringe set, London, England, 1790-1820

1790-1845

Drug jar for Salicylic Acid Ointment

Prismatic compass with bubble tube and small telescope, 1840-1863

1832-1840

Tree height measurer, British, 1900-1905

1900-1905

Herb cutter

1871-1910

Scarpa's boot

1871-1900

Mechanical vibrator (Veedee)

1900-1910

Bottle of chloral hydrate tablets

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1936-10-14

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1935-10-10

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1935-10-10

Patent model showing screw propeller with James Lowe's blade principle

1851-1852

Trade card: John Snart

1805-1827

Bye-laws and regulations made by the South Eastern Railway with the approval of the Board of Trade for traffic and use of Folkestone harbour

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1936-10-14

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1936-10-14

Stomach pump set

1843-1865

Enema set and stomach pump by Laundy

1783-1844

Equal-arm balance chondrometer

1756-1789

Mechanical Veedee vibrator

1900-1910

Veedee vibrator by F. Garratt

1930

Forceps, craniotomy, Conquest

1825-1867

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1935-10-10

Boxwood contour gauge

1878-1882

Hand-crank model

1838-1861

Model of a ship's stern fitted with a screw propeller patented by James Lowe

1838

rules and regulations to be observed in locomotive and carriage and wagon departments

1868

Regulations made by the South Eastern Railway company with the approval of the Board of Trade for regulating traffic and use of Folkestone Harbour

1867

Daily Herald Photograph: Sunny Snaps competition judging

1936-10-14
Silver print by Paul Barkshire 'River Thames' (Southwark), 13th August 1985

River Thames (Southwark), 13th August 1985

1985-08-13
Mounted newspaper cutting from the Penny Magazine, featuring a coloured print of contemporary transport in front of Covent Garden Theatre. Dates to around 1837.

Mounted newspaper cutting featuring a drawing of Covent Garden Theatre

1836-1838
Coloured drawing of the The Mansion House, London. Taken from The Penny Magazine, 1837. Features images contemporary transport.

Coloured picture of the The Mansion House

1837
Notice, proof, South Eastern Railway, 'New Service of Trains Between Margate & Ramsgate, Dover, Folkestone, and Shorncligge via the New Dover and Deal Joint Line', issued by Myle Fenton and printed by Mccorquodale & Co., Southwark, 1882.

New Service of Trains Between Margate & Ramsgate, Dover, Folkestone, and Shorncligge via the New Dover and Deal Joint Line

1882
Two bottles of calomel tablets, by Wright,Layman and Umney, Ltd., English

Two bottles of calomel tablets

Model of the Appold Centrifugal Pump designed by J.G. Appold, F.R.S., about 1849 and made by Easton & Amos, Engineers, Southwark, and as exhibited at the Great Exhibition 1851

Model of the Appold Centrifugal Pump designed by J.G. Appold

1851; circa 1849
Bottle of colophony, by Wright, Layman and Umney, Ltd., English

Bottle of colophony

Bottle of benzoin inhalation, by Wright, Layman and Umney Ltd., English

Bottle of benzoin inhalation

Bottle of salol, by Wright,Layman and Umney Ltd., English

Bottle of salol

Bottle for caraway water, by Wright, Layman and Umney Ltd., English

Bottle for caraway water

Bottle of lactose, by Wright, Layman and Umney Ltd., English

Bottle of lactose

Glass bottle, contains easton solution made by Wright, Layman and Umney of London, English 1920-1950

Glass bottle

1920-1950
Bottle of cascara extract, by Wright,Layman and Umney Ltd., English

Bottle of cascara extract

Brown glass bottle, originally contained ethyl bromide, now empty, made by Wright,Layman and Umney of London, English, 1920-1960

Brown glass bottle

1920-1960
1x100ml glass bottle (sealed) of concentrated syrup of red poppy (SYR. RHOEAD B.P.C. 1949). 135 mm x 45 mm diameter, 266 g. Made by Wright Layman and Umney, English, 1949-1970.

Glass bottle of concentrated syrup of red poppy

1949-1970
Amber glass bottle with cork stopper for 500 ml of syrup of red poppies (SYRUPUS RHOEADOS) B.P.C. 1934, with traces remaining. 230 mm x 75 mm diameter, 526g. Made by Wright Layman and Umney, London, 1934-1949.

500ml bottle of syrup of red poppies B.P.C.

1934-1949
Green glass poison bottle with bakelite lid full of Dover's Powder tablets (TAB. IPECAC. ET OPII). By Wright, Layman and Umney Ltd., English, 1920-1960.

Poison bottle of Dover's Powder tablets

1920-1960
Green glass poison bottle half-full of powdered papaverine hydrochlroride with bakelite lid. 66 mm x 39 mm diameter, 65 g. Produced by Wright, Layman and Umney, Ltd., London, 1920-1955.

Glass bottle of papaverine hydrochloride powder

1920-1955
Glass bottle with metal lid full of Compound Syrup of Cocillana (contains opium, morphine hydrochloride and antimony). 162 mm x 51 mm x 30 mm, 309 g. Label reads, ' Expectorand, Sedative and Tonic Laxative...A soothing rememdy for irritating Coughs, Bronchitis and Chest and Lung troubles.' Produced by Wright, Layman and Umney Limited, early twentieth century.

Bottle of Compound Syrup of Cocillana

1901-1950
Ribbed circular brown glass bottle, with a paper label, containing tincture of cannabis indica, of which some remains. The bottle is labelled 'Tinct. Cannab. Ind. B.P.', and embossed 'POISON'. Manufactured by Wright, Layman and Umney Ltd of London. Pure cannabis preparations became illegal in the United Kingdom in 1925 when under an amendment to the Dangerous Drugs Act it was classified as a class B drug. As a result all cannabis preparations were removed from the British Pharmacopeia 1930.

Ribbed brown glass bottle, containing tincture of cannabis indica

1900-1950