Accession No

5983

Brief Description

single plate friction generator and associated collection of electrostatic demonstration equipment; by A. Pichler & Sohn; late 19th century

Origin

Vienna (wien), Austria

Maker

Pichler, A. & Sohn

Accession No

0523

Brief Description

spectacles, temple in case, tentatively attributed to Carpenter and Westley, English, 1830 (c)

Origin

England; London [based on attributed maker]

Maker

Carpenter and Westley [tentative attribution]

Accession No

1795

Brief Description

microscope compendium with compound microscope, side pillar type and solar microscope; circa 1775

Origin

Maker

Accession No

1149

Brief Description

sine/cosine calculator, in silver, purportedly by Johannes Bos, 1623, but actually a c. 1920 fake

Origin

Netherlands; Amsterdam [possible, see Price 1956]

Maker

fake, unknown maker Bos, Johannes [purported]

Accession No

2671

Brief Description

compass, by E. Kraft & Son, 1907

Origin

Vienna; Austria

Maker

E. Kraft and Son

Accession No

5984

Brief Description

model of the human eye in the form of a camera obscura, 2/2 19th Century

Origin

Maker

Accession No

2348

Brief Description

universal altitude dial with orthographic projection, English, 1628

Origin

England

Maker

Accession No

4030

Brief Description

synchronous motor for use with tracing desk (visual observing) with Duddell oscillographs, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, c.1903

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Accession No

3946

Brief Description

illustrated description of the aquatic microscope, by John Cuff, English, 1745

Origin

England; London; Fleet Street

Maker

Cuff, John

Accession No

5060

Brief Description

Botanical wallchart showing algae. Macrocystis pyrifera - habit. Maker Newham

Origin

Maker

Newham, G. B. 'Herbert'