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One of four original Swan and Raven models

1867

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by Froude

1867

Spectacles, straight, steel wire

1801-1900

Terracotta statue of William Harvey

1886

Daily Herald Photograph: Whale

1932-05-11

Folded copper sheet mathematical model

1996

Wet and dry bulb hygrometer by Tozer

1870-1880
Folded copper sheet mathematical model.

Folded copper sheet mathematical model.

1996
Folded copper sheet mathematical model.

Folded copper sheet mathematical model.

1996
One of four original Swan and Raven models used by William froude on River Dart in 1867 measuring 12 foot in length.

One of four original Swan and Raven models

1867
One of four original Swan and Raven models used by William Froude on River Dart in 1867 measuring 12 foot in length.

One of four original Swan and Raven models

1867
Watch, marked Nidor Conre...couch ?

Watch

1919
Photograph of delegates to the Conference of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, Torquay, 1992 showing Alf Jennings seventh from left, with extra sheet showing signatures of delegates

Photograph of delegates to the Conference of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

1992
Photograph of delegates to the Conference of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, Torquay, 1980; showing Alf Jennings seventh from right

Photograph of delegates to the Conference of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

1980
Photograph, one modern copy print showing the staff of the South Devon Railway, posed by locomotive and on permanent-way, at Torre Station, Torquay, 1866. 8 x 10 in.

Photograph of South Devon Railway Staff

1866; 1983
Parts of William Froude's original Resistance Dynamometer (1871) used in his researches on surface tension and ship resistance consisting of 1) Lever and index arm 2) counterweights 3) pivot 4) wood framing, by William Froude c.1871

Parts of William Froude's original Resistance Dynamometer

1870
Five screws, for 6ft Swan and Raven models used by William Froude on River Dart in 1867.

5 screws for 6ft models 'Swan' and 'Raven'

William Froude's automatic roll recorder used to automatically record the rolling of ships at sea, first used on trials of the HMS 'Devastation' in 1873, devised and constructed by William Froude, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, 1872 This instrument was modified by Mr Froude in 1882 for trials of HMS Inflexible and a nyumber of other ships. It was last used in 1925 for trials on HMS Vixen [Eduard von Fischer 30/10/12]

Ship's automatic roll recorder

1872