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Lady playing an upright piano in her front roomA lady looks up from the keys. Date: circa 1900
Mother, Child, PianoGerman mother and child at the piano Date: circa 1893
The Estey Organ at HomeA musical party round the Estey organ. Date: circa 1900
SURVEYING / TELEMETROGRAPHTELEMETROGRAPH Date: 1885
THOMAS ARITHOMETER 1851Thomas Arithometer. Date: 1851
ODHNERS CALCULATOR 1904Odhners calculator. Date: 1904
MEXICAN QUIPU (1857)A quipu of ancient Mexico
WEIGHTS & MEASURES TRIAL WEIGHTS & MEASURES TRIALA trial of weights and measures standards at the Exchequer, London. Date: 1497
Aneroid barometer 1926An aneroid barometer. Date: 1926
CHARLES I WATCH C17Charles Is watch. Date: 17th century
MEDIEVAL GRAIN MEASURESFrench medieval grain measures
1884 Greenaway CalendarAn 1884 Kate Greenaway calendar. Date: 1884
French Revol. Clock 1790A clock produced during the French Revolution, featuring a lower dial that divides the day into ten hours. Date: circa 1790s
Girl - Grandfather ClockIs it Christmas yet ? - an impatient girl inspects the grandfather clock with her candle. Date: circa 1880
CHINESE CLOCKS 1895Two Chinese clocks. Date: 1895
14TH CENTURY STYLIThese styli, or stili, are used to write on waxed tablets, in which they leave a trace with their sharp points. The Romans used much the same instruments. Date: 14th century
WINKELS MICROSCOPEWinkels microscope Date: late 19th century
MICROSCOPE LATE C19Date: late 19th century
VARIOUS MICROSCOPESA selection of microscopes Date: 1797
SPEAKING WATCH (INSIDES)A watch designed by M.Sivan, which contains a miniature Edison phonograph, allowing it to speak the time, by reading off a rubber disc. Date: 1894
INTERIOR OF POCKET WATCHThe internal workings of a pocket or wrist-watch, showing the complicated positioning of the wheels and catches. The watch is by LeCoutre (Swiss)
SULTRY PIANO PLAYINGA man plays a piano and looks up at a glamorous woman in a long dress who is leaning seductively on a corner of the piano Date: 1930s
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes. Date: circa 1760
Flute - Viol 1550Two English musicians playing the flute and viol Date: circa 1550
PEDOMETER / PERAMBULATORA Perambulator or pedometer. Date: 1797
SIR JOHN LESLIE Scottish scientist and author, widely travelled, invented several instruments including a differential thermometer Date: 1766 - 1832
ANCIENT BINOCULARSA pair of ancient binoculars Date: 17th century
MICROSCOPE / ENC. BRITA selection of microscopes
The Christmas Waits 1848Town waits, playing their musical instruments while people are standing around listening. From medieval times up to the early 19th century
Mother and daughter 1895I COUNT ONLY THE BRIGHT HOURS Mother and daughter are pensive as they inspect the sundial. Date: 1895
MESASURE WEIGHT OF AIRBernouillis device for measuring the weight of air Date: 1685
ASTRONOMICAL CLOCKSophisticated astronomical clock in Lyon Cathedral Date: 1895
INSTRUMENTS / ROUEN CLOCKThe interior mechanism of an elaborate clock in Rouen Date: 1893
SCIENCE ASTRONOMYHeliometer Date: 18th Century
FAMILY / HAMILTON / 1793A family domestic scene in Britain. The children read and play musical instruments. Date: 1793
DUET FOR 2 FLUTESDuet for two flutes Date: 1847
AMERICAN PIANISTA young American at the keyboard Date: late 19th Century
LIPPERSHEY TELESCOPEDutch astronomer Hans Lippershey demonstrates his optical device which anticipates the telescope Date: 1609
TELESCOPE (HOGARTH)an early but elegant model Date: 1726
TIME / SUNDIALSUNDIAL Sundial on East Bergholt Church in Suffolk. The sundial is 400 years old and reads: Time passes away like a shadow
TYCHO BRAHES GLOBE 1584Tycho Brahes celestial globe Date: 1584
TELESCOPE, PARISThe Great Equatorial of the Paris Observatoire Date: 1883
SUNDIALS / TECHNICALVarious technical drawings of sundials showing how they work
SUNDIAL / TEMPLE / LONDONA sundial in the Temple, London
Music - Instruments - BellsBig Ben of Westminster Date: 1856
MICROMETERSA micrometer and its mechanisms, designed for measuring very small distances, objects or angles Date: 1810
Harpist 1798An elegant lady plays the harp Date: 1798
FAMILY / HAMILTON / 1795A family domestic scene in Britain. The children read and play musical instruments. Date: 1793