Accession No

0776

Brief Description

pillar dial with sand caster, silver, purportedly by Christoph Schissler, German, 1579, but actually a modern 20th-century fake

Origin

Germany; Augsburg [purported]; England [tentative attribution]

Maker

fake, unknown maker Schissler, Christoph [purported]

Accession No

0424

Brief Description

simple microscope, replica Musschenbroek type, attributed to John Mayall, c. 1886

Origin

England [based on attributed maker]

Maker

Mayall, John [attributed]

Accession No

1919

Brief Description

lenticular element, by W. Ladd and Company, English, 4/4 19th Century

Origin

England; London

Maker

W. Ladd and Company

Accession No

2168

Brief Description

transit theodolite, by T. Cooke and Sons Ltd., English, 1920 (c)

Origin

England; London and York; and South Africa; Cape Town

Maker

T. Cooke and Sons Ltd.

Accession No

1359

Brief Description

suspended magnet, pointer and reflecting, astatic galvanometer, by W. Ladd and Company, English, 4th 1/4 19th Century

Origin

England; London; 11 and 12 Beak Street

Maker

W. Ladd and Company

Accession No

5246

Brief Description

achromatic compound microscope; [French]; 2/2 19th century

Origin

[France]

Maker

Accession No

1741

Brief Description

pillar dial, Italian, 1542

Origin

Italy

Maker

Accession No

4529.022

Brief Description

Caltronic 812 electronic pocket calculator, by Caltronic, Hongkongese, 1972 (c)

Origin

Hong Kong

Maker

Caltronic

Accession No

4294

Brief Description

suspended magnet, reflecting galvanometer, Paschen shielded type, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1930

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd.

Accession No

2254

Brief Description

slide rule, by W. Flower, English, mid 18th Century

Origin

England

Maker

Flower, W.