Accession No

6721.19

Brief Description

wax model of a developmental stage of the amphioxus (lancelet, a fish-like chordate), number 20 in the series of 25, by Adolf Ziegler after Berthold Hatschek, German, 1882 (c)

Origin

Germany; Freiburg im Breisgau

Maker

Ziegler, Adolf

Accession No

2514

Brief Description

curved needle, by Krohne and Sesemann, English, 1870 (c)

Origin

London; England

Maker

Krohne and Sesemann

Accession No

4050

Brief Description

resistance box, by Elliott Brothers, English, 1900-1910 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Elliott Brothers

Accession No

2605

Brief Description

spectrometer, by P. Pellin, French, 1890 (c)

Origin

Paris; France

Maker

Pellin, P.

Accession No

5439

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting Schimper’s Vegetation Map of the World (slightly modified by A.G.T.), by Shrubbs

Origin

Maker

Shrubbs

Accession No

1001

Brief Description

planispheric astrolabe with one plate engraved as celestial, made for Muhammad Bakir Isfahani, by Muhammad Mahdi al-Khadim, Persian, 1070 AH, 1659 AD

Origin

Persia (Islamic) [Iran]

Maker

Mahdi al-Khadim, Muhammad [maker] Bakir Isfahani, Muhammad [constructed for]

Accession No

3048

Brief Description

co-ordinate grid square, by J. H. Steward Ltd., English, 1/2 20th Century

Origin

England; London; 406 Strand

Maker

J. H. Steward Ltd.

Accession No

3473

Brief Description

level, by Thomas Heath, English, 1730 (c)

Origin

England

Maker

Heath, Thomas

Accession No

5670

Brief Description

Botanical wallchart, depicting Apical meristem of stem.

Origin

Maker

Frank Tschirch

Accession No

5441

Brief Description

botanical wallchart depicting crop distribution in the U.S.A. (Waller), by Shrubbs

Origin

Maker

Shrubbs