Accession No

4972

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting parts of Cinchona officinalis (cinchona tree - source of quinine), by Friedrich Vieweg, C. Bollmann, and Hermann Zippel, German, c. 1900-1967

Origin

Germany; Braunschweig

Maker

Vieweg, Friedrich [publisher] Bollmann, C. [lithographer and artist] Zippel, Hermann [editor]

Accession No

6089

Brief Description

‘Sputnik’ globe toy in box, by Michael Seidel, West German, c. 1960

Origin

West Germany

Maker

Michael Seidel

Accession No

2184

Brief Description

plane table alidade, tentatively attributed to E. R. Watts and Son, English, 1930 (c)

Origin

England; London [based on attributed maker]

Maker

E. R. Watts and Son Ltd. [tentative attribution]

Accession No

6738

Brief Description

prototype navigation computer, instrument for solving spherical triangles, particularly for ascertaining longitude, by Henry Hughes and Son Ltd., English, 1935 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Henry Hughes and Son Ltd.

Accession No

3723

Brief Description

circumferentor, by Edward Spicer, Irish, 1770 (c)

Origin

Ireland; Dublin

Maker

Spicer, Edward

Accession No

2591

Brief Description

rectangular protractor, by Cooke, Troughton and Simms Ltd., English, 1922-1935

Origin

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

Maker

Cooke, Troughton and Simms Ltd.

Accession No

6090

Brief Description

Tin “tracking station” toy by Structo; Japanese c. 1960

Origin

Japan

Maker

Structo Toys

Accession No

2340

Brief Description

universal equinoctial ring dial, by W & S Jones, c.1800

Origin

30 Holborn; London; England

Maker

W & S Jones

Accession No

6866

Brief Description

variable resistor, by Gambrell Brothers Ltd., English, 1900-1920

Origin

England; London

Maker

Gambrell Brothers Ltd.

Accession No

0314

Brief Description

quadrant and T-square, German, circa 1600

Origin

Germany

Maker