Accession No

2860

Brief Description

aneroid barometer and mercury-in-glass thermometer, by Edward John Dent, French and English, 1850 (c)

Origin

France; Paris and England; London

Maker

Dent, Edward John [maker and seller] Vidie, Lucien [patentee of the aneroid barometer]

Accession No

5667

Brief Description

Botanical wallchart, depicting Angopteris.

Origin

Maker

Accession No

3247

Brief Description

ammeter shunt, Weston Elec. Inst. Co., 1933

Origin

Newark; N.J.; U.S.A.

Maker

Weston Electric Instrument Co. Ltd

Accession No

4529.165

Brief Description

Decimo-I da Vinci electronic pocket calculator, by Decimo, 1976 (c)

Origin

Maker

Decimo

Accession No

1021

Brief Description

gunter sector, by Henry Sutton, English, 1660

Origin

England; London

Maker

Sutton, Henry

Accession No

4529.170

Brief Description

Vatman Extra electronic pocket calculator, by Decimo, Japanese, 1976 (c)

Origin

Japan

Maker

Decimo

Accession No

5358.6

Brief Description

Ottoman Turkish manuscript page, C18th or C19th, with fake image added in late C20th of astronomer teaching the use of an astrolabe. False date of 1781 AD; image is a late C20th forgery.

Origin

Turkey; Istanbul [source of forgery - source of original manuscript sheet is likely to also be Turkey]

Maker

Accession No

2166

Brief Description

5-inch transit theodolite, by Cary, English, 1915

Origin

England; London

Maker

Cary

Accession No

0941

Brief Description

compound microscope, Cary / Gould type, by Cary, English, 1840 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Cary

Accession No

3492

Brief Description

portrait of Lavoisier, by J. Chapman, English, 1812

Origin

England; London

Maker

Chapman, J. [artist] Jones, G. [publisher]