Accession No

1632

Brief Description

gun sight dial, by R. and J. Beck Ltd., English, 1916

Origin

England; London

Maker

R. and J. Beck Ltd.

Accession No

3550

Brief Description

print, portrait of René Descartes, by J. Chapman, English, 1800

Origin

England; London

Maker

Chapman, J. [artist] Wilkes, J. [publisher]

Accession No

0163

Brief Description

achromatic compound microscope; made by Andrew Pritchard; 1838 - 1854

Origin

162 Fleet Street; London

Maker

Pritchard. Andrew

Accession No

2665

Brief Description

spectrometer, by John Browning, English, 1890 (c)

Origin

England; London; 63 Strand

Maker

Browning, John

Accession No

1187

Brief Description

hand-held reflecting telescope, Gregorian, circa 1740

Origin

Maker

Accession No

6512

Brief Description

two plaster phrenological heads (busts), by James de Ville, English, 1821, and two phrenological posters or wall charts, advertising R.B.D. Wells and “Professor Pepper”, English

Origin

England; Kent; London

Maker

de Ville, James Wells, R. B. D. Badman, B. S.

Accession No

2363

Brief Description

model astrolabe, by Jenkin, manufactured by W. Watson and Sons Ltd., English, 1925

Origin

England; London; 313 High Holborn, WC1

Maker

Jenkin W. Watson and Sons Ltd. [manufacturer]

Accession No

1133

Brief Description

polarising apparatus by Bestall, 19th C

Origin

1 Victoria Cottages; Royal Road; Kennington Park; London; England

Maker

Bestall

Accession No

5993

Brief Description

compound achromatic microscope, by Prior, mid-20th century

Origin

London

Maker

W. R. Prior and Company

Accession No

6493

Brief Description

Fresnel’s mirror for interference demonstration, by Václav Frič, Austro-Hungarian, 19th Century

Origin

Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]; Prague

Maker

Frič, Václav