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Copy of a blood-grouping tile

Therapeutics

1970-1981

Fowler's phrenological head

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1879-1896

'Old Age' statue, Staffordshire, England, 1801-1830

Orthopaedics

1801-1830

Statue depicting Florence Nightingale

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1851-1900

Pottery urn, Staffordshire, England, 1801-1900

Medical Ceramic-ware

1801-1900

Basin from a pan closet

Domestic Appliances

1860-1870

Figurine of Florence Nightingale and a wounded officer, England, 1850-1870

Medical Ceramic-ware

1850-1870

Bubby pot for infant feeding, England, 1770-1835

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1770-1835

Blue and white feeding cup, Staffordshire, England, 1820-1860

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1820-1860

Mug, ceramic, depicting 1830s express train with two carriages and carriage truck in pastoral scene, poor condition.

early staffordshire pottery mug

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1830-1850

Saucer, Pullman, white with border of brown and grey garlands and urns, Ridgway Vitrified.

Ceramic saucer, Pullman

Passenger Comforts

Side plate, white with gilded maroon band, crested, Railway Convalescent Homes, by Myott Son & Co, England, c.1965.

Ceramic side plate, Railway Convalescent Homes

Passenger Comforts

1960-1970

Spittoon, Staffordshire transfer earthenware, 'Verona pattern, English, 1820-1860

Spittoon

Public Health & Hygiene

1820-1860

Feeding cup

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1891-1919

Glazed ware Drain Fitting, 1896

Sewerage & Sanitation

1896

Gulley trap model

Sewerage & Sanitation

1896

Glazed ware Drain Fitting, 1896

Sewerage & Sanitation

1896

Commemorative Mug

Liverpool & Manchester Railway

1836

Teapot, ceramic, by Wedgwood, British Rail, plain white with BR double arrow logo in black.

Ceramic teapot, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1948-1990

Bowl, ceramic, beige, depicting the locomotive Mail and four carriages and flat wagon in a pastoral scene on outside rim, brown pattern round inner rim.

early staffordshire pottery bowl

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1830-1850

Teacup, printed Pullman logo and makers mark

Ceramic teacup, Pullman

Passenger Comforts

Egg cup, ceramic, by Wedgwood, British Rail, white with BR crossed arrows in black.

Ceramic egg cup, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1948-1990

Soup bowl, white with gold-edged green band, crested, Railway Convalescent Homes, by Myott Son & Co, England, c.1965

Ceramic soup bowl, Railway Convalescent Homes

Passenger Comforts

Saucer, ceramic, white with gilded green band, crested, Railway Convalescent Homes, by Myott Son & Co, England, c.1965.

Ceramic saucer, Railway Convalescent Homes

Passenger Comforts

1960-1970

Bowl, ceramic, beige, depicting engine and four carriages and flat wagon in pastoral scene on outside rim, brown pattern on inner rim.

early staffordshire pottery bowl

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1830-1850

Staffordshire spill vase with depiction of steam train

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1845-1855

Glazed ware Drain Fitting, 1896

Sewerage & Sanitation

1896

Pap boat

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1820-1860

Saucer, good condition, printed Pullman logo and makers mark

Ceramic saucer, Pullman

Passenger Comforts

Dessert bowl, ceramic, white with gilded green band, crested, Railway Convalescent Homes, by Myott Son & Co, England, c.1965.

Ceramic dessert bowl, Railway Convalescent Homes

Passenger Comforts

1960-1970

Bowl, child's alphabet, ceramic, white glazed Staffordshire pottery, with hand-coloured transfer vignette of North Staffordshire Railway 2-2-2 locomotive emerging from tunnel, c1860.

Child's ceramic alphabet bowl, North Staffordshire Railway

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1860

One of two channel pipes

Sewerage & Sanitation

1896

Gulley model

Sewerage & Sanitation

1896

Coffee cup, white porcelain with dark blue and gilded rim, gilded handle, polychrome circular transfer for North Eastern Railway Hotels Dept on front. Made Crown Staffordshire Pottery. Overall: 62 mm x 90 mm x 67 mm, 0.09kg.

Ceramic coffee cup, North Eastern Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1891-1923

Saucer, for teacup, white porcelain with dark blue and gilded rim, polychrome circular transfer for North Eastern Railway Hotels Dept. at top. Made by Crown Staffordshire Pottery. Overall: 25 mm x 149 mm, 0.16kg.

Ceramic saucer, North Eastern Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1891-1923

calendar

SIM

c.1700s

Figurine of Florence Nightingale and a wounded officer

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1850-1870

Dinner plate, ceramic, by Copelands, white with cobalt blue and gold (gilt) border, bramble decoration, Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway full crest, ex Director's saloon No 1033, c.1890.

Ceramic dinner plate, Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway - ex Director's saloon No 1033

Passenger Comforts

1890

Mug, ceramic, depicting a locomotive named Express with two carriages and a flat truck in a pastoral scene with steep mountains.

Ceramic mug depicting express locomotive

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1830-1840

Mug, ceramic, transfer-printed hand-coloured 2-2-2 locomotive `Nero' with two first class carriages and a carriage truck in rural landscape marked `Railway WC & Co' on base, Staffordshire, c.1835, ex GP Keen Collection, possibly made by Wood and Caldwell of Burslem, Staffordshire.

Ceramic mug depicting 2-2-2 locomotive 'Nero'

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1835

Mug, ceramic, depicting locomotive 'Jaco' and two carriages.

Ceramic mug depicting 'Jaco' locomotive

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1830-1840

Earthenware statue, depicting an old man supported

Orthopaedics

Bed pan, earthenware, by Minton, English, 1865

Public Health & Hygiene

1865

Collection of ceramic items, mostly with depictions of balloons. (Note: '/' numbers on database created from original list of items that is attached to Form 2).

A balloon ascent, late 18th century.

Penn-Gaskell Collection

1790-1810

Coffee pot, Wedgwood, 1996.

Coffee pot

Materials Science Gallery

1996

Slip mould, in six pieces, to produce coffee pot by Waterford Wedgwood UK, Stoke-on-Trent, 1996.

Coffee pot moulds, 1996.

Materials Science Gallery

1996

Coffee pot lid, Wedgwood, 1996.

Coffee pot lid

Materials Science Gallery

1996

Male urinal, blue and white, by Challinor, 1842-1867

Urinal

Public Health & Hygiene

1842-1867

Mug, ceramic, depicting 1830s engine with two carriages and carriage truck in pastoral scene, poor condition.

early staffordshire pottery mug

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1830-1850

Plate, commemorative, bone china, by Windsor, Staffordshire, Davies & Metcalfe 110th Anniversary, 1878 - 1988, depicting map of world in centre, pictures of members of Board around rim; white transfer printed with gilded edge; boxed.

Davies & Metcalfe commemorative plate - 110 years service to the railways

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1988