Apparatus Collection (page 6)

How a new power dawned on the world (litho)
976620 How a new power dawned on the world (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: How a new power dawned on the world)

Home telephone (chromolitho)
974508 Home telephone (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home telephone. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Rontgen Rays in War (b / w photo)
1063907 Rontgen Rays in War (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rontgen Rays in War)

Practical Scientific Inventions (engraving)
1099868 Practical Scientific Inventions (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Practical Scientific Inventions)

Electric Printing Telegraph, South Western Railway (engraving)
1101189 Electric Printing Telegraph, South Western Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Electric Printing Telegraph, South Western Railway)

Captain Boyton exhibiting the swimming apparatus (engraving)
587681 Captain Boyton exhibiting the swimming apparatus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Academy of Sciences and Fine Arts (pen & ink & wash on paper)
XIR414657 The Academy of Sciences and Fine Arts (pen & ink & wash on paper) by Le Clerc, Sebastien I (1637-1714); 20.3x35.2 cm; Bibliotheque de l Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris

The old observing room, Greenwich, from A Short History of the English People
KW392533 The old observing room, Greenwich, from A Short History of the English People by J. R. Green, published 1893 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English

Diving Bell (chromolitho)
2802121 Diving Bell (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diving Bell. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions published by)

Apparatus for the Removal of the Double Chin 1927
Fashionable beauty parlour, a Parisian lady wearing a special mask to achieve a Cameosque profile. Date: 1927

Assist the Remedies of Nature 1933
Removal superfluous hair: A warm mixture paraffin and shellac applied to the ladies eyebrows and peeled off a few minutes later. Date: 1933

Apparatus that Assist the Remedies of Nature 1933
A cure for facial blemishes: The Siemens-Reinger apparatus, treatment by the means of X-rays anything from tiny warl to a widespread skin disease. Date: 1933

An equatorial telescope in the Paris Observatory, France in the 19th century
2619049 An equatorial telescope in the Paris Observatory, France in the 19th century, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Apparatus used for the preparation of the hydrogen gas, by the action of sulfuric acid
2619142 Apparatus used for the preparation of the hydrogen gas, by the action of sulfuric acid on iron, when filling a balloon, from Les Merveilles de la Science

Advertisement for Western Electric wireless receiving apparatus showing a family listening to a loud speaker which was the same as used at the opening ceremony of the British Empire Exhibition in

Ruins of Pantheon on top of the Acropolis, Athens Greece
View of the ruins of Pantheon on top of the Acropolis, Athens Greece. Vintage 19th century photograph

New Camera Lucida (engraving)
1608269 New Camera Lucida (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Camera Lucida. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 20 October 1855)

Mediterranean Electric Telegraph (engraving)
1608223 Mediterranean Electric Telegraph (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mediterranean Electric Telegraph)

The Cholera Germ (engraving)
1603556 The Cholera Germ (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cholera Germ. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 17 September 1892)

New firefighters breathing equipment 1907
Firefighters wearing new breathing apparatus to protect them from inhaling fumes, lasting twenty minutes

New protection for firemen 1903
The latest German novelty for protecting firemens faces from smoke inhalation. With nippers over their noses, special smoke glasses over their mouth connected to a oxygen bag hanging in front of

New protective water-spray 1903
The latest German novelty for protecting firemen from flames. Water is fed through a branch from a hose which the fireman carries for playing upon flames

Breathing Apparatus for Diving 1913
Photographs showing the front and back of a man wearing the latest breathing equipment to dive underwater, reaching a submarine of depths of about 200 feet, for about an hour

French sourcier Bleton, blindfolded and using no apparatus, convinces a committee of scientists of his dowsing ability. Date: 1782

Ventilation (engraving)
1593967 Ventilation (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ventilation. Illustration for The Pictorial Times, 31 January 1846)

The School Room as it Ought to be, 1879
1574593 The School Room as it Ought to be, 1879 by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: The School Room as it Ought to be: Music master, left)

Various methods of observing sunspots, illustration from Rosa Orsina
XJF294058 Various methods of observing sunspots, illustration from Rosa Orsina by Christoph Scheiner, published 1630 (engraving) (b/w photo) (detail of 294057) by German School

Two types of adjustable-opening compass, fol. 108v from Paris Manuscript H
XJF308765 Two types of adjustable-opening compass, fol. 108v from Paris Manuscript H, 1493-4 (pen & ink on paper) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Bibliotheque de l Institut de France, Paris

Super searchlight used against super-zeppelins, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359773 Super searchlight used against super-zeppelins, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: These graphic diagrams give details of the Sperry lamp)

Double-framed bridge sextant, c. 1780 (brass & wood)
MFR348344 Double-framed bridge sextant, c.1780 (brass & wood) by Ramsden, Jesse (1735-1800); Private Collection; (add.info.: Instrument used for navigation and calculating latitude; ); English

Portable stick barometer with chinoiserie decoration, late 17th century
MFR348339 Portable stick barometer with chinoiserie decoration, late 17th century by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portable transit instrument, c. 1800 (brass)
MFR348307 Portable transit instrument, c.1800 (brass) by Lenoir, Etienne (1744-1832); Private Collection; (add.info.: Used for the precise observation of star positions; ); French, out of copyright

Philosopher giving a lecture on the orrery, c. 1768 (oil on canvas)
XYC288957 Philosopher giving a lecture on the orrery, c.1768 (oil on canvas) by Wright of Derby, Joseph (1734-97); 44.8x59.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English

X-ray had proven useful in World War One, for locating bullets and foreign bodies in wounded men and also detection of any contraband

Sextant, English (brass)
MFR135782 Sextant, English (brass) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: with graduated arc of 60 degrees used in navigation)

Orrery, made by Newton & Co. London, early 19th century (brass)
MFR135761 Orrery, made by Newton & Co. London, early 19th century (brass) by English School, (19th century); diam. 32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Laboratory, 1887 (oil on canvas)
XIR161166 The Laboratory, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Gueldry, Ferdinand Joseph (1858-1945); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Georges-Louis Leclerc (1707-88) Count de Buffon experimenting blazing mirrors
CHT163643 Georges-Louis Leclerc (1707-88) Count de Buffon experimenting blazing mirrors on haystacks at Montbard, from La Vie des Savants Illustres by Louis Figuier

Joseph Pinetti (1750-1800), illustration from Amusements physiques by L. S
CHT163580 Joseph Pinetti (1750-1800), illustration from Amusements physiques by L.S. Thiery, 1784 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris

The speed of light, from Recueil des Travaux Scientifiques de Leon Foucault
CHT237213 The speed of light, from Recueil des Travaux Scientifiques de Leon Foucault, published in Paris, 1878 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier (1743-94) illustration from a school textbook, c
CHT236050 Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier (1743-94) illustration from a school textbook, c.1900 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Electro-static plate machine, after a design by Jan Ingenhousz (1730-99)
TRI249104 Electro-static plate machine, after a design by Jan Ingenhousz (1730-99) by English School, (19th century); height: 86 cm; The Royal Institution, London, UK; eRoyal Institution; English

Pocket folding telescope in original case (see 205944)
PFR205943 Pocket folding telescope in original case (see 205944) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; English, out of copyright

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) breaking up the light through a prism
CHT207815 Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) breaking up the light through a prism, illustration from La Vie des Savants Illustres by Louis Figuier, 1868 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Poster advertising the Remington Fire Engine manufactured by the Remington
NYH182469 Poster advertising the Remington Fire Engine manufactured by the Remington Agricultural Company, c.1890 (colour litho) by American School

The invention of telegraphy with Morse code, number 65 in a series of cards depicting
CHT174662 The invention of telegraphy with Morse code, number 65 in a series of cards depicting great inventions, c.1910 (colour litho) by French School

Pierre (1859-1906) and Marie (1867-1934) Curie in their Laboratory (b / w photo)
CHT173238 Pierre (1859-1906) and Marie (1867-1934) Curie in their Laboratory (b/w photo) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Microscope
XIR173103 Microscope by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

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"Exploring the Marvels of Apparatus: A Journey Through Time and Innovation" Step into the world of apparatus, where ingenuity knows no bounds. From William Heath Robinson's whimsical Pea Apparatus to the awe-inspiring Proton collision C014/1797, these inventions have shaped our understanding of science and technology. Witness the mesmerizing power of a Tesla Coil - Twain as it crackles with electricity, captivating minds with its sheer brilliance. And in moments of crisis, brave firefighters spring into action on Eagle Street in London WC1, their trusty apparatus at hand to combat raging flames. The Marconi radio apparatus revolutionized communication, bridging distances and connecting people across continents. Meanwhile, the mass spectrometer of 1954 unlocked secrets hidden within matter, unraveling mysteries on an atomic level. Innovation extends beyond laboratories; even home cholesterol test kits empower individuals to take control of their health. Tungsten carbide slip gauge blocks C016/2042 ensure precision in engineering endeavors while laboratory clamps hold experiments together with unwavering strength. Economics takes a playful turn through Heath Robinson's imaginative lens – his contraptions showcasing how complex systems can be simplified with creativity. As Hillary and Tensing conquered Mount Everest, their reliance on specialized apparatus highlighted human determination amidst nature's grandeur. Travel back centuries to witness surveyors taking sightings on land and sea in 1594 – pioneers using early apparatus to map uncharted territories. These visionaries laid foundations for modern cartography that we benefit from today. Apparatus is more than just machinery; it represents humanity's relentless pursuit of knowledge and progress. It embodies our ability to adapt and innovate when faced with challenges both big and small. So let us celebrate these remarkable creations that have shaped our world – past, present, and future.