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London Collection: Rebellion below stairs - the servants too snug to answer the house bells at the first ring

Rebellion below stairs - the servants too snug to answer the house bells at the first ring. Illustration by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) for the Brothers Mayhew The Greatest Plague of Life

London Collection: Fish: Anchovies, Mackerel, Cod, Isinglass (from Sturgeon), Preserving, Herring, Marketing

Fish: Anchovies, Mackerel, Cod, Isinglass (from Sturgeon), Preserving, Herring, Marketing. Hand-coloured lithograph published London c1850

London Collection: Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst (1857-1928), English suffragette, being arrested outside Buckingham Palace

Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst (1857-1928), English suffragette, being arrested outside Buckingham Palace, London 1914

London Collection: Prison Hulks: Warder watching prisoners entering their ward on board convict hulk

Prison Hulks: Warder watching prisoners entering their ward on board convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600

London Collection: Nobel Explosives Company Limited, Ardeer, Ayrshire. 2: Gate to Danger Department

Nobel Explosives Company Limited, Ardeer, Ayrshire. 2: Gate to Danger Department, with Searcher on duty. 3: Laboratory. 4: Stores

London Collection: Christopher Wren (1632-1723), 1833. Wren, English architect, mathematician and physicist

Christopher Wren (1632-1723), 1833. Wren, English architect, mathematician and physicist, is best remembered for his rebuilding of St Pauls Cathedral

London Collection: Mr Punch thanking Marconi for wireless telegraphy which was saving lives at sea

Mr Punch thanking Marconi for wireless telegraphy which was saving lives at sea. Leonard Raven-Hill cartoon from Punch, London, 22 October 1913

London Collection: Nobel Explosives Company Limited, Ardeer, Ayrshire. Cartridge packed with Dynamite

Nobel Explosives Company Limited, Ardeer, Ayrshire. Cartridge packed with Dynamite made at the factory. From The Illustrated London News, 16 April 1884

London Collection: Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace, London. Queen Victoria opening exhibition 1 May 1851

Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace, London. Queen Victoria opening exhibition 1 May 1851. Engraving

London Collection: Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916) American-born British inventor and engineer. Maxim machine gun

Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916) American-born British inventor and engineer. Maxim machine gun. Spy (Leslie Ward) cartoon from Vanity Fair, London, 15 December 1904

London Collection: Prison Hulks: Ward on board the convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600

Prison Hulks: Ward on board the convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

London Collection: Duke of Fifes game larder, 1881. The Prince and Princess of Wales (Edward VII

Duke of Fifes game larder, 1881. The Prince and Princess of Wales (Edward VII and Queen Alexandra from 1901) being shown the Duke of Fifes game larder during a deerstalking holiday in the Forest of

London Collection: Voltaic battery (pile): this was made up of a disc of zinc, a disc of copper, a disc

Voltaic battery (pile): this was made up of a disc of zinc, a disc of copper, a disc of cloth moistened with acid, then a disc of zinc and so on. Each contact between zinc and copper formed a couple

London Collection: Linnaeus (Carl von Linne 1707-78) Swedish naturalist and physician. Sprig of Linnea

Linnaeus (Carl von Linne 1707-78) Swedish naturalist and physician. Sprig of Linnea borealis at top of picture. Founder of modern plant and animal nomenclature

London Collection: Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist. From Sheridan Muspratt Chemistry, London, (c1860)

Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist. From Sheridan Muspratt Chemistry, London, (c1860). Engraving

London Collection: Jemmy Button, the Fuegian adopted by the expedition, as he appeared in 1833

Jemmy Button, the Fuegian adopted by the expedition, as he appeared in 1833. From Robert Fitzroy Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle Vol II, London 1839

London Collection: Patagonians at Gregory Bay. From Robert Fitzroy Narrative of the Surveying Voyages

Patagonians at Gregory Bay. From Robert Fitzroy Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle Vol II, London 1839

London Collection: The Whale: Light, perfume, oil, manure, whalebone, food, candles. Hand-coloured lithograph

The Whale: Light, perfume, oil, manure, whalebone, food, candles. Hand-coloured lithograph, Thomas Varty, published London c1850. From Graphic Illustrations of Animals and Their Utility to Man

London Collection: Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul). Indian Nationalist leader

Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul). Indian Nationalist leader. Cartoon by George Strube from Daily Express, London, 30 April 1930, during Gandhis salt fast

London Collection: Rhubarb (Rheum officinalis) used as a laxative, a tonic and an astringent. Hand coloured

Rhubarb (Rheum officinalis) used as a laxative, a tonic and an astringent. Hand coloured engraving from Simeon Shaw Nature Displayed, London, 1823

London Collection: Method of measuring angles with a cross-staff. From Edmund Gunter The Description

Method of measuring angles with a cross-staff. From Edmund Gunter The Description and Use of the Sector, London, 1636 (1st edition 1626). Engraving

London Collection: London Dock Labourers Strike 1889: Scenes along the strikers procession

London Dock Labourers Strike 1889: Scenes along the strikers procession. Among aims of strike was establishment of minimum wage of 6d (2.5p) per hour, but it failed.From The Illustrated London News

London Collection: Dianthus (Carnations and Pinks) From John Parkinson Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris London

Dianthus (Carnations and Pinks) From John Parkinson Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris London, 1629. Woodcut

London Collection: Thomas Wright (1711-1786) English astronomer. From The Gentlemans Magazine, London, 1793

Thomas Wright (1711-1786) English astronomer. From The Gentlemans Magazine, London, 1793. The object at the bottom of the engraving is a cylinder sundial for telling the time

London Collection: One of the first letter boxes erected in London at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street

One of the first letter boxes erected in London at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street. Wood engraving from The Illustrated London News, 24 March 1855

London Collection: August Wilhelm Hofmann (1818-1892), German organic chemist. Through his work on coal-tar

August Wilhelm Hofmann (1818-1892), German organic chemist. Through his work on coal-tar derivatives, in 1858 obtained aniline dye magenta or fuschine

Advertisement for Ediswan incandescent light bulbs, 1898. The Ediswan brand was the result of a merging of the interests of the two pioneers of electric light bulbs

London Collection: Miners in the Californian gold fields inspecting the result of their digging by the

Miners in the Californian gold fields inspecting the result of their digging by the light of the camp fire. Wood engraving London c1880

London Collection: Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) at the time he was Inspector of Fisheries (1881-85)

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) at the time he was Inspector of Fisheries (1881-85). Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Fancy Portrait Series from Punch, London, 19 March 1881

London Collection: Joseph Barnby (1838-1896) English composer and conductor, particularly of choral music, c1890

Joseph Barnby (1838-1896) English composer and conductor, particularly of choral music, c1890. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery. (London, 1890-1894). Photograph. Woodburytype

London Collection: Prison Hulks: Convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600

Prison Hulks: Convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

London Collection: Cartoon by Harry Furniss of a meeting of the (Royal) Zoological Society, London

Cartoon by Harry Furniss of a meeting of the (Royal) Zoological Society, London. Richard Owen is in the left foreground, next to Mr Punch, holding an Apteryx bursting from its egg

Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace, London. Queen Victoria opening exhibition 1 May 1851. At top are portraits of Victoria and of the two uncles who reigned before her, George IV and William IV

London Collection: Henry Bessemer (1813-98) British engineer, inventor (Bessemer steel process) and industrialist

Henry Bessemer (1813-98) British engineer, inventor (Bessemer steel process) and industrialist. Spy (Leslie Ward) cartoon from Vanity Fair, London, November 1880

London Collection: Cartoon from Punch London 1873, telling the British public that they must learn to

Cartoon from Punch London 1873, telling the British public that they must learn to love canned meat from Australia

London Collection: Thomas Wright (1789-1875) English prison philanthropist. Wright worked on the reclamation

Thomas Wright (1789-1875) English prison philanthropist. Wright worked on the reclamation of discharged prisoners. From Home Words. (London, 1875). Wood engraving

London Collection: Richard Cobden (1804-1865) the Apostle of Free Trade. British politician

Richard Cobden (1804-1865) the Apostle of Free Trade. British politician, economist and Lancashire calico manufacturer. A founder in 1838 of Anti-Corn Law League and campaigner for Free Trade

London Collection: Advertisement for Kodak cameras from The Illustrated London News, 16 September 1893

Advertisement for Kodak cameras from The Illustrated London News, 16 September 1893 including Kodaks famous slogan You press the button, we do the rest

London Collection: Panning for gold during the Californian Gold Rush of 1849. From The Illustrated London

Panning for gold during the Californian Gold Rush of 1849. From The Illustrated London News 6 January 1849. Wood engraving

London Collection: Prison discipline: Prisoners at hard labour on the treadwheel in an English local jail

Prison discipline: Prisoners at hard labour on the treadwheel in an English local jail. The prisoner had 15 minutes on, 5 minutes off the wheel, until his time was finished for the day

London Collection: James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) Scottish theoretical physicist. From Campbell

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) Scottish theoretical physicist. From Campbell & Garnett The Life of James Clerk Maxwel, London, 1882

London Collection: John Byrom (1692-1763) English writer and poet born in Manchester, 1821. Byrom invented

John Byrom (1692-1763) English writer and poet born in Manchester, 1821. Byrom invented a system of shorthand. Frontispiece of Introduction to Byroms Short-Hand by Molyneux. (London, 1821)

London Collection: Richard Owen (1804-1892) British zoologist. Opponent of Charles Darwin and theory

Richard Owen (1804-1892) British zoologist. Opponent of Charles Darwin and theory of evolution by natural selection. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, London, March 1873

London Collection: John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871), English scientist and astronomer, c1870

John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871), English scientist and astronomer, c1870. Son of the astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822), he continued his fathers work

London Collection: Cyclist in busy London traffic riding a machine of the Rover safety type. Horse bus

Cyclist in busy London traffic riding a machine of the Rover safety type. Horse bus (omnibus) is overtaking him. Scene observed police constable

London Collection: Rear view of Charles Wheatstones electric (railway) telegraph, showing its connection

Rear view of Charles Wheatstones electric (railway) telegraph, showing its connection OT lines running beside the railway track. From Illustrations of Natural Philosophy, John Reynolds, London, 1850

London Collection: Colt revolver. Fig. 2 shows the breech disc, Fig. 3, the cartridge in section. From

Colt revolver. Fig. 2 shows the breech disc, Fig. 3, the cartridge in section. From The Mechanics Magazine, London, 1869

London Collection: Shoe Maker Master craftsman in tailored coat and yellow waistcoat (vest) cuts leather from skin

Shoe Maker Master craftsman in tailored coat and yellow waistcoat (vest) cuts leather from skin. In background boy apprentice in apron

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